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John Aloisi thumb | right | 270px | Aloisi taking the penalty that secured the victory over Uruguay and Australia's place in the 2006 FIFA World Cup | 2006 World Cup.
Graham PollPoll also took charge of many international matches, refereeing at top FIFA and UEFA tournaments such as Euro 2000, where Poll took charge of France versus Czech Republic, and Norway versus Slovenia in the group stages.
Raul MeirelesOn 12 May 2008, Meireles was selected for the Portuguese Euro 2008 squad.
Mohamed Rabie MeftahHe was selected as a reserve player by Rabah Saadane for the 2010 African Cup of Nations and 2010 FIFA World Cup but did not make the final squad both times.
Ikechi AnyaHe made his debut for Scotland against Belgium as a substitute on the hour mark on 6 September 2013 in a World Cup qualifying match, although Scotland were already unable to qualify for the final tournament.
Paul CodreaHe played for the Romanian team in the group stage games in the 2008 European Championships.
Anthon OlsenFor the national team, he did not recover his impressive goal scoring form from his early years, and in his last eight national team games until October 1927, he scored one goal in eight games.
Nassim AkrourAkrour was a member of the Algerian 2002 African Nations Cup team, who were eliminated in the first round after finishing last in their group.
Jacob LaursenHe was selected for the 1995 King Fahd Cup by Danish national team manager Richard Møller Nielsen, and went on to play in every game of the tournament, which Denmark won.
Baba AdamuBaba was a member of the Ghana Squad that played in the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
Pantelis KafesKafes made two appearances in UEFA EURO 2004 qualifying, and was in the finals squad and he won Euro 2004 with Greece.
Papa WaigoHe played four matches (out of possible six) at 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Meho KodroIn the late 90s and 2000s he played for Bosnia-Herzegovina, appearing in six 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification games and scoring in a 2 -- 1 away win against Slovenia.
Cuauht?moc BlancoOn 13 September 2008, he earned his 100th cap for his country in its 2 -- 1 World Cup qualifier victory over Canada at Tuxtla Gutiérrez, coming on with only 15 seconds left in regulation time.
Simone PerrottaPerrotta also represented the Italian national team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup under coach Marcello Lippi, starting in all seven of the Azzurris games en route to their World Cup title.
Gary Kelly (footballer born 1966)He also played in the Toulon Tournament in 1989 not conceding in any of his three games including saving a penalty against hosts France B in a 1-0 play off win.
Mats HummelsHummels was in the starting line-up for Germany's opening UEFA Euro 2012 match against Portugal and helped them to a 1 -- 0 victory.
Bartholomew Ogbeche A Nigerian international since 2002, aged 18, Ogbeche was picked for that year's FIFA World Cup, and appeared in two group stage matches in an eventual group stage exit.
Dennis BergkampBergkamp was selected for Euro 1992, where his national team were the defending champions.
Bob PeetersHe participated in the World Cup 2002 qualifying campaign but did not make the final squad for Korea - Japan.
Mirte RoelvinkIn June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected Roelvink in the Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.
Phil JagielkaJagielka was originally placed on the standby list for England's Euro 2012 squad, and played the full match in a pre-tournament warm-up game against Norway, which England won 1 -- 0.
Morten OlsenHe captained Denmark at the 1988 European Championship, which ended in the preliminary group stage.
Emre Bel?zo?luEmre played the opening match of UEFA Euro 2008, but an injury sidelined him for the rest of the tournament as Turkey progressed to the semi-finals.
Nihat Kahveci In the final match of Euro 2008 Group A, Nihat scored twice in a pivotal match against the Czech Republic.
Tommy DochertyDocherty was part of the Scotland squad at the 1958 FIFA World Cup finals, hosted in Sweden.
Mark BrescianoIn 1997, he featured prominently in Australia's unsuccessful U17 World Cup qualifying campaign, scoring five goals.
Jean-Jacques PierreHowever, he returned to the national team and participated in 2010 World Cup qualifying matches.
Roberto L?pez UfarteUfarte appeared for the nation at the 1982 FIFA World Cup which was held on home ground, playing his last match in a 1 -- 2 second group stage loss against West Germany.
