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The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament contested by the senior men's teams of the national associations affiliated to FIFA (the International Federation of Association Football). The tournament was played in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998 and featured 32 teams divided into eight groups of four. Each team was required to submit a squad of 22 players – numbered sequentially from 1 to 22 – from whom they would select their teams for each match at the tournament, with the final squads to be submitted by 1 June 1998. In total, 704 players were selected for the tournament.

It featured players born in four different decades, the 1950s, the 1960s, the 1970s and the 1980s. The only other times this has happened at a World Cup was in the 1958, 1970 and 1990 editions.

Players' ages as of 10 June 1998, the tournament's opening day.

Group A

Brazil

Head coach: Mário Zagallo

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Cláudio Taffarel (1966-05-08)8 May 1966 (aged 32) 94 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
2 2 DF Cafu (1970-06-07)7 June 1970 (aged 28) 64 Italy Roma
3 2 DF Aldair (1965-11-30)30 November 1965 (aged 32) 66 Italy Roma
4 2 DF Júnior Baiano (1970-03-14)14 March 1970 (aged 28) 17 Brazil Flamengo
5 3 MF César Sampaio (1968-03-31)31 March 1968 (aged 30) 34 Japan Yokohama Flügels
6 2 DF Roberto Carlos (1973-04-10)10 April 1973 (aged 25) 46 Spain Real Madrid
7 3 MF Giovanni (1972-02-04)4 February 1972 (aged 26) 14 Spain Barcelona
8 3 MF Dunga ( captain) (1963-10-31)31 October 1963 (aged 34) 84 Japan Júbilo Iwata
9 4 FW Ronaldo (1976-09-22)22 September 1976 (aged 21) 37 Italy Inter Milan
10 3 MF Rivaldo (1972-04-19)19 April 1972 (aged 26) 15 Spain Barcelona
11 3 MF Emerson (1976-04-04)4 April 1976 (aged 22) 3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
12 1 GK Carlos Germano (1970-08-14)14 August 1970 (aged 27) 9 Brazil Vasco da Gama
13 2 DF Zé Carlos (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 29) 0 Brazil São Paulo
14 2 DF Marcelo Gonçalves (1966-02-22)22 February 1966 (aged 32) 22 Brazil Botafogo
15 2 DF André Cruz (1968-09-20)20 September 1968 (aged 29) 31 Italy Milan
16 3 MF Zé Roberto (1974-07-06)6 July 1974 (aged 23) 20 Brazil Flamengo
17 3 MF Doriva (1972-05-28)28 May 1972 (aged 26) 11 Portugal Porto
18 3 MF Leonardo (1969-09-05)5 September 1969 (aged 28) 45 Italy Milan
19 3 MF Denílson (1977-08-24)24 August 1977 (aged 20) 26 Brazil São Paulo
20 4 FW Bebeto (1964-02-16)16 February 1964 (aged 34) 68 Brazil Botafogo
21 4 FW Edmundo (1971-04-02)2 April 1971 (aged 27) 33 Italy Fiorentina
22 1 GK Dida (1973-10-07)7 October 1973 (aged 24) 15 Brazil Cruzeiro

Morocco

Head coach: France Henri Michel

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Abdelkader El Brazi (1964-11-05)5 November 1964 (aged 33) 37 Morocco FAR Rabat
2 2 DF Abdelilah Saber (1974-04-21)21 April 1974 (aged 24) 25 Portugal Sporting CP
3 2 DF Abdelkrim El Hadrioui (1972-03-06)6 March 1972 (aged 26) 59 Portugal Benfica
4 2 DF Youssef Rossi (1973-06-28)28 June 1973 (aged 24) 20 France Rennes
5 2 DF Smahi Triki (1967-08-01)1 August 1967 (aged 30) 16 Switzerland Lausanne
6 2 DF Noureddine Naybet ( captain) (1970-02-10)10 February 1970 (aged 28) 91 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
7 3 MF Mustapha Hadji (1971-11-16)16 November 1971 (aged 26) 42 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
8 3 MF Saïd Chiba (1970-09-18)18 September 1970 (aged 27) 23 Spain Compostela
9 4 FW Abdeljalil Hadda (1972-03-21)21 March 1972 (aged 26) 11 Tunisia Club Africain
10 4 FW Abderrahim Ouakili (1970-12-11)11 December 1970 (aged 27) 8 Germany 1860 Munich
11 3 MF Ali Elkhattabi (1977-01-17)17 January 1977 (aged 21) 6 Netherlands Heerenveen
12 1 GK Driss Benzekri (1970-12-31)31 December 1970 (aged 27) 6 Morocco RS Settat
13 2 DF Rachid Neqrouz (1972-04-10)10 April 1972 (aged 26) 13 Italy Bari
14 4 FW Salaheddine Bassir (1972-09-05)5 September 1972 (aged 25) 26 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
15 2 DF Lahcen Abrami (1969-12-31)31 December 1969 (aged 28) 41 Morocco Wydad Casablanca
16 3 MF Rachid Azzouzi (1971-01-10)10 January 1971 (aged 27) 35 Germany Greuther Fürth
17 3 MF Gharib Amzine (1973-05-03)3 May 1973 (aged 25) 2 France Mulhouse
18 3 MF Youssef Chippo (1973-05-10)10 May 1973 (aged 25) 20 Portugal Porto
19 2 DF Jamal Sellami (1970-10-06)6 October 1970 (aged 27) 0 Morocco Raja Casablanca
20 2 DF Tahar El Khalej (1968-06-16)16 June 1968 (aged 29) 54 Portugal Benfica
21 4 FW Rachid Rokki (1974-11-08)8 November 1974 (aged 23) 2 Morocco Chabab Mohammédia
22 1 GK Mustapha Chadili (1973-02-14)14 February 1973 (aged 25) 0 Morocco Raja Casablanca

Norway

Head coach: Egil Olsen

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Frode Grodås ( captain) (1964-10-24)24 October 1964 (aged 33) 39 England Tottenham Hotspur
2 2 DF Gunnar Halle (1965-08-11)11 August 1965 (aged 32) 60 England Leeds United
3 2 DF Ronny Johnsen (1969-06-10)10 June 1969 (aged 29) 33 England Manchester United
4 2 DF Henning Berg (1969-09-01)1 September 1969 (aged 28) 52 England Manchester United
5 2 DF Stig Inge Bjørnebye (1969-12-11)11 December 1969 (aged 28) 62 England Liverpool
6 3 MF Ståle Solbakken (1968-02-27)27 February 1968 (aged 30) 34 Denmark AaB
7 3 MF Erik Mykland (1971-07-21)21 July 1971 (aged 26) 54 Greece Panathinaikos
8 3 MF Øyvind Leonhardsen (1970-08-17)17 August 1970 (aged 27) 55 England Liverpool
9 4 FW Tore André Flo (1973-06-15)15 June 1973 (aged 24) 25 England Chelsea
10 3 MF Kjetil Rekdal (1968-11-06)6 November 1968 (aged 29) 66 Germany Hertha BSC
11 3 MF Mini Jakobsen (1965-11-08)8 November 1965 (aged 32) 64 Norway Rosenborg
12 1 GK Thomas Myhre (1973-10-16)16 October 1973 (aged 24) 1 England Everton
13 1 GK Espen Baardsen (1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (aged 20) 1 England Tottenham Hotspur
14 2 DF Vegard Heggem (1975-07-13)13 July 1975 (aged 22) 1 Norway Rosenborg
15 2 DF Dan Eggen (1970-01-13)13 January 1970 (aged 28) 13 Spain Celta Vigo
16 4 FW Jostein Flo (1964-10-03)3 October 1964 (aged 33) 44 Norway Strømsgodset
17 4 FW Håvard Flo (1970-04-04)4 April 1970 (aged 28) 9 Germany Werder Bremen
18 4 FW Egil Østenstad (1972-01-02)2 January 1972 (aged 26) 14 England Southampton
19 2 DF Erik Hoftun (1969-03-03)3 March 1969 (aged 29) 1 Norway Rosenborg
20 4 FW Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973-02-26)26 February 1973 (aged 25) 14 England Manchester United
21 2 DF Vidar Riseth (1972-04-21)21 April 1972 (aged 26) 4 Austria LASK
22 3 MF Roar Strand (1970-02-02)2 February 1970 (aged 28) 5 Norway Rosenborg

Scotland

Head coach: Craig Brown

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Jim Leighton (1958-07-24)24 July 1958 (aged 39) 86 Scotland Aberdeen
2 3 MF Jackie McNamara (1973-10-24)24 October 1973 (aged 24) 6 Scotland Celtic
3 2 DF Tom Boyd (1965-11-24)24 November 1965 (aged 32) 55 Scotland Celtic
4 2 DF Colin Calderwood (1965-01-20)20 January 1965 (aged 33) 28 England Tottenham Hotspur
5 2 DF Colin Hendry ( captain) (1965-12-07)7 December 1965 (aged 32) 32 England Blackburn Rovers
6 2 DF Tosh McKinlay (1964-12-03)3 December 1964 (aged 33) 19 Scotland Celtic
7 4 FW Kevin Gallacher (1966-11-23)23 November 1966 (aged 31) 36 England Blackburn Rovers
8 3 MF Craig Burley (1971-09-24)24 September 1971 (aged 26) 25 Scotland Celtic
9 4 FW Gordon Durie (1965-12-06)6 December 1965 (aged 32) 40 Scotland Rangers
10 4 FW Darren Jackson (1966-07-25)25 July 1966 (aged 31) 24 Scotland Celtic
11 3 MF John Collins (1968-01-31)31 January 1968 (aged 30) 49 France Monaco
12 1 GK Neil Sullivan (1970-02-24)24 February 1970 (aged 28) 3 England Wimbledon
13 4 FW Simon Donnelly (1974-12-01)1 December 1974 (aged 23) 8 Scotland Celtic
14 3 MF Paul Lambert (1969-08-07)7 August 1969 (aged 28) 12 Scotland Celtic
15 3 MF Scot Gemmill (1971-01-02)2 January 1971 (aged 27) 13 England Nottingham Forest
16 2 DF David Weir (1970-05-10)10 May 1970 (aged 28) 5 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
17 3 MF Billy McKinlay (1969-04-22)22 April 1969 (aged 29) 25 England Blackburn Rovers
18 2 DF Matt Elliott (1968-11-01)1 November 1968 (aged 29) 3 England Leicester City
19 2 DF Derek Whyte (1968-08-31)31 August 1968 (aged 29) 11 Scotland Aberdeen
20 4 FW Scott Booth (1971-12-16)16 December 1971 (aged 26) 16 Netherlands FC Utrecht
21 1 GK Jonathan Gould (1968-07-18)18 July 1968 (aged 29) 0 Scotland Celtic
22 2 DF Christian Dailly (1973-10-23)23 October 1973 (aged 24) 10 England Derby County

