2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

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

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

Group A

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 Argentina

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Head coach: Argentina José Pékerman

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Germán Lux (1982-06-07)7 June 1982 (aged 19) Argentina River Plate
2 2DF Nicolás Burdisso (1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Boca Juniors
3 3MF Julio Arca (1981-01-31)31 January 1981 (aged 20) England Sunderland
4 2DF Mauro Cetto (1982-04-14)14 April 1982 (aged 19) Argentina Rosario Central
5 3MF Nicolás Medina (1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (aged 19) Argentina Argentinos Juniors
6 2DF Fabricio Coloccini (1982-01-22)22 January 1982 (aged 19) Argentina San Lorenzo
7 4FW Javier Saviola (1981-12-11)11 December 1981 (aged 19) Argentina River Plate
8 3MF Oscar Ahumada (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 18) Argentina River Plate
9 4FW Esteban Herrera (1981-03-09)9 March 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Boca Juniors
10 3MF Leandro Romagnoli (1981-03-17)17 March 1981 (aged 20) Argentina San Lorenzo
11 3MF Maxi Rodríguez (1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
12 2DF Ariel Seltzer (1981-01-03)3 January 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Argentinos Juniors
13 2DF Diego Colotto (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Estudiantes
14 3MF Leonardo Ponzio (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 19) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
15 3MF Andrés D'Alessandro (1981-04-15)15 April 1981 (aged 20) Argentina River Plate
16 4FW Mauro Rosales (1981-02-24)24 February 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
17 3MF Alejandro Domínguez (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 20) Argentina Quilmes
18 1GK Willy Caballero (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 19) Argentina Boca Juniors
19 4FW Sebastián Bueno (1981-10-24)24 October 1981 (aged 19) Argentina Sarmiento de Junín

 Egypt

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Head coach: Egypt Shawky Gharieb

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Mohamed Sobhy (1981-08-30)30 August 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Ismaily
2 2DF Ahmed Samir (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Baladeyet El-Mahalla
3 3MF Abou El Magd (1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al Ahly
4 2DF Hussein Amin (1981-04-26)26 April 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al Ahly
5 2DF Mahmoud Mahmoud (1981-06-30)30 June 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Zamalek SC
6 2DF Mohamed El Atrawy (1981-08-19)19 August 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al-Mehalla
7 3MF Mohamed Shawky (1981-10-05)5 October 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al-Masry
8 3MF Wael Riad (1982-08-02)2 August 1982 (aged 18) Egypt Al Ahly
9 3MF Reda Shehata (1981-01-24)24 January 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al Ahly
10 4FW Mohsen Abo Gresha (1981-08-04)4 August 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Ismaily
11 4FW Mohamed El Yamani (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 19) Belgium Standard Liège
12 3MF Mohamed Abdel Wahed (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Al-Tersana
13 2DF Amir Azmy (1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 18) Egypt Zamalek SC
14 3MF Hossam Ghaly (1981-12-15)15 December 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al Ahly
15 2DF Ahmed Abou Moslem (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Al Ahly
16 4FW Gamal Hamza (1981-12-05)5 December 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Zamalek SC
17 3MF Gamal Hawash (1981-05-14)14 May 1981 (aged 20) Egypt Dina Farms
18 1GK Wael Zenga (1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 19) Egypt Zamalek SC
19 1GK Sherif Ekramy (1983-07-01)1 July 1983 (aged 17) Egypt Al Ahly

 Finland

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Head coach: Finland Kari Ukkonen

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Otto Fredrikson (1981-11-30)30 November 1981 (aged 19) Finland Tervarit
2 2DF Harri Haapaniemi (1981-04-01)1 April 1981 (aged 20) Finland Atlantis
3 2DF Ossi Martikainen (1982-11-25)25 November 1982 (aged 18) Finland HJK Helsinki
4 2DF Tuomas Aho (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 20) Finland MyPa
5 2DF Marco Parnela (1981-01-05)5 January 1981 (aged 20) Switzerland Thun
6 3MF Mika Niskala (1981-03-28)28 March 1981 (aged 20) Sweden Norrköping
7 3MF Hannu Haarala (1981-08-15)15 August 1981 (aged 19) Finland HJK Helsinki
8 3MF Antti Okkonen (1982-06-06)6 June 1982 (aged 19) Finland MyPa
9 3MF Mika Väyrynen (1981-12-28)28 December 1981 (aged 19) Finland FC Jokerit
10 4FW Mikael Forssell (1981-03-15)15 March 1981 (aged 20) England Chelsea
11 4FW Daniel Sjölund (1983-04-22)22 April 1983 (aged 18) England Liverpool
12 3MF Jussi Peteri (1982-04-04)4 April 1982 (aged 19) Finland HJK Helsinki
13 2DF Juha Luoma (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 (aged 20) Finland Jazz
14 2DF Jukka Sauso (1982-06-20)20 June 1982 (aged 18) Finland Vaasan Palloseura
15 3MF Teemu Lampinen (1981-01-23)23 January 1981 (aged 20) Finland Lahti
16 3MF Kristian Kunnas (1981-01-11)11 January 1981 (aged 20) Finland HJK Helsinki
17 4FW Matti Santahuhta (1981-08-13)13 August 1981 (aged 19) Finland Jazz
18 1GK Tatu Niskanen (1981-01-16)16 January 1981 (aged 20) Finland KuPS

