| Nr. | Name | Date of Birth | Position | Clubs | Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego BENAGLIO | 08/09/1983 | GK | Wolfsburg (GER) | 193 |
| 2 | Stephan LICHTSTEINER | 16/01/1984 | DF | Lazio (ITA) | 180 |
| 3 | Ludovic MAGNIN | 20/04/1979 | DF | FC Zurich (SUI) | 186 |
| 4 | Philippe SENDEROS | 14/02/1985 | DF | Everton (ENG) | 190 |
| 5 | Steve VON BERGEN | 10/06/1983 | DF | Hertha Berlin (GER) | 183 |
| 6 | Benjamin HUGGEL | 07/07/1977 | MF | Basel (SUI) | 190 |
| 7 | Tranquillo BARNETTA | 22/05/1985 | MF | Bayer Leverkusen (GER) | 178 |
| 8 | Gokhan INLER | 27/06/1984 | MF | Udinese (ITA) | 183 |
| 9 | Alexander FREI | 15/07/1979 | FW | Basel (SUI) | 180 |
| 10 | Blaise NKUFO | 25/05/1975 | FW | Twente Enschede (NED) | 186 |
| 11 | Valon BEHRAMI | 19/04/1985 | MF | West Ham Utd. (ENG) | 184 |
| 12 | Marco WOELFLI | 22/08/1982 | GK | Young Boys (SUI) | 185 |
| 13 | Stephane GRICHTING | 30/03/1979 | DF | Auxerre (FRA) | 186 |
| 14 | Marco PADALINO | 08/12/1983 | MF | Sampdoria (ITA) | 177 |
| 15 | Hakan YAKIN | 22/02/1977 | MF | Lucerne (SUI) | 180 |
| 16 | Gelson FERNANDES | 02/09/1986 | MF | Saint-Etienne (FRA) | 183 |
| 17 | Reto ZIEGLER | 16/01/1986 | DF | Sampdoria (ITA) | 183 |
| 18 | Albert BUNJAKU | 29/11/1983 | FW | Nuremberg (GER) | 178 |
| 19 | Eren DERDIYOK | 12/06/1988 | FW | Bayer Leverkusen (GER) | 190 |
| 20 | Pirmin SCHWEGLER | 09/03/1987 | MF | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | 178 |
| 21 | Johnny LEONI | 30/06/1984 | GK | FC Zurich (SUI) | 189 |
| 22 | Mario EGGIMANN | 24/01/1981 | DF | Hannover 96 (GER) | 184 |
| 23 | Xherdan SHAQIRI | 10/10/1991 | MF | Basel (SUI) | 169 |
The majority of sides expected to qualify for South Africa 2010 from Europe did so, although notable European absentees include Russia and Croatia.
