Below are the rosters for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Argentina.
Players name marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.
Group A edit
Argentina
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Head coach: 
José Pékerman
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Germán Lux | 7 June 1982 (aged 19) | River Plate
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| 2 | DF | Nicolás Burdisso | 12 April 1981 (aged 20) | Boca Juniors
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| 3 | DF | Julio Arca | 31 January 1981 (aged 20) |  Sunderland
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| 4 | DF | Mauro Cetto | 14 April 1982 (aged 19) | Rosario Central
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| 5 | MF | Nicolás Medina | 17 February 1982 (aged 19) | Argentinos Juniors
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| 6 | DF | Fabricio Coloccini | 22 January 1982 (aged 19) | San Lorenzo
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| 7 | FW | Javier Saviola | 11 December 1981 (aged 19) | River Plate
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| 8 | MF | Oscar Ahumada | 31 August 1982 (aged 18) | River Plate
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| 9 | FW | Esteban Herrera | 9 March 1981 (aged 20) | Boca Juniors
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| 10 | MF | Leandro Romagnoli | 17 March 1981 (aged 20) | San Lorenzo
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| 11 | MF | Maxi Rodríguez | 2 January 1981 (aged 20) | Newell's Old Boys
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| 12 | DF | Ariel Seltzer | 3 January 1981 (aged 20) | Argentinos Juniors
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| 13 | DF | Diego Colotto | 10 March 1981 (aged 20) | Estudiantes
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| 14 | MF | Leonardo Ponzio | 29 January 1982 (aged 19) | Newell's Old Boys
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| 15 | MF | Andrés D'Alessandro | 15 April 1981 (aged 20) | River Plate
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| 16 | FW | Mauro Rosales | 24 February 1981 (aged 20) | Newell's Old Boys
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| 17 | FW | Alejandro Domínguez | 10 June 1981 (aged 20) | Quilmes
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| 18 | GK | Willy Caballero | 28 September 1981 (aged 19) | Boca Juniors
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| 19 | FW | Sebastián Bueno | 24 October 1981 (aged 19) | Sarmiento de Junín
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Egypt
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Head coach: 
Shawky Gharieb
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Mohamed Sobhy | 30 August 1981 (aged 19) | Ismaily
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| 2 | DF | Ahmed Samir | 3 October 1981 (aged 19) | Baladeyet El-Mahalla
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| 3 | MF | Abou El-Magd | 1 January 1981 (aged 20) | Al Ahly
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| 4 | DF | Hussein Amin | 26 April 1981 (aged 20) | Al Ahly
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| 5 | DF | Mahmoud Mahmoud | 30 June 1981 (aged 19) | Zamalek SC
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| 6 | DF | Mohamed El-Atrawy | 19 August 1981 (aged 19) | Al-Mehalla
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| 7 | MF | Mohamed Shawky | 5 October 1981 (aged 19) | Al-Masry
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| 8 | MF | Wael Riad | 2 August 1982 (aged 18) | Al Ahly
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| 9 | MF | Reda Shehata | 24 January 1981 (aged 20) | Al Ahly
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| 10 | FW | Mohamed Mohsen Abo Gresha | 4 August 1981 (aged 19) | Ismaily
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| 11 | FW | Mohamed El Yamani | 1 January 1982 (aged 19) |  Standard Liège
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| 12 | MF | Mohamed Abdel Wahed | 19 January 1981 (aged 20) | Al-Tersana
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| 13 | DF | Amir Azmy | 14 February 1983 (aged 18) | Zamalek SC
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| 14 | MF | Hossam Ghaly | 15 December 1981 (aged 19) | Al Ahly
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| 15 | DF | Ahmed Abou Moslem | 25 July 1981 (aged 19) | Al Ahly
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| 16 | FW | Gamal Hamza | 5 December 1981 (aged 19) | Zamalek SC
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| 17 | MF | Gamal Hawash | 14 May 1981 (aged 20) | Dina Farms
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| 18 | GK | Wael Zenga | 25 November 1981 (aged 19) | Zamalek SC
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| 19 | GK | Sherif Ekramy | 1 July 1983 (aged 17) | Al Ahly
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Finland
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Head coach: 
Kari Ukkonen
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Otto Fredrikson | 30 November 1981 (aged 19) | Tervarit
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| 2 | DF | Harri Haapaniemi | 1 April 1981 (aged 20) | Atlantis
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| 3 | DF | Ossi Martikainen | 25 November 1982 (aged 18) | HJK Helsinki
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| 4 | DF | Tuomas Aho | 27 May 1981 (aged 20) | MyPa
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| 5 | DF | Marco Parnela | 5 January 1981 (aged 20) |  Thun
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| 6 | MF | Mika Niskala | 28 March 1981 (aged 20) |  Norrköping
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| 7 | MF | Hannu Haarala | 15 August 1981 (aged 19) | HJK Helsinki
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| 8 | MF | Antti Okkonen | 6 June 1982 (aged 19) | MyPa
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| 9 | FW | Mika Väyrynen | 28 December 1981 (aged 19) | FC Jokerit
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| 10 | FW | Mikael Forssell | 15 March 1981 (aged 20) | Chelsea
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| 11 | FW | Daniel Sjölund | 22 April 1983 (aged 18) | Liverpool
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| 12 | MF | Jussi Peteri | 4 April 1982 (aged 19) | HJK Helsinki
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| 13 | DF | Juha Luoma | 10 January 1981 (aged 20) | Jazz
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| 14 | DF | Jukka Sauso | 20 June 1982 (aged 18) | Vaasan Palloseura
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| 15 | MF | Teemu Lampinen | 23 January 1981 (aged 20) | Lahti
