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Eriksson makes no changes

Eriksson's assistant McClaren will take charge after the World Cup

London: England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson made no changes to the provisional World Cup squad he named last week.

The team's shirt numbers were also announced, giving an insight into Eriksson's preferred starting line-up. From numbers 1 to 11, the team would be Paul Robinson, Gary Neville, Ashley Cole, Steven Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, David Beckham, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen and Joe Cole.

The squads:

England: Goalkeepers: Paul Robinson, David James, Robert Green; Defenders: Gary Neville, Sol Campbell, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Wayne Bridge; Midfielders: David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick, Owen Hargreaves, Jermaine Jenas, Joe Cole, Stewart Downing, Aaron Lennon; Forwards: Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, Peter Crouch, Theo Walcott.

Costa Rica: Goalkeepers: Jose Francisco Porras, Alvaro Mesen, Wardy Alfaro; Defenders: Luis Marin, Gilberto Martinez, Jervis Drummond, Leonardo Gonzalez, Michael Rodriguez, Harold Wallace, Michael Umana, Gabriel Badilla, Douglas Sequeira; Midfielders: Danny Fonseca, Randall Azofeifa, Mauricio Solis, Walter Centeno, Cristian Bolanos, Carlos Hernandez; Forwards: Paulo Wanchope, Kurt Bernard, Ronald Gomez, Victor Nunez, Alvaro Saborio.

Poland: Goalkeepers: Artur Boruc, Lukasz Fabianski, Tomasz Kuszczak; Defenders: Jacek Bak, Marcin Baszczynski, Michal Zewlakow, Mariusz Jop, Seweryn Gancarczyk, Mariusz Lewandowski, Dariusz Dudka; Midfielders: Euzebiusz Smolarek, Kamil Kosowski, Jacek Krzynowek, Arkadiusz Radomski, Sebastian Mila, Miroslawa Szymkowiak, Piotr Giza, Damian Gorawski, Radoslaw Sobolewski; Forwards: Maciej Zurawski, Grzegorz Rasiak, Ireneusz Jelen, Pawel Brozek.

Ecuador: Goalkeepers: Edwin Villafuerte, Cristian Mora, Damian Lanza; Defenders: Ivan Hurtado, Geovanny Espinoza, Paul Ambrossi, Neicer Reasco, Ulises de la Cruz, Jorge Guagua, Jose Luis Perlaza; Midfielders: Marlon Ayovi, Edwin Tenorio, Edison Mendez, Patricio Urrutia, Cristian Lara, Segundo Castillo, Antonio Valencia, Luis Saritama; Forwards: Felix Borja, Christian Benitez, Ivan Kaviedes, Agustin Delgado, Carlos Tenorio.

Paraguay: Goalkeepers: Justo Villar, Aldo Bobadilla, Derlis Gomez; Defenders: Denis Caniza, Carlos Gamarra, Julio Cesar Caceres, Delio Toledo, Paulo Da Silva, Julio Manzur, Jorge Nunez; Midfielders: Edgar Barreto, Roberto Acuna, Carlos Humberto Paredes, Julio Dos Santos, Cristian Riveros, Carlos Bonet, Jose Montiel, Diego Gavilan; Forwards: Roque Santa Cruz, Nelson Haedo, Jose Cardozo, Salvador Cabanas, Nelson Cuevas.

Sweden: Goalkeepers: Andreas Isaksson, John Alvbage, Rami Shaaban; Defenders: Erik Edman, Petter Hansson, Teddy Lucic, Olof Mellberg, Karl Svensson, Mikael Nilsson, Fredrik Stenman; Midfielders: Daniel Andersson, Niclas Alexandersson, Kim Kdllstrvm, Tobias Linderoth, Christian Wilhelmsson, Anders Svensson, Fredrik Ljungberg; Forwards: Marcus Allbdck, Johan Elmander, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mattias Jonson, Henrik Larsson, Markus Rosenberg.

Argentina: Goalkeepers: Roberto Abbondanzieri, Leonardo Franco, Oscar Ustari; Defenders: Nicolas Burdisso, Gabriel Milito, Juan Pablo Sorin, Fabricio Coloccini, Leandro Cufre, Roberto Ayala, Gabriel Heinze; Midfielders: Maximiliano Rodriguez, Esteban Cambiasso, Juan Roman Riquelme, Lionel Scaloni, Luis Gonzalez, Javier Mascherano, Pablo Aimar; Forwards: Lionel Messi, Hernan Crespo, Carlos Tevez, Javier Saviola, Julio Cruz, Rodrigo Palacio.

Italy: Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon, Angelo Peruzzi, Marco Amelia; Defenders: Massimo Oddo, Cristian Zaccardo, Marco Materazzi, Andrea Barzagli, Alessandro Nesta, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluca Zambrotta, Fabio Grosso; Midfielders: Mauro Camoranesi, Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo, Simone Perrotta, Daniele De Rossi, Simone Barone, Francesco Totti; Forwards: Luca Toni, Alberto Gilardino, Filippo Inzaghi, Alessandro Del Piero, Vincenzo Iaquinta.

Togo: Goalkeepers: Kossi Agassa, Nimini Tchagnirou, Kodjovi Dodji Obilale; Defenders: Yaovi Dosseh Abalo, Dare Nibombe, Ludovic Assemoassa, Karim Guede, Toure Assimiou, Richmond Forson, Kuami Agboh, Eric Akoto, Afo Erassa; Midfielders: Kaka Aziawonou, Cherif Toure Mamam, Thomas Dossevi, Alexis Romao, Adekambi Olufade, Yao Junior Senaya, Sheyi Adebayor; Forwards: Robert Malm, Abdel-Kader Cougbadja, Massamesso Tchangai, Moustapha Salifou. — AP