1998 FIFA World Cup squads

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The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament contested by the senior men's teams of the national associations affiliated to FIFA (the International Federation of Association Football). The tournament was played in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998 and featured 32 teams divided into eight groups of four. Each team was required to submit a squad of 22 players – numbered sequentially from 1 to 22 – from whom they would select their teams for each match at the tournament, with the final squads to be submitted by 1 June 1998. In total, 704 players were selected for the tournament.

It featured players born in four different decades, the 1950s, the 1960s, the 1970s and the 1980s. The only other times this has happened at a World Cup was in the 1958, 1970 and 1990 editions.

Players' ages as of 10 June 1998, the tournament's opening day.

Group A[edit]

Brazil[edit]

Head coach: Mário Zagallo

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Cláudio Taffarel (1966-05-08)8 May 1966 (aged 32) 94 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
2 2DF Cafu (1970-06-07)7 June 1970 (aged 28) 64 Italy Roma
3 2DF Aldair (1965-11-30)30 November 1965 (aged 32) 66 Italy Roma
4 2DF Júnior Baiano (1970-03-14)14 March 1970 (aged 28) 17 Brazil Flamengo
5 3MF César Sampaio (1968-03-31)31 March 1968 (aged 30) 34 Japan Yokohama Flügels
6 2DF Roberto Carlos (1973-04-10)10 April 1973 (aged 25) 46 Spain Real Madrid
7 3MF Giovanni (1972-02-04)4 February 1972 (aged 26) 14 Spain Barcelona
8 3MF Dunga (captain) (1963-10-31)31 October 1963 (aged 34) 84 Japan Júbilo Iwata
9 4FW Ronaldo (1976-09-22)22 September 1976 (aged 21) 37 Italy Inter Milan
10 3MF Rivaldo (1972-04-19)19 April 1972 (aged 26) 15 Spain Barcelona
11 3MF Emerson (1976-04-04)4 April 1976 (aged 22) 3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
12 1GK Carlos Germano (1970-08-14)14 August 1970 (aged 27) 9 Brazil Vasco da Gama
13 2DF Zé Carlos (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 29) 0 Brazil São Paulo
14 2DF Gonçalves (1966-02-22)22 February 1966 (aged 32) 22 Brazil Botafogo
15 2DF André Cruz (1968-09-20)20 September 1968 (aged 29) 31 Italy Milan
16 3MF Zé Roberto (1974-07-06)6 July 1974 (aged 23) 20 Brazil Flamengo
17 3MF Doriva (1972-05-28)28 May 1972 (aged 26) 11 Portugal Porto
18 3MF Leonardo (1969-09-05)5 September 1969 (aged 28) 45 Italy Milan
19 3MF Denílson (1977-08-24)24 August 1977 (aged 20) 26 Brazil São Paulo
20 4FW Bebeto (1964-02-16)16 February 1964 (aged 34) 68 Brazil Botafogo
21 4FW Edmundo (1971-04-02)2 April 1971 (aged 27) 33 Italy Fiorentina
22 1GK Dida (1973-10-07)7 October 1973 (aged 24) 15 Brazil Cruzeiro

Morocco[edit]

Head coach: France Henri Michel

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Abdelkader El Brazi (1964-11-05)5 November 1964 (aged 33) 37 Morocco FAR Rabat
2 2DF Abdelilah Saber (1974-04-21)21 April 1974 (aged 24) 25 Portugal Sporting CP
3 2DF Abdelkrim El Hadrioui (1972-03-06)6 March 1972 (aged 26) 59 Portugal Benfica
4 2DF Youssef Rossi (1973-06-28)28 June 1973 (aged 24) 20 France Rennes
5 2DF Smahi Triki (1967-08-01)1 August 1967 (aged 30) 16 Switzerland Lausanne
6 2DF Noureddine Naybet (captain) (1970-02-10)10 February 1970 (aged 28) 91 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
7 3MF Mustapha Hadji (1971-11-16)16 November 1971 (aged 26) 42 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
8 3MF Saïd Chiba (1970-09-18)18 September 1970 (aged 27) 23 Spain Compostela
9 4FW Abdeljalil Hadda (1972-03-21)21 March 1972 (aged 26) 11 Tunisia Club Africain
10 4FW Abderrahim Ouakili (1970-12-11)11 December 1970 (aged 27) 8 Germany 1860 Munich
11 3MF Ali Elkhattabi (1977-01-17)17 January 1977 (aged 21) 6 Netherlands Heerenveen
12 1GK Driss Benzekri (1970-12-31)31 December 1970 (aged 27) 6 Morocco RS Settat
13 2DF Rachid Neqrouz (1972-04-10)10 April 1972 (aged 26) 13 Italy Bari
14 4FW Salaheddine Bassir (1972-09-05)5 September 1972 (aged 25) 26 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
15 2DF Lahcen Abrami (1969-12-31)31 December 1969 (aged 28) 41 Morocco Wydad Casablanca
16 3MF Rachid Azzouzi (1971-01-10)10 January 1971 (aged 27) 35 Germany Greuther Fürth
17 3MF Gharib Amzine (1973-05-03)3 May 1973 (aged 25) 2 France Mulhouse
18 3MF Youssef Chippo (1973-05-10)10 May 1973 (aged 25) 20 Portugal Porto
19 2DF Jamal Sellami (1970-10-06)6 October 1970 (aged 27) 0 Morocco Raja Casablanca
20 2DF Tahar El Khalej (1968-06-16)16 June 1968 (aged 29) 54 Portugal Benfica
21 4FW Rachid Rokki (1974-11-08)8 November 1974 (aged 23) 2 Morocco Chabab Mohammédia
22 1GK Mustapha Chadili (1973-02-14)14 February 1973 (aged 25) 0 Morocco Raja Casablanca

Norway[edit]

