1999 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

The rosters for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Nigeria includes the names of all players.

Group A edit

  Costa Rica edit

Head coach:   Carlos Watson

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

  Germany edit

Head coach:   Bernd Stöber

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

  Nigeria edit

Head coaches:   Thijs Libregts &   Olatunde Nurudeen Disu

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

  Paraguay edit

Head coach:   Mario Jacquet

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

Group B edit

  Argentina edit

Head coach:   José Pekerman

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

  Croatia edit

Head coach:   Martin Novoselac

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

  Ghana edit

Head coach:   Giuseppe Dossena

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

  Kazakhstan edit

Head coach:   Vladimir Fomichyov

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK David Loriya (1981-10-31)31 October 1981 (aged 17)   Astana
2 3MF Denis Proskurin (1979-04-03)3 April 1979 (aged 20)   Semey
3 2DF Igor Soloshenko (1979-05-22)22 May 1979 (aged 19)   Shakhter
4 2DF Aleksandr Kuchma (1980-12-09)9 December 1980 (aged 18)   Taraz
5 4FW Sergey Gorbanev (1979-11-27)27 November 1979 (aged 19)   Taraz
6 3MF Ali Aliyev (1980-10-27)27 October 1980 (aged 18)   Kairat Almaty
7 2DF Maksim Samchenko (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 19)   Vostok
8 4FW Andrey Issayev (1980-05-03)3 May 1980 (aged 18)   Kairat Almaty
9 3MF Andrey Travin (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 19)   Kairat Almaty
10 4FW Alikhan Akkazynov (1979-10-23)23 October 1979 (aged 19)   Kairat Almaty
11 4FW Yevgeniy Tarassov (1979-03-25)25 March 1979 (aged 20)   Kairat Almaty
12 4FW Yerlan Urazayev (1979-04-04)4 April 1979 (aged 19)   Kairat Almaty
13 2DF Aidar Kumisbekov (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 20)   Kairat Almaty
14 2DF Dmitriy Kichshenko (1979-03-29)29 March 1979 (aged 20)   Aktobe
15 4FW Murat Dinayev (1980-01-08)8 January 1980 (aged 19)   Zhiger Shymkent
16 3MF Vitaliy Artemov (1979-02-16)16 February 1979 (aged 20)   Kairat Almaty
17 3MF Konstantin Zemtsov (1980-07-24)24 July 1980 (aged 18)   Kairat Almaty
18 1GK Denis Solovarenko (1979-04-04)4 April 1979 (aged 19)   Kairat Almaty

Group C edit

  Australia edit

Head coach:   Les Scheinflug

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

  Mexico edit

Head coach:   Jesús del Muro

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

  Republic of Ireland edit

Head coach:   Brian Kerr

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

  Saudi Arabia edit

Head coach:   Pieter Hamberg

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Mabrouk Zaid (1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 20)   Al-Riyadh
2 2DF Fouzi Al-Shehri (1980-05-15)15 May 1980 (aged 18)   Al Qadisiya
3 2DF Ahmed Al-Bahri (1980-09-18)18 September 1980 (aged 18)   Al Ittifaq
4 2DF Bandr Al-Mutairi (1980-07-09)9 July 1980 (aged 18)   Al-Hilal
5 2DF Tariq Al-Muwallad (1980-07-20)20 July 1980 (aged 18)   Al Ittihad
6 3MF Fahad Al-Subaie (1979-11-15)15 November 1979 (aged 19)   Al Shabab
7 2DF Saleh Al-Saqri (1979-01-23)23 January 1979 (aged 20)   Al Ittihad
8 3MF Saad Al-Shehri (1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (aged 19)   Al Ittifaq
9 4FW Mohamad Dabo (1979-05-28)28 May 1979 (aged 19)   Al Ahly
10 3MF Bader Al-Hagbani (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 20)   Al-Nasr
11 4FW Talal Al-Abdulaziz (1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 19)   Al-Nasr
12 3MF Turki Al-Shayei (1979-08-28)28 August 1979 (aged 19)   Al-Hilal
13 2DF Omar Al-Garni (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 19)   Al Ittihad
14 3MF Mansour Al-Shahrani (1979-05-16)16 May 1979 (aged 19)   Al-Hilal
15 3MF Fahad Al-Zahrani (1979-02-02)2 February 1979 (aged 20)   Al Ahly
16 2DF Faisal Al-Obaili (1979-02-08)8 February 1979 (aged 20)   Al Shabab
17 4FW Abdulrahman Al-Abeah (1979-05-28)28 May 1979 (aged 19)   Al Ittifaq
18 1GK Bandar Al-Mas (1980-05-11)11 May 1980 (aged 18)   Al-Hilal