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| 16 | MF | Kristian Kunnas | 11 January 1981 (aged 20) | HJK Helsinki
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| 17 | FW | Matti Santahuhta | 13 August 1981 (aged 19) | Jazz
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| 18 | GK | Tatu Niskanen | 16 January 1981 (aged 20) | KuPS
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Jamaica
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Head coach: 
Wendell Downswell
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Allien Whittaker | 19 June 1983 (aged 17) | Hazard
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| 2 | DF | Sheldon Battiste | 27 July 1983 (aged 17) | Hazard
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| 3 | DF | Shavar Thomas | 29 January 1981 (aged 20) | Hazard
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| 4 | MF | Fabian Blake | 16 January 1982 (aged 19) | Reno
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| 5 | DF | Shane Stevens | 10 March 1982 (aged 19) | Arnett Gardens
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| 6 | DF | Alex Thomas | 12 January 1983 (aged 18) |  Loomis Chaffee
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| 7 | MF | Sean Fraser | 15 February 1983 (aged 18) | Harbour View
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| 8 | MF | Keith Kelly | 5 March 1983 (aged 18) |  Paris Saint-Germain
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| 9 | MF | Omar Daley | 25 April 1981 (aged 20) | Hazard
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| 10 | MF | Fabian Dawkins | 7 February 1981 (aged 20) | Village United
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| 11 | FW | Christopher Nicholas | 16 January 1981 (aged 20) | Tivoli Gardens
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| 12 | FW | Craig Gordon | 12 February 1983 (aged 18) | Reno
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| 13 | FW | Adam Wallace | 22 September 1981 (aged 19) | free agent
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| 14 | DF | Kevon Harris | 1 June 1981 (aged 20) | Santos
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| 15 | DF | Wolry Wolfe | 12 August 1981 (aged 19) | Hazard
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| 16 | MF | Khari Stephenson | 18 January 1981 (aged 20) | Williams College
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| 17 | MF | Damion Williams | 23 April 1981 (aged 20) | Waterhouse
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| 18 | GK | Allan Reid | 22 January 1981 (aged 20) | Boys Town
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Group B edit
Brazil
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Head coach: 
Carlos César[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Rubinho | 4 August 1982 (aged 18) | Corinthians
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| 2 | DF | Maicon | 26 July 1981 (aged 19) | Cruzeiro
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| 3 | MF | Edu Dracena | 18 May 1981 (aged 20) | Guarani
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| 4 | DF | Marquinhos | 21 October 1982 (aged 18) | Corinthians
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| 5 | MF | Eduardo Costa | 23 September 1982 (aged 18) | Grêmio
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| 6 | DF | Anderson | 10 January 1983 (aged 18) | Flamengo
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| 7 | FW | Pinga | 27 April 1981 (aged 20) |  Torino
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| 8 | MF | Fernando Menegazzo | 3 May 1981 (aged 20) | Juventude
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| 9 | FW | Adriano | 17 February 1982 (aged 19) | Flamengo
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| 10 | MF | Júlio Baptista | 1 October 1981 (aged 19) | São Paulo
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| 11 | FW | Robert | 7 February 1981 (aged 20) | Botafogo
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| 12 | MF | Léo Lima | 14 January 1982 (aged 19) | Vasco da Gama
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| 13 | DF | Ângelo | 12 June 1981 (aged 20) | Corinthians
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| 14 | DF | Luisão | 13 February 1981 (aged 20) | Cruzeiro
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| 15 | DF | Júlio Santos | 12 December 1981 (aged 19) | São Paulo
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| 16 | FW | Oliveira | 26 May 1981 (aged 20) | São Paulo
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| 17 | MF | Kaká | 22 April 1982 (aged 19) | São Paulo
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| 18 | GK | Márcio | 20 December 1981 (aged 19) | São Paulo
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Canada
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Head coach: 
Paul James
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Pieter Meuleman | 4 February 1981 (aged 20) | 5 | 0 | Wilfrid Laurier University
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| 2 | DF | Bernard Ouassa | 6 April 1982 (aged 19) | 4 | 0 | St. John's University
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| 3 | MF | Terry Dunfield | 20 February 1982 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Manchester City
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| 4 | DF | Victor Oppong | 9 April 1981 (aged 20) | 13 | 0 | University of Mobile
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| 5 | MF | Miles O'Connor | 20 April 1982 (aged 19) | 9 | 0 | Canada Soccer
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| 6 | MF | Michael Klukowski | 27 May 1981 (aged 20) | 5 | 0 | Lille
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| 7 | MF | Tam Nsaliwa | 28 January 1982 (aged 19) | 7 | 0 |  1. FC Nürnberg
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| 8 | MF | Maycoll Cañizalez | 28 December 1982 (aged 18) | 13 | 0 | Werder Bremen
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| 9 | FW | Wyn Belotte | 6 May 1984 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Nantes
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| 10 | FW | Julian de Guzman | 25 March 1981 (aged 20) | 7 | 5 | 1. FC Saarbrücken
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| 11 | MF | Gaspare Borsellino | 5 June 1981 (aged 20) | 9 | 1 | University of Mobile
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| 12 | FW | Justin Thompson | 9 January 1981 (aged 20) | 9 | 0 | Fairfield University
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| 13 | DF | Chris Pozniak | 10 January 1981 (aged 20) | 13 | 0 | Toronto Lynx
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| 14 | MF | Chris Williams | 1 June 1981 (aged 20) | 10 | 0 | University of Mobile
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| 15 | MF | Atiba Hutchinson | 8 February 1983 (aged 18) | 5 | 0 | Woodbridge College
