Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

This article pertains to the team squads of Men's Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Normally, the squads consisted of 18 roster players, with the addition of three or four reserve players. These players were added to the squad in accordance with FIFA regulations (i.e. player injury).

Note: Some of the players in the squads are over 23 years old and/or have previously played in an Olympic football team. They are marked with an (*) in front their names.

Group A

Australia

Head coach: Raúl Blanco

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Danny Milosevic (1978-06-26)26 June 1978 (aged 22) Leeds United
2 3MF Simon Colosimo (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 21) Carlton
3 3MF Stan Lazaridis* (1972-08-16)16 August 1972 (aged 28) Birmingham City
4 2DF Hayden Foxe (1977-06-23)23 June 1977 (aged 23) West Ham United
5 3MF Josip Skoko* (1975-12-10)10 December 1975 (aged 24) Racing Genk
6 2DF Stephen Laybutt (1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 23) Feyenoord Rotterdam
7 3MF Brett Emerton (1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 21) Feyenoord Rotterdam
8 3MF Lucas Neill (1978-03-09)9 March 1978 (aged 22) Millwall
9 4FW Mark Viduka* (1975-10-09)9 October 1975 (aged 24) Leeds United
10 3MF Kasey Wehrman (1977-08-16)16 August 1977 (aged 23) Perth Glory
11 4FW Clayton Zane (1977-07-12)12 July 1977 (aged 23) Molde
12 2DF Con Blatsis (1977-07-06)6 July 1977 (aged 23) Derby County
13 3MF Vince Grella (1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 20) Ternana
14 3MF Nick Rizzo (1979-06-09)9 June 1979 (aged 21) Ternana
15 3MF Mark Bresciano (1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 20) Empoli
16 3MF Jason Culina (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 20) Ajax
17 4FW Michael Curcija (1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 23) Partizan
18 1GK Michael Turnbull (1981-10-14)14 October 1981 (aged 18) Marconi Stallions
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
  • Stand-by players
19 2DF Dragi Nastevski (1977-01-26)26 January 1977 (aged 23) Melbourne Knights
20 2DF Buddy Farah (1978-08-18)18 August 1978 (aged 22) Marconi Stallions
21 3MF Archie Thompson (1978-10-23)23 October 1978 (aged 21) Carlton
22 1GK Tynan Scope (1981-03-24)24 March 1981 (aged 19) Marconi Stallions

Honduras

Head coach: Ramón Maradiaga

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Carlos Escobar (1978-02-27)27 February 1978 (aged 22) Victoria
2 2DF Iván Guerrero (1977-11-30)30 November 1977 (aged 22) Motagua
3 2DF Elmer Montoya (1977-12-08)8 December 1977 (aged 22) Motagua
4 2DF Júnior Izaguirre (1979-08-12)12 August 1979 (aged 21) Motagua
5 2DF Walter López (1977-09-01)1 September 1977 (aged 23) Bad Bleiberg
6 4FW Carlos Paez (1979-07-28)28 July 1979 (aged 21) Olimpia
7 3MF Francisco Pavón (1977-01-28)28 January 1977 (aged 23) BSV Bad Bleiberg
8 2DF Jaime Rosales (1978-06-08)8 June 1978 (aged 22) Marathón
9 4FW David Suazo (1979-11-05)5 November 1979 (aged 20) Cagliari
10 3MF Julio de León (1979-09-13)13 September 1979 (aged 21) Atletico Celaya
11 4FW Jairo Martínez (1978-05-14)14 May 1978 (aged 22) Motagua
12 3MF Maynor Suazo (1979-08-10)10 August 1979 (aged 21) Austria Salzburg
13 4FW Elvis Scott (1978-02-10)10 February 1978 (aged 22) Platense
14 4FW Luis Ramírez (1977-11-21)21 November 1977 (aged 22) España
15 3MF Julio Suazo (1978-10-05)5 October 1978 (aged 21) Austria Salzburg
16 3MF Danilo Turcios (1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 22) Universidad NAH
17 3MF Mario Chirinos (1978-07-29)29 July 1978 (aged 22) Motagua
18 1GK Noel Valladares (1977-05-03)3 May 1977 (aged 23) Motagua
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
19 3MF Carlos Salinas (1978-09-20)20 September 1978 (aged 21) Motagua
20 2DF Héctor Gutiérrez (1980-02-08)8 February 1980 (aged 20) España
21 1GK José Rivera (1977-02-05)5 February 1977 (aged 23) Olimpia

