1998 FIFA World Cup squads

none July 2023 October 2024 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 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 Brazil Head coach: Mário Zagallo 1 GK Cláudio Taffarel yes 1998 5 8 1966 5 8 94 Atlético Mineiro Brazil 2 DF Cafu yes 1998 6 10 1970 6 7 64 Roma ITA 1946 3 DF Aldair yes 1998 6 10 1965 11 30 66 Roma ITA 1946 4 DF Júnior Baiano yes 1998 6 10 1970 3 14 17 Flamengo Brazil 5 MF César Sampaio yes 1998 6 10 1968 3 31 34 Yokohama Flügels Japan 1947 6 DF Roberto Carlos yes 1998 6 10 1973 4 10 46 Real Madrid Spain 7 MF Giovanni yes 1998 6 10 1972 2 4 14 Barcelona Spain 8 MF Dunga captain yes 1998 6 10 1963 10 31 84 Júbilo Iwata Japan 1947 9 FW Ronaldo yes 1998 6 10 1976 9 22 37 Inter Milan ITA 1946 10 MF Rivaldo yes 1998 6 10 1972 4 19 15 Barcelona Spain 11 MF Emerson yes 1998 6 10 1976 4 4 3 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 12 GK Carlos Germano yes 1998 6 10 1970 8 14 9 Vasco da Gama Brazil 13 DF Zé Carlos yes 1998 6 10 1968 11 14 0 São Paulo Brazil 14 DF Marcelo Gonçalves yes 1998 6 10 1966 2 22 22 Botafogo Brazil 15 DF André Cruz yes 1998 6 10 1968 9 20 31 Milan ITA 1946 16 MF Zé Roberto yes 1998 6 10 1974 7 6 20 Flamengo Brazil 17 MF Doriva yes 1998 6 10 1972 5 28 11 Porto Portugal 18 MF Leonardo yes 1998 6 10 1969 9 5 45 Milan ITA 1946 19 MF Denílson yes 1998 6 10 1977 8 24 26 São Paulo Brazil 20 FW Bebeto yes 1998 6 10 1964 2 16 68 Botafogo Brazil 21 FW Edmundo yes 1998 6 10 1971 4 2 33 Fiorentina ITA 1946 22 GK Dida yes 1998 6 10 1973 10 7 15 Cruzeiro Brazil Morocco Head coach: France Henri Michel 1 GK Abdelkader El Brazi yes 1998 6 10 1964 11 5 37 FAR Rabat Morocco 2 DF Abdelilah Saber yes 1998 6 10 1974 4 21 25 Sporting CP Portugal 3 DF Abdelkrim El Hadrioui yes 1998 6 10 1972 3 6 59 Benfica Portugal 4 DF Youssef Rossi yes 1998 6 10 1973 6 28 20 Rennes FRA 1974 5 DF Smahi Triki yes 1998 6 10 1967 8 1 16 Lausanne Switzerland 6 DF Noureddine Naybet captain yes 1998 6 10 1970 2 10 91 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 7 MF Mustapha Hadji yes 1998 6 10 1971 11 16 42 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 8 MF Saïd Chiba yes 1998 6 10 1970 9 18 23 Compostela Spain 9 FW Abdeljalil Hadda yes 1998 6 10 1972 3 21 11 Club Africain Tunisia 1959 10 FW Abderrahim Ouakili yes 1998 6 10 1970 12 11 8 1860 Munich Germany 11 MF Ali Elkhattabi yes 1998 6 10 1977 1 17 6 Heerenveen Netherlands 12 GK Driss Benzekri yes 1998 6 10 1970 12 31 6 RS Settat Morocco 13 DF Rachid Neqrouz yes 1998 6 10 1972 4 10 13 Bari ITA 1946 14 FW Salaheddine Bassir yes 1998 6 10 1972 9 5 26 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 15 DF Lahcen Abrami yes 1998 6 10 1969 12 31 41 Wydad Casablanca Morocco 16 MF Rachid Azzouzi yes 1998 6 10 1971 1 10 35 Greuther Fürth Germany 17 MF Gharib Amzine yes 1998 6 10 1973 5 3 2 Mulhouse FRA 1974 18 MF Youssef Chippo yes 1998 6 10 1973 5 10 20 Porto Portugal 19 DF Jamal Sellami yes 1998 6 10 1970 10 6 0 Raja Casablanca Morocco 20 DF Tahar El Khalej yes 1998 6 10 1968 6 16 54 Benfica Portugal 21 FW Rachid Rokki yes 1998 6 10 1974 11 8 2 Chabab Mohammédia Morocco 22 GK Mustapha Chadili yes 1998 6 10 1973 2 14 0 Raja Casablanca Morocco Norway Head coach: Egil Olsen 1 GK Frode Grodås captain yes 1998 6 10 1964 10 24 39 Tottenham Hotspur England 2 DF Gunnar Halle yes 1998 6 10 1965 8 11 60 Leeds United England 3 DF Ronny Johnsen yes 1998 6 10 1969 6 10 33 Manchester United England 4 DF Henning Berg yes 1998 6 10 1969 9 1 52 Manchester United England 5 DF Stig Inge Bjørnebye yes 1998 6 10 1969 12 11 62 Liverpool England 6 MF Ståle Solbakken yes 1998 6 10 1968 2 27 34 AaB Denmark 7 MF Erik Mykland yes 1998 6 10 1971 7 21 54 Panathinaikos Greece 8 MF Øyvind Leonhardsen yes 1998 6 10 1970 8 17 55 Liverpool England 9 FW Tore André Flo yes 1998 6 10 1973 6 15 25 Chelsea England 10 MF Kjetil Rekdal yes 1998 6 10 1968 11 6 66 Hertha BSC Germany 11 MF Mini Jakobsen yes 1998 6 10 1965 11 8 64 Rosenborg Norway 12 GK Thomas Myhre yes 1998 6 10 1973 10 16 1 Everton England 13 GK Espen Baardsen yes 1998 6 10 1977 12 7 1 Tottenham Hotspur England 14 DF Vegard Heggem yes 1998 6 10 1975 7 13 1 Rosenborg Norway 15 DF Dan Eggen yes 1998 6 10 1970 1 13 13 Celta Vigo Spain 16 FW Jostein Flo yes 1998 6 10 1964 10 3 44 Strømsgodset Norway 17 FW Håvard Flo yes 1998 6 10 1970 4 4 9 Werder Bremen Germany 18 FW Egil Østenstad yes 1998 6 10 1972 1 2 14 Southampton England 19 DF Erik Hoftun yes 1998 6 10 1969 3 3 1 Rosenborg Norway 20 FW Ole Gunnar Solskjær yes 1998 6 10 1973 2 26 14 Manchester United England 21 DF Vidar Riseth yes 1998 6 10 1972 4 21 4 LASK Austria 22 MF Roar Strand yes 1998 6 10 1970 2 2 5 Rosenborg Norway Scotland Head coach: Craig Brown 1 GK Jim Leighton yes 1998 6 10 1958 7 24 86 Aberdeen Scotland 2 MF Jackie McNamara yes 1998 6 10 1973 10 24 6 Celtic Scotland 3 DF Tom Boyd yes 1998 6 10 1965 11 24 55 Celtic Scotland 4 DF Colin Calderwood yes 1998 6 10 1965 1 20 28 Tottenham Hotspur England 5 DF Colin Hendry captain yes 1998 6 10 1965 12 7 32 Blackburn Rovers England 6 DF Tosh McKinlay yes 1998 6 10 1964 12 3 19 Celtic Scotland 7 FW Kevin Gallacher yes 1998 6 10 1966 11 23 36 Blackburn Rovers England 8 MF Craig Burley yes 1998 6 10 1971 9 24 25 Celtic Scotland 9 FW Gordon Durie yes 1998 6 10 1965 12 6 40 Rangers Scotland 10 FW Darren Jackson yes 1998 6 10 1966 7 25 24 Celtic Scotland 11 MF John Collins yes 1998 6 10 1968 1 31 49 Monaco FRA 1974 12 GK Neil Sullivan yes 1998 6 10 1970 2 24 3 Wimbledon England 13 FW Simon Donnelly yes 1998 6 10 1974 12 1 8 Celtic Scotland 14 MF Paul Lambert yes 1998 6 10 1969 8 7 12 Celtic Scotland 15 MF Scot Gemmill yes 1998 6 10 1971 1 2 13 Nottingham Forest England 16 DF David Weir yes 1998 6 10 1970 5 10 5 Heart of Midlothian Scotland 17 MF Billy McKinlay yes 1998 6 10 1969 4 22 25 Blackburn Rovers England 18 DF Matt Elliott yes 1998 6 10 1968 11 1 3 Leicester City England 19 DF Derek Whyte yes 1998 6 10 1968 8 31 11 Aberdeen Scotland 20 FW Scott Booth yes 1998 6 10 1971 12 16 16 FC Utrecht Netherlands 21 GK Jonathan Gould yes 1998 6 10 1968 7 18 0 Celtic Scotland 22 DF Christian Dailly yes 1998 6 10 1973 10 23 10 Derby County England Group B Austria Head coach: Herbert Prohaska 1 GK Michael Konsel yes 1998 6 10 1962 3 6 40 Roma ITA 1946 2 MF Markus Schopp yes 1998 6 10 1974 2 22 18 Sturm Graz Austria 3 DF Peter Schöttel yes 1998 6 10 1967 3 26 54 Rapid Wien Austria 4 DF Anton Pfeffer yes 1998 6 10 1965 8 17 56 Austria Wien Austria 5 DF Wolfgang Feiersinger yes 1998 6 10 1965 1 30 39 Borussia Dortmund Germany 6 DF Walter Kogler yes 1998 6 10 1967 12 12 22 Cannes FRA 1974 7 FW Mario Haas yes 1998 6 10 1974 9 16 5 Sturm Graz Austria 8 MF Heimo Pfeifenberger yes 1998 6 10 1966 12 29 37 Werder Bremen Germany 9 FW Ivica Vastić yes 