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Below are the squads for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.

Players marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.

Group A

Head coach: Argentina José Pékerman

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Germán Lux (1982-06-07)7 June 1982 (aged 19) Argentina River Plate
2 2 DF Nicolás Burdisso (1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Boca Juniors
3 3 MF Julio Arca (1981-01-31)31 January 1981 (aged 20) England Sunderland
4 2 DF Mauro Cetto (1982-04-14)14 April 1982 (aged 19) Argentina Rosario Central
5 3 MF Nicolás Medina (1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (aged 19) Argentina Argentinos Juniors
6 2 DF Fabricio Coloccini (1982-01-22)22 January 1982 (aged 19) Argentina San Lorenzo
7 4 FW Javier Saviola (1981-12-11)11 December 1981 (aged 19) Argentina River Plate
8 3 MF Oscar Ahumada (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 18) Argentina River Plate
9 4 FW Esteban Herrera (1981-03-09)9 March 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Boca Juniors
10 3 MF Leandro Romagnoli (1981-03-17)17 March 1981 (aged 20) Argentina San Lorenzo
11 3 MF Maxi Rodríguez (1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
12 2 DF Ariel Seltzer (1981-01-03)3 January 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Argentinos Juniors
13 2 DF Diego Colotto (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Estudiantes
14 3 MF Leonardo Ponzio (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 19) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
15 3 MF Andrés D'Alessandro (1981-04-15)15 April 1981 (aged 20) Argentina River Plate
16 4 FW Mauro Rosales (1981-02-24)24 February 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
17 3 MF Alejandro Domínguez (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Quilmes
18 1 GK Willy Caballero (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 19) Argentina Boca Juniors
19 4 FW Sebastián Bueno (1981-10-24)24 October 1981 (aged 19) Argentina Sarmiento de Junín

  Egypt

Head coach: Egypt Shawky Gharieb

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Mohamed Sobhy (1981-08-30)30 August 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Ismaily
2 2 DF Ahmed Samir (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Baladeyet El-Mahalla
3 3 MF Abou El Magd (1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al Ahly
4 2 DF Hussein Amin (1981-04-26)26 April 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al Ahly
5 2 DF Mahmoud Mahmoud (1981-06-30)30 June 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Zamalek SC
6 2 DF Mohamed El Atrawy (1981-08-19)19 August 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al-Mehalla
7 3 MF Mohamed Shawky (1981-10-05)5 October 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al-Masry
8 3 MF Wael Riad (1982-08-02)2 August 1982 (aged 18) Egypt Al Ahly
9 3 MF Reda Shehata (1981-01-24)24 January 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al Ahly
10 4 FW Mohsen Abo Gresha (1981-08-04)4 August 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Ismaily
11 4 FW Mohamed El Yamani (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 19) Belgium Standard Liège
12 3 MF Mohamed Abdel Wahed (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al-Tersana
13 2 DF Amir Azmy (1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 18) Egypt Zamalek SC
14 3 MF Hossam Ghaly (1981-12-15)15 December 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al Ahly
15 2 DF Ahmed Abou Moslem (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al Ahly
16 4 FW Gamal Hamza (1981-12-05)5 December 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Zamalek SC
17 3 MF Gamal Hawash (1981-05-14)14 May 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Dina Farms
18 1 GK Wael Zenga (1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Zamalek SC
19 1 GK Sherif Ekramy (1983-07-01)1 July 1983 (aged 17) Egypt Al Ahly

Head coach: Finland Kari Ukkonen

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Otto Fredrikson (1981-11-30)30 November 1981 (aged 19) Finland Tervarit
2 2 DF Harri Haapaniemi (1981-04-01)1 April 1981 (aged 20) Finland Atlantis
3 2 DF Ossi Martikainen (1982-11-25)25 November 1982 (aged 18) Finland HJK Helsinki
4 2 DF Tuomas Aho (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 20) Finland MyPa
5 2 DF Marco Parnela (1981-01-05)5 January 1981 (aged 20) Switzerland Thun
6 3 MF Mika Niskala (1981-03-28)28 March 1981 (aged 20) Sweden Norrköping
7 3 MF Hannu Haarala (1981-08-15)15 August 1981 (aged 19) Finland HJK Helsinki
8 3 MF Antti Okkonen (1982-06-06)6 June 1982 (aged 19) Finland MyPa
9 3 MF Mika Väyrynen (1981-12-28)28 December 1981 (aged 19) Finland FC Jokerit
10 4 FW Mikael Forssell (1981-03-15)15 March 1981 (aged 20) England Chelsea
11 4 FW Daniel Sjölund (1983-04-22)22 April 1983 (aged 18) England Liverpool
12 3 MF Jussi Peteri (1982-04-04)4 April 1982 (aged 19) Finland HJK Helsinki
13 2 DF Juha Luoma (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 (aged 20) Finland Jazz
14 2 DF Jukka Sauso (1982-06-20)20 June 1982 (aged 18) Finland Vaasan Palloseura
15 3 MF Teemu Lampinen (1981-01-23)23 January 1981 (aged 20) Finland Lahti
16 3 MF Kristian Kunnas (1981-01-11)11 January 1981 (aged 20) Finland HJK Helsinki
17 4 FW Matti Santahuhta (1981-08-13)13 August 1981 (aged 19) Finland Jazz
18 1 GK Tatu Niskanen (1981-01-16)16 January 1981 (aged 20) Finland KuPS

Head coach: Jamaica Wendell Downswell

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Allien Whittaker (1983-06-19)19 June 1983 (aged 17) Jamaica Hazard
2 2 DF Sheldon Battiste (1983-07-27)27 July 1983 (aged 17) Jamaica Hazard
3 2 DF Shavar Thomas (1981-01-29)29 January 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Hazard
4 3 MF Fabian Blake (1982-01-16)16 January 1982 (aged 19) Jamaica Reno
5 2 DF Shane Stevens (1982-03-10)10 March 1982 (aged 19) Jamaica Arnett Gardens
6 2 DF Alex Thomas (1983-01-12)12 January 1983 (aged 18) United States Loomis Chaffee
7 3 MF Sean Fraser (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 18) Jamaica Harbour View
8 3 MF Keith Kelly (1983-03-05)5 March 1983 (aged 18) France Paris Saint-Germain
9 3 MF Omar Daley (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Hazard
10 3 MF Fabian Dawkins (1981-02-07)7 February 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Village United
11 4 FW Christopher Nicholas (1981-01-16)16 January 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Tivoli Gardens
12 4 FW Craig Gordon (1983-02-12)12 February 1983 (aged 18) Jamaica Reno
13 4 FW Adam Wallace (1981-09-22)22 September 1981 (aged 19) free agent
14 2 DF Kevon Harris (1981-06-01)1 June 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Santos
15 2 DF Wolry Wolfe (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 19) Jamaica Hazard
16 3 MF Khari Stephenson (1981-01-18)18 January 1981 (aged 20) United States Williams College
17 3 MF Damion Williams (1981-04-23)23 April 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Waterhouse
18 1 GK Allan Reid (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Boys Town

Group B

  Brazil

Head coach: Brazil Carlos César [1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Rubinho (1982-08-04)4 August 1982 (aged 18) Brazil Corinthians
2 2 DF Maicon (1981-07-26)26 July 1981 (aged 19) Brazil Cruzeiro
3 2 DF Edu Dracena (1981-05-18)18 May 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Guarani
4 2 DF Marquinhos (1982-10-21)21 October 1982 (aged 18) Brazil Corinthians
5 3 MF Eduardo Costa (1982-09-23)23 September 1982 (aged 18) Brazil Grêmio
6 2 DF Anderson (1983-01-10)10 January 1983 (aged 18) Brazil Flamengo
7 4 FW Pinga (1981-04-27)27 April 1981 (aged 20) Italy Torino
8 3 MF Fernando (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Juventude
9 4 FW Adriano (1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (aged 19) Brazil Flamengo
10 3 MF Júlio Baptista (1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo
11 4 FW Robert (1981-02-07)7 February 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Botafogo
12 3 MF Léo Lima (1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 19) Brazil Vasco da Gama
13 2 DF Ângelo (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Corinthians
14 2 DF Luisão (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Cruzeiro
15 2 DF Júlio Santos (1981-12-12)12 December 1981 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo
16 4 FW Thiago Oliveira (1981-05-26)26 May 1981 (aged 20) Brazil São Paulo
17 3 MF Kaká (1982-04-22)22 April 1982 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo
18 1 GK Márcio (1981-12-20)20 December 1981 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo

  Canada

Head coach: Canada Paul James

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1 GK Pieter Meuleman (1981-02-04)4 February 1981 (aged 20) 5 0 Canada Wilfrid Laurier University
2 2 DF Bernard Ouassa (1982-04-06)6 April 1982 (aged 19) 4 0 United States St. John's University
3 3 MF Terry Dunfield (1982-02-20)20 February 1982 (aged 19) 2 0 England Manchester City
4 2 DF Victor Oppong (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 20) 13 0 United States University of Mobile
5 3 MF Miles O'Connor (1982-04-20)20 April 1982 (aged 19) 9 0 Canada Canada Soccer
6 2 DF Michael Klukowski (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 20) 5 0 France Lille
7 3 MF Tam Nsaliwa (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 19) 7 0 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
8 3 MF Maycoll Cañizalez (1982-12-28)28 December 1982 (aged 18) 13 0 Germany Werder Bremen
9 4 FW Wyn Belotte (1984-05-06)6 May 1984 (aged 17) 0 0 France Nantes
10 3 MF Julian de Guzman (1981-03-25)25 March 1981 (aged 20) 7 5 Germany 1. FC Saarbrücken
11 4 FW Gaspare Borsellino (1981-06-05)5 June 1981 (aged 20) 9 1 United States University of Mobile
12 4 FW Justin Thompson (1981-01-09)9 January 1981 (aged 20) 9 0 United States Fairfield University
13 2 DF Chris Pozniak (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 (aged 20) 13 0 Canada Toronto Lynx
14 3 MF Chris Williams (1981-06-01)1 June 1981 (aged 20) 10 0 United States University of Mobile
15 3 MF Atiba Hutchinson (1983-02-08)8 February 1983 (aged 18) 5 0 Canada Woodbridge College
16 4 FW Rob Friend (1981-01-23)23 January 1981 (aged 20) 6 0 United States Western Michigan University
17 4 FW Iain Hume (1983-10-30)30 October 1983 (aged 17) 10 3 England Tranmere Rovers
18 1 GK Wojtek Zarzycki (1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 18) 4 0 United States Dartmouth College
19 4 FW Josh Simpson (1983-05-15)15 May 1983 (aged 18) 0 0 United States Portland Pilots