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| 16 | FW | Rob Friend | 23 January 1981 (aged 20) | 6 | 0 | Western Michigan University
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| 17 | MF | Iain Hume | 30 October 1983 (aged 17) | 10 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers
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| 18 | GK | Wojtek Zarzycki | 21 June 1982 (aged 18) | 4 | 0 | Dartmouth College
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- Stand-by players
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | DF | Josh Simpson | 15 May 1983 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Portland Pilots
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| 20 | FW | Ali Gerba | 6 | 0 | Montreal Impact
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Player (N°20)Ali Ngon Gerba FW 04/09/1981 Montreal Impact Canada
Germany
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Head coach: Uli Stielike
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Tom Starke | 18 March 1981 (aged 20) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 2 | DF | Christoph Preuß | 4 July 1981 (aged 19) | Eintracht Frankfurt
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| 3 | DF | Christian Fickert | 10 February 1981 (aged 20) | Waldhof Mannheim
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| 4 | DF | Denis Lapaczinski | 26 September 1981 (aged 19) | Hertha BSC
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| 5 | DF | Michael Zepek | 19 January 1981 (aged 20) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 6 | MF | Giuseppe Gemiti | 3 May 1981 (aged 20) | Eintracht Frankfurt
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| 7 | FW | Hüzeyfe Doğan | 1 January 1981 (aged 20) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 8 | MF | Hanno Balitsch | 2 January 1981 (aged 20) | 1. FC Köln
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| 9 | FW | Benjamin Auer | 11 January 1981 (aged 20) | Borussia Mönchengladbach
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| 10 | MF | Selim Teber | 7 March 1981 (aged 20) | Waldhof Mannheim
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| 11 | FW | Thorsten Burkhardt | 21 May 1981 (aged 20) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 12 | MF | Christian Mikolajczak | 15 May 1981 (aged 20) | Schalke 04
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| 13 | FW | Jermaine Jones[2] | 3 November 1981 (aged 19) | Eintracht Frankfurt
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| 14 | FW | Christian Tiffert | 18 February 1982 (aged 19) | VfB Stuttgart
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| 15 | DF | Stephan Kling | 22 March 1981 (aged 20) | Bayern Munich
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| 16 | DF | Andreas Hinkel | 26 March 1982 (aged 19) | VfB Stuttgart
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| 17 | FW | Lars Jungnickel | 31 August 1981 (aged 19) | Energie Cottbus
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| 18 | GK | Jan Schlösser | 27 September 1982 (aged 18) | Bayern Munich
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Iraq
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Head coach: 
Adnan Hamad
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Ahmad Ali Jaber | 2 August 1982 (aged 18) | Al Zawraa
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| 2 | DF | Jassim Ghulam | 11 March 1981 (aged 20) | Al-Jaish
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| 3 | DF | Bassim Abbas | 1 July 1982 (aged 18) | Al-Talaba
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| 4 | DF | Haidar Abdul-Amir | 2 November 1982 (aged 18) | Al Zawraa
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| 5 | DF | Munaim Yousif | 2 October 1981 (aged 19) | Al-Shorta
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| 6 | MF | Sameeh Sabeeh Amir | 20 July 1981 (aged 19) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| 7 | FW | Emad Mohammed | 24 July 1982 (aged 18) | Al Zawraa
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| 8 | MF | Nashat Akram | 12 September 1984 (aged 16) | Al-Shorta
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| 9 | FW | Ahmed Mnajed | 13 December 1981 (aged 19) | Al-Shorta
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| 10 | FW | Ammar Ahmad | 2 July 1981 (aged 19) | Al Zawraa
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| 11 | MF | Hawar Mulla Mohammed | 1 June 1981 (aged 20) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| 12 | DF | Haidar Abdul-Razzaq | 23 October 1982 (aged 18) | Al Zawraa
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| 13 | MF | Bassim Abdul-Hassan | 1 July 1981 (aged 19) | Al-Talaba
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| 14 | DF | Emad Aoda | 15 November 1981 (aged 19) | Al Minaa
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| 15 | MF | Hassan Turki | 1 July 1981 (aged 19) | Al Zawraa
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| 16 | MF | Mohannad Nassir | 4 April 1983 (aged 18) | Al Zawraa
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| 17 | DF | Salah Al-Deen Siamand | 13 July 1981 (aged 19) | Arbil
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| 18 | GK | Noor Sabri | 18 June 1984 (aged 16) | Al Zawraa
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| 19 | FW | Arkan Najeeb | 2 July 1982 (aged 18) | Al Zawraa
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Group C edit
Chile
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Head coach: 
Héctor Pinto
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Johnny Herrera | 9 May 1981 (aged 20) | Universidad de Chile
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| 2 | DF | Sergio Fernández | 14 June 1981 (aged 20) | Colo-Colo
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| 3 | DF | Daniel Campos | 17 July 1981 (aged 19) | Universidad de Concepción
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| 4 | DF | Hugo Droguett | 2 September 1982 (aged 18) | Universidad Católica
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| 5 | DF | Luis Oyarzún | 24 April 1982 (aged 19) | Palestino
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| 6 | DF | Nelson Pinto | 1 February 1981 (aged 20) | Universidad de Chile
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| 7 | MF | Gonzalo Villagra | 17 September 1981 (aged 19) | Universidad Católica
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| 8 | MF | Sebastián Pardo | 1 January 1982 (aged 19) | Universidad de Chile
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| 9 | FW | Mario Cáceres | 17 March 1981 (aged 20) |  Sporting CP
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| 10 | MF | Jaime Valdés | 11 January 1981 (aged 20) | Bari
