1999 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Below are the rosters for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Nigeria. Players name marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.

Group A

 Costa Rica

Head coach: Carlos Watson

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Jairo Villegas (1980-02-16)16 February 1980 (aged 19) Municipal Liberia
2 2DF Mauricio Garita (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 19) Herediano
3 3MF Pablo César Rodríguez (1979-12-10)10 December 1979 (aged 19) Guanacaste
4 2DF Alan Meléndez (1980-07-19)19 July 1980 (aged 18) Deportivo Saprissa
5 2DF Alexander Castro (1979-02-14)14 February 1979 (aged 20) Alajuelense
6 2DF Gilberto Martínez (1979-10-01)1 October 1979 (aged 19) Deportivo Saprissa
7 3MF Mauricio Alpízar (1979-01-30)30 January 1979 (aged 20) Ramonense
8 4FW Esteban Santana (1980-04-06)6 April 1980 (aged 18) Deportivo Saprissa
9 3MF José Ugarte (1980-11-02)2 November 1980 (aged 18) Herediano
10 3MF Mínor Díaz (1980-12-26)26 December 1980 (aged 18) Santa Barbara
11 3MF Danny Fonseca (1979-11-07)7 November 1979 (aged 19) Cartaginés
12 2DF Robert Arias (1980-03-18)18 March 1980 (aged 19) Herediano
13 2DF Alberto Brenes (1979-03-18)18 March 1979 (aged 20) Cartaginés
14 3MF Mario Víquez (1979-05-04)4 May 1979 (aged 19) Alajuelense
15 2DF Juan Bautista Esquivel (1980-08-12)12 August 1980 (aged 18) Deportivo Saprissa
16 4FW Winston Parks (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 17) Limón
17 3MF Luis Venegas (1980-08-16)16 August 1980 (aged 18) Plaza Acosta
18 1GK Greivin Cruz (1979-01-13)13 January 1979 (aged 20) Pérez Zeledón

 Germany

Head coach: Bernd Stöber

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Timo Hildebrand (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 19) VfB Stuttgart
2 2DF Alexander Rosen (1979-04-10)10 April 1979 (aged 19) Eintracht Frankfurt
3 2DF Thorsten Schramm (1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 20) MSV Duisburg
4 2DF Marcel Rapp (1979-04-16)16 April 1979 (aged 19) Karlsruher SC
5 2DF Thomas Lechner (1979-01-09)9 January 1979 (aged 20) 1. FC Kaiserslautern
6 2DF Michael Stuckmann (1979-09-01)1 September 1979 (aged 19) Wattenscheid 09
7 2DF Andreas Voss (1979-02-27)27 February 1979 (aged 20) Bayer Leverkusen
8 3MF Michael Rothholz (1979-08-25)25 August 1979 (aged 19) Borussia Dortmund
9 3MF Michael Mutzel (1979-09-27)27 September 1979 (aged 19) Eintracht Frankfurt
10 3MF Patrick Falk (1980-02-08)8 February 1980 (aged 19) Bayer Leverkusen
11 3MF Tobias Schäper (1979-10-24)24 October 1979 (aged 19) Arminia Bielefeld
12 1GK Stefan Wessels (1979-02-28)28 February 1979 (aged 20) Bayern Munich
13 2DF Sebastian Kaul (1979-10-17)17 October 1979 (aged 19) KFC Uerdingen 05
14 3MF Martin Forkel (1979-07-22)22 July 1979 (aged 19) Greuther Fürth
15 4FW Christian Timm (1979-02-27)27 February 1979 (aged 20) Borussia Dortmund
16 4FW Enrico Kern (1979-03-12)12 March 1979 (aged 20) Tennis Borussia Berlin
17 4FW Mahmut Yılmaz (1979-10-06)6 October 1979 (aged 19) Hamburger SV
18 4FW Andreas Gensler (1979-08-13)13 August 1979 (aged 19) Bayer Leverkusen

 Nigeria

Head coaches: Thijs Libregts & Olatunde Nurudeen Disu

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Sam Okoye (1980-05-01)1 May 1980 (aged 18) Enugu Rangers
2 3MF Samuel Okunowo (1979-03-01)1 March 1979 (aged 20) Barcelona
3 2DF Ikenna Eneh (1980-02-15)15 February 1980 (aged 19) Enugu Rangers
4 2DF Obinna Okpala (1979-07-15)15 July 1979 (aged 19) Celtic
5 2DF John Aranka (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 (aged 18) Eagle Cement
6 2DF Ozuah Ikemefuna (1981-12-24)24 December 1981 (aged 17) Jasper United
7 4FW Haruna Babangida (1982-10-01)1 October 1982 (aged 16) Barcelona
8 4FW Hashimu Garba (1980-04-14)14 April 1980 (aged 18) Verona
9 3MF Gabriel Melkam (1980-03-13)13 March 1980 (aged 19) Wattenscheid 09
10 3MF Abubakar Musa (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 20) Eagle Cement
11 4FW Ganiyu Shittu (1979-12-22)22 December 1979 (aged 19) Fortuna Düsseldorf
12 1GK Dominic Oruma (1980-07-17)17 July 1980 (aged 18) Sharks
13 3MF Pius Ikedia (1980-07-11)11 July 1980 (aged 18) ASEC Mimosas
14 2DF Joseph Yobo (1980-09-06)6 September 1980 (aged 18) Standard Liège
15 2DF Rabiu Afolabi (1980-04-18)18 April 1980 (aged 18) Standard Liège
16 2DF Chikelue Iloenyosi (1980-10-13)13 October 1980 (aged 18) Fenerbahçe
17 4FW Julius Aghahowa (1982-02-12)12 February 1982 (aged 17) Bendel Insurance
18 4FW Eddy Dombraye (1979-11-11)11 November 1979 (aged 19) ŁKS Łódź

