1 | eng England | 173 | 261,165 | Ashley Young, Gareth Barry, Stewart Downing, Gabriel Agbonlahor, David Bentley, Steven Gerrard, Nicky Shorey, Joleon Lescott, Wayne Rooney, James Harper ... |
2 | ie Republic of Ireland | 28 | 45,310 | Robbie Keane, Stephen Hunt, Kevin Doyle, Stephen Kelly, Lee Carsley, Stephen Ireland, Kevin Kilbane, Richard Dunne, Andy O'Brien, Daryl Murphy ... |
3 | fr France | 27 | 43,825 | Nicolas Anelka, Gaël Clichy, Pascal Chimbonda, Steed Malbranque, Sylvain Distin, Jérémie Aliadière, Mathieu Flamini, William Gallas, Patrice Evra, Bacary Sagna ... |
4 | wls Wales | 18 | 18,925 | Simon Davies, Danny Collins, Ryan Giggs, Jason Koumas, Robbie Savage, John Oster, Gary Speed, Robert Earnshaw, Craig Bellamy, Gareth Bale ... |
5 | sct Scotland | 16 | 21,247 | Craig Gordon, Kenny Miller, Graeme Murty, James McFadden, Jay McEveley, Stephen Pearson, Ross Wallace, Shaun Maloney, Alan Hutton, Gary Teale ... |
6 | br Brazil | 14 | 17,791 | Elano, Fábio Rochemback, Alex, Juliano Belletti, Caçapa, Anderson, Lucas Leiva, Gilberto Silva, Fábio Aurélio, Afonso Alves ... |
7 | es Spain | 13 | 24,041 | Fernando Torres, Cesc Fàbregas, Pepe Reina, Mikel Arteta, Manuel Almunia, Álvaro Arbeloa, Iván Campo, Javier Garrido, Xabi Alonso, José Enrique ... |
8 | us United States | 12 | 21,711 | Marcus Hahnemann, Brad Friedel, Tim Howard, Clint Dempsey, Eddie Lewis, Carlos Bocanegra, Brian McBride, Jonathan Spector, Bobby Convey, Kasey Keller ... |
9 | nl Netherlands | 12 | 19,960 | Wilfred Bouma, George Boateng, Dirk Kuyt, Mario Melchiot, Edwin van der Sar, Ryan Babel, André Ooijer, Robin van Persie, Denny Landzaat, Daniël de Ridder ... |
10 | ng Nigeria | 11 | 15,803 | Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Obafemi Martins, Joseph Yobo, John Utaka, Nwankwo Kanu, John Obi Mikel, Dickson Etuhu, Victor Anichebe, Julius Aghahowa, Kelvin Etuhu ... |
11 | pt Portugal | 11 | 12,318 | Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani, Ricardo Carvalho, Luís Boa Morte, Pedro Mendes, Paulo Ferreira, Manuel Fernandes, Nuno Valente, Ricardo Rocha, Henrique Hilário ... |
12 | nir Northern Ireland | 9 | 17,621 | George McCartney, Maik Taylor, Aaron Hughes, Steven Davis, David Healy, Chris Baird, Damien Johnson, Roy Carroll, Jonny Evans |
13 | au Australia | 9 | 14,073 | Lucas Neill, Mark Schwarzer, Brett Emerton, Mark Viduka, Tim Cahill, Mile Sterjovski, Harry Kewell, Josip Skoko, Brad Jones |
14 | sn Senegal | 9 | 12,341 | El Hadji Diouf, Habib Beye, Papa Bouba Diop, Diomansy Kamara, Abdoulaye Faye, Ibrahima Sonko, Henri Camara, Armand Traoré, Lamine Diatta |
15 | se Sweden | 9 | 9,970 | Sebastian Larsson, Olof Mellberg, Freddie Ljungberg, Andreas Granqvist, Andreas Isaksson, Erik Edman, Rade Prica, Christian Wilhelmsson, Martin Olsson |
16 | jm Jamaica | 8 | 12,989 | Nyron Nosworthy, Darren Moore, Ricardo Gardner, Tyrone Mears, Giles Barnes, Claude Davis, Marlon King, Michael Johnson |
17 | ci Côte d'Ivoire | 7 | 12,222 | Salomon Kalou, Kolo Touré, Didier Drogba, Didier Zokora, Emmanuel Eboué, Abdoulaye Méïté, Emerse Faé |
18 | no Norway | 7 | 9,195 | John Carew, Morten Gamst Pedersen, John Arne Riise, Brede Hangeland, Erik Nevland, Daniel Braaten, Erik Hagen |
19 | cz Czech Republic | 7 | 7,974 | Petr Čech, Tomáš Rosický, David Rozehnal, Radek Černý, Marek Matějovský, Milan Baroš, Patrik Berger |
20 | tt Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 6,682 | Kenwyne Jones, Dwight Yorke, Jlloyd Samuel, Carlos Edwards, Tony Warner, Justin Hoyte, Stern John |
21 | cm Cameroon | 7 | 5,193 | Geremi, André Bikey, Lauren, Alexandre Song, Salomon Olembé, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Franck Songo'o |
