Germany World Cup Roster

The following is the preliminary roster for Germany's 2010 World Cup soccer team that will take the pitch in South Africa. Countries can currently have up to 30 players on the roster, but will have to submit their final 23-player rosters to FIFA by June 4. (The World Cup starts on June 11.)

Scroll to the bottom of the page to access the rosters for all 32 teams. And be sure to stay with FanHouse for complete coverage from South Africa, as columnist Kevin Blackistone and soccer editor Brian Straus will be on location in Africa for the duration of the tournament.

Germany World Cup Roster

Player	Date of Birth	Club
Hans Joerg Butt (GK)	28.05.1974	Bayern Munich (GER)
Manuel Neuer (GK)	27.03.1986	Schalke 04 (GER)
Tim Wiese (GK)	17.12.1981	Werder Bremen (GER)
Dennis Aogo	14.01.1987	Hamburger SV (GER)
Holger Badstuber	13.03.1989	Bayern Munich (GER)
Michael Ballack	26.09.1976	Chelsea (ENG)
Andreas Beck	13.03.1987	Hoffenheim (GER)
Jerome Boateng	03.09.1988	Hamburger SV (GER)
Cacau	27.03.1981	VfB Stuttgart (GER)
Arne Friedrich	29.05.1979	Hertha Berlin (GER)
Mario Gomez	10.07.1985	Bayern Munich (GER)
Marcell Jansen	04.11.1985	Hamburger SV (GER)
Sami Khedira	04.04.1987	VfB Stuttgart (GER)
Stefan Kiessling	25.01.1984	Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
Miroslav Klose	09.06.1978	Bayern Munich (GER)
Toni Kroos	04.01.1990	Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
Phillip Lahm	11.11.1983	Bayern Munich (GER)
Marko Marin	13.03.1989	Bayern Munich (GER)
Per Mertesacker	29.09.1984	Werder Bremen (GER)
Thomas Mueller	13.09.1989	Werder Breman (GER)
Mesut Ozil	15.10.1988	Werder Breman (GER)
Lukas Podolski	04.06.1985	FC Cologne (GER)
Bastian Schweinsteiger	01.08.1984	Bayern Munich (GER)
Serdar Tasci	24.04.1987	VfB Stuttgart (GER)
Christian Traesch	01.09.1987	VfB Stuttgart (GER)
Piotr Trochowski	22.03.1984	Hamburger SV (GER)
Heiko Westermann	14.08.1983	Schalke 04 (GER)