International Insider: Euro 2008: Group B preview

GROUP B {AUSTRIA, CROATIA, GERMANY, POLAND}

The Squads

Austria

Head Coach: Josef Hickersberger

Goalkeepers: (1) Alex Manninger, (21) Jürgen Macho, (23) Ramazan Özcan

Defenders: (2) Joachim Standfest, (3) Martin Stranzl, (4) Emanuel Pogatetz, (12) Ronald Gërçaliu, (13) Markus Katzer, (15) Sebastian Prödl, (16) Jürgen Patocka, (17) Martin Hiden

Midfielders: (5) Christian Fuchs, (6) René Aufhauser, (8) Christoph Leitgeb, (10) Andreas Ivanschitz [captain], (11) Ümit Korkmaz, (14) György Garics, (19) Jürgen Säumel, (20) Martin Harnik

Forwards: (7) Ivica Vastić, (9) Roland Linz, (18) Roman Kienast, (22) Erwin Hoffer

Inspired Callups: Erwin Hoffer, Ivica Vastić, Sebastian Prödl

Shock Omissions: Veli Kavlak, Ümit Korkmaz, Paul Scharner

Croatia

Head Coach: Slaven Bilić

Goalkeepers: (1) Stipe Pletikosa, (12) Mario Galinović, (23) Vedran Runje

Defenders: (2) Dario Šimić, (3) Josip Šimunić, (4) Robert Kovač, (5) Vedran Ćorluka, (6) Hrvoje Vejić, (13) Nikola Pokrivač, (15) Dario Knežević

Midfielders: (7) Ivan Rakitić, (8) Ognjen Vukojević, (10) Niko Kovač [captain], (11) Darijo Srna, (14) Luka Modrić, (16) Jerko Leko, (19) Niko Kranjčar, (22) Danijel Pranjić

Forwards: (9) Nikola Kalinić, (17) Ivan Klasnić, (18) Ivica Olić, (20) Igor Budan, (21) Mladen Petrić

Inspired Callups: Nikola Pokrivač, Ivan Rakitić

Shock Omissions: none

Germany

Head Coach: Joachim Löw

Goalkeepers: (1) Jens Lehmann, (12) Robert Enke, (23) René Adler

Defenders: (2) Marcell Jansen, (3) Arne Friedrich, (4) Clemens Fritz, (5) Heiko Westermann, (16) Philipp Lahm, (17) Per Mertesacker, (21) Christoph Metzelder

Midfielders: (6) Simon Rolfes, (7) Bastian Schweinsteiger, (8) Torsten Frings (13) Michael Ballack [captain], (14) Piotr Trochowski, (15) Thomas Hitzlsperger, (18) Tim Borowski, (19) David Odonkor

Forwards: (9) Mario Gómez, (10) Oliver Neuville, (11) Miroslav Klose, (20) Lukas Podolski, (22) Kevin Kurányi

Inspired Callups: Mario Gómez, Simon Rolfes, Piotr Trochowski

Shock Omissions: Marko Marin, Jermaine Jones, Patrick Helmes

Poland

Head Coach: Leo Beenhakker

Goalkeepers: (1) Artur Boruc, (12) Tomasz Kuszczak, (22) Łukasz Fabiański

Defenders: (2) Mariusz Jop, (3) Jakub Wawrzyniak, (4) Paweł Golański, (6) Jacek Bąk, (13) Marcin Wasilewski, (14) Michał Żewłakow, (23) Adam Kokoszka

Midfielders: (5) Dariusz Dudka, (8) Jacek Krzynówek, (10) Łukasz Garguła, (15) Michał Pazdan, (16) Jakub Błaszczykowski, (17) Wojciech Łobodziński, (18) Mariusz Lewandowski, (19) Rafał Murawski, (20) Roger Guerreiro

Forwards: (7) Euzebiusz Smolarek, (9) Maciej Żurawski [captain], (11) Marek Saganowski, (21) Tomasz Zahorski

Inspired Callups: Jakub Błaszczykowski

Shock Omissions: Radosław Matusiak, Grzegorz Bronowicki