1999 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

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Below are the rosters for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Nigeria. Players name marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.

Group A[]

 Costa Rica[]

Head coach: Costa Rica Carlos Watson

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK (1980-02-16)16 February 1980 (aged 19) Costa Rica Municipal Liberia
2 2DF (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 19) Costa Rica Herediano
3 3MF (1979-12-10)10 December 1979 (aged 19) Costa Rica Guanacaste
4 2DF (1980-07-19)19 July 1980 (aged 18) Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
5 2DF Alexander Castro (1979-02-14)14 February 1979 (aged 20) Costa Rica Alajuelense
6 2DF Gilberto Martínez (1979-10-01)1 October 1979 (aged 19) Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
7 3MF Mauricio Alpízar (1979-01-30)30 January 1979 (aged 20) Costa Rica Ramonense
8 4FW (1980-04-06)6 April 1980 (aged 18) Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
9 3MF José Ugarte (1980-11-02)2 November 1980 (aged 18) Costa Rica Herediano
10 3MF Mínor Díaz (1980-12-26)26 December 1980 (aged 18) Costa Rica Santa Barbara
11 3MF Danny Fonseca (1979-11-07)7 November 1979 (aged 19) Costa Rica Cartaginés
12 2DF Robert Arias (1980-03-18)18 March 1980 (aged 19) Costa Rica Herediano
13 2DF (1979-03-18)18 March 1979 (aged 20) Costa Rica Cartaginés
14 3MF (1979-05-04)4 May 1979 (aged 19) Costa Rica Alajuelense
15 2DF Juan Bautista Esquivel (1980-08-12)12 August 1980 (aged 18) Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
16 4FW Winston Parks (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 17) Costa Rica Limón
17 3MF (1980-08-16)16 August 1980 (aged 18) Costa Rica
18 1GK (1979-01-13)13 January 1979 (aged 20) Costa Rica Pérez Zeledón

 Germany[]

Head coach: Germany

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Timo Hildebrand (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 19) Germany VfB Stuttgart
2 2DF Alexander Rosen (1979-04-10)10 April 1979 (aged 19) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
3 2DF (1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 20) Germany MSV Duisburg
4 2DF Marcel Rapp (1979-04-16)16 April 1979 (aged 19) Germany Karlsruher SC
5 2DF (1979-01-09)9 January 1979 (aged 20) Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
6 2DF Michael Stuckmann (1979-09-01)1 September 1979 (aged 19) Germany Wattenscheid 09
7 2DF Andreas Voss (1979-02-27)27 February 1979 (aged 20) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
8 3MF (1979-08-25)25 August 1979 (aged 19) Germany Borussia Dortmund
9 3MF Michael Mutzel (1979-09-27)27 September 1979 (aged 19) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
10 3MF Patrick Falk (1980-02-08)8 February 1980 (aged 19) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
11 3MF (1979-10-24)24 October 1979 (aged 19) Germany Arminia Bielefeld
12 1GK Stefan Wessels (1979-02-28)28 February 1979 (aged 20) Germany Bayern Munich
13 2DF (1979-10-17)17 October 1979 (aged 19) Germany KFC Uerdingen 05
14 3MF Martin Forkel (1979-07-22)22 July 1979 (aged 19) Germany Greuther Fürth
15 4FW Christian Timm (1979-02-27)27 February 1979 (aged 20) Germany Borussia Dortmund
16 4FW Enrico Kern (1979-03-12)12 March 1979 (aged 20) Germany Tennis Borussia Berlin
17 4FW Mahmut Yılmaz (1979-10-06)6 October 1979 (aged 19) Germany Hamburger SV
18 4FW (1979-08-13)13 August 1979 (aged 19) Germany Bayer Leverkusen

 Nigeria[]

Head coaches: Netherlands Thijs Libregts & Nigeria

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Sam Okoye (1980-05-01)1 May 1980 (aged 18) Nigeria Enugu Rangers
2 3MF Samuel Okunowo (1979-03-01)1 March 1979 (aged 20) Spain Barcelona
3 2DF (1980-02-15)15 February 1980 (aged 19) Nigeria Enugu Rangers
4 2DF (1979-07-15)15 July 1979 (aged 19) Scotland Celtic
5 2DF (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 (aged 18) Nigeria Eagle Cement
6 2DF (1981-12-24)24 December 1981 (aged 17) Nigeria Jasper United
7 4FW Haruna Babangida (1982-10-01)1 October 1982 (aged 16) Spain Barcelona
8 4FW Hashimu Garba (1980-04-14)14 April 1980 (aged 18) Italy Verona
9 3MF Gabriel Melkam (1980-03-13)13 March 1980 (aged 19) Germany Wattenscheid 09
10 3MF (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 20) Nigeria Eagle Cement
11 4FW (1979-12-22)22 December 1979 (aged 19) Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
12 1GK (1980-07-17)17 July 1980 (aged 18) Nigeria Sharks
13 3MF Pius Ikedia (1980-07-11)11 July 1980 (aged 18) Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
14 2DF Joseph Yobo (1980-09-06)6 September 1980 (aged 18) Belgium Standard Liège
15 2DF Rabiu Afolabi (1980-04-18)18 April 1980 (aged 18) Belgium Standard Liège
16 2DF Chikelue Iloenyosi (1980-10-13)13 October 1980 (aged 18) Turkey Fenerbahçe
17 4FW Julius Aghahowa (1982-02-12)12 February 1982 (aged 17) Nigeria Bendel Insurance
18 4FW Eddy Dombraye (1979-11-11)11 November 1979 (aged 19) Poland ŁKS Łódź