Group B

Austria

Head coach: Herbert Prohaska

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Michael Konsel (1962-03-06)6 March 1962 (aged 36) 40 Italy Roma
2 3 MF Markus Schopp (1974-02-22)22 February 1974 (aged 24) 18 Austria Sturm Graz
3 2 DF Peter Schöttel (1967-03-26)26 March 1967 (aged 31) 54 Austria Rapid Wien
4 2 DF Anton Pfeffer (1965-08-17)17 August 1965 (aged 32) 56 Austria Austria Wien
5 2 DF Wolfgang Feiersinger (1965-01-30)30 January 1965 (aged 33) 39 Germany Borussia Dortmund
6 2 DF Walter Kogler (1967-12-12)12 December 1967 (aged 30) 22 France Cannes
7 4 FW Mario Haas (1974-09-16)16 September 1974 (aged 23) 5 Austria Sturm Graz
8 3 MF Heimo Pfeifenberger (1966-12-29)29 December 1966 (aged 31) 37 Germany Werder Bremen
9 4 FW Ivica Vastić (1969-09-29)29 September 1969 (aged 28) 14 Austria Sturm Graz
10 3 MF Andi Herzog (1968-09-10)10 September 1968 (aged 29) 68 Germany Werder Bremen
11 3 MF Martin Amerhauser (1974-07-23)23 July 1974 (aged 23) 2 Austria Austria Salzburg
12 2 DF Martin Hiden (1973-03-11)11 March 1973 (aged 25) 4 England Leeds United
13 3 MF Harald Cerny (1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 24) 23 Germany 1860 Munich
14 4 FW Hannes Reinmayr (1969-08-23)23 August 1969 (aged 28) 8 Austria Sturm Graz
15 3 MF Arnold Wetl (1970-02-02)2 February 1970 (aged 28) 15 Austria Rapid Wien
16 1 GK Franz Wohlfahrt (1964-07-01)1 July 1964 (aged 33) 37 Germany VfB Stuttgart
17 3 MF Roman Mählich (1971-09-17)17 September 1971 (aged 26) 10 Austria Sturm Graz
18 3 MF Peter Stöger (1966-04-11)11 April 1966 (aged 32) 59 Austria LASK
19 4 FW Toni Polster ( captain) (1964-03-10)10 March 1964 (aged 34) 91 Germany 1. FC Köln
20 3 MF Andreas Heraf (1967-09-10)10 September 1967 (aged 30) 10 Austria Rapid Wien
21 1 GK Wolfgang Knaller (1961-10-09)9 October 1961 (aged 36) 4 Austria Austria Wien
22 3 MF Dietmar Kühbauer (1971-04-04)4 April 1971 (aged 27) 28 Spain Real Sociedad

Cameroon

Head coach: France Claude Le Roy

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Jacques Songo'o (1964-03-17)17 March 1964 (aged 34) 73 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
2 2 DF Joseph Elanga (1979-05-02)2 May 1979 (aged 19) 1 Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé
3 2 DF Pierre Womé (1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 19) 28 Italy Lucchese
4 2 DF Rigobert Song (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 21) 30 France Metz
5 2 DF Raymond Kalla (1975-04-22)22 April 1975 (aged 23) 28 Greece Panachaiki
6 2 DF Pierre Njanka (1975-03-15)15 March 1975 (aged 23) 2 Cameroon Olympic Mvolyé
7 4 FW François Omam-Biyik ( captain) (1966-05-21)21 May 1966 (aged 32) 70 Italy Sampdoria
8 3 MF Didier Angibeaud (1974-10-08)8 October 1974 (aged 23) 3 France Nice
9 4 FW Alphonse Tchami (1971-09-14)14 September 1971 (aged 26) 38 Germany Hertha BSC
10 4 FW Patrick M'Boma (1970-11-15)15 November 1970 (aged 27) 15 Japan Gamba Osaka
11 4 FW Samuel Eto'o (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 17) 6 Spain Leganés
12 2 DF Lauren (1977-01-19)19 January 1977 (aged 21) 1 Spain Levante
13 2 DF Patrice Abanda (1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 19) 1 Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé
14 3 MF Augustine Simo (1978-09-18)18 September 1978 (aged 19) 14 France Saint-Étienne
15 3 MF Joseph N'Do (1976-04-28)28 April 1976 (aged 22) 2 Cameroon Cottonsport Garoua
16 1 GK William Andem (1968-06-14)14 June 1968 (aged 29) 16 Portugal Boavista
17 2 DF Michel Pensée (1973-06-16)16 June 1973 (aged 24) 2 South Korea Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
18 4 FW Samuel Ipoua (1973-03-01)1 March 1973 (aged 25) 7 Austria Rapid Wien
19 3 MF Marcel Mahouvé (1973-01-16)16 January 1973 (aged 25) 12 France Montpellier
20 3 MF Salomon Olembé (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 17) 8 France Nantes
21 4 FW Joseph-Désiré Job (1977-12-01)1 December 1977 (aged 20) 11 France Lyon
22 1 GK Alioum Boukar (1972-01-03)3 January 1972 (aged 26) 16 Turkey Samsunspor

Chile

Head coach: Uruguay Nelson Acosta

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Nelson Tapia (1966-09-22)22 September 1966 (aged 31) 34 Chile Universidad Católica
2 2 DF Cristián Castañeda (1968-09-18)18 September 1968 (aged 29) 24 Chile Universidad de Chile
3 2 DF Ronald Fuentes (1969-06-22)22 June 1969 (aged 28) 41 Chile Universidad de Chile
4 2 DF Francisco Rojas (1974-07-22)22 July 1974 (aged 23) 12 Chile Colo-Colo
5 2 DF Javier Margas (1969-05-10)10 May 1969 (aged 29) 52 Chile Universidad Católica
6 2 DF Pedro Reyes (1972-11-13)13 November 1972 (aged 25) 24 Chile Colo-Colo
7 3 MF Nelson Parraguez (1971-04-05)5 April 1971 (aged 27) 37 Chile Universidad Católica
8 3 MF Clarence Acuña (1975-02-08)8 February 1975 (aged 23) 28 Chile Universidad de Chile
9 4 FW Iván Zamorano ( captain) (1967-01-18)18 January 1967 (aged 31) 42 Italy Inter Milan
10 3 MF José Luis Sierra (1968-12-05)5 December 1968 (aged 29) 31 Chile Colo-Colo
11 4 FW Marcelo Salas (1974-12-24)24 December 1974 (aged 23) 39 Argentina River Plate
12 1 GK Marcelo Ramírez (1965-05-29)29 May 1965 (aged 33) 19 Chile Colo-Colo
13 4 FW Manuel Neira (1977-10-12)12 October 1977 (aged 20) 5 Chile Colo-Colo
14 2 DF Miguel Ramírez (1970-06-11)11 June 1970 (aged 27) 38 Chile Universidad Católica
15 2 DF Moisés Villarroel (1976-02-12)12 February 1976 (aged 22) 10 Chile Santiago Wanderers
16 2 DF Mauricio Aros (1976-03-09)9 March 1976 (aged 22) 4 Chile Universidad de Chile
17 3 MF Marcelo Vega (1971-08-12)12 August 1971 (aged 26) 29 United States MetroStars
18 3 MF Luis Musrri (1969-12-24)24 December 1969 (aged 28) 27 Chile Universidad de Chile
19 3 MF Fernando Cornejo (1969-01-28)28 January 1969 (aged 29) 27 Chile Universidad Católica
20 3 MF Fabián Estay (1968-10-05)5 October 1968 (aged 29) 48 Mexico Toluca
21 4 FW Rodrigo Barrera (1970-03-30)30 March 1970 (aged 28) 22 Chile Universidad de Chile
22 1 GK Carlos Tejas (1974-10-04)4 October 1974 (aged 23) 0 Chile Coquimbo Unido

Italy

Head coach: Cesare Maldini

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Francesco Toldo (1971-12-02)2 December 1971 (aged 26) 6 Italy Fiorentina
2 2 DF Giuseppe Bergomi (1963-12-22)22 December 1963 (aged 34) 78 Italy Inter Milan
3 2 DF Paolo Maldini ( captain) (1968-06-26)26 June 1968 (aged 29) 88 Italy Milan
4 2 DF Fabio Cannavaro (1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 24) 14 Italy Parma
5 2 DF Alessandro Costacurta (1966-04-24)24 April 1966 (aged 32) 54 Italy Milan
6 2 DF Alessandro Nesta (1976-03-19)19 March 1976 (aged 22) 12 Italy Lazio
7 2 DF Gianluca Pessotto (1970-08-11)11 August 1970 (aged 27) 4 Italy Juventus
8 2 DF Moreno Torricelli (1970-01-23)23 January 1970 (aged 28) 6 Italy Juventus
9 3 MF Demetrio Albertini (1971-08-23)23 August 1971 (aged 26) 57 Italy Milan
10 4 FW Alessandro Del Piero (1974-11-09)9 November 1974 (aged 23) 19 Italy Juventus
11 3 MF Dino Baggio (1971-07-24)24 July 1971 (aged 26) 46 Italy Parma
12 1 GK Gianluca Pagliuca (1966-12-18)18 December 1966 (aged 31) 34 Italy Inter Milan
13 3 MF Sandro Cois (1972-06-09)9 June 1972 (aged 26) 1 Italy Fiorentina
14 3 MF Luigi Di Biagio (1971-06-03)3 June 1971 (aged 27) 13 Italy Roma
15 3 MF Angelo Di Livio (1966-07-26)26 July 1966 (aged 31) 21 Italy Juventus
16 3 MF Roberto Di Matteo (1970-05-29)29 May 1970 (aged 28) 32 England Chelsea
17 3 MF Francesco Moriero (1969-03-31)31 March 1969 (aged 29) 3 Italy Inter Milan
18 4 FW Roberto Baggio (1967-02-18)18 February 1967 (aged 31) 48 Italy Bologna
19 4 FW Filippo Inzaghi (1973-08-09)9 August 1973 (aged 24) 4 Italy Juventus
20 4 FW Enrico Chiesa (1970-12-29)29 December 1970 (aged 27) 6 Italy Parma
21 4 FW Christian Vieri (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 (aged 24) 8 Spain Atlético Madrid
22 1 GK Gianluigi Buffon (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 20) 2 Italy Parma