22 | fi Finland | 6 | 9,269 | Mikael Forssell, Jussi Jääskeläinen, Sami Hyypiä, Antti Niemi, Teemu Tainio, Shefki Kuqi |
23 | ar Argentina | 6 | 8,441 | Carlos Tevez, Julio Arca, Javier Mascherano, Emanuel Villa, Mauro Zárate, Emiliano Insúa |
24 | dk Denmark | 6 | 6,350 | Martin Laursen, Nicklas Bendtner, Leon Andreasen, Kasper Schmeichel, Daniel Agger, Thomas Gravesen |
25 | de Germany | 6 | 5,762 | Dietmar Hamann, Michael Ballack, Robert Huth, Jens Lehmann, Moritz Volz, Stefan Wessels |
Rk |
Nation |
# Players |
Min |
List |
26 | is Iceland | 5 | 8,744 | Ívar Ingimarsson, Hermann Hreiðarsson, Brynjar Gunnarsson, Grétar Steinsson, Heiðar Helguson |
27 | gh Ghana | 5 | 5,830 | Sulley Muntari, Michael Essien, John Paintsil, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Richard Kingson |
28 | ch Switzerland | 5 | 5,108 | Gelson Fernandes, Philippe Senderos, Johan Djourou, Johann Vogel, Bruno Berner |
29 | bg Bulgaria | 4 | 7,853 | Dimitar Berbatov, Martin Petrov, Stiliyan Petrov, Valeri Bojinov |
30 | kr Korea Republic | 4 | 3,202 | Lee Young-pyo, Park Ji-sung, Seol Ki-hyeon, Lee Dong-gook |
31 | ml Mali | 4 | 1,962 | Kalifa Cissé, Mohamed Sissoko, Jimmy Kébé, Djimi Traoré |
32 | hr Croatia | 3 | 6,785 | Niko Kranjčar, Vedran Ćorluka, Eduardo da Silva |
33 | za South Africa | 3 | 4,524 | Steven Pienaar, Benni McCarthy, Aaron Mokoena |
34 | tr Türkiye | 3 | 3,930 | Tuncay Şanlı, Tugay Kerimoğlu, Emre Belözoğlu |
35 | ec Ecuador | 3 | 3,273 | Antonio Valencia, Ulises de la Cruz, Felipe Caicedo |
36 | il Israel | 3 | 2,896 | Yossi Benayoun, Tal Ben Haim, Tamir Cohen |
37 | eg Egypt | 3 | 2,102 | Hossam Ghaly, Mido, Mohamed Shawky |
38 | pl Poland | 3 | 1,297 | Tomasz Kuszczak, Grzegorz Rasiak, Łukasz Fabiański |
39 | at Austria | 2 | 5,443 | Paul Scharner, Emanuel Pogatetz |
40 | rs Serbia | 2 | 3,835 | Nemanja Vidić, Dejan Stefanović |
41 | tn Tunisia | 2 | 3,385 | Mehdi Nafti, Radhi Jaïdi |
42 | cg Congo | 2 | 3,060 | Christopher Samba, Lucien Aubey |
43 | tg Togo | 2 | 2,972 | Emmanuel Adebayor, Moustapha Salifou |
44 | pe Peru | 2 | 1,975 | Nolberto Solano, Claudio Pizarro |
45 | ua Ukraine | 2 | 1,865 | Andriy Voronin, Andriy Shevchenko |
46 | hn Honduras | 2 | 1,819 | Wilson Palacios, Maynor Figueroa |
47 | sk Slovakia | 2 | 1,687 | Martin Škrtel, Ľubomír Michalík |
48 | it Italy | 2 | 1,669 | Rolando Bianchi, Carlo Cudicini |
49 | ca Canada | 2 | 1,556 | Paul Stalteri, David Edgar |
50 | gr Greece | 2 | 556 | Stelios Giannakopoulos, Georgios Samaras |
Rk |
Nation |
# Players |
Min |
List |
51 | cd Congo DR | 2 | 339 | Arnold Mvuemba, Kazenga LuaLua |
52 | py Paraguay | 1 | 3,185 | Roque Santa Cruz |
53 | zw Zimbabwe | 1 | 2,896 | Benjani |
54 | by Belarus | 1 | 2,425 | Alexander Hleb |
55 | bb Barbados | 1 | 2,203 | Emmerson Boyce |
56 | nz New Zealand | 1 | 1,934 | Ryan Nelsen |
57 | gi Gibraltar | 1 | 1,890 | Danny Higginbotham |
58 | gd Grenada | 1 | 1,264 | Jason Roberts |
59 | dz Algeria | 1 | 1,188 | Hameur Bouazza |
60 | ru Russia | 1 | 989 | Alexey Smertin |
61 | ge Georgia | 1 | 955 | Zurab Khizanishvili |
62 | om Oman | 1 | 900 | Ali Al-Habsi |
63 | cn China PR | 1 | 817 | Sun Jihai |
64 | sl Sierra Leone | 1 | 813 | Curtis Davies |
65 | be Belgium | 1 | 743 | Émile Mpenza |
66 | mx Mexico | 1 | 296 | Nery Castillo |
67 | ma Morocco | 1 | 129 | Adel Taarabt |
68 | hu Hungary | 1 | 90 | Márton Fülöp |
69 | ir IR Iran | 1 | 79 | Andranik Teymourian |
70 | gn Guinea | 1 | 62 | Mo Camara |
71 | gy Guyana | 1 | 23 | Neil Danns |
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