 Paraguay[]

Head coach: Paraguay

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK (1979-05-02)2 May 1979 (aged 19) Paraguay Club Cerro Corá
2 2DF Emilio Martínez (1981-04-10)10 April 1981 (aged 17) Paraguay Nacional
3 2DF (1980-04-17)17 April 1980 (aged 18) Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
4 2DF Paulo da Silva (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 19) Italy Perugia
5 2DF Rubén Maldonado (1979-04-25)25 April 1979 (aged 19) Paraguay Olimpia Asunción
6 3MF (1979-04-20)20 April 1979 (aged 19) Paraguay Sportivo San Lorenzo
7 4FW (1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 19) Paraguay Club Cerro Corá
8 3MF Isidro Candia (1979-05-15)15 May 1979 (aged 19) Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
9 4FW Roque Santa Cruz (1981-08-16)16 August 1981 (aged 17) Paraguay Olimpia Asunción
10 3MF (1979-12-03)3 December 1979 (aged 19) Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
11 4FW Nelson Cuevas (1980-01-10)10 January 1980 (aged 19) Argentina River Plate
12 1GK (1980-02-16)16 February 1980 (aged 19) Paraguay Sportivo Iteño
13 4FW (1979-10-07)7 October 1979 (aged 19) Paraguay Nacional
14 2DF Elvis Marecos (1980-02-15)15 February 1980 (aged 19) Paraguay Sportivo Iteño
15 4FW Salvador Cabañas (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 18) Paraguay Club 12 de Octubre
16 3MF Jorge Brítez (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 18) Paraguay Presidente Hayes
17 2DF Walter Fretes (1982-05-18)18 May 1982 (aged 16) Paraguay Olimpia Asunción
18 4FW Miguel Domínguez (1979-09-30)30 September 1979 (aged 19) Paraguay Club Atlético Tembetary

Group B[]

 Argentina[]

Head coach: Argentina José Pekerman

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Franco Costanzo (1980-09-05)5 September 1980 (aged 18) Argentina River Plate
2 2DF (1979-09-12)12 September 1979 (aged 19) Argentina Lanús
3 2DF Gabriel Milito (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 18) Argentina Independiente
4 2DF Juan Fernández (1980-05-03)3 May 1980 (aged 18) Argentina Estudiantes La Plata
5 3MF Esteban Cambiasso (1980-08-18)18 August 1980 (aged 18) Argentina Independiente
6 2DF Fernando Crosa (1979-02-28)28 February 1979 (aged 20) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
7 4FW Luciano Galletti (1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 18) Argentina Estudiantes La Plata
8 3MF Aldo Duscher (1979-03-22)22 March 1979 (aged 20) Portugal Sporting CP
9 4FW Sixto Peralta (1979-04-16)16 April 1979 (aged 19) Argentina Huracán
10 4FW Daniel Montenegro (1979-03-28)28 March 1979 (aged 20) Argentina Huracán
13 2DF Germán Rivarola (1979-04-18)18 April 1979 (aged 19) Argentina Rosario Central
12 1GK Sebastián Saja (1979-06-05)5 June 1979 (aged 19) Argentina San Lorenzo
11 3MF Javier Villarreal (1979-03-01)1 March 1979 (aged 20) Argentina Talleres de Córdoba
14 2DF Cristian Grabinski (1980-01-12)12 January 1980 (aged 19) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
15 3MF Luis Zubeldía (1981-01-13)13 January 1981 (aged 18) Argentina Lanús
16 4FW Ernesto Farías (1980-05-29)29 May 1980 (aged 18) Argentina Estudiantes La Plata
17 4FW (1979-04-11)11 April 1979 (aged 19) Argentina Rosario Central
18 4FW Federico Insúa (1980-01-03)3 January 1980 (aged 19) Argentina Argentinos Juniors

 Croatia[]

Head coach: Croatia Martin Novoselac

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Stipe Pletikosa (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 20) Croatia Hajduk Split
2 2DF Darko Miladin (1979-04-01)1 April 1979 (aged 20) Croatia Hajduk Split
3 2DF Kristijan Polovanec (1979-10-10)10 October 1979 (aged 19) Croatia Croatia Zagreb
4 2DF Goran Sablić (1979-08-04)4 August 1979 (aged 19) Croatia Hajduk Split
5 2DF Andre Mijatović (1979-12-03)3 December 1979 (aged 19) Croatia Rijeka
6 3MF Anthony Šerić (1979-01-15)15 January 1979 (aged 20) Croatia Hajduk Split
7 4FW Mihael Mikić (1980-01-06)6 January 1980 (aged 19) Croatia Croatia Zagreb
8 3MF Jurica Vranješ (1980-01-31)31 January 1980 (aged 19) Croatia Osijek
9 4FW Igor Budan (1980-04-22)22 April 1980 (aged 18) Croatia Rijeka
10 3MF Josip Balatinac (1979-03-07)7 March 1979 (aged 20) Croatia Osijek
11 4FW Zvonimir Deranja (1979-09-22)22 September 1979 (aged 19) Croatia Hajduk Split
12 1GK Hrvoje Sunara (1979-05-04)4 May 1979 (aged 19) Croatia Hajduk Split
13 2DF Silvester Sabolčki (1979-11-12)12 November 1979 (aged 19) Croatia Varteks
14 3MF Srđan Andrić (1980-01-05)5 January 1980 (aged 19) Croatia Hajduk Split
15 3MF Ivica Banović (1980-08-02)2 August 1980 (aged 18) Croatia NK Zagreb
16 4FW Saša Bjelanović (1979-06-11)11 June 1979 (aged 19) Croatia Zadarkomerc
17 2DF Hrvoje Vuković (1979-07-25)25 July 1979 (aged 19) Croatia Varteks
18 4FW Krunoslav Lovrek (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 19) Croatia Zagreb