Group C

Denmark

Head coach: Sweden Bo Johansson

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Peter Schmeichel (1963-11-18)18 November 1963 (aged 34) 100 England Manchester United
2 2 DF Michael Schjønberg (1967-01-19)19 January 1967 (aged 31) 28 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
3 2 DF Marc Rieper (1968-06-05)5 June 1968 (aged 30) 53 Scotland Celtic
4 2 DF Jes Høgh (1966-05-07)7 May 1966 (aged 32) 37 Turkey Fenerbahçe
5 2 DF Jan Heintze (1963-08-17)17 August 1963 (aged 34) 39 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
6 2 DF Thomas Helveg (1971-06-24)24 June 1971 (aged 26) 30 Italy Udinese
7 3 MF Allan Nielsen (1971-03-13)13 March 1971 (aged 27) 18 England Tottenham Hotspur
8 3 MF Per Frandsen (1970-02-06)6 February 1970 (aged 28) 12 England Bolton Wanderers
9 4 FW Miklos Molnar (1970-04-10)10 April 1970 (aged 28) 9 Spain Sevilla
10 3 MF Michael Laudrup ( captain) (1964-06-15)15 June 1964 (aged 33) 99 Netherlands Ajax
11 4 FW Brian Laudrup (1969-02-22)22 February 1969 (aged 29) 77 Scotland Rangers
12 2 DF Søren Colding (1972-09-02)2 September 1972 (aged 25) 4 Denmark Brøndby
13 2 DF Jacob Laursen (1971-10-06)6 October 1971 (aged 26) 22 England Derby County
14 3 MF Morten Wieghorst (1971-02-25)25 February 1971 (aged 27) 11 Scotland Celtic
15 3 MF Stig Tøfting (1969-08-14)14 August 1969 (aged 28) 4 Germany MSV Duisburg
16 1 GK Mogens Krogh (1963-10-31)31 October 1963 (aged 34) 8 Denmark Brøndby
17 3 MF Bjarne Goldbæk (1968-10-06)6 October 1968 (aged 29) 11 Denmark Copenhagen
18 4 FW Peter Møller (1972-03-23)23 March 1972 (aged 26) 11 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
19 4 FW Ebbe Sand (1972-07-19)19 July 1972 (aged 25) 2 Denmark Brøndby
20 2 DF René Henriksen (1969-08-27)27 August 1969 (aged 28) 2 Denmark Akademisk
21 3 MF Martin Jørgensen (1975-10-06)6 October 1975 (aged 22) 4 Italy Udinese
22 1 GK Peter Kjær (1965-11-05)5 November 1965 (aged 32) 0 Denmark Silkeborg

France

Head coach: Aimé Jacquet

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Bernard Lama (1963-04-07)7 April 1963 (aged 35) 37 France Paris Saint-Germain
2 2 DF Vincent Candela (1973-10-24)24 October 1973 (aged 24) 10 Italy Roma
3 2 DF Bixente Lizarazu (1969-12-09)9 December 1969 (aged 28) 32 Germany Bayern Munich
4 3 MF Patrick Vieira (1976-06-23)23 June 1976 (aged 21) 7 England Arsenal
5 2 DF Laurent Blanc (1965-11-19)19 November 1965 (aged 32) 68 France Marseille
6 3 MF Youri Djorkaeff (1968-03-09)9 March 1968 (aged 30) 37 Italy Inter Milan
7 3 MF Didier Deschamps ( captain) (1968-10-15)15 October 1968 (aged 29) 69 Italy Juventus
8 2 DF Marcel Desailly (1968-09-07)7 September 1968 (aged 29) 41 Italy Milan
9 4 FW Stéphane Guivarc'h (1970-09-06)6 September 1970 (aged 27) 6 France Auxerre
10 3 MF Zinedine Zidane (1972-06-23)23 June 1972 (aged 25) 33 Italy Juventus
11 3 MF Robert Pires (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 24) 14 France Metz
12 4 FW Thierry Henry (1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 20) 3 France Monaco
13 3 MF Bernard Diomède (1974-01-23)23 January 1974 (aged 24) 6 France Auxerre
14 3 MF Alain Boghossian (1970-10-27)27 October 1970 (aged 27) 6 Italy Sampdoria
15 2 DF Lilian Thuram (1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 26) 32 Italy Parma
16 1 GK Fabien Barthez (1971-06-28)28 June 1971 (aged 26) 12 France Monaco
17 3 MF Emmanuel Petit (1970-09-22)22 September 1970 (aged 27) 17 England Arsenal
18 2 DF Frank Leboeuf (1968-01-22)22 January 1968 (aged 30) 14 England Chelsea
19 3 MF Christian Karembeu (1970-12-03)3 December 1970 (aged 27) 31 Spain Real Madrid
20 4 FW David Trezeguet (1977-10-15)15 October 1977 (aged 20) 4 France Monaco
21 4 FW Christophe Dugarry (1972-03-24)24 March 1972 (aged 26) 23 France Marseille
22 1 GK Lionel Charbonnier (1966-10-25)25 October 1966 (aged 31) 1 France Auxerre

Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira (fired after two matches, replaced by Mohammed Al-Kharashy for the final match)

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Mohamed Al-Deayea (1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (aged 25) 94 Saudi Arabia Al-Ta'ee
2 2 DF Mohammed Sheliah (1974-09-28)28 September 1974 (aged 23) 64 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli
3 2 DF Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (1971-09-01)1 September 1971 (aged 26) 86 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
4 3 MF Abdullah Sulaiman Zubromawi (1973-11-15)15 November 1973 (aged 24) 83 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli
5 2 DF Ahmed Jamil (1970-01-06)6 January 1970 (aged 28) 94 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
6 3 MF Fuad Anwar (1972-10-13)13 October 1972 (aged 25) 95 Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
7 4 FW Ibrahim Suwayed (1974-07-21)21 July 1974 (aged 23) 19 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli
8 4 FW Obeid Al-Dosari (1975-10-02)2 October 1975 (aged 22) 61 Saudi Arabia Al Wehda
9 4 FW Sami Al-Jaber (1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 25) 85 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
10 4 FW Saeed Al-Owairan (1967-08-19)19 August 1967 (aged 30) 55 Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
11 4 FW Fahad Al-Mehallel (1970-11-11)11 November 1970 (aged 27) 85 Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
12 3 MF Ibrahim Mater (1975-07-10)10 July 1975 (aged 22) 47 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
13 2 DF Hussein Abdulghani (1977-01-23)23 January 1977 (aged 21) 40 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli
14 3 MF Khaled Massad (1971-11-23)23 November 1971 (aged 26) 91 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli
15 3 MF Yousuf Al-Thunayan ( captain) (1963-11-18)18 November 1963 (aged 34) 86 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
16 3 MF Khamis Al-Owairan (1973-09-08)8 September 1973 (aged 24) 48 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
17 2 DF Ahmed Al-Dokhi (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 21) 12 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
18 3 MF Nawaf Al-Temyat (1976-06-26)26 June 1976 (aged 21) 0 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
19 2 DF Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi (1974-07-21)21 July 1974 (aged 23) 3 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
20 3 MF Hamzah Saleh (1967-04-19)19 April 1967 (aged 31) 38 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli
21 1 GK Hussein Al-Sadiq (1973-10-15)15 October 1973 (aged 24) 64 Saudi Arabia Al Qadsiah
22 1 GK Tisir Al-Antaif (1974-02-16)16 February 1974 (aged 24) 0 Saudi Arabia Al Ettifaq

South Africa

Head coach: France Philippe Troussier

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Hans Vonk (1970-01-30)30 January 1970 (aged 28) 0 Netherlands Heerenveen
2 2 DF Themba Mnguni (1973-12-16)16 December 1973 (aged 24) 3 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
3 2 DF David Nyathi (1969-03-22)22 March 1969 (aged 29) 35 Switzerland St. Gallen
4 2 DF Willem Jackson (1972-03-26)26 March 1972 (aged 26) 12 South Africa Orlando Pirates
5 2 DF Mark Fish (1974-03-14)14 March 1974 (aged 24) 37 England Bolton Wanderers
6 4 FW Phil Masinga (1969-06-28)28 June 1969 (aged 28) 41 Italy Bari
7 3 MF Quinton Fortune (1977-05-21)21 May 1977 (aged 21) 6 Spain Atlético Madrid
8 3 MF Alfred Phiri (1974-06-22)22 June 1974 (aged 23) 2 Turkey Vanspor
9 4 FW Shaun Bartlett (1972-10-31)31 October 1972 (aged 25) 29 South Africa Cape Town Spurs
10 3 MF John Moshoeu (1965-12-18)18 December 1965 (aged 32) 44 Turkey Fenerbahçe
11 3 MF Helman Mkhalele (1969-10-20)20 October 1969 (aged 28) 35 Turkey Kayserispor
12 4 FW Brendan Augustine (1971-10-26)26 October 1971 (aged 26) 26 Austria LASK
13 4 FW Delron Buckley (1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (aged 20) 0 Germany VfL Bochum
14 4 FW Jerry Sikhosana (1969-06-08)8 June 1969 (aged 29) 9 South Africa Orlando Pirates
15 3 MF Doctor Khumalo (1967-06-26)26 June 1967 (aged 30) 43 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
16 1 GK Brian Baloyi (1974-03-16)16 March 1974 (aged 24) 8 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
17 4 FW Benni McCarthy (1977-11-12)12 November 1977 (aged 20) 10 Netherlands Ajax
18 3 MF Lebogang Morula (1968-12-22)22 December 1968 (aged 29) 0 Turkey Vanspor
19 2 DF Lucas Radebe ( captain) (1969-04-12)12 April 1969 (aged 29) 41 England Leeds United
20 3 MF William Mokoena (1975-03-31)31 March 1975 (aged 23) 0 South Africa Manning Rangers
21 2 DF Pierre Issa (1975-09-12)12 September 1975 (aged 22) 1 France Marseille
22 1 GK Paul Evans* (1973-12-28)28 December 1973 (aged 24) 0 South Africa Supersport United
23 1 GK Simon Gopane* (1970-12-26)26 December 1970 (aged 27) 1 South Africa Bloemfontein Celtic
  • Andre Arendse (#22) was injured before the start of the tournament. His replacement, Paul Evans, was also injured shortly after arriving as a replacement. Simon Gopane was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches.