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| 11 | FW | Mario Salgado | 3 June 1981 (aged 20) | Huachipato
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| 12 | DF | Gino Reyes | 23 February 1981 (aged 20) | Colo-Colo
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| 13 | FW | Joel Soto | 9 April 1982 (aged 19) | Santiago Wanderers
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| 14 | DF | Adán Vergara | 9 May 1981 (aged 20) | Cobreloa
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| 15 | DF | Mario Berríos | 20 August 1981 (aged 19) | Palestino
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| 16 | MF | Roberto Ordenes | 5 January 1981 (aged 20) | Unión Española
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| 17 | MF | Rodrigo Millar | 3 November 1981 (aged 19) | Huachipato
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| 18 | GK | Eduardo Lobos | 30 July 1981 (aged 19) | Colo-Colo
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China
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Head coach: 
Shen Xiangfu (沈祥福)
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | An Qi 安琦 | 21 June 1981 (aged 19) | Dalian Shide
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| 2 | MF | Ma Yi | 27 February 1982 (aged 19) | Shenyang Sealion
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| 3 | DF | Du Wei 杜威 | 9 February 1982 (aged 19) | Shanghai 02
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| 4 | MF | Zhou Lin | 4 February 1981 (aged 20) | Chongqing Lifan
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| 5 | DF | Wang Sheng | 1 May 1981 (aged 20) | Dalian Shide
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| 6 | MF | Hu Zhaojun | 1 March 1981 (aged 20) | Dalian Shide
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| 7 | MF | Sun Ji 孫吉 | 15 January 1982 (aged 19) | Shanghai 02
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| 8 | FW | Gao Ming | 19 February 1982 (aged 19) | Qingdao Etsong Hainiu
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| 9 | FW | Sui Yong | 27 January 1981 (aged 20) | Qingdao Etsong Hainiu
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| 10 | MF | Yan Song | 20 March 1981 (aged 20) | Dalian Shide
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| 11 | DF | Sun Xiang 孫祥 | 15 January 1982 (aged 19) | Shanghai 02
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| 12 | MF | Lu Feng | 12 November 1981 (aged 19) | Henan Jianye
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| 13 | MF | Wang Xinxin | 27 April 1981 (aged 20) | Liaoning F.C.
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| 14 | DF | Xu Liang | 12 August 1981 (aged 19) | Liaoning F.C.
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| 15 | DF | Zhang Yaokun | 7 April 1981 (aged 20) | Dalian Shide
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| 16 | FW | Qu Bo 曲波 | 15 July 1981 (aged 19) | Qingdao Etsong Hainiu
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| 17 | FW | Yu Tao | 15 October 1981 (aged 19) | Shanghai 02
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| 18 | GK | Yang Jun | 10 June 1981 (aged 20) | Qingdao Etsong Hainiu
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United States
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Head coach: Wolfgang Suhnholz
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | D.J. Countess | 9 January 1982 (aged 19) | UCLA
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| 2 | DF | Philip Salyer | 30 October 1981 (aged 19) | University of Maryland
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| 3 | DF | Oguchi Onyewu | 13 May 1982 (aged 19) | Clemson University
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| 4 | DF | Nelson Akwari | 4 February 1982 (aged 19) | UCLA
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| 5 | DF | Alex Yi | 27 February 1982 (aged 19) | UCLA
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| 6 | DF | Kelly Gray | 7 April 1981 (aged 20) | University of Portland
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| 7 | MF | DaMarcus Beasley | 24 May 1982 (aged 19) | Chicago Fire
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| 8 | FW | Alecko Eskandarian | 9 July 1982 (aged 18) | University of Virginia
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| 9 | FW | Brad Davis | 8 November 1981 (aged 19) | St. Louis University
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| 10 | FW | Landon Donovan | 4 March 1982 (aged 19) | San Jose Earthquakes
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| 11 | MF | Bobby Convey | 27 May 1983 (aged 18) | D.C. United
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| 12 | DF | Ricky Lewis | 29 May 1982 (aged 19) | Clemson University
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| 13 | MF | Kyle Martino | 19 February 1981 (aged 20) | University of Virginia
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| 14 | DF | Kenny Arena | 6 February 1981 (aged 20) | University of Virginia
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| 15 | MF | Brian Carroll | 20 July 1981 (aged 19) | Wake Forest University
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| 16 | FW | Conor Casey | 25 July 1981 (aged 19) | Borussia Dortmund
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| 17 | FW | Edson Buddle | 21 May 1981 (aged 20) | Columbus Crew
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| 18 | GK | Doug Warren | 18 March 1981 (aged 20) | Clemson University
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Ukraine
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Head coach: 
Anatoli Kroschenko
Group D edit
Angola
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Head coach: 
Oliveira Gonçalves
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Lamá | 1 February 1981 (aged 20) | Petro de Luanda
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| 2 | DF | Manuel | 16 December 1982 (aged 18) | Cabinda
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| 3 | MF | Nelsinho | 10 December 1981 (aged 19) | Interclube
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| 4 | DF | Kikas | 14 March 1981 (aged 20) | Interclube
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| 5 | DF | Lutucuta | 17 May 1982 (aged 19) | Bravos do Maquis
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| 6 | DF | Dedas | 13 February 1982 (aged 19) | Primeiro de Agosto
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| 7 | MF | Chinho | 4 February 1982 (aged 19) | Petro de Luanda
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| 8 | FW | Riquinho | 10 August 1981 (aged 19) | Petro de Luanda
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| 9 | FW | Rasca | 10 July 1982 (aged 18) | Académica de Coimbra