 Paraguay

Head coach: Mario Jacquet

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Christian Florentín (1979-05-02)2 May 1979 (aged 19) Club Cerro Corá
2 2DF Emilio Martínez (1981-04-10)10 April 1981 (aged 17) Nacional
3 2DF Roberto Blanco (1980-04-17)17 April 1980 (aged 18) Sportivo Luqueño
4 2DF Paulo da Silva (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 19) Perugia
5 2DF Rubén Maldonado (1979-04-25)25 April 1979 (aged 19) Olimpia Asunción
6 3MF Ever Giménez (1979-04-20)20 April 1979 (aged 19) Sportivo San Lorenzo
7 4FW Sergio Fernández (1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 19) Club Cerro Corá
8 3MF Isidro Candia (1979-05-15)15 May 1979 (aged 19) Sportivo Luqueño
9 4FW Roque Santa Cruz (1981-08-16)16 August 1981 (aged 17) Olimpia Asunción
10 3MF Francisco Escobar (1979-12-03)3 December 1979 (aged 19) Sportivo Luqueño
11 4FW Nelson Cuevas (1980-01-10)10 January 1980 (aged 19) River Plate
12 1GK Roberto Bagnoli (1980-02-16)16 February 1980 (aged 19) Sportivo Iteño
13 4FW Nelson Vera (1979-10-07)7 October 1979 (aged 19) Nacional
14 2DF Elvis Marecos (1980-02-15)15 February 1980 (aged 19) Sportivo Iteño
15 4FW Salvador Cabañas (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 18) Club 12 de Octubre
16 3MF Jorge Brítez (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 18) Presidente Hayes
17 2DF Walter Fretes (1982-05-18)18 May 1982 (aged 16) Olimpia Asunción
18 4FW Miguel Domínguez (1979-09-30)30 September 1979 (aged 19) Club Atlético Tembetary

Group B

 Argentina

Head coach: José Pekerman

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Franco Costanzo (1980-09-05)5 September 1980 (aged 18) River Plate
2 2DF Carlos Roldán (1979-09-12)12 September 1979 (aged 19) Lanús
3 2DF Gabriel Milito (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 18) Independiente
4 2DF Juan Fernández (1980-05-03)3 May 1980 (aged 18) Estudiantes La Plata
5 3MF Esteban Cambiasso (1980-08-18)18 August 1980 (aged 18) Independiente
6 2DF Fernando Crosa (1979-02-28)28 February 1979 (aged 20) Newell's Old Boys
7 4FW Luciano Galletti (1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 18) Estudiantes La Plata
8 3MF Aldo Duscher (1979-03-22)22 March 1979 (aged 20) Sporting CP
9 4FW Sixto Peralta (1979-04-16)16 April 1979 (aged 19) Huracán
10 4FW Daniel Montenegro (1979-03-28)28 March 1979 (aged 20) Huracán
11 2DF Germán Rivarola (1979-04-18)18 April 1979 (aged 19) Rosario Central
12 1GK Sebastián Saja (1979-06-05)5 June 1979 (aged 19) San Lorenzo
13 3MF Javier Villarreal (1979-03-01)1 March 1979 (aged 20) Talleres de Córdoba
14 2DF Cristian Grabinski (1980-01-12)12 January 1980 (aged 19) Newell's Old Boys
15 3MF Luis Zubeldía (1981-01-13)13 January 1981 (aged 18) Lanús
16 4FW Ernesto Farías (1980-05-29)29 May 1980 (aged 18) Estudiantes La Plata
17 4FW Sebastián Flores Coronel (1979-04-11)11 April 1979 (aged 19) Rosario Central
18 4FW Federico Insúa (1980-01-03)3 January 1980 (aged 19) Argentinos Juniors

 Croatia

Head coach: Martin Novoselac

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Stipe Pletikosa (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 20) Hajduk Split
2 2DF Darko Miladin (1979-04-01)1 April 1979 (aged 20) Hajduk Split
3 2DF Kristijan Polovanec (1979-10-10)10 October 1979 (aged 19) Croatia Zagreb
4 2DF Goran Sablić (1979-08-04)4 August 1979 (aged 19) Hajduk Split
5 2DF Andre Mijatović (1979-12-03)3 December 1979 (aged 19) Rijeka
6 3MF Anthony Šerić (1979-01-15)15 January 1979 (aged 20) Hajduk Split
7 4FW Mihael Mikić (1980-01-06)6 January 1980 (aged 19) Croatia Zagreb
8 3MF Jurica Vranješ (1980-01-31)31 January 1980 (aged 19) Osijek
9 4FW Igor Budan (1980-04-22)22 April 1980 (aged 18) Rijeka
10 3MF Josip Balatinac (1979-03-07)7 March 1979 (aged 20) Osijek
11 4FW Zvonimir Deranja (1979-09-22)22 September 1979 (aged 19) Hajduk Split
12 1GK Hrvoje Sunara (1979-05-04)4 May 1979 (aged 19) Hajduk Split
13 2DF Silvester Sabolčki (1979-11-12)12 November 1979 (aged 19) Varteks
14 3MF Srđan Andrić (1980-01-05)5 January 1980 (aged 19) Hajduk Split
15 3MF Ivica Banović (1980-08-02)2 August 1980 (aged 18) NK Zagreb
16 4FW Saša Bjelanović (1979-06-11)11 June 1979 (aged 19) Zadarkomerc
17 2DF Hrvoje Vuković (1979-07-25)25 July 1979 (aged 19) Varteks
18 4FW Krunoslav Lovrek (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 19) NK Zagreb

