1998 FIFA World Cup squads

Below are the squads for the 1998 FIFA World Cup tournament in France.

Players' age as of 10 June 1998 – the tournament's opening day.

Contents

Group A

Brazil

Head coach: Mário Zagallo

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Taffarel 8 May 1966 (aged 32) Atlético Mineiro
2 2DF Cafu 7 June 1970 (aged 28) Roma
3 2DF Aldair 30 November 1965 (aged 32) Roma
4 2DF Júnior Baiano 14 March 1970 (aged 28) Flamengo
5 3MF César Sampaio 31 March 1968 (aged 30) Yokohama Flügels
6 2DF Roberto Carlos 10 April 1973 (aged 25) Real Madrid
7 3MF Giovanni 4 February 1972 (aged 26) Barcelona
8 3MF Dunga (c) 31 October 1963 (aged 34) Júbilo Iwata
9 4FW Ronaldo 22 September 1976 (aged 21) Internazionale
10 3MF Rivaldo 19 April 1972 (aged 26) Barcelona
11 3MF Emerson 4 April 1976 (aged 22) Bayer Leverkusen
12 1GK Carlos Germano 14 August 1970 (aged 27) Vasco da Gama
13 2DF Zé Carlos 14 November 1968 (aged 29) São Paulo
14 2DF Gonçalves 22 February 1966 (aged 32) Botafogo
15 2DF André Cruz 20 September 1968 (aged 29) Milan
16 3MF Zé Roberto 6 July 1974 (aged 23) Flamengo
17 3MF Doriva 28 May 1972 (aged 26) Porto
18 3MF Leonardo 5 September 1969 (aged 28) Milan
19 4FW Denílson 24 August 1977 (aged 20) São Paulo
20 4FW Bebeto 16 February 1964 (aged 34) Botafogo
21 4FW Edmundo 2 April 1971 (aged 27) Fiorentina
22 1GK Dida 7 October 1973 (aged 24) Cruzeiro

Morocco

Head coach: Henri Michel

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Abelkader El Brazi 5 November 1964 (aged 33) 37 FAR Rabat
2 2DF Abdelilah Saber 21 April 1974 (aged 24) 25 Sporting CP
3 2DF Abdelkrim El Hadrioui 6 March 1972 (aged 26) 59 Benfica
4 2DF Youssef Rossi 28 June 1973 (aged 24) 20 Rennes
5 2DF Smahi Triki 1 August 1967 (aged 30) 16 Lausanne
6 2DF Noureddine Naybet (c) 10 February 1970 (aged 28) 91 Deportivo La Coruña
7 3MF Mustapha Hadji 16 November 1971 (aged 26) 42 Deportivo La Coruña
8 3MF Saïd Chiba 18 September 1970 (aged 27) 23 Compostela
9 4FW Abdeljalil Hadda 21 March 1972 (aged 26) 11 Club Africain
10 4FW Abderrahim Ouakili 11 December 1970 (aged 27) 8 1860 Munich
11 3MF Ali El Khattabi 17 January 1977 (aged 21) 6 Heerenveen
12 1GK Driss Benzekri 31 December 1970 (aged 27) 6 RS Settat
13 2DF Rachid Neqrouz 10 April 1972 (aged 26) 13 Bari
14 4FW Salaheddine Bassir 5 September 1972 (aged 25) 26 Deportivo La Coruña
15 2DF Lahcen Abrami 31 December 1969 (aged 28) 41 Wydad Casablanca
16 3MF Rachid Azzouzi 10 January 1971 (aged 27) 35 Greuther Fürth
17 3MF Gharib Amzine 3 May 1973 (aged 25) 2 Mulhouse
18 3MF Youssef Chippo 10 May 1973 (aged 25) 20 Porto
19 2DF Jamal Sellami 6 October 1970 (aged 27) 0 Raja Casablanca
20 2DF Tahar El Khalej 16 June 1968 (aged 29) 54 Benfica
21 4FW Rachid Rokki 8 November 1974 (aged 23) 2 SCCM Mohammédia
22 1GK Mustapha Chadili 14 February 1973 (aged 25) 0 Raja Casablanca

Norway

Head coach: Egil Olsen

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Frode Grodås 24 October 1964 (aged 33) 39 Tottenham Hotspur
2 2DF Gunnar Halle 11 August 1965 (aged 32) 60 Leeds United
3 2DF Ronny Johnsen 10 June 1969 (aged 29) 33 Manchester United
4 2DF Henning Berg 1 September 1969 (aged 28) 52 Manchester United
5 2DF Stig Inge Bjørnebye (c) 11 December 1969 (aged 28) 62 Liverpool
6 3MF Ståle Solbakken 27 February 1968 (aged 30) 34 AaB
7 3MF Erik Mykland 21 July 1971 (aged 26) 54 Panathinaikos
8 3MF Øyvind Leonhardsen 17 August 1970 (aged 27) 55 Liverpool
9 4FW Tore André Flo 15 June 1973 (aged 24) 25 Chelsea
10 3MF Kjetil Rekdal 6 November 1968 (aged 29) 66 Hertha Berlin
11 3MF Mini Jakobsen 8 November 1965 (aged 32) 64 Rosenborg
12 1GK Thomas Myhre 16 October 1973 (aged 24) 1 Everton
13 1GK Espen Baardsen 7 December 1977 (aged 20) 1 Tottenham Hotspur
14 2DF Vegard Heggem 13 July 1975 (aged 22) 1 Rosenborg
15 2DF Dan Eggen 13 January 1970 (aged 28) 13 Celta Vigo
16 3MF Jostein Flo 3 October 1964 (aged 33) 44 Strømsgodset
17 4FW Håvard Flo 4 April 1970 (aged 28) 9 Werder Bremen
18 4FW Egil Østenstad 2 January 1972 (aged 26) 13 Southampton
19 2DF Erik Hoftun 3 March 1969 (aged 29) 1 Rosenborg
20 4FW Ole Gunnar Solskjær 26 February 1973 (aged 25) 13 Manchester United
21 3MF Vidar Riseth 21 April 1972 (aged 26) 4 LASK Linz
22 3MF Roar Strand 2 February 1970 (aged 28) 5 Rosenborg

Scotland

Head coach: Craig Brown

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Jim Leighton 24 July 1958 (aged 39) 86 Aberdeen
2 3MF Jackie McNamara 24 October 1973 (aged 24) 6 Celtic
3 2DF Tom Boyd 24 November 1965 (aged 32) 55 Celtic
4 2DF Colin Calderwood 20 January 1965 (aged 33) 28 Tottenham Hotspur
5 2DF Colin Hendry (c) 7 December 1965 (aged 32) 32 Blackburn Rovers
6 2DF Tosh McKinlay 3 December 1964 (aged 33) 19 Celtic
7 4FW Kevin Gallacher 23 November 1966 (aged 31) 36 Blackburn Rovers
8 3MF Craig Burley 24 September 1971 (aged 26) 25 Celtic
9 4FW Gordon Durie 6 December 1965 (aged 32) 40 Rangers
10 4FW Darren Jackson 25 July 1966 (aged 31) 24 Celtic
11 3MF John Collins 31 January 1968 (aged 30) 49 Monaco
12 1GK Neil Sullivan 24 February 1970 (aged 28) 3 Wimbledon
13 4FW Simon Donnelly 1 December 1974 (aged 23) 8 Celtic
14 3MF Paul Lambert 7 August 1969 (aged 28) 12 Celtic
15 3MF Scot Gemmill 2 January 1971 (aged 27) 13 Nottingham Forest
16 2DF David Weir 10 May 1970 (aged 28) 5 Hearts
17 3MF Billy McKinlay 22 April 1969 (aged 29) 25 Blackburn Rovers
18 2DF Matt Elliott 1 November 1969 (aged 28) 3 Leicester City
19 2DF Derek Whyte 31 August 1968 (aged 29) 11 Aberdeen
20 4FW Scott Booth 16 December 1971 (aged 26) 16 Utrecht
21 1GK Jonathan Gould 18 July 1968 (aged 29) 0 Celtic
22 2DF Christian Dailly 23 October 1973 (aged 24) 10 Derby County