Italy

Head coach: Marco Tardelli

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Morgan De Sanctis (1977-03-26)26 March 1977 (aged 23) Udinese
2 2DF Alessandro Grandoni (1977-07-22)22 July 1977 (aged 23) Sampdoria
3 2DF Luca Mezzano (1977-08-01)1 August 1977 (aged 23) Hellas Verona
4 2DF Marco Zanchi (1977-04-15)15 April 1977 (aged 23) Juventus
5 2DF Matteo Ferrari (1979-12-05)5 December 1979 (aged 20) Internazionale
6 3MF Gennaro Gattuso (1978-01-09)9 January 1978 (aged 22) Milan
7 4FW Gianni Comandini (1977-05-18)18 May 1977 (aged 23) Milan
8 3MF Roberto Baronio (1977-12-11)11 December 1977 (aged 22) Lazio
9 4FW Nicola Ventola (1978-05-24)24 May 1978 (aged 22) Internazionale[1]
10 3MF Andrea Pirlo (1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 21) Internazionale
11 3MF Gianluca Zambrotta (1977-02-19)19 February 1977 (aged 23) Juventus
12 4FW Massimo Margiotta (1977-07-27)27 July 1977 (aged 23) Udinese
13 3MF Massimo Ambrosini (1977-05-29)29 May 1977 (aged 23) Milan
14 2DF Claudio Rivalta (1978-06-30)30 June 1978 (aged 22) Perugia
15 2DF Bruno Cirillo (1977-03-21)21 March 1977 (aged 23) Internazionale
16 3MF Ighli Vannucchi (1977-08-05)5 August 1977 (aged 23) Salernitana
17 3MF Cristiano Zanetti (1977-04-10)10 April 1977 (aged 23) Roma
18 1GK Christian Abbiati (1977-07-08)8 July 1977 (aged 23) Milan
21 3MF Fabio Firmani (1978-05-26)26 May 1978 (aged 22) Vicenza
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
19 3MF Gennaro Scarlato (1977-05-03)3 May 1977 (aged 23) Ravenna
20 3MF Stefano Morrone (1978-10-26)26 October 1978 (aged 21) Piacenza
22 1GK Cristiano Lupatelli (1978-06-21)21 June 1978 (aged 22) Roma

Nigeria

Head coach: Jo Bonfrere

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Greg Etafia (1982-09-30)30 September 1982 (aged 17) Lobi Stars
2 2DF Gbenga Okunowo (1979-03-01)1 March 1979 (aged 21) Barcelona
3 2DF Celestine Babayaro (1978-08-29)29 August 1978 (aged 22) Chelsea
4 4FW Johnson Sunday (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 (aged 19) Kwara United
5 2DF Iyenemi Furo (1978-07-17)17 July 1978 (aged 22) Royal Antwerp
6 2DF Christopher Kanu (1979-12-04)4 December 1979 (aged 20) Ajax
7 4FW Victor Agali (1978-12-29)29 December 1978 (aged 21) Hansa Rostock
8 4FW Bright Igbinadolor (1980-12-16)16 December 1980 (aged 19) Sporting Gijón
9 4FW Yakubu (1982-11-22)22 November 1982 (aged 17) Maccabi Haifa
10 3MF Azubike Oliseh (1978-11-18)18 November 1978 (aged 21) Utrecht
11 3MF Garba Lawal* (1974-05-22)22 May 1974 (aged 26) Roda JC
12 3MF Henry Onwuzuruike (1979-12-26)26 December 1979 (aged 20) Greuther Fürth
13 4FW Pius Ikedia (1980-07-11)11 July 1980 (aged 20) Ajax
14 3MF Blessing Kaku (1978-03-05)5 March 1978 (aged 22) Genk
15 2DF Godwin Okpara* (1972-09-20)20 September 1972 (aged 27) Paris Saint-Germain
16 2DF Isaac Okoronkwo (1978-05-01)1 May 1978 (aged 22) Shakhtar Donetsk
17 4FW Julius Aghahowa (1982-02-12)12 February 1982 (aged 18) Espérance
18 1GK Sam Okoye (1980-05-01)1 May 1980 (aged 20) Enugu Rangers
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
19 2DF Chikelue Iloenyosi (1980-10-13)13 October 1980 (aged 19) Tennis Borussia Berlin
20 3MF Henry Isaac (1980-02-14)14 February 1980 (aged 20) Eintracht Frankfurt
22 1GK Ettah Ijoh (1978-11-14)14 November 1978 (aged 21) Al-Mahala