 Ghana

Head coach: Giuseppe Dossena

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Sammy Adjei (1980-09-01)1 September 1980 (aged 18) Hearts of Oak
2 2DF Karim Abdul (1980-02-05)5 February 1980 (aged 19) Kongsvinger
3 4FW Baffour Gyan (1980-07-02)2 July 1980 (aged 18) Kalamata
4 2DF Kofi Amoako (1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 20) Goldfields[1]
5 2DF Abdul Rahman Issah (1980-11-04)4 November 1980 (aged 18) Udinese
6 3MF Abdul Razak[2] (1980-10-02)2 October 1980 (aged 18) Ebusua Dwarfs
7 4FW Mohammed Abdulai (1980-12-04)4 December 1980 (aged 18) Borussia Dortmund
8 2DF Hamza Mohammed (1980-11-05)5 November 1980 (aged 18) Real Tamale United
9 3MF Theophilus Amuzu (1980-11-22)22 November 1980 (aged 18) Standard Liège
10 3MF Stephen Appiah (1980-12-24)24 December 1980 (aged 18) Udinese
11 2DF Aziz Ansah (1980-10-07)7 October 1980 (aged 18) Harelbeke
12 3MF Laryea Kingston (1980-11-07)7 November 1980 (aged 18) Great Olympics
13 4FW Johnson Eku (1980-09-17)17 September 1980 (aged 18) Electricity
14 4FW Skelley Adu Tutu (1979-08-10)10 August 1979 (aged 19) Saint-Gilloise
15 2DF George Blay (1980-08-07)7 August 1980 (aged 18) Standard Liège
16 1GK Osei Boateng (1981-05-19)19 May 1981 (aged 17) Great Olympics
17 4FW Peter Ofori-Quaye (1980-03-21)21 March 1980 (aged 19) Olympiacos
18 4FW Owusu Afriyie (1980-09-01)1 September 1980 (aged 18) Málaga

 Kazakhstan

Head coach: Vladimir Fomichyov

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK David Loria (1981-10-31)31 October 1981 (aged 17) Astana
2 3MF Denis Proskurin (1979-04-03)3 April 1979 (aged 20) Semey
3 2DF Igor Soloshenko (1979-05-22)22 May 1979 (aged 19) Shakhter
4 2DF Aleksandr Kuchma (1980-12-09)9 December 1980 (aged 18) Taraz
5 4FW Sergey Gorbanev (1979-11-27)27 November 1979 (aged 19) Taraz
6 3MF Ali Aliyev (1980-10-27)27 October 1980 (aged 18) Kairat Almaty
7 2DF Maksim Samchenko (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 19) Vostok
8 4FW Andrey Issayev (1980-05-03)3 May 1980 (aged 18) Kairat Almaty
9 3MF Andrey Travin (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 19) Kairat Almaty
10 4FW Alikhan Akkazynov (1979-10-23)23 October 1979 (aged 19) Kairat Almaty
11 4FW Yevgeniy Tarassov (1979-03-25)25 March 1979 (aged 20) Kairat Almaty
12 4FW Yerlan Urazayev (1979-04-04)4 April 1979 (aged 19) Kairat Almaty
13 2DF Aidar Kumisbekov (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 20) Kairat Almaty
14 2DF Dmitriy Kichshenko (1979-03-29)29 March 1979 (aged 20) Aktobe
15 4FW Murat Dinayev (1980-01-08)8 January 1980 (aged 19) Zhiger Shymkent
16 3MF Vitaliy Artemov (1979-02-16)16 February 1979 (aged 20) Kairat Almaty
17 3MF Konstantin Zemtsov (1980-07-24)24 July 1980 (aged 18) Kairat Almaty
18 1GK Denis Solovarenko (1979-04-04)4 April 1979 (aged 19) Kairat Almaty

Group C

 Australia

Head coach: Les Scheinflug

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Anthony Breaden (1979-03-07)7 March 1979 (aged 20) Adelaide City
2 2DF Brett Emerton (1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 20) Sydney Olympic
3 2DF Lindsay Wilson (1979-05-04)4 May 1979 (aged 19) Canberra Cosmos
4 3MF Simon Colosimo (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 20) Carlton
5 2DF Eddy Bosnar (1980-04-29)29 April 1980 (aged 18) Northern Spirit
6 2DF Paul Wearne (1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 19) Northern Spirit
7 3MF Jason Culina (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 18) Sydney Olympic
8 3MF Vince Grella (1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 19) Empoli
9 4FW Mark Bresciano (1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 19) Carlton
10 4FW John Maisano (1979-01-06)6 January 1979 (aged 20) Westerlo
11 3MF Mile Sterjovski (1979-05-27)27 May 1979 (aged 19) Sydney United
12 3MF David Terminello (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 18) Adelaide City
13 3MF Michael Cunico (1979-03-17)17 March 1979 (aged 20) Northern Spirit
14 4FW Danny Invincibile (1979-03-31)31 March 1979 (aged 20) Marconi Stallions
15 2DF Christian Care (1979-03-21)21 March 1979 (aged 20) Marconi Stallions
16 3MF Joel Griffiths (1979-08-21)21 August 1979 (aged 19) Sydney United
17 2DF Mark Byrnes (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 17) NSW Institute of Sport
18 1GK Michael Turnbull (1981-03-24)24 March 1981 (aged 18) Australian Institute of Sport