Group B

Austria

Head coach: Herbert Prohaska

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Michael Konsel 6 March 1962 (aged 36) Roma
2 3MF Markus Schopp 22 February 1974 (aged 24) Sturm Graz
3 2DF Peter Schöttel 26 March 1967 (aged 31) Rapid Wien
4 2DF Anton Pfeffer 17 August 1965 (aged 32) Austria Wien
5 2DF Wolfgang Feiersinger 30 January 1965 (aged 33) Borussia Dortmund
6 2DF Walter Kogler 12 December 1967 (aged 30) Cannes
7 4FW Mario Haas 16 September 1974 (aged 23) Sturm Graz
8 3MF Heimo Pfeifenberger 29 December 1966 (aged 31) Werder Bremen
9 4FW Ivica Vastić 29 September 1969 (aged 28) Sturm Graz
10 3MF Andreas Herzog 10 September 1968 (aged 29) Werder Bremen
11 3MF Martin Amerhauser 23 July 1974 (aged 23) Austria Salzburg
12 2DF Martin Hiden 11 March 1973 (aged 25) Leeds United
13 3MF Harald Cerny 13 September 1973 (aged 24) 1860 Munich
14 4FW Hannes Reinmayr 23 August 1969 (aged 28) Sturm Graz
15 3MF Arnold Wetl 2 February 1970 (aged 28) Rapid Wien
16 1GK Franz Wohlfahrt 1 July 1964 (aged 33) Stuttgart
17 3MF Roman Mählich 17 September 1971 (aged 26) Sturm Graz
18 3MF Peter Stöger 11 April 1966 (aged 32) LASK Linz
19 4FW Toni Polster (c) 10 March 1964 (aged 34) Köln
20 3MF Andreas Heraf 10 September 1967 (aged 30) Rapid Wien
21 1GK Wolfgang Knaller 9 October 1961 (aged 36) Austria Wien
22 3MF Dietmar Kühbauer 4 April 1971 (aged 27) Real Sociedad

Cameroon

Head coach: Claude Le Roy

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Jacques Songo'o 17 March 1964 (aged 34) Deportivo La Coruña
2 2DF Joseph Elanga 2 May 1979 (aged 19) Tonnerre Yaoundé
3 2DF Pierre Wome 26 March 1979 (aged 19) Lucchese
4 2DF Rigobert Song 1 July 1976 (aged 21) Metz
5 2DF Raymond Kalla 22 April 1975 (aged 23) Panahaiki
6 2DF Pierre Njanka 15 March 1975 (aged 23) Olympic Mvolyé
7 4FW François Omam-Biyik (c) 21 May 1966 (aged 32) Sampdoria
8 3MF Didier Angibeaud 8 October 1974 (aged 23) Nice
9 4FW Alphonse Tchami 14 February 1971 (aged 27) Hertha Berlin
10 4FW Patrick Mboma 15 November 1970 (aged 27) Gamba Osaka
11 4FW Samuel Eto'o 10 March 1981 (aged 17) Leganés
12 2DF Lauren 19 January 1977 (aged 21) Levante
13 3MF Patrice Abanda 3 August 1978 (aged 19) Espoir Yaounde
14 3MF Augustine Simo 18 September 1978 (aged 19) Saint-Étienne
15 3MF Joseph Ndo 28 April 1976 (aged 22) Cottonsport Garoua
16 1GK Bassey William Andem 14 June 1968 (aged 29) Boavista
17 4FW Michel Pensée 16 June 1973 (aged 24) Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
18 3MF Samuel Ipoua 1 March 1973 (aged 25) Rapid Wien
19 4FW Marcel Mahouvé 16 January 1973 (aged 25) Montpellier
20 3MF Salomon Olembé 8 December 1980 (aged 17) Nantes
21 4FW Joseph-Désiré Job 1 December 1977 (aged 20) Lyon
22 1GK Alioum Boukar 3 January 1972 (aged 26) Samsunspor

Chile

Head coach: Nelson Acosta

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Nelson Tapia 22 June 1966 (aged 31) 34 Universidad Católica
2 2DF Cristián Castañeda 18 September 1968 (aged 29) 24 Universidad de Chile
3 2DF Ronald Fuentes 22 June 1969 (aged 28) 41 Universidad de Chile
4 2DF Francisco Rojas 22 July 1974 (aged 23) 12 Colo-Colo
5 2DF Javier Margas 10 May 1969 (aged 29) 52 Universidad Católica
6 2DF Pedro Reyes 13 November 1972 (aged 25) 24 Colo-Colo
7 3MF Nelson Parraguez 5 April 1971 (aged 27) 37 Universidad Católica
8 3MF Clarence Acuña 8 February 1975 (aged 23) 28 Universidad de Chile
9 4FW Iván Zamorano (c) 18 January 1967 (aged 31) 42 Internazionale
10 3MF José Luis Sierra 5 December 1968 (aged 29) 31 Colo-Colo
11 4FW Marcelo Salas 24 December 1974 (aged 23) 39 River Plate
12 1GK Marcelo Ramírez 29 May 1965 (aged 33) 19 Colo-Colo
13 4FW Manuel Neira 12 October 1977 (aged 20) 5 Colo-Colo
14 2DF Miguel Ramírez 11 June 1970 (aged 27) 38 Universidad Católica
15 2DF Moisés Villarroel 12 February 1976 (aged 22) 10 Santiago Wanderers
16 2DF Mauricio Aros 9 March 1976 (aged 22) 4 Universidad de Chile
17 3MF Marcelo Vega 12 August 1971 (aged 26) 29 MetroStars
18 3MF Luis Musrri 24 December 1968 (aged 29) 27 Universidad de Chile
19 3MF Fernando Cornejo 28 January 1969 (aged 29) 27 Cobreloa
20 3MF Fabián Estay 5 October 1968 (aged 29) 48 Toluca
21 4FW Rodrigo Barrera 30 March 1970 (aged 28) 22 Universidad de Chile
22 1GK Carlos Tejas 4 October 1974 (aged 23) 0 Coquimbo Unido

Italy

Head coach: Cesare Maldini

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Francesco Toldo 2 December 1971 (aged 26) 6 Fiorentina
2 2DF Giuseppe Bergomi 22 December 1963 (aged 34) 78 Internazionale
3 2DF Paolo Maldini (c) 26 June 1968 (aged 29) 88 Milan
4 2DF Fabio Cannavaro 13 September 1973 (aged 24) 14 Parma
5 2DF Alessandro Costacurta 24 April 1966 (aged 32) 54 Milan
6 2DF Alessandro Nesta 19 March 1976 (aged 22) 12 Lazio
7 2DF Gianluca Pessotto 11 August 1970 (aged 27) 4 Juventus
8 2DF Moreno Torricelli 23 January 1970 (aged 28) 6 Juventus
9 3MF Demetrio Albertini 23 August 1971 (aged 26) 57 Milan
10 4FW Alessandro Del Piero 9 November 1974 (aged 23) 19 Juventus
11 3MF Dino Baggio 24 July 1971 (aged 26) 46 Parma
12 1GK Gianluca Pagliuca 18 December 1966 (aged 31) 34 Internazionale
13 3MF Sandro Cois 9 June 1972 (aged 26) 1 Fiorentina
14 3MF Luigi Di Biagio 3 June 1971 (aged 27) 13 Roma
15 3MF Angelo Di Livio 26 July 1966 (aged 31) 21 Juventus
16 3MF Roberto Di Matteo 29 May 1970 (aged 28) 32 Chelsea
17 3MF Francesco Moriero 31 March 1969 (aged 29) 3 Internazionale
18 4FW Roberto Baggio 18 February 1967 (aged 31) 48 Bologna
19 4FW Filippo Inzaghi 9 August 1973 (aged 24) 4 Juventus
20 4FW Enrico Chiesa 29 December 1970 (aged 27) 6 Parma
21 4FW Christian Vieri 12 July 1973 (aged 24) 8 Atlético Madrid
22 1GK Gianluigi Buffon 28 January 1978 (aged 20) 2 Parma

