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Originally Posted by Appocomaster
I know he has to select a 23 man squad by may 15th or whatever, but does he then have to knock it down to 18?
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Originally Posted by from Article 25 of the FIFA regulations
Each association that qualifies for the final competition shall enter 23 players (three of whom shall be goalkeepers).
The final list of 23 players shall be submitted to FIFA by no later than 15 May 2006. Only these 23 players will be permitted to compete in the final competition.
A listed plater may only be substituted in the event of serious injury up until 24 hours before the kick-off of his team's first match, after FIFA has received a detailed medical assessment, and only after acceptance and confirmation by the Sports Medical Committee that the injury is sufficiently serious to prevent the player from taking part in the competition. The association shall then immediately nominate the substitute and inform FIFA accordingly.
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To me, this says that Sven takes a squad of 23 and that he can take Rooney and Owen etc knowing that if they're not fit by June 09, he can get emergency replacements.
Rooney might not be fit for the first match (Jun 10) but he shouldn't be needed against Paraguay and Trinidad. He could be fit/on the bench for the Sweden Game (Jun 20) or even wait until the next round. (First 2nd rnd match isn't until 24/25th)