World Cup squad replacements

A number of replacements have been called-up to the World Cup finals since the provisional squads were announced.

Here’s a summary of the changes:

Brazil: Edmilson replaced by Mineiro

Costa Rica: Gilberto Martinez released from provisional squad

Czech Republic: Vladimir Smicer replaced by Libor Sionko

England: Rob Green replaced by Scott Carson. Jermain Defoe released from provisional squad

France: Djibril Cisse replaced by Sidney Govou

Iran: Satter Zare replaced by Moharram Navidkia

Japan: Makoto Tanaka replaced by Teruyuki Moniwa

Paraguay: Jose Cardozo replaced by Dante Lopez

Poland: Damien Gorawski replaced by Bartosz Bosacki

Portugal: Bruno Vale replaced by Paulo Santos

Serbia & Montenegro: Mirko Vucinic replaced by Dusan Petkovic. Petkovic has since withdrawn from the squad and FIFA have refused to allow a further replacement

Spain: Asien Del Horno replaced by Mariano Pernia

Switzerland: Johan Vonlanthen replaced by Hakan Yakin

Togo: Karim Guede replaced by Franck Atsou Edem

Trinidad & Tobago: Silvio Spann replaced by Evans Wise

Tunisia: Issam Jomaa replaced by Chaouki Ben Saada

Ukraine: Sergei Federov replaced by Olexander Yatsenko

USA: Cory Gibbs and Frankie Hejduk replaced by Gregg Berhalter and Chris Albright