Group A
Australia
Head coach: 
Terry Venables
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mark Bosnich | 13 January 1972 (aged 25) | Aston Villa | |
| 2 | DF | Steve Horvat | 4 March 1971 (aged 26) | .svg.png){kind=small} Carlton | |
| 3 | MF | Stan Lazaridis | 16 August 1972 (aged 25) | West Ham United | |
| 4 | DF | Milan Ivanović | 21 December 1968 (aged 28) | Adelaide City | |
| 5 | DF | Alex Tobin (c) | 3 November 1965 (aged 32) | Adelaide City | |
| 6 | DF | Ned Zelić | 4 July 1971 (aged 26) |  1860 Munich | |
| 7 | MF | Robbie Slater | 22 November 1964 (aged 33) | Southampton | |
| 8 | MF | Craig Foster | 15 April 1969 (aged 28) | Portsmouth | |
| 9 | FW | Mark Viduka | 9 October 1975 (aged 22) |  Dinamo Zagreb | |
| 10 | FW | Aurelio Vidmar | 3 February 1967 (aged 30) |  Tenerife | |
| 11 | FW | Harry Kewell | 22 September 1978 (aged 19) | Leeds United | |
| 12 | DF | Matthew Bingley | 16 August 1971 (aged 26) |  Vissel Kobe | |
| 13 | DF | Robbie Hooker | 6 March 1967 (aged 30) | Sydney United | |
| 14 | DF | Tony Vidmar | 4 July 1970 (aged 27) |  Rangers | |
| 15 | MF | Josip Skoko | 10 December 1975 (aged 22) | Hajduk Split | |
| 16 | FW | Paul Trimboli | 25 February 1969 (aged 28) | South Melbourne | |
| 17 | FW | Damian Mori | 30 September 1970 (aged 27) | Adelaide City | |
| 18 | FW | John Aloisi | 5 February 1976 (aged 21) | Portsmouth | |
| 19 | MF | Ernie Tapai | 14 February 1967 (aged 30) | Perth Glory | |
| 20 | GK | Zeljko Kalac | 16 December 1972 (aged 24) | Sydney United | |
| 21 | DF | Kevin Muscat | 7 August 1973 (aged 24) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Brazil
Head coach: Mário Zagallo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Dida | 7 October 1973 (aged 24) |  Cruzeiro | |
| 2 | DF | Cafu | 7 June 1970 (aged 27) |  Roma | |
| 3 | DF | Aldair | 30 November 1965 (aged 32) | Roma | |
| 4 | DF | Júnior Baiano | 14 March 1970 (aged 27) | Flamengo | |
| 5 | MF | Dunga (c) | 31 October 1963 (aged 34) | Júbilo Iwata | |
| 6 | DF | Roberto Carlos | 10 April 1973 (aged 24) | Real Madrid | |
| 7 | FW | Bebeto | 16 February 1964 (aged 33) | Cruzeiro | |
| 8 | MF | Flávio Conceição | 12 June 1974 (aged 23) | Deportivo La Coruña | |
| 9 | FW | Ronaldo | 22 September 1976 (aged 21) | Inter Milan | |
| 10 | MF | Leonardo | 5 September 1969 (aged 28) | Milan | |
| 11 | FW | Romário | 29 January 1966 (aged 31) | Valencia | |
| 12 | GK | Rogério Ceni | 22 January 1973 (aged 24) | São Paulo | |
| 13 | DF | Zé María | 25 July 1973 (aged 24) | Parma | |
| 14 | DF | Gonçalves | 22 June 1966 (aged 31) | Cruzeiro | |
| 15 | DF | Zé Roberto | 6 July 1974 (aged 23) | Real Madrid | |
| 16 | MF | César Sampaio | 31 March 1968 (aged 29) | Yokohama Flügels | |
| 17 | MF | Doriva | 28 May 1972 (aged 25) | Atlético Mineiro | |
| 18 | FW | Denílson | 24 August 1977 (aged 20) | São Paulo | |
| 19 | MF | Juninho Paulista | 22 February 1973 (aged 24) | Atlético Madrid | |
| 20 | MF | Rivaldo | 19 April 1972 (aged 25) | Barcelona |
Mexico