Head coach: Germany Uli Stielike

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Tom Starke (1981-03-18)18 March 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
2 2 DF Christoph Preuß (1981-07-04)4 July 1981 (aged 19) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
3 2 DF Christian Fickert (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 20) Germany Waldhof Mannheim
4 2 DF Denis Lapaczinski (1981-09-26)26 September 1981 (aged 19) Germany Hertha BSC
5 2 DF Michael Zepek (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
6 3 MF Giuseppe Gemiti (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 20) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
7 4 FW Hüzeyfe Doğan (1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
8 3 MF Hanno Balitsch (1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 20) Germany 1. FC Köln
9 4 FW Benjamin Auer (1981-01-11)11 January 1981 (aged 20) Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
10 3 MF Selim Teber (1981-03-07)7 March 1981 (aged 20) Germany Waldhof Mannheim
11 4 FW Thorsten Burkhardt (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
12 3 MF Christian Mikolajczak (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 20) Germany Schalke 04
13 4 FW Jermaine Jones [2] (1981-11-03)3 November 1981 (aged 19) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
14 4 FW Christian Tiffert (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 19) Germany VfB Stuttgart
15 2 DF Stephan Kling (1981-03-22)22 March 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayern Munich
16 2 DF Andreas Hinkel (1982-03-26)26 March 1982 (aged 19) Germany VfB Stuttgart
17 4 FW Lars Jungnickel (1981-08-31)31 August 1981 (aged 19) Germany Energie Cottbus
18 1 GK Jan Schlösser (1982-09-27)27 September 1982 (aged 18) Germany Bayern Munich

  Iraq

Head coach: Iraq Adnan Hamad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Ahmad Ali Jaber (1982-08-02)2 August 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
2 2 DF Jassim Ghulam (1981-03-11)11 March 1981 (aged 20) Iraq Al-Jaish
3 2 DF Bassim Abbas (1982-07-01)1 July 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al-Talaba
4 2 DF Haidar Abdul-Amir (1982-11-02)2 November 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
5 2 DF Munaim Yousif (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Shorta
6 3 MF Sameeh Sabeeh Amir (1981-07-20)20 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
7 4 FW Emad Mohammed (1982-07-24)24 July 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
8 3 MF Nashat Akram (1984-09-12)12 September 1984 (aged 16) Iraq Al-Shorta
9 4 FW Ahmed Mnajed (1981-12-13)13 December 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Shorta
10 4 FW Ammar Ahmad (1981-07-02)2 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al Zawraa
11 3 MF Hawar Mulla Mohammed (1981-06-01)1 June 1981 (aged 20) Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
12 2 DF Haidar Abdul-Razzaq (1982-10-23)23 October 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
13 3 MF Bassim Abdul-Hassan (1981-07-01)1 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Talaba
14 2 DF Emad Aoda (1981-11-15)15 November 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al Minaa
15 3 MF Hassan Turki (1981-07-01)1 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al Zawraa
16 3 MF Mohannad Nassir (1983-04-04)4 April 1983 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
17 2 DF Salah Al-Deen Siamand (1981-07-13)13 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Arbil
18 1 GK Noor Sabri (1984-06-18)18 June 1984 (aged 16) Iraq Al Zawraa
19 4 FW Arkan Najeeb (1982-07-02)2 July 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa

Group C

  Chile

Head coach: Chile Héctor Pinto

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Johnny Herrera (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 20) Chile Universidad de Chile
2 2 DF Sergio Fernández (1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 20) Chile Colo-Colo
3 2 DF Daniel Campos (1981-07-17)17 July 1981 (aged 19) Chile Universidad de Concepción
4 2 DF Hugo Droguett (1982-09-02)2 September 1982 (aged 18) Chile Universidad Católica
5 2 DF Luis Oyarzún (1982-04-24)24 April 1982 (aged 19) Chile Palestino
6 2 DF Nelson Pinto (1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 20) Chile Universidad de Chile
7 3 MF Gonzalo Villagra (1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 19) Chile Universidad Católica
8 3 MF Sebastián Pardo (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 19) Chile Universidad de Chile
9 4 FW Mario Cáceres (1981-03-17)17 March 1981 (aged 20) Portugal Sporting CP
10 3 MF Jaime Valdés (1981-01-11)11 January 1981 (aged 20) Italy Bari
11 4 FW Mario Salgado (1981-06-03)3 June 1981 (aged 20) Chile Huachipato
12 2 DF Gino Reyes (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 20) Chile Colo-Colo
13 4 FW Joel Soto (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 (aged 19) Chile Santiago Wanderers
14 2 DF Adán Vergara (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 20) Chile Cobreloa
15 2 DF Mario Berríos (1981-08-20)20 August 1981 (aged 19) Chile Palestino
16 3 MF Roberto Ordenes (1981-01-05)5 January 1981 (aged 20) Chile Unión Española
17 3 MF Rodrigo Millar (1981-11-03)3 November 1981 (aged 19) Chile Huachipato
18 1 GK Eduardo Lobos (1981-07-30)30 July 1981 (aged 19) Chile Colo-Colo

  China

Head coach: China Shen Xiangfu (沈祥福)

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK An Qi 安琦 (1981-06-21)21 June 1981 (aged 19) China Dalian Shide
2 3 MF Ma Yi (1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 19) China Shenyang Sealion
3 2 DF Du Wei 杜威 (1982-02-09)9 February 1982 (aged 19) China Shanghai 02
4 3 MF Zhou Lin (1981-02-04)4 February 1981 (aged 20) China Chongqing Lifan
5 2 DF Wang Sheng (1981-05-01)1 May 1981 (aged 20) China Dalian Shide
6 3 MF Hu Zhaojun (1981-03-01)1 March 1981 (aged 20) China Dalian Shide
7 3 MF Sun Ji 孫吉 (1982-01-15)15 January 1982 (aged 19) China Shanghai 02
8 4 FW Gao Ming (1982-02-19)19 February 1982 (aged 19) China Qingdao Etsong Hainiu
9 4 FW Sui Yong (1981-01-27)27 January 1981 (aged 20) China Qingdao Etsong Hainiu
10 3 MF Yan Song (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 20) China Dalian Shide
11 2 DF Sun Xiang 孫祥 (1982-01-15)15 January 1982 (aged 19) China Shanghai 02
12 3 MF Lu Feng (1981-11-12)12 November 1981 (aged 19) China Henan Jianye
13 3 MF Wang Xinxin (1981-04-27)27 April 1981 (aged 20) China Liaoning F.C.
14 2 DF Xu Liang (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 19) China Liaoning F.C.
15 2 DF Zhang Yaokun (1981-04-07)7 April 1981 (aged 20) China Dalian Shide
16 4 FW Qu Bo 曲波 (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 19) China Qingdao Etsong Hainiu
17 4 FW Yu Tao (1981-10-15)15 October 1981 (aged 19) China Shanghai 02
18 1 GK Yang Jun (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 20) China Qingdao Etsong Hainiu

Head coach: United States Wolfgang Suhnholz

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK D.J. Countess (1982-01-09)9 January 1982 (aged 19) United States UCLA
2 2 DF Philip Salyer (1981-10-30)30 October 1981 (aged 19) United States University of Maryland
3 2 DF Oguchi Onyewu (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 19) United States Clemson University
4 2 DF Nelson Akwari (1982-02-04)4 February 1982 (aged 19) United States UCLA
5 2 DF Alex Yi (1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 19) United States UCLA
6 2 DF Kelly Gray (1981-04-07)7 April 1981 (aged 20) United States University of Portland
7 3 MF DaMarcus Beasley (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 19) United States Chicago Fire
8 4 FW Alecko Eskandarian (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 (aged 18) United States University of Virginia
9 4 FW Brad Davis (1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 19) United States St. Louis University
10 4 FW Landon Donovan (1982-03-04)4 March 1982 (aged 19) United States San Jose Earthquakes
11 3 MF Bobby Convey (1983-05-27)27 May 1983 (aged 18) United States D.C. United
12 2 DF Ricky Lewis (1982-05-29)29 May 1982 (aged 19) United States Clemson University
13 3 MF Kyle Martino (1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 20) United States University of Virginia
14 2 DF Kenny Arena (1981-02-06)6 February 1981 (aged 20) United States University of Virginia
15 3 MF Brian Carroll (1981-07-20)20 July 1981 (aged 19) United States Wake Forest University
16 4 FW Conor Casey (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 19) Germany Borussia Dortmund
17 4 FW Edson Buddle (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 20) United States Columbus Crew
18 1 GK Doug Warren (1981-03-18)18 March 1981 (aged 20) United States Clemson University

Head coach: Ukraine Anatoli Kroschenko

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Artem Kusliy (1981-07-07)7 July 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2 2 DF Roman Pasichnychenko (1981-06-17)17 June 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
3 2 DF Bohdan Shershun (1981-05-14)14 May 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
4 2 DF Serhiy Symonenko (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 20) Russia Torpedo Moscow
5 2 DF Vitaliy Komarnytskyi (1981-08-02)2 August 1981 (aged 19) Israel Ironi Rishon leZion
6 3 MF Denys Stoyan (1981-08-24)24 August 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Borysfen Boryspil
7 3 MF Volodymyr Bondarenko (1981-07-06)6 July 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine CSCA Kyiv
8 3 MF Andriy Smalko (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Borysfen Boryspil
9 4 FW Oleksiy Byelik (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
10 4 FW Ruslan Valeyev (1981-10-31)31 October 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands De Graafschap
11 4 FW Andriy Herasymenko (1981-01-08)8 January 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
12 4 FW Taras Kabanov (1981-01-23)23 January 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Karpaty Lviv
13 2 DF Fedir Prokhorov (1981-04-24)24 April 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
14 2 DF Serhiy Khistyev (1981-06-30)30 June 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Stal Alchevsk
15 3 MF Serhiy Danylovskyi (1981-08-20)20 August 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Karpaty Lviv
16 3 MF Mykola Nakonechnyi (1981-09-10)10 September 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Borysfen Boryspil
17 3 MF Oleksiy Gai (1982-11-06)6 November 1982 (aged 18) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
18 1 GK Vitaliy Rudenko (1981-10-26)26 October 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa

Group D

  Angola

Head coach: Angola Oliveira Gonçalves

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Lamá (1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 20) Angola Petro de Luanda
2 2 DF Manuel (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 18) Angola Cabinda
3 3 MF Nelsinho (1981-12-10)10 December 1981 (aged 19) Angola Interclube
4 2 DF Kikas (1981-03-14)14 March 1981 (aged 20) Angola Interclube
5 2 DF Lutucuta (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 (aged 19) Angola Bravos do Maquis
6 2 DF Dedas (1982-02-13)13 February 1982 (aged 19) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
7 3 MF Chinho (1982-02-04)4 February 1982 (aged 19) Angola Petro de Luanda
8 4 FW Riquinho (1981-08-10)10 August 1981 (aged 19) Angola Petro de Luanda
9 4 FW Rasca (1982-07-10)10 July 1982 (aged 18) Portugal Académica de Coimbra
10 4 FW Mantorras (1982-03-18)18 March 1982 (aged 19) Portugal Alverca
11 4 FW Gilberto (1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 18) Angola Petro de Luanda
12 3 MF Castigo (1983-02-24)24 February 1983 (aged 18) Portugal Boavista
13 2 DF Vemba (1982-12-06)6 December 1982 (aged 18) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
14 4 FW António Mendonça (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 18) Portugal Varzim
15 4 FW Loló (1981-12-13)13 December 1981 (aged 19) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
16 3 MF Mateus (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 20) Portugal Sporting CP
17 4 FW Fofaná (1982-05-05)5 May 1982 (aged 19) Angola Benfica de Luanda
18 1 GK Capoco (1982-04-03)3 April 1982 (aged 19) Angola Petro do Huambo

Head coach: Australia Ange Postecoglou

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Michael Turnbull (1981-03-24)24 March 1981 (aged 20) Australia Marconi Stallions
2 2 DF Mark Byrnes (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 19) Australia Parramatta Power
3 2 DF Adrian Madaschi (1982-07-11)11 July 1982 (aged 18) Italy Atalanta
4 2 DF Ljubo Milicevic (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 20) Australia Perth Glory
5 2 DF Patrick Kisnorbo (1981-03-24)24 March 1981 (aged 20) Australia South Melbourne
6 3 MF Wayne Srhoj (1982-03-23)23 March 1982 (aged 19) Australia Brisbane Strikers
7 3 MF Ahmad Elrich (1981-05-30)30 May 1981 (aged 20) Australia Parramatta Power
8 4 FW Greg Owens (1981-01-27)27 January 1981 (aged 20) Australia Sydney Olympic
9 4 FW Joshua Kennedy (1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 18) Germany VfL Wolfsburg
10 4 FW Nick Carle (1981-11-23)23 November 1981 (aged 19) Australia Sydney Olympic
11 4 FW Scott McDonald (1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (aged 17) England Southampton
12 3 MF Lucas Pantelis (1982-03-12)12 March 1982 (aged 19) Australia Adelaide City Force
13 2 DF Gareth Edds (1981-02-03)3 February 1981 (aged 20) England Nottingham Forest
14 3 MF Louis Brain (1982-05-09)9 May 1982 (aged 19) Australia Adelaide City Force
15 3 MF Luke Wilkshire (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 19) England Middlesbrough
16 3 MF Daniel Vasilevski (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 19) Australia Melbourne Knights
17 4 FW Kevork Gulesserian (1981-09-21)21 September 1981 (aged 19) Australia Marconi Stallions
18 1 GK Jess Vanstrattan (1982-07-19)19 July 1982 (aged 18) Italy Hellas Verona
20 2 DF Jonathan McKain (1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 18) Australia Brisbane Strikers

Head coach: Czech Republic Dušan Fitzel

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Patrik Kolář (1981-10-30)30 October 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sparta Prague
2 2 DF Tomáš Hübschman (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sparta Prague
3 2 DF Patrik Křap (1981-03-13)13 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Brno
4 4 FW Tomáš Pešír (1981-05-30)30 May 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Slavia Prague
5 3 MF Petr Silný (1981-04-07)7 April 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
6 2 DF Martin Leština (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Dynamo Budějovice
7 2 DF Vlastimil Vidlička (1981-07-02)2 July 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
8 3 MF Radek Šírl (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Bohemians Prague
9 3 MF Michal Macek (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Marila Příbram
10 4 FW Jaroslav Šedivec (1981-02-16)16 February 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
11 2 DF Tomáš Glos (1981-06-19)19 June 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc
12 3 MF David Lafata (1981-09-18)18 September 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Dynamo Budějovice
13 3 MF Martin Živný (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Brno
14 3 MF Jan Polák (1981-03-14)14 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Brno
15 4 FW Petr Musil (1981-09-23)23 September 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Brno
16 4 FW Tomáš Jun (1983-01-17)17 January 1983 (aged 18) Czech Republic Sparta Prague
17 2 DF Pavel Besta (1982-09-02)2 September 1982 (aged 18) Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
18 1 GK Petr Čech (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sparta Prague

  Japan

Head coach: Japan Akihiro Nishimura

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Yōsuke Fujigaya (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 20) Japan Consadole Sapporo
2 2 DF Shohei Ikeda (1981-04-27)27 April 1981 (aged 20) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
3 2 DF Sota Nakazawa (1982-10-26)26 October 1982 (aged 18) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
4 2 DF Teruyuki Moniwa [3] (1981-09-08)8 September 1981 (aged 19) Japan Shonan Bellmare
5 2 DF Kenji Haneda (1981-12-01)1 December 1981 (aged 19) Japan Kashima Antlers
6 2 DF Yūichi Komano (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 19) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
7 3 MF Takeshi Aoki (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 18) Japan Kashima Antlers
8 3 MF Kazuyuki Morisaki (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 20) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
9 4 FW Yutaka Tahara (1982-04-27)27 April 1982 (aged 19) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
10 3 MF Naohiro Ishikawa (1981-05-12)12 May 1981 (aged 20) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
11 4 FW Hisato Satō (1982-03-12)12 March 1982 (aged 19) Japan JEF United Ichihara
12 3 MF Shunta Nagai (1982-07-12)12 July 1982 (aged 18) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
13 3 MF Koji Yamase (1981-09-22)22 September 1981 (aged 19) Japan Consadole Sapporo
14 4 FW Ryoichi Maeda (1981-10-09)9 October 1981 (aged 19) Japan Júbilo Iwata
15 4 FW Kazuki Hiramoto (1981-08-18)18 August 1981 (aged 19) Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969
16 3 MF Kōji Morisaki (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 20) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
17 4 FW Kazunori Iio (1982-02-23)23 February 1982 (aged 19) Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969
18 1 GK Takaya Kurokawa (1981-04-07)7 April 1981 (aged 20) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
19 2 DF Daisuke Nasu (1981-10-10)10 October 1981 (aged 19) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos

Group E

Head coach: Costa Rica Carlos Watson

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Neighel Drummond (1982-02-02)2 February 1982 (aged 19) Costa Rica Alajuelense
2 2 DF Michael Rodríguez (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 19) Costa Rica Alajuelense
3 2 DF Pablo Salazar (1982-11-21)21 November 1982 (aged 18) Costa Rica Alajuelense
4 3 MF Cristian Montero (1982-06-24)24 June 1982 (aged 18) Costa Rica Alajuelense
5 2 DF Roy Myrie (1982-08-21)21 August 1982 (aged 18) Costa Rica Alajuelense
6 2 DF Johel Fajardo (1981-01-25)25 January 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Guanacaste
7 4 FW Erick Scott (1981-05-29)29 May 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Alajuelense
8 3 MF José Luis López (1981-03-31)31 March 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Heredia
9 4 FW Derman Moss (1983-04-09)9 April 1983 (aged 18) Costa Rica Limonense
10 4 FW Warren Granados (1981-12-06)6 December 1981 (aged 19) Costa Rica Ramonense
11 4 FW Winston Parks (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 19) Costa Rica Limonense
12 2 DF Harold Apu (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Liberia
13 3 MF Jonathan Orozco (1981-03-12)12 March 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Saprissa
14 3 MF Daniel Vallejos (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Heredia
15 2 DF Alonso Alfaro (1981-03-16)16 March 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Heredia
16 3 MF Carlos Hernández (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 (aged 19) Costa Rica Alajuelense
17 2 DF Michael Robinson (1981-07-31)31 July 1981 (aged 19) Costa Rica Alajuelense
18 1 GK Daniel Rodríguez (1982-04-03)3 April 1982 (aged 19) Costa Rica Heredia
20 3 MF Randy Araya (1981-05-04)4 May 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Cartagines

Head coach: Ecuador Fabián Burbano

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Omar Estrada (1982-03-29)29 March 1982 (aged 19) Ecuador LDU Quito
2 2 DF William Cuero (1981-06-01)1 June 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador Barcelona
3 2 DF Jorge Guagua (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador El Nacional
4 2 DF Pool Gavilánez (1981-08-03)3 August 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador Santa Rita
5 3 MF Cristhian Quiñónez (1981-09-12)12 September 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador Barcelona
6 2 DF Jorge Vargas (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador LDU Quito
7 3 MF Pedro Esterilla (1984-10-28)28 October 1984 (aged 16) Ecuador ESPOLI
8 3 MF Líder Mejía (1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador LDU Quito
9 4 FW Estuardo Quiñónez (1981-04-14)14 April 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador Universidad Católica
10 3 MF Javier Intriago (1981-01-09)9 January 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador Santa Rita
11 4 FW Franklin Salas (1981-08-30)30 August 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador LDU Quito
12 4 FW Walter Iza (1981-08-02)2 August 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador Aucas
13 2 DF Edwin Pineda (1982-08-28)28 August 1982 (aged 18) Ecuador LDU Quito
14 3 MF Segundo Castillo (1982-05-15)15 May 1982 (aged 19) Ecuador ESPOLI
15 4 FW Roberto Miña (1984-11-07)7 November 1984 (aged 16) Ecuador Salesiano
16 2 DF Franklin Corozo (1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador Emelec
17 4 FW Félix Borja (1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 18) Ecuador El Nacional
18 1 GK Daniel Viteri (1981-12-12)12 December 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador Emelec

