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2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

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

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

Group A

Argentina

Head coach: Argentina José Pékerman

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 GK Germán Lux 7 June 1982 (aged 19) Argentina River Plate
2 DF Nicolás Burdisso 12 April 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Boca Juniors
3 DF Julio Arca 31 January 1981 (aged 20) England Sunderland
4 DF Mauro Cetto 14 April 1982 (aged 19) Argentina Rosario Central
5 MF Nicolás Medina 17 February 1982 (aged 19) Argentina Argentinos Juniors
6 DF Fabricio Coloccini 22 January 1982 (aged 19) Argentina San Lorenzo
7 FW Javier Saviola 11 December 1981 (aged 19) Argentina River Plate
8 MF Oscar Ahumada 31 August 1982 (aged 18) Argentina River Plate
9 FW Esteban Herrera 9 March 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Boca Juniors
10 MF Leandro Romagnoli 17 March 1981 (aged 20) Argentina San Lorenzo
11 MF Maxi Rodríguez 2 January 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
12 DF Ariel Seltzer 3 January 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Argentinos Juniors
13 DF Diego Colotto 10 March 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Estudiantes
14 MF Leonardo Ponzio 29 January 1982 (aged 19) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
15 MF Andrés D'Alessandro 15 April 1981 (aged 20) Argentina River Plate
16 FW Mauro Rosales 24 February 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
17 FW Alejandro Domínguez 10 June 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Quilmes
18 GK Willy Caballero 28 September 1981 (aged 19) Argentina Boca Juniors
19 FW Sebastián Bueno 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 GK Mohamed Sobhy 30 August 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Ismaily
2 DF Ahmed Samir 3 October 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Baladeyet El-Mahalla
3 MF Abou El-Magd 1 January 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al Ahly
4 DF Hussein Amin 26 April 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al Ahly
5 DF Mahmoud Mahmoud 30 June 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Zamalek SC
6 DF Mohamed El-Atrawy 19 August 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al-Mehalla
7 MF Mohamed Shawky 5 October 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al-Masry
8 MF Wael Riad 2 August 1982 (aged 18) Egypt Al Ahly
9 MF Reda Shehata 24 January 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al Ahly
10 FW Mohamed Mohsen Abo Gresha 4 August 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Ismaily
11 FW Mohamed El Yamani 1 January 1982 (aged 19) Belgium Standard Liège
12 MF Mohamed Abdel Wahed 19 January 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al-Tersana
13 DF Amir Azmy 14 February 1983 (aged 18) Egypt Zamalek SC
14 MF Hossam Ghaly 15 December 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al Ahly
15 DF Ahmed Abou Moslem 25 July 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al Ahly
16 FW Gamal Hamza 5 December 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Zamalek SC
17 MF Gamal Hawash 14 May 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Dina Farms
18 GK Wael Zenga 25 November 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Zamalek SC
19 GK Sherif Ekramy 1 July 1983 (aged 17) Egypt Al Ahly

Finland

Head coach: Finland Kari Ukkonen

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

Jamaica

Head coach: Jamaica Wendell Downswell

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 GK Allien Whittaker 19 June 1983 (aged 17) Jamaica Hazard
2 DF Sheldon Battiste 27 July 1983 (aged 17) Jamaica Hazard
3 DF Shavar Thomas 29 January 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Hazard
4 MF Fabian Blake 16 January 1982 (aged 19) Jamaica Reno
5 DF Shane Stevens 10 March 1982 (aged 19) Jamaica Arnett Gardens
6 DF Alex Thomas 12 January 1983 (aged 18) United States Loomis Chaffee
7 MF Sean Fraser 15 February 1983 (aged 18) Jamaica Harbour View
8 MF Keith Kelly 5 March 1983 (aged 18) France Paris Saint-Germain
9 MF Omar Daley 25 April 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Hazard
10 MF Fabian Dawkins 7 February 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Village United
11 FW Christopher Nicholas 16 January 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Tivoli Gardens
12 FW Craig Gordon 12 February 1983 (aged 18) Jamaica Reno
13 FW Adam Wallace 22 September 1981 (aged 19) Jamaica free agent
14 DF Kevon Harris 1 June 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Santos
15 DF Wolry Wolfe 12 August 1981 (aged 19) Jamaica Hazard
16 MF Khari Stephenson 18 January 1981 (aged 20) United States Williams College
17 MF Damion Williams 23 April 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Waterhouse
18 GK Allan Reid 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 GK Rubinho 4 August 1982 (aged 18) Brazil Corinthians
2 DF Maicon 26 July 1981 (aged 19) Brazil Cruzeiro
3 MF Edu Dracena 18 May 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Guarani
4 DF Marquinhos 21 October 1982 (aged 18) Brazil Corinthians
5 MF Eduardo Costa 23 September 1982 (aged 18) Brazil Grêmio
6 DF Anderson 10 January 1983 (aged 18) Brazil Flamengo
7 FW Pinga 27 April 1981 (aged 20) Italy Torino
8 MF Fernando Menegazzo 3 May 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Juventude
9 FW Adriano 17 February 1982 (aged 19) Brazil Flamengo
10 MF Júlio Baptista 1 October 1981 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo
11 FW Robert 7 February 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Botafogo
12 MF Léo Lima 14 January 1982 (aged 19) Brazil Vasco da Gama
13 DF Ângelo 12 June 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Corinthians
14 DF Luisão 13 February 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Cruzeiro
15 DF Júlio Santos 12 December 1981 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo
16 FW Thiago Oliveira 26 May 1981 (aged 20) Brazil São Paulo
17 MF Kaká 22 April 1982 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo
18 GK Márcio 20 December 1981 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo

Canada

Head coach: Wales Canada Paul James

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

Germany

Head coach: Germany Uli Stielike

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

Iraq

Head coach: Iraq Adnan Hamad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 GK Ahmad Ali Jaber 2 August 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
2 DF Jassim Ghulam 11 March 1979 (aged 22) Iraq Al-Jaish
3 DF Bassim Abbas 1 July 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al-Talaba
4 DF Haidar Abdul-Amir 2 November 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
5 DF Munaim Yousif 2 October 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Shorta
6 MF Sameeh Sabeeh Amir 20 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
7 FW Emad Mohammed 24 July 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
8 MF Nashat Akram 12 September 1984 (aged 16) Iraq Al-Shorta
9 FW Ahmed Mnajed 13 December 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Shorta
10 FW Ammar Ahmad 2 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al Zawraa
11 MF Hawar Mulla Mohammed 1 June 1981 (aged 20) Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
12 DF Haidar Abdul-Razzaq 23 October 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
13 MF Bassim Abdul-Hassan 1 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Talaba
14 DF Emad Aoda 15 November 1976 (aged 24) Iraq Al Minaa
15 MF Hassan Turki 1 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al Zawraa
16 MF Mohannad Nassir 4 April 1983 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
17 DF Salah Al-Deen Siamand 3 July 1978 (aged 22) Iraq Arbil
18 GK Noor Sabri 18 June 1984 (aged 16) Iraq Al Zawraa
19 FW Arkan Najeeb 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 GK Johnny Herrera 9 May 1981 (aged 20) Chile Universidad de Chile
2 DF Sergio Fernández 14 June 1981 (aged 20) Chile Colo-Colo
3 DF Daniel Campos 17 July 1981 (aged 19) Chile Universidad de Concepción
4 DF Hugo Droguett 2 September 1982 (aged 18) Chile Universidad Católica
5 DF Luis Oyarzún 24 April 1982 (aged 19) Chile Palestino
6 DF Nelson Pinto 1 February 1981 (aged 20) Chile Universidad de Chile
7 MF Gonzalo Villagra 17 September 1981 (aged 19) Chile Universidad Católica
8 MF Sebastián Pardo 1 January 1982 (aged 19) Chile Universidad de Chile
9 FW Mario Cáceres 17 March 1981 (aged 20) Portugal Sporting CP
10 MF Jaime Valdés 11 January 1981 (aged 20) Italy Bari
11 FW Mario Salgado 3 June 1981 (aged 20) Chile Huachipato
12 DF Gino Reyes 23 February 1981 (aged 20) Chile Colo-Colo
13 FW Joel Soto 9 April 1982 (aged 19) Chile Santiago Wanderers
14 DF Adán Vergara 9 May 1981 (aged 20) Chile Cobreloa
15 DF Mario Berríos 20 August 1981 (aged 19) Chile Palestino
16 MF Roberto Ordenes 5 January 1981 (aged 20) Chile Unión Española
17 MF Rodrigo Millar 3 November 1981 (aged 19) Chile Huachipato
18 GK Eduardo Lobos 30 July 1981 (aged 19) Chile Colo-Colo

China PR

Head coach: China Shen Xiangfu (沈祥福)