1998 6 10 1969 9 29 14 Sturm Graz Austria 10 MF Andi Herzog yes 1998 6 10 1968 9 10 68 Werder Bremen Germany 11 MF Martin Amerhauser yes 1998 6 10 1974 7 23 2 Austria Salzburg Austria 12 DF Martin Hiden yes 1998 6 10 1973 3 11 4 Leeds United England 13 MF Harald Cerny yes 1998 6 10 1973 9 13 23 1860 Munich Germany 14 FW Hannes Reinmayr yes 1998 6 10 1969 8 23 8 Sturm Graz Austria 15 MF Arnold Wetl yes 1998 6 10 1970 2 2 15 Rapid Wien Austria 16 GK Franz Wohlfahrt yes 1998 6 10 1964 7 1 37 VfB Stuttgart Germany 17 MF Roman Mählich yes 1998 6 10 1971 9 17 10 Sturm Graz Austria 18 MF Peter Stöger yes 1998 6 10 1966 4 11 59 LASK Austria 19 FW Toni Polster captain yes 1998 6 10 1964 3 10 91 1. FC Köln Germany 20 MF Andreas Heraf yes 1998 6 10 1967 9 10 10 Rapid Wien Austria 21 GK Wolfgang Knaller yes 1998 6 10 1961 10 9 4 Austria Wien Austria 22 MF Dietmar Kühbauer yes 1998 6 10 1971 4 4 28 Real Sociedad Spain Cameroon Head coach: France Claude Le Roy 1 GK Jacques Songo'o yes 1998 6 10 1964 3 17 73 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 2 DF Joseph Elanga yes 1998 6 10 1979 5 2 1 Tonnerre Yaoundé Cameroon 3 DF Pierre Womé yes 1998 6 10 1979 3 26 28 Lucchese ITA 1946 4 DF Rigobert Song yes 1998 6 10 1976 7 1 30 Metz FRA 1974 5 DF Raymond Kalla yes 1998 6 10 1975 4 22 28 Panachaiki Greece 6 DF Pierre Njanka yes 1998 6 10 1975 3 15 2 Olympic Mvolyé Cameroon 7 FW François Omam-Biyik captain yes 1998 6 10 1966 5 21 70 Sampdoria ITA 1946 8 MF Didier Angibeaud yes 1998 6 10 1974 10 8 3 Nice FRA 1974 9 FW Alphonse Tchami yes 1998 6 10 1971 9 14 38 Hertha BSC Germany 10 FW Patrick Mboma yes 1998 6 10 1970 11 15 15 Gamba Osaka Japan 1947 11 FW Samuel Eto'o yes 1998 6 10 1981 3 10 6 Leganés Spain 12 DF Lauren yes 1998 6 10 1977 1 19 1 Levante Spain 13 DF Patrice Abanda yes 1998 6 10 1978 8 3 1 Tonnerre Yaoundé Cameroon 14 MF Augustine Simo yes 1998 6 10 1978 9 18 14 Saint-Étienne FRA 1974 15 MF Joseph Ndo yes 1998 6 10 1976 4 28 2 Coton Sport Cameroon 16 GK William Andem yes 1998 6 10 1968 6 14 16 Boavista Portugal 17 DF Michel Pensée yes 1998 6 10 1973 6 16 2 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma South Korea 1997 18 FW Samuel Ipoua yes 1998 6 10 1973 3 1 7 Rapid Wien Austria 19 MF Marcel Mahouvé yes 1998 6 10 1973 1 16 12 Montpellier FRA 1974 20 MF Salomon Olembé yes 1998 6 10 1980 12 8 8 Nantes FRA 1974 21 FW Joseph-Désiré Job yes 1998 6 10 1977 12 1 11 Lyon FRA 1974 22 GK Alioum Boukar yes 1998 6 10 1972 1 3 16 Samsunspor Turkey Chile Head coach: Uruguay Nelson Acosta 1 GK Nelson Tapia yes 1998 6 10 1966 9 22 34 Universidad Católica Chile 2 DF Cristián Castañeda yes 1998 6 10 1968 9 18 24 Universidad de Chile Chile 3 DF Ronald Fuentes yes 1998 6 10 1969 6 22 41 Universidad de Chile Chile 4 DF Francisco Rojas yes 1998 6 10 1974 7 22 12 Colo-Colo Chile 5 DF Javier Margas yes 1998 6 10 1969 5 10 52 Universidad Católica Chile 6 DF Pedro Reyes yes 1998 6 10 1972 11 13 24 Colo-Colo Chile 7 MF Nelson Parraguez yes 1998 6 10 1971 4 5 37 Universidad Católica Chile 8 MF Clarence Acuña yes 1998 6 10 1975 2 8 28 Universidad de Chile Chile 9 FW Iván Zamorano captain yes 1998 6 10 1967 1 18 42 Inter Milan ITA 1946 10 MF José Luis Sierra yes 1998 6 10 1968 12 5 31 Colo-Colo Chile 11 FW Marcelo Salas yes 1998 6 10 1974 12 24 39 River Plate Argentina 12 GK Marcelo Ramírez yes 1998 6 10 1965 5 29 19 Colo-Colo Chile 13 FW Manuel Neira yes 1998 6 10 1977 10 12 5 Colo-Colo Chile 14 DF Miguel Ramírez yes 1998 6 10 1970 6 11 38 Universidad Católica Chile 15 DF Moisés Villarroel yes 1998 6 10 1976 2 12 10 Santiago Wanderers Chile 16 DF Mauricio Aros yes 1998 6 10 1976 3 9 4 Universidad de Chile Chile 17 MF Marcelo Vega yes 1998 6 10 1971 8 12 29 MetroStars USA 18 MF Luis Musrri yes 1998 6 10 1969 12 24 27 Universidad de Chile Chile 19 MF Fernando Cornejo yes 1998 6 10 1969 1 28 27 Universidad Católica Chile 20 MF Fabián Estay yes 1998 6 10 1968 10 5 48 Toluca Mexico 21 FW Rodrigo Barrera yes 1998 6 10 1970 3 30 22 Universidad de Chile Chile 22 GK Carlos Tejas yes 1998 6 10 1974 10 4 0 Coquimbo Unido Chile Italy Head coach: Cesare Maldini 1 GK Francesco Toldo yes 1998 6 10 1971 12 2 6 Fiorentina Italy 1946 2 DF Giuseppe Bergomi yes 1998 6 10 1963 12 22 78 Inter Milan Italy 1946 3 DF Paolo Maldini captain yes 1998 6 10 1968 6 26 88 Milan Italy 1946 4 DF Fabio Cannavaro yes 1998 6 10 1973 9 13 14 Parma Italy 1946 5 DF Alessandro Costacurta yes 1998 6 10 1966 4 24 54 Milan Italy 1946 6 DF Alessandro Nesta yes 1998 6 10 1976 3 19 12 Lazio Italy 1946 7 DF Gianluca Pessotto yes 1998 6 10 1970 8 11 4 Juventus Italy 1946 8 DF Moreno Torricelli yes 1998 6 10 1970 1 23 6 Juventus Italy 1946 9 MF Demetrio Albertini yes 1998 6 10 1971 8 23 57 Milan Italy 1946 10 FW Alessandro Del Piero yes 1998 6 10 1974 11 9 19 Juventus Italy 1946 11 MF Dino Baggio yes 1998 6 10 1971 7 24 46 Parma Italy 1946 12 GK Gianluca Pagliuca yes 1998 6 10 1966 12 18 34 Inter Milan Italy 1946 13 MF Sandro Cois yes 1998 6 10 1972 6 9 1 Fiorentina Italy 1946 14 MF Luigi Di Biagio yes 1998 6 10 1971 6 3 13 Roma Italy 1946 15 MF Angelo Di Livio yes 1998 6 10 1966 7 26 21 Juventus Italy 1946 16 MF Roberto Di Matteo yes 1998 6 10 1970 5 29 32 Chelsea England 17 MF Francesco Moriero yes 1998 6 10 1969 3 31 3 Inter Milan Italy 1946 18 FW Roberto Baggio yes 1998 6 10 1967 2 18 48 Bologna Italy 1946 19 FW Filippo Inzaghi yes 1998 6 10 1973 8 9 4 Juventus Italy 1946 20 FW Enrico Chiesa yes 1998 6 10 1970 12 29 6 Parma Italy 1946 21 FW Christian Vieri yes 1998 6 10 1973 7 12 8 Atlético Madrid Spain 22 GK Gianluigi Buffon yes 1998 6 10 1978 1 28 2 Parma Italy 1946 Group C Denmark Head coach: Sweden Bo Johansson 1 GK Peter Schmeichel yes 1998 6 10 1963 11 18 100 Manchester United England 2 DF Michael Schjønberg yes 1998 6 10 1967 1 19 28 Kaiserslautern Germany 3 DF Marc Rieper yes 1998 6 10 1968 6 5 53 Celtic Scotland 4 DF Jes Høgh yes 1998 6 10 1966 5 7 37 Fenerbahçe Turkey 5 DF Jan Heintze yes 1998 6 10 1963 8 17 39 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 6 DF Thomas Helveg yes 1998 6 10 1971 6 24 30 Udinese ITA 1946 7 MF Allan Nielsen yes 1998 6 10 1971 3 13 18 Tottenham Hotspur England 8 MF Per Frandsen yes 1998 6 10 1970 2 6 12 Bolton Wanderers England 9 FW Miklos Molnar yes 1998 6 10 1970 4 10 9 Sevilla Spain 10 MF Michael Laudrup captain yes 1998 6 10 1964 6 15 99 Ajax Netherlands 11 FW Brian Laudrup yes 1998 6 10 1969 2 22 77 Rangers Scotland 12 DF Søren Colding yes 1998 6 10 1972 9 2 4 Brøndby Denmark 13 DF Jacob Laursen yes 1998 6 10 1971 10 6 22 Derby County England 14 MF Morten Wieghorst yes 1998 6 10 1971 2 25 11 Celtic Scotland 15 MF Stig Tøfting yes 1998 6 10 1969 8 14 4 Duisburg Germany 16 GK Mogens Krogh yes 1998 6 10 1963 10 31 8 Brøndby Denmark 17 MF Bjarne Goldbæk yes 1998 6 10 1968 10 6 11 