Group C

Denmark

Head coach: Bo Johansson

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Peter Schmeichel 18 November 1963 (aged 34) Manchester United
2 2DF Michael Schjønberg 19 January 1967 (aged 31) Kaiserslautern
3 2DF Marc Rieper 5 June 1968 (aged 30) Celtic
4 2DF Jes Høgh 7 May 1966 (aged 32) Fenerbahçe
5 2DF Jan Heintze 17 August 1963 (aged 34) Bayer Leverkusen
6 2DF Thomas Helveg 24 June 1971 (aged 26) Udinese
7 3MF Allan Nielsen 13 March 1971 (aged 27) Tottenham Hotspur
8 3MF Per Frandsen 6 February 1970 (aged 28) Bolton Wanderers
9 4FW Miklos Molnar 10 April 1970 (aged 28) Sevilla
10 3MF Michael Laudrup (c) 15 June 1964 (aged 33) Ajax
11 4FW Brian Laudrup 22 February 1969 (aged 29) Rangers
12 2DF Søren Colding 2 September 1972 (aged 25) Brøndby
13 2DF Jacob Laursen 6 October 1971 (aged 26) Derby County
14 3MF Morten Wieghorst 25 February 1971 (aged 27) Celtic
15 3MF Stig Tøfting 14 August 1969 (aged 28) Duisburg
16 1GK Mogens Krogh 31 October 1963 (aged 34) Brøndby
17 3MF Bjarne Goldbæk 6 October 1968 (aged 29) Copenhagen
18 4FW Peter Møller 23 March 1972 (aged 26) PSV
19 4FW Ebbe Sand 19 July 1972 (aged 25) Brøndby
20 2DF René Henriksen 27 August 1969 (aged 28) Akademisk
21 3MF Martin Jørgensen 6 October 1975 (aged 22) Udinese
22 1GK Peter Kjær 5 November 1965 (aged 32) Silkeborg

France

Head coach: Aimé Jacquet

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Bernard Lama 7 April 1963 (aged 35) 37 Paris Saint Germain
2 2DF Vincent Candela 24 October 1973 (aged 24) 10 Roma
3 2DF Bixente Lizarazu 9 December 1969 (aged 28) 32 Bayern Munich
4 3MF Patrick Vieira 23 June 1976 (aged 21) 7 Arsenal
5 2DF Laurent Blanc 19 November 1965 (aged 32) 68 Marseille
6 4FW Youri Djorkaeff 9 March 1968 (aged 30) 37 Internazionale
7 3MF Didier Deschamps (c) 15 October 1968 (aged 29) 69 Juventus
8 2DF Marcel Desailly 7 September 1968 (aged 29) 41 Milan
9 4FW Stéphane Guivarc'h 6 September 1970 (aged 27) 6 Auxerre
10 3MF Zinedine Zidane 23 June 1972 (aged 25) 33 Juventus
11 3MF Robert Pirès 29 October 1973 (aged 24) 13 Metz
12 4FW Thierry Henry 17 August 1977 (aged 20) 3 Monaco
13 3MF Bernard Diomède 23 January 1974 (aged 24) 6 Auxerre
14 3MF Alain Boghossian 27 October 1970 (aged 27) 6 Sampdoria
15 2DF Lilian Thuram 1 January 1972 (aged 26) 32 Parma
16 1GK Fabien Barthez 28 June 1971 (aged 26) 12 Monaco
17 3MF Emmanuel Petit 22 September 1970 (aged 27) 17 Arsenal
18 2DF Frank Lebœuf 22 January 1968 (aged 30) 13 Chelsea
19 3MF Christian Karembeu 3 December 1970 (aged 27) 31 Real Madrid
20 4FW David Trezeguet 15 October 1977 (aged 20) 4 Monaco
21 4FW Christophe Dugarry 24 March 1972 (aged 26) 23 Marseille
22 1GK Lionel Charbonnier 25 October 1966 (aged 31) 1 Auxerre

Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira (fired after two matches, replaced by Mohammed Al-Kharashy for the final match)

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Mohamed Al-Deayea 2 August 1972 (aged 25) 94 Al-Ta'ee
2 2DF Mohammed Al-Jahani 28 September 1974 (aged 23) 64 Al-Ahli
3 2DF Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi 1 September 1971 (aged 26) 86 Al-Ittihad
4 2DF Abdullah Zubromawi 15 November 1973 (aged 24) 83 Al-Ahli
5 2DF Ahmad Jamil Madani 6 January 1970 (aged 28) 94 Al-Ittihad
6 3MF Fuad Amin (c) 13 October 1972 (aged 25) 95 Al-Shabab
7 4FW Ibrahim Al-Shahrani 21 July 1974 (aged 23) 19 Al-Ahli
8 4FW Obeid Al-Dosari 2 October 1975 (aged 22) 61 Al-Wehda
9 4FW Sami Al-Jaber 11 December 1972 (aged 25) 85 Al-Hilal
10 4FW Saeed Al-Owairan 19 August 1967 (aged 30) 55 Al-Shabab
11 4FW Fahad Al-Mehallel 11 November 1970 (aged 27) 85 Al-Shabab
12 3MF Ibrahim Al-Harbi 10 July 1975 (aged 22) 47 Al-Nasr
13 2DF Hussein Sulaimani 23 January 1977 (aged 21) 40 Al-Ahli
14 3MF Khalid Al-Muwallid 23 November 1971 (aged 26) 91 Al-Ahli
15 4FW Yousuf Al-Thunayan 18 November 1963 (aged 34) 86 Al-Hilal
16 3MF Khamis Al-Owairan 8 September 1973 (aged 24) 48 Al-Hilal
17 2DF Ahmed Dokhi 25 October 1976 (aged 21) 12 Al-Hilal
18 3MF Nawaf Al-Temyat 26 June 1976 (aged 21) 0 Al-Hilal
19 2DF Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi 21 July 1974 (aged 23) 3 Al-Nasr
20 3MF Hamzah Saleh 19 April 1967 (aged 31) 38 Al-Ahli
21 1GK Hussein Al-Sadiq 15 October 1973 (aged 24) 64 Al-Qadisiya
22 1GK Tisir Al-Antaif 16 February 1974 (aged 24) 0 Al-Ittifaq

South Africa

Head coach: Philippe Troussier

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Hans Vonk 30 January 1970 (aged 28) 0 Heerenveen
2 2DF Themba Mnguni 16 December 1973 (aged 24) 3 Mamelodi Sundowns
3 2DF David Nyathi 22 March 1969 (aged 29) 35 St. Gallen
4 2DF Willem Jackson 26 March 1972 (aged 26) 12 Orlando Pirates
5 2DF Mark Fish 14 March 1974 (aged 24) 37 Bolton Wanderers
6 4FW Phil Masinga 28 June 1969 (aged 28) 41 Bari
7 3MF Quinton Fortune 21 May 1977 (aged 21) 6 Atlético Madrid
8 3MF Alfred Phiri 22 June 1974 (aged 23) 2 Vanspor
9 4FW Shaun Bartlett 31 October 1972 (aged 25) 29 Cape Town Spurs
10 3MF John Moshoeu 18 December 1965 (aged 32) 44 Fenerbahçe
11 3MF Helman Mkhalele 20 October 1969 (aged 28) 35 Kayserispor
12 4FW Brendan Augustine 26 October 1971 (aged 26) 26 LASK Linz
13 4FW Delron Buckley 7 December 1977 (aged 20) 0 Bochum
14 4FW Jerry Sikhosana 8 June 1969 (aged 29) 9 Orlando Pirates
15 3MF Doctor Khumalo 26 June 1967 (aged 30) 43 Kaizer Chiefs
16 1GK Brian Baloyi 16 March 1974 (aged 24) 8 Kaizer Chiefs
17 4FW Benni McCarthy 12 November 1977 (aged 20) 10 Ajax
18 3MF Lebohang Morula 22 December 1968 (aged 29) 0 Vanspor
19 2DF Lucas Radebe (c) 12 April 1969 (aged 29) 41 Leeds United
20 3MF William Mokoena 31 March 1975 (aged 23) 0 Manning Rangers
21 2DF Pierre Issa 12 September 1975 (aged 22) 1 Marseille
22 1GK Paul Evans* 28 December 1973 (aged 24) 0 Superstports Unitas
23 1GK Simon Gopane* 26 December 1970 (aged 27) 1 Bloemfontein Celtic