 Mexico

Head coach: Jesús del Muro

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Christian Martínez (1979-10-16)16 October 1979 (aged 19) Cuautitlán
2 2DF Mario Méndez (1979-06-01)1 June 1979 (aged 19) Atlas
3 2DF Óscar Mascorro (1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 19) Toros Neza
4 2DF Rafael Márquez (1979-02-13)13 February 1979 (aged 20) Atlas
5 3MF Carlos Adrián Morales (1979-09-06)6 September 1979 (aged 19) Monarcas Morelia
6 3MF Gerardo Torrado (1979-04-30)30 April 1979 (aged 19) UNAM Pumas
7 4FW José Alejandro Nava (1979-09-20)20 September 1979 (aged 19) Chivas Tijuana
8 3MF Cesáreo Victorino (1979-03-19)19 March 1979 (aged 20) Pachuca
9 4FW Jesús Mendoza (1979-01-10)10 January 1979 (aged 20) Club León
10 3MF Juan Pablo Rodríguez (1979-08-07)7 August 1979 (aged 19) Atlas
11 4FW Daniel Osorno (1979-03-16)16 March 1979 (aged 20) Atlas
12 1GK Juan de Dios Ibarra (1979-02-14)14 February 1979 (aged 20) Saltillo
13 3MF Luis Ignacio González (1980-06-28)28 June 1980 (aged 18) UNAM Pumas
14 3MF Eduardo Rodríguez (1979-09-13)13 September 1979 (aged 19) U.A.T.
15 3MF Jonathan Martínez (1979-02-21)21 February 1979 (aged 20) América
16 2DF Rodolfo Pacheco (1979-05-07)7 May 1979 (aged 19) UNAM Pumas
17 2DF Margarito González (1979-03-03)3 March 1979 (aged 20) Tapatio
18 2DF Héctor Reynoso (1980-10-03)3 October 1980 (aged 18) Guadalajara

 Republic of Ireland

Head coach: Brian Kerr

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Alex O'Reilly (1979-09-05)5 September 1979 (aged 19) West Ham United
2 2DF Thomas Heary (1979-02-14)14 February 1979 (aged 20) Huddersfield Town
3 2DF Keith Doyle (1979-07-20)20 July 1979 (aged 19) St. Patrick's Athletic
4 2DF Jason Gavin (1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 19) Middlesbrough
5 2DF Gary Doherty (1980-01-31)31 January 1980 (aged 19) Luton Town
6 3MF Barry Quinn (1979-05-09)9 May 1979 (aged 19) Coventry City
7 3MF Stephen McPhail (1979-12-09)9 December 1979 (aged 19) Leeds United
8 3MF Garry Crossley (1980-02-05)5 February 1980 (aged 19) Celtic
9 4FW Liam George (1979-02-02)2 February 1979 (aged 20) Luton Town
10 4FW Robbie Keane (1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 18) Wolverhampton Wanderers
11 3MF Damien Duff (1979-03-02)2 March 1979 (aged 20) Blackburn Rovers
12 3MF Richie Baker (1980-04-17)17 April 1980 (aged 18) Shelbourne
13 3MF Colin Healy (1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 19) Celtic
14 4FW Richard Sadlier (1979-01-14)14 January 1979 (aged 20) Millwall
15 3MF Ryan Casey (1979-01-03)3 January 1979 (aged 20) Swansea City
16 1GK Dean Delany (1980-09-15)15 September 1980 (aged 18) Everton
17 2DF Paul Donnolly (1979-08-31)31 August 1979 (aged 19) Leeds United
18 2DF Barry Ferguson (1979-09-07)7 September 1979 (aged 19) Coventry City

 Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Pieter Hamberg

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Mabrouk Zaid (1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 20) Al-Riyadh
2 2DF Fouzi Al-Shehri (1980-05-15)15 May 1980 (aged 18) Al Qadisiya
3 2DF Ahmed Al-Bahri (1980-09-18)18 September 1980 (aged 18) Al Ittifaq
4 2DF Bandr Al-Mutairi (1980-07-09)9 July 1980 (aged 18) Al-Hilal
5 2DF Tariq Al-Muwallad (1980-07-20)20 July 1980 (aged 18) Al Ittihad
6 3MF Fahad Al-Subaie (1979-11-15)15 November 1979 (aged 19) Al Shabab
7 2DF Saleh Al-Saqri (1979-01-23)23 January 1979 (aged 20) Al Ittihad
8 3MF Saad Al-Shehri (1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (aged 19) Al Ittifaq
9 4FW Mohamad Dabo (1979-05-28)28 May 1979 (aged 19) Al Ahly
10 3MF Bader Al-Hagbani (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 20) Al-Nasr
11 4FW Talal Al-Abdulaziz (1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 19) Al-Nasr
12 3MF Turki Al-Shayei (1979-08-28)28 August 1979 (aged 19) Al-Hilal
13 2DF Omar Al-Garni (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 19) Al Ittihad
14 3MF Mansour Al-Shahrani (1979-05-16)16 May 1979 (aged 19) Al-Hilal
15 3MF Fahad Al-Zahrani (1979-02-02)2 February 1979 (aged 20) Al Ahly
16 2DF Faisal Al-Obaili (1979-02-08)8 February 1979 (aged 20) Al Shabab
17 4FW Abdulrahman Al-Abeah (1979-05-28)28 May 1979 (aged 19) Al Ittifaq
18 1GK Bandar Al-Mas (1980-05-11)11 May 1980 (aged 18) Al-Hilal