Copenhagen Denmark 18 FW Peter Møller yes 1998 6 10 1972 3 23 11 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 19 FW Ebbe Sand yes 1998 6 10 1972 7 19 2 Brøndby Denmark 20 DF René Henriksen yes 1998 6 10 1969 8 27 2 AB Denmark 21 MF Martin Jørgensen yes 1998 6 10 1975 10 6 4 Udinese ITA 1946 22 GK Peter Kjær yes 1998 6 10 1965 11 5 0 Silkeborg Denmark France Head coach: Aimé Jacquet 1 GK Bernard Lama yes 1998 6 10 1963 4 7 37 West Ham United England 2 DF Vincent Candela yes 1998 6 10 1973 10 24 10 Roma ITA 1946 3 DF Bixente Lizarazu yes 1998 6 10 1969 12 9 32 Bayern Munich Germany 4 MF Patrick Vieira yes 1998 6 10 1976 6 23 7 Arsenal England 5 DF Laurent Blanc yes 1998 6 10 1965 11 19 68 Marseille FRA 1974 6 MF Youri Djorkaeff yes 1998 6 10 1968 3 9 37 Inter Milan ITA 1946 7 MF Didier Deschamps captain yes 1998 6 10 1968 10 15 69 Juventus ITA 1946 8 DF Marcel Desailly yes 1998 6 10 1968 9 7 41 Milan ITA 1946 9 FW Stéphane Guivarc'h yes 1998 6 10 1970 9 6 6 Auxerre FRA 1974 10 MF Zinedine Zidane yes 1998 6 10 1972 6 23 33 Juventus ITA 1946 11 MF Robert Pires yes 1998 6 10 1973 10 29 14 Metz FRA 1974 12 FW Thierry Henry yes 1998 6 10 1977 8 17 3 Monaco FRA 1974 13 MF Bernard Diomède yes 1998 6 10 1974 1 23 6 Auxerre FRA 1974 14 MF Alain Boghossian yes 1998 6 10 1970 10 27 6 Sampdoria ITA 1946 15 DF Lilian Thuram yes 1998 6 10 1972 1 1 32 Parma ITA 1946 16 GK Fabien Barthez yes 1998 6 10 1971 6 28 12 Monaco FRA 1974 17 MF Emmanuel Petit yes 1998 6 10 1970 9 22 17 Arsenal England 18 DF Frank Leboeuf yes 1998 6 10 1968 1 22 14 Chelsea England 19 MF Christian Karembeu yes 1998 6 10 1970 12 3 31 Real Madrid Spain 20 FW David Trezeguet yes 1998 6 10 1977 10 15 4 Monaco FRA 1974 21 FW Christophe Dugarry yes 1998 6 10 1972 3 24 23 Marseille FRA 1974 22 GK Lionel Charbonnier yes 1998 6 10 1966 10 25 1 Auxerre FRA 1974 Saudi Arabia Head coach: Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira (fired after two matches, replaced by Mohammed Al-Kharashy for the final match) 1 GK Mohamed Al-Deayea yes 1998 6 10 1972 8 2 94 Al-Ta'ee Saudi Arabia 2 DF Mohammed Sheliah yes 1998 6 10 1974 9 28 64 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 3 DF Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi yes 1998 6 10 1971 9 1 86 Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 4 MF Abdullah Sulaiman Zubromawi yes 1998 6 10 1973 11 15 83 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 5 DF Ahmed Jamil yes 1998 6 10 1970 1 6 94 Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 6 MF Fuad Anwar yes 1998 6 10 1972 10 13 95 Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 7 MF Ibrahim Suwayed yes 1998 6 10 1974 7 21 19 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 8 FW Obeid Al-Dosari yes 1998 6 10 1975 10 2 61 Al-Wehda Saudi Arabia 9 FW Sami Al-Jaber yes 1998 6 10 1972 12 11 85 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 10 FW Saeed Al-Owairan yes 1998 6 10 1967 8 19 55 Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 11 FW Fahd Al-Mehallel yes 1998 6 10 1970 11 11 85 Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 12 MF Ibrahim Mater yes 1998 6 10 1975 7 10 47 Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 13 DF Hussein Abdulghani yes 1998 6 10 1977 1 23 40 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 14 MF Khaled Massad yes 1998 6 10 1971 11 23 91 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 15 MF Yousuf Al-Thunayan captain yes 1998 6 10 1963 11 18 86 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 16 MF Khamis Al-Owairan yes 1998 6 10 1973 9 8 48 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 17 DF Ahmed Al-Dokhi yes 1998 6 10 1976 10 25 12 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 18 MF Nawaf Al-Temyat yes 1998 6 10 1976 6 26 0 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 19 DF Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi yes 1998 6 10 1974 7 21 3 Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 20 MF Hamzah Saleh yes 1998 6 10 1967 4 19 38 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 21 GK Hussein Al-Sadiq yes 1998 6 10 1973 10 15 64 Al-Qadsiah Saudi Arabia 22 GK Tisir Al-Antaif yes 1998 6 10 1974 2 16 0 Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia South Africa Head coach: FRA 1974 Philippe Troussier 1 GK Hans Vonk yes 1998 6 10 1970 1 30 0 Heerenveen Netherlands 2 DF Themba Mnguni yes 1998 6 10 1973 12 16 3 Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 3 DF David Nyathi yes 1998 6 10 1969 3 22 35 St. Gallen Switzerland 4 DF Willem Jackson yes 1998 6 10 1972 3 26 12 Orlando Pirates South Africa 5 DF Mark Fish yes 1998 6 10 1974 3 14 37 Bolton Wanderers England 6 FW Phil Masinga yes 1998 6 10 1969 6 28 41 Bari ITA 1946 7 MF Quinton Fortune yes 1998 6 10 1977 5 21 6 Atlético Madrid Spain 8 MF Alfred Phiri yes 1998 6 10 1974 6 22 2 Vanspor Turkey 9 FW Shaun Bartlett yes 1998 6 10 1972 10 31 29 Cape Town Spurs South Africa 10 MF John Moshoeu yes 1998 6 10 1965 12 18 44 Fenerbahçe Turkey 11 MF Helman Mkhalele yes 1998 6 10 1969 10 20 35 Kayserispor Turkey 12 FW Brendan Augustine yes 1998 6 10 1971 10 26 26 LASK Austria 13 FW Delron Buckley yes 1998 6 10 1977 12 7 0 VfL Bochum Germany 14 FW Jerry Sikhosana yes 1998 6 10 1969 6 8 9 Orlando Pirates South Africa 15 MF Doctor Khumalo yes 1998 6 10 1967 6 26 43 Kaizer Chiefs South Africa 16 GK Brian Baloyi yes 1998 6 10 1974 3 16 8 Kaizer Chiefs South Africa 17 FW Benni McCarthy yes 1998 6 10 1977 11 12 10 Ajax Netherlands 18 MF Lebogang Morula yes 1998 6 10 1968 12 22 0 Vanspor Turkey 19 DF Lucas Radebe captain yes 1998 6 10 1969 4 12 41 Leeds United England 20 MF William Mokoena yes 1998 6 10 1975 3 31 0 Manning Rangers South Africa 21 DF Pierre Issa yes 1998 6 10 1975 9 12 1 Marseille FRA 1974 22 GK Paul Evans* yes 1998 6 10 1973 12 28 0 Supersport United South Africa 23 GK Simon Gopane* yes 1998 6 10 1970 12 26 1 Bloemfontein Celtic South Africa 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 Bulgaria Head coach: Hristo Bonev 1 GK Zdravko Zdravkov yes 1998 6 10 1970 10 4 16 İstanbulspor Turkey 2 DF Radostin Kishishev yes 1998 6 10 1974 7 30 22 Litex Lovech Bulgaria 3 DF Trifon Ivanov captain yes 1998 6 10 1965 7 27 72 CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 4 DF Ivaylo Petkov yes 1998 6 10 1976 3 24 10 Litex Lovech Bulgaria 5 MF Ivaylo Yordanov yes 1998 6 10 1968 4 22 38 Sporting CP Portugal 6 MF Zlatko Yankov yes 1998 6 10 1966 6 7 67 Beşiktaş Turkey 7 FW Emil Kostadinov yes 1998 6 10 1967 8 12 67 CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 8 FW Hristo Stoichkov yes 1998 6 10 1966 2 8 70 Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 9 FW Lyuboslav Penev yes 1998 6 10 1966 8 31 58 Compostela Spain 10 MF Krasimir Balakov yes 1998 6 10 1966 3 29 