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2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

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

Group A

Head coach: Argentina José Pekerman

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

Head coach: Egypt Shawky Gharib

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Mohamed Sobhy 30 August 1981 Egypt Ismaily
2 2DF Ahmed Abou El-Amayem 10 March 1981 Egypt Al-Mehalla
3 3MF Abou El-Magd 1 January 1981 Egypt Al-Ahly
4 2DF Hussein Amin 26 April 1981 Egypt Al-Ahly
5 2DF Mahmoud Mahmoud 30 June 1981 Egypt Al-Zamalek
6 2DF Mohamed El-Atrawy 19 August 1981 Egypt Al-Mehalla
7 3MF Mohamed Shawky 5 October 1981 Egypt Al-Masry
8 3MF Wael Riad 2 August 1982 Egypt Al-Ahly
9 3MF Reda Shehata 24 January 1981 Egypt Al-Ahly
10 4FW Mohamed Mohsen Abou Greisha 4 August 1981 Egypt Ismaily
11 4FW Mohamed El-Yamani 1 January 1982 Belgium Standard Liège
12 3MF Mohamed Abdel Wahed 19 January 1981 Egypt Al-Tersana
13 2DF Amir Azmy 14 February 1983 Egypt Al-Zamalek
14 3MF Hossam Ghaly 15 December 1981 Egypt Al-Ahly
15 3MF Ahmed Abou Moslem 25 July 1981 Egypt Al-Ahly
16 4FW Gamal Hamza 5 December 1981 Egypt Al-Zamalek
17 3MF Gamal Hawash 14 May 1981 Egypt Dina
18 1GK Wael Zenga 25 November 1981 Egypt Al-Zamalek
21 1GK Sherif Ekramy 1 July 1983 Egypt Al-Ahly

Head coach: Finland Kari Ukkonen

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

Head coach: Jamaica Wendell Downswell

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

Group B

Head coach: Brazil Carlos Ramos

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

Head coach: Wales Canada Paul James

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

Head coach: Germany Uli Stielike

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

Head coach: Iraq Adnan Hamad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Ahmed Ali Jaber 2 August 1982 Iraq Al Zawra
2 2DF Jassim Kilam 11 March 1981 Iraq Al-Jaish
3 4FW Hawar Mulla Mohammed 1 June 1981 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
4 2DF Haidar Abdul-Amir 2 November 1982 Iraq Al Zawra
5 2DF Ibrahim Munaim 2 October 1981 Iraq Al-Shorta
6 3MF Sameeh Amir 20 July 1981 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
7 3MF Emad Mohammed 24 July 1982 Iraq Al Zawra
8 3MF Nashat Akram 12 September 1984 Iraq Al-Shorta
9 4FW Ahmad Mnajed 13 December 1981 Iraq Al-Shorta
10 4FW Ammar Hanoosh 2 July 1981 Iraq Al Zawra
11 4FW Alaa Jabbar[1] 1 January 1983 Iraq Al Zawra
12 3MF Haidar Abdul-Razzaq 23 October 1982 Iraq Al Zawra
13 3MF Bassim Abbas 17 August 1981 Iraq Al-Talaba
14 2DF Emad Aoda 15 November 1981 Iraq Al Mina
15 3MF Hassan Turki Attiya 1 July 1981 Iraq Al Zawra
16 3MF Mohannad Shitach 4 April 1983 Iraq Al Zawra
17 2DF Salah Al-Deen Siamand 3 July 1981 Iraq Arbil FC
18 1GK Noor Sabri 18 June 1984 Iraq Al Zawra
19 3MF Arkan Shamoun 2 July 1982 Iraq Al Zawra

Group C

Head coach: Chile Héctor Pinto

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

Head coach: China Shen Xiang-Fu (沈祥福)

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

Head coach: United States Wolfgang Suhnholz

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

Head coach: Ukraine Anatoli Kroschenko

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

Group D

Head coach: Angola Luís de Oliveira Gonçalves

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Lamá 1 February 1981 Angola Atlético Petróleos Luanda
2 2DF Manuel 16 December 1982 Angola Cabinda
3 3MF Nelsinho 10 December 1981 Angola Interclube
4 2DF Kikas 14 March 1981 Angola Interclube
5 2DF Lutucuta 17 May 1982 Angola Bravos do Maquis
6 2DF Dedas 13 February 1982 Angola Primeiro de Agosto
7 3MF Chinho 4 February 1982 Angola Atlético Petróleos Luanda
8 3MF Riquinho 10 August 1981 Angola Atlético Petróleos Luanda
9 4FW Rascas 10 July 1982 Portugal Académica
10 4FW Mantorras 18 March 1982 Portugal FC Alverca
11 4FW Gilberto 21 September 1982 Angola Atlético Petróleos Luanda
12 3MF Castigo 24 February 1983 Portugal Boavista
13 2DF Vemba 6 December 1982 Angola Primeiro de Agosto
14 4FW Mendonça 9 October 1982 Portugal Varzim
15 4FW Lolo 13 December 1981 Angola Primeiro de Agosto
16 3MF Mateus 10 March 1981 Portugal Sporting
17 4FW Fofana 5 May 1982 Angola Benfica Luanda
18 1GK Capoco 3 April 1982 Angola Petro Atletico Huambo

Head coach: Australia Ange Postecoglou

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

Head coach: Czech Republic Dušan Fitzel

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

Head coach: Japan Akihiro Nishimura

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

Group E

Head coach: Costa Rica Carlos Watson

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

Head coach: Argentina Fabián Burbano

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

Head coach: France Diego Garzitto

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

Head coach: Netherlands Louis van Gaal

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

Group F

Head coach: France Raymond Domenech

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

Head coach: Ghana Emmanuel Afranie

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

Head coach: Iran Mehdi Monajati

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

Head coach: Paraguay Cristóbal Wilfrido Maldonado

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

Footnotes

  1. ^ Alaa Jabbar was injured and replaced by stand-by player Arkan Shamoun.
  2. ^ Teruyuki Moniwa was replaceed by stand-by player Daisuke Nasu.