Group B

Chile

Head coach: Nelson Acosta

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Nelson Tapia* (1966-09-22)22 September 1966 (aged 33) Universidad Católica
2 2DF Cristián Álvarez (1980-01-20)20 January 1980 (aged 20) Universidad Católica
3 2DF Claudio Maldonado (1980-01-03)3 January 1980 (aged 20) São Paulo
4 2DF David Henríquez (1977-07-12)12 July 1977 (aged 23) Colo-Colo
5 2DF Pablo Contreras (1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 22) Monaco
6 2DF Pedro Reyes* (1972-11-13)13 November 1972 (aged 27) Auxerre
7 4FW Sebastián González (1978-12-14)14 December 1978 (aged 21) Colo-Colo
8 3MF David Pizarro (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 21) Udinese
9 4FW Iván Zamorano* (1967-01-18)18 January 1967 (aged 33) Internazionale
10 3MF Francisco Arrué (1977-08-07)7 August 1977 (aged 23) Santiago Morning
11 4FW Reinaldo Navia (1978-05-10)10 May 1978 (aged 22) Santiago Wanderers
12* 4FW Héctor Tapia (1977-09-30)30 September 1977 (aged 22) Perugia
13 3MF Rodrigo Núñez (1977-02-05)5 February 1977 (aged 23) Santiago Wanderers
14 2DF Rodrigo Tello (1979-10-14)14 October 1979 (aged 20) Universidad de Chile
15 2DF Manuel Ibarra (1977-11-18)18 November 1977 (aged 22) Santiago Morning
16 2DF Rafael Olarra (1978-05-26)26 May 1978 (aged 22) Universidad de Chile
17 3MF Patricio Ormazábal (1979-02-12)12 February 1979 (aged 21) Universidad Católica
18 1GK Javier di Gregorio (1977-01-23)23 January 1977 (aged 23) Coquimbo Unido
19 2DF Mauricio Rojas (1978-03-30)30 March 1978 (aged 22) Santiago Wanderers

Héctor Tapia was replaced and did not receive a medal.

  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
20 2DF Andrés Oroz (1980-08-02)2 August 1980 (aged 20) Santiago Morning
21 3MF Milovan Mirosevic (1980-06-20)20 June 1980 (aged 20) Universidad Católica
22 1GK Johnny Herrera (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 19) Universidad de Chile

Morocco

Head coach: Said El-Khider

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Tarik El Jarmouni (1977-12-30)30 December 1977 (aged 22) SCCM de Mohammédia
2 2DF Hamid Nater (1980-12-30)30 December 1980 (aged 19) Raja Casablanca
3 2DF Akram Roumani (1978-04-01)1 April 1978 (aged 22) Genk
4 2DF El Houssaine Ouchla* (1970-12-01)1 December 1970 (aged 29) FAR Rabat
5 3MF Adel Chbouki* (1971-05-03)3 May 1971 (aged 29) Wydad Casablanca
6 2DF Fouzi El Brazi (1977-05-22)22 May 1977 (aged 23) Twente
7 2DF Mohamed Kharbouch (1977-01-22)22 January 1977 (aged 23) Raja Casablanca
8 3MF Abdelmajid Oulmers (1978-09-12)12 September 1978 (aged 22) ES Wasquehal
9 4FW Jaouad Zairi (1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 18) Gueugnon
10 3MF Otmane El Assas (1979-01-30)30 January 1979 (aged 21) OC Khouribga
11 4FW Bouchaib El Moubarki (1978-01-12)12 January 1978 (aged 22) Raja Casablanca
12 4FW Abdelfattah El Khattari (1977-03-03)3 March 1977 (aged 23) SCCM de Mohammédia
13 2DF Noureddine Kacemi (1977-10-17)17 October 1977 (aged 22) SCCM de Mohammédia
14 4FW Salaheddine Bassir* (1972-09-05)5 September 1972 (aged 28) Deportivo La Coruña
15 3MF Youssef Safri (1977-01-13)13 January 1977 (aged 23) Raja Casablanca
16 4FW Karim Benkouar (1979-11-25)25 November 1979 (aged 20) Nîmes
17 3MF Zakaria Aboub (1980-06-03)3 June 1980 (aged 20) Raja Casablanca
18 1GK Abdelilah Bagui (1978-01-01)1 January 1978 (aged 22) MAS Fes
20 3MF Aissam Barroudi (1978-05-10)10 May 1978 (aged 22) MAS Fes
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
19 3MF Abdeslam Ouaddou (1978-11-01)1 November 1978 (aged 21) Nancy
21 4FW Bouchaib El Battachi (1978-09-14)14 September 1978 (aged 21) Khouribga
22 1GK Hicham Laaraj (1978-11-20)20 November 1978 (aged 21) TAS Casablanca

