Italy World Cup Roster

The following is the preliminary roster for Italy'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.

Italy World Cup Roster

Player	Date of Birth	Club
Gianluigi Buffon (GK)	28.01.1978	Juventus (ITA)
Morgan De Sanctis (GK)	26.03.1977	Napoli (ITA)
Federico Marchetti (GK)	07.02.1983	Cagliari (ITA)
Salvatore Sirigu (GK)	12.01.1987	Palermo (ITA)
Salvatore Bocchetti	30.11.1986	Genoa (ITA)
Leonardo Bonucci	01.05.1987	Bari (ITA)
Marco Borriello	18.06.1982	AC Milan (ITA)
Mauro Camoranesi	04.10.1976	Juventus (ITA)
Antonio Candreva	28.02.1987	Juventus (ITA)
Fabio Cannavaro	13.09.1973	Juventus (ITA)
Mattia Cassani	26.08.1983	Palermo (ITA)
Giorgio Chiellini	14.08.1984	Juventus (ITA)
Andrea Cossu	03.05.1980	Cagliari (ITA)
Domenico Criscito	30.12.1986	Genoa (ITA)
Daniele De Rossi	24.07.1983	AS Roma (ITA)
Antonio DI Natale	13.10.1977	Udinese (ITA)
Gennaro Gattuso	09.01.1978	AC Milan (ITA)
Alberto Gilardino	05.07.1982	Fiorentina (ITA)
Fabio Grosso	28.11.1977	Juventus (ITA)
Vincenzo Iaquinta	21.11.1979	Juventus (ITA)
Christian Maggio	11.02.1982	Napoli (ITA)
Claudio Marchisio	19.01.1986	Juventus (ITA)
Riccardo Montolivo	18.01.1985	Fiorentina (ITA)
Angelo Palombo	25.09.1981	Sampdoria (ITA)
Gianpaolo Pazzini	02.08.1984	Sampdoria (ITA)
Simone Pepe	03.08.1983	Udinese (ITA)
Andrea Pirlo	19.05.1979	AC Milan (ITA)
Fabio Quagliarella	31.01.1983	Napoli (ITA)
Giuseppe Rossi	01.02.1987	Villarreal (ESP)
Ginaluca Zambrotta	19.02.1977	AC Milan (ITA)