66 VfB Stuttgart Germany 11 MF Ilian Iliev yes 1998 6 10 1968 7 2 15 Bursaspor Turkey 12 GK Borislav Mihaylov yes 1998 6 10 1963 2 12 96 Slavia Sofia Bulgaria 13 DF Gosho Ginchev yes 1998 6 10 1969 2 2 15 Antalyaspor Turkey 14 MF Marian Hristov yes 1998 6 10 1973 7 29 9 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 15 DF Adalbert Zafirov yes 1998 6 10 1969 9 29 6 Arminia Bielefeld Germany 16 MF Anatoli Nankov yes 1998 6 10 1969 7 15 15 Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria 17 MF Stoycho Stoilov yes 1998 6 10 1971 10 15 1 Litex Lovech Bulgaria 18 MF Daniel Borimirov yes 1998 6 10 1970 1 15 36 1860 Munich Germany 19 FW Georgi Bachev yes 1998 6 10 1977 4 18 4 Slavia Sofia Bulgaria 20 FW Georgi Ivanov yes 1998 6 10 1976 7 2 4 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 21 DF Rosen Kirilov yes 1998 6 10 1973 1 4 3 Litex Lovech Bulgaria 22 MF Milen Petkov yes 1998 6 10 1974 1 12 5 CSKA Sofia Bulgaria Nigeria Head coach: FR Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović 1 GK Peter Rufai yes 1998 6 10 1963 8 24 62 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 2 DF Mobi Oparaku yes 1998 6 10 1976 12 1 3 Royal Cappellen Belgium 3 DF Celestine Babayaro yes 1998 6 10 1978 8 29 6 Chelsea England 4 FW Nwankwo Kanu yes 1998 6 10 1976 8 1 7 Inter Milan ITA 1946 5 DF Uche Okechukwu captain yes 1998 6 10 1967 9 27 41 Fenerbahçe Turkey 6 DF Taribo West yes 1998 6 10 1974 3 26 8 Inter Milan ITA 1946 7 MF Finidi George yes 1998 6 10 1971 4 15 36 Real Betis Spain 8 MF Mutiu Adepoju yes 1998 6 10 1970 12 22 35 Real Sociedad Spain 9 FW Rashidi Yekini yes 1998 6 10 1963 10 23 58 Zürich Switzerland 10 MF Jay-Jay Okocha yes 1998 6 10 1973 8 14 26 Fenerbahçe Turkey 11 MF Garba Lawal yes 1998 6 10 1974 5 22 3 Roda JC Netherlands 12 GK Willy Okpara yes 1998 6 10 1968 5 7 5 Orlando Pirates South Africa 13 MF Tijani Babangida yes 1998 6 10 1973 9 25 4 Ajax Netherlands 14 FW Daniel Amokachi yes 1998 6 10 1972 12 30 43 Beşiktaş Turkey 15 MF Sunday Oliseh yes 1998 6 10 1974 9 14 22 Ajax Netherlands 16 DF Uche Okafor yes 1998 6 10 1967 8 8 33 Kansas City Wizards USA 17 DF Augustine Eguavoen yes 1998 6 10 1965 8 19 52 Torpedo Moscow Russia 18 MF Wilson Oruma yes 1998 6 10 1976 12 30 4 Lens FRA 1974 19 DF Benedict Iroha yes 1998 6 10 1969 11 29 33 Elche Spain 20 FW Victor Ikpeba yes 1998 6 10 1973 6 12 15 Monaco FRA 1974 21 DF Godwin Okpara yes 1998 6 10 1972 9 20 6 Strasbourg FRA 1974 22 GK Abiodun Baruwa yes 1998 6 10 1974 11 16 3 Sion Switzerland Paraguay Head coach: Brazil Paulo César Carpegiani 1 GK José Luis Chilavert captain yes 1998 6 10 1965 7 27 40 Vélez Sarsfield Argentina 2 DF Francisco Arce yes 1998 6 10 1971 4 2 28 Palmeiras Brazil 3 DF Catalino Rivarola yes 1998 6 10 1965 4 30 49 Grêmio Brazil 4 DF Carlos Gamarra yes 1998 6 10 1971 2 17 48 Corinthians Brazil 5 DF Celso Ayala yes 1998 6 10 1970 8 20 42 River Plate Argentina 6 DF Edgar Aguilera yes 1998 6 10 1975 7 28 1 Cerro Corá Paraguay 1990 7 MF Julio César Yegros yes 1998 6 10 1971 1 31 6 Cruz Azul Mexico 8 FW Arístides Rojas yes 1998 6 10 1968 8 12 5 Unión de Santa Fe Argentina 9 FW José Cardozo yes 1998 6 10 1971 3 19 12 Toluca Mexico 10 MF Roberto Acuña yes 1998 6 10 1972 3 25 40 Zaragoza Spain 11 DF Pedro Sarabia yes 1998 6 10 1975 7 5 20 River Plate Argentina 12 GK Danilo Aceval yes 1998 6 10 1975 9 15 3 Unión de Santa Fe Argentina 13 MF Carlos Paredes yes 1998 6 10 1976 7 16 3 Olimpia Paraguay 1990 14 DF Ricardo Rojas yes 1998 6 10 1971 1 26 6 Estudiantes Argentina 15 FW Miguel Ángel Benítez yes 1998 6 10 1970 5 19 32 Espanyol Spain 16 MF Julio César Enciso yes 1998 6 10 1974 8 5 4 Internacional Brazil 17 FW Hugo Brizuela yes 1998 6 10 1969 2 8 11 Argentinos Juniors Argentina 18 FW César Ramírez yes 1998 6 10 1977 3 21 3 Sporting CP Portugal 19 MF Carlos Morales yes 1998 6 10 1968 11 4 0 Gimnasia de Jujuy Argentina 20 DF Denis Caniza yes 1998 6 10 1974 8 29 8 Olimpia Paraguay 1990 21 MF Jorge Luis Campos yes 1998 6 10 1970 8 11 10 Beijing Guoan China 22 GK Rubén Ruiz Díaz yes 1998 6 10 1969 11 11 12 Monterrey Mexico Spain Head coach: Javier Clemente 1 GK Andoni Zubizarreta captain yes 1998 6 10 1961 10 23 123 Valencia Spain 2 DF Albert Ferrer yes 1998 6 10 1970 6 6 34 Barcelona Spain 3 DF Agustín Aranzábal yes 1998 6 10 1973 3 15 6 Real Sociedad Spain 4 DF Rafael Alkorta yes 1998 6 10 1968 9 16 48 Athletic Bilbao Spain 5 DF Abelardo yes 1998 6 10 1970 3 19 40 Barcelona Spain 6 MF Fernando Hierro yes 1998 6 10 1968 3 23 55 Real Madrid Spain 7 FW Fernando Morientes yes 1998 6 10 1976 4 5 2 Real Madrid Spain 8 MF Julen Guerrero yes 1998 6 10 1974 1 7 31 Athletic Bilbao Spain 9 FW Juan Antonio Pizzi yes 1998 6 10 1968 6 7 21 Barcelona Spain 10 FW Raúl yes 1998 6 10 1977 6 27 13 Real Madrid Spain 11 FW Alfonso yes 1998 6 10 1972 9 26 26 Real Betis Spain 12 DF Sergi yes 1998 6 10 1971 12 28 33 Barcelona Spain 13 GK Santiago Cañizares yes 1998 6 10 1969 12 18 10 Real Madrid Spain 14 DF Iván Campo yes 1998 6 10 1974 2 21 2 Mallorca Spain 15 DF Carlos Aguilera yes 1998 6 10 1969 5 22 4 Atlético Madrid Spain 16 MF Albert Celades yes 1998 6 10 1975 9 29 1 Barcelona Spain 17 MF Joseba Etxeberria yes 1998 6 10 1977 9 5 4 Athletic Bilbao Spain 18 MF Guillermo Amor yes 1998 6 10 1967 12 4 33 Barcelona Spain 19 FW Kiko yes 1998 6 10 1972 4 26 21 Atlético Madrid Spain 20 DF Miguel Ángel Nadal yes 1998 6 10 1966 7 28 43 Barcelona Spain 21 MF Luis Enrique yes 1998 6 10 1970 5 8 35 Barcelona Spain 22 GK José Molina yes 1998 6 10 1970 8 8 1 Atlético Madrid Spain Group E Belgium Head coach: Georges Leekens 1 GK Filip De Wilde yes 1998 6 10 1964 7 5 25 Anderlecht Belgium 2 DF Bertrand Crasson yes 1998 6 10 1971 10 5 19 Napoli ITA 1946 3 DF Lorenzo Staelens yes 1998 6 10 1964 4 30 52 Club Brugge Belgium 4 DF Gordan Vidović yes 1998 6 10 1968 6 23 11 Mouscron Belgium 5 DF Vital Borkelmans yes 1998 6 10 1963 6 1 22 Club Brugge Belgium 6 MF Franky Van der Elst captain yes 1998 6 10 1961 4 30 86 Club Brugge Belgium 7 MF Marc Wilmots yes 1998 6 10 1969 2 22 37 Schalke 04 Germany 8 FW Luís Oliveira yes 1998 6 10 1969 3 24 29 Fiorentina ITA 1946 9 FW Mbo Mpenza yes 1998 6 10 1976 12 4 8 Standard Liège Belgium 10 FW Luc Nilis yes 1998 6 10 1967 5 25 51 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 11 MF Nico Van Kerckhoven yes 1998 6 10 1970 12 14 17 Lierse Belgium 12 GK Philippe Vande Walle yes 1998 6 10 1961 12 22 4 Eendracht Aalst Belgium 13 GK Dany Verlinden yes 1998 6 10 1963 8 15 1 Club Brugge Belgium 14 MF Enzo Scifo yes 1998 6 10 1966 2 19 84 Anderlecht Belgium 15 MF Philippe Clement yes 1998 6 10 1974 3 22 8 Genk Belgium 16 DF Glen De Boeck yes 1998 6 10 1971 8 22 12 Anderlecht Belgium 17 DF Mike Verstraeten yes 1998 6 10 1967 8 12 6 Germinal Ekeren Belgium 18 FW Gert Verheyen yes 1998 6 10 