Group D

Bulgaria

Head coach: Hristo Bonev

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Zdravko Zdravkov 4 October 1970 (aged 27) 16 Istanbulspor
2 2DF Radostin Kishishev 30 July 1974 (aged 23) 22 Litex Lovech
3 2DF Trifon Ivanov (c) 27 July 1965 (aged 32) 72 CSKA Sofia
4 2DF Ivaylo Petkov 24 March 1976 (aged 22) 10 Litex Lovech
5 3MF Ivaylo Yordanov 22 April 1968 (aged 30) 38 Sporting CP
6 3MF Zlatko Yankov 7 June 1966 (aged 32) 67 Beşiktaş
7 4FW Emil Kostadinov 12 August 1967 (aged 30) 67 CSKA Sofia
8 4FW Hristo Stoichkov 8 February 1966 (aged 32) 70 CSKA Sofia
9 4FW Lyuboslav Penev 31 August 1966 (aged 31) 58 Compostela
10 3MF Krassimir Balakov 29 March 1966 (aged 32) 66 Stuttgart
11 3MF Ilian Iliev 2 July 1968 (aged 29) 15 Bursaspor
12 1GK Borislav Mikhailov 12 February 1963 (aged 35) 96 Slavia Sofia
13 2DF Gosho Ginchev 2 December 1969 (aged 28) 15 Antalyaspor
14 3MF Marian Hristov 29 July 1973 (aged 24) 9 Kaiserslautern
15 2DF Adalbert Zafirov 29 September 1969 (aged 28) 6 Arminia Bielefeld
16 3MF Anatoli Nankov 15 July 1969 (aged 28) 15 Lokomotiv Sofia
17 3MF Stoycho Stoilov 15 October 1971 (aged 26) 1 Litex Lovech
18 3MF Daniel Borimirov 15 January 1970 (aged 28) 36 1860 Munich
19 4FW Georgi Bachev 18 April 1977 (aged 21) 4 Slavia Sofia
20 4FW Georgi Ivanov 2 July 1976 (aged 21) 4 Levski Sofia
21 2DF Rosen Kirilov 4 January 1973 (aged 25) 3 Litex Lovech
22 3MF Milen Petkov 12 January 1974 (aged 24) 5 CSKA Sofia

Nigeria

Head coach: Bora Milutinović

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Peter Rufai 24 August 1963 (aged 34) 45 Deportivo La Coruña
2 2DF Mobi Oparaku 1 December 1976 (aged 21) 3 Kapellen
3 2DF Celestine Babayaro 29 August 1978 (aged 19) 6 Chelsea
4 4FW Nwankwo Kanu 1 August 1976 (aged 21) 7 Internazionale
5 2DF Uche Okechukwu (c) 27 September 1967 (aged 30) 41 Fenerbahçe
6 2DF Taribo West 26 March 1974 (aged 24) 8 Internazionale
7 3MF Finidi George 15 April 1971 (aged 27) 36 Real Betis
8 3MF Mutiu Adepoju 22 December 1970 (aged 27) 35 Real Sociedad
9 4FW Rashidi Yekini 23 October 1963 (aged 34) 63 Zürich
10 3MF Jay-Jay Okocha 14 August 1973 (aged 24) 26 Fenerbahçe
11 3MF Garba Lawal 22 May 1974 (aged 24) 3 Roda JC
12 1GK William Okpara 7 May 1968 (aged 30) 5 Orlando Pirates
13 3MF Tijjani Babangida 25 September 1973 (aged 24) 4 Ajax
14 4FW Daniel Amokachi 30 December 1972 (aged 25) 43 Beşiktaş
15 3MF Sunday Oliseh 14 September 1974 (aged 23) 22 Ajax
16 2DF Uche Okafor 8 August 1967 (aged 30) 33 Kansas City Wizards
17 2DF Augustine Eguavoen 19 August 1965 (aged 32) 52 Torpedo Moscow
18 3MF Wilson Oruma 30 December 1976 (aged 21) 4 Lens
19 2DF Benedict Iroha 29 November 1969 (aged 28) 33 Elche
20 4FW Victor Ikpeba 12 June 1973 (aged 24) 15 Monaco
21 2DF Godwin Okpara 20 September 1972 (aged 25) 6 Strasbourg
22 1GK Abiodun Baruwa 16 November 1974 (aged 23) 3 Sion

Paraguay

Head coach: Paulo César Carpegiani

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK José Luis Chilavert (c) 27 July 1965 (aged 32) 40 Vélez Sársfield
2 2DF Francisco Arce 2 April 1971 (aged 27) 28 Palmeiras
3 2DF Catalino Rivarola 30 April 1965 (aged 33) 49 Grêmio
4 2DF Carlos Gamarra 17 February 1971 (aged 27) 48 Corinthians
5 2DF Celso Ayala 20 August 1970 (aged 27) 42 River Plate
6 3MF Edgar Aguilera 28 July 1975 (aged 22) 1 Cerro Porteño
7 3MF Julio César Yegros 31 January 1971 (aged 27) 6 Cruz Azul
8 3MF Arístides Rojas 12 August 1968 (aged 29) 5 Unión de Santa Fe
9 4FW José Cardozo 19 March 1971 (aged 27) 12 Toluca
10 3MF Roberto Acuña 25 March 1972 (aged 26) 40 Real Zaragoza
11 2DF Pedro Sarabia 5 July 1975 (aged 22) 20 River Plate
12 1GK Danilo Aceval 15 September 1975 (aged 22) 3 Unión de Santa Fe
13 3MF Carlos Paredes 16 July 1976 (aged 21) 3 Olimpia
14 2DF Ricardo Rojas 26 January 1971 (aged 27) 6 Estudiantes
15 4FW Miguel Ángel Benítez 19 May 1970 (aged 28) 32 Espanyol
16 3MF Julio César Enciso 5 August 1974 (aged 23) 4 Internacional
17 4FW Hugo Brizuela 8 February 1970 (aged 28) 11 Argentinos Juniors
18 4FW César Ramírez 21 March 1977 (aged 21) 3 Sporting CP
19 4FW Carlos Morales 4 November 1968 (aged 29) 0 Gimnasia de Jujuy
20 2DF Denis Caniza 28 August 1974 (aged 23) 8 Olimpia
21 4FW Jorge Luis Campos 11 August 1970 (aged 27) 10 Beijing Guo'an
22 1GK Rubén Ruiz Díaz 11 November 1969 (aged 28) 12 Monterrey

Spain

Head coach: Javier Clemente

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Andoni Zubizarreta (c) 23 October 1961 (aged 36) 123 Valencia
2 2DF Albert Ferrer 6 June 1970 (aged 28) 34 Barcelona
3 2DF Agustín Aranzábal 15 March 1973 (aged 25) 6 Real Sociedad
4 2DF Rafael Alkorta 16 September 1968 (aged 29) 48 Athletic Bilbao
5 2DF Abelardo 19 March 1970 (aged 28) 40 Barcelona
6 2DF Fernando Hierro 23 March 1968 (aged 30) 55 Real Madrid
7 4FW Fernando Morientes 5 April 1976 (aged 22) 2 Real Madrid
8 3MF Julen Guerrero 7 January 1974 (aged 24) 31 Athletic Bilbao
9 4FW Juan Antonio Pizzi 7 June 1968 (aged 30) 21 Barcelona
10 4FW Raúl 27 June 1977 (aged 20) 13 Real Madrid
11 4FW Alfonso 26 September 1972 (aged 25) 26 Real Betis
12 2DF Sergi 28 December 1971 (aged 26) 33 Barcelona
13 1GK Santiago Cañizares 18 December 1969 (aged 28) 10 Real Madrid
14 2DF Iván Campo 21 February 1974 (aged 24) 2 Mallorca
15 2DF Carlos Aguilera 22 May 1969 (aged 29) 4 Atlético Madrid
16 3MF Albert Celades 29 September 1975 (aged 22) 1 Barcelona
17 3MF Joseba Etxeberria 5 September 1977 (aged 20) 4 Athletic Bilbao
18 3MF Guillermo Amor 4 December 1967 (aged 30) 33 Barcelona
19 4FW Kiko 26 April 1972 (aged 26) 20 Atlético Madrid
20 2DF Miguel Ángel Nadal 28 July 1966 (aged 31) 43 Barcelona
21 3MF Luis Enrique 8 May 1970 (aged 28) 35 Barcelona
22 1GK José Molina 8 August 1970 (aged 27) 1 Atlético Madrid