Head coach: Manuel Lapuente
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Oswaldo Sánchez | 21 September 1973 (aged 24) |  América | |
| 2 | DF | Claudio Suárez (c) | 17 December 1968 (aged 28) | Guadalajara | |
| 3 | DF | Francisco Gabriel de Anda | 5 June 1971 (aged 26) | Santos Laguna | |
| 4 | MF | Germán Villa | 2 April 1973 (aged 24) | América | |
| 5 | DF | Duilio Davino | 21 March 1976 (aged 21) | América | |
| 6 | MF | Raúl Lara | 28 February 1973 (aged 24) | América | |
| 7 | MF | Ramón Ramírez | 5 December 1969 (aged 28) | Guadalajara | |
| 8 | MF | Braulio Luna | 8 September 1974 (aged 23) | UNAM | |
| 9 | FW | Paulo Chávez | 7 January 1976 (aged 21) | Guadalajara | |
| 10 | FW | Luis García | 1 June 1969 (aged 28) | Atlante | |
| 11 | FW | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | 17 January 1973 (aged 24) | Necaxa | |
| 12 | GK | Óscar Pérez | 1 February 1973 (aged 24) | Cruz Azul | |
| 13 | DF | Pável Pardo | 26 June 1976 (aged 21) | Atlas | |
| 14 | DF | Isaac Terrazas | 17 April 1975 (aged 22) | América | |
| 15 | FW | Luis Hernández | 22 December 1968 (aged 28) |  Boca Juniors | |
| 16 | MF | Markus López | 17 June 1972 (aged 25) | Guadalajara | |
| 17 | FW | Francisco Palencia | 28 April 1973 (aged 24) | Cruz Azul | |
| 18 | DF | Salvador Carmona | 22 August 1975 (aged 22) | Toluca | |
| 19 | FW | Noé Zárate | 11 May 1973 (aged 24) | Guadalajara | |
| 20 | MF | José Manuel Abundis | 11 June 1973 (aged 24) | Toluca |
Saudi Arabia
Head coach: Otto Pfister
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Al-Deayea | 2 August 1972 (aged 25) |  Al-Tai | |
| 2 | DF | Mohammed Al-Jahani | 28 September 1974 (aged 23) | Al-Ahli | |
| 3 | DF | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi | 1 September 1971 (aged 26) | Al-Ittihad | |
| 4 | DF | Abdullah Zubromawi | 15 November 1973 (aged 24) | Al-Ahli | |
| 5 | DF | Ahmed Jamil Madani | 6 January 1970 (aged 27) | Al-Ittihad | |
| 6 | MF | Ibrahim Al-Harbi | 10 July 1975 (aged 22) | Al-Nassr | |
| 7 | FW | Ibrahim Al-Shahrani | 21 July 1974 (aged 23) | Al-Ahli | |
| 8 | MF | Khalid Al Temawi | 19 April 1969 (aged 28) | Al-Hilal | |
| 9 | FW | Sami Al-Jaber | 11 December 1972 (aged 25) | Al-Hilal | |
| 10 | FW | Saeed Al-Owairan | 19 August 1967 (aged 30) | Al-Shabab | |
| 11 | FW | Fahad Al-Mehallel | 11 November 1970 (aged 27) | Al-Shabab | |
| 12 | DF | Ahmed Dokhi | 25 October 1976 (aged 21) | Al-Hilal | |
| 13 | DF | Hussein Abdulghani | 23 January 1977 (aged 20) | Al-Ahli | |
| 14 | MF | Khaled Al-Muwallid (c) | 23 November 1971 (aged 26) | Al-Ahli | |
| 15 | GK | Hussein Al-Sadiq | 15 October 1973 (aged 24) | Al-Qadisiya | |
| 16 | MF | Khamis Al-Dossari | 8 September 1973 (aged 24) | Al-Ittihad | |
| 17 | MF | Mohammad Al-Sahafi | 3 October 1975 (aged 22) | Al-Ittihad | |
| 18 | FW | Khamis Al-Zahrani | 3 August 1976 (aged 21) | Al-Ittihad | |
| 19 | FW | Obeid Al-Dosari | 2 October 1975 (aged 22) | Al-Wehda | |
| 20 | MF | Hamzah Saleh | 19 April 1967 (aged 30) | Al-Ahli | |