Group D

 South Korea

Head coach: Cho Young-jeung

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Kim Yong-dae (1979-10-11)11 October 1979 (aged 19) Yonsei University
2 2DF An Hong-chan (1980-01-22)22 January 1980 (aged 19) Sungkyunkwan University
3 2DF Lee Bum-jik (1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 20) Daegu University
4 2DF Shin Dong-keun (1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 18) Chunggu High School
5 2DF Park Dong-hyuk (1979-04-18)18 April 1979 (aged 19) Korea University
6 3MF Song Chong-gug (1979-02-20)20 February 1979 (aged 20) Yonsei University
7 3MF Seo Ki-bok (1979-01-28)28 January 1979 (aged 20) Yonsei University
8 3MF Chun Jae-ho (1979-08-08)8 August 1979 (aged 19) Hongik University
9 4FW Na Hee-keun (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 19) Ajou University
10 4FW Kim Eun-jung (1979-04-08)8 April 1979 (aged 19) Daejeon Citizen
11 4FW Seol Ki-hyeon (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 20) Kwangwoon University
12 1GK Han Dong-jin (1979-08-25)25 August 1979 (aged 19) Sangji University
13 3MF Kim Kun-hyung (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 19) Kyung Hee University
14 3MF Kim Kyung-il (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 18) Chunnam Dragons
15 4FW Seo Kwan-soo (1980-02-25)25 February 1980 (aged 19) Dankook University
16 4FW Ko Bong-hyun (1979-07-02)2 July 1979 (aged 19) Hongik University
17 4FW Woo Jin-seok (1979-08-26)26 August 1979 (aged 19) Yonsei University
18 4FW Lee Dong-gook (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 19) Pohang Steelers

 Mali

Head coach: Mamadou Coulibaly

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (1979-06-30)30 June 1979 (aged 19) Stade Malien
2 4FW Dramane Coulibaly (1979-03-18)18 March 1979 (aged 20) Marseille
3 2DF Abdou Traoré (1981-08-05)5 August 1981 (aged 17) CSK Bamako
4 2DF Adama Coulibaly (1980-10-09)9 October 1980 (aged 18) Djoliba
5 3MF Sadio Baba Cisse (1979-04-02)2 April 1979 (aged 20) Stade Malien
6 3MF Bakou Younkara (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 18) Djoliba
7 4FW Tenema N'Diaye (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 18) Djoliba
8 3MF Mahamadou Diarra (1981-05-18)18 May 1981 (aged 17) OFI Crete
9 4FW Mamadou Bagayoko (1979-05-21)21 May 1979 (aged 19) Sens
10 3MF Seydou Keita (1980-01-16)16 January 1980 (aged 19) Marseille
11 4FW Sidi Makan Sissoko (1981-04-10)10 April 1981 (aged 17) Sigui
12 2DF Amadou Coulibaly (1981-12-05)5 December 1981 (aged 17) Sion
13 2DF Abdoulaye Camara (1980-01-02)2 January 1980 (aged 19) Udinese
14 4FW Mamadou Diarra (1980-01-08)8 January 1980 (aged 19) Stade Malien
15 4FW Mahamadou Dissa (1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 19) CSK Bamako
16 1GK Issiaka Traore (1980-03-02)2 March 1980 (aged 19) Djoliba
17 2DF Sega Diakite (1980-11-14)14 November 1980 (aged 18) Stade Malien
18 2DF Cheick Dao (1982-09-25)25 September 1982 (aged 16) Antalyaspor

 Portugal

Head coach: Jesualdo Ferreira

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Sérgio Leite (1979-08-16)16 August 1979 (aged 19) Boavista
2 3MF Filipe Anunciação (1979-05-27)27 May 1979 (aged 19) Feirense
3 2DF Marco Caneira (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 20) Beira-Mar
4 2DF André Correia (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 20) Maia
5 3MF Fredy (1979-08-14)14 August 1979 (aged 19) Felgueiras
6 3MF Hugo Leal (1980-05-21)21 May 1980 (aged 18) Benfica
7 3MF Ricardo Esteves (1979-09-16)16 September 1979 (aged 19) Vitória de Setúbal
8 3MF Ricardo Sousa (1979-01-11)11 January 1979 (aged 20) Beira-Mar
9 3MF Paulo Costa (1979-12-05)5 December 1979 (aged 19) Alverca
10 3MF Simão (1979-10-31)31 October 1979 (aged 19) Sporting CP
11 3MF Alhandra (1979-03-05)5 March 1979 (aged 20) Lourinhanense
12 1GK Márcio Santos (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 19) Lourinhanense
13 4FW Filipe Cândido (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 (aged 19) Salgueiros
14 3MF Luís Filipe (1979-06-14)14 June 1979 (aged 19) Académica de Coimbra
15 3MF Marco Claúdio (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 19) União da Madeira
16 3MF Neca (1979-12-31)31 December 1979 (aged 19) Belenenses
17 4FW Dani Rodrigues (1980-03-03)3 March 1980 (aged 19) Southampton
18 2DF Hugo Carreira (1979-03-10)10 March 1979 (aged 20) Barreirense