Group E

Belgium

Head coach: Georges Leekens

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Filip De Wilde 5 July 1964 (aged 33) Anderlecht
2 2DF Bertrand Crasson 5 October 1971 (aged 26) Napoli
3 2DF Lorenzo Staelens 30 April 1964 (aged 34) Club Brugge
4 2DF Gordan Vidović 23 June 1968 (aged 29) Mouscron
5 2DF Vital Borkelmans 1 June 1963 (aged 35) Club Brugge
6 3MF Franky Van Der Elst 30 April 1961 (aged 37) Club Brugge
7 3MF Marc Wilmots 22 February 1969 (aged 29) Schalke 04
8 4FW Luis Oliveira 24 March 1969 (aged 29) Fiorentina
9 4FW Mbo Mpenza 4 December 1976 (aged 21) Standard Liège
10 4FW Luc Nilis 25 May 1967 (aged 31) PSV
11 3MF Nico Van Kerckhoven 14 December 1970 (aged 27) Lierse
12 1GK Philippe Vande Walle 22 December 1961 (aged 36) Eendracht Aalst
13 1GK Dany Verlinden 15 August 1963 (aged 34) Club Brugge
14 3MF Enzo Scifo 19 February 1966 (aged 32) Anderlecht
15 3MF Philippe Clement 22 March 1974 (aged 24) Racing Genk
16 2DF Glen De Boeck 22 August 1971 (aged 26) Anderlecht
17 2DF Mike Verstraeten 12 August 1967 (aged 30) Germinal Ekeren
18 4FW Gert Verheyen 20 September 1970 (aged 27) Club Brugge
19 2DF Eric Van Meir 28 February 1968 (aged 30) Lierse
20 4FW Émile Mpenza 4 July 1978 (aged 19) Standard Liège
21 3MF Danny Boffin 10 July 1965 (aged 32) Metz
22 2DF Eric Deflandre 2 August 1973 (aged 24) Club Brugge

 Mexico

Head coach: Manuel Lapuente

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Jorge Campos 15 October 1966 (aged 31) 106 Chicago Fire
2 2DF Claudio Suárez 17 December 1968 (aged 29) 121 Guadalajara
3 2DF Joel Sánchez 17 August 1974 (aged 23) 20 Guadalajara
4 3MF Germán Villa 2 April 1973 (aged 25) 36 América
5 2DF Duilio Davino 21 March 1976 (aged 22) 48 América
6 3MF Marcelino Bernal 27 May 1962 (aged 36) 72 Monterrey
7 3MF Ramón Ramírez 5 December 1969 (aged 28) 92 Guadalajara
8 3MF Alberto García Aspe 11 May 1967 (aged 31) 82 América
9 4FW Ricardo Peláez 14 March 1963 (aged 35) 41 América
10 4FW Luis García 1 June 1969 (aged 29) 89 Atlante
11 4FW Cuauhtémoc Blanco 17 January 1973 (aged 25) 42 Necaxa
12 1GK Oswaldo Sánchez 21 September 1973 (aged 24) 9 América
13 2DF Pável Pardo 26 July 1976 (aged 21) 43 Atlas
14 3MF Raúl Lara 28 February 1973 (aged 25) 24 América
15 4FW Luis Hernández 22 December 1968 (aged 29) 46 Necaxa
16 2DF Isaac Terrazas 17 April 1975 (aged 23) 7 América
17 4FW Francisco Palencia 28 April 1973 (aged 25) 27 Cruz Azul
18 2DF Salvador Carmona 22 August 1975 (aged 22) 16 Toluca
19 3MF Braulio Luna 8 September 1974 (aged 23) 15 UNAM Pumas
20 3MF Jaime Ordiales 23 December 1963 (aged 34) 21 Toluca
21 3MF Jesús Arellano 8 May 1973 (aged 25) 7 Guadalajara
22 1GK Óscar Pérez 1 February 1973 (aged 25) 8 Cruz Azul

Netherlands

Head coach: Guus Hiddink

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Edwin van der Sar 29 October 1970 (aged 27) 25 Ajax
2 2DF Michael Reiziger 3 May 1973 (aged 25) 26 Barcelona
3 2DF Jaap Stam 17 July 1972 (aged 25) 14 PSV
4 2DF Frank de Boer 15 May 1970 (aged 28) 55 Ajax
5 2DF Arthur Numan 14 December 1969 (aged 28) 29 PSV
6 3MF Wim Jonk 12 December 1966 (aged 31) 42 PSV
7 3MF Ronald de Boer 15 May 1970 (aged 28) 41 Ajax
8 4FW Dennis Bergkamp 10 May 1969 (aged 29) 57 Arsenal
9 4FW Patrick Kluivert 1 July 1976 (aged 21) 19 Milan
10 3MF Clarence Seedorf 1 April 1976 (aged 22) 31 Real Madrid
11 3MF Phillip Cocu 29 October 1970 (aged 27) 20 PSV
12 3MF Boudewijn Zenden 15 August 1976 (aged 21) 6 PSV
13 2DF André Ooijer 11 July 1974 (aged 23) 0 PSV
14 4FW Marc Overmars 29 March 1973 (aged 25) 40 Arsenal
15 2DF Winston Bogarde 22 October 1970 (aged 27) 14 Barcelona
16 3MF Edgar Davids 13 March 1973 (aged 25) 12 Juventus
17 4FW Pierre van Hooijdonk 29 November 1969 (aged 28) 12 Nottingham Forest
18 1GK Ed de Goeij 20 December 1966 (aged 31) 31 Chelsea
19 3MF Giovanni van Bronckhorst 5 February 1975 (aged 23) 8 Feyenoord
20 3MF Aron Winter 1 March 1967 (aged 31) 72 Internazionale
21 4FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 27 March 1972 (aged 26) 3 Leeds United
22 1GK Ruud Hesp 31 October 1965 (aged 32) 0 Barcelona

Korea Republic

Head coach: Cha Bum-Kun (fired after two matches, replaced by Kim Pyung-Seok for the final match)

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Kim Byung-Ji 8 April 1970 (aged 28) 34 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
2 3MF Choi Sung-Yong 25 December 1975 (aged 22) 27 Sangmu FC
3 2DF Lee Lim-Saeng 18 November 1971 (aged 26) 17 Bucheon SK
4 2DF Choi Young-Il 25 April 1966 (aged 32) 54 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
5 2DF Lee Min-Sung 23 June 1973 (aged 24) 29 Busan Daewoo Royals
6 2DF Yoo Sang-Chul 18 October 1971 (aged 26) 57 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
7 3MF Kim Do-Keun 2 March 1972 (aged 26) 13 Chunnam Dragons
8 3MF Noh Jung-Yoon 28 March 1971 (aged 27) 36 NAC Breda
9 4FW Kim Do-Hoon 21 July 1970 (aged 27) 37 Vissel Kobe
10 4FW Choi Yong-Soo 10 September 1973 (aged 24) 33 Sangmu FC
11 4FW Seo Jung-Won 17 December 1970 (aged 27) 73 Strasbourg
12 2DF Lee Sang-Hun 11 October 1975 (aged 22) 13 Anyang LG Cheetahs
13 2DF Kim Tae-Young 8 November 1970 (aged 27) 35 Chunnam Dragons
14 3MF Ko Jong-Soo 30 October 1978 (aged 19) 22 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
15 3MF Lee Sang-Yoon 10 April 1969 (aged 29) 28 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
16 2DF Jang Hyung-Seok 7 July 1972 (aged 25) 7 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
17 3MF Ha Seok-Ju 20 February 1968 (aged 30) 80 Cerezo Osaka
18 4FW Hwang Sun-Hong 14 July 1968 (aged 29) 80 Pohang Steelers
19 2DF Jang Dae-Il 9 March 1975 (aged 23) 14 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
20 2DF Hong Myung-Bo 12 February 1969 (aged 29) 94 Bellmare Hiratsuka
21 4FW Lee Dong-Gook 29 April 1979 (aged 19) 0 Pohang Steelers
22 1GK Seo Dong-Myung 4 May 1974 (aged 24) 21 Sangmu FC