 Jamaica

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Head coach: Jamaica Wendell Downswell

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Allien Whittaker (1983-06-19)19 June 1983 (aged 17) Jamaica Hazard
2 2DF Sheldon Battiste (1983-07-27)27 July 1983 (aged 17) Jamaica Hazard
3 2DF Shavar Thomas (1981-01-29)29 January 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Hazard
4 3MF Fabian Blake (1982-01-16)16 January 1982 (aged 19) Jamaica Reno
5 2DF Shane Stevens (1982-03-10)10 March 1982 (aged 19) Jamaica Arnett Gardens
6 2DF Alex Thomas (1983-01-12)12 January 1983 (aged 18) United States Loomis Chaffee
7 3MF Sean Fraser (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 18) Jamaica Harbour View
8 3MF Keith Kelly (1983-03-05)5 March 1983 (aged 18) France Paris Saint-Germain
9 3MF Omar Daley (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Hazard
10 3MF Fabian Dawkins (1981-02-07)7 February 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Village United
11 4FW Christopher Nicholas (1981-01-16)16 January 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Tivoli Gardens
12 4FW Craig Gordon (1983-02-12)12 February 1983 (aged 18) Jamaica Reno
13 4FW Adam Wallace (1981-09-22)22 September 1981 (aged 19) free agent
14 2DF Kevon Harris (1981-06-01)1 June 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Santos
15 2DF Wolry Wolfe (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 19) Jamaica Hazard
16 3MF Khari Stephenson (1981-01-18)18 January 1981 (aged 20) United States Williams College
17 3MF Damion Williams (1981-04-23)23 April 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Waterhouse
18 1GK Allan Reid (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 (aged 20) Jamaica Boys Town

Group B

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 Brazil

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Head coach: Brazil Carlos César[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Rubinho (1982-08-04)4 August 1982 (aged 18) Brazil Corinthians
2 2DF Maicon (1981-07-26)26 July 1981 (aged 19) Brazil Cruzeiro
3 2DF Edu Dracena (1981-05-18)18 May 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Guarani
4 2DF Marquinhos (1982-10-21)21 October 1982 (aged 18) Brazil Corinthians
5 3MF Eduardo Costa (1982-09-23)23 September 1982 (aged 18) Brazil Grêmio
6 2DF Anderson (1983-01-10)10 January 1983 (aged 18) Brazil Flamengo
7 4FW Pinga (1981-04-27)27 April 1981 (aged 20) Italy Torino
8 3MF Fernando (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Juventude
9 4FW Adriano (1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (aged 19) Brazil Flamengo
10 3MF Júlio Baptista (1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo
11 4FW Robert (1981-02-07)7 February 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Botafogo
12 3MF Léo Lima (1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 19) Brazil Vasco da Gama
13 2DF Ângelo (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Corinthians
14 2DF Luisão (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 20) Brazil Cruzeiro
15 2DF Júlio Santos (1981-12-12)12 December 1981 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo
16 4FW Thiago Oliveira (1981-05-26)26 May 1981 (aged 20) Brazil São Paulo
17 3MF Kaká (1982-04-22)22 April 1982 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo
18 1GK Márcio (1981-12-20)20 December 1981 (aged 19) Brazil São Paulo

 Canada

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Head coach: Canada Paul James

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Pieter Meuleman (1981-02-04)4 February 1981 (aged 20) 5 0 Canada Wilfrid Laurier University
2 2DF Bernard Ouassa (1982-04-06)6 April 1982 (aged 19) 4 0 United States St. John's University
3 3MF Terry Dunfield (1982-02-20)20 February 1982 (aged 19) 2 0 England Manchester City
4 2DF Victor Oppong (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 20) 13 0 United States University of Mobile
5 3MF Miles O'Connor (1982-04-20)20 April 1982 (aged 19) 9 0 Canada Canada Soccer
6 2DF Michael Klukowski (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 20) 5 0 France Lille
7 3MF Tam Nsaliwa (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 19) 7 0 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
8 3MF Maycoll Cañizalez (1982-12-28)28 December 1982 (aged 18) 13 0 Germany Werder Bremen
9 4FW Wyn Belotte (1984-05-06)6 May 1984 (aged 17) 0 0 France Nantes
10 3MF Julian de Guzman (1981-03-25)25 March 1981 (aged 20) 7 5 Germany 1. FC Saarbrücken
11 4FW Gaspare Borsellino (1981-06-05)5 June 1981 (aged 20) 9 1 United States University of Mobile
12 4FW Justin Thompson (1981-01-09)9 January 1981 (aged 20) 9 0 United States Fairfield University
13 2DF Chris Pozniak (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 (aged 20) 13 0 Canada Toronto Lynx
14 3MF Chris Williams (1981-06-01)1 June 1981 (aged 20) 10 0 United States University of Mobile
15 3MF Atiba Hutchinson (1983-02-08)8 February 1983 (aged 18) 5 0 Canada Woodbridge College
16 4FW Rob Friend (1981-01-23)23 January 1981 (aged 20) 6 0 United States Western Michigan University
17 4FW Iain Hume (1983-10-30)30 October 1983 (aged 17) 10 3 England Tranmere Rovers
18 1GK Wojtek Zarzycki (1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 18) 4 0 United States Dartmouth College
19 4FW Josh Simpson (1983-05-15)15 May 1983 (aged 18) 0 0 United States Portland Pilots