Group D

Bulgaria

Head coach: Hristo Bonev

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Zdravko Zdravkov (1970-10-04)4 October 1970 (aged 27) 16 Turkey Istanbulspor
2 2 DF Radostin Kishishev (1974-07-30)30 July 1974 (aged 23) 22 Bulgaria Litex Lovech
3 2 DF Trifon Ivanov ( captain) (1965-07-27)27 July 1965 (aged 32) 72 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
4 2 DF Ivaylo Petkov (1976-03-24)24 March 1976 (aged 22) 10 Bulgaria Litex Lovech
5 3 MF Ivaylo Yordanov (1968-04-22)22 April 1968 (aged 30) 38 Portugal Sporting CP
6 3 MF Zlatko Yankov (1966-06-07)7 June 1966 (aged 32) 67 Turkey Beşiktaş
7 4 FW Emil Kostadinov (1967-08-12)12 August 1967 (aged 30) 67 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
8 4 FW Hristo Stoichkov (1966-02-08)8 February 1966 (aged 32) 70 Spain Barcelona
9 4 FW Lyuboslav Penev (1966-08-31)31 August 1966 (aged 31) 58 Spain Compostela
10 3 MF Krasimir Balakov (1966-03-29)29 March 1966 (aged 32) 66 Germany VfB Stuttgart
11 3 MF Ilian Iliev (1968-07-02)2 July 1968 (aged 29) 15 Turkey Bursaspor
12 1 GK Borislav Mihaylov (1963-02-12)12 February 1963 (aged 35) 96 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
13 2 DF Gosho Ginchev (1969-12-02)2 December 1969 (aged 28) 15 Turkey Antalyaspor
14 3 MF Marian Hristov (1973-07-29)29 July 1973 (aged 24) 9 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
15 2 DF Adalbert Zafirov (1969-09-29)29 September 1969 (aged 28) 6 Germany Arminia Bielefeld
16 3 MF Anatoli Nankov (1969-07-15)15 July 1969 (aged 28) 15 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
17 3 MF Stoycho Stoilov (1971-10-15)15 October 1971 (aged 26) 1 Bulgaria Litex Lovech
18 3 MF Daniel Borimirov (1970-01-15)15 January 1970 (aged 28) 36 Germany 1860 Munich
19 4 FW Georgi Bachev (1977-04-18)18 April 1977 (aged 21) 4 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
20 4 FW Georgi Ivanov (1976-07-02)2 July 1976 (aged 21) 4 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
21 2 DF Rosen Kirilov (1973-01-04)4 January 1973 (aged 25) 3 Bulgaria Litex Lovech
22 3 MF Milen Petkov (1974-01-12)12 January 1974 (aged 24) 5 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia

Nigeria

Head coach: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Peter Rufai (1963-08-24)24 August 1963 (aged 34) 45 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
2 2 DF Mobi Oparaku (1976-12-01)1 December 1976 (aged 21) 3 Belgium Kapellen
3 2 DF Celestine Babayaro (1978-08-29)29 August 1978 (aged 19) 6 England Chelsea
4 4 FW Nwankwo Kanu (1976-08-01)1 August 1976 (aged 21) 7 Italy Inter Milan
5 2 DF Uche Okechukwu ( captain) (1967-09-27)27 September 1967 (aged 30) 41 Turkey Fenerbahçe
6 2 DF Taribo West (1974-03-26)26 March 1974 (aged 24) 8 Italy Inter Milan
7 3 MF Finidi George (1971-04-15)15 April 1971 (aged 27) 36 Spain Real Betis
8 3 MF Mutiu Adepoju (1970-12-22)22 December 1970 (aged 27) 35 Spain Real Sociedad
9 4 FW Rashidi Yekini (1963-10-23)23 October 1963 (aged 34) 63 Switzerland Zürich
10 3 MF Jay-Jay Okocha (1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 24) 26 Turkey Fenerbahçe
11 3 MF Garba Lawal (1974-05-22)22 May 1974 (aged 24) 3 Netherlands Roda JC
12 1 GK Willy Okpara (1968-05-07)7 May 1968 (aged 30) 5 South Africa Orlando Pirates
13 3 MF Tijani Babangida (1973-09-25)25 September 1973 (aged 24) 4 Netherlands Ajax
14 4 FW Daniel Amokachi (1972-12-30)30 December 1972 (aged 25) 43 Turkey Beşiktaş
15 3 MF Sunday Oliseh (1974-09-14)14 September 1974 (aged 23) 22 Netherlands Ajax
16 2 DF Uche Okafor (1967-08-08)8 August 1967 (aged 30) 33 United States Kansas City Wizards
17 2 DF Augustine Eguavoen (1965-08-19)19 August 1965 (aged 32) 52 Russia Torpedo Moscow
18 3 MF Wilson Oruma (1976-12-30)30 December 1976 (aged 21) 4 France Lens
19 2 DF Benedict Iroha (1969-11-29)29 November 1969 (aged 28) 33 Spain Elche
20 4 FW Victor Ikpeba (1973-06-12)12 June 1973 (aged 24) 15 France Monaco
21 2 DF Godwin Okpara (1972-09-20)20 September 1972 (aged 25) 6 France Strasbourg
22 1 GK Abiodun Baruwa (1974-11-16)16 November 1974 (aged 23) 3 Switzerland Sion

Paraguay

Head coach: Brazil Paulo César Carpegiani

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK José Luis Chilavert ( captain) (1965-07-27)27 July 1965 (aged 32) 40 Argentina Vélez Sársfield
2 2 DF Francisco Arce (1971-04-02)2 April 1971 (aged 27) 28 Brazil Palmeiras
3 2 DF Catalino Rivarola (1965-04-30)30 April 1965 (aged 33) 49 Brazil Grêmio
4 2 DF Carlos Gamarra (1971-02-17)17 February 1971 (aged 27) 48 Brazil Corinthians
5 2 DF Celso Ayala (1970-08-20)20 August 1970 (aged 27) 42 Argentina River Plate
6 2 DF Edgar Aguilera (1975-07-28)28 July 1975 (aged 22) 1 Paraguay Cerro Corá
7 3 MF Julio César Yegros (1971-01-31)31 January 1971 (aged 27) 6 Mexico Cruz Azul
8 4 FW Arístides Rojas (1968-08-12)12 August 1968 (aged 29) 5 Argentina Unión de Santa Fe
9 4 FW José Cardozo (1971-03-19)19 March 1971 (aged 27) 12 Mexico Toluca
10 3 MF Roberto Acuña (1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 26) 40 Spain Zaragoza
11 2 DF Pedro Sarabia (1975-07-05)5 July 1975 (aged 22) 20 Argentina River Plate
12 1 GK Danilo Aceval (1975-09-15)15 September 1975 (aged 22) 3 Argentina Unión de Santa Fe
13 3 MF Carlos Paredes (1976-07-16)16 July 1976 (aged 21) 3 Paraguay Olimpia
14 2 DF Ricardo Rojas (1971-01-26)26 January 1971 (aged 27) 6 Argentina Estudiantes
15 4 FW Miguel Ángel Benítez (1970-05-19)19 May 1970 (aged 28) 32 Spain Espanyol
16 3 MF Julio César Enciso (1974-08-05)5 August 1974 (aged 23) 4 Brazil Internacional
17 4 FW Hugo Brizuela (1969-02-08)8 February 1969 (aged 29) 11 Argentina Argentinos Juniors
18 4 FW César Ramírez (1977-03-21)21 March 1977 (aged 21) 3 Portugal Sporting CP
19 3 MF Carlos Morales (1968-11-04)4 November 1968 (aged 29) 0 Argentina Gimnasia de Jujuy
20 2 DF Denis Caniza (1974-08-29)29 August 1974 (aged 23) 8 Paraguay Olimpia
21 3 MF Jorge Luis Campos (1970-08-11)11 August 1970 (aged 27) 10 China Beijing Guo'an
22 1 GK Rubén Ruiz Díaz (1969-11-11)11 November 1969 (aged 28) 12 Mexico Monterrey

Spain

Head coach: Javier Clemente

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Andoni Zubizarreta ( captain) (1961-10-23)23 October 1961 (aged 36) 123 Spain Valencia
2 2 DF Albert Ferrer (1970-06-06)6 June 1970 (aged 28) 34 Spain Barcelona
3 2 DF Agustín Aranzábal (1973-03-15)15 March 1973 (aged 25) 6 Spain Real Sociedad
4 2 DF Rafael Alkorta (1968-09-16)16 September 1968 (aged 29) 48 Spain Athletic Bilbao
5 2 DF Abelardo (1970-03-19)19 March 1970 (aged 28) 40 Spain Barcelona
6 2 DF Fernando Hierro (1968-03-23)23 March 1968 (aged 30) 55 Spain Real Madrid
7 4 FW Fernando Morientes (1976-04-05)5 April 1976 (aged 22) 2 Spain Real Madrid
8 3 MF Julen Guerrero (1974-01-07)7 January 1974 (aged 24) 31 Spain Athletic Bilbao
9 4 FW Juan Antonio Pizzi (1968-06-07)7 June 1968 (aged 30) 21 Spain Barcelona
10 4 FW Raúl (1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 20) 13 Spain Real Madrid
11 4 FW Alfonso (1972-09-26)26 September 1972 (aged 25) 26 Spain Real Betis
12 2 DF Sergi (1971-12-28)28 December 1971 (aged 26) 33 Spain Barcelona
13 1 GK Santiago Cañizares (1969-12-18)18 December 1969 (aged 28) 10 Spain Real Madrid
14 2 DF Iván Campo (1974-02-21)21 February 1974 (aged 24) 2 Spain Mallorca
15 2 DF Carlos Aguilera (1969-05-22)22 May 1969 (aged 29) 4 Spain Atlético Madrid
16 3 MF Albert Celades (1975-09-29)29 September 1975 (aged 22) 1 Spain Barcelona
17 4 FW Joseba Etxeberria (1977-09-05)5 September 1977 (aged 20) 4 Spain Athletic Bilbao
18 3 MF Guillermo Amor (1967-12-04)4 December 1967 (aged 30) 33 Spain Barcelona
19 4 FW Kiko (1972-04-26)26 April 1972 (aged 26) 21 Spain Atlético Madrid
20 2 DF Miguel Ángel Nadal (1966-07-28)28 July 1966 (aged 31) 43 Spain Barcelona
21 3 MF Luis Enrique (1970-05-08)8 May 1970 (aged 28) 35 Spain Barcelona
22 1 GK José Molina (1970-08-08)8 August 1970 (aged 27) 1 Spain Atlético Madrid