Head coach: Egil Olsen

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Frode Grodås (captain) (1964-10-24)24 October 1964 (aged 33) 39 England Tottenham Hotspur
2 2DF Gunnar Halle (1965-08-11)11 August 1965 (aged 32) 60 England Leeds United
3 2DF Ronny Johnsen (1969-06-10)10 June 1969 (aged 29) 33 England Manchester United
4 2DF Henning Berg (1969-09-01)1 September 1969 (aged 28) 52 England Manchester United
5 2DF Stig Inge Bjørnebye (1969-12-11)11 December 1969 (aged 28) 62 England Liverpool
6 3MF Ståle Solbakken (1968-02-27)27 February 1968 (aged 30) 34 Denmark AaB
7 3MF Erik Mykland (1971-07-21)21 July 1971 (aged 26) 54 Greece Panathinaikos
8 3MF Øyvind Leonhardsen (1970-08-17)17 August 1970 (aged 27) 55 England Liverpool
9 4FW Tore André Flo (1973-06-15)15 June 1973 (aged 24) 25 England Chelsea
10 3MF Kjetil Rekdal (1968-11-06)6 November 1968 (aged 29) 66 Germany Hertha BSC
11 3MF Mini Jakobsen (1965-11-08)8 November 1965 (aged 32) 64 Norway Rosenborg
12 1GK Thomas Myhre (1973-10-16)16 October 1973 (aged 24) 1 England Everton
13 1GK Espen Baardsen (1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (aged 20) 1 England Tottenham Hotspur
14 2DF Vegard Heggem (1975-07-13)13 July 1975 (aged 22) 1 Norway Rosenborg
15 2DF Dan Eggen (1970-01-13)13 January 1970 (aged 28) 13 Spain Celta Vigo
16 4FW Jostein Flo (1964-10-03)3 October 1964 (aged 33) 44 Norway Strømsgodset
17 4FW Håvard Flo (1970-04-04)4 April 1970 (aged 28) 9 Germany Werder Bremen
18 4FW Egil Østenstad (1972-01-02)2 January 1972 (aged 26) 14 England Southampton
19 2DF Erik Hoftun (1969-03-03)3 March 1969 (aged 29) 1 Norway Rosenborg
20 4FW Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973-02-26)26 February 1973 (aged 25) 14 England Manchester United
21 2DF Vidar Riseth (1972-04-21)21 April 1972 (aged 26) 4 Austria LASK
22 3MF Roar Strand (1970-02-02)2 February 1970 (aged 28) 5 Norway Rosenborg

Scotland[edit]

Head coach: Craig Brown

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Jim Leighton (1958-07-24)24 July 1958 (aged 39) 86 Scotland Aberdeen
2 3MF Jackie McNamara (1973-10-24)24 October 1973 (aged 24) 6 Scotland Celtic
3 2DF Tom Boyd (1965-11-24)24 November 1965 (aged 32) 55 Scotland Celtic
4 2DF Colin Calderwood (1965-01-20)20 January 1965 (aged 33) 28 England Tottenham Hotspur
5 2DF Colin Hendry (captain) (1965-12-07)7 December 1965 (aged 32) 32 England Blackburn Rovers
6 2DF Tosh McKinlay (1964-12-03)3 December 1964 (aged 33) 19 Scotland Celtic
7 4FW Kevin Gallacher (1966-11-23)23 November 1966 (aged 31) 36 England Blackburn Rovers
8 3MF Craig Burley (1971-09-24)24 September 1971 (aged 26) 25 Scotland Celtic
9 4FW Gordon Durie (1965-12-06)6 December 1965 (aged 32) 40 Scotland Rangers
10 4FW Darren Jackson (1966-07-25)25 July 1966 (aged 31) 24 Scotland Celtic
11 3MF John Collins (1968-01-31)31 January 1968 (aged 30) 49 France Monaco
12 1GK Neil Sullivan (1970-02-24)24 February 1970 (aged 28) 3 England Wimbledon
13 4FW Simon Donnelly (1974-12-01)1 December 1974 (aged 23) 8 Scotland Celtic
14 3MF Paul Lambert (1969-08-07)7 August 1969 (aged 28) 12 Scotland Celtic
15 3MF Scot Gemmill (1971-01-02)2 January 1971 (aged 27) 13 England Nottingham Forest
16 2DF David Weir (1970-05-10)10 May 1970 (aged 28) 5 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
17 3MF Billy McKinlay (1969-04-22)22 April 1969 (aged 29) 25 England Blackburn Rovers
18 2DF Matt Elliott (1968-11-01)1 November 1968 (aged 29) 3 England Leicester City
19 2DF Derek Whyte (1968-08-31)31 August 1968 (aged 29) 11 Scotland Aberdeen
20 4FW Scott Booth (1971-12-16)16 December 1971 (aged 26) 16 Netherlands FC Utrecht
21 1GK Jonathan Gould (1968-07-18)18 July 1968 (aged 29) 0 Scotland Celtic
22 2DF Christian Dailly (1973-10-23)23 October 1973 (aged 24) 10 England Derby County

Group B[edit]

Austria[edit]

Head coach: Herbert Prohaska

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Michael Konsel (1962-03-06)6 March 1962 (aged 36) 40 Italy Roma
2 3MF Markus Schopp (1974-02-22)22 February 1974 (aged 24) 18 Austria Sturm Graz
3 2DF Peter Schöttel (1967-03-26)26 March 1967 (aged 31) 54 Austria Rapid Wien
4 2DF Anton Pfeffer (1965-08-17)17 August 1965 (aged 32) 56 Austria Austria Wien
5 2DF Wolfgang Feiersinger (1965-01-30)30 January 1965 (aged 33) 39 Germany Borussia Dortmund
6 2DF Walter Kogler (1967-12-12)12 December 1967 (aged 30) 22 France Cannes
7 4FW Mario Haas (1974-09-16)16 September 1974 (aged 23) 5 Austria Sturm Graz
8 3MF Heimo Pfeifenberger (1966-12-29)29 December 1966 (aged 31) 37 Germany Werder Bremen
9 4FW Ivica Vastić (1969-09-29)29 September 1969 (aged 28) 14 Austria Sturm Graz
10 3MF Andi Herzog (1968-09-10)10 September 1968 (aged 29) 68 Germany Werder Bremen
11 3MF Martin Amerhauser (1974-07-23)23 July 1974 (aged 23) 2 Austria Austria Salzburg
12 2DF Martin Hiden (1973-03-11)11 March 1973 (aged 25) 4 England Leeds United
13 3MF Harald Cerny (1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 24) 23 Germany 1860 Munich
14 4FW Hannes Reinmayr (1969-08-23)23 August 1969 (aged 28) 8 Austria Sturm Graz
15 3MF Arnold Wetl (1970-02-02)2 February 1970 (aged 28) 15 Austria Rapid Wien
16 1GK Franz Wohlfahrt (1964-07-01)1 July 1964 (aged 33) 37 Germany VfB Stuttgart
17 3MF Roman Mählich (1971-09-17)17 September 1971 (aged 26) 10 Austria Sturm Graz
18 3MF Peter Stöger (1966-04-11)11 April 1966 (aged 32) 59 Austria LASK
19 4FW Toni Polster (captain) (1964-03-10)10 March 1964 (aged 34) 91 Germany 1. FC Köln
20 3MF Andreas Heraf (1967-09-10)10 September 1967 (aged 30) 10 Austria Rapid Wien
21 1GK Wolfgang Knaller (1961-10-09)9 October 1961 (aged 36) 4 Austria Austria Wien
22 3MF Dietmar Kühbauer (1971-04-04)4 April 1971 (aged 27) 28 Spain Real Sociedad