 Uruguay

Head coach: Víctor Púa

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Fabián Carini (1979-12-26)26 December 1979 (aged 19) Danubio
2 2DF Fernando Carreño (1979-01-15)15 January 1979 (aged 20) Peñarol
3 2DF Gonzalo Sorondo (1979-10-09)9 October 1979 (aged 19) Defensor Sporting
4 2DF Carlos Díaz (1979-02-04)4 February 1979 (aged 20) Defensor Sporting
5 2DF Omar Pouso (1980-02-28)28 February 1980 (aged 19) Danubio
6 2DF César Pellegrín (1979-03-05)5 March 1979 (aged 20) Ternana
7 3MF Alejandro Correa (1979-11-26)26 November 1979 (aged 19) Nacional
8 3MF Diego Pérez (1980-05-18)18 May 1980 (aged 18) Defensor Sporting
9 4FW Javier Chevantón (1980-08-12)12 August 1980 (aged 18) Danubio
10 3MF Martín Ligüera (1980-11-09)9 November 1980 (aged 18) Nacional
11 3MF Jorge Anchén (1980-08-17)17 August 1980 (aged 18) Danubio
12 1GK Mauricio Nanni (1979-07-12)12 July 1979 (aged 19) Montevideo Wanderers
13 2DF Damián Macaluso (1980-03-09)9 March 1980 (aged 19) River Plate
14 4FW Diego Forlán (1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 19) Independiente
15 2DF Fernando Albermager (1979-01-19)19 January 1979 (aged 20) Peñarol
16 3MF Fernando Machado (1979-09-26)26 September 1979 (aged 19) UNAM Pumas
17 4FW Fabián Canobbio (1980-03-08)8 March 1980 (aged 19) Progreso
18 4FW Fernando Daniel Cardozo (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 19) Huracán Buceo

Group E

 Cameroon

Head coach: Ikouam Gweha

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Carlos Kameni (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 15) Le Havre
2 4FW Thierry Modo Abouna (1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 17) Canon Yaounde
3 2DF Innocent Hamga (1981-05-08)8 May 1981 (aged 17) Cotonsport Garoua
4 2DF Clément Lebe (1979-01-09)9 January 1979 (aged 20) Racing Bafoussam
5 2DF Benoit Fils Moussongui (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 18) Racing Bafoussam
6 3MF Hugues Nzinkeu (1980-02-22)22 February 1980 (aged 19) Fovu Baham
7 3MF Modeste M'bami (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 16) Dynamo Douala
8 4FW Samuel Inogue (1980-12-18)18 December 1980 (aged 18) Racing Bafoussam
9 4FW Francis Kioyo (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 19) Union Douala
10 4FW Francois Dikoume (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 20) Fovu Baham
11 4FW Gaspard Komol (1980-04-28)28 April 1980 (aged 18) Dynamo Douala
12 4FW Mohammadou Idrissou (1980-03-08)8 March 1980 (aged 19) Cotonsport Garoua
13 2DF Jean-Pierre Tcheutchoua (1980-12-12)12 December 1980 (aged 18) Dynamo Douala
14 3MF Daniel Kome (1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 18) Atlético Madrid B
15 2DF Ibrahima Salifou (1980-10-14)14 October 1980 (aged 18) Cotonsport Garoua
16 1GK Gilbert N'Djema (1979-08-09)9 August 1979 (aged 19) Red Star
17 3MF Daniel Bikoi (1982-12-12)12 December 1982 (aged 16) Sable
18 3MF William Tabi (1981-11-13)13 November 1981 (aged 17) Sable

 England

Head coach: Chris Ramsey

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Stuart Taylor (1980-11-28)28 November 1980 (aged 18) Arsenal
2 3MF Greg Lincoln (1980-03-23)23 March 1980 (aged 19) Arsenal
3 3MF Ashley Cole (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 18) Arsenal
4 2DF Stephen Wright (1980-02-08)8 February 1980 (aged 19) Liverpool
5 2DF Steve Haslam (1979-09-06)6 September 1979 (aged 19) Sheffield Wednesday
6 2DF Neil Murphy (1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 18) Liverpool
7 4FW Peter Crouch (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 18) Tottenham Hotspur
8 4FW Andrew Johnson (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 18) Birmingham City
9 4FW Craig Dudley (1979-09-12)12 September 1979 (aged 19) Notts County
10 4FW John Piercy (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 19) Tottenham Hotspur
11 3MF Matthew Etherington (1981-08-14)14 August 1981 (aged 17) Peterborough United
12 2DF Adam Chambers (1980-11-20)20 November 1980 (aged 18) West Bromwich Albion
13 1GK Paul Rachubka (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 17) Manchester United
14 2DF James Chambers (1980-11-20)20 November 1980 (aged 18) West Bromwich Albion
15 3MF Kevin Nicholls (1979-01-02)2 January 1979 (aged 20) Charlton Athletic
16 2DF Richard Cooper (1979-09-27)27 September 1979 (aged 19) Nottingham Forest
17 3MF Paolo Vernazza (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 19) Arsenal
18 4FW Adam Oliver (1980-10-25)25 October 1980 (aged 18) West Bromwich Albion