Head coach: France Diego Garzitto

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Adugna Deyes (1983-07-13)13 July 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia EEPCO
2 3 MF Belay Fekadu (1983-09-10)10 September 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia Saint-George SA
3 2 DF Molla Ermias (1983-05-30)30 May 1983 (aged 18) Ethiopia BSPP
4 2 DF Bekele Zewdu (1982-05-27)27 May 1982 (aged 19) Ethiopia Awassa City
5 2 DF Gebremichael Yonas (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 18) Ethiopia EEPCO
6 2 DF Tesfaye Kefyalew (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia Saint-George SA
7 3 MF Teshome Getu (1983-02-07)7 February 1983 (aged 18) Ethiopia Banks SC
8 3 MF Girma Ashenafi (1982-07-28)28 July 1982 (aged 18) Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
9 4 FW Yordanos Abay (1984-03-28)28 March 1984 (aged 17) Ethiopia EEPCO
10 4 FW Mengistu Getahun (1983-09-19)19 September 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia Insurance Addis
11 4 FW Seman Hussen (1983-07-18)18 July 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
12 3 MF Abubakar Ismael (1983-04-09)9 April 1983 (aged 18) Ethiopia Saint-George SA
13 3 MF Muleta Berihanu (1982-10-28)28 October 1982 (aged 18) Ethiopia Tsehay Gebat
14 3 MF Admassu Hailu (1985-08-10)10 August 1985 (aged 15) Ethiopia EEPCO
15 2 DF Elihu Bekele (1982-10-24)24 October 1982 (aged 18) Ethiopia Nyala
16 3 MF Dawit Mebratu (1984-06-13)13 June 1984 (aged 17) Ethiopia Airlines
17 2 DF Solomon Andargachew (1981-10-28)28 October 1981 (aged 19) Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
18 1 GK Getachew Solomon (1984-01-15)15 January 1984 (aged 17) Ethiopia Insurance Addis

Head coach: Netherlands Louis van Gaal

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Maarten Stekelenburg (1982-09-22)22 September 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
2 2 DF Jürgen Colin (1981-01-20)20 January 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands PSV
3 3 MF René van Dieren (1981-03-12)12 March 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands Feyenoord
4 3 MF John Heitinga (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 17) Netherlands Ajax
5 2 DF Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands NEC
6 3 MF David Mendes da Silva (1982-08-04)4 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
7 4 FW Riga Mustapha (1981-10-10)10 October 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Vitesse
8 4 FW Rafael van der Vaart (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
9 4 FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983-08-12)12 August 1983 (aged 17) Netherlands PSV
10 3 MF Youssouf Hersi (1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
11 4 FW Arjen Robben (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 17) Netherlands Groningen
12 2 DF Civard Sprockel (1983-05-10)10 May 1983 (aged 18) Netherlands Feyenoord
13 3 MF Saïd Boutahar (1982-08-12)12 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Feyenoord
14 3 MF Theo Janssen (1981-07-27)27 July 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Vitesse
15 4 FW Thijs Houwing (1981-04-22)22 April 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands Twente
16 3 MF Gregoor van Dijk (1981-11-16)16 November 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Groningen
17 3 MF Santi Kolk (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Heerenveen
18 1 GK Gino Coutinho (1982-08-05)5 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands PSV
19 2 DF Glenn Loovens (1983-09-22)22 September 1983 (aged 17) Netherlands Feyenoord
20 2 DF Alje Schut (1981-02-18)18 February 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands Utrecht

Group F

  France

Head coach: France Raymond Domenech

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Nicolas Penneteau (1981-02-28)28 February 1981 (aged 20) France Bastia
2 2 DF Matthieu Delpierre (1981-04-26)26 April 1981 (aged 20) France Lille
3 2 DF Grégory Vignal (1981-07-19)19 July 1981 (aged 19) England Liverpool
4 2 DF Gaël Givet (1981-10-09)9 October 1981 (aged 19) France Monaco
5 2 DF Philippe Mexès (1982-03-30)30 March 1982 (aged 19) France Auxerre
6 3 MF Pascal Berenguer (1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 20) France Bastia
7 3 MF Benoît Cheyrou (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 20) France Lille
8 3 MF Nicolas Fabiano (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 20) Wales Swansea City
9 3 MF Alou Diarra (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 19) Germany Bayern Munich
10 4 FW Mathieu Maton (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 20) France Lille
11 4 FW Hassan Ahamada (1981-04-13)13 April 1981 (aged 20) France Nantes
12 4 FW Djibril Cissé (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 19) France Auxerre
13 3 MF Gaël Danic (1981-11-19)19 November 1981 (aged 19) France Rennes
14 2 DF Jonathan Joseph-Augustin (1981-05-13)13 May 1981 (aged 20) France Guingamp
15 2 DF Bernard Mendy (1981-08-20)20 August 1981 (aged 19) France Paris Saint-Germain
16 3 MF Sébastien Roudet (1981-06-16)16 June 1981 (aged 20) France Châteauroux
17 4 FW Hervé Bugnet (1981-08-24)24 August 1981 (aged 19) France Bordeaux
18 1 GK Nicolas Puydebois (1981-02-28)28 February 1981 (aged 20) France Lyon
19 2 DF Jean-Félix Dorothée (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 19) France Rennes

  Ghana

Head coach: Ghana Emmanuel Afranie

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Maxwell Banahene (1982-09-07)7 September 1982 (aged 18) Ghana Sekondi Hasaacas
2 3 MF Sulley Muntari (1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 16) Ghana Liberty Professionals
3 2 DF Abbas Inusah (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 18) Ghana Real Sportive
4 3 MF Michael Essien (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 18) France Bastia
5 2 DF Patrick Villars (1984-05-21)21 May 1984 (aged 17) Ghana Ebusua Dwarfs
6 2 DF Emmanuel Pappoe (1981-03-03)3 March 1981 (aged 20) Ghana Liberty Professionals
7 4 FW Samuel Thompson (1982-01-17)17 January 1982 (aged 19) Ghana Top Allies
8 3 MF Ibrahim Abdul Razak (1983-04-18)18 April 1983 (aged 18) Italy Empoli
9 4 FW Razak Pimpong (1982-12-30)30 December 1982 (aged 18) Denmark Midtjylland
10 3 MF Derek Boateng (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 18) Greece Panathinaikos
11 4 FW Frank Osei (1982-12-02)2 December 1982 (aged 18) Ghana King Faisal
12 2 DF Yussuf Issah (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 (aged 19) Ghana Sekondi Hasaacas
13 3 MF Anthony Obodai (1982-08-06)6 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
14 2 DF John Mensah (1982-11-26)26 November 1982 (aged 18) Switzerland Bellinzona
15 2 DF John Paintsil (1981-06-15)15 June 1981 (aged 20) Ghana Berekum Arsenal
16 3 MF Kwaku Duah (1983-02-28)28 February 1983 (aged 18) Ghana Asante Kotoko
17 4 FW James Owusu-Ansah (1981-12-02)2 December 1981 (aged 19) Mexico Cruz Azul
18 1 GK George Owu (1982-06-07)7 June 1982 (aged 19) Ghana Sekondi Hasaacas

  Iran

Head coach: Iran Mehdi Monajati

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Ershad Yousefi (1981-09-19)19 September 1981 (aged 19) Iran Aboomoslem
2 2 DF Amir Falahi (1983-01-01)1 January 1983 (aged 18) Iran Paykan Tehran
3 2 DF Mahmoudreza Ashouri (1982-03-06)6 March 1982 (aged 19) Iran Esteghlal Rasht
4 2 DF Saeid Lotfi (1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 20) Iran Paykan Tehran
5 2 DF Mostafa Salehinejad (1981-03-21)21 March 1981 (aged 20) Iran Zob Ahan
6 2 DF Alireza Monajati (1981-06-22)22 June 1981 (aged 19) Iran Shahin
7 4 FW Alireza Daghaghleh (1981-01-20)20 January 1981 (aged 20) Iran Foolad
8 4 FW Bahram Esmaeili (1981-03-17)17 March 1981 (aged 20) Iran Fajr Sepasi
9 3 MF Iman Mobali (1982-11-03)3 November 1982 (aged 18) Iran Foolad
10 4 FW Mansour Jamalyan (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 20) Iran Paykan Tehran
11 4 FW Reza Hadadi (1983-03-03)3 March 1983 (aged 18) Iran Teraktor Sazi
12 3 MF Mohammad Ostovari (1986-10-07)7 October 1986 (aged 14) Iran Fajr Sepasi
13 2 DF Samad Zare (1981-09-16)16 September 1981 (aged 19) Iran Zob Ahan
14 3 MF Morteza Kashi (1981-05-04)4 May 1981 (aged 20) Iran Paykan Tehran
15 3 MF Mehrzad Madanchi (1985-01-09)9 January 1985 (aged 16) Iran Homa Shiraz
16 3 MF Mostafa Haghipour (1982-05-21)21 May 1982 (aged 19) Iran Pas
17 3 MF Javad Kazemian (1981-04-23)23 April 1981 (aged 20) Iran Saipa
18 1 GK Abbas Ghasemi (1982-10-23)23 October 1982 (aged 18) Iran Saipa

Head coach: Paraguay Cristóbal Maldonado

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Diego Barreto (1981-07-16)16 July 1981 (aged 19) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
2 2 DF David Villalba (1982-04-13)13 April 1982 (aged 19) Paraguay Olimpia
3 2 DF José Devaca (1982-09-18)18 September 1982 (aged 18) Italy Udinese
4 2 DF Emilio Martínez (1981-04-10)10 April 1981 (aged 20) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
5 2 DF Pedro Benítez (1981-03-23)23 March 1981 (aged 20) Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
6 3 MF Walter Fretes (1982-05-18)18 May 1982 (aged 19) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
7 4 FW Alejandro Da Silva (1983-05-18)18 May 1983 (aged 18) Italy Udinese
8 3 MF Jorge Brítez (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 20) Portugal Braga
9 4 FW Julio González (1981-08-26)26 August 1981 (aged 19) Paraguay Guaraní
10 4 FW Tomás Guzmán (1982-03-07)7 March 1982 (aged 19) Italy Juventus
11 4 FW Santiago Salcedo (1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 19) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
12 2 DF Celso Esquivel (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 20) Argentina San Lorenzo de Almagro
13 2 DF Gabriel Estigarribia (1981-02-20)20 February 1981 (aged 20) Paraguay Atlético Colegiales
14 3 MF Felipe Giménez (1981-05-26)26 May 1981 (aged 20) Paraguay Olimpia
15 3 MF Osvaldo Díaz (1981-12-22)22 December 1981 (aged 19) Paraguay Guaraní
16 4 FW Fredy Bareiro (1982-03-27)27 March 1982 (aged 19) Paraguay 12 de Octubre
17 4 FW Cristian Fatecha (1982-03-15)15 March 1982 (aged 19) Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
18 1 GK Eduardo Cáceres (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 19) Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
19 3 MF Diego Del Puerto (1981-08-04)4 August 1981 (aged 19) Paraguay San Lorenzo
20 4 FW Pedro Sosa (1981-04-06)6 April 1981 (aged 20) Paraguay Sol de América

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Diário de Cuiabá". Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  2. ^ Capped for United States
  3. ^ Teruyuki Moniwa was replaced by stand-by player Daisuke Nasu.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Below are the squads for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.