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| 10 | FW | Mantorras | 18 March 1982 (aged 19) | Alverca
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| 11 | FW | Gilberto | 21 September 1982 (aged 18) | Petro de Luanda
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| 12 | MF | Castigo | 24 February 1983 (aged 18) | Boavista
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| 13 | DF | Vemba | 6 December 1982 (aged 18) | Primeiro de Agosto
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| 14 | FW | António Mendonça | 9 October 1982 (aged 18) | Varzim
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| 15 | FW | Loló | 13 December 1981 (aged 19) | Primeiro de Agosto
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| 16 | MF | Mateus | 10 March 1981 (aged 20) | Sporting CP
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| 17 | FW | Fofaná | 5 May 1982 (aged 19) | Benfica de Luanda
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| 18 | GK | Capoco | 3 April 1982 (aged 19) | Petro do Huambo
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Australia
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Head coach: 
Ange Postecoglou
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Michael Turnbull | 24 March 1981 (aged 20) | Marconi Stallions
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| 2 | DF | Mark Byrnes | 8 February 1982 (aged 19) | Parramatta Power
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| 3 | DF | Adrian Madaschi | 11 July 1982 (aged 18) | Atalanta
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| 4 | DF | Ljubo Milicevic | 13 February 1981 (aged 20) | Perth Glory
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| 5 | DF | Patrick Kisnorbo | 24 March 1981 (aged 20) | South Melbourne
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| 6 | MF | Wayne Srhoj | 23 March 1982 (aged 19) | Brisbane Strikers
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| 7 | MF | Ahmad Elrich | 30 May 1981 (aged 20) | Parramatta Power
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| 8 | FW | Greg Owens | 27 January 1981 (aged 20) | Sydney Olympic
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| 9 | FW | Joshua Kennedy | 20 August 1982 (aged 18) | VfL Wolfsburg
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| 10 | FW | Nick Carle | 23 November 1981 (aged 19) | Sydney Olympic
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| 11 | FW | Scott McDonald | 21 August 1983 (aged 17) | Southampton
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| 12 | MF | Lucas Pantelis | 12 March 1982 (aged 19) | Adelaide City Force
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| 13 | DF | Gareth Edds | 3 February 1981 (aged 20) | Nottingham Forest
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| 14 | MF | Louis Brain | 9 May 1982 (aged 19) | Adelaide City Force
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| 15 | MF | Luke Wilkshire | 2 October 1981 (aged 19) | Middlesbrough
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| 16 | MF | Daniel Vasilevski | 4 September 1981 (aged 19) | Melbourne Knights
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| 17 | FW | Kevork Gulesserian | 21 September 1981 (aged 19) | Marconi Stallions
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| 18 | GK | Jess Vanstrattan | 19 July 1982 (aged 18) | Hellas Verona
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| 20 | DF | Jonathan McKain | 21 September 1982 (aged 18) | Brisbane Strikers
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Czech Republic
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Head coach: 
Dušan Fitzel
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Patrik Kolář | 30 October 1981 (aged 19) | Sparta Prague
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| 2 | DF | Tomáš Hübschman | 4 September 1981 (aged 19) | Sparta Prague
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| 3 | DF | Patrik Křap | 13 March 1981 (aged 20) | Brno
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| 4 | FW | Tomáš Pešír | 30 May 1981 (aged 20) | Slavia Prague
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| 5 | MF | Petr Silný | 7 April 1981 (aged 20) | Slovan Liberec
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| 6 | DF | Martin Leština | 25 April 1981 (aged 20) | Dynamo Budějovice
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| 7 | DF | Vlastimil Vidlička | 2 July 1981 (aged 19) | Slovan Liberec
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| 8 | MF | Radek Šírl | 20 March 1981 (aged 20) | Bohemians Prague
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| 9 | MF | Michal Macek | 19 January 1981 (aged 20) | Marila Příbram
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| 10 | FW | Jaroslav Šedivec | 16 February 1981 (aged 20) | Viktoria Plzeň
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| 11 | DF | Tomáš Glos | 19 June 1981 (aged 19) | Sigma Olomouc
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| 12 | MF | David Lafata | 18 September 1981 (aged 19) | Dynamo Budějovice
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| 13 | MF | Martin Živný | 20 March 1981 (aged 20) | Brno
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| 14 | MF | Jan Polák | 14 March 1981 (aged 20) | Brno
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| 15 | FW | Petr Musil | 23 September 1981 (aged 19) | Brno
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| 16 | FW | Tomáš Jun | 17 January 1983 (aged 18) | Sparta Prague
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| 17 | DF | Pavel Besta | 2 September 1982 (aged 18) | Baník Ostrava
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| 18 | GK | Petr Čech | 20 May 1982 (aged 19) | Sparta Prague
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Japan
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Head coach: 
Akihiro Nishimura
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Yōsuke Fujigaya | 13 February 1981 (aged 20) | Consadole Sapporo
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| 2 | DF | Shohei Ikeda | 27 April 1981 (aged 20) | Shimizu S-Pulse
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| 3 | DF | Sota Nakazawa | 26 October 1982 (aged 18) | Kashiwa Reysol
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| 4 | DF | 8 September 1981 (aged 19) | Shonan Bellmare
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| 5 | DF | Kenji Haneda | 1 December 1981 (aged 19) | Kashima Antlers
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| 6 | DF | Yūichi Komano | 25 July 1981 (aged 19) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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| 7 | MF | Takeshi Aoki | 28 September 1982 (aged 18) | Kashima Antlers