Cameroon[edit]

Head coach: France Claude Le Roy

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Jacques Songo'o (1964-03-17)17 March 1964 (aged 34) 73 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
2 2DF Joseph Elanga (1979-05-02)2 May 1979 (aged 19) 1 Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé
3 2DF Pierre Womé (1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 19) 28 Italy Lucchese
4 2DF Rigobert Song (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 21) 30 France Metz
5 2DF Raymond Kalla (1975-04-22)22 April 1975 (aged 23) 28 Greece Panachaiki
6 2DF Pierre Njanka (1975-03-15)15 March 1975 (aged 23) 2 Cameroon Olympic Mvolyé
7 4FW François Omam-Biyik (captain) (1966-05-21)21 May 1966 (aged 32) 70 Italy Sampdoria
8 3MF Didier Angibeaud (1974-10-08)8 October 1974 (aged 23) 3 France Nice
9 4FW Alphonse Tchami (1971-09-14)14 September 1971 (aged 26) 38 Germany Hertha BSC
10 4FW Patrick M'Boma (1970-11-15)15 November 1970 (aged 27) 15 Japan Gamba Osaka
11 4FW Samuel Eto'o (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 17) 6 Spain Leganés
12 2DF Lauren (1977-01-19)19 January 1977 (aged 21) 1 Spain Levante
13 2DF Patrice Abanda (1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 19) 1 Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé
14 3MF Augustine Simo (1978-09-18)18 September 1978 (aged 19) 14 France Saint-Étienne
15 3MF Joseph N'Do (1976-04-28)28 April 1976 (aged 22) 2 Cameroon Cottonsport Garoua
16 1GK William Andem (1968-06-14)14 June 1968 (aged 29) 16 Portugal Boavista
17 2DF Michel Pensée (1973-06-16)16 June 1973 (aged 24) 2 South Korea Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
18 4FW Samuel Ipoua (1973-03-01)1 March 1973 (aged 25) 7 Austria Rapid Wien
19 3MF Marcel Mahouvé (1973-01-16)16 January 1973 (aged 25) 12 France Montpellier
20 3MF Salomon Olembé (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 17) 8 France Nantes
21 4FW Joseph-Désiré Job (1977-12-01)1 December 1977 (aged 20) 11 France Lyon
22 1GK Alioum Boukar (1972-01-03)3 January 1972 (aged 26) 16 Turkey Samsunspor

Chile[edit]

Head coach: Uruguay Nelson Acosta

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Nelson Tapia (1966-09-22)22 September 1966 (aged 31) 34 Chile Universidad Católica
2 2DF Cristián Castañeda (1968-09-18)18 September 1968 (aged 29) 24 Chile Universidad de Chile
3 2DF Ronald Fuentes (1969-06-22)22 June 1969 (aged 28) 41 Chile Universidad de Chile
4 2DF Francisco Rojas (1974-07-22)22 July 1974 (aged 23) 12 Chile Colo-Colo
5 2DF Javier Margas (1969-05-10)10 May 1969 (aged 29) 52 Chile Universidad Católica
6 2DF Pedro Reyes (1972-11-13)13 November 1972 (aged 25) 24 Chile Colo-Colo
7 3MF Nelson Parraguez (1971-04-05)5 April 1971 (aged 27) 37 Chile Universidad Católica
8 3MF Clarence Acuña (1975-02-08)8 February 1975 (aged 23) 28 Chile Universidad de Chile
9 4FW Iván Zamorano (captain) (1967-01-18)18 January 1967 (aged 31) 42 Italy Inter Milan
10 3MF José Luis Sierra (1968-12-05)5 December 1968 (aged 29) 31 Chile Colo-Colo
11 4FW Marcelo Salas (1974-12-24)24 December 1974 (aged 23) 39 Argentina River Plate
12 1GK Marcelo Ramírez (1965-05-29)29 May 1965 (aged 33) 19 Chile Colo-Colo
13 4FW Manuel Neira (1977-10-12)12 October 1977 (aged 20) 5 Chile Colo-Colo
14 2DF Miguel Ramírez (1970-06-11)11 June 1970 (aged 27) 38 Chile Universidad Católica
15 2DF Moisés Villarroel (1976-02-12)12 February 1976 (aged 22) 10 Chile Santiago Wanderers
16 2DF Mauricio Aros (1976-03-09)9 March 1976 (aged 22) 4 Chile Universidad de Chile
17 3MF Marcelo Vega (1971-08-12)12 August 1971 (aged 26) 29 United States MetroStars
18 3MF Luis Musrri (1969-12-24)24 December 1969 (aged 28) 27 Chile Universidad de Chile
19 3MF Fernando Cornejo (1969-01-28)28 January 1969 (aged 29) 27 Chile Universidad Católica
20 3MF Fabián Estay (1968-10-05)5 October 1968 (aged 29) 48 Mexico Toluca
21 4FW Rodrigo Barrera (1970-03-30)30 March 1970 (aged 28) 22 Chile Universidad de Chile
22 1GK Carlos Tejas (1974-10-04)4 October 1974 (aged 23) 0 Chile Coquimbo Unido

Italy[edit]