 Ghana[]

Head coach: Italy Giuseppe Dossena

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Sammy Adjei (1980-09-01)1 September 1980 (aged 18) Ghana Hearts of Oak
2 2DF (1980-02-05)5 February 1980 (aged 19) Norway Kongsvinger
3 4FW Baffour Gyan (1980-07-02)2 July 1980 (aged 18) Greece Kalamata
4 2DF (1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 20) Ghana Goldfields[1]
5 2DF (1980-11-04)4 November 1980 (aged 18) Italy Udinese
6 3MF [2] (1980-10-02)2 October 1980 (aged 18) Ghana Ebusua Dwarfs
7 4FW (1980-12-04)4 December 1980 (aged 18) Germany Borussia Dortmund
8 2DF Hamza Mohammed (1980-11-05)5 November 1980 (aged 18) Ghana Real Tamale United
9 3MF (1980-11-22)22 November 1980 (aged 18) Belgium Standard Liège
10 3MF Stephen Appiah (1980-12-24)24 December 1980 (aged 18) Italy Udinese
11 2DF Aziz Ansah (1980-10-07)7 October 1980 (aged 18) Belgium Harelbeke
12 3MF Laryea Kingston (1980-11-07)7 November 1980 (aged 18) Ghana Great Olympics
13 4FW (1980-09-17)17 September 1980 (aged 18) Ghana Electricity
14 4FW Skelley Adu Tutu (1979-08-10)10 August 1979 (aged 19) Belgium Saint-Gilloise
15 2DF George Blay (1980-08-07)7 August 1980 (aged 18) Belgium Standard Liège
16 1GK Osei Boateng (1981-05-19)19 May 1981 (aged 17) Ghana Great Olympics
17 4FW Peter Ofori-Quaye (1980-03-21)21 March 1980 (aged 19) Greece Olympiacos
18 4FW Owusu Afriyie (1980-09-01)1 September 1980 (aged 18) Spain Málaga

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Head coach: Kazakhstan

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK David Loria (1981-10-31)31 October 1981 (aged 17) Kazakhstan Astana
2 3MF (1979-04-03)3 April 1979 (aged 20) Kazakhstan Semey
3 2DF Igor Soloshenko (1979-05-22)22 May 1979 (aged 19) Kazakhstan Shakhter
4 2DF Aleksandr Kuchma (1980-12-09)9 December 1980 (aged 18) Kazakhstan Taraz
5 4FW (1979-11-27)27 November 1979 (aged 19) Kazakhstan Taraz
6 3MF Ali Aliyev (1980-10-27)27 October 1980 (aged 18) Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
7 2DF Maksim Samchenko (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 19) Kazakhstan Vostok
8 4FW (1980-05-03)3 May 1980 (aged 18) Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
9 3MF Andrey Travin (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 19) Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
10 4FW (1979-10-23)23 October 1979 (aged 19) Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
11 4FW (1979-03-25)25 March 1979 (aged 20) Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
12 4FW (1979-04-04)4 April 1979 (aged 19) Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
13 2DF Aidar Kumisbekov (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 20) Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
14 2DF (1979-03-29)29 March 1979 (aged 20) Kazakhstan Aktobe
15 4FW (1980-01-08)8 January 1980 (aged 19) Kazakhstan Zhiger Shymkent
16 3MF (1979-02-16)16 February 1979 (aged 20) Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
17 3MF (1980-07-24)24 July 1980 (aged 18) Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
18 1GK (1979-04-04)4 April 1979 (aged 19) Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty

Group C[]

 Australia[]

Head coach: Australia Les Scheinflug

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK (1979-03-07)7 March 1979 (aged 20) Australia Adelaide City
2 2DF Brett Emerton (1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 20) Australia Sydney Olympic
3 2DF Lindsay Wilson (1979-05-04)4 May 1979 (aged 19) Australia Canberra Cosmos
4 3MF Simon Colosimo (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 20) Australia Carlton
5 2DF Eddy Bosnar (1980-04-29)29 April 1980 (aged 18) Australia Northern Spirit
6 2DF (1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 19) Australia Northern Spirit
7 3MF Jason Culina (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 18) Australia Sydney Olympic
8 3MF Vince Grella (1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 19) Italy Empoli
9 4FW Mark Bresciano (1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 19) Australia Carlton
10 4FW John Maisano (1979-01-06)6 January 1979 (aged 20) Belgium Westerlo
11 3MF Mile Sterjovski (1979-05-27)27 May 1979 (aged 19) Australia Sydney United
12 3MF David Terminello (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 18) Australia Adelaide City
13 3MF (1979-03-17)17 March 1979 (aged 20) Australia Northern Spirit
14 4FW Danny Invincibile (1979-03-31)31 March 1979 (aged 20) Australia Marconi Stallions
15 2DF (1979-03-21)21 March 1979 (aged 20) Australia Marconi Stallions
16 3MF Joel Griffiths (1979-08-21)21 August 1979 (aged 19) Australia Sydney United
17 2DF Mark Byrnes (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 17) Australia NSW Institute of Sport
18 1GK Michael Turnbull (1981-03-24)24 March 1981 (aged 18) Australia Australian Institute of Sport