1970 9 20 17 Club Brugge Belgium 19 DF Eric Van Meir yes 1998 6 10 1968 2 28 14 Lierse Belgium 20 FW Émile Mpenza yes 1998 6 10 1978 7 4 13 Standard Liège Belgium 21 MF Danny Boffin yes 1998 6 10 1965 7 10 40 Metz FRA 1974 22 DF Éric Deflandre yes 1998 6 10 1973 8 2 12 Club Brugge Belgium Mexico Head coach: Manuel Lapuente 1 GK Jorge Campos yes 1998 6 10 1966 10 15 106 Chicago Fire USA 2 DF Claudio Suárez yes 1998 6 10 1968 12 17 121 Guadalajara Mexico 3 DF Joel Sánchez yes 1998 6 10 1974 8 17 20 Guadalajara Mexico 4 MF Germán Villa yes 1998 6 10 1973 4 2 36 América Mexico 5 DF Duilio Davino yes 1998 6 10 1976 3 21 48 América Mexico 6 MF Marcelino Bernal yes 1998 6 10 1962 5 27 72 Monterrey Mexico 7 MF Ramón Ramírez yes 1998 6 10 1969 12 5 92 Guadalajara Mexico 8 MF Alberto García Aspe captain yes 1998 6 10 1967 5 11 82 América Mexico 9 FW Ricardo Peláez yes 1998 6 10 1963 3 14 41 América Mexico 10 FW Luis García yes 1998 6 10 1969 6 1 89 Atlante Mexico 11 FW Cuauhtémoc Blanco yes 1998 6 10 1973 1 17 42 Necaxa Mexico 12 GK Oswaldo Sánchez yes 1998 6 10 1973 9 21 9 América Mexico 13 MF Pável Pardo yes 1998 6 10 1976 7 26 43 Atlas Mexico 14 MF Raúl Lara yes 1998 6 10 1973 2 28 24 América Mexico 15 FW Luis Hernández yes 1998 6 10 1968 12 22 46 Necaxa Mexico 16 DF Isaac Terrazas yes 1998 6 10 1975 4 17 7 América Mexico 17 FW Francisco Palencia yes 1998 6 10 1973 4 28 27 Cruz Azul Mexico 18 DF Salvador Carmona yes 1998 6 10 1975 8 22 16 Toluca Mexico 19 MF Braulio Luna yes 1998 6 10 1974 9 8 15 Pumas UNAM Mexico 20 MF Jaime Ordiales yes 1998 6 10 1963 12 23 21 Toluca Mexico 21 MF Jesús Arellano yes 1998 6 10 1973 5 8 7 Guadalajara Mexico 22 GK Óscar Pérez yes 1998 6 10 1973 2 1 8 Cruz Azul Mexico Netherlands Head coach: Guus Hiddink 1 GK Edwin van der Sar yes 1998 6 10 1970 10 29 25 Ajax Netherlands 2 DF Michael Reiziger yes 1998 6 10 1973 5 3 26 Barcelona Spain 3 DF Jaap Stam yes 1998 6 10 1972 7 17 14 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 4 DF Frank de Boer captain yes 1998 6 10 1970 5 15 55 Ajax Netherlands 5 DF Arthur Numan yes 1998 6 10 1969 12 14 29 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 6 MF Wim Jonk yes 1998 6 10 1966 10 12 42 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 7 MF Ronald de Boer yes 1998 6 10 1970 5 15 41 Ajax Netherlands 8 FW Dennis Bergkamp yes 1998 6 10 1969 5 10 57 Arsenal England 9 FW Patrick Kluivert yes 1998 6 10 1976 7 1 19 Milan ITA 1946 10 MF Clarence Seedorf yes 1998 6 10 1976 4 1 31 Real Madrid Spain 11 MF Phillip Cocu yes 1998 6 10 1970 10 29 20 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 12 MF Boudewijn Zenden yes 1998 6 10 1976 8 15 6 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 13 DF André Ooijer yes 1998 6 10 1974 7 11 0 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 14 MF Marc Overmars yes 1998 6 10 1973 3 29 40 Arsenal England 15 DF Winston Bogarde yes 1998 6 10 1970 10 22 14 Barcelona Spain 16 MF Edgar Davids yes 1998 6 10 1973 3 13 12 Juventus ITA 1946 17 FW Pierre van Hooijdonk yes 1998 6 10 1969 11 29 12 Nottingham Forest England 18 GK Ed de Goey yes 1998 6 10 1966 12 20 31 Chelsea England 19 DF Giovanni van Bronckhorst yes 1998 6 10 1975 2 5 8 Feyenoord Netherlands 20 MF Aron Winter yes 1998 6 10 1967 3 1 72 Inter Milan ITA 1946 21 FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink yes 1998 6 10 1972 3 27 3 Leeds United England 22 GK Ruud Hesp yes 1998 6 10 1965 10 31 0 Barcelona Spain South Korea Head coach: Cha Bum-kun (fired after two matches, replaced by Kim Pyung-seok for the final match) 1 GK Kim Byung-ji yes 1998 6 10 1970 4 8 34 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi South Korea 1997 2 MF Choi Sung-yong yes 1998 6 10 1975 12 25 27 Sangmu South Korea 1997 3 DF Lee Lim-saeng yes 1998 6 10 1971 11 18 17 Bucheon SK South Korea 1997 4 DF Choi Young-il captain yes 1998 6 10 1966 4 25 54 Busan Daewoo Royals South Korea 1997 5 DF Lee Min-sung yes 1998 6 10 1973 6 23 29 Busan Daewoo Royals South Korea 1997 6 MF Yoo Sang-chul yes 1998 6 10 1971 10 18 57 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi South Korea 1997 7 MF Kim Do-keun yes 1998 6 10 1972 3 2 13 Jeonnam Dragons South Korea 1997 8 MF Noh Jung-yoon yes 1998 6 10 1971 3 28 36 NAC Breda Netherlands 9 FW Kim Do-hoon yes 1998 6 10 1970 7 21 37 Vissel Kobe Japan 1947 10 FW Choi Yong-soo yes 1998 6 10 1973 9 10 33 Sangmu South Korea 1997 11 FW Seo Jung-won yes 1998 6 10 1970 12 17 73 Strasbourg FRA 1974 12 DF Lee Sang-hun yes 1998 6 10 1975 10 11 13 Anyang LG Cheetahs South Korea 1997 13 DF Kim Tae-young yes 1998 6 10 1970 11 8 35 Jeonnam Dragons South Korea 1997 14 MF Ko Jong-soo yes 1998 6 10 1978 10 30 22 Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 1997 15 MF Lee Sang-yoon yes 1998 6 10 1969 4 10 28 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma South Korea 1997 16 DF Jang Hyung-seok yes 1998 6 10 1972 7 7 7 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi South Korea 1997 17 MF Ha Seok-ju yes 1998 6 10 1968 2 20 82 Cerezo Osaka Japan 1947 18 FW Hwang Sun-hong yes 1998 6 10 1968 7 14 78 Pohang Steelers South Korea 1997 19 DF Jang Dae-il yes 1998 6 10 1975 3 9 14 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma South Korea 1997 20 DF Hong Myung-bo yes 1998 6 10 1969 2 12 94 Bellmare Hiratsuka Japan 1947 21 FW Lee Dong-gook yes 1998 6 10 1979 4 29 0 Pohang Steelers South Korea 1997 22 GK Seo Dong-myung yes 1998 6 10 1974 5 4 21 Sangmu South Korea 1997 Group F Germany Head coach: Berti Vogts 1 GK Andreas Köpke yes 1998 6 10 1962 3 12 54 Marseille FRA 1974 2 DF Christian Wörns yes 1998 6 10 1972 5 10 17 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 3 DF Jörg Heinrich yes 1998 6 10 1969 12 6 15 Borussia Dortmund Germany 4 DF Jürgen Kohler yes 1998 6 10 1965 10 6 101 Borussia Dortmund Germany 5 DF Thomas Helmer yes 1998 6 10 1965 4 21 66 Bayern Munich Germany 6 DF Olaf Thon yes 1998 6 10 1966 5 1 48 Schalke 04 Germany 7 MF Andreas Möller yes 1998 6 10 1967 9 2 79 Borussia Dortmund Germany 8 DF Lothar Matthäus yes 1998 6 10 1961 3 21 125 Bayern Munich Germany 9 FW Ulf Kirsten yes 1998 6 10 1965 12 4 32* Bayer Leverkusen Germany 10 MF Thomas Häßler yes 1998 6 10 1966 5 30 93 Karlsruher SC Germany 11 FW Olaf Marschall yes 1998 6 10 1966 3 19 7* 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 12 GK Oliver Kahn yes 1998 6 10 1969 6 15 10 Bayern Munich Germany 13 MF Jens Jeremies yes 1998 6 10 1974 3 5 5 1860 Munich Germany 14 DF Markus Babbel yes 1998 6 10 1972 9 8 30 Bayern Munich Germany 15 MF Steffen Freund yes 1998 6 10 1970 1 19 21 Borussia Dortmund Germany 16 MF Dietmar Hamann yes 1998 6 10 1973 8 27 7 Bayern Munich Germany 17 DF Christian Ziege yes 1998 6 10 1972 2 1 37 Milan ITA 1946 18 FW Jürgen Klinsmann captain yes 1998 6 10 1964 7 30 103 