FIFA World Cup Final France 1998 Playing Squads
Full details of the playing squads & club affiliations for the 1998 FIFA World Cup Finals in France
| Squads | |
| ARGENTINA | JAPAN |
| Carlos Roa | Nobuyuki Kojima |
| Roberto Ayala | Akira Narahashi |
| José Chamot | Naoki Soma |
| Héctor Pineda | Masami Ihara |
| Matías Almeyda | Norio Omura |
| Roberto Sensini | Motohiro Yamaguchi |
| Claudio López | Teruyoshi Ito |
| Diego Simeone | Hidetoshi Nakata |
| Gabriel Batistuta | Masashi Nakayama |
| Ariel Ortega | Hiroshi Nanami |
| Juan Sebastián Verón | Shinji Ono |
| Germán Burgos | Wagner Lopes |
| Pablo Paz | Toshihiro Hattori |
| Nelson Vivas | Masayuki Okano |
| Leonardo Astrada | Hiroaki Morishima |
| Sergio Berti | Toshihide Saito |
| Pablo Cavallero | Yutaka Akita |
| Abel Balbo | Shoji Jo |
| Hernán Crespo | Eisuke Nakanishi |
| Marcelo Gallardo | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi |
| Marcelo Delgado | Seigo Narazaki |
| Javier Zanetti | Takashi Hirano |
| Coach: Daniel Passarella (Argentina). | Coach: Takeshi Okada (Japan). |
| AUSTRIA | MEXICO |
| Michael Konsel | Jorge Campos |
| Markus Schopp | Claudio Suárez |
| Peter Schöttel | Joel Sánchez |
| Anton Pfeffer | Germán Villa |
| Wolfgang Feiersinger | Duilio Davino |
| Walter Kogler | Marcelino Bernal |
| Mario Haas | Ramón Ramírez |
| Heimo Pfeifenberger | Alberto García Aspe |
| Ivica Vastic | Ricardo Peláez |
| Andreas Herzog | Luis García |
| Martin Amerhauser | Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
| Martin Hiden | Oswaldo Sánchez |
| Harald Cerny | Pavel Pardo |
| Hannes Reinmayr | Raúl Lara |
| Arnold Wetl | Luis Hernández |
| Franz Wohlfahrt | Isaac Terrazas |
| Roman Mählich | Juan Francisco Palencia |
| Peter Stöger | Salvador Carmona |
| Anton Polster | Braulio Luna |
| Andreas Heraf | Jaime Ordiales |
| Wolfgang Knaller | Jesús Arellano |
| Dietmar Kühbauer | Oscar Pérez |
| Coach: Herbert Prohaska (Austria). | Coach: Manuel Lapuente (Mexico). |
| BELGIUM | MOROCCO |
| Filip de Wilde | Abdelkader El-Brazi |
| Bertrand Crasson | Abdelilah Saber |
| Lorenzo Staelens | Abdelkrim El-Hadrioui |
| Gordan Vidovic | Youssef Rossi |
| Vital Borkelmans | Smahi Triki |
| Franky van der Elst | Noureddine Naybet |
| Marc Wilmots | Mustapha Hadji |
| Luis Oliveira | Said Chiba |
| Mbo Mpenza | Abdeljalil Hadda |
| Luc Nilis | Abderrahim Ouakili |
| Nico van Kerckhoven | Ali El-Khattabi |
| Philippe vande Walle | Driss Benzekri |
| Dany Verlinden | Rachid Neqrouz |
| Enzo Scifo | Salaheddine Bassir |
| Philippe Clément | Lahcen Abrami |
| Glen de Boeck | Rachid Azzouzi |
| Mike Verstraeten | Gharib Amzine |
| Gert Verheyen | Youssef Chippo |
| Eric van Meir | Jamal Sellami |
| Emile Mpenza | Tahar El-Khalej |
| Danny Boffin | Rachid Rokki |
| Eric Deflandre | Mustapha Chadili |
| Coach: Georges Leekens (Belgium). | Coach: Henri Michel (France). |
| BRAZIL | NETHERLANDS |
| Taffarel | Edwin van der Sar |
| Cafu | Michael Reiziger |
| Aldair | Jaap Stam |
| Júnior Baiano | Frank de Boer |
| César Sampaio | Arthur Numan |
| Roberto Carlos | Wim Jonk |