 Germany

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Head coach: Germany Uli Stielike

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Tom Starke (1981-03-18)18 March 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
2 2DF Christoph Preuß (1981-07-04)4 July 1981 (aged 19) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
3 2DF Christian Fickert (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 20) Germany Waldhof Mannheim
4 2DF Denis Lapaczinski (1981-09-26)26 September 1981 (aged 19) Germany Hertha BSC
5 2DF Michael Zepek (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
6 3MF Giuseppe Gemiti (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 20) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
7 4FW Hüzeyfe Doğan (1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
8 3MF Hanno Balitsch (1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 20) Germany 1. FC Köln
9 4FW Benjamin Auer (1981-01-11)11 January 1981 (aged 20) Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
10 3MF Selim Teber (1981-03-07)7 March 1981 (aged 20) Germany Waldhof Mannheim
11 4FW Thorsten Burkhardt (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
12 3MF Christian Mikolajczak (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 20) Germany Schalke 04
13 4FW Jermaine Jones[2] (1981-11-03)3 November 1981 (aged 19) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
14 4FW Christian Tiffert (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 19) Germany VfB Stuttgart
15 2DF Stephan Kling (1981-03-22)22 March 1981 (aged 20) Germany Bayern Munich
16 2DF Andreas Hinkel (1982-03-26)26 March 1982 (aged 19) Germany VfB Stuttgart
17 4FW Lars Jungnickel (1981-08-31)31 August 1981 (aged 19) Germany Energie Cottbus
18 1GK Jan Schlösser (1982-09-27)27 September 1982 (aged 18) Germany Bayern Munich

 Iraq

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Head coach: Iraq Adnan Hamad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Ahmad Ali Jaber (1982-08-02)2 August 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
2 2DF Jassim Ghulam (1981-03-11)11 March 1981 (aged 20) Iraq Al-Jaish
3 2DF Bassim Abbas (1982-07-01)1 July 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al-Talaba
4 2DF Haidar Abdul-Amir (1982-11-02)2 November 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
5 2DF Munaim Yousif (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Shorta
6 3MF Sameeh Sabeeh Amir (1981-07-20)20 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
7 4FW Emad Mohammed (1982-07-24)24 July 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
8 3MF Nashat Akram (1984-09-12)12 September 1984 (aged 16) Iraq Al-Shorta
9 4FW Ahmed Mnajed (1981-12-13)13 December 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Shorta
10 4FW Ammar Ahmad (1981-07-02)2 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al Zawraa
11 3MF Hawar Mulla Mohammed (1981-06-01)1 June 1981 (aged 20) Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
12 2DF Haidar Abdul-Razzaq (1982-10-23)23 October 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
13 3MF Bassim Abdul-Hassan (1981-07-01)1 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al-Talaba
14 2DF Emad Aoda (1981-11-15)15 November 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al Minaa
15 3MF Hassan Turki (1981-07-01)1 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Al Zawraa
16 3MF Mohannad Nassir (1983-04-04)4 April 1983 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa
17 2DF Salah Al-Deen Siamand (1981-07-13)13 July 1981 (aged 19) Iraq Arbil
18 1GK Noor Sabri (1984-06-18)18 June 1984 (aged 16) Iraq Al Zawraa
19 4FW Arkan Najeeb (1982-07-02)2 July 1982 (aged 18) Iraq Al Zawraa

Group C

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 Chile

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Head coach: Chile Héctor Pinto