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

United States

Head coach: United States Wolfgang Suhnholz

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

Ukraine

Head coach: Ukraine Anatoli Kroschenko

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 GK Artem Kusliy 7 July 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2 DF Roman Pasichnychenko 17 June 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
3 DF Bohdan Shershun 14 May 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
4 MF Serhiy Symonenko 12 June 1981 (aged 20) Russia Torpedo Moscow
5 DF Vitaliy Komarnytskyi 2 August 1981 (aged 19) Israel Ironi Rishon leZion
6 MF Denys Stoyan 24 August 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Borysfen Boryspil
7 MF Volodymyr Bondarenko 6 July 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine CSCA Kyiv
8 MF Andriy Smalko 22 January 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Borysfen Boryspil
9 FW Oleksiy Byelik 13 February 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
10 FW Ruslan Valeyev 31 October 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands De Graafschap
11 FW Andriy Herasymenko 8 January 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
12 FW Taras Kabanov 23 January 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Karpaty Lviv
13 DF Fedir Prokhorov 24 April 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
14 DF Serhiy Khistyev 30 June 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Stal Alchevsk
15 MF Serhiy Danylovskyi 20 August 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Karpaty Lviv
16 MF Mykola Nakonechnyi 10 September 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Borysfen Boryspil
17 MF Oleksiy Gai 6 November 1982 (aged 18) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
18 GK Vitaliy Rudenko 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 GK Lamá 1 February 1981 (aged 20) Angola Petro de Luanda
2 DF Manuel 16 December 1982 (aged 18) Angola Cabinda
3 MF Nelsinho 10 December 1981 (aged 19) Angola Interclube
4 DF Kikas 14 March 1981 (aged 20) Angola Interclube
5 DF Lutucuta 17 May 1982 (aged 19) Angola Bravos do Maquis
6 DF Dedas 13 February 1982 (aged 19) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
7 MF Chinho 4 February 1982 (aged 19) Angola Petro de Luanda
8 FW Riquinho 10 August 1981 (aged 19) Angola Petro de Luanda
9 FW Rasca 10 July 1982 (aged 18) Portugal Académica de Coimbra
10 FW Mantorras 18 March 1982 (aged 19) Portugal Alverca
11 FW Gilberto 21 September 1982 (aged 18) Angola Petro de Luanda
12 MF Castigo 24 February 1983 (aged 18) Portugal Boavista
13 DF Vemba 6 December 1982 (aged 18) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
14 FW António Mendonça 9 October 1982 (aged 18) Portugal Varzim
15 FW Loló 13 December 1981 (aged 19) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
16 MF Mateus 10 March 1981 (aged 20) Portugal Sporting CP
17 FW Fofaná 5 May 1982 (aged 19) Angola Benfica de Luanda
18 GK Capoco 3 April 1982 (aged 19) Angola Petro do Huambo

Australia

Head coach: Australia Ange Postecoglou

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

Czech Republic

Head coach: Czech Republic Dušan Fitzel

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 GK Patrik Kolář 30 October 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sparta Prague
2 DF Tomáš Hübschman 4 September 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sparta Prague
3 DF Patrik Křap 13 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Brno
4 FW Tomáš Pešír 30 May 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Slavia Prague
5 MF Petr Silný 7 April 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
6 DF Martin Leština 25 April 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Dynamo Budějovice
7 DF Vlastimil Vidlička 2 July 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
8 MF Radek Šírl 20 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Bohemians Prague
9 MF Michal Macek 19 January 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Marila Příbram
10 FW Jaroslav Šedivec 16 February 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
11 DF Tomáš Glos 19 June 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc
12 MF David Lafata 18 September 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Dynamo Budějovice
13 MF Martin Živný 20 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Brno
14 MF Jan Polák 14 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Brno
15 FW Petr Musil 23 September 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Brno
16 FW Tomáš Jun 17 January 1983 (aged 18) Czech Republic Sparta Prague
17 DF Pavel Besta 2 September 1982 (aged 18) Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
18 GK Petr Čech 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 GK Yōsuke Fujigaya 13 February 1981 (aged 20) Japan Consadole Sapporo
2 DF Shohei Ikeda 27 April 1981 (aged 20) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
3 DF Sota Nakazawa 26 October 1982 (aged 18) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
4 DF Teruyuki Moniwa[3] 8 September 1981 (aged 19) Japan Shonan Bellmare
5 DF Kenji Haneda 1 December 1981 (aged 19) Japan Kashima Antlers
6 DF Yūichi Komano 25 July 1981 (aged 19) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
7 MF Takeshi Aoki 28 September 1982 (aged 18) Japan Kashima Antlers
8 MF Kazuyuki Morisaki 9 May 1981 (aged 20) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
9 FW Yutaka Tahara 27 April 1982 (aged 19) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
10 MF Naohiro Ishikawa 12 May 1981 (aged 20) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
11 FW Hisato Satō 12 March 1982 (aged 19) Japan JEF United Ichihara
12 MF Shunta Nagai 12 July 1982 (aged 18) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
13 MF Koji Yamase 22 September 1981 (aged 19) Japan Consadole Sapporo
14 FW Ryoichi Maeda 9 October 1981 (aged 19) Japan Júbilo Iwata
15 FW Kazuki Hiramoto 18 August 1981 (aged 19) Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969
16 MF Kōji Morisaki 9 May 1981 (aged 20) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
17 FW Kazunori Iio 23 February 1982 (aged 19) Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969
18 GK Takaya Kurokawa 7 April 1981 (aged 20) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
19 DF Daisuke Nasu 10 October 1981 (aged 19) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos

Group E

Costa Rica

Head coach: Costa Rica Carlos Watson

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

Ecuador

Head coach: Ecuador Fabián Burbano

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

Ethiopia

Head coach: France Diego Garzitto

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

Netherlands

Head coach: Netherlands Louis van Gaal

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 GK Maarten Stekelenburg 22 September 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
2 DF Jürgen Colin 20 January 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands PSV
3 MF René van Dieren 12 March 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands Feyenoord
4 MF John Heitinga 15 November 1983 (aged 17) Netherlands Ajax
5 DF Jeffrey Leiwakabessy 23 February 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands NEC
6 MF David Mendes da Silva 4 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
7 FW Riga Mustapha 10 October 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Vitesse
8 FW Rafael van der Vaart 11 February 1983 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
9 FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 12 August 1983 (aged 17) Netherlands PSV
10 MF Youssouf Hersi 20 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
11 FW Arjen Robben 23 January 1984 (aged 17) Netherlands Groningen
12 DF Civard Sprockel 10 May 1983 (aged 18) Netherlands Feyenoord
13 MF Saïd Boutahar 12 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Feyenoord
14 MF Theo Janssen 27 July 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Vitesse
15 FW Thijs Houwing 22 April 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands Twente
16 MF Gregoor van Dijk 16 November 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Groningen
17 MF Santi Kolk 2 October 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Heerenveen
18 GK Gino Coutinho 5 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands PSV
19 DF Glenn Loovens 22 September 1983 (aged 17) Netherlands Feyenoord
20 DF Alje Schut 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 GK Nicolas Penneteau 28 February 1981 (aged 20) France Bastia
2 DF Matthieu Delpierre 26 April 1981 (aged 20) France Lille
3 DF Grégory Vignal 19 July 1981 (aged 19) England Liverpool
4 DF Gaël Givet 9 October 1981 (aged 19) France Monaco
5 DF Philippe Mexès 30 March 1982 (aged 19) France Auxerre
6 MF Pascal Berenguer 20 May 1981 (aged 20) France Bastia
7 MF Benoît Cheyrou 3 May 1981 (aged 20) France Lille
8 MF Nicolas Fabiano 8 February 1981 (aged 20) Wales Swansea City
9 MF Alou Diarra 15 July 1981 (aged 19) Germany Bayern Munich
10 FW Mathieu Maton 19 January 1981 (aged 20) France Lille
11 FW Hassan Ahamada 13 April 1981 (aged 20) France Nantes
12 FW Djibril Cissé 12 August 1981 (aged 19) France Auxerre
13 MF Gaël Danic 19 November 1981 (aged 19) France Rennes
14 DF Jonathan Joseph-Augustin 13 May 1981 (aged 20) France Guingamp
15 DF Bernard Mendy 20 August 1981 (aged 19) France Paris Saint-Germain
16 MF Sébastien Roudet 16 June 1981 (aged 20) France Châteauroux
17 FW Hervé Bugnet 24 August 1981 (aged 19) France Bordeaux
18 GK Nicolas Puydebois 28 February 1981 (aged 20) France Lyon
19 DF Jean-Félix Dorothée 2 October 1981 (aged 19) France Rennes

Ghana

Head coach: Ghana Emmanuel Afranie

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

Iran

Head coach: Iran Mehdi Monajati

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

Paraguay

Head coach: Paraguay Cristóbal Wilfrido Maldonado

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

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Archived copy". 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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