Head coach: Cesare Maldini

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Francesco Toldo (1971-12-02)2 December 1971 (aged 26) 6 Italy Fiorentina
2 2DF Giuseppe Bergomi (1963-12-22)22 December 1963 (aged 34) 78 Italy Inter Milan
3 2DF Paolo Maldini (captain) (1968-06-26)26 June 1968 (aged 29) 88 Italy Milan
4 2DF Fabio Cannavaro (1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 24) 14 Italy Parma
5 2DF Alessandro Costacurta (1966-04-24)24 April 1966 (aged 32) 54 Italy Milan
6 2DF Alessandro Nesta (1976-03-19)19 March 1976 (aged 22) 12 Italy Lazio
7 2DF Gianluca Pessotto (1970-08-11)11 August 1970 (aged 27) 4 Italy Juventus
8 2DF Moreno Torricelli (1970-01-23)23 January 1970 (aged 28) 6 Italy Juventus
9 3MF Demetrio Albertini (1971-08-23)23 August 1971 (aged 26) 57 Italy Milan
10 4FW Alessandro Del Piero (1974-11-09)9 November 1974 (aged 23) 19 Italy Juventus
11 3MF Dino Baggio (1971-07-24)24 July 1971 (aged 26) 46 Italy Parma
12 1GK Gianluca Pagliuca (1966-12-18)18 December 1966 (aged 31) 34 Italy Inter Milan
13 3MF Sandro Cois (1972-06-09)9 June 1972 (aged 26) 1 Italy Fiorentina
14 3MF Luigi Di Biagio (1971-06-03)3 June 1971 (aged 27) 13 Italy Roma
15 3MF Angelo Di Livio (1966-07-26)26 July 1966 (aged 31) 21 Italy Juventus
16 3MF Roberto Di Matteo (1970-05-29)29 May 1970 (aged 28) 32 England Chelsea
17 3MF Francesco Moriero (1969-03-31)31 March 1969 (aged 29) 3 Italy Inter Milan
18 4FW Roberto Baggio (1967-02-18)18 February 1967 (aged 31) 48 Italy Bologna
19 4FW Filippo Inzaghi (1973-08-09)9 August 1973 (aged 24) 4 Italy Juventus
20 4FW Enrico Chiesa (1970-12-29)29 December 1970 (aged 27) 6 Italy Parma
21 4FW Christian Vieri (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 (aged 24) 8 Spain Atlético Madrid
22 1GK Gianluigi Buffon (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 20) 2 Italy Parma

Group C[edit]

Denmark[edit]

Head coach: Sweden Bo Johansson

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Peter Schmeichel (1963-11-18)18 November 1963 (aged 34) 100 England Manchester United
2 2DF Michael Schjønberg (1967-01-19)19 January 1967 (aged 31) 28 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
3 2DF Marc Rieper (1968-06-05)5 June 1968 (aged 30) 53 Scotland Celtic
4 2DF Jes Høgh (1966-05-07)7 May 1966 (aged 32) 37 Turkey Fenerbahçe
5 2DF Jan Heintze (1963-08-17)17 August 1963 (aged 34) 39 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
6 2DF Thomas Helveg (1971-06-24)24 June 1971 (aged 26) 30 Italy Udinese
7 3MF Allan Nielsen (1971-03-13)13 March 1971 (aged 27) 18 England Tottenham Hotspur
8 3MF Per Frandsen (1970-02-06)6 February 1970 (aged 28) 12 England Bolton Wanderers
9 4FW Miklos Molnar (1970-04-10)10 April 1970 (aged 28) 9 Spain Sevilla
10 3MF Michael Laudrup (captain) (1964-06-15)15 June 1964 (aged 33) 99 Netherlands Ajax
11 4FW Brian Laudrup (1969-02-22)22 February 1969 (aged 29) 77 Scotland Rangers
12 2DF Søren Colding (1972-09-02)2 September 1972 (aged 25) 4 Denmark Brøndby
13 2DF Jacob Laursen (1971-10-06)6 October 1971 (aged 26) 22 England Derby County
14 3MF Morten Wieghorst (1971-02-25)25 February 1971 (aged 27) 11 Scotland Celtic
15 3MF Stig Tøfting (1969-08-14)14 August 1969 (aged 28) 4 Germany MSV Duisburg
16 1GK Mogens Krogh (1963-10-31)31 October 1963 (aged 34) 8 Denmark Brøndby
17 3MF Bjarne Goldbæk (1968-10-06)6 October 1968 (aged 29) 11 Denmark Copenhagen
18 4FW Peter Møller (1972-03-23)23 March 1972 (aged 26) 11 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
19 4FW Ebbe Sand (1972-07-19)19 July 1972 (aged 25) 2 Denmark Brøndby
20 2DF René Henriksen (1969-08-27)27 August 1969 (aged 28) 2 Denmark Akademisk
21 3MF Martin Jørgensen (1975-10-06)6 October 1975 (aged 22) 4 Italy Udinese
22 1GK Peter Kjær (1965-11-05)5 November 1965 (aged 32) 0 Denmark Silkeborg

France[edit]

Head coach: Aimé Jacquet

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Bernard Lama (1963-04-07)7 April 1963 (aged 35) 37 France Paris Saint-Germain
2 2DF Vincent Candela (1973-10-24)24 October 1973 (aged 24) 10 Italy Roma
3 2DF Bixente Lizarazu (1969-12-09)9 December 1969 (aged 28) 32 Germany Bayern Munich
4 3MF Patrick Vieira (1976-06-23)23 June 1976 (aged 21) 7 England Arsenal
5 2DF Laurent Blanc (1965-11-19)19 November 1965 (aged 32) 68 France Marseille
6 3MF Youri Djorkaeff (1968-03-09)9 March 1968 (aged 30) 37 Italy Inter Milan
7 3MF Didier Deschamps (captain) (1968-10-15)15 October 1968 (aged 29) 69 Italy Juventus
8 2DF Marcel Desailly (1968-09-07)7 September 1968 (aged 29) 41 Italy Milan
9 4FW Stéphane Guivarc'h (1970-09-06)6 September 1970 (aged 27) 6 France Auxerre
10 3MF Zinedine Zidane (1972-06-23)23 June 1972 (aged 25) 33 Italy Juventus
11 3MF Robert Pires (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 24) 14 France Metz
12 4FW Thierry Henry (1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 20) 3 France Monaco
13 3MF Bernard Diomède (1974-01-23)23 January 1974 (aged 24) 6 France Auxerre
14 3MF Alain Boghossian (1970-10-27)27 October 1970 (aged 27) 6 Italy Sampdoria
15 2DF Lilian Thuram (1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 26) 32 Italy Parma
16 1GK Fabien Barthez (1971-06-28)28 June 1971 (aged 26) 12 France Monaco
17 3MF Emmanuel Petit (1970-09-22)22 September 1970 (aged 27) 17 England Arsenal
18 2DF Frank Leboeuf (1968-01-22)22 January 1968 (aged 30) 14 England Chelsea
19 3MF Christian Karembeu (1970-12-03)3 December 1970 (aged 27) 31 Spain Real Madrid
20 4FW David Trezeguet (1977-10-15)15 October 1977 (aged 20) 4 France Monaco
21 4FW Christophe Dugarry (1972-03-24)24 March 1972 (aged 26) 23 France Marseille
22 1GK Lionel Charbonnier (1966-10-25)25 October 1966 (aged 31) 1 France Auxerre

Saudi Arabia[edit]