 Mexico[]

Head coach: Mexico Jesús del Muro

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Christian Martínez (1979-10-16)16 October 1979 (aged 19) Mexico Cuautitlán
2 2DF Mario Méndez (1979-06-01)1 June 1979 (aged 19) Mexico Atlas
3 2DF Óscar Mascorro (1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 19) Mexico Toros Neza
4 2DF Rafael Márquez (1979-02-13)13 February 1979 (aged 20) Mexico Atlas
5 3MF Carlos Adrián Morales (1979-09-06)6 September 1979 (aged 19) Mexico Monarcas Morelia
6 3MF Gerardo Torrado (1979-04-30)30 April 1979 (aged 19) Mexico UNAM Pumas
7 4FW (1979-09-20)20 September 1979 (aged 19) Mexico Chivas Tijuana
8 3MF Cesáreo Victorino (1979-03-19)19 March 1979 (aged 20) Mexico Pachuca
9 4FW Jesús Mendoza (1979-01-10)10 January 1979 (aged 20) Mexico Club León
10 3MF Juan Pablo Rodríguez (1979-08-07)7 August 1979 (aged 19) Mexico Atlas
11 4FW Daniel Osorno (1979-03-16)16 March 1979 (aged 20) Mexico Atlas
12 1GK Juan de Dios Ibarra (1979-02-14)14 February 1979 (aged 20) Mexico Saltillo
13 3MF (1980-06-28)28 June 1980 (aged 18) Mexico UNAM Pumas
14 3MF (1979-09-13)13 September 1979 (aged 19) Mexico U.A.T.
15 3MF (1979-02-21)21 February 1979 (aged 20) Mexico América
16 2DF (1979-05-07)7 May 1979 (aged 19) Mexico UNAM Pumas
17 2DF Margarito González (1979-03-03)3 March 1979 (aged 20) Mexico Tapatio
18 2DF Héctor Reynoso (1980-10-03)3 October 1980 (aged 18) Mexico Guadalajara

 Republic of Ireland[]

Head coach: Republic of Ireland Brian Kerr

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Alex O'Reilly (1979-09-05)5 September 1979 (aged 19) England West Ham United
2 2DF Thomas Heary (1979-02-14)14 February 1979 (aged 20) England Huddersfield Town
3 2DF Keith Doyle (1979-07-20)20 July 1979 (aged 19) Republic of Ireland St. Patrick's Athletic
4 2DF Jason Gavin (1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 19) England Middlesbrough
5 2DF Gary Doherty (1980-01-31)31 January 1980 (aged 19) England Luton Town
6 3MF Barry Quinn (1979-05-09)9 May 1979 (aged 19) England Coventry City
7 3MF Stephen McPhail (1979-12-09)9 December 1979 (aged 19) England Leeds United
8 3MF (1980-02-05)5 February 1980 (aged 19) Scotland Celtic
9 4FW Liam George (1979-02-02)2 February 1979 (aged 20) England Luton Town
10 4FW Robbie Keane (1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 18) England Wolverhampton Wanderers
11 3MF Damien Duff (1979-03-02)2 March 1979 (aged 20) England Blackburn Rovers
12 3MF Richie Baker (1980-04-17)17 April 1980 (aged 18) Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
13 3MF Colin Healy (1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 19) Scotland Celtic
14 4FW Richard Sadlier (1979-01-14)14 January 1979 (aged 20) England Millwall
15 3MF Ryan Casey (1979-01-03)3 January 1979 (aged 20) Wales Swansea City
16 1GK Dean Delany (1980-09-15)15 September 1980 (aged 18) England Everton
17 2DF (1979-08-31)31 August 1979 (aged 19) England Leeds United
18 2DF Barry Ferguson (1979-09-07)7 September 1979 (aged 19) England Coventry City

 Saudi Arabia[]

Head coach: Netherlands Pieter Hamberg

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Mabrouk Zaid (1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh
2 2DF Fouzi Al-Shehri (1980-05-15)15 May 1980 (aged 18) Saudi Arabia Al Qadisiya
3 2DF Ahmed Al-Bahri (1980-09-18)18 September 1980 (aged 18) Saudi Arabia Al Ittifaq
4 2DF (1980-07-09)9 July 1980 (aged 18) Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
5 2DF (1980-07-20)20 July 1980 (aged 18) Saudi Arabia Al Ittihad
6 3MF (1979-11-15)15 November 1979 (aged 19) Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
7 2DF Saleh Al-Saqri (1979-01-23)23 January 1979 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al Ittihad
8 3MF Saad Al-Shehri (1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (aged 19) Saudi Arabia Al Ittifaq
9 4FW (1979-05-28)28 May 1979 (aged 19) Saudi Arabia Al Ahly
10 3MF Bader Al-Hagbani (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al-Nasr
11 4FW (1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 19) Saudi Arabia Al-Nasr
12 3MF (1979-08-28)28 August 1979 (aged 19) Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
13 2DF (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 19) Saudi Arabia Al Ittihad
14 3MF (1979-05-16)16 May 1979 (aged 19) Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
15 3MF Fahad Al-Zahrani (1979-02-02)2 February 1979 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al Ahly
16 2DF (1979-02-08)8 February 1979 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
17 4FW (1979-05-28)28 May 1979 (aged 19) Saudi Arabia Al Ittifaq
18 1GK (1980-05-11)11 May 1980 (aged 18) Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal

Group D[]

 South Korea[]

