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Futsal finalists show their hands

The contenders for the 2005 UEFA European Futsal Championship in Ostrava have named their initial squads.

Familiar faces
The final 14-man selections will be chosen from these lists by 13 February. Many familiar faces look set to be involved such as Vinicius Bacaro, the Italian match-winner in the 2003 final, and Spanish stars like Kike and Marcelo, who scored in the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship showpiece. World champions Spain will also be delighted to have Daniel at their disposal after he missed last year's event in Chinese Taipei.

Some surprises
However, there are some surprises with Gennadiy Lysenchuk, the Ukraine coach leaving out established names like Georgiy Melnikov and Ramis Mansurov in favour of a younger squad although Serhiy Koridze, the seven-goal top scorer from 2001 and 2003, is included. The youngest player with a chance of going to Ostrava is 19-year-old Russian defender Alexandre Foukine while the oldest is 39-year-old Dutch goalkeeper Patrick Gerardus Johannes Thomassen.

Full coverage
Next week, uefa.com will begin its full coverage of the finals with a special mini-section profiling the teams, coaches, key players and referees, along with guides to Ostrava and the two tournament venues. There will also be special features such as Futsal in Europe, a review of the competition so far and ten things you didn't know about the world's fastest growing indoor sport.

Czech Republic squad
Kaspar, Klima, Krayzel, Meller, Fric, Hoffmann, Kamenický, Levcík, Rajnoch, Sluka, Havel, Pleyer, R Mareš, Blazej, Dlouhý, Lechovic, M Mareš, Musial, Polasek, Sláma.

Russia squad
Stepanov, Zuyev, Khomutinnikov, Garagulya, Levin, Foukine, Dushkevich, Markin, Shayakhmetov, Chistopolov, Trifonov, Gorbunov, Maevskiy, Ivanov, Malyshev, Khamadiyev, Timoshchenkov, Korol, Abyshev, Antipov.

Portugal squad
J. Benedito, Sandro, Estrela, Leo, Marcelinho, Ivan, Joel, André, M. Almeida, Gonçalo, J. Maria, Israel, Zézito, Silvio, Formiga, Luís Silva, Alex, Ricardinho, M. Fernandes, Bibi.

Netherlands squad
Thomassen, Bos, Heerland, Rozenbeek, Merlino, Thies, Makhoukhi, Brands, Sneek, Hulshorst, El Morabiti, Tjaden, Blankendal, Grunholz, Lelemahulu, Ngarigota, Idlaasri, Pereira, Kaleveld.

Hungary squad
Balázs, Berecz, Márkus, S Tóth, Szalay, Simon, Somogyi, Szimcsák, Frank, Csernai, Hamar, Németh, Mucsányi, Baranyai, Madarász, Gyurcsányi, Lódi, Szabó, M Tóth, Vígh.

Ukraine squad
Sukhomlinov, Vlasenko, Vasylchenko, Popov, Morgunov, Khursov, Kudlay, Romanov, Pylypiv, Shaytanov, Nesteruk, Brunko, Zamyatin, Rogachov, Sytin, Tsvelykh, Koridze, Kovalyov, Tryhubets, Fedyuk.

Spain squad
Rafa, Luis Amado, Mendiola, Paco Sedano, Julio, Fran Serrejón, Kike, J Torras, Javier Orol, Josema, Daniel, Justo Caceres, Andreu, Cobeta, J Limones, Javi Rodríguez, Cogorro, Joan, Marcelo, Fali.

Italy squad
Farina, Feller, Bernardi, Scala, Pellegrini, Bortolon, Fabiano, Grana, Mantovanelli, A Vicentini, Jubanski, Bearzi, E Bertoni, Danieli, Foglia, Zanetti, Bacaro, Morgado, Sartori, Manzali.