Seven Italy players and four from fellow World Cup finalists France were named in a 23-man All-Star squad of the tournament by FIFA on Friday.

The players were selected by FIFA's Technical Study Group.    

All-Star squad:   

Goalkeepers:Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Jens Lehmann (Germany), Ricardo (Portugal)    

Defenders:Roberto Ayala (Argentina), John Terry (England),  Lilian Thuram (France), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Fabio Cannavaro (Italy), Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy), Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal)

Midfielders:Ze Roberto (Brazil), Patrick Vieira (France), Zinedine Zidane (France), Michael Ballack (Germany), Andrea Pirlo (Italy), Gennaro Gattuso (Italy), Luis Figo (Portugal), Maniche (Portugal)    

Strikers:Hernan Crespo (Argentina), Thierry Henry (France), Miroslav Klose (Germany), Francesco Totti (Italy), Luca Toni (Italy)  

(eircom.net)