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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Mohamed Al-Deayea (1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (aged 25) 94 Saudi Arabia Al-Ta'ee
2 2DF Mohammed Sheliah (1974-09-28)28 September 1974 (aged 23) 64 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli
3 2DF Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (1971-09-01)1 September 1971 (aged 26) 86 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
4 3MF Abdullah Sulaiman Zubromawi (1973-11-15)15 November 1973 (aged 24) 83 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli
5 2DF Ahmed Jamil (1970-01-06)6 January 1970 (aged 28) 94 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
6 3MF Fuad Anwar (1972-10-13)13 October 1972 (aged 25) 95 Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
7 4FW Ibrahim Suwayed (1974-07-21)21 July 1974 (aged 23) 19 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli
8 4FW Obeid Al-Dosari (1975-10-02)2 October 1975 (aged 22) 61 Saudi Arabia Al Wehda
9 4FW Sami Al-Jaber (1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 25) 85 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
10 4FW Saeed Al-Owairan (1967-08-19)19 August 1967 (aged 30) 55 Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
11 4FW Fahad Al-Mehallel (1970-11-11)11 November 1970 (aged 27) 85 Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
12 3MF Ibrahim Mater (1975-07-10)10 July 1975 (aged 22) 47 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
13 2DF Hussein Abdulghani (1977-01-23)23 January 1977 (aged 21) 40 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli
14 3MF Khaled Massad (1971-11-23)23 November 1971 (aged 26) 91 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli
15 3MF Yousuf Al-Thunayan (captain) (1963-11-18)18 November 1963 (aged 34) 86 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
16 3MF Khamis Al-Owairan (1973-09-08)8 September 1973 (aged 24) 48 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
17 2DF Ahmed Al-Dokhi (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 21) 12 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
18 3MF Nawaf Al-Temyat (1976-06-26)26 June 1976 (aged 21) 0 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
19 2DF Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi (1974-07-21)21 July 1974 (aged 23) 3 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
20 3MF Hamzah Saleh (1967-04-19)19 April 1967 (aged 31) 38 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli
21 1GK Hussein Al-Sadiq (1973-10-15)15 October 1973 (aged 24) 64 Saudi Arabia Al Qadsiah
22 1GK Tisir Al-Antaif (1974-02-16)16 February 1974 (aged 24) 0 Saudi Arabia Al Ettifaq

South Africa[edit]

Head coach: France Philippe Troussier

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Hans Vonk (1970-01-30)30 January 1970 (aged 28) 0 Netherlands Heerenveen
2 2DF Themba Mnguni (1973-12-16)16 December 1973 (aged 24) 3 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
3 2DF David Nyathi (1969-03-22)22 March 1969 (aged 29) 35 Switzerland St. Gallen
4 2DF Willem Jackson (1972-03-26)26 March 1972 (aged 26) 12 South Africa Orlando Pirates
5 2DF Mark Fish (1974-03-14)14 March 1974 (aged 24) 37 England Bolton Wanderers
6 4FW Phil Masinga (1969-06-28)28 June 1969 (aged 28) 41 Italy Bari
7 3MF Quinton Fortune (1977-05-21)21 May 1977 (aged 21) 6 Spain Atlético Madrid
8 3MF Alfred Phiri (1974-06-22)22 June 1974 (aged 23) 2 Turkey Vanspor
9 4FW Shaun Bartlett (1972-10-31)31 October 1972 (aged 25) 29 South Africa Cape Town Spurs
10 3MF John Moshoeu (1965-12-18)18 December 1965 (aged 32) 44 Turkey Fenerbahçe
11 3MF Helman Mkhalele (1969-10-20)20 October 1969 (aged 28) 35 Turkey Kayserispor
12 4FW Brendan Augustine (1971-10-26)26 October 1971 (aged 26) 26 Austria LASK
13 4FW Delron Buckley (1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (aged 20) 0 Germany VfL Bochum
14 4FW Jerry Sikhosana (1969-06-08)8 June 1969 (aged 29) 9 South Africa Orlando Pirates
15 3MF Doctor Khumalo (1967-06-26)26 June 1967 (aged 30) 43 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
16 1GK Brian Baloyi (1974-03-16)16 March 1974 (aged 24) 8 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
17 4FW Benni McCarthy (1977-11-12)12 November 1977 (aged 20) 10 Netherlands Ajax
18 3MF Lebogang Morula (1968-12-22)22 December 1968 (aged 29) 0 Turkey Vanspor
19 2DF Lucas Radebe (captain) (1969-04-12)12 April 1969 (aged 29) 41 England Leeds United
20 3MF William Mokoena (1975-03-31)31 March 1975 (aged 23) 0 South Africa Manning Rangers
21 2DF Pierre Issa (1975-09-12)12 September 1975 (aged 22) 1 France Marseille
22 1GK Paul Evans* (1973-12-28)28 December 1973 (aged 24) 0 South Africa Supersport United
23 1GK Simon Gopane* (1970-12-26)26 December 1970 (aged 27) 1 South Africa Bloemfontein Celtic
  • Andre Arendse (#22) was injured before the start of the tournament. His replacement, Paul Evans, was also injured shortly after arriving as a replacement. Simon Gopane was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches.

Group D[edit]

Bulgaria[edit]

Head coach: Hristo Bonev

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Zdravko Zdravkov (1970-10-04)4 October 1970 (aged 27) 16 Turkey Istanbulspor
2 2DF Radostin Kishishev (1974-07-30)30 July 1974 (aged 23) 22 Bulgaria Litex Lovech
3 2DF Trifon Ivanov (captain) (1965-07-27)27 July 1965 (aged 32) 72 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
4 2DF Ivaylo Petkov (1976-03-24)24 March 1976 (aged 22) 10 Bulgaria Litex Lovech
5 3MF Ivaylo Yordanov (1968-04-22)22 April 1968 (aged 30) 38 Portugal Sporting CP
6 3MF Zlatko Yankov (1966-06-07)7 June 1966 (aged 32) 67 Turkey Beşiktaş
7 4FW Emil Kostadinov (1967-08-12)12 August 1967 (aged 30) 67 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
8 4FW Hristo Stoichkov (1966-02-08)8 February 1966 (aged 32) 70 Spain Barcelona
9 4FW Lyuboslav Penev (1966-08-31)31 August 1966 (aged 31) 58 Spain Compostela
10 3MF Krasimir Balakov (1966-03-29)29 March 1966 (aged 32) 66 Germany VfB Stuttgart
11 3MF Ilian Iliev (1968-07-02)2 July 1968 (aged 29) 15 Turkey Bursaspor
12 1GK Borislav Mihaylov (1963-02-12)12 February 1963 (aged 35) 96 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
13 2DF Gosho Ginchev (1969-12-02)2 December 1969 (aged 28) 15 Turkey Antalyaspor
14 3MF Marian Hristov (1973-07-29)29 July 1973 (aged 24) 9 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
15 2DF Adalbert Zafirov (1969-09-29)29 September 1969 (aged 28) 6 Germany Arminia Bielefeld
16 3MF Anatoli Nankov (1969-07-15)15 July 1969 (aged 28) 15 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
17 3MF Stoycho Stoilov (1971-10-15)15 October 1971 (aged 26) 1 Bulgaria Litex Lovech
18 3MF Daniel Borimirov (1970-01-15)15 January 1970 (aged 28) 36 Germany 1860 Munich
19 4FW Georgi Bachev (1977-04-18)18 April 1977 (aged 21) 4 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
20 4FW Georgi Ivanov (1976-07-02)2 July 1976 (aged 21) 4 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
21 2DF Rosen Kirilov (1973-01-04)4 January 1973 (aged 25) 3 Bulgaria Litex Lovech
22 3MF Milen Petkov (1974-01-12)12 January 1974 (aged 24) 5 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia

Nigeria[edit]

Head coach: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Peter Rufai (1963-08-24)24 August 1963 (aged 34) 45 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
2 2DF Mobi Oparaku (1976-12-01)1 December 1976 (aged 21) 3 Belgium Kapellen
3 2DF Celestine Babayaro (1978-08-29)29 August 1978 (aged 19) 6 England Chelsea
4 4FW Nwankwo Kanu (1976-08-01)1 August 1976 (aged 21) 7 Italy Inter Milan
5 2DF Uche Okechukwu (captain) (1967-09-27)27 September 1967 (aged 30) 41 Turkey Fenerbahçe
6 2DF Taribo West (1974-03-26)26 March 1974 (aged 24) 8 Italy Inter Milan
7 3MF Finidi George (1971-04-15)15 April 1971 (aged 27) 36 Spain Real Betis
8 3MF Mutiu Adepoju (1970-12-22)22 December 1970 (aged 27) 35 Spain Real Sociedad
9 4FW Rashidi Yekini (1963-10-23)23 October 1963 (aged 34) 63 Switzerland Zürich
10 3MF Jay-Jay Okocha (1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 24) 26 Turkey Fenerbahçe
11 3MF Garba Lawal (1974-05-22)22 May 1974 (aged 24) 3 Netherlands Roda JC
12 1GK Willy Okpara (1968-05-07)7 May 1968 (aged 30) 5 South Africa Orlando Pirates
13 3MF Tijani Babangida (1973-09-25)25 September 1973 (aged 24) 4 Netherlands Ajax
14 4FW Daniel Amokachi (1972-12-30)30 December 1972 (aged 25) 43 Turkey Beşiktaş
15 3MF Sunday Oliseh (1974-09-14)14 September 1974 (aged 23) 22 Netherlands Ajax
16 2DF Uche Okafor (1967-08-08)8 August 1967 (aged 30) 33 United States Kansas City Wizards
17 2DF Augustine Eguavoen (1965-08-19)19 August 1965 (aged 32) 52 Russia Torpedo Moscow
18 3MF Wilson Oruma (1976-12-30)30 December 1976 (aged 21) 4 France Lens
19 2DF Benedict Iroha (1969-11-29)29 November 1969 (aged 28) 33 Spain Elche
20 4FW Victor Ikpeba (1973-06-12)12 June 1973 (aged 24) 15 France Monaco
21 2DF Godwin Okpara (1972-09-20)20 September 1972 (aged 25) 6 France Strasbourg
22 1GK Abiodun Baruwa (1974-11-16)16 November 1974 (aged 23) 3 Switzerland Sion

Paraguay[edit]

Head coach: Brazil Paulo César Carpegiani

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK José Luis Chilavert (captain) (1965-07-27)27 July 1965 (aged 32) 40 Argentina Vélez Sársfield
2 2DF Francisco Arce (1971-04-02)2 April 1971 (aged 27) 28 Brazil Palmeiras
3 2DF Catalino Rivarola (1965-04-30)30 April 1965 (aged 33) 49 Brazil Grêmio
4 2DF Carlos Gamarra (1971-02-17)17 February 1971 (aged 27) 48 Brazil Corinthians
5 2DF Celso Ayala (1970-08-20)20 August 1970 (aged 27) 42 Argentina River Plate
6 2DF Edgar Aguilera (1975-07-28)28 July 1975 (aged 22) 1 Paraguay Cerro Corá
7 3MF Julio César Yegros (1971-01-31)31 January 1971 (aged 27) 6 Mexico Cruz Azul
8 4FW Arístides Rojas (1968-08-12)12 August 1968 (aged 29) 5 Argentina Unión de Santa Fe
9 4FW José Cardozo (1971-03-19)19 March 1971 (aged 27) 12 Mexico Toluca
10 3MF Roberto Acuña (1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 26) 40 Spain Zaragoza
11 2DF Pedro Sarabia (1975-07-05)5 July 1975 (aged 22) 20 Argentina River Plate
12 1GK Danilo Aceval (1975-09-15)15 September 1975 (aged 22) 3 Argentina Unión de Santa Fe
13 3MF Carlos Paredes (1976-07-16)16 July 1976 (aged 21) 3 Paraguay Olimpia
14 2DF Ricardo Rojas (1971-01-26)26 January 1971 (aged 27) 6 Argentina Estudiantes
15 4FW Miguel Ángel Benítez (1970-05-19)19 May 1970 (aged 28) 32 Spain Espanyol
16 3MF Julio César Enciso (1974-08-05)5 August 1974 (aged 23) 4 Brazil Internacional
17 4FW Hugo Brizuela (1969-02-08)8 February 1969 (aged 29) 11 Argentina Argentinos Juniors
18 4FW César Ramírez (1977-03-21)21 March 1977 (aged 21) 3 Portugal Sporting CP
19 3MF Carlos Morales (1968-11-04)4 November 1968 (aged 29) 0 Argentina Gimnasia de Jujuy
20 2DF Denis Caniza (1974-08-29)29 August 1974 (aged 23) 8 Paraguay Olimpia
21 3MF Jorge Luis Campos (1970-08-11)11 August 1970 (aged 27) 10 China Beijing Guo'an
22 1GK Rubén Ruiz Díaz (1969-11-11)11 November 1969 (aged 28) 12 Mexico Monterrey