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Johnny Herrera (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 20) Chile Universidad de Chile
2 2DF Sergio Fernández (1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 20) Chile Colo-Colo
3 2DF Daniel Campos (1981-07-17)17 July 1981 (aged 19) Chile Universidad de Concepción
4 2DF Hugo Droguett (1982-09-02)2 September 1982 (aged 18) Chile Universidad Católica
5 2DF Luis Oyarzún (1982-04-24)24 April 1982 (aged 19) Chile Palestino
6 2DF Nelson Pinto (1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 20) Chile Universidad de Chile
7 3MF Gonzalo Villagra (1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 19) Chile Universidad Católica
8 3MF Sebastián Pardo (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 19) Chile Universidad de Chile
9 4FW Mario Cáceres (1981-03-17)17 March 1981 (aged 20) Portugal Sporting CP
10 3MF Jaime Valdés (1981-01-11)11 January 1981 (aged 20) Italy Bari
11 4FW Mario Salgado (1981-06-03)3 June 1981 (aged 20) Chile Huachipato
12 2DF Gino Reyes (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 20) Chile Colo-Colo
13 4FW Joel Soto (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 (aged 19) Chile Santiago Wanderers
14 2DF Adán Vergara (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 20) Chile Cobreloa
15 2DF Mario Berríos (1981-08-20)20 August 1981 (aged 19) Chile Palestino
16 3MF Roberto Ordenes (1981-01-05)5 January 1981 (aged 20) Chile Unión Española
17 3MF Rodrigo Millar (1981-11-03)3 November 1981 (aged 19) Chile Huachipato
18 1GK Eduardo Lobos (1981-07-30)30 July 1981 (aged 19) Chile Colo-Colo

 China

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Head coach: China Shen Xiangfu (沈祥福)

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK An Qi 安琦 (1981-06-21)21 June 1981 (aged 19) China Dalian Shide
2 3MF Ma Yi (1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 19) China Shenyang Sealion
3 2DF Du Wei 杜威 (1982-02-09)9 February 1982 (aged 19) China Shanghai 02
4 3MF Zhou Lin (1981-02-04)4 February 1981 (aged 20) China Chongqing Lifan
5 2DF Wang Sheng (1981-05-01)1 May 1981 (aged 20) China Dalian Shide
6 3MF Hu Zhaojun (1981-03-01)1 March 1981 (aged 20) China Dalian Shide
7 3MF Sun Ji 孫吉 (1982-01-15)15 January 1982 (aged 19) China Shanghai 02
8 4FW Gao Ming (1982-02-19)19 February 1982 (aged 19) China Qingdao Etsong Hainiu
9 4FW Sui Yong (1981-01-27)27 January 1981 (aged 20) China Qingdao Etsong Hainiu
10 3MF Yan Song (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 20) China Dalian Shide
11 2DF Sun Xiang 孫祥 (1982-01-15)15 January 1982 (aged 19) China Shanghai 02
12 3MF Lu Feng (1981-11-12)12 November 1981 (aged 19) China Henan Jianye
13 3MF Wang Xinxin (1981-04-27)27 April 1981 (aged 20) China Liaoning F.C.
14 2DF Xu Liang (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 19) China Liaoning F.C.
15 2DF Zhang Yaokun (1981-04-07)7 April 1981 (aged 20) China Dalian Shide
16 4FW Qu Bo 曲波 (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 19) China Qingdao Etsong Hainiu
17 4FW Yu Tao (1981-10-15)15 October 1981 (aged 19) China Shanghai 02
18 1GK Yang Jun (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 20) China Qingdao Etsong Hainiu

 United States

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Head coach: United States Wolfgang Suhnholz

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK D.J. Countess (1982-01-09)9 January 1982 (aged 19) United States UCLA
2 2DF Philip Salyer (1981-10-30)30 October 1981 (aged 19) United States University of Maryland
3 2DF Oguchi Onyewu (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 19) United States Clemson University
4 2DF Nelson Akwari (1982-02-04)4 February 1982 (aged 19) United States UCLA
5 2DF Alex Yi (1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 19) United States UCLA
6 2DF Kelly Gray (1981-04-07)7 April 1981 (aged 20) United States University of Portland
7 3MF DaMarcus Beasley (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 19) United States Chicago Fire
8 4FW Alecko Eskandarian (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 (aged 18) United States University of Virginia
9 4FW Brad Davis (1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 19) United States St. Louis University
10 4FW Landon Donovan (1982-03-04)4 March 1982 (aged 19) United States San Jose Earthquakes
11 3MF Bobby Convey (1983-05-27)27 May 1983 (aged 18) United States D.C. United
12 2DF Ricky Lewis (1982-05-29)29 May 1982 (aged 19) United States Clemson University
13 3MF Kyle Martino (1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 20) United States University of Virginia
14 2DF Kenny Arena (1981-02-06)6 February 1981 (aged 20) United States University of Virginia
15 3MF Brian Carroll (1981-07-20)20 July 1981 (aged 19) United States Wake Forest University
16 4FW Conor Casey (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 19) Germany Borussia Dortmund
17 4FW Edson Buddle (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 20) United States Columbus Crew
18 1GK Doug Warren (1981-03-18)18 March 1981 (aged 20) United States Clemson University

 Ukraine

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Head coach: Ukraine Anatoli Kroschenko