Group F

Germany

Head coach: Berti Vogts

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Andreas Köpke 12 March 1962 (aged 36) 54 Marseille
2 2DF Christian Wörns 10 May 1972 (aged 26) 17 Bayer Leverkusen
3 2DF Jörg Heinrich 6 December 1969 (aged 28) 15 Borussia Dortmund
4 2DF Jürgen Kohler 6 October 1965 (aged 32) 101 Borussia Dortmund
5 2DF Thomas Helmer 21 April 1965 (aged 33) 66 Bayern Munich
6 2DF Olaf Thon 1 May 1966 (aged 32) 48 Schalke 04
7 3MF Andreas Möller 2 September 1967 (aged 30) 79 Borussia Dortmund
8 2DF Lothar Matthäus 21 March 1961 (aged 37) 125 Bayern Munich
9 4FW Ulf Kirsten 4 December 1965 (aged 32) 32* Bayer Leverkusen
10 3MF Thomas Häßler 30 May 1966 (aged 32) 93 Karlsruhe
11 4FW Olaf Marschall 19 March 1966 (aged 32) 7* Kaiserslautern
12 1GK Oliver Kahn 15 June 1969 (aged 28) 10 Bayern Munich
13 3MF Jens Jeremies 5 March 1974 (aged 24) 5 1860 Munich
14 2DF Markus Babbel 8 September 1972 (aged 25) 30 Bayern Munich
15 3MF Steffen Freund 19 January 1970 (aged 28) 21 Borussia Dortmund
16 3MF Dietmar Hamann 27 August 1973 (aged 24) 7 Bayern Munich
17 3MF Christian Ziege 1 February 1972 (aged 26) 37 Milan
18 4FW Jürgen Klinsmann 30 July 1964 (aged 33) 103 Tottenham Hotspur
19 2DF Stefan Reuter 16 October 1966 (aged 31) 68 Borussia Dortmund
20 4FW Oliver Bierhoff 1 May 1968 (aged 30) 26 Udinese
21 2DF Michael Tarnat 27 October 1969 (aged 28) 12 Bayern Munich
22 1GK Jens Lehmann 10 November 1969 (aged 28) 2 Schalke 04

Note: Kirsten and Marschall also earned additional caps for East Germany (49 and 4, respectively).

Iran

Head coach: Jalal Talebi

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh 25 May 1966 (aged 32) 66 Persepolis
2 3MF Mehdi Mahdavikia 24 July 1977 (aged 20) 24 Persepolis
3 2DF Naeim Saadavi 16 June 1969 (aged 28) 8 Persepolis
4 2DF Mohammad Khakpour 20 February 1969 (aged 29) 37 Persepolis
5 2DF Afshin Peyrovani 20 February 1970 (aged 28) 37 Persepolis
6 3MF Karim Bagheri 20 February 1974 (aged 24) 44 Arminia Bielefeld
7 3MF Alireza Mansourian 12 December 1971 (aged 26) 33 Esteghlal
8 3MF Sirous Dinmohammadi 2 July 1970 (aged 27) 16 Shahrdari Tabriz
9 3MF Hamid Estili 1 April 1967 (aged 31) 44 Bahman
10 4FW Ali Daei 21 March 1969 (aged 29) 50 Arminia Bielefeld
11 4FW Khodadad Azizi 22 June 1971 (aged 26) 27 Köln
12 1GK Nima Nakisa 1 May 1975 (aged 23) 1 Persepolis
13 4FW Ali Latifi 20 February 1976 (aged 22) 0 Bahman
14 2DF Nader Mohammadkhani 23 August 1963 (aged 34) 16 Polyacryl
15 2DF Ali Akbar Ostad-Asadi 17 September 1965 (aged 32) 29 Zob Ahan
16 3MF Reza Shahroudi 21 February 1972 (aged 26) 34 Persepolis
17 2DF Javad Zarincheh 23 July 1966 (aged 31) 55 Esteghlal
18 3MF Sattar Hamedani 6 June 1974 (aged 24) 3 Bahman
19 4FW Behnam Seraj 19 June 1971 (aged 26) 0 Persepolis
20 2DF Mehdi Pashazadeh 27 December 1973 (aged 24) 4 Esteghlal
21 3MF Mehrdad Minavand 30 November 1975 (aged 22) 23 Persepolis
22 1GK Parviz Broumand 11 September 1972 (aged 25) 0 Esteghlal

United States

Head coach: Steve Sampson

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Brad Friedel 18 May 1971 (aged 27) 56 Liverpool
2 3MF Frankie Hejduk 5 August 1974 (aged 23) 11 Tampa Bay Mutiny
3 2DF Eddie Pope 24 December 1973 (aged 24) 23 D.C. United
4 2DF Mike Burns 14 September 1970 (aged 27) 73 New England Revolution
5 2DF Thomas Dooley 12 May 1961 (aged 37) 77 Columbus Crew
6 2DF David Regis 2 December 1968 (aged 29) 2 Karlsruhe
7 4FW Roy Wegerle 19 March 1964 (aged 34) 39 Tampa Bay Mutiny
8 3MF Earnie Stewart 28 March 1969 (aged 29) 47 NAC Breda
9 4FW Joe-Max Moore 23 February 1971 (aged 27) 68 New England Revolution
10 3MF Tab Ramos 21 September 1966 (aged 31) 80 MetroStars
11 4FW Eric Wynalda 9 June 1969 (aged 29) 100 San Jose Clash
12 2DF Jeff Agoos 2 May 1968 (aged 30) 87 D.C. United
13 3MF Cobi Jones 16 June 1970 (aged 27) 107 Los Angeles Galaxy
14 3MF Predrag Radosavljević 24 June 1963 (aged 34) 24 Kansas City Wizards
15 3MF Chad Deering 2 September 1970 (aged 27) 10 Wolfsburg
16 1GK Juergen Sommer 27 February 1969 (aged 29) 8 Columbus Crew
17 2DF Marcelo Balboa 8 August 1967 (aged 30) 126 Colorado Rapids
18 1GK Kasey Keller 29 November 1969 (aged 28) 33 Leicester City
19 3MF Brian Maisonneuve 28 June 1973 (aged 24) 7 Columbus Crew
20 4FW Brian McBride 19 June 1972 (aged 25) 21 Columbus Crew
21 3MF Claudio Reyna 20 July 1973 (aged 24) 59 Wolfsburg
22 2DF Alexi Lalas 1 June 1970 (aged 28) 98 MetroStars

FR Yugoslavia

Head coach: Slobodan Santrač

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Ivica Kralj 26 March 1973 (aged 25) 15 Partizan
2 2DF Zoran Mirković 21 September 1971 (aged 26) 28 Atalanta Bergamo
3 2DF Goran Đorović 11 November 1971 (aged 26) 26 Celta Vigo
4 3MF Slaviša Jokanović 16 August 1968 (aged 29) 33 Tenerife
5 2DF Miroslav Đukić 19 February 1966 (aged 32) 23 Valencia
6 2DF Branko Brnović 8 August 1967 (aged 30) 22 Espanyol
7 3MF Vladimir Jugović 30 August 1969 (aged 28) 24 Lazio
8 3MF Dejan Savićević 15 September 1966 (aged 31) 49 Milan
9 4FW Predrag Mijatović 19 January 1969 (aged 29) 28 Real Madrid
10 3MF Dragan Stojković 3 March 1965 (aged 33) 64 Nagoya Grampus Eight
11 2DF Siniša Mihajlović 20 February 1969 (aged 29) 30 Sampdoria
12 1GK Dragoje Leković 21 November 1967 (aged 30) 13 Sporting Gijón
13 2DF Slobodan Komljenović 2 January 1971 (aged 27) 8 MSV Duisburg
14 2DF Niša Saveljić 23 February 1970 (aged 28) 20 Bordeaux
15 3MF Ljubinko Drulović 11 September 1968 (aged 29) 16 Porto
16 3MF Željko Petrović 13 November 1965 (aged 32) 12 Urawa Red Diamonds
17 4FW Savo Milošević 2 September 1973 (aged 24) 28 Aston Villa
18 3MF Dejan Govedarica 14 February 1972 (aged 26) 20 Lecce
19 3MF Miroslav Stević 7 January 1970 (aged 28) 5 1860 Munich
20 4FW Dejan Stanković 11 September 1978 (aged 19) 3 Crvena Zvezda
21 4FW Perica Ognjenović 24 February 1977 (aged 21) 5 Crvena Zvezda
22 4FW Darko Kovačević 18 November 1973 (aged 24) 19 Real Sociedad