Tottenham Hotspur England 19 DF Stefan Reuter yes 1998 6 10 1966 10 16 68 Borussia Dortmund Germany 20 FW Oliver Bierhoff yes 1998 6 10 1968 5 1 26 Udinese ITA 1946 21 DF Michael Tarnat yes 1998 6 10 1969 10 27 12 Bayern Munich Germany 22 GK Jens Lehmann yes 1998 6 10 1969 11 10 2 Schalke 04 Germany Note: Kirsten and Marschall also earned additional caps for East Germany (49 and 4, respectively). Iran Head coach: Jalal TalebiFIFA.com 1 GK Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh captain yes 1998 6 10 1966 5 25 77 Persepolis Iran 2 MF Mehdi Mahdavikia yes 1998 6 10 1977 7 24 29 Persepolis Iran 3 DF Naeim Saadavi yes 1998 6 10 1969 6 16 8 Persepolis Iran 4 DF Mohammad Khakpour yes 1998 6 10 1969 2 20 41 Bahman Iran 5 DF Afshin Peyrovani yes 1998 6 10 1970 2 6 40 Persepolis Iran 6 MF Karim Bagheri yes 1998 6 10 1974 2 20 46 Arminia Bielefeld Germany 7 MF Alireza Mansourian yes 1998 6 10 1971 12 12 33 Esteghlal Iran 8 MF Sirous Dinmohammadi yes 1998 6 10 1970 7 2 16 Shahrdari Tabriz Iran 9 MF Hamid Estili yes 1998 6 10 1967 4 1 52 Bahman Iran 10 FW Ali Daei yes 1998 6 10 1969 3 21 53 Arminia Bielefeld Germany 11 FW Khodadad Azizi yes 1998 6 10 1971 6 22 27 1. FC Köln Germany 12 GK Nima Nakisa yes 1998 6 10 1975 5 1 6 Persepolis Iran 13 FW Ali Latifi yes 1998 6 10 1976 2 20 0 Bahman Iran 14 DF Nader Mohammadkhani yes 1998 6 10 1963 8 23 52 Polyacryl Iran 15 DF Ali Akbar Ostad-Asadi yes 1998 6 10 1965 9 17 29 Zob Ahan Iran 16 DF Reza Shahroudi yes 1998 6 10 1972 2 21 34 Persepolis Iran 17 DF Javad Zarincheh yes 1998 6 10 1966 7 23 61 Esteghlal Iran 18 MF Sattar Hamedani yes 1998 6 10 1974 6 6 3 Bahman Iran 19 FW Behnam Seraj yes 1998 6 10 1971 6 19 0 Sanat Naft Iran 20 DF Mehdi Pashazadeh yes 1998 6 10 1973 12 27 4 Esteghlal Iran 21 MF Mehrdad Minavand yes 1998 6 10 1975 11 30 27 Persepolis Iran 22 GK Parviz Boroumand yes 1998 6 10 1972 9 11 0 Esteghlal Iran United States Head coach: Steve Sampson 1 GK Brad Friedel yes 1998 6 10 1971 5 18 56 Liverpool England 2 DF Frankie Hejduk yes 1998 6 10 1974 8 5 11 Tampa Bay Mutiny USA 3 DF Eddie Pope yes 1998 6 10 1973 12 24 23 D.C. United USA 4 DF Mike Burns yes 1998 6 10 1970 9 14 73 New England Revolution USA 5 MF Thomas Dooley captain yes 1998 6 10 1961 12 5 77 Columbus Crew USA 6 DF David Regis yes 1998 6 10 1968 12 2 2 Karlsruher SC Germany 7 FW Roy Wegerle yes 1998 6 10 1964 3 19 39 Tampa Bay Mutiny USA 8 MF Earnie Stewart yes 1998 6 10 1969 3 28 47 NAC Breda Netherlands 9 FW Joe-Max Moore yes 1998 6 10 1971 2 23 68 New England Revolution USA 10 MF Tab Ramos yes 1998 6 10 1966 9 21 80 MetroStars USA 11 FW Eric Wynalda yes 1998 6 10 1969 6 9 100 San Jose Clash USA 12 DF Jeff Agoos yes 1998 6 10 1968 5 2 87 D.C. United USA 13 MF Cobi Jones yes 1998 6 10 1970 6 16 107 LA Galaxy USA 14 MF Predrag Radosavljević yes 1998 6 10 1963 6 24 24 Kansas City Wizards USA 15 MF Chad Deering yes 1998 6 10 1970 9 2 10 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 16 GK Juergen Sommer yes 1998 6 10 1969 2 27 8 Columbus Crew USA 17 DF Marcelo Balboa yes 1998 6 10 1967 8 8 126 Colorado Rapids USA 18 GK Kasey Keller yes 1998 6 10 1969 11 29 33 Leicester City England 19 MF Brian Maisonneuve yes 1998 6 10 1973 6 28 7 Columbus Crew USA 20 FW Brian McBride yes 1998 6 10 1972 6 19 21 Columbus Crew USA 21 MF Claudio Reyna yes 1998 6 10 1973 7 20 59 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 22 DF Alexi Lalas yes 1998 6 10 1970 6 1 98 MetroStars USA FR Yugoslavia Head coach: Slobodan Santrač 1 GK Ivica Kralj yes 1998 6 10 1973 3 26 15 Partizan FR Yugoslavia 2 DF Zoran Mirković yes 1998 6 10 1971 9 21 28 Atalanta ITA 1946 3 DF Goran Đorović yes 1998 6 10 1971 11 11 26 Celta Vigo Spain 4 MF Slaviša Jokanović yes 1998 6 10 1968 8 16 33 Tenerife Spain 5 DF Miroslav Đukić yes 1998 6 10 1966 2 19 23 Valencia Spain 6 MF Branko Brnović yes 1998 6 10 1967 8 8 22 Espanyol Spain 7 MF Vladimir Jugović yes 1998 6 10 1969 8 30 24 Lazio ITA 1946 8 MF Dejan Savićević yes 1998 6 10 1966 9 15 49 Milan ITA 1946 9 FW Predrag Mijatović yes 1998 6 10 1969 1 19 28 Real Madrid Spain 10 MF Dragan Stojković captain yes 1998 6 10 1965 3 3 64 Nagoya Grampus Eight Japan 1947 11 DF Siniša Mihajlović yes 1998 6 10 1969 2 20 30 Sampdoria ITA 1946 12 GK Dragoje Leković yes 1998 6 10 1967 11 21 14 Sporting Gijón Spain 13 DF Slobodan Komljenović yes 1998 6 10 1971 1 2 8 MSV Duisburg Germany 14 DF Niša Saveljić yes 1998 6 10 1970 2 23 20 Bordeaux FRA 1974 15 MF Ljubinko Drulović yes 1998 6 10 1968 9 11 16 Porto Portugal 16 DF Željko Petrović yes 1998 6 10 1965 11 13 12 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 1947 17 FW Savo Milošević yes 1998 6 10 1973 9 2 28 Aston Villa England 18 MF Dejan Govedarica yes 1998 6 10 1969 10 2 20 Lecce ITA 1946 19 MF Miroslav Stević yes 1998 6 10 1970 1 7 5 1860 Munich Germany 20 MF Dejan Stanković yes 1998 6 10 1978 9 11 3 Red Star Belgrade FR Yugoslavia 21 FW Perica Ognjenović yes 1998 6 10 1977 2 24 5 Red Star Belgrade FR Yugoslavia 22 FW Darko Kovačević yes 1998 6 10 1973 11 18 19 Real Sociedad Spain Group G Colombia Head coach: Hernán Darío Gómez 1 GK Óscar Córdoba yes 1998 6 10 1970 2 3 38 Boca Juniors Argentina 2 DF Iván Córdoba yes 1998 6 10 1976 8 11 14 San Lorenzo Argentina 3 DF Ever Palacios yes 1998 6 10 1969 1 18 1 Deportivo Cali Colombia 4 DF José Santa yes 1998 6 10 1970 11 12 26 Atlético Nacional Colombia 5 DF Jorge Bermúdez yes 1998 6 10 1971 6 18 15 Boca Juniors Argentina 6 MF Mauricio Serna yes 1998 6 10 1968 1 22 2 Boca Juniors Argentina 7 FW Antony de Ávila yes 1998 6 10 1962 12 21 52 Barcelona Ecuador 8 MF Harold Lozano yes 1998 6 10 1972 3 30 13 Valladolid Spain 9 FW Adolfo Valencia yes 1998 6 10 1968 2 6 34 Independiente Medellín Colombia 10 MF Carlos Valderrama captain yes 1998 6 10 1961 9 2 108 Miami Fusion USA 11 FW Faustino Asprilla yes 1998 6 10 1969 11 10 44 Parma ITA 1946 12 GK Miguel Calero yes 1998 6 10 1971 4 14 5 Atlético Nacional Colombia 13 DF Wílmer Cabrera yes 1998 6 10 1967 9 15 45 Millonarios Colombia 14 MF Jorge Bolaño yes 1998 6 10 1977 4 28 0 Atlético Junior Colombia 15 FW Víctor Aristizábal yes 1998 6 10 1971 12 9 18 São Paulo Brazil 16 DF Luis Antonio Moreno yes 1998 6 10 1970 12 25 19 Deportes Tolima Colombia 17 MF Andrés Estrada yes 1998 6 10 1967 11 12 2 Atlético Nacional Colombia 18 MF John Wilmar Pérez yes 1998 6 10 1970 2 2 5 Deportivo Cali Colombia 19 MF Freddy Rincón yes 1998 6 10 1966 8 14 75 Corinthians Brazil 20 FW Hámilton Ricard yes 1998 6 10 1974 1 12 5 Middlesbrough England 21 FW Léider Preciado yes 1998 6 10 1977 2 26 0 Santa Fe Colombia 22 GK Faryd Mondragón yes 1998 6 10 1971 6 21 5 Independiente Argentina England Head coach: Glenn Hoddle 1 GK David Seaman yes 1998 6 10 1963 9 19 40 Arsenal England 2 DF Sol Campbell yes 1998 6 10 1974 9 18 16 Tottenham