| 21 | DF | Mohaisen Al-Jam'an | 6 April 1966 (aged 31) | Al-Nassr |
Group B
Czech Republic
Head coach: Dušan Uhrin
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Pavel Srníček | 10 March 1968 (aged 29) | Newcastle United | |
| 2 | DF | Ivo Ulich | 5 September 1974 (aged 23) |  Slavia Prague | |
| 3 | DF | Luboš Kozel | 16 March 1971 (aged 26) | Slavia Prague | |
| 4 | MF | Pavel Nedvěd | 30 August 1972 (aged 25) | Lazio | |
| 5 | DF | Michal Horňák | 28 April 1970 (aged 27) | Slavia Prague | |
| 6 | MF | Zdeněk Svoboda | 20 May 1972 (aged 25) | Sparta Prague | |
| 7 | MF | Jiří Němec (c) | 16 May 1966 (aged 31) | Schalke 04 | |
| 8 | FW | Karel Poborský | 30 March 1972 (aged 25) | Manchester United | |
| 9 | FW | Pavel Kuka | 19 July 1968 (aged 29) | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
| 10 | FW | Horst Siegl | 15 February 1969 (aged 28) | Sparta Prague | |
| 11 | MF | Radek Bejbl | 29 August 1972 (aged 25) | Atlético Madrid | |
| 12 | DF | Karel Rada | 2 March 1971 (aged 26) |  Trabzonspor | |
| 13 | DF | Petr Vlček | 18 October 1973 (aged 24) | Slavia Prague | |
| 14 | MF | Radek Slončík | 29 May 1973 (aged 24) | Baník Ostrava | |
| 15 | DF | Edvard Lasota | 7 March 1971 (aged 26) | Slavia Prague | |
| 16 | FW | Vratislav Lokvenc | 27 September 1973 (aged 24) | Sparta Prague | |
| 17 | MF | Vladimír Šmicer | 24 May 1973 (aged 24) |  Lens | |
| 18 | DF | Milan Fukal | 16 May 1975 (aged 22) | Jablonec | |
| 19 | MF | Martin Frýdek | 9 March 1969 (aged 28) | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| 20 | GK | Ladislav Maier | 4 January 1966 (aged 31) | Slovan Liberec |
South Africa
Head coach: 
Clive Barker
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Andre Arendse | 27 June 1967 (aged 30) | Fulham | |
| 2 | DF | Sizwe Motaung | 7 January 1970 (aged 27) | Kaizer Chiefs | |
| 3 | DF | David Nyathi | 2 March 1969 (aged 28) |  St. Gallen | |
| 4 | DF | Willem Jackson | 26 March 1972 (aged 25) | Orlando Pirates | |
| 5 | DF | Mark Fish | 14 March 1974 (aged 23) | Bolton Wanderers | |
| 6 | FW | Phil Masinga | 28 June 1969 (aged 28) | Bari | |
| 7 | MF | Clinton Larsen | 17 February 1971 (aged 26) | Manning Rangers | |
| 8 | MF | Dumisa Ngobe | 5 March 1973 (aged 24) | Orlando Pirates | |
| 9 | DF | Neil Tovey | 2 July 1962 (aged 35) | Kaizer Chiefs | |
| 10 | MF | John Moshoeu | 18 December 1965 (aged 31) | Kocaelispor | |
| 11 | MF | Helman Mkhalele | 20 October 1969 (aged 28) | Kayserispor | |
| 12 | FW | Brendan Augustine | 26 October 1971 (aged 26) |  LASK | |
| 13 | FW | Pollen Ndlanya | 22 May 1970 (aged 27) | Bursaspor | |
| 14 | FW | Mark Williams | 11 August 1966 (aged 31) | Kaizer Chiefs | |
| 15 | MF | Doctor Khumalo | 26 June 1967 (aged 30) | Kaizer Chiefs | |
| 16 | GK | Brian Baloyi | 10 March 1974 (aged 23) | Kaizer Chiefs | |
| 17 | MF | Jabulani Mnguni | 9 December 1972 (aged 25) | Vaal Professionals | |
| 18 | MF | John Moeti | 20 August 1966 (aged 31) | Orlando Pirates | |
| 19 | DF | Lucas Radebe (c) | 12 April 1969 (aged 28) | Leeds United | |