Group E

Belgium

Head coach: Georges Leekens

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Filip De Wilde (1964-07-05)5 July 1964 (aged 33) 25 Belgium Anderlecht
2 2 DF Bertrand Crasson (1971-10-05)5 October 1971 (aged 26) 19 Italy Napoli
3 2 DF Lorenzo Staelens (1964-04-30)30 April 1964 (aged 34) 52 Belgium Club Brugge
4 2 DF Gordan Vidović (1968-06-23)23 June 1968 (aged 29) 11 Belgium Mouscron
5 2 DF Vital Borkelmans (1963-06-01)1 June 1963 (aged 35) 22 Belgium Club Brugge
6 3 MF Franky Van der Elst ( captain) (1961-04-30)30 April 1961 (aged 37) 86 Belgium Club Brugge
7 3 MF Marc Wilmots (1969-02-22)22 February 1969 (aged 29) 37 Germany Schalke 04
8 4 FW Luís Oliveira (1969-03-24)24 March 1969 (aged 29) 29 Italy Fiorentina
9 4 FW Mbo Mpenza (1976-12-04)4 December 1976 (aged 21) 8 Belgium Standard Liège
10 4 FW Luc Nilis (1967-05-25)25 May 1967 (aged 31) 51 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
11 3 MF Nico Van Kerckhoven (1970-12-14)14 December 1970 (aged 27) 17 Belgium Lierse
12 1 GK Philippe Vande Walle (1961-12-22)22 December 1961 (aged 36) 4 Belgium Eendracht Aalst
13 1 GK Dany Verlinden (1963-08-15)15 August 1963 (aged 34) 1 Belgium Club Brugge
14 3 MF Enzo Scifo (1966-02-19)19 February 1966 (aged 32) 84 Belgium Anderlecht
15 3 MF Philippe Clement (1974-03-22)22 March 1974 (aged 24) 8 Belgium Genk
16 2 DF Glen De Boeck (1971-08-22)22 August 1971 (aged 26) 12 Belgium Anderlecht
17 2 DF Mike Verstraeten (1967-08-12)12 August 1967 (aged 30) 6 Belgium Germinal Ekeren
18 4 FW Gert Verheyen (1970-09-20)20 September 1970 (aged 27) 17 Belgium Club Brugge
19 2 DF Eric Van Meir (1968-02-28)28 February 1968 (aged 30) 14 Belgium Lierse
20 4 FW Émile Mpenza (1978-07-04)4 July 1978 (aged 19) 13 Belgium Standard Liège
21 3 MF Danny Boffin (1965-07-10)10 July 1965 (aged 32) 40 France Metz
22 2 DF Éric Deflandre (1973-08-02)2 August 1973 (aged 24) 12 Belgium Club Brugge

Mexico

Head coach: Manuel Lapuente

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Jorge Campos (1966-10-15)15 October 1966 (aged 31) 106 United States Chicago Fire
2 2 DF Claudio Suárez (1968-12-17)17 December 1968 (aged 29) 121 Mexico Guadalajara
3 2 DF Joel Sánchez (1974-08-17)17 August 1974 (aged 23) 20 Mexico Guadalajara
4 3 MF Germán Villa (1973-04-02)2 April 1973 (aged 25) 36 Mexico América
5 2 DF Duilio Davino (1976-03-21)21 March 1976 (aged 22) 48 Mexico América
6 3 MF Marcelino Bernal (1962-05-27)27 May 1962 (aged 36) 72 Mexico Monterrey
7 3 MF Jesús Ramón Ramírez (1969-12-05)5 December 1969 (aged 28) 92 Mexico Guadalajara
8 3 MF Alberto García Aspe ( captain) (1967-05-11)11 May 1967 (aged 31) 82 Mexico América
9 4 FW Ricardo Peláez (1963-03-14)14 March 1963 (aged 35) 41 Mexico América
10 4 FW Luis García Postigo (1969-06-01)1 June 1969 (aged 29) 89 Mexico Atlante
11 4 FW Cuauhtémoc Blanco (1973-01-17)17 January 1973 (aged 25) 42 Mexico Necaxa
12 1 GK Oswaldo Sánchez (1973-09-21)21 September 1973 (aged 24) 9 Mexico América
13 3 MF Pável Pardo (1976-07-26)26 July 1976 (aged 21) 43 Mexico Atlas
14 3 MF Raúl Lara (1973-02-28)28 February 1973 (aged 25) 24 Mexico América
15 4 FW Luis Hernández (1968-12-22)22 December 1968 (aged 29) 46 Mexico Necaxa
16 2 DF Isaac Terrazas (1975-04-17)17 April 1975 (aged 23) 7 Mexico América
17 4 FW Francisco Palencia (1973-04-28)28 April 1973 (aged 25) 27 Mexico Cruz Azul
18 2 DF Salvador Carmona (1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 22) 16 Mexico Toluca
19 3 MF Braulio Luna (1974-09-08)8 September 1974 (aged 23) 15 Mexico UNAM
20 3 MF Jaime Ordiales (1963-12-23)23 December 1963 (aged 34) 21 Mexico Toluca
21 3 MF Jesús Arellano (1973-05-08)8 May 1973 (aged 25) 7 Mexico Guadalajara
22 1 GK Óscar Pérez (1973-02-01)1 February 1973 (aged 25) 8 Mexico Cruz Azul

Netherlands

Head coach: Guus Hiddink

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Edwin van der Sar (1970-10-29)29 October 1970 (aged 27) 25 Netherlands Ajax
2 2 DF Michael Reiziger (1973-05-03)3 May 1973 (aged 25) 26 Spain Barcelona
3 2 DF Jaap Stam (1972-07-17)17 July 1972 (aged 25) 14 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
4 2 DF Frank de Boer ( captain) (1970-05-15)15 May 1970 (aged 28) 55 Netherlands Ajax
5 2 DF Arthur Numan (1969-12-14)14 December 1969 (aged 28) 29 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
6 3 MF Wim Jonk (1966-10-12)12 October 1966 (aged 31) 42 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
7 3 MF Ronald de Boer (1970-05-15)15 May 1970 (aged 28) 41 Netherlands Ajax
8 4 FW Dennis Bergkamp (1969-05-10)10 May 1969 (aged 29) 57 England Arsenal
9 4 FW Patrick Kluivert (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 21) 19 Italy Milan
10 3 MF Clarence Seedorf (1976-04-01)1 April 1976 (aged 22) 31 Spain Real Madrid
11 3 MF Phillip Cocu (1970-10-29)29 October 1970 (aged 27) 20 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
12 3 MF Boudewijn Zenden (1976-08-15)15 August 1976 (aged 21) 6 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
13 2 DF André Ooijer (1974-07-11)11 July 1974 (aged 23) 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
14 3 MF Marc Overmars (1973-03-29)29 March 1973 (aged 25) 40 England Arsenal
15 2 DF Winston Bogarde (1970-10-22)22 October 1970 (aged 27) 14 Spain Barcelona
16 3 MF Edgar Davids (1973-03-13)13 March 1973 (aged 25) 12 Italy Juventus
17 4 FW Pierre van Hooijdonk (1969-11-29)29 November 1969 (aged 28) 12 England Nottingham Forest
18 1 GK Ed de Goey (1966-12-20)20 December 1966 (aged 31) 31 England Chelsea
19 3 MF Giovanni van Bronckhorst (1975-02-05)5 February 1975 (aged 23) 8 Netherlands Feyenoord
20 3 MF Aron Winter (1967-03-01)1 March 1967 (aged 31) 72 Italy Inter Milan
21 4 FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (1972-03-27)27 March 1972 (aged 26) 3 England Leeds United
22 1 GK Ruud Hesp (1965-10-31)31 October 1965 (aged 32) 0 Spain Barcelona

South Korea

Head coach: South Korea Cha Bum-kun (fired after two matches, replaced by South Korea Kim Pyung-seok for the final match)

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Kim Byung-ji (1970-04-08)8 April 1970 (aged 28) 34 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
2 3 MF Choi Sung-yong (1975-12-25)25 December 1975 (aged 22) 27 South Korea Sangmu
3 2 DF Lee Lim-saeng (1971-11-18)18 November 1971 (aged 26) 17 South Korea Bucheon SK
4 2 DF Choi Young-il ( captain) (1966-04-25)25 April 1966 (aged 32) 54 South Korea Busan Daewoo Royals
5 2 DF Lee Min-sung (1973-06-23)23 June 1973 (aged 24) 29 South Korea Busan Daewoo Royals
6 2 DF Yoo Sang-chul (1971-10-18)18 October 1971 (aged 26) 57 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
7 3 MF Kim Do-keun (1972-03-02)2 March 1972 (aged 26) 13 South Korea Jeonnam Dragons
8 3 MF Noh Jung-yoon (1971-03-28)28 March 1971 (aged 27) 36 Netherlands NAC Breda
9 4 FW Kim Do-hoon (1970-07-21)21 July 1970 (aged 27) 37 Japan Vissel Kobe
10 4 FW Choi Yong-soo (1973-09-10)10 September 1973 (aged 24) 33 South Korea Sangmu
11 4 FW Seo Jung-won (1970-12-17)17 December 1970 (aged 27) 73 France Strasbourg
12 2 DF Lee Sang-hun (1975-10-11)11 October 1975 (aged 22) 13 South Korea Anyang LG Cheetahs
13 2 DF Kim Tae-young (1970-11-08)8 November 1970 (aged 27) 35 South Korea Jeonnam Dragons
14 3 MF Ko Jong-soo (1978-10-30)30 October 1978 (aged 19) 22 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
15 3 MF Lee Sang-yoon (1969-04-10)10 April 1969 (aged 29) 28 South Korea Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
16 2 DF Jang Hyung-seok (1972-07-07)7 July 1972 (aged 25) 7 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
17 3 MF Ha Seok-ju (1968-02-20)20 February 1968 (aged 30) 82 Japan Cerezo Osaka
18 4 FW Hwang Sun-hong (1968-07-14)14 July 1968 (aged 29) 78 South Korea Pohang Steelers
19 2 DF Jang Dae-il (1975-03-09)9 March 1975 (aged 23) 14 South Korea Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
20 2 DF Hong Myung-bo (1969-02-12)12 February 1969 (aged 29) 94 Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka
21 4 FW Lee Dong-gook (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 19) 0 South Korea Pohang Steelers
22 1 GK Seo Dong-myung (1974-05-04)4 May 1974 (aged 24) 21 South Korea Sangmu