 Japan

Head coach: Philippe Troussier

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Tatsuya Enomoto (1979-03-16)16 March 1979 (aged 20) Yokohama F. Marinos
2 2DF Kazuki Teshima (1979-06-07)7 June 1979 (aged 19) Kyoto Purple Sanga
3 2DF Shigeki Tsujimoto (1979-06-23)23 June 1979 (aged 19) Kyoto Purple Sanga
4 3MF Tatsuya Ishikawa (1979-12-25)25 December 1979 (aged 19) Tsukuba Univ.
5 3MF Akira Kaji (1980-01-13)13 January 1980 (aged 19) Cerezo Osaka
6 3MF Junichi Inamoto (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka
7 3MF Tomoyuki Sakai (1979-06-29)29 June 1979 (aged 19) JEF United Ichihara
8 3MF Mitsuo Ogasawara (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 19) Kashima Antlers
9 4FW Naohiro Takahara (1979-06-04)4 June 1979 (aged 19) Júbilo Iwata
10 3MF Masashi Motoyama (1979-06-20)20 June 1979 (aged 19) Kashima Antlers
11 3MF Yasuhito Endō (1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 19) Kyoto Purple Sanga
12 2DF Kōji Nakata (1979-07-09)9 July 1979 (aged 19) Kashima Antlers
13 3MF Shinji Ono (1979-09-27)27 September 1979 (aged 19) Urawa Red Diamonds
14 4FW Yuichiro Nagai (1979-02-14)14 February 1979 (aged 20) Urawa Red Diamonds
15 4FW Yasunori Takada (1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 20) Bellmare Hiratsuka
16 4FW Ryūji Bando (1979-08-02)2 August 1979 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka
17 3MF Hideyuki Ujiie (1979-02-23)23 February 1979 (aged 20) Omiya Ardija
18 1GK Yuta Minami (1979-09-30)30 September 1979 (aged 19) Kashiwa Reysol

 United States

Head coach: Sigi Schmid

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Nick Rimando (1979-06-17)17 June 1979 (aged 19) UCLA
2 3MF John Thorrington (1979-10-17)17 October 1979 (aged 19) Manchester United
3 2DF Nick Garcia (1979-04-09)9 April 1979 (aged 19) Indiana University
4 2DF Danny Califf (1980-03-17)17 March 1980 (aged 19) University of Maryland
5 2DF Rusty Pierce (1979-07-24)24 July 1979 (aged 19) UNC Greensboro
6 2DF Steve Cherundolo (1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 20) Hannover 96
7 2DF Nick Downing (1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 19) University of Maryland
8 2DF Lee Morrison (1979-08-10)10 August 1979 (aged 19) Stanford University
9 3MF Ryan Futagaki[3] (1980-01-17)17 January 1980 (aged 19) UCLA
10 4FW Chris Albright (1979-01-14)14 January 1979 (aged 20) University of Virginia
11 3MF Francisco Gomez (1979-01-25)25 January 1979 (aged 20) Kansas City Wizards
12 3MF Shaun Tsakiris (1979-02-16)16 February 1979 (aged 20) UCLA
13 2DF Carlos Bocanegra (1979-05-25)25 May 1979 (aged 19) UCLA
14 3MF Matt Goldsmith (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 19) Furman University
15 4FW Taylor Twellman (1980-02-29)29 February 1980 (aged 19) University of Maryland
16 3MF Cory Gibbs (1980-01-14)14 January 1980 (aged 19) Brown University
17 4FW Jamar Beasley (1979-10-11)11 October 1979 (aged 19) New England Revolution
18 1GK Tim Howard (1979-03-06)6 March 1979 (aged 20) NY MetroStars

Group F

 Brazil

Head coach: João Carlos

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Júlio César (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 19) Flamengo
2 2DF Índio (1979-04-03)3 April 1979 (aged 20) Corinthians
3 2DF Juan (1979-02-01)1 February 1979 (aged 20) Flamengo
4 2DF Fábio Bilica (1979-01-04)4 January 1979 (aged 20) Venezia
5 3MF Ferrugem (1980-10-06)6 October 1980 (aged 18) Palmeiras
6 2DF Fábio Aurélio (1979-09-24)24 September 1979 (aged 19) São Paulo
7 4FW Ronaldinho (1980-03-21)21 March 1980 (aged 19) Grêmio
8 3MF Alexandre (1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 20) São Paulo
9 4FW Fernando Baiano (1979-03-18)18 March 1979 (aged 20) Corinthians
10 4FW Edu (1979-01-10)10 January 1979 (aged 20) São Paulo
11 3MF Matuzalém (1980-06-10)10 June 1980 (aged 18) Vitória
12 1GK Fábio (1980-07-30)30 July 1980 (aged 18) União Bandeirante
13 2DF Mancini (1980-08-01)1 August 1980 (aged 18) Atlético Mineiro
14 2DF Milton Rogério (1979-02-24)24 February 1979 (aged 20) Paraná Clube
15 2DF Tiago Silva (1979-04-04)4 April 1979 (aged 19) Palmeiras
16 4FW Rodrigo Gral (1977-02-21)21 February 1977 (aged 22)[4] Juventude
17 3MF Geovanni (1980-01-11)11 January 1980 (aged 19) Cruzeiro
18 2DF Fernando (1980-02-25)25 February 1980 (aged 19) Flamengo