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 20) Athletic Bilbao
2 2DF Jesús Lacruz (1978-04-25)25 April 1978 (aged 22) Athletic Bilbao
3 2DF Joan Capdevila (1978-02-03)3 February 1978 (aged 22) Deportivo La Coruña
4 2DF Carlos Marchena (1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 21) Sevilla[2]
5 2DF Unai Vergara (1977-01-20)20 January 1977 (aged 23) Villarreal
6 3MF David Albelda (1977-09-01)1 September 1977 (aged 23) Valencia
7 4FW Miguel Ángel Angulo (1977-06-23)23 June 1977 (aged 23) Valencia
8 3MF Xavi (1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 20) Barcelona
9 4FW José Mari (1978-12-10)10 December 1978 (aged 21) Milan
10 3MF Gabri (1979-02-10)10 February 1979 (aged 21) Barcelona
11 3MF Jordi Ferrón (1978-08-19)19 August 1978 (aged 22) Zaragoza
12 2DF Carles Puyol (1978-04-13)13 April 1978 (aged 22) Barcelona
13 4FW Albert Luque (1978-03-11)11 March 1978 (aged 22) Mallorca
14 2DF Iván Amaya (1978-09-03)3 September 1978 (aged 21) Atlético Madrid
15 3MF Ismael (1977-02-07)7 February 1977 (aged 23) Racing Santander
16 3MF Toni Velamazán (1977-01-22)22 January 1977 (aged 23) Espanyol
17 4FW Raúl Tamudo (1977-10-19)19 October 1977 (aged 22) Espanyol
18 1GK Felip Ortiz (1977-04-27)27 April 1977 (aged 23) Extremadura
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
19 2DF Javier Dorado (1977-12-17)17 December 1977 (aged 22) Real Madrid
20 3MF Iván Ania (1977-10-24)24 October 1977 (aged 22) Real Oviedo
21 3MF Jesuli (1978-01-24)24 January 1978 (aged 22) Celta Vigo
22 1GK César Láinez (1977-04-10)10 April 1977 (aged 23) Real Zaragoza

Korea Republic

Head coach: Huh Jung-moo

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Choi Hyun (1978-11-07)7 November 1978 (aged 21) Chungang University
2 3MF Park Ji-sung (1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 19) Kyoto Purple Sanga
3 2DF Park Jae-hong (1978-11-10)10 November 1978 (aged 21) Myongji University
4 3MF Park Jin-sub (1977-03-11)11 March 1977 (aged 23) Sangmu FC
5 2DF Sim Jae-Won (1977-03-11)11 March 1977 (aged 23) Busan I'Cons
6 3MF Kim Do-Kyun (1977-01-13)13 January 1977 (aged 23) Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
7 4FW Choi Chul-Woo (1977-11-30)30 November 1977 (aged 22) Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
8 3MF Ko Jong-Soo (1978-10-30)30 October 1978 (aged 21) Suwon Samsung Bluewings
9 4FW Kim Do-Hoon* (1970-07-21)21 July 1970 (aged 30) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
10 3MF Lee Chun-Soo (1981-07-09)9 July 1981 (aged 19) Korea University
11 4FW Lee Dong-Gook (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 21) Pohang Steelers
12 3MF Lee Young-Pyo (1977-04-23)23 April 1977 (aged 23) Anyang LG Cheetahs
13 2DF Park Dong-Hyuk (1979-04-18)18 April 1979 (aged 21) Korea University
14 2DF Kang Chul* (1971-11-02)2 November 1971 (aged 28) Bucheon SK
15 2DF Cho Se-Kwon (1978-06-26)26 June 1978 (aged 22) Korea University
16 3MF Kim Sang-Sik (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 23) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
17 3MF Choi Tae-Uk (1981-03-13)13 March 1981 (aged 19) Anyang LG Cheetahs
18 1GK Kim Yong-Dae (1979-10-11)11 October 1979 (aged 20) Yonsei University
19 3MF Song Chong-Gug (1979-02-20)20 February 1979 (aged 21) Yonsei University
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
20 4FW Kim Gil-Sik (1978-08-24)24 August 1978 (aged 22) Dankook University
21 1GK Lee Woon-Jae* (1973-04-26)26 April 1973 (aged 27) Sangmu FC
22 3MF Park Kang-Jo (1980-01-24)24 January 1980 (aged 20) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Group C

