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Manager: Anibal Ruiz (appointed 2002)
Federation: CONMEBOL (South America)
World Ranking: 33
Previous Finals: 1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002
Best Tournament: 2nd Round 1986, 1998, 2002
Qualified: CONMEBOL Group 4th place

World Cup Squad

Squad #

Player

Shirt Name DoB Caps Goals

Position

1

Justo Villar (Newell's Old Boys)

VILLAR 30/06/1977 39 0

Goalkeeper

12

Derlis Gomez (Sportivo Luqueno)

GOMEZ 02/11/1972 5 0

Goalkeeper

22

Aldo Bobadilla (Libertad)

BOBADILLA 20/04/1976 5 0

Goalkeeper

21

Denis Caniza (Cruz Azul)

CANIZA 29/08/1974 74 1

Defender

4

Carlos Gamarra (Palmeiras)

GAMARRA 17/02/1971 106 12

Defender

5

Julio Cesar Caceres (River Plate)

CACERES 05/10/1979 32 2

Defender

3

Delio Toledo (Real Zaragoza)

TOLEDO 10/02/1976 30 4

Defender

2

Jorge Nunez (Estudiantes)

NUNEZ 22/01/1978 15 1

Defender

15

Julio Manzur (Santos)

MANZUR 22/01/1981 13 0

Defender

14

Paulo da Silva (Toluca)

DA SILVA 01/02/1980 33 0

Defender

8

Edgar Barreto (NEC Nijmegen)

BARRETO 15/07/1984 15 0

Midfielder

10

Roberto Acuna (Deportivo Coruna)

ACUNA 25/03/1972 93 5

Midfielder

13

Carlos Paredes (Reggina)

PAREDES 16/07/1976 68 10

Midfielder

19

Julio dos Santos (Bayern Munich)

DOS SANTOS 07/05/1983 17 5

Midfielder

6

Carlos Bonet (Libertad)

BONET 02/10/1977 29 1

Midfielder

16

Cristian Riveros (Libertad)

RIVEROS 16/10/1982 9 0

Midfielder

11

Diego Gavilan (Newell's Old Boys)

GAVILAN 01/03/1980 39 0

Midfielder

17

Jose Montiel (Olimpia)

MONTIEL 19/03/1988 6 0

Midfielder

18

Nelson Haedo Valdez (Werder Bremen)

HAEDO 28/11/1983 11 4

Forward

9

Roque Santa Cruz (Bayern Munich)

SANTA CRUZ 16/08/1981 42 13

Forward

23

Nelson Cuevas (Pachuca)

CUEVAS 10/01/1980 35 5

Forward

7

Salvador Cabanas (Chiapas)

CABANAS 05/08/1980 15 1

Forward

20

Dante Lopez (Genova)

LOPEZ 16/08/1983 8 3

Forward

* Figures correct immediately prior to the start of the FIFA 2006 World Cup Finals. World Ranking on 17th May 2006 according to FIFA.

Fixtures

 

Date & Time

Round

Opponents

Score

Venue

3

10th June 2006 15:00

Group B

England

0-1

Frankfurt

20

15th June 2006 21:00

Group B

Sweden

0-1

Berlin

36

20th June 2006 21:00

Group B

Trinidad & Tobago

2-0

Kaiserslautern

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