Onandi LoweHe went on to score twice in his country's success at the 1998 Caribbean Cup, against Netherlands Antilles in a group win, as well as the only goal of the semi-final clash with Antigua and Barbuda.
Fabio CannavaroOn 12 August 2009, in a friendly match against Switzerland, Cannavaro became Italy's most capped player of all time.
Mark PastonOn 15 June 2010, Paston started against Slovakia and played an important role in helping New Zealand secure their first ever World Cup point with a 1 -- 1 draw, however in the first half he went to clear the ball but completely missed it in his attempted kick, luckily Slovakia could not convert the chance.
Paul InceHe was duly awarded his second cap a month later in a disappointing 1 -- 1 draw with Norway in a qualifying match for the 1994 World Cup.
J?n MuchaWhen Slovakia qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time, in 2010, Mucha played in all four games as Slovakia made it to the second round of the competition.
Godfrey ChitaluIn 1980, he represented Zambia at the 1980 Summer Olympics, scoring a goal against the Soviet Union in a 3 -- 1 defeat.
Tsang Kam ToTsang Kam To was selected for 2009 East Asian Games, but he did not played group stage matches and semifinal match, for Lau Nim Yat was the first choice of right wingback.
Emment KapengweHe was recalled from Atlanta in October 1968 and he scored twice over two legs when Zambia were eliminated from the World Cup race by Sudan.
Jane Nikolovski He was the first-choice goalkeeper for the Republic of Macedonia national team in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, played the first 7 games.
Danny Tiatto Tiatto won 25 caps for the Australian national team (scoring 1 goal) before his retirement from international football in October 2005.
Jorge RodasHis final international was a January 2001 World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica.
Aleksandr KerzhakovDespite being the top scorer for Russia with five goals, Kerzhakov was not included in Hiddink's squad for Euro 2008.
Rudy Alberto WilliamsHe has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup.
Bo?ko BalabanHe was also in the Croatian squad at the final 2002 World Cup tournament, but spent all three group matches on the bench.
Samuel Eto'oIn 1998, he was the youngest participant in the 1998 FIFA World Cup when he appeared in a 3 -- 0 group stage loss to Italy on 17 June 1998, at the age of 17 years and three months.
Al Harker Harker was called into the for the 1934 FIFA World Cup, but did not see time in the lone U. S. game of the cup, a 7-1 loss to eventual champion Italy.
Yordan LetchkovLetchkov went on to shine in the 1996 European Championships in England despite the failure of Bulgaria to reach the quarter finals : he played very well against Spain and Romania, and producing a man-of-the-match performance in the group B last match, against a strong French side.
Eliphas ShivuteHe also represented Namibia at the 1998 African Cup of Nations where he scored two goals in a 3-4 loss to Côte d'Ivoire.
Steve Green (footballer)He has not represented his country in any FIFA World Cup qualification match but did play at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Theofanis Gekas Gekas, while playing for his national team, became the top scorer in the European section of the qualification for 2010 World Cup.
Jonathan BornsteinAfter sitting out the first two group-stage games for the United States in the 2010 World Cup, Bornstein started at left back against Algeria in the final group play game and against Ghana in the round of 16.
David HempHis current top ODI score came during the qualifiers for the 2011 World Cup, as he hit 102 not out during Bermuda's loss to Kenya.
Song Chong-GugIn 2002 Song became a superstar virtually overnight when he played in 2002 Football World Cup, and contributed greatly to Korea's victories against Poland, Portugal, Italy, and Spain.
Rub?n Marino NavarroHe was member of the country's 1962 FIFA World Cup squad and appeared in two matches at the tournament, captaining the side against England and Bulgaria.
Kostas KatsouranisTogether with Angelos Charisteas, Giourkas Seitaridis, Georgios Karagounis, Kostas Chalkias who all participated in Greece's Euro 2004 triumph, he led Greece to a 2 -- 1 win against Nigeria, its first win in a World Cup tournament.
Mia HammDuring a friendly game against Australia on July 21, 2004, Hamm scored her 151st international goal setting the record for most international goals scored by any player in the world, male or female.