Cameroon

Head Coach: Jean-Paul Akono

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Daniel Bekono (1978-05-31)31 May 1978 (aged 22) Canon Yaounde
2 4FW Albert Meyong (1980-10-19)19 October 1980 (aged 19) Vitória de Setúbal
3 2DF Pierre Womé (1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 21) Bologna
4 2DF Serge Mimpo* (1974-02-06)6 February 1974 (aged 26) Panachaiki
5 2DF Patrice Abanda (1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 22) Aris
6 3MF Clément Beaud (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 19) Tonnerre Yaoundé
7 3MF Nicolas Alnoudji (1979-12-09)9 December 1979 (aged 20) Tonnerre Yaoundé
8 2DF Geremi (1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 21) Real Madrid
9 4FW Samuel Eto'o (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 19) Mallorca
10 4FW Patrick M'Boma* (1970-11-15)15 November 1970 (aged 29) Parma
11 3MF Daniel Kome (1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 20) Levante
12 2DF Lauren (1977-01-19)19 January 1977 (aged 23) Arsenal
13 2DF Aaron Nguimbat (1978-03-13)13 March 1978 (aged 22) Canon Yaoundé
14 4FW Patrick Suffo (1978-01-17)17 January 1978 (aged 22) Sheffield United
15 3MF Joël Epalle (1978-02-20)20 February 1978 (aged 22) Ethnikos Piraeus
16 3MF Modeste M'bami (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 17) Sedan
17 2DF Serge Branco (1980-10-11)11 October 1980 (aged 19) Eintracht Braunschweig
18 1GK Carlos Kameni (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 16) Le Havre
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
20 3MF Georges Mbida Messi (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 19) Canon Yaoundé

Czech Republic

Head coach: Karel Brückner

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Aleš Chvalovský (1979-05-29)29 May 1979 (aged 21) VfB Stuttgart
2 2DF Lukáš Došek (1978-09-12)12 September 1978 (aged 22) Slavia Prague
3 2DF Adam Petrouš (1977-09-19)19 September 1977 (aged 22) Slavia Prague
4 3MF Radoslav Kováč (1979-11-27)27 November 1979 (aged 20) Sigma Olomouc
5 2DF Roman Lengyel (1978-11-03)3 November 1978 (aged 21) Sparta Prague
6 3MF Roman Týce (1977-05-07)7 May 1977 (aged 23) 1860 Munich
7 4FW Libor Sionko (1977-02-01)1 February 1977 (aged 23) Sparta Prague
8 4FW Tomáš Ujfaluši (1978-03-24)24 March 1978 (aged 22) Sigma Olomouc
9 3MF Marek Jankulovski (1977-05-09)9 May 1977 (aged 23) Napoli
10 4FW Tomáš Kučera (1977-02-13)13 February 1977 (aged 23) Marila Příbram
11 4FW Milan Baroš (1981-10-28)28 October 1981 (aged 18) Baník Ostrava
12 3MF Jan Polák (1981-03-14)14 March 1981 (aged 19) 1. FC Brno
13 2DF Erich Brabec (1977-02-24)24 February 1977 (aged 23) Drnovice
14 4FW Libor Došek (1978-04-24)24 April 1978 (aged 22) 1. FC Brno
15 3MF Martin Vozábal (1978-11-08)8 November 1978 (aged 21) České Budějovice
16 3MF Jan Šimák (1978-10-13)13 October 1978 (aged 21) Hannover 96
17 4FW Marek Heinz (1977-08-04)4 August 1977 (aged 23) Hamburger SV
18 1GK Jaroslav Drobný (1979-10-18)18 October 1979 (aged 20) České Budějovice
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
19 3MF Marcel Lička (1977-07-17)17 July 1977 (aged 23) Baník Ostrava
20 3MF Luděk Stracený (1977-04-19)19 April 1977 (aged 23) Viktoria Žižkov
21 2DF Martin Čupr (1977-10-17)17 October 1977 (aged 22) Viktoria Žižkov
22 1GK Petr Čech (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 18) Chmel Blšany