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| 8 | MF | Kazuyuki Morisaki | 9 May 1981 (aged 20) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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| 9 | FW | Yutaka Tahara | 27 April 1982 (aged 19) | Yokohama F. Marinos
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| 10 | MF | Naohiro Ishikawa | 12 May 1981 (aged 20) | Yokohama F. Marinos
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| 11 | FW | Hisato Satō | 12 March 1982 (aged 19) | JEF United Ichihara
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| 12 | MF | Shunta Nagai | 12 July 1982 (aged 18) | Kashiwa Reysol
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| 13 | MF | Koji Yamase | 22 September 1981 (aged 19) | Consadole Sapporo
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| 14 | FW | Ryoichi Maeda | 9 October 1981 (aged 19) | Júbilo Iwata
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| 15 | FW | Kazuki Hiramoto | 18 August 1981 (aged 19) | Tokyo Verdy 1969
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| 16 | MF | Kōji Morisaki | 9 May 1981 (aged 20) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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| 17 | FW | Kazunori Iio | 23 February 1982 (aged 19) | Tokyo Verdy 1969
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| 18 | GK | Takaya Kurokawa | 7 April 1981 (aged 20) | Shimizu S-Pulse
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| 19 | DF | Daisuke Nasu | 10 October 1981 (aged 19) | Yokohama F. Marinos
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Costa Rica
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Head coach: 
Carlos Watson
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Neighel Drummond | 2 February 1982 (aged 19) | Alajuelense
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| 2 | DF | Michael Rodríguez | 30 December 1981 (aged 19) | Alajuelense
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| 3 | DF | Pablo Salazar | 21 November 1982 (aged 18) | Alajuelense
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| 4 | MF | Cristian Montero | 24 June 1982 (aged 18) | Alajuelense
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| 5 | DF | Roy Myrie | 21 August 1982 (aged 18) | Alajuelense
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| 6 | DF | Johel Fajardo | 25 January 1981 (aged 20) | Guanacaste
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| 7 | FW | Erick Scott | 29 May 1981 (aged 20) | Alajuelense
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| 8 | MF | José Luis López | 31 March 1981 (aged 20) | Heredia
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| 9 | FW | Derman Moss | 9 April 1983 (aged 18) | Limonense
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| 10 | FW | Warren Granados | 6 December 1981 (aged 19) | Ramonense
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| 11 | FW | Winston Parks | 12 October 1981 (aged 19) | Limonense
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| 12 | DF | Harold Apu | 30 January 1981 (aged 20) | Liberia
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| 13 | MF | Jonathan Orozco | 12 March 1981 (aged 20) | Saprissa
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| 14 | MF | Daniel Vallejos | 27 May 1981 (aged 20) | Heredia
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| 15 | DF | Alonso Alfaro | 16 March 1981 (aged 20) | Heredia
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| 16 | MF | Carlos Hernández | 9 April 1982 (aged 19) | Alajuelense
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| 17 | DF | Michael Robinson | 31 July 1981 (aged 19) | Alajuelense
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| 18 | GK | Daniel Rodríguez | 3 April 1982 (aged 19) | Heredia
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| 20 | MF | Randy Araya | 4 May 1981 (aged 20) | Cartagines
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Ecuador
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Head coach: 
Fabián Burbano
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Omar Estrada | 29 March 1982 (aged 19) | LDU Quito
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| 2 | DF | William Cuero | 1 June 1981 (aged 20) | Barcelona
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| 3 | DF | Jorge Guagua | 28 September 1981 (aged 19) | El Nacional
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| 4 | DF | Pool Gavilánez | 3 August 1981 (aged 19) | Santa Rita
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| 5 | MF | Cristhian Quiñónez | 12 September 1981 (aged 19) | Barcelona
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| 6 | DF | Jorge Vargas | 30 January 1981 (aged 20) | LDU Quito
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| 7 | MF | Pedro Esterilla | 28 October 1984 (aged 16) | ESPOLI
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| 8 | MF | Líder Mejía | 26 January 1981 (aged 20) | LDU Quito
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| 9 | FW | Estuardo Quiñónez | 14 April 1981 (aged 20) | Universidad Católica
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| 10 | MF | Javier Intriago | 9 January 1981 (aged 20) | Santa Rita
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| 11 | FW | Franklin Salas | 30 August 1981 (aged 19) | LDU Quito
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| 12 | FW | Walter Iza | 2 August 1981 (aged 19) | Aucas
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| 13 | DF | Edwin Pineda | 28 August 1982 (aged 18) | LDU Quito
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| 14 | MF | Segundo Castillo | 15 May 1982 (aged 19) | ESPOLI
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| 15 | FW | Roberto Miña | 7 November 1984 (aged 16) | Salesiano
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| 16 | DF | Franklin Corozo | 15 February 1981 (aged 20) | Emelec
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| 17 | FW | Félix Borja | 2 April 1983 (aged 18) | El Nacional
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| 18 | GK | Daniel Viteri | 12 December 1981 (aged 19) | Emelec
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Ethiopia
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Head coach: Diego Garzitto
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Adugna Deyes | 13 July 1983 (aged 17) |  EEPCO
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| 2 | MF | Belay Fekadu | 10 September 1983 (aged 17) | Saint-George SA
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| 3 | DF | Molla Ermias | 30 May 1983 (aged 18) | BSPP
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| 4 | DF | Bekele Zewdu | 27 May 1982 (aged 19) | Awassa City
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| 5 | DF | Gebremichael Yonas | 7 August 1982 (aged 18) | EEPCO