Hotspur England 3 DF Graeme Le Saux yes 1998 6 10 1968 10 17 25 Chelsea England 4 MF Paul Ince yes 1998 6 10 1967 10 21 39 Liverpool England 5 DF Tony Adams yes 1998 6 10 1966 10 10 51 Arsenal England 6 DF Gareth Southgate yes 1998 6 10 1970 9 3 25 Aston Villa England 7 MF David Beckham yes 1998 6 10 1975 5 2 15 Manchester United England 8 MF David Batty yes 1998 6 10 1968 12 2 31 Newcastle United England 9 FW Alan Shearer captain yes 1998 6 10 1970 8 13 39 Newcastle United England 10 FW Teddy Sheringham yes 1998 6 10 1966 4 2 33 Manchester United England 11 MF Steve McManaman yes 1998 6 10 1972 2 11 21 Liverpool England 12 DF Gary Neville yes 1998 6 10 1975 2 18 27 Manchester United England 13 GK Nigel Martyn yes 1998 6 10 1966 8 11 7 Leeds United England 14 MF Darren Anderton yes 1998 6 10 1972 3 3 18 Tottenham Hotspur England 15 MF Paul Merson yes 1998 6 10 1968 3 20 18 Middlesbrough England 16 MF Paul Scholes yes 1998 6 10 1974 11 16 7 Manchester United England 17 MF Rob Lee yes 1998 6 10 1966 2 1 17 Newcastle United England 18 DF Martin Keown yes 1998 6 10 1966 7 24 18 Arsenal England 19 FW Les Ferdinand yes 1998 6 10 1966 12 8 17 Tottenham Hotspur England 20 FW Michael Owen yes 1998 6 10 1979 12 14 5 Liverpool England 21 DF Rio Ferdinand yes 1998 6 10 1978 11 7 3 West Ham United England 22 GK Tim Flowers yes 1998 6 10 1967 2 3 11 Blackburn Rovers England Romania Head coach: Anghel Iordănescu 1 GK Dumitru Stângaciu yes 1998 6 10 1964 8 9 5 Kocaelispor Turkey 2 DF Dan Petrescu yes 1998 6 10 1967 12 22 68 Chelsea England 3 DF Cristian Dulca yes 1998 6 10 1972 9 25 5 Rapid București Romania 4 DF Anton Doboș yes 1998 6 10 1965 10 13 21 AEK Athens Greece 5 MF Constantin Gâlcă yes 1998 6 10 1972 3 8 32 Espanyol Spain 6 DF Gheorghe Popescu yes 1998 6 10 1967 10 9 78 Galatasaray Turkey 7 FW Marius Lăcătuș yes 1998 6 10 1964 4 5 81 Steaua București Romania 8 MF Dorinel Munteanu yes 1998 6 10 1968 6 25 63 1. FC Köln Germany 9 FW Viorel Moldovan yes 1998 6 10 1972 7 8 24 Coventry City England 10 MF Gheorghe Hagi captain yes 1998 6 10 1965 2 5 111 Galatasaray Turkey 11 FW Adrian Ilie yes 1998 6 10 1974 4 20 20 Valencia Spain 12 GK Bogdan Stelea yes 1998 6 10 1967 12 5 46 Salamanca Spain 13 DF Liviu Ciobotariu yes 1998 6 10 1971 3 26 4 Național București Romania 14 FW Radu Niculescu yes 1998 6 10 1975 3 2 11 Național București Romania 15 MF Lucian Marinescu yes 1998 6 10 1972 6 24 4 Rapid București Romania 16 MF Gabriel Popescu yes 1998 6 10 1973 12 23 12 Salamanca Spain 17 FW Ilie Dumitrescu yes 1998 6 10 1969 1 6 62 Atlante Mexico 18 MF Iulian Filipescu yes 1998 6 10 1974 3 29 15 Galatasaray Turkey 19 MF Ovidiu Stîngă yes 1998 6 10 1972 12 5 19 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 20 DF Tibor Selymes yes 1998 6 10 1970 5 14 44 Anderlecht Belgium 21 FW Gheorghe Craioveanu yes 1998 6 10 1968 2 14 18 Real Sociedad Spain 22 GK Florin Prunea yes 1998 6 10 1968 8 8 35 Universitatea Cluj Romania Tunisia Head coach: Poland Henryk Kasperczak (fired after two matches, replaced by Ali Selmi for the final match) 1 GK Chokri El Ouaer yes 1998 6 10 1966 8 15 51 Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 1959 2 FW Imed Ben Younes yes 1998 6 10 1974 6 16 7 Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 1959 3 DF Sami Trabelsi captain yes 1998 6 10 1968 2 4 45 CS Sfaxien Tunisia 1959 4 DF Mounir Boukadida yes 1998 6 10 1967 10 24 30 Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 1959 5 DF Hatem Trabelsi yes 1998 6 10 1977 1 25 2 CS Sfaxien Tunisia 1959 6 DF Ferid Chouchane yes 1998 6 10 1973 4 19 26 Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 1959 7 DF Tarek Thabet yes 1998 6 10 1971 8 16 43 Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 1959 8 MF Zoubeir Baya yes 1998 6 10 1971 5 15 44 SC Freiburg Germany 9 FW Riadh Jelassi yes 1998 6 10 1971 7 7 13 Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 1959 10 MF Kaies Ghodhbane yes 1998 6 10 1976 1 7 46 Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 1959 11 FW Adel Sellimi yes 1998 6 10 1972 11 16 57 Real Jaén Spain 12 MF Mourad Melki yes 1998 6 10 1975 5 9 2 Olympique Béja Tunisia 1959 13 MF Riadh Bouazizi yes 1998 6 10 1973 4 8 24 Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 1959 14 MF Sirajeddine Chihi yes 1998 6 10 1970 4 16 47 Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 1959 15 MF Skander Souayah yes 1998 6 10 1972 11 20 31 CS Sfaxien Tunisia 1959 16 GK Radhouane Salhi yes 1998 6 10 1967 12 18 5 Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 1959 17 DF José Clayton yes 1998 6 10 1974 3 21 4 Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 1959 18 FW Mehdi Ben Slimane yes 1998 6 10 1974 1 1 32 SC Freiburg Germany 19 MF Faysal Ben Ahmed yes 1998 6 10 1973 3 7 2 Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 1959 20 DF Sabri Jaballah yes 1998 6 10 1973 6 28 20 Club Africain Tunisia 1959 21 DF Khaled Badra yes 1998 6 10 1973 4 8 26 Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 1959 22 GK Ali Boumnijel yes 1998 6 10 1966 4 13 12 Bastia FRA 1974 Group H Argentina Head coach: Daniel Passarella 1 GK Carlos Roa yes 1998 6 10 1969 8 15 10 Mallorca Spain 2 DF Roberto Ayala yes 1998 6 10 1973 4 14 37 Napoli ITA 1946 3 DF José Chamot yes 1998 6 10 1969 5 17 31 Lazio ITA 1946 4 DF Mauricio Pineda yes 1998 6 10 1975 7 13 7 Udinese ITA 5 MF Matías Almeyda yes 1998 6 10 1973 12 21 24 Lazio ITA 1946 6 DF Roberto Sensini yes 1998 6 10 1966 10 12 44 Parma ITA 1946 7 FW Claudio López yes 1998 6 10 1974 7 17 25 Valencia Spain 8 MF Diego Simeone captain yes 1998 6 10 1970 4 28 69 Inter Milan ITA 1946 9 FW Gabriel Batistuta yes 1998 6 10 1969 2 1 61 Fiorentina ITA 1946 10 MF Ariel Ortega yes 1998 6 10 1974 3 4 50 Valencia Spain 11 MF Juan Sebastián Verón yes 1998 6 10 1975 3 9 17 Sampdoria ITA 1946 12 GK Germán Burgos yes 1998 6 10 1969 4 16 9 River Plate Argentina 13 DF Pablo Paz yes 1998 6 10 1973 1 27 15 Tenerife Spain 14 DF Nelson Vivas yes 1998 6 10 1969 10 18 11 Lugano Switzerland 15 MF Leonardo Astrada yes 1998 6 10 1970 1 6 20 River Plate Argentina 16 MF Sergio Berti yes 1998 6 10 1969 9 17 15 River Plate Argentina 17 GK Pablo Cavallero yes 1998 6 10 1974 4 13 8 Vélez Sársfield Argentina 18 FW Abel Balbo yes 1998 6 10 1966 6 1 34 Roma ITA 1946 19 FW Hernán Crespo yes 1998 6 10 1975 7 5 18 Parma ITA 1946 20 MF Marcelo Gallardo yes 1998 6 10 1976 1 18 23 River Plate Argentina 21 FW Marcelo Delgado yes 1998 6 10 1973 3 24 14 Racing Argentina 22 DF Javier Zanetti yes 1998 6 10 1973 8 10 30 Inter Milan ITA 1946 Croatia Head coach: Miroslav Blažević 1 GK Dražen Ladić yes 1998 6 10 1963 1 1 41 Croatia Zagreb Croatia 2 FW Petar Krpan yes 1998 6 10 1974 7 1 1 Osijek Croatia 3 DF Anthony Šerić yes 1998 6 10 1979 1 15 3 Hajduk Split Croatia 4 DF Igor