| 20 | MF | Eric Tinkler | 30 July 1970 (aged 27) | Barnsley |
United Arab Emirates
Head coach: Milan Máčala
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Juma Rashed | 12 December 1972 (aged 24) |  Al-Shabab | |
| 2 | DF | Abdulla Essa Al-Falasi | 6 May 1977 (aged 20) | Al-Wasl | |
| 3 | DF | Munther Abdullah | 12 January 1975 (aged 22) | Al-Wasl | |
| 4 | DF | Abdulrahman Al-Haddad | 23 March 1966 (aged 31) | Sharjah | |
| 5 | MF | Hassan Mubarak | 13 April 1968 (aged 29) | Al-Nasr | |
| 6 | MF | Ismail Rashid Ismail | 27 October 1972 (aged 25) | Al-Wasl | |
| 7 | MF | Saad Bakheet Mubarak | 15 October 1970 (aged 27) | Al-Shabab | |
| 8 | FW | Ahmed Adel | 5 November 1974 (aged 22) | Kalba | |
| 9 | FW | Nasir Khamees | 2 August 1965 (aged 31) | Al-Wasl | |
| 10 | MF | Adnan Al Talyani (c) | 30 October 1964 (aged 33) | Al Shaab Club | |
| 11 | FW | Yaser Salem Ali | 5 December 1977 (aged 20) | Al-Wahda | |
| 12 | GK | Yaqout Mubarak | 16 July 1974 (aged 23) | Al-Nasr | |
| 13 | DF | Abdulsalam Jumaa | 23 May 1977 (aged 20) | Al-Wahda | |
| 14 | MF | Khamees Saad Mubarak | 4 October 1970 (aged 27) | Al-Shabab | |
| 15 | MF | Abdulaziz Mohamed | 12 December 1965 (aged 32) | Al-Nasr | |
| 16 | MF | Ahmed Saeed | 15 November 1973 (aged 24) | Kalba | |
| 17 | GK | Muhsin Musabah | 1 October 1964 (aged 33) | Sharjah | |
| 18 | MF | Ahmed Ibrahim Ali | 15 November 1970 (aged 27) | Sharjah | |
| 19 | MF | Gholam Ali | 3 September 1974 (aged 23) | Al-Wasl | |
| 20 | DF | Mohamed Obaid Al-Zahiri | 1 August 1967 (aged 30) | Al-Ain |
Uruguay
Head coach: Víctor Púa
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Carlos Nicola | 3 January 1973 (aged 24) |  Nacional | |
| 2 | DF | Diego López | 22 August 1974 (aged 23) | Racing Santander | |
| 3 | DF | Paolo Montero (c) | 3 September 1971 (aged 26) | Juventus | |
| 4 | DF | Gustavo Méndez | 3 February 1971 (aged 26) | Vicenza | |
| 5 | MF | Gonzalo de los Santos | 19 July 1976 (aged 21) | Mérida | |
| 6 | MF | Edgardo Adinolfi | 27 March 1974 (aged 23) | Peñarol | |
| 7 | MF | Pablo García | 11 May 1977 (aged 20) | Wanderers | |
| 8 | MF | Líber Vespa | 18 October 1971 (aged 26) | Argentinos Juniors | |
| 9 | FW | Marcelo Zalayeta | 5 December 1978 (aged 19) | Peñarol | |
| 10 | MF | Nicolás Olivera | 30 May 1978 (aged 19) | Valencia | |
| 11 | FW | Darío Silva | 2 November 1972 (aged 25) | Cagliari | |
| 12 | GK | Claudio Flores | 10 May 1976 (aged 21) | Peñarol | |
| 13 | DF | Pablo Hernández | 2 May 1975 (aged 22) | Defensor Sporting | |
| 14 | MF | Christian Callejas | 17 May 1978 (aged 19) | Danubio | |
| 15 | DF | Carlos Díaz | 4 February 1979 (aged 18) | Defensor Sporting | |
| 16 | DF | César Pellegrín | 5 March 1979 (aged 18) | Danubio | |
| 17 | MF | Fabián Coelho | 20 January 1977 (aged 20) | Nacional | |
| 18 | DF | Martín Rivas | 17 February 1977 (aged 20) | Danubio | |
| 19 | FW | Antonio Pacheco | 11 April 1976 (aged 21) | Peñarol | |
| 20 | FW | Álvaro Recoba | 17 March 1976 (aged 21) | Inter Milan |