Group F

Germany

Head coach: Berti Vogts

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Andreas Köpke (1962-03-12)12 March 1962 (aged 36) 54 France Marseille
2 2 DF Christian Wörns (1972-05-10)10 May 1972 (aged 26) 17 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
3 2 DF Jörg Heinrich (1969-12-06)6 December 1969 (aged 28) 15 Germany Borussia Dortmund
4 2 DF Jürgen Kohler (1965-10-06)6 October 1965 (aged 32) 101 Germany Borussia Dortmund
5 2 DF Thomas Helmer (1965-04-21)21 April 1965 (aged 33) 66 Germany Bayern Munich
6 2 DF Olaf Thon (1966-05-01)1 May 1966 (aged 32) 48 Germany Schalke 04
7 3 MF Andreas Möller (1967-09-02)2 September 1967 (aged 30) 79 Germany Borussia Dortmund
8 2 DF Lothar Matthäus (1961-03-21)21 March 1961 (aged 37) 125 Germany Bayern Munich
9 4 FW Ulf Kirsten (1965-12-04)4 December 1965 (aged 32) 32* Germany Bayer Leverkusen
10 3 MF Thomas Häßler (1966-05-30)30 May 1966 (aged 32) 93 Germany Karlsruher SC
11 4 FW Olaf Marschall (1966-03-19)19 March 1966 (aged 32) 7* Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
12 1 GK Oliver Kahn (1969-06-15)15 June 1969 (aged 28) 10 Germany Bayern Munich
13 3 MF Jens Jeremies (1974-03-05)5 March 1974 (aged 24) 5 Germany 1860 Munich
14 2 DF Markus Babbel (1972-09-08)8 September 1972 (aged 25) 30 Germany Bayern Munich
15 3 MF Steffen Freund (1970-01-19)19 January 1970 (aged 28) 21 Germany Borussia Dortmund
16 3 MF Dietmar Hamann (1973-08-27)27 August 1973 (aged 24) 7 Germany Bayern Munich
17 2 DF Christian Ziege (1972-02-01)1 February 1972 (aged 26) 37 Italy Milan
18 4 FW Jürgen Klinsmann ( captain) (1964-07-30)30 July 1964 (aged 33) 103 England Tottenham Hotspur
19 2 DF Stefan Reuter (1966-10-16)16 October 1966 (aged 31) 68 Germany Borussia Dortmund
20 4 FW Oliver Bierhoff (1968-05-01)1 May 1968 (aged 30) 26 Italy Udinese
21 2 DF Michael Tarnat (1969-10-27)27 October 1969 (aged 28) 12 Germany Bayern Munich
22 1 GK Jens Lehmann (1969-11-10)10 November 1969 (aged 28) 2 Germany Schalke 04

Note: Kirsten and Marschall also earned additional caps for East Germany (49 and 4, respectively).

Iran

Head coach: Jalal Talebi [1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh ( captain) (1966-05-25)25 May 1966 (aged 32) 77 Iran Persepolis
2 3 MF Mehdi Mahdavikia (1977-07-24)24 July 1977 (aged 20) 29 Iran Persepolis
3 2 DF Naeim Saadavi (1969-06-16)16 June 1969 (aged 28) 8 Iran Persepolis
4 2 DF Mohammad Khakpour (1969-02-20)20 February 1969 (aged 29) 41 Iran Bahman
5 2 DF Afshin Peyrovani (1970-02-06)6 February 1970 (aged 28) 40 Iran Persepolis
6 3 MF Karim Bagheri (1974-02-20)20 February 1974 (aged 24) 46 Germany Arminia Bielefeld
7 3 MF Alireza Mansourian (1971-12-12)12 December 1971 (aged 26) 33 Iran Esteghlal
8 3 MF Sirous Dinmohammadi (1970-07-02)2 July 1970 (aged 27) 16 Iran Shahrdari Tabriz
9 3 MF Hamid Estili (1967-04-01)1 April 1967 (aged 31) 52 Iran Bahman
10 4 FW Ali Daei (1969-03-21)21 March 1969 (aged 29) 53 Germany Arminia Bielefeld
11 4 FW Khodadad Azizi (1971-06-22)22 June 1971 (aged 26) 27 Germany 1. FC Köln
12 1 GK Nima Nakisa (1975-05-01)1 May 1975 (aged 23) 6 Iran Persepolis
13 4 FW Ali Latifi (1976-02-20)20 February 1976 (aged 22) 0 Iran Bahman
14 2 DF Nader Mohammadkhani (1963-08-23)23 August 1963 (aged 34) 52 Iran Polyacryl
15 2 DF Ali Akbar Ostad-Asadi (1965-09-17)17 September 1965 (aged 32) 29 Iran Zob Ahan
16 2 DF Reza Shahroudi (1972-02-21)21 February 1972 (aged 26) 34 Iran Persepolis
17 2 DF Javad Zarincheh (1966-07-23)23 July 1966 (aged 31) 61 Iran Esteghlal
18 3 MF Sattar Hamedani (1974-06-06)6 June 1974 (aged 24) 3 Iran Bahman
19 4 FW Behnam Seraj (1971-06-19)19 June 1971 (aged 26) 0 Iran Sanat Naft
20 2 DF Mehdi Pashazadeh (1973-12-27)27 December 1973 (aged 24) 4 Iran Esteghlal
21 3 MF Mehrdad Minavand (1975-11-30)30 November 1975 (aged 22) 27 Iran Persepolis
22 1 GK Parviz Boroumand (1972-09-11)11 September 1972 (aged 25) 0 Iran Esteghlal

United States

Head coach: Steve Sampson

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Brad Friedel (1971-05-18)18 May 1971 (aged 27) 56 England Liverpool
2 2 DF Frankie Hejduk (1974-08-05)5 August 1974 (aged 23) 11 United States Tampa Bay Mutiny
3 2 DF Eddie Pope (1973-12-24)24 December 1973 (aged 24) 23 United States D.C. United
4 2 DF Mike Burns (1970-09-14)14 September 1970 (aged 27) 73 United States New England Revolution
5 3 MF Thomas Dooley ( captain) (1961-12-05)5 December 1961 (aged 36) 77 United States Columbus Crew
6 2 DF David Regis (1968-12-02)2 December 1968 (aged 29) 2 Germany Karlsruher SC
7 4 FW Roy Wegerle (1964-03-19)19 March 1964 (aged 34) 39 United States Tampa Bay Mutiny
8 3 MF Earnie Stewart (1969-03-28)28 March 1969 (aged 29) 47 Netherlands NAC Breda
9 4 FW Joe-Max Moore (1971-02-23)23 February 1971 (aged 27) 68 United States New England Revolution
10 3 MF Tab Ramos (1966-09-21)21 September 1966 (aged 31) 80 United States MetroStars
11 4 FW Eric Wynalda (1969-06-09)9 June 1969 (aged 29) 100 United States San Jose Clash
12 2 DF Jeff Agoos (1968-05-02)2 May 1968 (aged 30) 87 United States D.C. United
13 3 MF Cobi Jones (1970-06-16)16 June 1970 (aged 27) 107 United States LA Galaxy
14 3 MF Predrag Radosavljević (1963-06-24)24 June 1963 (aged 34) 24 United States Kansas City Wizards
15 3 MF Chad Deering (1970-09-02)2 September 1970 (aged 27) 10 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
16 1 GK Juergen Sommer (1969-02-27)27 February 1969 (aged 29) 8 United States Columbus Crew
17 2 DF Marcelo Balboa (1967-08-08)8 August 1967 (aged 30) 126 United States Colorado Rapids
18 1 GK Kasey Keller (1969-11-29)29 November 1969 (aged 28) 33 England Leicester City
19 3 MF Brian Maisonneuve (1973-06-28)28 June 1973 (aged 24) 7 United States Columbus Crew
20 4 FW Brian McBride (1972-06-19)19 June 1972 (aged 25) 21 United States Columbus Crew
21 3 MF Claudio Reyna (1973-07-20)20 July 1973 (aged 24) 59 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
22 2 DF Alexi Lalas (1970-06-01)1 June 1970 (aged 28) 98 United States MetroStars

FR Yugoslavia

Head coach: Slobodan Santrač

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Ivica Kralj (1973-03-26)26 March 1973 (aged 25) 15 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
2 2 DF Zoran Mirković (1971-09-21)21 September 1971 (aged 26) 28 Italy Atalanta
3 2 DF Goran Đorović (1971-11-11)11 November 1971 (aged 26) 26 Spain Celta Vigo
4 3 MF Slaviša Jokanović (1968-08-16)16 August 1968 (aged 29) 33 Spain Tenerife
5 2 DF Miroslav Đukić (1966-02-19)19 February 1966 (aged 32) 23 Spain Valencia
6 3 MF Branko Brnović (1967-08-08)8 August 1967 (aged 30) 22 Spain Espanyol
7 3 MF Vladimir Jugović (1969-08-30)30 August 1969 (aged 28) 24 Italy Lazio
8 3 MF Dejan Savićević (1966-09-15)15 September 1966 (aged 31) 49 Italy Milan
9 4 FW Predrag Mijatović (1969-01-19)19 January 1969 (aged 29) 28 Spain Real Madrid
10 3 MF Dragan Stojković ( captain) (1965-03-03)3 March 1965 (aged 33) 64 Japan Nagoya Grampus Eight
11 2 DF Siniša Mihajlović (1969-02-20)20 February 1969 (aged 29) 30 Italy Sampdoria
12 1 GK Dragoje Leković (1967-11-21)21 November 1967 (aged 30) 14 Spain Sporting Gijón
13 2 DF Slobodan Komljenović (1971-01-02)2 January 1971 (aged 27) 8 Germany MSV Duisburg
14 2 DF Niša Saveljić (1970-02-23)23 February 1970 (aged 28) 20 France Bordeaux
15 3 MF Ljubinko Drulović (1968-09-11)11 September 1968 (aged 29) 16 Portugal Porto
16 2 DF Željko Petrović (1965-11-13)13 November 1965 (aged 32) 12 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
17 4 FW Savo Milošević (1973-09-02)2 September 1973 (aged 24) 28 England Aston Villa
18 3 MF Dejan Govedarica (1969-10-02)2 October 1969 (aged 28) 20 Italy Lecce
19 3 MF Miroslav Stević (1970-01-07)7 January 1970 (aged 28) 5 Germany 1860 Munich
20 3 MF Dejan Stanković (1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 19) 3 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
21 4 FW Perica Ognjenović (1977-02-24)24 February 1977 (aged 21) 5 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
22 4 FW Darko Kovačević (1973-11-18)18 November 1973 (aged 24) 19 Spain Real Sociedad