Players marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.

Group A

Head coach: Argentina José Pékerman

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Germán Lux (1982-06-07)7 June 1982 (aged 19) Argentina River Plate
2 2 DF Nicolás Burdisso (1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Boca Juniors
3 3 MF Julio Arca (1981-01-31)31 January 1981 (aged 20) England Sunderland
4 2 DF Mauro Cetto (1982-04-14)14 April 1982 (aged 19) Argentina Rosario Central
5 3 MF Nicolás Medina (1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (aged 19) Argentina Argentinos Juniors
6 2 DF Fabricio Coloccini (1982-01-22)22 January 1982 (aged 19) Argentina San Lorenzo
7 4 FW Javier Saviola (1981-12-11)11 December 1981 (aged 19) Argentina River Plate
8 3 MF Oscar Ahumada (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 18) Argentina River Plate
9 4 FW Esteban Herrera (1981-03-09)9 March 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Boca Juniors
10 3 MF Leandro Romagnoli (1981-03-17)17 March 1981 (aged 20) Argentina San Lorenzo
11 3 MF Maxi Rodríguez (1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
12 2 DF Ariel Seltzer (1981-01-03)3 January 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Argentinos Juniors
13 2 DF Diego Colotto (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Estudiantes
14 3 MF Leonardo Ponzio (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 19) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
15 3 MF Andrés D'Alessandro (1981-04-15)15 April 1981 (aged 20) Argentina River Plate
16 4 FW Mauro Rosales (1981-02-24)24 February 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
17 3 MF Alejandro Domínguez (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Quilmes
18 1 GK Willy Caballero (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 19) Argentina Boca Juniors
19 4 FW Sebastián Bueno (1981-10-24)24 October 1981 (aged 19) Argentina Sarmiento de Junín

  Egypt

Head coach: Egypt Shawky Gharieb

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Mohamed Sobhy (1981-08-30)30 August 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Ismaily
2 2 DF Ahmed Samir (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Baladeyet El-Mahalla
3 3 MF Abou El Magd (1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al Ahly
4 2 DF Hussein Amin (1981-04-26)26 April 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al Ahly
5 2 DF Mahmoud Mahmoud (1981-06-30)30 June 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Zamalek SC
6 2 DF Mohamed El Atrawy (1981-08-19)19 August 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al-Mehalla
7 3 MF Mohamed Shawky (1981-10-05)5 October 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al-Masry
8 3 MF Wael Riad (1982-08-02)2 August 1982 (aged 18) Egypt Al Ahly
9 3 MF Reda Shehata (1981-01-24)24 January 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al Ahly
10 4 FW Mohsen Abo Gresha (1981-08-04)4 August 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Ismaily
11 4 FW Mohamed El Yamani (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 19) Belgium Standard Liège
12 3 MF Mohamed Abdel Wahed (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al-Tersana
13 2 DF Amir Azmy (1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 18) Egypt Zamalek SC
14 3 MF Hossam Ghaly (1981-12-15)15 December 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al Ahly
15 2 DF Ahmed Abou Moslem (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al Ahly
16 4 FW Gamal Hamza (1981-12-05)5 December 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Zamalek SC
17 3 MF Gamal Hawash (1981-05-14)14 May 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Dina Farms
18 1 GK Wael Zenga (1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Zamalek SC
19 1 GK Sherif Ekramy (1983-07-01)1 July 1983 (aged 17) Egypt Al Ahly

Head coach: Finland Kari Ukkonen

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Otto Fredrikson (1981-11-30)30 November 1981 (aged 19) Finland Tervarit
2 2 DF Harri Haapaniemi (1981-04-01)1 April 1981 (aged 20) Finland Atlantis
3 2 DF Ossi Martikainen (1982-11-25)25 November 1982 (aged 18) Finland HJK Helsinki
4 2 DF Tuomas Aho (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 20) Finland MyPa
5 2 DF Marco Parnela (1981-01-05)5 January 1981 (aged 20) Switzerland Thun
6 3 MF Mika Niskala (1981-03-28)28 March 1981 (aged 20) Sweden Norrköping
7 3 MF Hannu Haarala (1981-08-15)15 August 1981 (aged 19) Finland HJK Helsinki
8 3 MF Antti Okkonen (1982-06-06)6 June 1982 (aged 19) Finland MyPa
9 3 MF Mika Väyrynen (1981-12-28)28 December 1981 (aged 19) Finland FC Jokerit
10 4 FW Mikael Forssell (1981-03-15)15 March 1981 (aged 20) England Chelsea
11 4 FW Daniel Sjölund (1983-04-22)22 April 1983 (aged 18) England Liverpool
12 3 MF Jussi Peteri (1982-04-04)4 April 1982 (aged 19) Finland HJK Helsinki
13 2 DF Juha Luoma (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 (aged 20) Finland Jazz
14 2 DF Jukka Sauso (1982-06-20)20 June 1982 (aged 18) Finland Vaasan Palloseura
15 3 MF Teemu Lampinen (1981-01-23)23 January 1981 (aged 20) Finland Lahti
16 3 MF Kristian Kunnas (1981-01-11)11 January 1981 (aged 20) Finland HJK Helsinki
17 4 FW Matti Santahuhta (1981-08-13)13 August 1981 (aged 19) Finland Jazz
18 1 GK Tatu Niskanen (1981-01-16)16 January 1981 (aged 20) Finland KuPS

Head coach: Jamaica Wendell Downswell

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Allien Whittaker (1983-06-19)19 June 1983 (aged 17) Jamaica Hazard
2 2 DF Sheldon Battiste (1983-07-27)27 July 1983 (aged 17) Jamaica Hazard
3 2 DF Shavar Thomas (1981-01-29)29 January 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Hazard
4 3 MF Fabian Blake (1982-01-16)16 January 1982 (aged 19) Jamaica Reno
5 2 DF Shane Stevens (1982-03-10)10 March 1982 (aged 19) Jamaica Arnett Gardens
6 2 DF Alex Thomas (1983-01-12)12 January 1983 (aged 18) United States Loomis Chaffee
7 3 MF Sean Fraser (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 18) Jamaica Harbour View
8 3 MF Keith Kelly (1983-03-05)5 March 1983 (aged 18) France Paris Saint-Germain
9 3 MF Omar Daley (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Hazard
10 3 MF Fabian Dawkins (1981-02-07)7 February 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Village United
11 4 FW Christopher Nicholas (1981-01-16)16 January 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Tivoli Gardens
12 4 FW Craig Gordon (1983-02-12)12 February 1983 (aged 18) Jamaica Reno
13 4 FW Adam Wallace (1981-09-22)22 September 1981 (aged 19) free agent
14 2 DF Kevon Harris (1981-06-01)1 June 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Santos
15 2 DF Wolry Wolfe (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 19) Jamaica Hazard
16 3 MF Khari Stephenson (1981-01-18)18 January 1981 (aged 20) United States Williams College
17 3 MF Damion Williams (1981-04-23)23 April 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Waterhouse
18 1 GK Allan Reid (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Boys Town

Group B

  Brazil

Head coach: Brazil Carlos César [1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Rubinho (1982-08-04)4 August 1982 (aged 18) Brazil Corinthians
2 2 DF Maicon (1981-07-26)26 July 1981 (aged 19) Brazil Cruzeiro
3 2 DF Edu Dracena (1981-05-18)18 May 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Guarani
4 2 DF Marquinhos (1982-10-21)21 October 1982 (aged 18) Brazil Corinthians
5 3 MF Eduardo Costa (1982-09-23)23 September 1982 (aged 18) Brazil Grêmio
6 2 DF Anderson (1983-01-10)10 January 1983 (aged 18) Brazil Flamengo
7 4 FW Pinga (1981-04-27)27 April 1981 (aged 20) Italy Torino
8 3 MF Fernando (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Juventude
9 4 FW Adriano (1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (aged 19) Brazil Flamengo
10 3 MF Júlio Baptista (1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo
11 4 FW Robert (1981-02-07)7 February 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Botafogo
12 3 MF Léo Lima (1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 19) Brazil Vasco da Gama
13 2 DF Ângelo (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Corinthians
14 2 DF Luisão (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Cruzeiro
15 2 DF Júlio Santos (1981-12-12)12 December 1981 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo
16 4 FW Thiago Oliveira (1981-05-26)26 May 1981 (aged 20) Brazil São Paulo
17 3 MF Kaká (1982-04-22)22 April 1982 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo
18 1 GK Márcio (1981-12-20)20 December 1981 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo

  Canada

Head coach: Canada Paul James

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1 GK Pieter Meuleman (1981-02-04)4 February 1981 (aged 20) 5 0 Canada Wilfrid Laurier University
2 2 DF Bernard Ouassa (1982-04-06)6 April 1982 (aged 19) 4 0 United States St. John's University
3 3 MF Terry Dunfield (1982-02-20)20 February 1982 (aged 19) 2 0 England Manchester City
4 2 DF Victor Oppong (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 20) 13 0 United States University of Mobile
5 3 MF Miles O'Connor (1982-04-20)20 April 1982 (aged 19) 9 0 Canada Canada Soccer
6 2 DF Michael Klukowski (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 20) 5 0 France Lille
7 3 MF Tam Nsaliwa (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 19) 7 0 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
8 3 MF Maycoll Cañizalez (1982-12-28)28 December 1982 (aged 18) 13 0 Germany Werder Bremen
9 4 FW Wyn Belotte (1984-05-06)6 May 1984 (aged 17) 0 0 France Nantes
10 3 MF Julian de Guzman (1981-03-25)25 March 1981 (aged 20) 7 5 Germany 1. FC Saarbrücken
11 4 FW Gaspare Borsellino (1981-06-05)5 June 1981 (aged 20) 9 1 United States University of Mobile
12 4 FW Justin Thompson (1981-01-09)9 January 1981 (aged 20) 9 0 United States Fairfield University
13 2 DF Chris Pozniak (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 (aged 20) 13 0 Canada Toronto Lynx
14 3 MF Chris Williams (1981-06-01)1 June 1981 (aged 20) 10 0 United States University of Mobile
15 3 MF Atiba Hutchinson (1983-02-08)8 February 1983 (aged 18) 5 0 Canada Woodbridge College
16 4 FW Rob Friend (1981-01-23)23 January 1981 (aged 20) 6 0 United States Western Michigan University
17 4 FW Iain Hume (1983-10-30)30 October 1983 (aged 17) 10 3 England Tranmere Rovers
18 1 GK Wojtek Zarzycki (1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 18) 4 0 United States Dartmouth College
19 4 FW Josh Simpson (1983-05-15)15 May 1983 (aged 18) 0 0 United States Portland Pilots