Group G

Colombia

Head coach: Hernán Darío Gómez

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Óscar Córdoba 3 February 1970 (aged 28) Boca Juniors
2 2DF Iván Córdoba 11 August 1976 (aged 21) San Lorenzo
3 2DF Ever Palacios 18 January 1969 (aged 29) Deportivo Cali
4 2DF José Santa 12 November 1970 (aged 27) Atlético Nacional
5 2DF Jorge Bermúdez 18 June 1971 (aged 26) Boca Juniors
6 3MF Mauricio Serna 22 January 1968 (aged 30) Boca Juniors
7 4FW Antony de Ávila 21 December 1962 (aged 35) Barcelona
8 3MF John Harold Lozano 30 March 1972 (aged 26) Real Valladolid
9 4FW Adolfo Valencia 6 February 1968 (aged 30) Independiente Medellín
10 3MF Carlos Valderrama 2 September 1961 (aged 36) Miami Fusion
11 4FW Faustino Asprilla 10 November 1969 (aged 28) Parma
12 1GK Miguel Calero 14 April 1971 (aged 27) Atlético Nacional
13 2DF Wilmer Cabrera 15 September 1967 (aged 30) Millonarios
14 3MF Jorge Bolaño 28 April 1977 (aged 21) Atlético Junior
15 4FW Víctor Aristizábal 9 December 1971 (aged 26) São Paulo
16 2DF Luis Antonio Moreno 25 December 1970 (aged 27) Deportes Tolima
17 3MF Andrés Estrada 12 November 1967 (aged 30) Deportivo Cali
18 3MF John Wilmar Pérez 2 February 1970 (aged 28) Deportivo Cali
19 3MF Freddy Rincón 14 August 1966 (aged 31) Corinthians
20 4FW Hamilton Ricard 12 January 1974 (aged 24) Middlesbrough
21 4FW Léider Preciado 26 February 1977 (aged 21) Santa Fe
22 1GK Farid Mondragón 21 June 1971 (aged 26) Independiente

England

Head coach: Glenn Hoddle

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK David Seaman 19 September 1963 (aged 34) 40 Arsenal
2 2DF Sol Campbell 18 September 1974 (aged 23) 16 Tottenham Hotspur
3 2DF Graeme Le Saux 17 October 1968 (aged 29) 25 Chelsea
4 3MF Paul Ince 21 October 1967 (aged 30) 39 Liverpool
5 2DF Tony Adams 10 October 1966 (aged 31) 51 Arsenal
6 2DF Gareth Southgate 3 September 1970 (aged 27) 25 Aston Villa
7 3MF David Beckham 2 May 1975 (aged 23) 15 Manchester United
8 3MF David Batty 2 December 1968 (aged 29) 31 Newcastle United
9 4FW Alan Shearer (c) 13 August 1970 (aged 27) 39 Newcastle United
10 4FW Teddy Sheringham 2 April 1966 (aged 32) 33 Manchester United
11 3MF Steve McManaman 11 February 1972 (aged 26) 21 Liverpool
12 2DF Gary Neville 18 February 1975 (aged 23) 27 Manchester United
13 1GK Nigel Martyn 11 August 1966 (aged 31) 7 Leeds United
14 3MF Darren Anderton 3 March 1972 (aged 26) 18 Tottenham Hotspur
15 3MF Paul Merson 20 March 1968 (aged 30) 18 Middlesbrough
16 3MF Paul Scholes 16 November 1974 (aged 23) 7 Manchester United
17 3MF Rob Lee 1 February 1966 (aged 32) 17 Newcastle United
18 2DF Martin Keown 24 July 1966 (aged 31) 18 Arsenal
19 4FW Les Ferdinand 18 December 1966 (aged 31) 17 Tottenham Hotspur
20 4FW Michael Owen 14 December 1979 (aged 18) 5 Liverpool
21 2DF Rio Ferdinand 7 November 1978 (aged 19) 3 West Ham United
22 1GK Tim Flowers 3 February 1967 (aged 31) 11 Blackburn Rovers

Romania

Head coach: Anghel Iordănescu

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Dumitru Stângaciu 9 August 1964 (aged 33) 5 Kocaelispor
2 2DF Dan Petrescu 22 December 1967 (aged 30) 68 Chelsea
3 2DF Cristian Dulca 25 September 1972 (aged 25) 5 Rapid Bucureşti
4 2DF Anton Doboş 13 October 1965 (aged 32) 21 AEK Athens
5 3MF Constantin Gâlcă 8 March 1972 (aged 26) 32 Espanyol
6 2DF Gheorghe Popescu 9 October 1967 (aged 30) 78 Galatasaray
7 4FW Marius Lăcătuş 5 April 1964 (aged 34) 81 Steaua Bucureşti
8 3MF Dorinel Munteanu 25 June 1968 (aged 29) 63 Köln
9 4FW Viorel Moldovan 8 July 1972 (aged 25) 24 Coventry City
10 3MF Gheorghe Hagi 5 February 1965 (aged 33) 111 Galatasaray
11 4FW Adrian Ilie 20 April 1974 (aged 24) 20 Valencia
12 1GK Bogdan Stelea 5 December 1967 (aged 30) 46 Salamanca
13 2DF Liviu Ciobotariu 26 March 1971 (aged 27) 4 Naţional Bucureşti
14 3MF Radu Niculescu 2 March 1975 (aged 23) 11 Naţional Bucureşti
15 3MF Lucian Marinescu 24 June 1972 (aged 25) 4 Rapid Bucureşti
16 3MF Gabriel Popescu 23 December 1973 (aged 24) 12 Salamanca
17 4FW Ilie Dumitrescu 6 January 1969 (aged 29) 62 Atlante
18 3MF Iulian Filipescu 29 March 1974 (aged 24) 15 Galatasaray
19 3MF Ovidiu Stîngă 5 December 1972 (aged 25) 19 PSV
20 2DF Tibor Selymes 14 May 1970 (aged 28) 44 Anderlecht
21 4FW Gheorghe Craioveanu 14 February 1968 (aged 30) 18 Real Sociedad
22 1GK Florin Prunea 8 August 1968 (aged 29) 35 Universitatea Craiova

Tunisia

Head coach: Henryk Kasperczak (fired after two matches, replaced by Ali Selmi for the final match)

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Chokri El Ouaer 15 August 1966 (aged 31) 51 Espérance
2 4FW Imed Ben Younes 16 June 1974 (aged 23) 9 Étoile Sahel
3 2DF Sami Trabelsi 4 February 1968 (aged 30) 45 CS Sfaxien
4 2DF Mounir Boukadida 24 October 1967 (aged 30) 30 Étoile Sahel
5 2DF Hatem Trabelsi 25 January 1977 (aged 21) 2 CS Sfaxien
6 2DF Ferid Chouchane 19 April 1973 (aged 25) 26 Étoile Sahel
7 2DF Tarek Thabet 16 August 1971 (aged 26) 43 Espérance
8 3MF Zoubeir Baya 15 May 1971 (aged 27) 44 Freiburg
9 4FW Riadh Jelassi 7 July 1971 (aged 26) 13 Étoile Sahel
10 3MF Kaies Ghodhbane 7 January 1976 (aged 22) 46 Étoile Sahel
11 4FW Adel Sellimi 16 November 1972 (aged 25) 57 Real Jaén
12 4FW Mourad Melki 9 May 1975 (aged 23) 2 Olympique Béja
13 3MF Riadh Bouazizi 8 April 1973 (aged 25) 24 Étoile Sahel
14 3MF Sirajeddine Chihi 16 April 1970 (aged 28) 47 Espérance
15 3MF Skander Souayah 20 November 1972 (aged 25) 31 CS Sfaxien
16 1GK Radhouane Salhi 18 December 1967 (aged 30) 5 Étoile Sahel
17 3MF José Clayton 21 March 1974 (aged 24) 4 Étoile Sahel
18 4FW Mehdi Ben Slimane 1 January 1974 (aged 24) 32 Freiburg
19 3MF Faysal Ben Ahmed 7 March 1973 (aged 25) 2 Espérance
20 2DF Sabri Jaballah 28 June 1973 (aged 24) 20 Club Africain
21 2DF Khaled Badra 8 January 1965 (aged 33) 26 Espérance
22 1GK Ali Boumnijel 13 April 1966 (aged 32) 12 Bastia

