FIFA World Cup 2006 cover athletes

by Blake Snow { Mar 27th 2006 at 11:00AM }

Soccer, er, I mean football fans will get a unique game cover featuring their national soccer heroes for FIFA World Cup 2006. The soccer sim will be released for all major platforms on April 28, just in time for real deal. Here's the breakdown in case you're way too interested in soccer game cover art:

China - Zhi Zhen
England - Frank Lampard
Germany - Lukas Podolski
Italy - Alessandro Del Piero
Mexico - Jamie Lozano
Portugal - Simao
Netherlands - Arjen Robben
Switzerland - Ricardo Cabanas
Spain - Xavi
USA - Claudio Reyna

If your country isn't featured on the above list, you just get a cover with a trophy on it. Here's hoping this game will deliver, despite its being the fifth EA soccer game released over the past six months.

[via 360 Fanboy]

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Neil @ Mar 27th 2006 11:13AM

Note that "England" actually means "United Kingdom" in this case. (No pun intended!)

Ramstone @ Mar 27th 2006 12:06PM

Nice one, EA Europe: Even Lippi's sick of Del Piero, never mind the rest of Italy. Hopefully there's a sticker patch soon.

Kye @ Mar 27th 2006 12:15PM

What!? No Brasil? The best team in the world? *pouts*

Douggy @ Mar 27th 2006 12:31PM

Awesome image!!

Vagabond Artist @ Mar 27th 2006 2:02PM

CLAUDIO REYNA?!?!?!
:(

why not Demarcus Beasley instead?

Dylan Withers @ Mar 27th 2006 2:42PM

Ha, the Frenchies only get a trophy!

JRM @ Mar 27th 2006 5:02PM

Personally, I'd rather have the trophy on the cover than all of those marginals they chose for the cover.
This is the World Cup, The biggest stage of them all, where the heck is Ballack? Beckham? Rafa Marquez? C.Ronaldo? Van Nistelrooy? Raul? You know, the "All-Stars" of their country.