Head coach: Germany Uli Stielike

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Tom Starke (1981-03-18)18 March 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
2 2 DF Christoph Preuß (1981-07-04)4 July 1981 (aged 19) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
3 2 DF Christian Fickert (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 20) Germany Waldhof Mannheim
4 2 DF Denis Lapaczinski (1981-09-26)26 September 1981 (aged 19) Germany Hertha BSC
5 2 DF Michael Zepek (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
6 3 MF Giuseppe Gemiti (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 20) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
7 4 FW Hüzeyfe Doğan (1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
8 3 MF Hanno Balitsch (1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 20) Germany 1. FC Köln
9 4 FW Benjamin Auer (1981-01-11)11 January 1981 (aged 20) Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
10 3 MF Selim Teber (1981-03-07)7 March 1981 (aged 20) Germany Waldhof Mannheim
11 4 FW Thorsten Burkhardt (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
12 3 MF Christian Mikolajczak (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 20) Germany Schalke 04
13 4 FW Jermaine Jones [2] (1981-11-03)3 November 1981 (aged 19) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
14 4 FW Christian Tiffert (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 19) Germany VfB Stuttgart
15 2 DF Stephan Kling (1981-03-22)22 March 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayern Munich
16 2 DF Andreas Hinkel (1982-03-26)26 March 1982 (aged 19) Germany VfB Stuttgart
17 4 FW Lars Jungnickel (1981-08-31)31 August 1981 (aged 19) Germany Energie Cottbus
18 1 GK Jan Schlösser (1982-09-27)27 September 1982 (aged 18) Germany Bayern Munich

  Iraq

Head coach: Iraq Adnan Hamad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Ahmad Ali Jaber (1982-08-02)2 August 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
2 2 DF Jassim Ghulam (1981-03-11)11 March 1981 (aged 20) Iraq Al-Jaish
3 2 DF Bassim Abbas (1982-07-01)1 July 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al-Talaba
4 2 DF Haidar Abdul-Amir (1982-11-02)2 November 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
5 2 DF Munaim Yousif (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Shorta
6 3 MF Sameeh Sabeeh Amir (1981-07-20)20 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
7 4 FW Emad Mohammed (1982-07-24)24 July 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
8 3 MF Nashat Akram (1984-09-12)12 September 1984 (aged 16) Iraq Al-Shorta
9 4 FW Ahmed Mnajed (1981-12-13)13 December 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Shorta
10 4 FW Ammar Ahmad (1981-07-02)2 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al Zawraa
11 3 MF Hawar Mulla Mohammed (1981-06-01)1 June 1981 (aged 20) Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
12 2 DF Haidar Abdul-Razzaq (1982-10-23)23 October 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
13 3 MF Bassim Abdul-Hassan (1981-07-01)1 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Talaba
14 2 DF Emad Aoda (1981-11-15)15 November 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al Minaa
15 3 MF Hassan Turki (1981-07-01)1 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al Zawraa
16 3 MF Mohannad Nassir (1983-04-04)4 April 1983 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
17 2 DF Salah Al-Deen Siamand (1981-07-13)13 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Arbil
18 1 GK Noor Sabri (1984-06-18)18 June 1984 (aged 16) Iraq Al Zawraa
19 4 FW Arkan Najeeb (1982-07-02)2 July 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa

Group C

  Chile

Head coach: Chile Héctor Pinto

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Johnny Herrera (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 20) Chile Universidad de Chile
2 2 DF Sergio Fernández (1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 20) Chile Colo-Colo
3 2 DF Daniel Campos (1981-07-17)17 July 1981 (aged 19) Chile Universidad de Concepción
4 2 DF Hugo Droguett (1982-09-02)2 September 1982 (aged 18) Chile Universidad Católica
5 2 DF Luis Oyarzún (1982-04-24)24 April 1982 (aged 19) Chile Palestino
6 2 DF Nelson Pinto (1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 20) Chile Universidad de Chile
7 3 MF Gonzalo Villagra (1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 19) Chile Universidad Católica
8 3 MF Sebastián Pardo (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 19) Chile Universidad de Chile
9 4 FW Mario Cáceres (1981-03-17)17 March 1981 (aged 20) Portugal Sporting CP
10 3 MF Jaime Valdés (1981-01-11)11 January 1981 (aged 20) Italy Bari
11 4 FW Mario Salgado (1981-06-03)3 June 1981 (aged 20) Chile Huachipato
12 2 DF Gino Reyes (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 20) Chile Colo-Colo
13 4 FW Joel Soto (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 (aged 19) Chile Santiago Wanderers
14 2 DF Adán Vergara (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 20) Chile Cobreloa
15 2 DF Mario Berríos (1981-08-20)20 August 1981 (aged 19) Chile Palestino
16 3 MF Roberto Ordenes (1981-01-05)5 January 1981 (aged 20) Chile Unión Española
17 3 MF Rodrigo Millar (1981-11-03)3 November 1981 (aged 19) Chile Huachipato
18 1 GK Eduardo Lobos (1981-07-30)30 July 1981 (aged 19) Chile Colo-Colo

  China

Head coach: China Shen Xiangfu (沈祥福)

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK An Qi 安琦 (1981-06-21)21 June 1981 (aged 19) China Dalian Shide
2 3 MF Ma Yi (1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 19) China Shenyang Sealion
3 2 DF Du Wei 杜威 (1982-02-09)9 February 1982 (aged 19) China Shanghai 02
4 3 MF Zhou Lin (1981-02-04)4 February 1981 (aged 20) China Chongqing Lifan
5 2 DF Wang Sheng (1981-05-01)1 May 1981 (aged 20) China Dalian Shide
6 3 MF Hu Zhaojun (1981-03-01)1 March 1981 (aged 20) China Dalian Shide
7 3 MF Sun Ji 孫吉 (1982-01-15)15 January 1982 (aged 19) China Shanghai 02
8 4 FW Gao Ming (1982-02-19)19 February 1982 (aged 19) China Qingdao Etsong Hainiu
9 4 FW Sui Yong (1981-01-27)27 January 1981 (aged 20) China Qingdao Etsong Hainiu
10 3 MF Yan Song (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 20) China Dalian Shide
11 2 DF Sun Xiang 孫祥 (1982-01-15)15 January 1982 (aged 19) China Shanghai 02
12 3 MF Lu Feng (1981-11-12)12 November 1981 (aged 19) China Henan Jianye
13 3 MF Wang Xinxin (1981-04-27)27 April 1981 (aged 20) China Liaoning F.C.
14 2 DF Xu Liang (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 19) China Liaoning F.C.
15 2 DF Zhang Yaokun (1981-04-07)7 April 1981 (aged 20) China Dalian Shide
16 4 FW Qu Bo 曲波 (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 19) China Qingdao Etsong Hainiu
17 4 FW Yu Tao (1981-10-15)15 October 1981 (aged 19) China Shanghai 02
18 1 GK Yang Jun (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 20) China Qingdao Etsong Hainiu

Head coach: United States Wolfgang Suhnholz

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK D.J. Countess (1982-01-09)9 January 1982 (aged 19) United States UCLA
2 2 DF Philip Salyer (1981-10-30)30 October 1981 (aged 19) United States University of Maryland
3 2 DF Oguchi Onyewu (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 19) United States Clemson University
4 2 DF Nelson Akwari (1982-02-04)4 February 1982 (aged 19) United States UCLA
5 2 DF Alex Yi (1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 19) United States UCLA
6 2 DF Kelly Gray (1981-04-07)7 April 1981 (aged 20) United States University of Portland
7 3 MF DaMarcus Beasley (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 19) United States Chicago Fire
8 4 FW Alecko Eskandarian (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 (aged 18) United States University of Virginia
9 4 FW Brad Davis (1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 19) United States St. Louis University
10 4 FW Landon Donovan (1982-03-04)4 March 1982 (aged 19) United States San Jose Earthquakes
11 3 MF Bobby Convey (1983-05-27)27 May 1983 (aged 18) United States D.C. United
12 2 DF Ricky Lewis (1982-05-29)29 May 1982 (aged 19) United States Clemson University
13 3 MF Kyle Martino (1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 20) United States University of Virginia
14 2 DF Kenny Arena (1981-02-06)6 February 1981 (aged 20) United States University of Virginia
15 3 MF Brian Carroll (1981-07-20)20 July 1981 (aged 19) United States Wake Forest University
16 4 FW Conor Casey (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 19) Germany Borussia Dortmund
17 4 FW Edson Buddle (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 20) United States Columbus Crew
18 1 GK Doug Warren (1981-03-18)18 March 1981 (aged 20) United States Clemson University

Head coach: Ukraine Anatoli Kroschenko

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Artem Kusliy (1981-07-07)7 July 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2 2 DF Roman Pasichnychenko (1981-06-17)17 June 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
3 2 DF Bohdan Shershun (1981-05-14)14 May 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
4 2 DF Serhiy Symonenko (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 20) Russia Torpedo Moscow
5 2 DF Vitaliy Komarnytskyi (1981-08-02)2 August 1981 (aged 19) Israel Ironi Rishon leZion
6 3 MF Denys Stoyan (1981-08-24)24 August 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Borysfen Boryspil
7 3 MF Volodymyr Bondarenko (1981-07-06)6 July 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine CSCA Kyiv
8 3 MF Andriy Smalko (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Borysfen Boryspil
9 4 FW Oleksiy Byelik (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
10 4 FW Ruslan Valeyev (1981-10-31)31 October 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands De Graafschap
11 4 FW Andriy Herasymenko (1981-01-08)8 January 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
12 4 FW Taras Kabanov (1981-01-23)23 January 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Karpaty Lviv
13 2 DF Fedir Prokhorov (1981-04-24)24 April 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
14 2 DF Serhiy Khistyev (1981-06-30)30 June 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Stal Alchevsk
15 3 MF Serhiy Danylovskyi (1981-08-20)20 August 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Karpaty Lviv
16 3 MF Mykola Nakonechnyi (1981-09-10)10 September 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Borysfen Boryspil
17 3 MF Oleksiy Gai (1982-11-06)6 November 1982 (aged 18) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
18 1 GK Vitaliy Rudenko (1981-10-26)26 October 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa

Group D

  Angola

Head coach: Angola Oliveira Gonçalves

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Lamá (1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 20) Angola Petro de Luanda
2 2 DF Manuel (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 18) Angola Cabinda
3 3 MF Nelsinho (1981-12-10)10 December 1981 (aged 19) Angola Interclube
4 2 DF Kikas (1981-03-14)14 March 1981 (aged 20) Angola Interclube
5 2 DF Lutucuta (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 (aged 19) Angola Bravos do Maquis
6 2 DF Dedas (1982-02-13)13 February 1982 (aged 19) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
7 3 MF Chinho (1982-02-04)4 February 1982 (aged 19) Angola Petro de Luanda
8 4 FW Riquinho (1981-08-10)10 August 1981 (aged 19) Angola Petro de Luanda
9 4 FW Rasca (1982-07-10)10 July 1982 (aged 18) Portugal Académica de Coimbra
10 4 FW Mantorras (1982-03-18)18 March 1982 (aged 19) Portugal Alverca
11 4 FW Gilberto (1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 18) Angola Petro de Luanda
12 3 MF Castigo (1983-02-24)24 February 1983 (aged 18) Portugal Boavista
13 2 DF Vemba (1982-12-06)6 December 1982 (aged 18) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
14 4 FW António Mendonça (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 18) Portugal Varzim
15 4 FW Loló (1981-12-13)13 December 1981 (aged 19) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
16 3 MF Mateus (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 20) Portugal Sporting CP
17 4 FW Fofaná (1982-05-05)5 May 1982 (aged 19) Angola Benfica de Luanda
18 1 GK Capoco (1982-04-03)3 April 1982 (aged 19) Angola Petro do Huambo

Head coach: Australia Ange Postecoglou

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Michael Turnbull (1981-03-24)24 March 1981 (aged 20) Australia Marconi Stallions
2 2 DF Mark Byrnes (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 19) Australia Parramatta Power
3 2 DF Adrian Madaschi (1982-07-11)11 July 1982 (aged 18) Italy Atalanta
4 2 DF Ljubo Milicevic (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 20) Australia Perth Glory
5 2 DF Patrick Kisnorbo (1981-03-24)24 March 1981 (aged 20) Australia South Melbourne
6 3 MF Wayne Srhoj (1982-03-23)23 March 1982 (aged 19) Australia Brisbane Strikers
7 3 MF Ahmad Elrich (1981-05-30)30 May 1981 (aged 20) Australia Parramatta Power
8 4 FW Greg Owens (1981-01-27)27 January 1981 (aged 20) Australia Sydney Olympic
9 4 FW Joshua Kennedy (1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 18) Germany VfL Wolfsburg
10 4 FW Nick Carle (1981-11-23)23 November 1981 (aged 19) Australia Sydney Olympic
11 4 FW Scott McDonald (1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (aged 17) England Southampton
12 3 MF Lucas Pantelis (1982-03-12)12 March 1982 (aged 19) Australia Adelaide City Force
13 2 DF Gareth Edds (1981-02-03)3 February 1981 (aged 20) England Nottingham Forest
14 3 MF Louis Brain (1982-05-09)9 May 1982 (aged 19) Australia Adelaide City Force
15 3 MF Luke Wilkshire (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 19) England Middlesbrough
16 3 MF Daniel Vasilevski (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 19) Australia Melbourne Knights
17 4 FW Kevork Gulesserian (1981-09-21)21 September 1981 (aged 19) Australia Marconi Stallions
18 1 GK Jess Vanstrattan (1982-07-19)19 July 1982 (aged 18) Italy Hellas Verona
20 2 DF Jonathan McKain (1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 18) Australia Brisbane Strikers

Head coach: Czech Republic Dušan Fitzel

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Patrik Kolář (1981-10-30)30 October 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sparta Prague
2 2 DF Tomáš Hübschman (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sparta Prague
3 2 DF Patrik Křap (1981-03-13)13 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Brno
4 4 FW Tomáš Pešír (1981-05-30)30 May 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Slavia Prague
5 3 MF Petr Silný (1981-04-07)7 April 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
6 2 DF Martin Leština (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Dynamo Budějovice
7 2 DF Vlastimil Vidlička (1981-07-02)2 July 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
8 3 MF Radek Šírl (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Bohemians Prague
9 3 MF Michal Macek (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Marila Příbram
10 4 FW Jaroslav Šedivec (1981-02-16)16 February 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
11 2 DF Tomáš Glos (1981-06-19)19 June 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc
12 3 MF David Lafata (1981-09-18)18 September 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Dynamo Budějovice
13 3 MF Martin Živný (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Brno
14 3 MF Jan Polák (1981-03-14)14 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Brno
15 4 FW Petr Musil (1981-09-23)23 September 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Brno
16 4 FW Tomáš Jun (1983-01-17)17 January 1983 (aged 18) Czech Republic Sparta Prague
17 2 DF Pavel Besta (1982-09-02)2 September 1982 (aged 18) Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
18 1 GK Petr Čech (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sparta Prague

  Japan

Head coach: Japan Akihiro Nishimura

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Yōsuke Fujigaya (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 20) Japan Consadole Sapporo
2 2 DF Shohei Ikeda (1981-04-27)27 April 1981 (aged 20) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
3 2 DF Sota Nakazawa (1982-10-26)26 October 1982 (aged 18) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
4 2 DF Teruyuki Moniwa [3] (1981-09-08)8 September 1981 (aged 19) Japan Shonan Bellmare
5 2 DF Kenji Haneda (1981-12-01)1 December 1981 (aged 19) Japan Kashima Antlers
6 2 DF Yūichi Komano (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 19) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
7 3 MF Takeshi Aoki (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 18) Japan Kashima Antlers
8 3 MF Kazuyuki Morisaki (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 20) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
9 4 FW Yutaka Tahara (1982-04-27)27 April 1982 (aged 19) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
10 3 MF Naohiro Ishikawa (1981-05-12)12 May 1981 (aged 20) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
11 4 FW Hisato Satō (1982-03-12)12 March 1982 (aged 19) Japan JEF United Ichihara
12 3 MF Shunta Nagai (1982-07-12)12 July 1982 (aged 18) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
13 3 MF Koji Yamase (1981-09-22)22 September 1981 (aged 19) Japan Consadole Sapporo
14 4 FW Ryoichi Maeda (1981-10-09)9 October 1981 (aged 19) Japan Júbilo Iwata
15 4 FW Kazuki Hiramoto (1981-08-18)18 August 1981 (aged 19) Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969
16 3 MF Kōji Morisaki (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 20) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
17 4 FW Kazunori Iio (1982-02-23)23 February 1982 (aged 19) Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969
18 1 GK Takaya Kurokawa (1981-04-07)7 April 1981 (aged 20) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
19 2 DF Daisuke Nasu (1981-10-10)10 October 1981 (aged 19) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos

Group E

Head coach: Costa Rica Carlos Watson

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Neighel Drummond (1982-02-02)2 February 1982 (aged 19) Costa Rica Alajuelense
2 2 DF Michael Rodríguez (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 19) Costa Rica Alajuelense
3 2 DF Pablo Salazar (1982-11-21)21 November 1982 (aged 18) Costa Rica Alajuelense
4 3 MF Cristian Montero (1982-06-24)24 June 1982 (aged 18) Costa Rica Alajuelense
5 2 DF Roy Myrie (1982-08-21)21 August 1982 (aged 18) Costa Rica Alajuelense
6 2 DF Johel Fajardo (1981-01-25)25 January 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Guanacaste
7 4 FW Erick Scott (1981-05-29)29 May 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Alajuelense
8 3 MF José Luis López (1981-03-31)31 March 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Heredia
9 4 FW Derman Moss (1983-04-09)9 April 1983 (aged 18) Costa Rica Limonense
10 4 FW Warren Granados (1981-12-06)6 December 1981 (aged 19) Costa Rica Ramonense
11 4 FW Winston Parks (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 19) Costa Rica Limonense
12 2 DF Harold Apu (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Liberia
13 3 MF Jonathan Orozco (1981-03-12)12 March 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Saprissa
14 3 MF Daniel Vallejos (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Heredia
15 2 DF Alonso Alfaro (1981-03-16)16 March 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Heredia
16 3 MF Carlos Hernández (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 (aged 19) Costa Rica Alajuelense
17 2 DF Michael Robinson (1981-07-31)31 July 1981 (aged 19) Costa Rica Alajuelense
18 1 GK Daniel Rodríguez (1982-04-03)3 April 1982 (aged 19) Costa Rica Heredia
20 3 MF Randy Araya (1981-05-04)4 May 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Cartagines

Head coach: Ecuador Fabián Burbano

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Omar Estrada (1982-03-29)29 March 1982 (aged 19) Ecuador LDU Quito
2 2 DF William Cuero (1981-06-01)1 June 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador Barcelona
3 2 DF Jorge Guagua (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador El Nacional
4 2 DF Pool Gavilánez (1981-08-03)3 August 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador Santa Rita
5 3 MF Cristhian Quiñónez (1981-09-12)12 September 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador Barcelona
6 2 DF Jorge Vargas (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador LDU Quito
7 3 MF Pedro Esterilla (1984-10-28)28 October 1984 (aged 16) Ecuador ESPOLI
8 3 MF Líder Mejía (1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador LDU Quito
9 4 FW Estuardo Quiñónez (1981-04-14)14 April 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador Universidad Católica
10 3 MF Javier Intriago (1981-01-09)9 January 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador Santa Rita
11 4 FW Franklin Salas (1981-08-30)30 August 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador LDU Quito
12 4 FW Walter Iza (1981-08-02)2 August 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador Aucas
13 2 DF Edwin Pineda (1982-08-28)28 August 1982 (aged 18) Ecuador LDU Quito
14 3 MF Segundo Castillo (1982-05-15)15 May 1982 (aged 19) Ecuador ESPOLI
15 4 FW Roberto Miña (1984-11-07)7 November 1984 (aged 16) Ecuador Salesiano
16 2 DF Franklin Corozo (1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador Emelec
17 4 FW Félix Borja (1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 18) Ecuador El Nacional
18 1 GK Daniel Viteri (1981-12-12)12 December 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador Emelec