Head coach: South Korea Cho Young-jeung

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Kim Yong-dae (1979-10-11)11 October 1979 (aged 19) South Korea Yonsei University
2 2DF (1980-01-22)22 January 1980 (aged 19) South Korea Sungkyunkwan University
3 2DF (1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 20) South Korea Daegu University
4 2DF Shin Dong-keun (1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 18) South Korea
5 2DF Park Dong-hyuk (1979-04-18)18 April 1979 (aged 19) South Korea Korea University
6 3MF Song Chong-gug (1979-02-20)20 February 1979 (aged 20) South Korea Yonsei University
7 3MF Seo Ki-bok (1979-01-28)28 January 1979 (aged 20) South Korea Yonsei University
8 3MF Chun Jae-ho (1979-08-08)8 August 1979 (aged 19) South Korea Hongik University
9 4FW (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 19) South Korea Ajou University
10 4FW Kim Eun-jung (1979-04-08)8 April 1979 (aged 19) South Korea Daejeon Citizen
11 4FW Seol Ki-hyeon (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 20) South Korea Kwangwoon University
12 1GK Han Dong-jin (1979-08-25)25 August 1979 (aged 19) South Korea Sangji University
13 3MF (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 19) South Korea Kyung Hee University
14 3MF (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 18) South Korea Chunnam Dragons
15 4FW Seo Kwan-soo (1980-02-25)25 February 1980 (aged 19) South Korea Dankook University
16 4FW (1979-07-02)2 July 1979 (aged 19) South Korea Hongik University
17 4FW (1979-08-26)26 August 1979 (aged 19) South Korea Yonsei University
18 4FW Lee Dong-gook (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 19) South Korea Pohang Steelers

 Mali[]

Head coach: Mali Mamadou Coulibaly

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK (1979-06-30)30 June 1979 (aged 19) Mali Stade Malien
2 4FW Dramane Coulibaly (1979-03-18)18 March 1979 (aged 20) France Marseille
3 2DF Abdou Traoré (1981-08-05)5 August 1981 (aged 17) Mali CSK Bamako
4 2DF Adama Coulibaly (1980-10-09)9 October 1980 (aged 18) Mali Djoliba
5 3MF (1979-04-02)2 April 1979 (aged 20) Mali Stade Malien
6 3MF (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 18) Mali Djoliba
7 4FW Tenema N'Diaye (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 18) Mali Djoliba
8 3MF Mahamadou Diarra (1981-05-18)18 May 1981 (aged 17) Greece OFI Crete
9 4FW Mamadou Bagayoko (1979-05-21)21 May 1979 (aged 19) France Sens
10 3MF Seydou Keita (1980-01-16)16 January 1980 (aged 19) France Marseille
11 4FW (1981-04-10)10 April 1981 (aged 17) Mali Sigui
12 2DF (1981-12-05)5 December 1981 (aged 17) Switzerland Sion
13 2DF Abdoulaye Camara (1980-01-02)2 January 1980 (aged 19) Italy Udinese
14 4FW (1980-01-08)8 January 1980 (aged 19) Mali Stade Malien
15 4FW Mahamadou Dissa (1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 19) Mali CSK Bamako
16 1GK (1980-03-02)2 March 1980 (aged 19) Mali Djoliba
17 2DF (1980-11-14)14 November 1980 (aged 18) Mali Stade Malien
18 2DF (1982-09-25)25 September 1982 (aged 16) Turkey Antalyaspor

 Portugal[]

Head coach: Portugal Jesualdo Ferreira

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sérgio Leite (1979-08-16)16 August 1979 (aged 19) 9 0 Portugal Boavista
2 3MF Filipe Anunciação (1979-05-27)27 May 1979 (aged 19) 3 0 Portugal Feirense
3 2DF Marco Caneira (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 20) 6 0 Portugal Beira-Mar
4 2DF André Correia (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 20) 10 3 Portugal Maia
5 3MF Fredy (1979-08-14)14 August 1979 (aged 19) 6 0 Portugal Felgueiras
6 3MF Hugo Leal (1980-05-21)21 May 1980 (aged 18) 0 0 Portugal Benfica
7 3MF Ricardo Esteves (1979-09-16)16 September 1979 (aged 19) 9 0 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal
8 3MF Ricardo Sousa (1979-01-11)11 January 1979 (aged 20) 7 2 Portugal Beira-Mar
9 3MF Paulo Costa (1979-12-05)5 December 1979 (aged 19) 10 2 Portugal Alverca
10 3MF Simão (1979-10-31)31 October 1979 (aged 19) 0 0 Portugal Sporting CP
11 3MF Alhandra (1979-03-05)5 March 1979 (aged 20) 7 1 Portugal Lourinhanense
12 1GK Márcio Santos (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 19) 4 0 Portugal Lourinhanense
13 4FW Filipe Cândido (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 (aged 19) 6 3 Portugal Salgueiros
14 3MF Luís Filipe (1979-06-14)14 June 1979 (aged 19) 4 0 Portugal Académica de Coimbra
15 3MF Marco Claúdio (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 19) 2 0 Portugal União da Madeira
16 3MF Neca (1979-12-31)31 December 1979 (aged 19) 0 0 Portugal Belenenses
17 4FW Dani Rodrigues (1980-03-03)3 March 1980 (aged 19) 4 1 England Southampton
18 2DF Hugo Carreira (1979-03-10)10 March 1979 (aged 20) 7 0 Portugal Barreirense

 Uruguay[]