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| 6 | DF | Tesfaye Kefyalew | 7 August 1983 (aged 17) | Saint-George SA
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| 7 | MF | Teshome Getu | 7 February 1983 (aged 18) | Banks SC
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| 8 | MF | Girma Ashenafi | 28 July 1982 (aged 18) | Ethiopian Coffee
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| 9 | FW | Yordanos Abay | 28 March 1984 (aged 17) | EEPCO
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| 10 | FW | Mengistu Getahun | 19 September 1983 (aged 17) | Insurance Addis
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| 11 | FW | Seman Hussen | 18 July 1983 (aged 17) | Ethiopian Coffee
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| 12 | MF | Abubakar Ismael | 9 April 1983 (aged 18) | Saint-George SA
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| 13 | MF | Muleta Berihanu | 28 October 1982 (aged 18) | Tsehay Gebat
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| 14 | MF | Admassu Hailu | 10 August 1985 (aged 15) | EEPCO
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| 15 | DF | Elihu Bekele | 24 October 1982 (aged 18) | Nyala
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| 16 | MF | Dawit Mebratu | 13 June 1984 (aged 17) | Airlines
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| 17 | DF | Solomon Andargachew | 28 October 1981 (aged 19) | Ethiopian Coffee
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| 18 | GK | Getachew Solomon | 15 January 1984 (aged 17) | Insurance Addis
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Netherlands
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Head coach: 
Louis van Gaal
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Maarten Stekelenburg | 22 September 1982 (aged 18) | Ajax
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| 2 | DF | Jürgen Colin | 20 January 1981 (aged 20) | PSV
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| 3 | MF | René van Dieren | 12 March 1981 (aged 20) | Feyenoord
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| 4 | MF | John Heitinga | 15 November 1983 (aged 17) | Ajax
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| 5 | DF | Jeffrey Leiwakabessy | 23 February 1981 (aged 20) | NEC
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| 6 | MF | David Mendes da Silva | 4 August 1982 (aged 18) | Sparta Rotterdam
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| 7 | FW | Riga Mustapha | 10 October 1981 (aged 19) | Vitesse
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| 8 | FW | Rafael van der Vaart | 11 February 1983 (aged 18) | Ajax
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| 9 | FW | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 12 August 1983 (aged 17) | PSV
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| 10 | MF | Youssouf Hersi | 20 August 1982 (aged 18) | Ajax
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| 11 | FW | Arjen Robben | 23 January 1984 (aged 17) | Groningen
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| 12 | DF | Civard Sprockel | 10 May 1983 (aged 18) | Feyenoord
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| 13 | MF | Saïd Boutahar | 12 August 1982 (aged 18) | Feyenoord
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| 14 | MF | Theo Janssen | 27 July 1981 (aged 19) | Vitesse
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| 15 | FW | Thijs Houwing | 22 April 1981 (aged 20) | Twente
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| 16 | MF | Gregoor van Dijk | 16 November 1981 (aged 19) | Groningen
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| 17 | MF | Santi Kolk | 2 October 1981 (aged 19) | Heerenveen
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| 18 | GK | Gino Coutinho | 5 August 1982 (aged 18) | PSV
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| 19 | DF | Glenn Loovens | 22 September 1983 (aged 17) | Feyenoord
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| 20 | DF | Alje Schut | 18 February 1981 (aged 20) | Utrecht
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France
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Head coach: Raymond Domenech
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nicolas Penneteau | 28 February 1981 (aged 20) | Bastia
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| 2 | DF | Matthieu Delpierre | 26 April 1981 (aged 20) | Lille
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| 3 | DF | Grégory Vignal | 19 July 1981 (aged 19) | Liverpool
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| 4 | DF | Gaël Givet | 9 October 1981 (aged 19) | Monaco
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| 5 | DF | Philippe Mexès | 30 March 1982 (aged 19) | Auxerre
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| 6 | MF | Pascal Berenguer | 20 May 1981 (aged 20) | Bastia
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| 7 | MF | Benoît Cheyrou | 3 May 1981 (aged 20) | Lille
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| 8 | MF | Nicolas Fabiano | 8 February 1981 (aged 20) | Swansea City
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| 9 | MF | Alou Diarra | 15 July 1981 (aged 19) | Bayern Munich
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| 10 | FW | Mathieu Maton | 19 January 1981 (aged 20) | Lille
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| 11 | FW | Hassan Ahamada | 13 April 1981 (aged 20) | Nantes
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| 12 | FW | Djibril Cissé | 12 August 1981 (aged 19) | Auxerre
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| 13 | MF | Gaël Danic | 19 November 1981 (aged 19) | Rennes
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| 14 | DF | Jonathan Joseph-Augustin | 13 May 1981 (aged 20) | Guingamp
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| 15 | DF | Bernard Mendy | 20 August 1981 (aged 19) | Paris Saint-Germain
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| 16 | MF | Sébastien Roudet | 16 June 1981 (aged 20) | Châteauroux
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| 17 | FW | Hervé Bugnet | 24 August 1981 (aged 19) | Bordeaux
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| 18 | GK | Nicolas Puydebois | 28 February 1981 (aged 20) | Lyon
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| 19 | DF | Jean-Félix Dorothée | 2 October 1981 (aged 19) | Rennes
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Ghana
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Head coach: 
Emmanuel Afranie
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Maxwell Banahene | 7 September 1982 (aged 18) | Sekondi Hasaacas
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| 2 | MF | Sulley Muntari | 27 August 1984 (aged 16) | Liberty Professionals
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| 3 | DF | Abbas Inusah | 7 August 1982 (aged 18) | Real Sportive