Head coach: France Diego Garzitto

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Adugna Deyes (1983-07-13)13 July 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia EEPCO
2 3 MF Belay Fekadu (1983-09-10)10 September 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia Saint-George SA
3 2 DF Molla Ermias (1983-05-30)30 May 1983 (aged 18) Ethiopia BSPP
4 2 DF Bekele Zewdu (1982-05-27)27 May 1982 (aged 19) Ethiopia Awassa City
5 2 DF Gebremichael Yonas (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 18) Ethiopia EEPCO
6 2 DF Tesfaye Kefyalew (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia Saint-George SA
7 3 MF Teshome Getu (1983-02-07)7 February 1983 (aged 18) Ethiopia Banks SC
8 3 MF Girma Ashenafi (1982-07-28)28 July 1982 (aged 18) Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
9 4 FW Yordanos Abay (1984-03-28)28 March 1984 (aged 17) Ethiopia EEPCO
10 4 FW Mengistu Getahun (1983-09-19)19 September 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia Insurance Addis
11 4 FW Seman Hussen (1983-07-18)18 July 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
12 3 MF Abubakar Ismael (1983-04-09)9 April 1983 (aged 18) Ethiopia Saint-George SA
13 3 MF Muleta Berihanu (1982-10-28)28 October 1982 (aged 18) Ethiopia Tsehay Gebat
14 3 MF Admassu Hailu (1985-08-10)10 August 1985 (aged 15) Ethiopia EEPCO
15 2 DF Elihu Bekele (1982-10-24)24 October 1982 (aged 18) Ethiopia Nyala
16 3 MF Dawit Mebratu (1984-06-13)13 June 1984 (aged 17) Ethiopia Airlines
17 2 DF Solomon Andargachew (1981-10-28)28 October 1981 (aged 19) Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
18 1 GK Getachew Solomon (1984-01-15)15 January 1984 (aged 17) Ethiopia Insurance Addis

Head coach: Netherlands Louis van Gaal

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Maarten Stekelenburg (1982-09-22)22 September 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
2 2 DF Jürgen Colin (1981-01-20)20 January 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands PSV
3 3 MF René van Dieren (1981-03-12)12 March 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands Feyenoord
4 3 MF John Heitinga (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 17) Netherlands Ajax
5 2 DF Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands NEC
6 3 MF David Mendes da Silva (1982-08-04)4 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
7 4 FW Riga Mustapha (1981-10-10)10 October 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Vitesse
8 4 FW Rafael van der Vaart (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
9 4 FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983-08-12)12 August 1983 (aged 17) Netherlands PSV
10 3 MF Youssouf Hersi (1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
11 4 FW Arjen Robben (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 17) Netherlands Groningen
12 2 DF Civard Sprockel (1983-05-10)10 May 1983 (aged 18) Netherlands Feyenoord
13 3 MF Saïd Boutahar (1982-08-12)12 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Feyenoord
14 3 MF Theo Janssen (1981-07-27)27 July 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Vitesse
15 4 FW Thijs Houwing (1981-04-22)22 April 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands Twente
16 3 MF Gregoor van Dijk (1981-11-16)16 November 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Groningen
17 3 MF Santi Kolk (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Heerenveen
18 1 GK Gino Coutinho (1982-08-05)5 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands PSV
19 2 DF Glenn Loovens (1983-09-22)22 September 1983 (aged 17) Netherlands Feyenoord
20 2 DF Alje Schut (1981-02-18)18 February 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands Utrecht

Group F

  France

Head coach: France Raymond Domenech

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Nicolas Penneteau (1981-02-28)28 February 1981 (aged 20) France Bastia
2 2 DF Matthieu Delpierre (1981-04-26)26 April 1981 (aged 20) France Lille
3 2 DF Grégory Vignal (1981-07-19)19 July 1981 (aged 19) England Liverpool
4 2 DF Gaël Givet (1981-10-09)9 October 1981 (aged 19) France Monaco
5 2 DF Philippe Mexès (1982-03-30)30 March 1982 (aged 19) France Auxerre
6 3 MF Pascal Berenguer (1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 20) France Bastia
7 3 MF Benoît Cheyrou (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 20) France Lille
8 3 MF Nicolas Fabiano (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 20) Wales Swansea City
9 3 MF Alou Diarra (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 19) Germany Bayern Munich
10 4 FW Mathieu Maton (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 20) France Lille
11 4 FW Hassan Ahamada (1981-04-13)13 April 1981 (aged 20) France Nantes
12 4 FW Djibril Cissé (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 19) France Auxerre
13 3 MF Gaël Danic (1981-11-19)19 November 1981 (aged 19) France Rennes
14 2 DF Jonathan Joseph-Augustin (1981-05-13)13 May 1981 (aged 20) France Guingamp
15 2 DF Bernard Mendy (1981-08-20)20 August 1981 (aged 19) France Paris Saint-Germain
16 3 MF Sébastien Roudet (1981-06-16)16 June 1981 (aged 20) France Châteauroux
17 4 FW Hervé Bugnet (1981-08-24)24 August 1981 (aged 19) France Bordeaux
18 1 GK Nicolas Puydebois (1981-02-28)28 February 1981 (aged 20) France Lyon
19 2 DF Jean-Félix Dorothée (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 19) France Rennes

  Ghana

Head coach: Ghana Emmanuel Afranie

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Maxwell Banahene (1982-09-07)7 September 1982 (aged 18) Ghana Sekondi Hasaacas
2 3 MF Sulley Muntari (1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 16) Ghana Liberty Professionals
3 2 DF Abbas Inusah (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 18) Ghana Real Sportive
4 3 MF Michael Essien (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 18) France Bastia
5 2 DF Patrick Villars (1984-05-21)21 May 1984 (aged 17) Ghana Ebusua Dwarfs
6 2 DF Emmanuel Pappoe (1981-03-03)3 March 1981 (aged 20) Ghana Liberty Professionals
7 4 FW Samuel Thompson (1982-01-17)17 January 1982 (aged 19) Ghana Top Allies
8 3 MF Ibrahim Abdul Razak (1983-04-18)18 April 1983 (aged 18) Italy Empoli
9 4 FW Razak Pimpong (1982-12-30)30 December 1982 (aged 18) Denmark Midtjylland
10 3 MF Derek Boateng (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 18) Greece Panathinaikos
11 4 FW Frank Osei (1982-12-02)2 December 1982 (aged 18) Ghana King Faisal
12 2 DF Yussuf Issah (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 (aged 19) Ghana Sekondi Hasaacas
13 3 MF Anthony Obodai (1982-08-06)6 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
14 2 DF John Mensah (1982-11-26)26 November 1982 (aged 18) Switzerland Bellinzona
15 2 DF John Paintsil (1981-06-15)15 June 1981 (aged 20) Ghana Berekum Arsenal
16 3 MF Kwaku Duah (1983-02-28)28 February 1983 (aged 18) Ghana Asante Kotoko
17 4 FW James Owusu-Ansah (1981-12-02)2 December 1981 (aged 19) Mexico Cruz Azul
18 1 GK George Owu (1982-06-07)7 June 1982 (aged 19) Ghana Sekondi Hasaacas

  Iran

Head coach: Iran Mehdi Monajati

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Ershad Yousefi (1981-09-19)19 September 1981 (aged 19) Iran Aboomoslem
2 2 DF Amir Falahi (1983-01-01)1 January 1983 (aged 18) Iran Paykan Tehran
3 2 DF Mahmoudreza Ashouri (1982-03-06)6 March 1982 (aged 19) Iran Esteghlal Rasht
4 2 DF Saeid Lotfi (1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 20) Iran Paykan Tehran
5 2 DF Mostafa Salehinejad (1981-03-21)21 March 1981 (aged 20) Iran Zob Ahan
6 2 DF Alireza Monajati (1981-06-22)22 June 1981 (aged 19) Iran Shahin
7 4 FW Alireza Daghaghleh (1981-01-20)20 January 1981 (aged 20) Iran Foolad
8 4 FW Bahram Esmaeili (1981-03-17)17 March 1981 (aged 20) Iran Fajr Sepasi
9 3 MF Iman Mobali (1982-11-03)3 November 1982 (aged 18) Iran Foolad
10 4 FW Mansour Jamalyan (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 20) Iran Paykan Tehran
11 4 FW Reza Hadadi (1983-03-03)3 March 1983 (aged 18) Iran Teraktor Sazi
12 3 MF Mohammad Ostovari (1986-10-07)7 October 1986 (aged 14) Iran Fajr Sepasi
13 2 DF Samad Zare (1981-09-16)16 September 1981 (aged 19) Iran Zob Ahan
14 3 MF Morteza Kashi (1981-05-04)4 May 1981 (aged 20) Iran Paykan Tehran
15 3 MF Mehrzad Madanchi (1985-01-09)9 January 1985 (aged 16) Iran Homa Shiraz
16 3 MF Mostafa Haghipour (1982-05-21)21 May 1982 (aged 19) Iran Pas
17 3 MF Javad Kazemian (1981-04-23)23 April 1981 (aged 20) Iran Saipa
18 1 GK Abbas Ghasemi (1982-10-23)23 October 1982 (aged 18) Iran Saipa

Head coach: Paraguay Cristóbal Maldonado

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Diego Barreto (1981-07-16)16 July 1981 (aged 19) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
2 2 DF David Villalba (1982-04-13)13 April 1982 (aged 19) Paraguay Olimpia
3 2 DF José Devaca (1982-09-18)18 September 1982 (aged 18) Italy Udinese
4 2 DF Emilio Martínez (1981-04-10)10 April 1981 (aged 20) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
5 2 DF Pedro Benítez (1981-03-23)23 March 1981 (aged 20) Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
6 3 MF Walter Fretes (1982-05-18)18 May 1982 (aged 19) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
7 4 FW Alejandro Da Silva (1983-05-18)18 May 1983 (aged 18) Italy Udinese
8 3 MF Jorge Brítez (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 20) Portugal Braga
9 4 FW Julio González (1981-08-26)26 August 1981 (aged 19) Paraguay Guaraní
10 4 FW Tomás Guzmán (1982-03-07)7 March 1982 (aged 19) Italy Juventus
11 4 FW Santiago Salcedo (1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 19) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
12 2 DF Celso Esquivel (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 20) Argentina San Lorenzo de Almagro
13 2 DF Gabriel Estigarribia (1981-02-20)20 February 1981 (aged 20) Paraguay Atlético Colegiales
14 3 MF Felipe Giménez (1981-05-26)26 May 1981 (aged 20) Paraguay Olimpia
15 3 MF Osvaldo Díaz (1981-12-22)22 December 1981 (aged 19) Paraguay Guaraní
16 4 FW Fredy Bareiro (1982-03-27)27 March 1982 (aged 19) Paraguay 12 de Octubre
17 4 FW Cristian Fatecha (1982-03-15)15 March 1982 (aged 19) Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
18 1 GK Eduardo Cáceres (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 19) Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
19 3 MF Diego Del Puerto (1981-08-04)4 August 1981 (aged 19) Paraguay San Lorenzo
20 4 FW Pedro Sosa (1981-04-06)6 April 1981 (aged 20) Paraguay Sol de América

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Diário de Cuiabá". Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  2. ^ Capped for United States
  3. ^ Teruyuki Moniwa was replaced by stand-by player Daisuke Nasu.

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