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Artem Kusliy (1981-07-07)7 July 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2 2DF Roman Pasichnychenko (1981-06-17)17 June 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
3 2DF Bohdan Shershun (1981-05-14)14 May 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
4 2DF Serhiy Symonenko (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 20) Russia Torpedo Moscow
5 2DF Vitaliy Komarnytskyi (1981-08-02)2 August 1981 (aged 19) Israel Ironi Rishon leZion
6 3MF Denys Stoyan (1981-08-24)24 August 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Borysfen Boryspil
7 3MF Volodymyr Bondarenko (1981-07-06)6 July 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine CSCA Kyiv
8 3MF Andriy Smalko (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Borysfen Boryspil
9 4FW Oleksiy Byelik (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
10 4FW Ruslan Valeyev (1981-10-31)31 October 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands De Graafschap
11 4FW Andriy Herasymenko (1981-01-08)8 January 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
12 4FW Taras Kabanov (1981-01-23)23 January 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Karpaty Lviv
13 2DF Fedir Prokhorov (1981-04-24)24 April 1981 (aged 20) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
14 2DF Serhiy Khistyev (1981-06-30)30 June 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Stal Alchevsk
15 3MF Serhiy Danylovskyi (1981-08-20)20 August 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Karpaty Lviv
16 3MF Mykola Nakonechnyi (1981-09-10)10 September 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Borysfen Boryspil
17 3MF Oleksiy Gai (1982-11-06)6 November 1982 (aged 18) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
18 1GK Vitaliy Rudenko (1981-10-26)26 October 1981 (aged 19) Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa

Group D

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 Angola

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Head coach: Angola Oliveira Gonçalves

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Lamá (1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 20) Angola Petro de Luanda
2 2DF Manuel (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 18) Angola Cabinda
3 3MF Nelsinho (1981-12-10)10 December 1981 (aged 19) Angola Interclube
4 2DF Kikas (1981-03-14)14 March 1981 (aged 20) Angola Interclube
5 2DF Lutucuta (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 (aged 19) Angola Bravos do Maquis
6 2DF Dedas (1982-02-13)13 February 1982 (aged 19) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
7 3MF Chinho (1982-02-04)4 February 1982 (aged 19) Angola Petro de Luanda
8 4FW Riquinho (1981-08-10)10 August 1981 (aged 19) Angola Petro de Luanda
9 4FW Rasca (1982-07-10)10 July 1982 (aged 18) Portugal Académica de Coimbra
10 4FW Mantorras (1982-03-18)18 March 1982 (aged 19) Portugal Alverca
11 4FW Gilberto (1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 18) Angola Petro de Luanda
12 3MF Castigo (1983-02-24)24 February 1983 (aged 18) Portugal Boavista
13 2DF Vemba (1982-12-06)6 December 1982 (aged 18) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
14 4FW António Mendonça (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 18) Portugal Varzim
15 4FW Loló (1981-12-13)13 December 1981 (aged 19) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
16 3MF Mateus (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 20) Portugal Sporting CP
17 4FW Fofaná (1982-05-05)5 May 1982 (aged 19) Angola Benfica de Luanda
18 1GK Capoco (1982-04-03)3 April 1982 (aged 19) Angola Petro do Huambo

 Australia

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Head coach: Australia Ange Postecoglou

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Michael Turnbull (1981-03-24)24 March 1981 (aged 20) Australia Marconi Stallions
2 2DF Mark Byrnes (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 19) Australia Parramatta Power
3 2DF Adrian Madaschi (1982-07-11)11 July 1982 (aged 18) Italy Atalanta
4 2DF Ljubo Milicevic (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 20) Australia Perth Glory
5 2DF Patrick Kisnorbo (1981-03-24)24 March 1981 (aged 20) Australia South Melbourne
6 3MF Wayne Srhoj (1982-03-23)23 March 1982 (aged 19) Australia Brisbane Strikers
7 3MF Ahmad Elrich (1981-05-30)30 May 1981 (aged 20) Australia Parramatta Power
8 4FW Greg Owens (1981-01-27)27 January 1981 (aged 20) Australia Sydney Olympic
9 4FW Joshua Kennedy (1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 18) Germany VfL Wolfsburg
10 4FW Nick Carle (1981-11-23)23 November 1981 (aged 19) Australia Sydney Olympic
11 4FW Scott McDonald (1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (aged 17) England Southampton
12 3MF Lucas Pantelis (1982-03-12)12 March 1982 (aged 19) Australia Adelaide City Force
13 2DF Gareth Edds (1981-02-03)3 February 1981 (aged 20) England Nottingham Forest
14 3MF Louis Brain (1982-05-09)9 May 1982 (aged 19) Australia Adelaide City Force
15 3MF Luke Wilkshire (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 19) England Middlesbrough
16 3MF Daniel Vasilevski (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 19) Australia Melbourne Knights
17 4FW Kevork Gulesserian (1981-09-21)21 September 1981 (aged 19) Australia Marconi Stallions
18 1GK Jess Vanstrattan (1982-07-19)19 July 1982 (aged 18) Italy Hellas Verona
20 2DF Jonathan McKain (1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 18) Australia Brisbane Strikers