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| 4 | MF | Michael Essien | 3 December 1982 (aged 18) | Bastia
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| 5 | DF | Patrick Villars | 21 May 1984 (aged 17) | Ebusua Dwarfs
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| 6 | DF | Emmanuel Pappoe | 3 March 1981 (aged 20) | Liberty Professionals
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| 7 | FW | Samuel Thompson | 17 January 1982 (aged 19) | Top Allies
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| 8 | MF | Ibrahim Abdul Razak | 18 April 1983 (aged 18) | Empoli
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| 9 | FW | Razak Pimpong | 30 December 1982 (aged 18) |  Midtjylland
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| 10 | MF | Derek Boateng | 2 May 1983 (aged 18) |  Panathinaikos
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| 11 | FW | Frank Osei | 2 December 1982 (aged 18) | King Faisal
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| 12 | DF | Yussuf Issah | 17 May 1982 (aged 19) | Sekondi Hasaacas
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| 13 | MF | Anthony Obodai | 6 August 1982 (aged 18) | Ajax
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| 14 | DF | John Mensah | 26 November 1982 (aged 18) | Bellinzona
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| 15 | DF | John Paintsil | 15 June 1981 (aged 20) | Berekum Arsenal
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| 16 | MF | Kwaku Duah | 28 February 1983 (aged 18) | Asante Kotoko
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| 17 | FW | James Owusu-Ansah | 2 December 1981 (aged 19) |  Cruz Azul
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| 18 | GK | George Owu | 7 June 1982 (aged 19) | Sekondi Hasaacas
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Iran
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Head coach: 
Mehdi Monajati
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ershad Yousefi | 19 September 1981 (aged 19) | Aboomoslem
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| 2 | DF | Amir Falahi | 1 January 1983 (aged 18) | Paykan Tehran
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| 3 | DF | Mahmoudreza Ashouri | 6 March 1982 (aged 19) | Esteghlal Rasht
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| 4 | DF | Saeid Lotfi | 25 February 1981 (aged 20) | Paykan Tehran
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| 5 | DF | Mostafa Salehinejad | 21 March 1981 (aged 20) | Zob Ahan
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| 6 | DF | Alireza Monajati | 22 June 1981 (aged 19) | Shahin
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| 7 | FW | Alireza Daghaghleh | 20 January 1981 (aged 20) | Foolad
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| 8 | FW | Bahram Esmaeili | 17 March 1981 (aged 20) | Fajr Sepasi
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| 9 | MF | Iman Mobali | 3 November 1982 (aged 18) | Foolad
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| 10 | FW | Mansour Jamalyan | 3 May 1981 (aged 20) | Paykan Tehran
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| 11 | FW | Reza Hadadi | 3 March 1983 (aged 18) | Teraktor Sazi
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| 12 | MF | Mohammad Ostovari | 7 October 1986 (aged 14) | Fajr Sepasi
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| 13 | DF | Samad Zare | 16 September 1981 (aged 19) | Zob Ahan
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| 14 | MF | Morteza Kashi | 4 May 1981 (aged 20) | Paykan Tehran
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| 15 | MF | Mehrzad Madanchi | 9 January 1985 (aged 16) | Homa Shiraz
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| 16 | MF | Mostafa Haghipour | 21 May 1982 (aged 19) | Pas
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| 17 | MF | Javad Kazemian | 23 April 1981 (aged 20) | Saipa
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| 18 | GK | Abbas Ghasemi | 23 October 1982 (aged 18) | Saipa
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Paraguay
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Head coach: 
Cristóbal Maldonado
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Diego Barreto | 16 July 1981 (aged 19) | Cerro Porteño
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| 2 | DF | David Villalba | 13 April 1982 (aged 19) | Olimpia
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| 3 | DF | José Devaca | 18 September 1982 (aged 18) | Udinese
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| 4 | DF | Emilio Martínez | 10 April 1981 (aged 20) | Cerro Porteño
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| 5 | DF | Pedro Benítez | 23 March 1981 (aged 20) | Sportivo Luqueño
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| 6 | MF | Walter Fretes | 18 May 1982 (aged 19) | Cerro Porteño
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| 7 | FW | Alejandro Da Silva | 18 May 1983 (aged 18) | Udinese
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| 8 | MF | Jorge Brítez | 8 February 1981 (aged 20) | Braga
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| 9 | FW | Julio González | 26 August 1981 (aged 19) | Guaraní
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| 10 | FW | Tomás Guzmán | 7 March 1982 (aged 19) | Juventus
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| 11 | FW | Santiago Salcedo | 6 September 1981 (aged 19) | Cerro Porteño
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| 12 | DF | Celso Esquivel | 20 March 1981 (aged 20) | San Lorenzo de Almagro
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| 13 | DF | Gabriel Estigarribia | 20 February 1981 (aged 20) | Atlético Colegiales
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| 14 | MF | Felipe Giménez | 26 May 1981 (aged 20) | Olimpia
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| 15 | MF | Osvaldo Díaz | 22 December 1981 (aged 19) | Guaraní
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| 16 | FW | Fredy Bareiro | 27 March 1982 (aged 19) | 12 de Octubre
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| 17 | FW | Cristian Fatecha | 15 March 1982 (aged 19) | Sportivo Luqueño
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| 18 | GK | Eduardo Cáceres | 12 August 1981 (aged 19) | Sportivo Luqueño
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| 19 | MF | Diego Del Puerto | 4 August 1981 (aged 19) | San Lorenzo
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| 20 | FW | Pedro Sosa | 6 April 1981 (aged 20) | Sol de América
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Footnotes edit
- ^ "Diário de Cuiabá". Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ Capped for United States
- ^ Teruyuki Moniwa was replaced by stand-by player Daisuke Nasu.