Norman WhitesideHe featured in qualifying for UEFA Euro 1984, as the'' Green and White Army'' suffered heartbreak after winning their final group game 1 -- 0 over West Germany, Whiteside managing to get the better of one of the world's best man-markers in Karlheinz Förster.
Bernard ChandaHis last appearance for Zambia came in April 1980 when he replaced Alex Chola in a game against Tanzania during a tournament to celebrate Zimbabwe's independence.
Bj?rn Otto BragstadBragstad was a squad player at the Euro 2000 and played in all three matches for Norway.
Ahmed HassanAfter his impressive performances with the Egyptian national team in the African Cup of Nations 1998, including scoring a goal from a long range shot against South Africa in the final that helped the squad win the tournament, Hassan joined Turkish side Kocaelispor at the age of 22.
Roberto CerecedaIn total leading up to Chile's qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Cereceda capped ten times for Chile starting in seven matches and receiving three yellow cards.
Nery PumpidoAt the 1990 World Cup, Pumpido was at fault for Cameroon's winning goal, fumbling François Omam-Biyik's header into the net as the African nation shocked the defending champions at the tournament's opening game in Milan, winning by a goal to nil.
Petit (Portuguese footballer)Petit netted from two long free kicks in a 7 -- 1 home drubbing of Russia, in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, going on to be summoned for the final stages in Germany, where he scored an own goal in the 61st minute of the third place playoff against the hosts, becoming the fourth player in the tournament to score in that fashion.
Alessandro Del PieroDel Piero was called up to Italy's squad for the Euro 2008 championship in Austria and Switzerland.
Ahmad Salah AlwanIn December 2007, Arbil played in the 2007 King's Cup as Iraq B team and Ahmad Salah was one of Arbil's main strikers, he scored the opening goal of the 3-1 victory over Uzbekistan and he helped the team to reach the King's Cup final, and they became runner-up after lose to Thailand 0-1.
Darius VassellThe positive contribution of Vassell's England career has been somewhat overshadowed by his penalty shoot-out miss in the quarter-finals of Euro 2004 against hosts Portugal.
Aurtis WhitleyHe played most of T&T's qualification matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany when T&T qualified, its first ever qualification.
Hosny Abd RaboHe was called for the Egyptian national team for the 2006 African Cup of Nations held in Egypt, but was injured one week before the tournament started and was consequently excluded from the tournament squad.
Herbert Zimmermann (footballer)These goals brought him a call-up to the 1980 UEFA European Championship winning squad of his nation, not knowing that the mentioned qualifying fixture against Turkey would remain his final cap.
Ben BamfuchileBamfuchile also made a handful of appearances for the national team and was part of the victorious squad that won the 1984 Confederation of East & Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) Cup in Uganda though he was not a regular as he fell behind other defenders such as Jones Chilengi, John ` Butcher' Mwanza and Fighton Simukonda.
Oceano da CruzHe was a leading presence in the national side throughout the 90's, notably at UEFA Euro 1996, helping it to the quarterfinals.
Diego Maradona Maradona captained Argentina again in the 1990 FIFA World Cup to yet another World Cup Final.
Patricio UrrutiaThis was the best result yet for Ecuador in their World Cup history He was also called up for the 2007 Copa América.
Tommaso RocchiRocchi played two more matches for the national team on the road to Euro 2008 but did not make the squad for the final tournament.
Ron SpringettHe had been the first choice goalkeeper during the 1962 World Cup in Chile when England reached the quarter finals.
Z? RobertoIn 1998, he helped the Seleção to the final, but was an unused substitute as Brazil lost to hosts France 3-0.
Park Chu-YoungReturning from his foot injury, he played in the qualification rounds for the Beijing Olympics in which South Korea secured a place by drawing 0 -- 0 with Bahrain on 27 November 2007.
George PakosIn 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification as a 33-year-old who had been cut from the team after the first round of qualifying, Pakos was recalled and scored the lone goal in a vital away win at Honduras.
Peter Skov-JensenHe was selected to represent Denmark at the 2004 European Championship, but spent the tournament as an unused substitute for Thomas Sørensen.