Kuwait

Head coach: Radojko Avramović

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Shehab Kankune (1981-04-28)28 April 1981 (aged 19) Kazma
2 3MF Naser Al-Omran (1977-03-03)3 March 1977 (aged 23) Kazma
3 2DF Jamal Mubarak* (1974-03-21)21 March 1974 (aged 26) Al Tadamon
4 3MF Bader Najem (1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 20) Al Qadisiya
5 2DF Abdullah Husan (1977-12-13)13 December 1977 (aged 22) Al Nasr
6 4FW Nawaf Humaidan (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 19) Kazma
7 3MF Adel Al-Anezi (1977-02-06)6 February 1977 (aged 23) Al Kuwait
8 4FW Naser Al-Othman (1977-01-14)14 January 1977 (aged 23) Al Salmiya
9 4FW Bashar Abdullah (1977-10-12)12 October 1977 (aged 22) Al Salmiya
10 4FW Faraj Laheeb Saied (1978-10-03)3 October 1978 (aged 21) Al Kuwait
11 2DF Abdullah Wabran* (1971-02-07)7 February 1971 (aged 29) Al Tadamon
12 2DF Hamad Al Tayyar (1982-02-10)10 February 1982 (aged 18) Kazma
13 2DF Sadoun Salman (1977-08-28)28 August 1977 (aged 23) Al Qadisiya
14 4FW Khalaf Al-Mutairi (1979-07-25)25 July 1979 (aged 21) Al Jahra
15 3MF Saleh Al-Beraiky (1977-02-27)27 February 1977 (aged 23) Al Salmiya
16 3MF Yousef Zayed (1979-09-02)2 September 1979 (aged 21) Fehayheel
17 3MF Esam Al-Kandari* (1971-07-02)2 July 1971 (aged 29) Kazma
18 1GK Nawaf Al Khaldi (1981-05-25)25 May 1981 (aged 19) Al Qadisiya
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
19 2DF Mansour Al-Ajmi (1979-05-11)11 May 1979 (aged 21) Al Shabab
20 3MF Khaled Zadah (1980-06-09)9 June 1980 (aged 20) Al Arabi
21 3MF Husain Khodari* (1972-02-07)7 February 1972 (aged 28) Al Salmiya
21 1GK Saleh Mehdi (1981-07-09)9 July 1981 (aged 19) Al Salmiya

United States

Head coach: Clive Charles

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Brad Friedel* (1971-05-18)18 May 1971 (aged 29) Liverpool
2 2DF Brian Dunseth (1977-03-02)2 March 1977 (aged 23) New England Revolution
3 2DF Chad McCarty (1977-10-05)5 October 1977 (aged 22) Tampa Bay Mutiny
4 2DF Jeff Agoos* (1968-05-02)2 May 1968 (aged 32) D.C. United
5 3MF John O'Brien (1977-08-29)29 August 1977 (aged 23) Ajax
6 2DF Frankie Hejduk* (1974-08-05)5 August 1974 (aged 26) Bayer Leverkusen
7 3MF Joey DiGiamarino (1977-04-06)6 April 1977 (aged 23) Colorado Rapids
8 2DF Danny Califf (1980-03-17)17 March 1980 (aged 20) LA Galaxy
9 3MF Ben Olsen (1977-05-03)3 May 1977 (aged 23) D.C. United
10 3MF Peter Vagenas (1978-02-06)6 February 1978 (aged 22) LA Galaxy
11 4FW Chris Albright (1979-01-14)14 January 1979 (aged 21) D.C. United
12 2DF Ramiro Corrales (1977-03-12)12 March 1977 (aged 23) MetroStars
13 4FW Landon Donovan (1982-03-04)4 March 1982 (aged 18) Bayer Leverkusen
14 3MF Sasha Victorine (1978-02-03)3 February 1978 (aged 22) LA Galaxy
15 2DF Evan Whitfield (1977-06-23)23 June 1977 (aged 23) Chicago Fire
16 4FW Josh Wolff (1977-02-25)25 February 1977 (aged 23) Chicago Fire
17 4FW Conor Casey (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 19) University of Portland
18 1GK Tim Howard (1979-03-06)6 March 1979 (aged 21) MetroStars
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
19 3MF Brian Winters (1977-12-31)31 December 1977 (aged 22) Minnesota Thunder
20 4FW Chris Brown (1977-03-10)10 March 1977 (aged 23) Kansas City Wizards
21 3MF DaMarcus Beasley (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 18) Chicago Fire
22 1GK Matt Napoleon (1977-08-18)18 August 1977 (aged 23) Columbus Crew