Head coach: Uruguay Víctor Púa

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Fabián Carini (1979-12-26)26 December 1979 (aged 19) Uruguay Danubio
2 2DF Fernando Carreño (1979-01-15)15 January 1979 (aged 20) Uruguay Peñarol
3 2DF Gonzalo Sorondo (1979-10-09)9 October 1979 (aged 19) Uruguay Defensor Sporting
4 2DF Carlos Díaz (1979-02-04)4 February 1979 (aged 20) Uruguay Defensor Sporting
5 2DF Omar Pouso (1980-02-28)28 February 1980 (aged 19) Uruguay Danubio
6 2DF César Pellegrín (1979-03-05)5 March 1979 (aged 20) Italy Ternana
7 3MF Alejandro Correa (1979-11-26)26 November 1979 (aged 19) Uruguay Nacional
8 3MF Diego Pérez (1980-05-18)18 May 1980 (aged 18) Uruguay Defensor Sporting
9 4FW Javier Chevantón (1980-08-12)12 August 1980 (aged 18) Uruguay Danubio
10 3MF Martín Ligüera (1980-11-09)9 November 1980 (aged 18) Uruguay Nacional
11 3MF Jorge Anchén (1980-08-17)17 August 1980 (aged 18) Uruguay Danubio
12 1GK Mauricio Nanni (1979-07-12)12 July 1979 (aged 19) Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers
13 2DF Damián Macaluso (1980-03-09)9 March 1980 (aged 19) Uruguay River Plate
14 4FW Diego Forlán (1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 19) Argentina Independiente
15 2DF Fernando Albermager (1979-01-19)19 January 1979 (aged 20) Uruguay Peñarol
16 3MF Fernando Machado (1979-09-26)26 September 1979 (aged 19) Mexico UNAM Pumas
17 4FW Fabián Canobbio (1980-03-08)8 March 1980 (aged 19) Uruguay Progreso
18 4FW (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 19) Uruguay Huracán Buceo

Group E[]

 Cameroon[]

Head coach: Nigeria

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Carlos Kameni (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 15) France Le Havre
2 4FW Thierry Modo Abouna (1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 17) Cameroon Canon Yaounde
3 2DF Innocent Hamga (1981-05-08)8 May 1981 (aged 17) Cameroon Cotonsport Garoua
4 2DF Clément Lebe (1979-01-09)9 January 1979 (aged 20) Cameroon Racing Bafoussam
5 2DF (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 18) Cameroon Racing Bafoussam
6 3MF (1980-02-22)22 February 1980 (aged 19) Cameroon Fovu Baham
7 3MF Modeste M'bami (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 16) Cameroon
8 4FW (1980-12-18)18 December 1980 (aged 18) Cameroon Racing Bafoussam
9 4FW Francis Kioyo (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 19) Cameroon Union Douala
10 4FW (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 20) Cameroon Fovu Baham
11 4FW (1980-04-28)28 April 1980 (aged 18) Cameroon
12 4FW Mohammadou Idrissou (1980-03-08)8 March 1980 (aged 19) Cameroon Cotonsport Garoua
13 2DF Jean-Pierre Tcheutchoua (1980-12-12)12 December 1980 (aged 18) Cameroon
14 3MF Daniel Kome (1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 18) Spain Atlético Madrid B
15 2DF (1980-10-14)14 October 1980 (aged 18) Cameroon Cotonsport Garoua
16 1GK Gilbert N'Djema (1979-08-09)9 August 1979 (aged 19) France Red Star
17 3MF (1982-12-12)12 December 1982 (aged 16) Cameroon Sable
18 3MF William Tabi (1981-11-13)13 November 1981 (aged 17) Cameroon Sable

 England[]

Head coach: England Chris Ramsey

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Stuart Taylor (1980-11-28)28 November 1980 (aged 18) England Arsenal
2 3MF Greg Lincoln (1980-03-23)23 March 1980 (aged 19) England Arsenal
3 3MF Ashley Cole (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 18) England Arsenal
4 2DF Stephen Wright (1980-02-08)8 February 1980 (aged 19) England Liverpool
5 2DF Steve Haslam (1979-09-06)6 September 1979 (aged 19) England Sheffield Wednesday
6 2DF Neil Murphy (1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 18) England Liverpool
7 4FW Peter Crouch (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 18) England Tottenham Hotspur
8 4FW Andrew Johnson (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 18) England Birmingham City
9 4FW Craig Dudley (1979-09-12)12 September 1979 (aged 19) England Notts County
10 4FW John Piercy (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 19) England Tottenham Hotspur
11 3MF Matthew Etherington (1981-08-14)14 August 1981 (aged 17) England Peterborough United
12 2DF Adam Chambers (1980-11-20)20 November 1980 (aged 18) England West Bromwich Albion
13 1GK Paul Rachubka (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 17) England Manchester United
14 2DF James Chambers (1980-11-20)20 November 1980 (aged 18) England West Bromwich Albion
15 3MF Kevin Nicholls (1979-01-02)2 January 1979 (aged 20) England Charlton Athletic
16 2DF Richard Cooper (1979-09-27)27 September 1979 (aged 19) England Nottingham Forest
17 3MF Paolo Vernazza (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 19) England Arsenal
18 4FW Adam Oliver (1980-10-25)25 October 1980 (aged 18) England West Bromwich Albion

 Japan[]