I. M. VijayanVijayan was part of the victorious Indian team in the 1999 South Asian Football Federation Cup and scored one of the fastest international goals in history during the tournament, hitting the net against Bhutan after only 12 seconds.
Nelson Haedo Valdez He was selected in the squad for the 2011 Copa América where Paraguay had been drawn in Group B with Brazil, Ecuardor and Venezuela.
Dennis OliechOliech scored three goals, including the winning goal against Cape Verde Islands in the final match of 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification as Kenya qualified for the final tournament.
David VillaIn Spain's first 2010 World Cup match, Villa was chosen as a lone striker, but could do nothing to prevent their shock defeat at the hands of Switzerland.
Antonio CassanoAlmost a month later, in Italy's Euro 2012 qualifier played in Estonia Cassano scored the tying goal in a 1 -- 2 away victory and also assisted Leonardo Bonucci's second goal with a back-heel.
Adam Gilchrist Gilchrist played in all but one of the matches in Australia's successful defence of their World Cup title ; he was rested for the group match against the Netherlands.
Y?ichi KomanoOn 29 June 2010, Komano missed a penalty in a penalty shoot-out against Paraguay as Japan lost 5 -- 3 in the 2010 FIFA World Cup second round.
Oumar TchomogoDuring his international career, he would help his nation reach their very first Africa Cup of Nations in 2004.
Ruud KrolKrol played for the Netherlands as captain at the 1980 European Championship, but they disappointed, being knocked out in the first round by West Germany and Czechoslovakia.
?lvaro MorataHe made his debut with the under-21s at the 2013 European Championships in Israel, being essential in the first two group games against Russia and Germany by netting the solitary goal in each contest, respectively in the 82nd and 86th minutes ; he closed out a perfect group stage for both team and player with his third, against the Netherlands (3 -- 0) -- eventually he was crowned the competition's top scorer, and it also ended in conquest.
Wolfgang OverathHe represented his country three times in World Cup finals, culminating in 1974 with victory on home soil.
?ric AbidalAgain under Raymond Domenech, Abidal was first-choice during the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.
Mohsen KhaliliIn March 2008 when Ali Daei became Iran's coach, Khalili was called up to the national team again for a friendly Match against Bahrain and a World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait.
Serhiy KonovalovKonovalov was the first player to score in a competitive match for the Ukraine national team, as he netted after 29 minutes in their third UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 4 match against Estonia, following a 2-0 loss to Lithuania and a 0-0 draw with Slovenia.
Zygmunt SteuermannHe was one of only two first-timers in the history of Polish national football team to score a hat-trick in the first match, the other being Józef Korbas (in 1937 against Bulgaria).
Stipe PletikosaAt UEFA Euro 2008, he was named Man of the Match in Croatia's opening victory against Austria, in which he made many saves to help his side to hang on to a very narrow victory after the Austrians began to completely dominate the Croatian outfit after the first, and only, penalty goal.
Peter SuswamIn 2011, Suswam played all the games and minutes with the under-20s in the FIFA World Cup held in Colombia, scoring in a 5 -- 2 group stage win against Croatia as the Super Eagles eventually reached the quarterfinals.
Philip Sharp (referee)His progression, internationally, was exceptional being appointed to hold the flag in the opening game of his first senior tournament, the year 2000 European Championship and the semi-final of that tournament.
Mikael Nilsson (footballer born 1978)During the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Sweden changed to 3 -- 5 -- 2 formation, placing Nilsson again on the midfield.
Ole Rasmussen (footballer born 1952)He was selected to represent Denmark at the 1984 European Championship, and played two of Denmark's four games before the team was eliminated in the semi-finals.
Charles TakyiTakyi was included in the Ghana national team's 23 man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2012 and he made his tournament debut, coming on as a substitute for Sulley Muntari in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group D match against Mali on 28 January 2012.
Baichung BhutiaHe also netted two goals in the final of the 2002 LG Cup held in Vietnam, in which India beat the host nation 3 -- 2, Bhutia's goals came either side of half-time.