Group G

Colombia

Head coach: Hernán Darío Gómez

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Óscar Córdoba (1970-02-03)3 February 1970 (aged 28) 38 Argentina Boca Juniors
2 2 DF Iván Córdoba (1976-08-11)11 August 1976 (aged 21) 14 Argentina San Lorenzo
3 2 DF Ever Palacios (1969-01-18)18 January 1969 (aged 29) 1 Colombia Deportivo Cali
4 2 DF José Santa (1970-11-12)12 November 1970 (aged 27) 26 Colombia Atlético Nacional
5 2 DF Jorge Bermúdez (1971-06-18)18 June 1971 (aged 26) 15 Argentina Boca Juniors
6 3 MF Mauricio Serna (1968-01-22)22 January 1968 (aged 30) 2 Argentina Boca Juniors
7 4 FW Antony de Ávila (1962-12-21)21 December 1962 (aged 35) 52 Ecuador Barcelona
8 3 MF John Harold Lozano (1972-03-30)30 March 1972 (aged 26) 13 Spain Valladolid
9 4 FW Adolfo Valencia (1968-02-06)6 February 1968 (aged 30) 34 Colombia Independiente Medellín
10 3 MF Carlos Valderrama ( captain) (1961-09-02)2 September 1961 (aged 36) 108 United States Miami Fusion
11 4 FW Faustino Asprilla (1969-11-10)10 November 1969 (aged 28) 44 Italy Parma
12 1 GK Miguel Calero (1971-04-14)14 April 1971 (aged 27) 5 Colombia Atlético Nacional
13 2 DF Wílmer Cabrera (1967-09-15)15 September 1967 (aged 30) 45 Colombia Millonarios
14 3 MF Jorge Bolaño (1977-04-28)28 April 1977 (aged 21) 0 Colombia Atlético Junior
15 4 FW Víctor Aristizábal (1971-12-09)9 December 1971 (aged 26) 18 Brazil São Paulo
16 2 DF Luis Antonio Moreno (1970-12-25)25 December 1970 (aged 27) 19 Colombia Deportes Tolima
17 3 MF Andrés Estrada (1967-11-12)12 November 1967 (aged 30) 2 Colombia Deportivo Cali
18 3 MF John Wilmar Pérez (1970-02-02)2 February 1970 (aged 28) 5 Colombia Deportivo Cali
19 3 MF Freddy Rincón (1966-08-14)14 August 1966 (aged 31) 75 Brazil Corinthians
20 4 FW Hámilton Ricard (1974-01-12)12 January 1974 (aged 24) 5 England Middlesbrough
21 4 FW Léider Preciado (1977-02-26)26 February 1977 (aged 21) 0 Colombia Santa Fe
22 1 GK Faryd Mondragón (1971-06-21)21 June 1971 (aged 26) 5 Argentina Independiente

England

Head coach: Glenn Hoddle

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK David Seaman (1963-09-19)19 September 1963 (aged 34) 40 England Arsenal
2 2 DF Sol Campbell (1974-09-18)18 September 1974 (aged 23) 16 England Tottenham Hotspur
3 2 DF Graeme Le Saux (1968-10-17)17 October 1968 (aged 29) 25 England Chelsea
4 3 MF Paul Ince (1967-10-21)21 October 1967 (aged 30) 39 England Liverpool
5 2 DF Tony Adams (1966-10-10)10 October 1966 (aged 31) 51 England Arsenal
6 2 DF Gareth Southgate (1970-09-03)3 September 1970 (aged 27) 25 England Aston Villa
7 3 MF David Beckham (1975-05-02)2 May 1975 (aged 23) 15 England Manchester United
8 3 MF David Batty (1968-12-02)2 December 1968 (aged 29) 31 England Newcastle United
9 4 FW Alan Shearer ( captain) (1970-08-13)13 August 1970 (aged 27) 39 England Newcastle United
10 4 FW Teddy Sheringham (1966-04-02)2 April 1966 (aged 32) 33 England Manchester United
11 3 MF Steve McManaman (1972-02-11)11 February 1972 (aged 26) 21 England Liverpool
12 2 DF Gary Neville (1975-02-18)18 February 1975 (aged 23) 27 England Manchester United
13 1 GK Nigel Martyn (1966-08-11)11 August 1966 (aged 31) 7 England Leeds United
14 3 MF Darren Anderton (1972-03-03)3 March 1972 (aged 26) 18 England Tottenham Hotspur
15 3 MF Paul Merson (1968-03-20)20 March 1968 (aged 30) 18 England Middlesbrough
16 3 MF Paul Scholes (1974-11-16)16 November 1974 (aged 23) 7 England Manchester United
17 3 MF Rob Lee (1966-02-01)1 February 1966 (aged 32) 17 England Newcastle United
18 2 DF Martin Keown (1966-07-24)24 July 1966 (aged 31) 18 England Arsenal
19 4 FW Les Ferdinand (1966-12-08)8 December 1966 (aged 31) 17 England Tottenham Hotspur
20 4 FW Michael Owen (1979-12-14)14 December 1979 (aged 18) 5 England Liverpool
21 2 DF Rio Ferdinand (1978-11-07)7 November 1978 (aged 19) 3 England West Ham United
22 1 GK Tim Flowers (1967-02-03)3 February 1967 (aged 31) 11 England Blackburn Rovers

Romania

Head coach: Anghel Iordănescu

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Dumitru Stângaciu (1964-08-09)9 August 1964 (aged 33) 5 Turkey Kocaelispor
2 2 DF Dan Petrescu (1967-12-22)22 December 1967 (aged 30) 68 England Chelsea
3 2 DF Cristian Dulca (1972-09-25)25 September 1972 (aged 25) 5 Romania Rapid București
4 2 DF Anton Doboș (1965-10-13)13 October 1965 (aged 32) 21 Greece AEK Athens
5 3 MF Constantin Gâlcă (1972-03-08)8 March 1972 (aged 26) 32 Spain Espanyol
6 2 DF Gheorghe Popescu (1967-10-09)9 October 1967 (aged 30) 78 Turkey Galatasaray
7 4 FW Marius Lăcătuș (1964-04-05)5 April 1964 (aged 34) 81 Romania Steaua București
8 3 MF Dorinel Munteanu (1968-06-25)25 June 1968 (aged 29) 63 Germany 1. FC Köln
9 4 FW Viorel Moldovan (1972-07-08)8 July 1972 (aged 25) 24 England Coventry City
10 3 MF Gheorghe Hagi ( captain) (1965-02-05)5 February 1965 (aged 33) 111 Turkey Galatasaray
11 4 FW Adrian Ilie (1974-04-20)20 April 1974 (aged 24) 20 Spain Valencia
12 1 GK Bogdan Stelea (1967-12-05)5 December 1967 (aged 30) 46 Spain Salamanca
13 2 DF Liviu Ciobotariu (1971-03-26)26 March 1971 (aged 27) 4 Romania Național București
14 3 MF Radu Niculescu (1975-03-02)2 March 1975 (aged 23) 11 Romania Național București
15 3 MF Lucian Marinescu (1972-06-24)24 June 1972 (aged 25) 4 Romania Rapid București
16 3 MF Gabriel Popescu (1973-12-23)23 December 1973 (aged 24) 12 Spain Salamanca
17 4 FW Ilie Dumitrescu (1969-01-06)6 January 1969 (aged 29) 62 Mexico Atlante
18 3 MF Iulian Filipescu (1974-03-29)29 March 1974 (aged 24) 15 Turkey Galatasaray
19 3 MF Ovidiu Stîngă (1972-12-05)5 December 1972 (aged 25) 19 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
20 2 DF Tibor Selymes (1970-05-14)14 May 1970 (aged 28) 44 Belgium Anderlecht
21 4 FW Gheorghe Craioveanu (1968-02-14)14 February 1968 (aged 30) 18 Spain Real Sociedad
22 1 GK Florin Prunea (1968-08-08)8 August 1968 (aged 29) 35 Romania Universitatea Cluj

Tunisia

Head coach: Poland Henryk Kasperczak (fired after two matches, replaced by Ali Selmi for the final match)

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Chokri El Ouaer (1966-08-15)15 August 1966 (aged 31) 51 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
2 4 FW Imed Ben Younes (1974-06-16)16 June 1974 (aged 23) 7 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
3 2 DF Sami Trabelsi ( captain) (1968-02-04)4 February 1968 (aged 30) 45 Tunisia CS Sfaxien
4 2 DF Mounir Boukadida (1967-10-24)24 October 1967 (aged 30) 30 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
5 2 DF Hatem Trabelsi (1977-01-25)25 January 1977 (aged 21) 2 Tunisia CS Sfaxien
6 2 DF Ferid Chouchane (1973-04-19)19 April 1973 (aged 25) 26 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
7 2 DF Tarek Thabet (1971-08-16)16 August 1971 (aged 26) 43 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
8 3 MF Zoubeir Baya (1971-05-15)15 May 1971 (aged 27) 44 Germany SC Freiburg
9 4 FW Riadh Jelassi (1971-07-07)7 July 1971 (aged 26) 13 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
10 3 MF Kaies Ghodhbane (1976-01-07)7 January 1976 (aged 22) 46 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
11 4 FW Adel Sellimi (1972-11-16)16 November 1972 (aged 25) 57 Spain Real Jaén
12 4 FW Mourad Melki (1975-05-09)9 May 1975 (aged 23) 2 Tunisia Olympique Béja
13 3 MF Riadh Bouazizi (1973-04-08)8 April 1973 (aged 25) 24 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
14 3 MF Sirajeddine Chihi (1970-04-16)16 April 1970 (aged 28) 47 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
15 3 MF Skander Souayah (1972-11-20)20 November 1972 (aged 25) 31 Tunisia CS Sfaxien
16 1 GK Radhouane Salhi (1967-12-18)18 December 1967 (aged 30) 5 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
17 3 MF José Clayton (1974-03-21)21 March 1974 (aged 24) 4 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
18 4 FW Mehdi Ben Slimane (1974-01-01)1 January 1974 (aged 24) 32 Germany SC Freiburg
19 3 MF Faysal Ben Ahmed (1973-03-07)7 March 1973 (aged 25) 2 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
20 2 DF Sabri Jaballah (1973-06-28)28 June 1973 (aged 24) 20 Tunisia Club Africain
21 2 DF Khaled Badra (1973-04-08)8 April 1973 (aged 25) 26 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
22 1 GK Ali Boumnijel (1966-04-13)13 April 1966 (aged 32) 12 France Bastia