Head coach: France Philippe Troussier

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Tatsuya Enomoto (1979-03-16)16 March 1979 (aged 20) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
2 2DF Kazuki Teshima (1979-06-07)7 June 1979 (aged 19) Japan Kyoto Purple Sanga
3 2DF Shigeki Tsujimoto (1979-06-23)23 June 1979 (aged 19) Japan Kyoto Purple Sanga
4 3MF Tatsuya Ishikawa (1979-12-25)25 December 1979 (aged 19) Japan Tsukuba Univ.
5 3MF Akira Kaji (1980-01-13)13 January 1980 (aged 19) Japan Cerezo Osaka
6 3MF Junichi Inamoto (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 19) Japan Gamba Osaka
7 3MF Tomoyuki Sakai (1979-06-29)29 June 1979 (aged 19) Japan JEF United Ichihara
8 3MF Mitsuo Ogasawara (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 19) Japan Kashima Antlers
9 4FW Naohiro Takahara (1979-06-04)4 June 1979 (aged 19) Japan Júbilo Iwata
10 3MF Masashi Motoyama (1979-06-20)20 June 1979 (aged 19) Japan Kashima Antlers
11 3MF Yasuhito Endō (1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 19) Japan Kyoto Purple Sanga
12 2DF Kōji Nakata (1979-07-09)9 July 1979 (aged 19) Japan Kashima Antlers
13 3MF Shinji Ono (1979-09-27)27 September 1979 (aged 19) Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
14 4FW Yuichiro Nagai (1979-02-14)14 February 1979 (aged 20) Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
15 4FW Yasunori Takada (1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 20) Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka
16 4FW Ryūji Bando (1979-08-02)2 August 1979 (aged 19) Japan Gamba Osaka
17 3MF Hideyuki Ujiie (1979-02-23)23 February 1979 (aged 20) Japan Omiya Ardija
18 1GK Yuta Minami (1979-09-30)30 September 1979 (aged 19) Japan Kashiwa Reysol

 United States[]

Head coach: Germany United States Sigi Schmid

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Nick Rimando (1979-06-17)17 June 1979 (aged 19) United States UCLA
2 3MF John Thorrington (1979-10-17)17 October 1979 (aged 19) England Manchester United
3 2DF Nick Garcia (1979-04-09)9 April 1979 (aged 19) United States Indiana University
4 2DF Danny Califf (1980-03-17)17 March 1980 (aged 19) United States University of Maryland
5 2DF Rusty Pierce (1979-07-24)24 July 1979 (aged 19) United States UNC Greensboro
6 2DF Steve Cherundolo (1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 20) Germany Hannover 96
7 2DF Nick Downing (1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 19) United States University of Maryland
8 2DF Lee Morrison (1979-08-10)10 August 1979 (aged 19) United States Stanford University
9 3MF Ryan Futagaki[3] (1980-01-17)17 January 1980 (aged 19) United States UCLA
10 4FW Chris Albright (1979-01-14)14 January 1979 (aged 20) United States University of Virginia
11 3MF Francisco Gomez (1979-01-25)25 January 1979 (aged 20) United States Kansas City Wizards
12 3MF Shaun Tsakiris (1979-02-16)16 February 1979 (aged 20) United States UCLA
13 2DF Carlos Bocanegra (1979-05-25)25 May 1979 (aged 19) United States UCLA
14 3MF (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 19) United States Furman University
15 4FW Taylor Twellman (1980-02-29)29 February 1980 (aged 19) United States University of Maryland
16 3MF Cory Gibbs (1980-01-14)14 January 1980 (aged 19) United States Brown University
17 4FW Jamar Beasley (1979-10-11)11 October 1979 (aged 19) United States New England Revolution
18 1GK Tim Howard (1979-03-06)6 March 1979 (aged 20) United States NY MetroStars

Group F[]

 Brazil[]

Head coach: Brazil João Carlos

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Júlio César (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 19) Brazil Flamengo
2 2DF Índio (1979-04-03)3 April 1979 (aged 20) Brazil Corinthians
3 2DF Juan (1979-02-01)1 February 1979 (aged 20) Brazil Flamengo
4 2DF Fábio Bilica (1979-01-04)4 January 1979 (aged 20) Italy Venezia
5 3MF Ferrugem (1980-10-06)6 October 1980 (aged 18) Brazil Palmeiras
6 2DF Fábio Aurélio (1979-09-24)24 September 1979 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo
7 4FW Ronaldinho (1980-03-21)21 March 1980 (aged 19) Brazil Grêmio
8 3MF Alexandre (1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 20) Brazil São Paulo
9 4FW Fernando Baiano (1979-03-18)18 March 1979 (aged 20) Brazil Corinthians
10 4FW Edu (1979-01-10)10 January 1979 (aged 20) Brazil São Paulo
11 3MF Matuzalém (1980-06-10)10 June 1980 (aged 18) Brazil Vitória
12 1GK Fábio (1980-07-30)30 July 1980 (aged 18) Brazil União Bandeirante
13 2DF Mancini (1980-08-01)1 August 1980 (aged 18) Brazil Atlético Mineiro
14 2DF Milton Rogério (1979-02-24)24 February 1979 (aged 20) Brazil Paraná Clube
15 2DF Tiago Silva (1979-04-04)4 April 1979 (aged 19) Brazil Palmeiras
16 4FW Rodrigo Gral (1982-01-09)9 January 1982 (aged 17) Brazil Juventude
17 3MF Geovanni (1980-01-11)11 January 1980 (aged 19) Brazil Cruzeiro
18 2DF Fernando (1980-02-25)25 February 1980 (aged 19) Brazil Flamengo

 Honduras[]

