EA today revealed the line-up of superstars who will be featuring on the boxarts of the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2006. Each country will have a different superstar designed to celebrate each country’s top players. Nearly a dozen countries will get their very own custom covers due to a close partnership between, EA, Adidas and FIFA!
“We are thrilled to have the world’s top footballers representing 2006 FIFA World Cup in each of these countries,” said VP of Marketing at EA.
Below is the line up for the individual nations:
| Team: | Athlete: | Country: |
| England | Frank Lampard | England |
| China | Zhi Zhen | China |
| Germany | Lukas Podolski | Germany |
| Italy | Alessandro Del Piero | Italy |
| Mexico | Jamie Lozano | USA, Canada, Mexico |
| Portugal | Simao | Portugal |
| Netherlands | Arjen Robben | Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg |
| Switzerland | Ricardo Cabanas | Switzerland |
| Spain | Xavi | Spain |
| USA | Claudio Reyna | USA, Canada, Mexico |
| NA | Will feature the FIFA World Cup trophy and the Official Emblem | All other Countries |
FIFA World Cup 2006, which is developed by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. will be available for the Xbox 360 on April 28th in Europe and Asia and on April 24th in North America!