Group H

Argentina

Head coach: Daniel Passarella

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Carlos Roa 15 August 1969 (aged 28) Mallorca
2 2DF Roberto Ayala 14 April 1973 (aged 25) Napoli
3 2DF José Chamot 17 May 1969 (aged 29) Lazio
4 2DF Mauricio Pineda 13 July 1975 (aged 22) Udinese
5 3MF Matías Almeyda 21 December 1973 (aged 24) Lazio
6 2DF Roberto Néstor Sensini 12 October 1966 (aged 31) Parma
7 4FW Claudio López 17 July 1974 (aged 23) Valencia
8 3MF Diego Simeone 28 April 1970 (aged 28) Internazionale
9 4FW Gabriel Batistuta 1 February 1969 (aged 29) Fiorentina
10 3MF Ariel Ortega 4 March 1974 (aged 24) Valencia
11 3MF Juan Sebastián Verón 9 March 1975 (aged 23) Sampdoria
12 1GK Germán Burgos 16 April 1969 (aged 29) River Plate
13 2DF Pablo Paz 27 January 1973 (aged 25) Tenerife
14 2DF Nelson Vivas 18 October 1969 (aged 28) Lugano
15 3MF Leonardo Astrada 6 January 1970 (aged 28) River Plate
16 3MF Sergio Berti 17 February 1969 (aged 29) River Plate
17 1GK Pablo Cavallero 13 April 1974 (aged 24) Vélez Sársfield
18 4FW Abel Balbo 1 June 1966 (aged 32) Roma
19 4FW Hernán Crespo 5 July 1975 (aged 22) Parma
20 3MF Marcelo Gallardo 18 January 1976 (aged 22) River Plate
21 4FW Marcelo Delgado 24 March 1973 (aged 25) Racing
22 2DF Javier Zanetti 10 August 1973 (aged 24) Internazionale

Croatia

Head coach: Miroslav Blažević

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Dražen Ladić 1 January 1963 (aged 35) 41 Croatia Zagreb
2 4FW Petar Krpan 1 July 1974 (aged 23) 1 Osijek
3 3MF Anthony Šerić 15 January 1979 (aged 19) 3 Hajduk Split
4 2DF Igor Štimac 6 September 1967 (aged 30) 29 Derby County
5 2DF Goran Jurić 5 February 1963 (aged 35) 11 Croatia Zagreb
6 2DF Slaven Bilić 11 September 1968 (aged 29) 36 Everton
7 3MF Aljoša Asanović 14 December 1965 (aged 32) 39 Napoli
8 3MF Robert Prosinečki 12 January 1969 (aged 29) 29 Croatia Zagreb
9 4FW Davor Šuker 1 January 1968 (aged 30) 36 Real Madrid
10 3MF Zvonimir Boban 8 October 1968 (aged 29) 35 Milan
11 3MF Silvio Marić 20 March 1975 (aged 23) 7 Croatia Zagreb
12 1GK Marijan Mrmić 6 May 1965 (aged 33) 12 Beşiktaş
13 3MF Mario Stanić 10 April 1972 (aged 26) 16 Parma
14 2DF Zvonimir Soldo 2 November 1967 (aged 30) 26 Stuttgart
15 2DF Igor Tudor 16 April 1978 (aged 20) 5 Hajduk Split
16 4FW Ardian Kozniku 27 October 1967 (aged 30) 7 Bastia
17 3MF Robert Jarni 26 October 1968 (aged 29) 38 Real Betis
18 2DF Zoran Mamić 30 September 1971 (aged 26) 6 Bochum
19 4FW Goran Vlaović 7 August 1972 (aged 25) 28 Valencia
20 2DF Dario Šimić 12 November 1975 (aged 22) 17 Croatia Zagreb
21 3MF Krunoslav Jurčić 26 November 1969 (aged 28) 9 Croatia Zagreb
22 1GK Vladimir Vasilj 6 July 1975 (aged 22) 1 Hrvatski Dragovoljac

Jamaica

Head coach: Renê Simões

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Warren Barrett 9 July 1970 (aged 27) 128 Violet Kickers
2 2DF Stephen Malcolm 2 May 1970 (aged 28) 62 Seba United
3 3MF Chris Dawes 31 May 1974 (aged 24) Galaxy
4 2DF Linval Dixon 14 September 1971 (aged 26) 104 Hazard
5 2DF Ian Goodison 21 November 1972 (aged 25) 55 Olympic Gardens
6 3MF Fitzroy Simpson 26 February 1970 (aged 28) 23 Portsmouth
7 3MF Peter Cargill 2 March 1964 (aged 34) 76 Harbour View
8 4FW Marcus Gayle 27 September 1970 (aged 27) 5 Wimbledon
9 4FW Andy Williams 23 September 1977 (aged 20) 25 Columbus Crew
10 4FW Walter Boyd 1 January 1972 (aged 26) 57 Arnett Gardens
11 3MF Theodore Whitmore 5 August 1972 (aged 25) 76 Seba United
12 2DF Dean Sewell 13 April 1972 (aged 26) 4 Constant Spring
13 1GK Aaron Lawrence 11 August 1970 (aged 27) 17 Reno
14 1GK Donovan Ricketts 7 June 1977 (aged 21) 0 Wadadah
15 2DF Ricardo Gardner 25 September 1978 (aged 19) 34 Harbour View
16 3MF Robbie Earle 27 January 1965 (aged 33) 8 Wimbledon
17 4FW Onandi Lowe 2 December 1973 (aged 24) 30 Harbour View
18 4FW Deon Burton 25 October 1976 (aged 21) 18 Derby County
19 2DF Frank Sinclair 3 December 1971 (aged 26) 5 Chelsea
20 3MF Darryl Powell 15 November 1971 (aged 26) 2 Derby County
21 2DF Durrant Brown 8 July 1964 (aged 33) 125 Wadadah
22 4FW Paul Hall 3 July 1972 (aged 25) 23 Portsmouth

Japan

Head coach: Takeshi Okada

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Nobuyuki Kojima 17 January 1966 (aged 32) 5 Bellmare Hiratsuka
2 2DF Akira Narahashi 26 November 1971 (aged 26) 29 Kashima Antlers
3 2DF Naoki Soma 19 July 1971 (aged 26) 50 Kashima Antlers
4 2DF Masami Ihara 18 September 1967 (aged 30) 116 Yokohama Marinos
5 2DF Norio Omura 6 September 1969 (aged 28) 31 Yokohama Marinos
6 3MF Motohiro Yamaguchi 29 January 1969 (aged 29) 56 Yokohama Flugels
7 3MF Teruyoshi Ito 31 August 1974 (aged 23) 2 Shimizu S-Pulse
8 3MF Hidetoshi Nakata 22 January 1977 (aged 21) 21 Bellmare Hiratsuka
9 4FW Masashi Nakayama 23 September 1967 (aged 30) 27 Jubilo Iwata
10 3MF Hiroshi Nanami 28 November 1972 (aged 25) 44 Jubilo Iwata
11 3MF Shinji Ono 27 September 1979 (aged 18) 2 Urawa Red Diamonds
12 4FW Wagner Lopes 29 January 1969 (aged 29) 10 Bellmare Hiratsuka
13 3MF Toshihiro Hattori 23 September 1973 (aged 24) 6 Jubilo Iwata
14 4FW Masayuki Okano 25 July 1972 (aged 25) 25 Urawa Red Diamonds
15 3MF Hiroaki Morishima 30 April 1972 (aged 26) 36 Cerezo Osaka
16 2DF Toshihide Saito 20 April 1973 (aged 25) 14 Shimizu S-Pulse
17 2DF Yutaka Akita 6 August 1970 (aged 27) 27 Kashima Antlers
18 4FW Shoji Jo 17 June 1975 (aged 22) 24 Yokohama Marinos
19 2DF Eisuke Nakanishi 23 June 1973 (aged 24) 7 JEF United Ichihara
20 1GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 15 August 1975 (aged 22) 27 Yokohama Marinos
21 1GK Seigo Narazaki 15 April 1976 (aged 22) 2 Yokohama Flugels
22 3MF Takashi Hirano 15 July 1974 (aged 23) 10 Nagoya Grampus Eight

Player representation by league

Country Players Percentage Outside national squad
Total 704
England 75 10.65% 53
Italy 70 9.94% 50
Spain 70 9.94% 48
Germany 53 7.53% 35
Japan 30 4.26% 8
France 29 4.12% 20
Mexico 26 3.69% 5
Netherlands 23 3.27% 13
Saudi Arabia 22 3.13% 0
USA 21 2.98% 5
Argentina 20 2.84% 14
Others 265 37.64%

The English, Spanish, Japanese and Saudi Arabian squads were made up entirely of players from the respective countries' domestic leagues. The Nigeria squad was made up entirely of players employed by overseas clubs. Although Turkey and Portugal failed to qualify for the finals, their domestic leagues were represented by 18 and 9 players respectively: altogether, there were 38 national leagues who had players in the tournament.

References