 Czech Republic

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Head coach: Czech Republic Dušan Fitzel

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Patrik Kolář (1981-10-30)30 October 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sparta Prague
2 2DF Tomáš Hübschman (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sparta Prague
3 2DF Patrik Křap (1981-03-13)13 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Brno
4 4FW Tomáš Pešír (1981-05-30)30 May 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Slavia Prague
5 3MF Petr Silný (1981-04-07)7 April 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
6 2DF Martin Leština (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Dynamo Budějovice
7 2DF Vlastimil Vidlička (1981-07-02)2 July 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
8 3MF Radek Šírl (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Bohemians Prague
9 3MF Michal Macek (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Marila Příbram
10 4FW Jaroslav Šedivec (1981-02-16)16 February 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
11 2DF Tomáš Glos (1981-06-19)19 June 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc
12 3MF David Lafata (1981-09-18)18 September 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Dynamo Budějovice
13 3MF Martin Živný (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Brno
14 3MF Jan Polák (1981-03-14)14 March 1981 (aged 20) Czech Republic Brno
15 4FW Petr Musil (1981-09-23)23 September 1981 (aged 19) Czech Republic Brno
16 4FW Tomáš Jun (1983-01-17)17 January 1983 (aged 18) Czech Republic Sparta Prague
17 2DF Pavel Besta (1982-09-02)2 September 1982 (aged 18) Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
18 1GK Petr Čech (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 19) Czech Republic Sparta Prague

 Japan

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Head coach: Japan Akihiro Nishimura

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Yōsuke Fujigaya (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 20) Japan Consadole Sapporo
2 2DF Shohei Ikeda (1981-04-27)27 April 1981 (aged 20) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
3 2DF Sota Nakazawa (1982-10-26)26 October 1982 (aged 18) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
4 2DF Teruyuki Moniwa[3] (1981-09-08)8 September 1981 (aged 19) Japan Shonan Bellmare
5 2DF Kenji Haneda (1981-12-01)1 December 1981 (aged 19) Japan Kashima Antlers
6 2DF Yūichi Komano (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 19) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
7 3MF Takeshi Aoki (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 18) Japan Kashima Antlers
8 3MF Kazuyuki Morisaki (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 20) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
9 4FW Yutaka Tahara (1982-04-27)27 April 1982 (aged 19) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
10 3MF Naohiro Ishikawa (1981-05-12)12 May 1981 (aged 20) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
11 4FW Hisato Satō (1982-03-12)12 March 1982 (aged 19) Japan JEF United Ichihara
12 3MF Shunta Nagai (1982-07-12)12 July 1982 (aged 18) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
13 3MF Koji Yamase (1981-09-22)22 September 1981 (aged 19) Japan Consadole Sapporo
14 4FW Ryoichi Maeda (1981-10-09)9 October 1981 (aged 19) Japan Júbilo Iwata
15 4FW Kazuki Hiramoto (1981-08-18)18 August 1981 (aged 19) Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969
16 3MF Kōji Morisaki (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 20) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
17 4FW Kazunori Iio (1982-02-23)23 February 1982 (aged 19) Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969
18 1GK Takaya Kurokawa (1981-04-07)7 April 1981 (aged 20) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
19 2DF Daisuke Nasu (1981-10-10)10 October 1981 (aged 19) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos

Group E

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 Costa Rica

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Head coach: Costa Rica Carlos Watson

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Neighel Drummond (1982-02-02)2 February 1982 (aged 19) Costa Rica Alajuelense
2 2DF Michael Rodríguez (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 19) Costa Rica Alajuelense
3 2DF Pablo Salazar (1982-11-21)21 November 1982 (aged 18) Costa Rica Alajuelense
4 3MF Cristian Montero (1982-06-24)24 June 1982 (aged 18) Costa Rica Alajuelense
5 2DF Roy Myrie (1982-08-21)21 August 1982 (aged 18) Costa Rica Alajuelense
6 2DF Johel Fajardo (1981-01-25)25 January 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Guanacaste
7 4FW Erick Scott (1981-05-29)29 May 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Alajuelense
8 3MF José Luis López (1981-03-31)31 March 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Heredia
9 4FW Derman Moss (1983-04-09)9 April 1983 (aged 18) Costa Rica Limonense
10 4FW Warren Granados (1981-12-06)6 December 1981 (aged 19) Costa Rica Ramonense
11 4FW Winston Parks (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 19) Costa Rica Limonense
12 2DF Harold Apu (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Liberia
13 3MF Jonathan Orozco (1981-03-12)12 March 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Saprissa
14 3MF Daniel Vallejos (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Heredia
15 2DF Alonso Alfaro (1981-03-16)16 March 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Heredia
16 3MF Carlos Hernández (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 (aged 19) Costa Rica Alajuelense
17 2DF Michael Robinson (1981-07-31)31 July 1981 (aged 19) Costa Rica Alajuelense
18 1GK Daniel Rodríguez (1982-04-03)3 April 1982 (aged 19) Costa Rica Heredia
20 3MF Randy Araya (1981-05-04)4 May 1981 (aged 20) Costa Rica Cartagines

