So with just over two weeks to go, our Group "E", has been finalised in the respective Managers minds. The Saudis have not made their team public, so we'll just have to wait. However FIFA will require the finished squad names by no later than 23 May 2002. As they stand so far...
Germany
GERMANY PROFILE: Lacking in ingenuity and at times looking utterly confused, Germany are not the footballing powerhouse they once were
World Cup Squad:
Goalkeepers: Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Jens Lehmann (Borussia Dortmund), Hans-Joerg Butt (Bayer Leverkusen)
Defenders: Thomas Linke (Bayern Munich), Christian Woerns, Sebastian Kehl, Christoph Metzelder, Joerg Heinrich (all Borussia Dortmund), Marko Rehmer (Hertha Berlin), Christian Ziege (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders: Michael Ballack, Carsten Ramelow, Bernd Schneider (all Bayer Leverkusen), Sebastian Deisler (Hertha Berlin), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Jens Jeremies (Bayern Munich), Dietmar Hamann (Liverpool)
Forwards: Gerald Asamoah (Schalke 04), Oliver Bierhoff (Monaco), Oliver Neuville (Bayer Leverkusen), Carsten Jancker (Bayern Munich), Miroslav Klose (Kaiserslautern), Marco Bode (Werder Bremen)
Saudi Arabia
SAUDI ARABIA PROFILE: An extremely fortunate qualifying campaign and an outgoing manager... only sheer miracles could get the Saudis into the second round
World Cup Squad...T.B.A.
Republic of Ireland
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND PROFILE: Team Spirit at its all time high. We could go far if we can only patch up those small holes in our backline
World Cup Squad
Goalkeepers: Shay Given (Newcastle), Dean Kiely (Charlton), Alan Kelly (Blackburn).
Defenders: Steve Staunton (Aston Villa), Steve Finnan (Fulham), Kenny Cunningham (Wimbledon), Gary Breen (Coventry), Ian Harte (Leeds), Gary Kelly (Leeds), Richard Dunne (Manchester City), Andy O'Brien (Newcastle).
Midfielders: Jason McAteer (Sunderland), Roy Keane (Manchester United), Mark Kinsella (Charlton), Matt Holland (Ipswich), Kevin Kilbane (Sunderland), Mark Kennedy (Wolves), Lee Carsley (Everton).
Forwards: Robbie Keane (Leeds), Niall Quinn (Sunderland), Clinton Morrison (Crystal Palace), Damien Duff (Blackburn), David Connolly (Wimbledon)
Cameroon
CAMEROON PROFILE: African Nation Winners 2002, Cameroon are an attacking team by vocation, but have a sturdy backbone. Mere lack experience is the key to their exit early on.
World Cup Squad, (29-man 'pre-squad' to be trimmed to 23 by May 23rd)
Goalkeepers: Alioum Boukar (Samsunspor/Tur), Jacques Songo'o (Metz/Fra), Carlos Kameni (Juventus)
Defenders: Rigobert Song (Cologne), Raymond Kalla Nkongo (Extramadura/Spa), Pierre Womé (Bologna), Lucien Mettomo (Manchester City), Pierre Njanka Beaka (Portsmouth), Jean Dika Dika (Uniao de Lamas/Por), Jerry Christian Tchuisse (Spartak Moscow)
Midfielders: Bill Tchato (Montpellier), Nicolas Alnoudji (Caykur Rizespor/Tur), Eric Djemba Djemba (Nantes), Marc-Vivien Foé (Lyon), Lauren Etame Mayer (Arsenal), Joseph Cyrille Ndo (Al Khaleej/Saudi), Daniel Ngome Komé (Numancia/Spa), Geremi Njitap Fotso (Real Madrid), Salomon Olembé (Marseille), Joel Dieudonne Epallé (Aris Salonika), Modeste Mbami (Sedan), Guy Feutchine (PAOK Salonika)
Forwards: Samuel Eto'o (Real Mallorca), Patrick Mboma (Sunderland), Pius Ndiefi (Sedan), Patrick Suffo Kengne (Numancia), Francis Kioyo (Gunerfield/Ger), Joseph-Desire Job (Metz), Bernard Tchoutang (Roda JC /Holl)
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