# 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Below are the squads for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.
Players marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.

## Group A
### Argentina

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

### Egypt

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

### Finland

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

### Jamaica

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

## Group B
### Brazil

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

### Canada

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

### Germany

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

### Iraq

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

## Group C
### Chile

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

### China

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

### United States

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

### Ukraine

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

## Group D
### Angola

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

### Australia

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

### Czech Republic

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

### Japan

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

## Group E
### Costa Rica

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

### Ecuador

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

### Ethiopia

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

### Netherlands

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

## Group F
### France

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

### Ghana

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

### Iran

Head coach: Mehdi Monajati
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Ershad Yousefi | (1981-09-19)19 September 1981 (aged 19) | Aboomoslem |
| 2 | 2DF | Amir Falahi | (1983-01-01)1 January 1983 (aged 18) | Paykan Tehran |
| 3 | 2DF | Mahmoudreza Ashouri | (1982-03-06)6 March 1982 (aged 19) | Esteghlal Rasht |
| 4 | 2DF | Saeid Lotfi | (1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 20) | Paykan Tehran |
| 5 | 2DF | Mostafa Salehinejad | (1981-03-21)21 March 1981 (aged 20) | Zob Ahan |
| 6 | 2DF | Alireza Monajati | (1981-06-22)22 June 1981 (aged 19) | Shahin |
| 7 | 4FW | Alireza Daghaghleh | (1981-01-20)20 January 1981 (aged 20) | Foolad |
| 8 | 4FW | Bahram Esmaeili | (1981-03-17)17 March 1981 (aged 20) | Fajr Sepasi |
| 9 | 3MF | Iman Mobali | (1982-11-03)3 November 1982 (aged 18) | Foolad |
| 10 | 4FW | Mansour Jamalyan | (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 20) | Paykan Tehran |
| 11 | 4FW | Reza Hadadi | (1983-03-03)3 March 1983 (aged 18) | Teraktor Sazi |
| 12 | 3MF | Mohammad Ostovari | (1986-10-07)7 October 1986 (aged 14) | Fajr Sepasi |
| 13 | 2DF | Samad Zare | (1981-09-16)16 September 1981 (aged 19) | Zob Ahan |
| 14 | 3MF | Morteza Kashi | (1981-05-04)4 May 1981 (aged 20) | Paykan Tehran |
| 15 | 3MF | Mehrzad Madanchi | (1985-01-09)9 January 1985 (aged 16) | Homa Shiraz |
| 16 | 3MF | Mostafa Haghipour | (1982-05-21)21 May 1982 (aged 19) | Pas |
| 17 | 3MF | Javad Kazemian | (1981-04-23)23 April 1981 (aged 20) | Saipa |
| 18 | 1GK | Abbas Ghasemi | (1982-10-23)23 October 1982 (aged 18) | Saipa |

### Paraguay

Head coach: Cristóbal Maldonado
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Diego Barreto | (1981-07-16)16 July 1981 (aged 19) | Cerro Porteño |
| 2 | 2DF | David Villalba | (1982-04-13)13 April 1982 (aged 19) | Olimpia |
| 3 | 2DF | José Devaca | (1982-09-18)18 September 1982 (aged 18) | Udinese |
| 4 | 2DF | Emilio Martínez | (1981-04-10)10 April 1981 (aged 20) | Cerro Porteño |
| 5 | 2DF | Pedro Benítez | (1981-03-23)23 March 1981 (aged 20) | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 6 | 3MF | Walter Fretes | (1982-05-18)18 May 1982 (aged 19) | Cerro Porteño |
| 7 | 4FW | Alejandro Da Silva | (1983-05-18)18 May 1983 (aged 18) | Udinese |
| 8 | 3MF | Jorge Brítez | (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 20) | Braga |
| 9 | 4FW | Julio González | (1981-08-26)26 August 1981 (aged 19) | Guaraní |
| 10 | 4FW | Tomás Guzmán | (1982-03-07)7 March 1982 (aged 19) | Juventus |
| 11 | 4FW | Santiago Salcedo | (1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 19) | Cerro Porteño |
| 12 | 2DF | Celso Esquivel | (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 20) | San Lorenzo de Almagro |
| 13 | 2DF | Gabriel Estigarribia | (1981-02-20)20 February 1981 (aged 20) | Atlético Colegiales |
| 14 | 3MF | Felipe Giménez | (1981-05-26)26 May 1981 (aged 20) | Olimpia |
| 15 | 3MF | Osvaldo Díaz | (1981-12-22)22 December 1981 (aged 19) | Guaraní |
| 16 | 4FW | Fredy Bareiro | (1982-03-27)27 March 1982 (aged 19) | 12 de Octubre |
| 17 | 4FW | Cristian Fatecha | (1982-03-15)15 March 1982 (aged 19) | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 18 | 1GK | Eduardo Cáceres | (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 19) | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 19 | 3MF | Diego Del Puerto | (1981-08-04)4 August 1981 (aged 19) | San Lorenzo |
| 20 | 4FW | Pedro Sosa | (1981-04-06)6 April 1981 (aged 20) | Sol de América |

## Footnotes

* ↑ "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.