 Ecuador

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Head coach: Ecuador Fabián Burbano

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Omar Estrada (1982-03-29)29 March 1982 (aged 19) Ecuador LDU Quito
2 2DF William Cuero (1981-06-01)1 June 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador Barcelona
3 2DF Jorge Guagua (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador El Nacional
4 2DF Pool Gavilánez (1981-08-03)3 August 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador Santa Rita
5 3MF Cristhian Quiñónez (1981-09-12)12 September 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador Barcelona
6 2DF Jorge Vargas (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador LDU Quito
7 3MF Pedro Esterilla (1984-10-28)28 October 1984 (aged 16) Ecuador ESPOLI
8 3MF Líder Mejía (1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador LDU Quito
9 4FW Estuardo Quiñónez (1981-04-14)14 April 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador Universidad Católica
10 3MF Javier Intriago (1981-01-09)9 January 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador Santa Rita
11 4FW Franklin Salas (1981-08-30)30 August 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador LDU Quito
12 4FW Walter Iza (1981-08-02)2 August 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador Aucas
13 2DF Edwin Pineda (1982-08-28)28 August 1982 (aged 18) Ecuador LDU Quito
14 3MF Segundo Castillo (1982-05-15)15 May 1982 (aged 19) Ecuador ESPOLI
15 4FW Roberto Miña (1984-11-07)7 November 1984 (aged 16) Ecuador Salesiano
16 2DF Franklin Corozo (1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 20) Ecuador Emelec
17 4FW Félix Borja (1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 18) Ecuador El Nacional
18 1GK Daniel Viteri (1981-12-12)12 December 1981 (aged 19) Ecuador Emelec

 Ethiopia

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Head coach: France Diego Garzitto

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Adugna Deyes (1983-07-13)13 July 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia EEPCO
2 3MF Belay Fekadu (1983-09-10)10 September 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia Saint-George SA
3 2DF Molla Ermias (1983-05-30)30 May 1983 (aged 18) Ethiopia BSPP
4 2DF Bekele Zewdu (1982-05-27)27 May 1982 (aged 19) Ethiopia Awassa City
5 2DF Gebremichael Yonas (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 18) Ethiopia EEPCO
6 2DF Tesfaye Kefyalew (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia Saint-George SA
7 3MF Teshome Getu (1983-02-07)7 February 1983 (aged 18) Ethiopia Banks SC
8 3MF Girma Ashenafi (1982-07-28)28 July 1982 (aged 18) Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
9 4FW Yordanos Abay (1984-03-28)28 March 1984 (aged 17) Ethiopia EEPCO
10 4FW Mengistu Getahun (1983-09-19)19 September 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia Insurance Addis
11 4FW Seman Hussen (1983-07-18)18 July 1983 (aged 17) Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
12 3MF Abubakar Ismael (1983-04-09)9 April 1983 (aged 18) Ethiopia Saint-George SA
13 3MF Muleta Berihanu (1982-10-28)28 October 1982 (aged 18) Ethiopia Tsehay Gebat
14 3MF Admassu Hailu (1985-08-10)10 August 1985 (aged 15) Ethiopia EEPCO
15 2DF Elihu Bekele (1982-10-24)24 October 1982 (aged 18) Ethiopia Nyala
16 3MF Dawit Mebratu (1984-06-13)13 June 1984 (aged 17) Ethiopia Airlines
17 2DF Solomon Andargachew (1981-10-28)28 October 1981 (aged 19) Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
18 1GK Getachew Solomon (1984-01-15)15 January 1984 (aged 17) Ethiopia Insurance Addis

 Netherlands

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Head coach: Netherlands Louis van Gaal

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Maarten Stekelenburg (1982-09-22)22 September 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
2 2DF Jürgen Colin (1981-01-20)20 January 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands PSV
3 3MF René van Dieren (1981-03-12)12 March 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands Feyenoord
4 3MF John Heitinga (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 17) Netherlands Ajax
5 2DF Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands NEC
6 3MF David Mendes da Silva (1982-08-04)4 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
7 4FW Riga Mustapha (1981-10-10)10 October 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Vitesse
8 4FW Rafael van der Vaart (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
9 4FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983-08-12)12 August 1983 (aged 17) Netherlands PSV
10 3MF Youssouf Hersi (1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
11 4FW Arjen Robben (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 17) Netherlands Groningen
12 2DF Civard Sprockel (1983-05-10)10 May 1983 (aged 18) Netherlands Feyenoord
13 3MF Saïd Boutahar (1982-08-12)12 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Feyenoord
14 3MF Theo Janssen (1981-07-27)27 July 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Vitesse
15 4FW Thijs Houwing (1981-04-22)22 April 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands Twente
16 3MF Gregoor van Dijk (1981-11-16)16 November 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Groningen
17 3MF Santi Kolk (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 19) Netherlands Heerenveen
18 1GK Gino Coutinho (1982-08-05)5 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands PSV
19 2DF Glenn Loovens (1983-09-22)22 September 1983 (aged 17) Netherlands Feyenoord
20 2DF Alje Schut (1981-02-18)18 February 1981 (aged 20) Netherlands Utrecht