Group D

Brazil

Head coach: Vanderlei Luxemburgo

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Helton (1978-05-18)18 May 1978 (aged 22) Vasco da Gama
2 2DF Baiano (1978-06-28)28 June 1978 (aged 22) Santos
3 2DF Fábio Bilica (1979-01-04)4 January 1979 (aged 21) Venezia
4 2DF Álvaro (1977-11-01)1 November 1977 (aged 22) São Paulo
5 3MF Marcos Paulo (1977-05-11)11 May 1977 (aged 23) Cruzeiro
6 2DF Fábio Aurélio (1979-09-24)24 September 1979 (aged 20) São Paulo
7 4FW Ronaldinho (1980-03-21)21 March 1980 (aged 20) Grêmio
8 3MF Fabiano (1978-04-06)6 April 1978 (aged 22) São Paulo
9 3MF Edu (1979-01-10)10 January 1979 (aged 21) São Paulo
10 3MF Alex (1977-09-14)14 September 1977 (aged 22) Parma
11 4FW Geovanni (1980-01-11)11 January 1980 (aged 20) Cruzeiro
12 3MF Roger (1978-08-17)17 August 1978 (aged 22) Fluminense
13 2DF André Luís (1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 21) Santos
14 2DF Lúcio (1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 22) Internacional
15 3MF Mozart (1979-11-08)8 November 1979 (aged 20) Flamengo
16 2DF Athirson (1977-01-16)16 January 1977 (aged 23) Flamengo
17 4FW Lucas (1979-01-03)3 January 1979 (aged 21) Rennes
18 1GK Fábio Costa (1977-11-27)27 November 1977 (aged 22) Santos
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
19 2DF Flávio (1980-03-12)12 March 1980 (aged 20) Fluminense
20 3MF Alexandre (1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 21) São Paulo
21 4FW Leandro (1977-08-06)6 August 1977 (aged 23) Fiorentina
22 1GK Júlio César (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 21) Flamengo

Japan

Head coach: Philippe Troussier

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Seigo Narazaki* (1976-04-15)15 April 1976 (aged 24) Nagoya Grampus Eight
2 2DF Yuji Nakazawa (1978-02-25)25 February 1978 (aged 22) Verdy Kawasaki
3 2DF Naoki Matsuda (1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 23) Yokohama F. Marinos
4 2DF Ryuzo Morioka* (1975-10-07)7 October 1975 (aged 24) Shimizu S-Pulse
5 2DF Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (1977-02-07)7 February 1977 (aged 23) Gamba Osaka
6 3MF Junichi Inamoto (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 20) Gamba Osaka
7 3MF Hidetoshi Nakata (1977-01-22)22 January 1977 (aged 23) Roma
8 3MF Tomakazu Myojin (1978-01-24)24 January 1978 (aged 22) Kashiwa Reysol
9 4FW Tomoyuki Hirase (1977-05-23)23 May 1977 (aged 23) Kashima Antlers
10 3MF Shunsuke Nakamura (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 22) Yokohama F. Marinos
11 3MF Atsuhiro Miura* (1974-07-24)24 July 1974 (aged 26) Yokohama F. Marinos
12 3MF Tomoyuki Sakai (1979-06-29)29 June 1979 (aged 21) JEF United Ichihara Chiba
13 4FW Atsushi Yanagisawa (1977-05-27)27 May 1977 (aged 23) Kashima Antlers
14 3MF Masashi Motoyama (1979-06-20)20 June 1979 (aged 21) Kashima Antlers
15 3MF Norihiro Nishi (1980-05-09)9 May 1980 (aged 20) Júbilo Iwata
16 2DF Koji Nakata (1979-07-09)9 July 1979 (aged 21) Kashima Antlers
17 4FW Naohiro Takahara (1979-06-04)4 June 1979 (aged 21) Júbilo Iwata
18 1GK Ryota Tsuzuki (1978-04-01)1 April 1978 (aged 22) Gamba Osaka
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
19 4FW Kota Yoshihara (1978-02-02)2 February 1978 (aged 22) Gamba Osaka
20 2DF Satoshi Yamaguchi (1978-04-17)17 April 1978 (aged 22) JEF United Ichihara Chiba
21 3MF Yasuhito Endo (1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 20) Kyoto Purple Sanga
22 1GK Hitoshi Sogahata (1979-08-02)2 August 1979 (aged 21) Kashima Antlers