Spain[edit]

Head coach: Javier Clemente

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Andoni Zubizarreta (captain) (1961-10-23)23 October 1961 (aged 36) 123 Spain Valencia
2 2DF Albert Ferrer (1970-06-06)6 June 1970 (aged 28) 34 Spain Barcelona
3 2DF Agustín Aranzábal (1973-03-15)15 March 1973 (aged 25) 6 Spain Real Sociedad
4 2DF Rafael Alkorta (1968-09-16)16 September 1968 (aged 29) 48 Spain Athletic Bilbao
5 2DF Abelardo (1970-03-19)19 March 1970 (aged 28) 40 Spain Barcelona
6 2DF Fernando Hierro (1968-03-23)23 March 1968 (aged 30) 55 Spain Real Madrid
7 4FW Fernando Morientes (1976-04-05)5 April 1976 (aged 22) 2 Spain Real Madrid
8 3MF Julen Guerrero (1974-01-07)7 January 1974 (aged 24) 31 Spain Athletic Bilbao
9 4FW Juan Antonio Pizzi (1968-06-07)7 June 1968 (aged 30) 21 Spain Barcelona
10 4FW Raúl (1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 20) 13 Spain Real Madrid
11 4FW Alfonso (1972-09-26)26 September 1972 (aged 25) 26 Spain Real Betis
12 2DF Sergi (1971-12-28)28 December 1971 (aged 26) 33 Spain Barcelona
13 1GK Santiago Cañizares (1969-12-18)18 December 1969 (aged 28) 10 Spain Real Madrid
14 2DF Iván Campo (1974-02-21)21 February 1974 (aged 24) 2 Spain Mallorca
15 2DF Carlos Aguilera (1969-05-22)22 May 1969 (aged 29) 4 Spain Atlético Madrid
16 3MF Albert Celades (1975-09-29)29 September 1975 (aged 22) 1 Spain Barcelona
17 4FW Joseba Etxeberria (1977-09-05)5 September 1977 (aged 20) 4 Spain Athletic Bilbao
18 3MF Guillermo Amor (1967-12-04)4 December 1967 (aged 30) 33 Spain Barcelona
19 4FW Kiko (1972-04-26)26 April 1972 (aged 26) 21 Spain Atlético Madrid
20 2DF Miguel Ángel Nadal (1966-07-28)28 July 1966 (aged 31) 43 Spain Barcelona
21 3MF Luis Enrique (1970-05-08)8 May 1970 (aged 28) 35 Spain Barcelona
22 1GK José Molina (1970-08-08)8 August 1970 (aged 27) 1 Spain Atlético Madrid

Group E[edit]

Belgium[edit]

Head coach: Georges Leekens

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Filip De Wilde (1964-07-05)5 July 1964 (aged 33) 25 Belgium Anderlecht
2 2DF Bertrand Crasson (1971-10-05)5 October 1971 (aged 26) 19 Italy Napoli
3 2DF Lorenzo Staelens (1964-04-30)30 April 1964 (aged 34) 52 Belgium Club Brugge
4 2DF Gordan Vidović (1968-06-23)23 June 1968 (aged 29) 11 Belgium Mouscron
5 2DF Vital Borkelmans (1963-06-01)1 June 1963 (aged 35) 22 Belgium Club Brugge
6 3MF Franky Van der Elst (captain) (1961-04-30)30 April 1961 (aged 37) 86 Belgium Club Brugge
7 3MF Marc Wilmots (1969-02-22)22 February 1969 (aged 29) 37 Germany Schalke 04
8 4FW Luís Oliveira (1969-03-24)24 March 1969 (aged 29) 29 Italy Fiorentina
9 4FW Mbo Mpenza (1976-12-04)4 December 1976 (aged 21) 8 Belgium Standard Liège
10 4FW Luc Nilis (1967-05-25)25 May 1967 (aged 31) 51 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
11 3MF Nico Van Kerckhoven (1970-12-14)14 December 1970 (aged 27) 17 Belgium Lierse
12 1GK Philippe Vande Walle (1961-12-22)22 December 1961 (aged 36) 4 Belgium Eendracht Aalst
13 1GK Dany Verlinden (1963-08-15)15 August 1963 (aged 34) 1 Belgium Club Brugge
14 3MF Enzo Scifo (1966-02-19)19 February 1966 (aged 32) 84 Belgium Anderlecht
15 3MF Philippe Clement (1974-03-22)22 March 1974 (aged 24) 8 Belgium Genk
16 2DF Glen De Boeck (1971-08-22)22 August 1971 (aged 26) 12 Belgium Anderlecht
17 2DF Mike Verstraeten (1967-08-12)12 August 1967 (aged 30) 6 Belgium Germinal Ekeren
18 4FW Gert Verheyen (1970-09-20)20 September 1970 (aged 27) 17 Belgium Club Brugge
19 2DF Eric Van Meir (1968-02-28)28 February 1968 (aged 30) 14 Belgium Lierse
20 4FW Émile Mpenza (1978-07-04)4 July 1978 (aged 19) 13 Belgium Standard Liège
21 3MF Danny Boffin (1965-07-10)10 July 1965 (aged 32) 40 France Metz
22 2DF Éric Deflandre (1973-08-02)2 August 1973 (aged 24) 12 Belgium Club Brugge

Mexico[edit]