Group F

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 France

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Head coach: France Raymond Domenech

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Nicolas Penneteau (1981-02-28)28 February 1981 (aged 20) France Bastia
2 2DF Matthieu Delpierre (1981-04-26)26 April 1981 (aged 20) France Lille
3 2DF Grégory Vignal (1981-07-19)19 July 1981 (aged 19) England Liverpool
4 2DF Gaël Givet (1981-10-09)9 October 1981 (aged 19) France Monaco
5 2DF Philippe Mexès (1982-03-30)30 March 1982 (aged 19) France Auxerre
6 3MF Pascal Berenguer (1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 20) France Bastia
7 3MF Benoît Cheyrou (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 20) France Lille
8 3MF Nicolas Fabiano (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 20) Wales Swansea City
9 3MF Alou Diarra (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 19) Germany Bayern Munich
10 4FW Mathieu Maton (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 20) France Lille
11 4FW Hassan Ahamada (1981-04-13)13 April 1981 (aged 20) France Nantes
12 4FW Djibril Cissé (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 19) France Auxerre
13 3MF Gaël Danic (1981-11-19)19 November 1981 (aged 19) France Rennes
14 2DF Jonathan Joseph-Augustin (1981-05-13)13 May 1981 (aged 20) France Guingamp
15 2DF Bernard Mendy (1981-08-20)20 August 1981 (aged 19) France Paris Saint-Germain
16 3MF Sébastien Roudet (1981-06-16)16 June 1981 (aged 20) France Châteauroux
17 4FW Hervé Bugnet (1981-08-24)24 August 1981 (aged 19) France Bordeaux
18 1GK Nicolas Puydebois (1981-02-28)28 February 1981 (aged 20) France Lyon
19 2DF Jean-Félix Dorothée (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 19) France Rennes

 Ghana

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Head coach: Ghana Emmanuel Afranie

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Maxwell Banahene (1982-09-07)7 September 1982 (aged 18) Ghana Sekondi Hasaacas
2 3MF Sulley Muntari (1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 16) Ghana Liberty Professionals
3 2DF Abbas Inusah (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 18) Ghana Real Sportive
4 3MF Michael Essien (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 18) France Bastia
5 2DF Patrick Villars (1984-05-21)21 May 1984 (aged 17) Ghana Ebusua Dwarfs
6 2DF Emmanuel Pappoe (1981-03-03)3 March 1981 (aged 20) Ghana Liberty Professionals
7 4FW Samuel Thompson (1982-01-17)17 January 1982 (aged 19) Ghana Top Allies
8 3MF Ibrahim Abdul Razak (1983-04-18)18 April 1983 (aged 18) Italy Empoli
9 4FW Razak Pimpong (1982-12-30)30 December 1982 (aged 18) Denmark Midtjylland
10 3MF Derek Boateng (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 18) Greece Panathinaikos
11 4FW Frank Osei (1982-12-02)2 December 1982 (aged 18) Ghana King Faisal
12 2DF Yussuf Issah (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 (aged 19) Ghana Sekondi Hasaacas
13 3MF Anthony Obodai (1982-08-06)6 August 1982 (aged 18) Netherlands Ajax
14 2DF John Mensah (1982-11-26)26 November 1982 (aged 18) Switzerland Bellinzona
15 2DF John Paintsil (1981-06-15)15 June 1981 (aged 20) Ghana Berekum Arsenal
16 3MF Kwaku Duah (1983-02-28)28 February 1983 (aged 18) Ghana Asante Kotoko
17 4FW James Owusu-Ansah (1981-12-02)2 December 1981 (aged 19) Mexico Cruz Azul
18 1GK George Owu (1982-06-07)7 June 1982 (aged 19) Ghana Sekondi Hasaacas

 Iran

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Head coach: Iran Mehdi Monajati


No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Ershad Yousefi (1981-09-19)19 September 1981 (aged 19) Iran Aboomoslem
2 2DF Amir Falahi (1983-01-01)1 January 1983 (aged 18) Iran Paykan Tehran
3 2DF Mahmoudreza Ashouri (1982-03-06)6 March 1982 (aged 19) Iran Esteghlal Rasht
4 2DF Saeid Lotfi (1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 20) Iran Paykan Tehran
5 2DF Mostafa Salehinejad (1981-03-21)21 March 1981 (aged 20) Iran Zob Ahan
6 2DF Alireza Monajati (1981-06-22)22 June 1981 (aged 19) Iran Shahin
7 4FW