Below are the squads for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals tournament in South Korea and Japan. There were 23 players in each squad, expanded from 22 in previous tournaments.
The players' ages, caps and clubs are as of 31 May 2002, the opening day of the tournament.
Group A
Denmark
Head coach: Morten Olsen
France
Head coach: Roger Lemerre
Senegal
Head coach: 
Bruno Metsu
Uruguay
Head coach: Víctor Púa
Group B
Paraguay
Head coach: 
Cesare Maldini
Slovenia
Head coach: Srečko Katanec
- *Was expelled from the squad after the first game.
Note: caps for Yugoslavia are not counted.
South Africa
Head coach: Jomo Sono
Spain
Head coach: José Antonio Camacho
Group C
Brazil
Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari
China PR
Head coach: 
Bora Milutinović
| No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB/Age |
Caps |
Club |
| 1 |
1GK |
An Qi |
(1981-06-21)21 June 1981 (aged 20) |
5 |
 Dalian Shide
|
| 2 |
2DF |
Zhang Enhua |
(1974-05-11)11 May 1974 (aged 28) |
65 |
Dalian Shide
|
| 3 |
2DF |
Yang Pu |
(1978-03-30)30 March 1978 (aged 24) |
14 |
Beijing Guoan
|
| 4 |
2DF |
Wu Chengying |
(1975-04-21)21 April 1975 (aged 27) |
53 |
Shanghai Shenhua
|
| 5 |
2DF |
Fan Zhiyi |
(1970-01-22)22 January 1970 (aged 32) |
105 |
 Dundee
|
| 6 |
3MF |
Shao Jiayi |
(1980-04-10)10 April 1980 (aged 22) |
18 |
Beijing Guoan
|
| 7 |
2DF |
Sun Jihai |
(1977-09-30)30 September 1977 (aged 24) |
59 |
 Manchester City
|
| 8 |
3MF |
Li Tie |
(1977-09-18)18 September 1977 (aged 24) |
76 |
Liaoning
|
| 9 |
3MF |
Ma Mingyu (c) |
(1972-08-10)10 August 1972 (aged 29) |
91 |
Sichuan Guancheng
|
| 10 |
4FW |
Hao Haidong |
(1970-08-25)25 August 1970 (aged 31) |
95 |
Dalian Shide
|
| 11 |
3MF |
Yu Genwei |
(1976-08-19)19 August 1976 (aged 25) |
17 |
Tianjin Teda FC
|
| 12 |
4FW |
Su Maozhen |
(1972-07-30)30 July 1972 (aged 29) |
43 |
Shandong Luneng
|
| 13 |
3MF |
Gao Yao |
(1977-07-13)13 July 1977 (aged 24) |
4 |
Shandong Luneng
|
| 14 |
2DF |
Li Weifeng |
(1978-01-26)26 January 1978 (aged 24) |
55 |
Shenzhen Pingan
|
| 15 |
3MF |
Zhao Junzhe |
(1979-04-18)18 April 1979 (aged 23) |
13 |
Liaoning
|
| 16 |
4FW |
Qu Bo |
(1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 20) |
16 |
Qingdao Hainiu
|
| 17 |
2DF |
Du Wei |
(1982-02-09)9 February 1982 (aged 20) |
7 |
Shanghai Shenhua
|
| 18 |
3MF |
Li Xiaopeng |
(1976-11-05)5 November 1976 (aged 25) |
26 |
Shandong Luneng
|
| 19 |
3MF |
Qi Hong |
(1976-06-03)3 June 1976 (aged 25) |
36 |
Shanghai Zhongyuan
|
| 20 |
4FW |
Yang Chen |
(1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (aged 28) |
26 |
 Eintracht Frankfurt
|
| 21 |
2DF |
Xu Yunlong |
(1979-02-17)17 February 1979 (aged 23) |
20 |
Beijing Guoan
|
| 22 |
1GK |
Jiang Jin |
(1969-10-07)7 October 1969 (aged 32) |
52 |
Tianjin Teda FC
|
| 23 |
1GK |
Ou Chuliang |
(1968-08-26)26 August 1968 (aged 33) |
74 |
Yunnan Hongta |
|
Costa Rica
Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães
Turkey
Head coach: Şenol Güneş
Group D
Poland
Head coach: Jerzy Engel
Portugal
Head coach: António Oliveira
South Korea
Head coach: 
Guus Hiddink
United States
Head coach: Bruce Arena
Group E
Cameroon
Head coach: Winfried Schäfer
Germany
Head coach: Rudi Völler
Republic of Ireland
Head coach: Mick McCarthy
Saudi Arabia
Head coach: Nasser Al-Johar
Group F
Argentina
Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
Originally the squad was named with Ariel Ortega given #23 and Roberto Bonano #24 as the AFA had decided to retire the #10 shirt in honour of Diego Maradona. FIFA insisted that all squads were assigned with numbers 1-23 so Argentina had to amend their squad list.
England
Head coach: 
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Nigeria
Head coach: Festus Onigbinde
Sweden
Head coaches: Lars Lagerbäck and Tommy Söderberg
Group G
Croatia
Head coach: Mirko Jozić
Note: caps for Yugoslavia are not counted.
Ecuador
Head coach: 
Hernán Darío Gómez
Italy
Head coach: Giovanni Trapattoni
Mexico
Head coach: Javier Aguirre
Group H
Belgium
Head coach: Robert Waseige
Japan
Head coach: Philippe Troussier
Russia
Head coach: Oleg Romantsev
Note: caps include those for USSR, CIS, and Russia, while those for other countries, such as Ukraine, are not counted.
Tunisia
Head coach: Ammar Souayah
Player representation by league
| Country | Players | Percentage | Outside national squad |
|---|
| Total | 736 | | |
| England | 103 | 13.99% | 81 |
| Italy | 75 | 10.19% | 53 |
| Germany | 59 | 8.02% | 39 |
| Spain | 58 | 7.88% | 36 |
| France | 56 | 7.61% | 51 |
| Mexico | 25 | 3.40% | 6 |
| Japan | 25 | 3.40% | 6 |
| Belgium | 25 | 3.40% | 10 |
| Saudi Arabia | 24 | 3.13% | 1 |
| China | 21 | 2.85% | 1 |
| Others | 266 | 36.14% | |
The Saudi Arabian squad was the only one made up entirely of players from their country's domestic league and the only one with no players from European clubs. The Cameroon squad were made up entirely of players employed by overseas clubs, the Irish squad was made up entirely by players in the English league. Although Netherlands and Greece failed to qualify for the finals, their domestic leagues were represented by 18 and 10 players respectively. Altogether, there were 43 national leagues who had players in the tournament.
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| Notes: There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. In 1950, there was no final; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage. |
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