Head coach: Honduras Jose de la Paz Herrera

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK (1979-01-16)16 January 1979 (aged 20) Honduras Atlético Independiente
2 3MF (1979-09-16)16 September 1979 (aged 19) Honduras CD Olimpia
3 2DF (1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 20) Honduras Melgar
4 2DF Júnior Izaguirre (1979-08-12)12 August 1979 (aged 19) Honduras Motagua
5 2DF Érick Vallecillo (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (aged 19) Honduras Real España
6 2DF (1979-04-16)16 April 1979 (aged 19) Honduras Victoria
7 2DF Juan Raudales (1979-07-15)15 July 1979 (aged 19) Honduras Motagua
8 4FW Reynaldo Tilguath (1979-08-04)4 August 1979 (aged 19) Honduras Olimpia
9 4FW David Suazo (1979-11-05)5 November 1979 (aged 19) Honduras Olimpia
10 3MF Julio César de León (1979-09-13)13 September 1979 (aged 19) Honduras Platense
11 2DF (1980-02-08)8 February 1980 (aged 19) Honduras Real España
12 3MF Maynor Suazo (1979-08-10)10 August 1979 (aged 19) Honduras Marathón
13 3MF Elmer Marín (1979-10-14)14 October 1979 (aged 19) Honduras Olimpia
14 3MF Edgar Álvarez (1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (aged 19) Honduras Platense
15 2DF Milton Palacios (1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (aged 18) Honduras Olimpia
16 2DF Oscar Fortín (1980-06-25)25 June 1980 (aged 18) Honduras Motagua
17 3MF Carlos Oliva (1979-07-28)28 July 1979 (aged 19) Honduras Real España
18 1GK (1980-09-11)11 September 1980 (aged 18) Honduras Platense

 Spain[]

Head coach: Spain Iñaki Sáez

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Daniel Aranzubia (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 19) Spain Athletic Bilbao
2 2DF Pablo Coira (1979-10-18)18 October 1979 (aged 19) Spain Compostela
3 2DF David Bermudo (1979-01-14)14 January 1979 (aged 20) Spain Barcelona
4 2DF Francisco Jusué (1979-11-30)30 November 1979 (aged 19) Spain Osasuna
5 2DF Pablo Orbaiz (c) (1979-02-06)6 February 1979 (aged 20) Spain Osasuna
6 2DF Carlos Marchena (1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 19) Spain Sevilla
7 3MF Gabri (1979-02-10)10 February 1979 (aged 20) Spain Barcelona
8 3MF Xavi (1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 19) Spain Barcelona
9 4FW Pablo Couñago (1979-08-09)9 August 1979 (aged 19) Spain Numancia
10 3MF Gonzalo Colsa (1979-04-02)2 April 1979 (aged 20) Spain Logroñés
11 3MF Francisco Yeste (1979-12-06)6 December 1979 (aged 19) Spain Athletic Bilbao
12 2DF Fernando Varela (1979-09-01)1 September 1979 (aged 19) Spain Real Betis
13 1GK Iker Casillas (1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 17) Spain Real Madrid
14 4FW Álex Lombardero (1979-03-01)1 March 1979 (aged 20) Spain Lugo
15 4FW David Aganzo (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 (aged 18) Spain Real Madrid
16 3MF José Barkero (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 19) Spain Real Sociedad
17 4FW Rubén Suárez (1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 20) Spain Sporting Gijón
18 3MF Álvaro Rubio (1979-04-18)18 April 1979 (aged 19) Spain Real Zaragoza

 Zambia[]

Head coach: Zambia Patrick Phiri

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK (1979-11-22)22 November 1979 (aged 19) Zambia Power Dynamos
2 2DF Misheck Lungu (1980-06-02)2 June 1980 (aged 18) Zambia City of Lusaka
3 2DF (1980-02-02)2 February 1980 (aged 19) Zambia
4 2DF (1980-09-27)27 September 1980 (aged 18) Zambia Kalulushi Modern Stars
5 3MF Ian Bakala (1980-11-01)1 November 1980 (aged 18) Belgium Germinal Ekeren
6 3MF Gift Kampamba (1979-01-01)1 January 1979 (aged 20) Zambia Nkana Red Devils
7 4FW (1979-11-15)15 November 1979 (aged 19) Zambia Power Dynamos
8 3MF (1979-03-12)12 March 1979 (aged 20) Zambia Nchanga Rangers
9 2DF Francis Kasonde (1979-12-28)28 December 1979 (aged 19) Zambia Konkola Blades FC
10 4FW Chaswe Nsofwa (1978-10-22)22 October 1978 (aged 20) Zambia Zanaco
11 2DF (1979-10-10)10 October 1979 (aged 19) Zambia Nchanga Rangers
12 2DF (1980-12-28)28 December 1980 (aged 18) Zambia Kabwe Warriors
13 2DF (1981-11-15)15 November 1981 (aged 17) Zambia
14 3MF Perry Mutapa (1979-11-18)18 November 1979 (aged 19) Portugal Farense
15 3MF Emmanuel Zulu (1981-01-03)3 January 1981 (aged 18) Zambia Zanaco FC
16 1GK (1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 20) Zambia Nchanga Rangers
17 3MF Andrew Sinkala (1979-06-18)18 June 1979 (aged 19) Zambia Nchanga Rangers
18 4FW Bernard Makufi (1979-01-06)6 January 1979 (aged 20) Zambia Nkana Red Devils

References[]

  1. ^ "Ghana players accuse Weah of bribery".
  2. ^ FIFA.com[dead link]
  3. ^ Ryan Futagaki has been capped as a member of the United States national beach soccer team.

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