Štimac yes 1998 6 10 1967 9 6 29 Derby County England 5 DF Goran Jurić yes 1998 6 10 1963 2 5 11 Croatia Zagreb Croatia 6 DF Slaven Bilić yes 1998 6 10 1968 9 11 36 Everton England 7 MF Aljoša Asanović yes 1998 6 10 1965 12 14 39 Napoli ITA 1946 8 MF Robert Prosinečki yes 1998 6 10 1969 1 12 29 Croatia Zagreb Croatia 9 FW Davor Šuker yes 1998 6 10 1968 1 1 36 Real Madrid Spain 10 MF Zvonimir Boban captain yes 1998 6 10 1968 10 8 35 Milan ITA 1946 11 MF Silvio Marić yes 1998 6 10 1975 3 20 7 Croatia Zagreb Croatia 12 GK Marijan Mrmić yes 1998 6 10 1965 5 6 12 Beşiktaş Turkey 13 MF Mario Stanić yes 1998 6 10 1972 4 10 16 Parma ITA 1946 14 MF Zvonimir Soldo yes 1998 6 10 1967 11 2 26 VfB Stuttgart Germany 15 DF Igor Tudor yes 1998 6 10 1978 4 16 5 Hajduk Split Croatia 16 FW Ardian Kozniku yes 1998 6 10 1967 10 27 7 Bastia FRA 1974 17 DF Robert Jarni yes 1998 6 10 1968 10 26 38 Real Betis Spain 18 MF Zoran Mamić yes 1998 6 10 1971 9 30 6 VfL Bochum Germany 19 FW Goran Vlaović yes 1998 6 10 1972 8 7 28 Valencia Spain 20 DF Dario Šimić yes 1998 6 10 1975 11 12 17 Croatia Zagreb Croatia 21 MF Krunoslav Jurčić yes 1998 6 10 1969 11 26 9 Croatia Zagreb Croatia 22 GK Vladimir Vasilj yes 1998 6 10 1975 7 6 1 Hrvatski Dragovoljac Croatia Jamaica Head coach: Brazil Renê Simões 1 GK Warren Barrett captain yes 1998 6 10 1970 7 9 128 Violet Kickers Jamaica 2 DF Stephen Malcolm yes 1998 6 10 1970 5 2 62 Seba United Jamaica 3 MF Chris Dawes yes 1998 6 10 1974 5 31 20 Galaxy Jamaica 4 DF Linval Dixon yes 1998 6 10 1971 9 14 104 Hazard United Jamaica 5 DF Ian Goodison yes 1998 6 10 1972 11 21 55 Olympic Gardens Jamaica 6 MF Fitzroy Simpson yes 1998 6 10 1970 2 26 23 Portsmouth England 7 MF Peter Cargill yes 1998 6 10 1964 3 2 76 Harbour View Jamaica 8 FW Marcus Gayle yes 1998 6 10 1970 9 27 5 Wimbledon England 9 FW Andy Williams yes 1998 6 10 1977 9 23 25 Columbus Crew USA 10 FW Walter Boyd yes 1998 6 10 1972 1 1 57 Arnett Gardens Jamaica 11 MF Theodore Whitmore yes 1998 6 10 1972 8 5 76 Seba United Jamaica 12 DF Dean Sewell yes 1998 6 10 1972 4 13 4 Constant Spring Jamaica 13 GK Aaron Lawrence yes 1998 6 10 1970 8 11 17 Reno Jamaica 14 GK Donovan Ricketts yes 1998 6 10 1977 6 7 0 Wadadah Jamaica 15 DF Ricardo Gardner yes 1998 6 10 1978 9 25 34 Harbour View Jamaica 16 MF Robbie Earle yes 1998 6 10 1965 1 27 8 Wimbledon England 17 FW Onandi Lowe yes 1998 6 10 1973 12 2 30 Waterhouse Jamaica 18 FW Deon Burton yes 1998 6 10 1976 10 25 18 Derby County England 19 DF Frank Sinclair yes 1998 6 10 1971 12 3 5 Chelsea England 20 MF Darryl Powell yes 1998 6 10 1971 11 15 2 Derby County England 21 DF Durrant Brown yes 1998 6 10 1964 7 8 125 Wadadah Jamaica 22 FW Paul Hall yes 1998 6 10 1972 7 3 23 Portsmouth England Japan Head coach: Takeshi Okada 1 GK Nobuyuki Kojima yes 1998 6 10 1966 1 17 5 Bellmare Hiratsuka Japan 1947 2 DF Akira Narahashi yes 1998 6 10 1971 11 26 29 Kashima Antlers Japan 1947 3 DF Naoki Sōma yes 1998 6 10 1971 7 19 50 Kashima Antlers Japan 1947 4 DF Masami Ihara captain yes 1998 6 10 1967 9 18 116 Yokohama Marinos Japan 1947 5 DF Norio Omura yes 1998 6 10 1969 9 6 31 Yokohama Marinos Japan 1947 6 MF Motohiro Yamaguchi yes 1998 6 10 1969 1 29 56 Yokohama Flügels Japan 1947 7 MF Teruyoshi Itō yes 1998 6 10 1974 8 31 2 Shimizu S-Pulse Japan 1947 8 MF Hidetoshi Nakata yes 1998 6 10 1977 1 22 21 Bellmare Hiratsuka Japan 1947 9 FW Masashi Nakayama yes 1998 6 10 1967 9 23 27 Júbilo Iwata Japan 1947 10 MF Hiroshi Nanami yes 1998 6 10 1972 11 28 44 Júbilo Iwata Japan 1947 11 MF Shinji Ono yes 1998 6 10 1979 9 27 2 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 1947 12 FW Wagner Lopes yes 1998 6 10 1969 1 29 10 Bellmare Hiratsuka Japan 1947 13 MF Toshihiro Hattori yes 1998 6 10 1973 9 23 6 Júbilo Iwata Japan 1947 14 FW Masayuki Okano yes 1998 6 10 1972 7 25 25 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 1947 15 MF Hiroaki Morishima yes 1998 6 10 1972 4 30 36 Cerezo Osaka Japan 1947 16 DF Toshihide Saitō yes 1998 6 10 1973 4 20 14 Shimizu S-Pulse Japan 1947 17 DF Yutaka Akita yes 1998 6 10 1970 8 6 27 Kashima Antlers Japan 1947 18 FW Shōji Jō yes 1998 6 10 1975 6 17 24 Yokohama Marinos Japan 1947 19 DF Eisuke Nakanishi yes 1998 6 10 1973 6 23 7 JEF United Ichihara Japan 1947 20 GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi yes 1998 6 10 1975 8 15 27 Yokohama Marinos Japan 1947 21 GK Seigō Narazaki yes 1998 6 10 1976 4 15 2 Yokohama Flügels Japan 1947 22 MF Takashi Hirano yes 1998 6 10 1974 7 15 10 Nagoya Grampus Eight Japan 1947 Notes Each national team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included 3 goalkeepers, except Bulgaria, FR Yugoslavia and South Korea who only called two. Age Players Oldest: SCT Jim Leighton (1958 7 24 1998 6 10) Youngest: CMR Samuel Eto'o (1981 3 10 1998 6 10) Captains Oldest: BEL Franky Van der Elst (1961 4 30 1998 6 10) Youngest: ENG Alan Shearer (1970 8 13 1998 6 10) Goalkeepers Oldest: SCT Jim Leighton (1958 7 24 1998 6 10) Youngest: ITA Gianluigi Buffon (1978 1 28 1998 6 10) Player representation by league CountryPlayersPercent Outside national squad Total704 England7410.51%52 Italy709.94%50 Spain709.94%48 Germany537.53%35 Japan304.26%8 France294.12%20 Mexico263.69%5 Netherlands233.27%13 Saudi Arabia223.13%0 Argentina212.98%14 United States212.98%5 Others29842.33% 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 foreign clubs. Only three teams, Japan, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia, had no players from European 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. Coaches representation by country NºCountryCoaches4Brazil BrazilPaulo César Carpegiani (Paraguay), Carlos Alberto Parreira (Saudi Arabia), Renê Simões (Jamaica), Mário ZagalloFrance FranceAimé Jacquet, Henri Michel (Morocco), Claude Le Roy (Cameroon), Philippe Troussier (South Africa) 2FR Yugoslavia FR YugoslaviaBora Milutinović (Nigeria), Slobodan SantračSouth Korea South KoreaCha Bum-kun, Kim Pyung-seok1Argentina ArgentinaDaniel PassarellaAustria AustriaHerbert ProhaskaBelgium BelgiumGeorges LeekensBulgaria BulgariaHristo BonevColombia ColombiaHernán Darío GómezCroatia CroatiaMiroslav BlaževićEngland EnglandGlenn HoddleGermany GermanyBerti VogtsIran IranJalal TalebiItaly ItalyCesare MaldiniJapan JapanTakeshi OkadaMexico MexicoManuel LapuenteNetherlands NetherlandsGuus HiddinkNorway NorwayEgil OlsenPoland PolandHenryk Kasperczak (Tunisia)Romania RomaniaAnghel IordănescuSaudi Arabia Saudi ArabiaMohammed Al-KharashyScotland ScotlandCraig BrownSpain SpainJavier ClementeSweden SwedenBo Johansson (Denmark)Tunisia TunisiaAli SelmiUnited States United StatesSteve SampsonUruguay UruguayNelson Acosta (Chile) References External links Planet World Cup website WM 1998 in Frankreich at WorldFootball de Squads Category:FIFA World Cup squads