Group D edit

  South Korea edit

Head coach:   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)   Yonsei University
2 2DF An Hong-chan (1980-01-22)22 January 1980 (aged 19)   Sungkyunkwan University
3 2DF Lee Bum-jik (1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 20)   Daegu University
4 2DF Shin Dong-keun (1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 18)   Chunggu High School
5 2DF Park Dong-hyuk (1979-04-18)18 April 1979 (aged 19)   Korea University
6 3MF Song Chong-gug (1979-02-20)20 February 1979 (aged 20)   Yonsei University
7 3MF Seo Ki-bok (1979-01-28)28 January 1979 (aged 20)   Yonsei University
8 3MF Chun Jae-ho (1979-08-08)8 August 1979 (aged 19)   Hongik University
9 4FW Na Hee-keun (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 19)   Ajou University
10 4FW Kim Eun-jung (1979-04-08)8 April 1979 (aged 19)   Daejeon Citizen
11 4FW Seol Ki-hyeon (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 20)   Kwangwoon University
12 1GK Han Dong-jin (1979-08-25)25 August 1979 (aged 19)   Sangji University
13 3MF Kim Kun-hyung (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 19)   Kyung Hee University
14 3MF Kim Kyung-il (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 18)   Chunnam Dragons
15 4FW Seo Kwan-soo (1980-02-25)25 February 1980 (aged 19)   Dankook University
16 4FW Ko Bong-hyun (1979-07-02)2 July 1979 (aged 19)   Hongik University
17 4FW Woo Jin-seok (1979-08-26)26 August 1979 (aged 19)   Yonsei University
18 4FW Lee Dong-gook (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 19)   Pohang Steelers

  Mali edit

Head coach:   Mamadou Coulibaly

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

  Portugal edit

Head coach:   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   Boavista
2 3MF Filipe Anunciação (1979-05-27)27 May 1979 (aged 19) 3 0   Feirense
3 2DF Marco Caneira (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 20) 6 0   Beira-Mar
4 2DF André Correia (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 20) 10 3   Maia
5 3MF Fredy (1979-08-14)14 August 1979 (aged 19) 6 0   Felgueiras
6 3MF Hugo Leal (1980-05-21)21 May 1980 (aged 18) 0 0   Benfica
7 3MF Ricardo Esteves (1979-09-16)16 September 1979 (aged 19) 9 0   Vitória de Setúbal
8 3MF Ricardo Sousa (1979-01-11)11 January 1979 (aged 20) 7 2   Beira-Mar
9 3MF Paulo Costa (1979-12-05)5 December 1979 (aged 19) 10 2   Alverca
10 3MF Simão (1979-10-31)31 October 1979 (aged 19) 0 0   Sporting CP
11 3MF Alhandra (1979-03-05)5 March 1979 (aged 20) 7 1   Lourinhanense
12 1GK Márcio Santos (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 19) 4 0   Lourinhanense
13 4FW Filipe Cândido (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 (aged 19) 6 3   Salgueiros
14 3MF Luís Filipe (1979-06-14)14 June 1979 (aged 19) 4 0   Académica de Coimbra
15 3MF Marco Claúdio (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 19) 2 0   União da Madeira
16 3MF Neca (1979-12-31)31 December 1979 (aged 19) 0 0   Belenenses
17 4FW Dani Rodrigues (1980-03-03)3 March 1980 (aged 19) 4 1   Southampton
18 2DF Hugo Carreira (1979-03-10)10 March 1979 (aged 20) 7 0   Barreirense

  Uruguay edit

Head coach:   Víctor Púa

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

Group E edit

  Cameroon edit

Head coach:   Ikouam Gweha

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

  England edit

Head coach:   Chris Ramsey

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

  Japan edit

Head coach:   Philippe Troussier

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

  United States edit

Head coach:     Sigi Schmid

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

Group F edit

  Brazil edit

Head coach:   João Carlos

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

  Honduras edit

Head coach:   Jose de la Paz Herrera

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

  Spain edit

Head coach:   Iñaki Sáez

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

  Zambia edit

Head coach:   Patrick Phiri

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

References edit

  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.

External links edit