Group H

Argentina

Head coach: Daniel Passarella

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Carlos Roa (1969-08-15)15 August 1969 (aged 28) 10 Spain Mallorca
2 2 DF Roberto Ayala (1973-04-14)14 April 1973 (aged 25) 37 Italy Napoli
3 2 DF José Chamot (1969-05-17)17 May 1969 (aged 29) 31 Italy Lazio
4 2 DF Mauricio Pineda (1975-07-13)13 July 1975 (aged 22) 7 Argentina Boca Juniors
5 3 MF Matías Almeyda (1973-12-21)21 December 1973 (aged 24) 24 Italy Lazio
6 2 DF Roberto Sensini (1966-10-12)12 October 1966 (aged 31) 44 Italy Parma
7 4 FW Claudio López (1974-07-17)17 July 1974 (aged 23) 25 Spain Valencia
8 3 MF Diego Simeone ( captain) (1970-04-28)28 April 1970 (aged 28) 69 Italy Inter Milan
9 4 FW Gabriel Batistuta (1969-02-01)1 February 1969 (aged 29) 61 Italy Fiorentina
10 3 MF Ariel Ortega (1974-03-04)4 March 1974 (aged 24) 50 Spain Valencia
11 3 MF Juan Sebastián Verón (1975-03-09)9 March 1975 (aged 23) 17 Italy Sampdoria
12 1 GK Germán Burgos (1969-04-16)16 April 1969 (aged 29) 9 Argentina River Plate
13 2 DF Pablo Paz (1973-01-27)27 January 1973 (aged 25) 15 Spain Tenerife
14 2 DF Nelson Vivas (1969-10-18)18 October 1969 (aged 28) 11 Switzerland Lugano
15 3 MF Leonardo Astrada (1970-01-06)6 January 1970 (aged 28) 20 Argentina River Plate
16 3 MF Sergio Berti (1969-09-17)17 September 1969 (aged 28) 15 Argentina River Plate
17 1 GK Pablo Cavallero (1974-04-13)13 April 1974 (aged 24) 8 Argentina Vélez Sársfield
18 4 FW Abel Balbo (1966-06-01)1 June 1966 (aged 32) 34 Italy Roma
19 4 FW Hernán Crespo (1975-07-05)5 July 1975 (aged 22) 18 Italy Parma
20 3 MF Marcelo Gallardo (1976-01-18)18 January 1976 (aged 22) 23 Argentina River Plate
21 4 FW Marcelo Delgado (1973-03-24)24 March 1973 (aged 25) 14 Argentina Racing
22 2 DF Javier Zanetti (1973-08-10)10 August 1973 (aged 24) 30 Italy Inter Milan

Croatia

Head coach: Miroslav Blažević

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Dražen Ladić (1963-01-01)1 January 1963 (aged 35) 41 Croatia Croatia Zagreb
2 4 FW Petar Krpan (1974-07-01)1 July 1974 (aged 23) 1 Croatia Osijek
3 2 DF Anthony Šerić (1979-01-15)15 January 1979 (aged 19) 3 Croatia Hajduk Split
4 2 DF Igor Štimac (1967-09-06)6 September 1967 (aged 30) 29 England Derby County
5 2 DF Goran Jurić (1963-02-05)5 February 1963 (aged 35) 11 Croatia Croatia Zagreb
6 2 DF Slaven Bilić (1968-09-11)11 September 1968 (aged 29) 36 England Everton
7 3 MF Aljoša Asanović (1965-12-14)14 December 1965 (aged 32) 39 Italy Napoli
8 3 MF Robert Prosinečki (1969-01-12)12 January 1969 (aged 29) 29 Croatia Croatia Zagreb
9 4 FW Davor Šuker (1968-01-01)1 January 1968 (aged 30) 36 Spain Real Madrid
10 3 MF Zvonimir Boban ( captain) (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 29) 35 Italy Milan
11 3 MF Silvio Marić (1975-03-20)20 March 1975 (aged 23) 7 Croatia Croatia Zagreb
12 1 GK Marjan Mrmić (1965-05-06)6 May 1965 (aged 33) 12 Turkey Beşiktaş
13 3 MF Mario Stanić (1972-04-10)10 April 1972 (aged 26) 16 Italy Parma
14 3 MF Zvonimir Soldo (1967-11-02)2 November 1967 (aged 30) 26 Germany VfB Stuttgart
15 2 DF Igor Tudor (1978-04-16)16 April 1978 (aged 20) 5 Croatia Hajduk Split
16 4 FW Ardian Kozniku (1967-10-27)27 October 1967 (aged 30) 7 France Bastia
17 2 DF Robert Jarni (1968-10-26)26 October 1968 (aged 29) 38 Spain Real Betis
18 3 MF Zoran Mamić (1971-09-30)30 September 1971 (aged 26) 6 Germany VfL Bochum
19 4 FW Goran Vlaović (1972-08-07)7 August 1972 (aged 25) 28 Spain Valencia
20 2 DF Dario Šimić (1975-11-12)12 November 1975 (aged 22) 17 Croatia Croatia Zagreb
21 3 MF Krunoslav Jurčić (1969-11-26)26 November 1969 (aged 28) 9 Croatia Croatia Zagreb
22 1 GK Vladimir Vasilj (1975-07-06)6 July 1975 (aged 22) 1 Croatia Hrvatski Dragovoljac

Jamaica

Head coach: Brazil Renê Simões

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Warren Barrett ( captain) (1970-07-09)9 July 1970 (aged 27) 128 Jamaica Violet Kickers
2 2 DF Stephen Malcolm (1970-05-02)2 May 1970 (aged 28) 62 Jamaica Seba United
3 3 MF Chris Dawes (1974-05-31)31 May 1974 (aged 24) 20 Jamaica Galaxy
4 2 DF Linval Dixon (1971-09-14)14 September 1971 (aged 26) 104 Jamaica Hazard United
5 2 DF Ian Goodison (1972-11-21)21 November 1972 (aged 25) 55 Jamaica Olympic Gardens
6 3 MF Fitzroy Simpson (1970-02-26)26 February 1970 (aged 28) 23 England Portsmouth
7 3 MF Peter Cargill (1964-03-02)2 March 1964 (aged 34) 76 Jamaica Harbour View
8 4 FW Marcus Gayle (1970-09-27)27 September 1970 (aged 27) 5 England Wimbledon
9 4 FW Andy Williams (1977-09-23)23 September 1977 (aged 20) 25 United States Columbus Crew
10 4 FW Walter Boyd (1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 26) 57 Jamaica Arnett Gardens
11 3 MF Theodore Whitmore (1972-08-05)5 August 1972 (aged 25) 76 Jamaica Seba United
12 2 DF Dean Sewell (1972-04-13)13 April 1972 (aged 26) 4 Jamaica Constant Spring
13 1 GK Aaron Lawrence (1970-08-11)11 August 1970 (aged 27) 17 Jamaica Reno
14 1 GK Donovan Ricketts (1977-06-07)7 June 1977 (aged 21) 0 Jamaica Wadadah
15 2 DF Ricardo Gardner (1978-09-25)25 September 1978 (aged 19) 34 Jamaica Harbour View
16 3 MF Robbie Earle (1965-01-27)27 January 1965 (aged 33) 8 England Wimbledon
17 4 FW Onandi Lowe (1973-12-02)2 December 1973 (aged 24) 30 Jamaica Harbour View
18 4 FW Deon Burton (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 21) 18 England Derby County
19 2 DF Frank Sinclair (1971-12-03)3 December 1971 (aged 26) 5 England Chelsea
20 3 MF Darryl Powell (1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 26) 2 England Derby County
21 2 DF Durrant Brown (1964-07-08)8 July 1964 (aged 33) 125 Jamaica Wadadah
22 4 FW Paul Hall (1972-07-03)3 July 1972 (aged 25) 23 England Portsmouth

Japan

Head coach: Takeshi Okada

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Nobuyuki Kojima (1966-01-17)17 January 1966 (aged 32) 5 Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka
2 2 DF Akira Narahashi (1971-11-26)26 November 1971 (aged 26) 29 Japan Kashima Antlers
3 2 DF Naoki Soma (1971-07-19)19 July 1971 (aged 26) 50 Japan Kashima Antlers
4 2 DF Masami Ihara ( captain) (1967-09-18)18 September 1967 (aged 30) 116 Japan Yokohama Marinos
5 2 DF Norio Omura (1969-09-06)6 September 1969 (aged 28) 31 Japan Yokohama Marinos
6 3 MF Motohiro Yamaguchi (1969-01-29)29 January 1969 (aged 29) 56 Japan Yokohama Flügels
7 3 MF Teruyoshi Ito (1974-08-31)31 August 1974 (aged 23) 2 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
8 3 MF Hidetoshi Nakata (1977-01-22)22 January 1977 (aged 21) 21 Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka
9 4 FW Masashi Nakayama (1967-09-23)23 September 1967 (aged 30) 27 Japan Júbilo Iwata
10 3 MF Hiroshi Nanami (1972-11-28)28 November 1972 (aged 25) 44 Japan Júbilo Iwata
11 3 MF Shinji Ono (1979-09-27)27 September 1979 (aged 18) 2 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
12 4 FW Wagner Lopes (1969-01-29)29 January 1969 (aged 29) 10 Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka
13 3 MF Toshihiro Hattori (1973-09-23)23 September 1973 (aged 24) 6 Japan Júbilo Iwata
14 4 FW Masayuki Okano (1972-07-25)25 July 1972 (aged 25) 25 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
15 3 MF Hiroaki Morishima (1972-04-30)30 April 1972 (aged 26) 36 Japan Cerezo Osaka
16 2 DF Toshihide Saito (1973-04-20)20 April 1973 (aged 25) 14 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
17 2 DF Yutaka Akita (1970-08-06)6 August 1970 (aged 27) 27 Japan Kashima Antlers
18 4 FW Shoji Jo (1975-06-17)17 June 1975 (aged 22) 24 Japan Yokohama Marinos
19 2 DF Eisuke Nakanishi (1973-06-23)23 June 1973 (aged 24) 7 Japan JEF United Ichihara
20 1 GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (1975-08-15)15 August 1975 (aged 22) 27 Japan Yokohama Marinos
21 1 GK Seigo Narazaki (1976-04-15)15 April 1976 (aged 22) 2 Japan Yokohama Flügels
22 3 MF Takashi Hirano (1974-07-15)15 July 1974 (aged 23) 10 Japan Nagoya Grampus Eight

Player representation by league

Country Players Percent Outside national squad
Total 704
England 74 10.51% 52
Italy 70 9.94% 50
Spain 70 9.94% 48
Germany 53 7.53% 35
Japan 30 4.26% 8
France 29 4.12% 20
Mexico 26 3.69% 5
Netherlands 23 3.27% 13
Saudi Arabia 22 3.13% 0
Argentina 21 2.98% 14
United States 21 2.98% 5
Others 298 42.33%

The English, Spanish, Japanese and Saudi Arabian squads were made up entirely of players from the respective countries' domestic leagues. The Nigeria squad was made up entirely of players employed by foreign clubs. Only three teams, Japan, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia, had no players from European clubs.

Although Turkey and Portugal failed to qualify for the finals, their domestic leagues were represented by 18 and 9 players, respectively. Altogether, there were 38 national leagues who had players in the tournament.

References