 Honduras

Head coach: Jose de la Paz Herrera

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Javier Pérez (1979-01-16)16 January 1979 (aged 20) Atlético Independiente
2 3MF Eddy Contreras (1979-09-16)16 September 1979 (aged 19) CD Olimpia
3 2DF Gerson Vásquez (1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 20) Melgar
4 2DF Júnior Izaguirre (1979-08-12)12 August 1979 (aged 19) Motagua
5 2DF Érick Vallecillo (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (aged 19) Real España
6 2DF Carlos Lino (1979-04-16)16 April 1979 (aged 19) Victoria
7 2DF Juan Raudales (1979-07-15)15 July 1979 (aged 19) Motagua
8 4FW Reynaldo Tilguath (1979-08-04)4 August 1979 (aged 19) Olimpia
9 4FW David Suazo (1979-11-05)5 November 1979 (aged 19) Olimpia
10 3MF Julio César de León (1979-09-13)13 September 1979 (aged 19) Platense
11 2DF Héctor Gutiérrez (1980-02-08)8 February 1980 (aged 19) Real España
12 3MF Maynor Suazo (1979-08-10)10 August 1979 (aged 19) Marathón
13 3MF Elmer Marín (1979-10-14)14 October 1979 (aged 19) Olimpia
14 3MF Edgar Álvarez (1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (aged 19) Platense
15 2DF Milton Palacios (1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (aged 18) Olimpia
16 2DF Oscar Fortín (1980-06-25)25 June 1980 (aged 18) Motagua
17 3MF Carlos Oliva (1979-07-28)28 July 1979 (aged 19) Real España
18 1GK Luis Siliezar (1980-09-11)11 September 1980 (aged 18) Platense

 Spain

Head coach: Iñaki Sáez

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Daniel Aranzubia (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 19) Athletic Bilbao
2 2DF Pablo Coira (1979-10-18)18 October 1979 (aged 19) Compostela
3 2DF David Bermudo (1979-01-14)14 January 1979 (aged 20) Barcelona
4 2DF Francisco Jusué (1979-11-30)30 November 1979 (aged 19) Osasuna
5 2DF Pablo Orbaiz (c) (1979-02-06)6 February 1979 (aged 20) Osasuna
6 2DF Carlos Marchena (1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 19) Sevilla
7 3MF Gabri (1979-02-10)10 February 1979 (aged 20) Barcelona
8 3MF Xavi (1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 19) Barcelona
9 4FW Pablo Couñago (1979-08-09)9 August 1979 (aged 19) Numancia
10 3MF Gonzalo Colsa (1979-04-02)2 April 1979 (aged 20) Logroñés
11 3MF Francisco Yeste (1979-12-06)6 December 1979 (aged 19) Athletic Bilbao
12 2DF Fernando Varela (1979-09-01)1 September 1979 (aged 19) Real Betis
13 1GK Iker Casillas (1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 17) Real Madrid
14 4FW Álex Lombardero (1979-03-01)1 March 1979 (aged 20) Lugo
15 4FW David Aganzo (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 (aged 18) Real Madrid
16 3MF José Barkero (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 19) Real Sociedad
17 4FW Rubén Suárez (1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 20) Sporting Gijón
18 3MF Álvaro Rubio (1979-04-18)18 April 1979 (aged 19) Real Zaragoza

 Zambia

Head coach: Patrick Phiri

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Stanley Mumba (1979-11-22)22 November 1979 (aged 19) Power Dynamos
2 2DF Misheck Lungu (1980-06-02)2 June 1980 (aged 18) City of Lusaka
3 2DF Aaron Simutowe (1980-02-02)2 February 1980 (aged 19) Zamsure
4 2DF Kenny Zimba (1980-09-27)27 September 1980 (aged 18) Kalulushi Modern Stars
5 3MF Ian Bakala (1980-11-01)1 November 1980 (aged 18) Germinal Ekeren
6 3MF Gift Kampamba (1979-01-01)1 January 1979 (aged 20) Nkana Red Devils
7 4FW Japhet Makayi (1979-11-15)15 November 1979 (aged 19) Power Dynamos
8 3MF Ronald Mbambara (1979-03-12)12 March 1979 (aged 20) Nchanga Rangers
9 2DF Francis Kasonde (1979-12-28)28 December 1979 (aged 19) Konkola Blades FC
10 4FW Chaswe Nsofwa (1978-10-22)22 October 1978 (aged 20) Zanaco
11 2DF Evans Mwaba (1979-10-10)10 October 1979 (aged 19) Nchanga Rangers
12 2DF Kampamba Chiwtu (1980-12-28)28 December 1980 (aged 18) Kabwe Warriors
13 2DF Festus Mangamu (1981-11-15)15 November 1981 (aged 17) Railway Express FC
14 3MF Perry Mutapa (1979-11-18)18 November 1979 (aged 19) Farense
15 3MF Emmanuel Zulu (1981-01-03)3 January 1981 (aged 18) Zanaco FC
16 1GK Stephen Kabwe (1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 20) Nchanga Rangers
17 3MF Andrew Sinkala (1979-06-18)18 June 1979 (aged 19) Nchanga Rangers
18 4FW Bernard Makufi (1979-01-06)6 January 1979 (aged 20) Nkana Red Devils

References

  1. https://www.modernghana.com/news/15143/3/ghana-players-accuse-weah-of-bribery.html
  2. https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=194209/index.html
  3. Ryan Futagaki has been capped as a member of the United States national beach soccer team.
  4. On FIFA's list, Rodrigo Gral was born in 1979, but he was actually born in 1977.

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