Slovakia

Head coach: Dusan Radolsky

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Kamil Čontofalský (1978-06-03)3 June 1978 (aged 22) Bohemians Prague
2 2DF Marián Čišovský (1979-11-02)2 November 1979 (aged 20) Inter Bratislava
3 3MF Miroslav Drobňák (1977-05-29)29 May 1977 (aged 23) Tatran Prešov
4 3MF Peter Hlinka (1978-12-05)5 December 1978 (aged 21) Tatran Prešov
5 2DF Peter Lérant (1977-01-30)30 January 1977 (aged 23) Bayer Leverkusen
6 2DF Miloš Krško (1979-10-23)23 October 1979 (aged 20) Ozeta Dukla Trenčín
7 3MF Karol Kisel (1977-03-15)15 March 1977 (aged 23) Bohemians Prague
8 4FW Michal Pančík* (1971-12-17)17 December 1971 (aged 28) Slovan Bratislava
9 4FW Juraj Czinege (1977-10-29)29 October 1977 (aged 22) Inter Bratislava
10 3MF Miroslav Barčík (1978-05-26)26 May 1978 (aged 22) Žilina
11 4FW Ján Šlahor (1977-05-16)16 May 1977 (aged 23) Slovan Bratislava
12 2DF Martin Petráš (1979-11-02)2 November 1979 (aged 20) Jablonec
13 3MF Martin Vyskoč (1977-06-10)10 June 1977 (aged 23) Ružomberok
14 2DF Andrej Šupka (1979-01-22)22 January 1979 (aged 21) Dubnica
15 4FW Marek Mintál (1977-09-02)2 September 1977 (aged 23) Žilina
16 3MF Radoslav Kráľ* (1974-02-20)20 February 1974 (aged 26) Košice
17 4FW Andrej Porázik (1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 23) Ozeta Dukla Trenčín
18 1GK Martin Lipčák* (1975-12-22)22 December 1975 (aged 24) Ozeta Dukla Trenčín
21 1GK Ján Mucha (1978-06-20)20 June 1978 (aged 22) Nitra
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
19 4FW Tomáš Oravec (1980-07-03)3 July 1980 (aged 20) Ružomberok
20 2DF Vratislav Greško (1977-07-24)24 July 1977 (aged 23) Bayer Leverkusen

South Africa

Head Coach: Ephraim Mashaba

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Emile Baron (1979-06-17)17 June 1979 (aged 21) Lillestrøm
2 2DF Fabian McCarthy (1977-05-13)13 May 1977 (aged 23) Apollon FC Limassol
3 2DF David Kannemeyer (1977-07-08)8 July 1977 (aged 23) Ajax Cape Town
4 2DF Nkhiphitheni Matombo (1977-01-31)31 January 1977 (aged 23) Manning Rangers
5 2DF Matthew Booth (1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 23) Mamelodi Sundowns
6 3MF Quinton Fortune (1977-05-21)21 May 1977 (aged 23) Manchester United
7 3MF Stanton Fredericks (1977-06-13)13 June 1977 (aged 23) Wits University
8 4FW Daniel Matsau (1977-01-18)18 January 1977 (aged 23) Kaizer Chiefs
9 4FW Nkosinathi Nhleko (1979-07-24)24 July 1979 (aged 21) Jomo Cosmos
10 3MF Steve Lekoelea (1979-02-05)5 February 1979 (aged 21) Orlando Pirates
11 3MF Jabu Pule (1980-07-11)11 July 1980 (aged 20) Kaizer Chiefs
12 3MF Dumisa Ngobe* (1973-03-05)5 March 1973 (aged 27) Ankaragücü
13 3MF Abram Nteo (1977-07-15)15 July 1977 (aged 23) Bloemfontein Celtic
14 2DF Aaron Mokoena (1980-11-25)25 November 1980 (aged 19) Ajax
15 4FW Siyabonga Nomvethe (1977-12-02)2 December 1977 (aged 22) Kaizer Chiefs
16 3MF Delron Buckley (1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (aged 22) VfL Bochum
17 4FW Benni McCarthy (1977-11-12)12 November 1977 (aged 22) Celta Vigo
18 1GK Brian Baloyi* (1974-03-16)16 March 1974 (aged 26) Kaizer Chiefs
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
19 4FW Lebohang Kukane (1978-06-04)4 June 1978 (aged 22) Bloemfontein Celtic
20 3MF Mzunani Mgwigwi (1978-11-17)17 November 1978 (aged 21) Bush Bucks
21 3MF Patrick Mbuthu (1977-02-03)3 February 1977 (aged 23) Kaizer Chiefs
22 1GK Rowen Fernandez (1978-02-28)28 February 1978 (aged 22) Wits University

Footnotes
  1. Ventola was on loan to Atalanta
  2. Marchena was on loan to Benfica.
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