Head coach: Manuel Lapuente

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Jorge Campos (1966-10-15)15 October 1966 (aged 31) 106 United States Chicago Fire
2 2DF Claudio Suárez (1968-12-17)17 December 1968 (aged 29) 121 Mexico Guadalajara
3 2DF Joel Sánchez (1974-08-17)17 August 1974 (aged 23) 20 Mexico Guadalajara
4 3MF Germán Villa (1973-04-02)2 April 1973 (aged 25) 36 Mexico América
5 2DF Duilio Davino (1976-03-21)21 March 1976 (aged 22) 48 Mexico América
6 3MF Marcelino Bernal (1962-05-27)27 May 1962 (aged 36) 72 Mexico Monterrey
7 3MF Jesús Ramón Ramírez (1969-12-05)5 December 1969 (aged 28) 92 Mexico Guadalajara
8 3MF Alberto García Aspe (captain) (1967-05-11)11 May 1967 (aged 31) 82 Mexico América
9 4FW Ricardo Peláez (1963-03-14)14 March 1963 (aged 35) 41 Mexico América
10 4FW Luis García Postigo (1969-06-01)1 June 1969 (aged 29) 89 Mexico Atlante
11 4FW Cuauhtémoc Blanco (1973-01-17)17 January 1973 (aged 25) 42 Mexico Necaxa
12 1GK Oswaldo Sánchez (1973-09-21)21 September 1973 (aged 24) 9 Mexico América
13 3MF Pável Pardo (1976-07-26)26 July 1976 (aged 21) 43 Mexico Atlas
14 3MF Raúl Lara (1973-02-28)28 February 1973 (aged 25) 24 Mexico América
15 4FW Luis Hernández (1968-12-22)22 December 1968 (aged 29) 46 Mexico Necaxa
16 2DF Isaac Terrazas (1975-04-17)17 April 1975 (aged 23) 7 Mexico América
17 4FW Francisco Palencia (1973-04-28)28 April 1973 (aged 25) 27 Mexico Cruz Azul
18 2DF Salvador Carmona (1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 22) 16 Mexico Toluca
19 3MF Braulio Luna (1974-09-08)8 September 1974 (aged 23) 15 Mexico UNAM
20 3MF Jaime Ordiales (1963-12-23)23 December 1963 (aged 34) 21 Mexico Toluca
21 3MF Jesús Arellano (1973-05-08)8 May 1973 (aged 25) 7 Mexico Guadalajara
22 1GK Óscar Pérez (1973-02-01)1 February 1973 (aged 25) 8 Mexico Cruz Azul

Netherlands[edit]

Head coach: Guus Hiddink

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Edwin van der Sar (1970-10-29)29 October 1970 (aged 27) 25 Netherlands Ajax
2 2DF Michael Reiziger (1973-05-03)3 May 1973 (aged 25) 26 Spain Barcelona
3 2DF Jaap Stam (1972-07-17)17 July 1972 (aged 25) 14 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
4 2DF Frank de Boer (captain) (1970-05-15)15 May 1970 (aged 28) 55 Netherlands Ajax
5 2DF Arthur Numan (1969-12-14)14 December 1969 (aged 28) 29 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
6 3MF Wim Jonk (1966-10-12)12 October 1966 (aged 31) 42 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
7 3MF Ronald de Boer (1970-05-15)15 May 1970 (aged 28) 41 Netherlands Ajax
8 4FW Dennis Bergkamp (1969-05-10)10 May 1969 (aged 29) 57 England Arsenal
9 4FW Patrick Kluivert (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 21) 19 Italy Milan
10 3MF Clarence Seedorf (1976-04-01)1 April 1976 (aged 22) 31 Spain Real Madrid
11 3MF Phillip Cocu (1970-10-29)29 October 1970 (aged 27) 20 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
12 3MF Boudewijn Zenden (1976-08-15)15 August 1976 (aged 21) 6 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
13 2DF André Ooijer (1974-07-11)11 July 1974 (aged 23) 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
14 3MF Marc Overmars (1973-03-29)29 March 1973 (aged 25) 40 England Arsenal
15 2DF Winston Bogarde (1970-10-22)22 October 1970 (aged 27) 14 Spain Barcelona
16 3MF Edgar Davids (1973-03-13)13 March 1973 (aged 25) 12 Italy Juventus
17 4FW Pierre van Hooijdonk (1969-11-29)29 November 1969 (aged 28) 12 England Nottingham Forest
18 1GK Ed de Goey (1966-12-20)20 December 1966 (aged 31) 31 England Chelsea
19 3MF Giovanni van Bronckhorst (1975-02-05)5 February 1975 (aged 23) 8 Netherlands Feyenoord
20 3MF Aron Winter (1967-03-01)1 March 1967 (aged 31) 72 Italy Inter Milan
21 4FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (1972-03-27)27 March 1972 (aged 26) 3 England Leeds United
22 1GK Ruud Hesp (1965-10-31)31 October 1965 (aged 32) 0 Spain Barcelona

South Korea[edit]

Head coach: South Korea Cha Bum-kun (fired after two matches, replaced by South Korea Kim Pyung-seok for the final match)

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Kim Byung-ji (1970-04-08)8 April 1970 (aged 28) 34 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
2 3MF Choi Sung-yong (1975-12-25)25 December 1975 (aged 22) 27 South Korea Sangmu
3 2DF Lee Lim-saeng (1971-11-18)18 November 1971 (aged 26) 17 South Korea Bucheon SK
4 2DF Choi Young-il (captain) (1966-04-25)25 April 1966 (aged 32) 54 South Korea Busan Daewoo Royals
5 2DF Lee Min-sung (1973-06-23)23 June 1973 (aged 24) 29 South Korea Busan Daewoo Royals
6 2DF Yoo Sang-chul (1971-10-18)18 October 1971 (aged 26) 57 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
7 3MF Kim Do-keun (1972-03-02)2 March 1972 (aged 26) 13 South Korea Jeonnam Dragons
8 3MF Noh Jung-yoon (1971-03-28)28 March 1971 (aged 27) 36 Netherlands NAC Breda
9 4FW Kim Do-hoon (1970-07-21)21 July 1970 (aged 27) 37 Japan Vissel Kobe
10 4FW Choi Yong-soo (1973-09-10)10 September 1973 (aged 24) 33 South Korea Sangmu
11 4FW Seo Jung-won (1970-12-17)17 December 1970 (aged 27) 73 France Strasbourg
12 2DF Lee Sang-hun (1975-10-11)11 October 1975 (aged 22) 13 South Korea Anyang LG Cheetahs
13 2DF Kim Tae-young (1970-11-08)8 November 1970 (aged 27) 35 South Korea Jeonnam Dragons
14 3MF Ko Jong-soo (1978-10-30)30 October 1978 (aged 19) 22 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
15 3MF Lee Sang-yoon (1969-04-10)10 April 1969 (aged 29) 28 South Korea Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
16 2DF Jang Hyung-seok (1972-07-07)7 July 1972 (aged 25) 7 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
17 3MF Ha Seok-ju (1968-02-20)20 February 1968 (aged 30) 82 Japan Cerezo Osaka
18 4FW Hwang Sun-hong (1968-07-14)14 July 1968 (aged 29) 78 South Korea Pohang Steelers
19 2DF Jang Dae-il (1975-03-09)9 March 1975 (aged 23) 14 South Korea Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
20 2DF Hong Myung-bo (1969-02-12)12 February 1969 (aged 29) 94 Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka
21 4FW Lee Dong-gook (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 19) 0 South Korea Pohang Steelers
22 1GK Seo Dong-myung (1974-05-04)4 May 1974 (aged 24) 21 South Korea Sangmu

Group F[