| Giovanni | Ronald de Boer |
| Dunga | Dennis Bergkamp |
| Ronaldo | Patrick Kluivert |
| Rivaldo | Clarence Seedorf |
| Émerson | Philip Cocu |
| Carlos Germano | Boudewijn Zenden |
| Zé Carlos | Andre Ooijer |
| Gonçalves | Marc Overmars |
| André Cruz | Winston Bogarde |
| Zé Roberto | Edgar Davids |
| Doriva | Pierre van Hooijdonk |
| Leonardo | Ed de Goeij |
| Denílson | Giovanni van Bronckhorst |
| Bebeto | Aron Winter |
| Edmundo | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| Dida | Ruud Hesp |
| Coach: Zagallo (Brazil). | Coach: Guus Hiddink (Netherlands). |
| BULGARIA | NIGERIA |
| Zdravko Zdravkov | Peter Rufai |
| Radostin Kishishev | Mobi Oparaku |
| Trifon Ivanov | Celestine Babayaro |
| Ivailo Petkov | Nwankwo Kanu |
| Ivailo Yordanov | Uche Okechukwu |
| Zlatko Yankov | Taribo West |
| Emil Kostadinov | Finidi George |
| Hristo Stoichkov | Mutiu Adepoju |
| Luboslav Penev | Rashidi Yekini |
| Krassimir Balakov | Augustine 'Jay-Jay' Okocha |
| Ilian Iliev | Garba Lawal |
| Borislav Mikhailov | Willy Okpara |
| Gocho Guintchev | Tijani Babangida |
| Marian Hristov | Daniel Amokachi |
| Adalbert Zafirov | Sunday Oliseh |
| Anatoli Nankov | Uchenna Okafor |
| Stoicho Stoilov | Augustine Eguavoen |
| Daniel Borimirov | Wilson Oruma |
| Georgi Batchev | Ben Iroha |
| Georgi Ivanov | Victor Ikpeba |
| Rosen Kirilov | Godwin Okpara |
| Milen Petkov | Abiodun Baruwa |
| Coach: Hristo Bonev (Bulgaria). | Coach: Bora Milutinovic (Yugoslavia). |
| CAMEROON | NORWAY |
| Jacques Songo'o | Frode Grodås |
| Joseph Elanga | Gunnar Halle |
| Pierre Womé | Ronny Johnsen |
| Rigobert Song | Henning Berg |
| Raymond Kalla | Stig Inge Bjørnebye |
| Pierre Njanka | Ståle Solbakken |
| François Omam-Biyik | Erik Mykland |
| Didier Angibeaud | Øyvind Leonhardsen |
| Alphonse Tchami | Tore André Flo |
| Patrick Mboma | Kjetil Rekdal |
| Samuel Eto'o | Jahn Ivar Jakobsen |
| Lauren Etamé-Mayer | Thomas Myhre |
| Jouan Abanda | Espen Baardsen |
| Augustine Simo | Vegard Heggem |
| Joseph Ndo | Dan Eggen |
| William Andem | Jostein Flo |
| Michel Pensée | Havard Flo |
| Samuel Ipoua | Egil Østenstad |
| Marcel Mahouvé | Erik Hoftun |
| Salomon Olembé | Ole Gunnar Solskjær |
| Joseph-Désiré Job | Vidar Riseth |
| Boukar Alioum | Roar Strand |
| Coach: Claude Le Roy (France). | Coach: Egil Olsen (Norway). |
| CHILE | PARAGUAY |
| Nelson Tapia | José Luis Chilavert |
| Cristian Castañeda | Francisco Arce |
| Ronald Fuentes | Catalino Rivarola |
| Francisco Rojas | Carlos Gamarra |
| Javier Margas | Celso Ayala |
| Pedro Reyes | Edgar Aguilera |
| Nelson Parraguez | Juan Carlos Yegros |
| Clarence Acuña | Arístides Rojas |
| Iván Zamorano | José Cardozo |
| José Luis Sierra | Roberto Acuña |
| Marcelo Salas | Pedro Sarabia |
| Marcelo Ramírez | Danilo Aceval |
| Manuel Neira | Carlos Paredes |
| Miguel Ramírez | Ricardo Rojas |
| Moisés Villarroel | Miguel Benítez |
| Mauricio Aros | Julio César Enciso |
| Marcelo Vega | Hugo Brizuela |
| Luis Musrri | César Ramírez |
| Fernando Cornejo | Carlos Morales |
| Fabián Estay | Denis Caniza |
| Rodrigo Barrera | Jorge Campos |
| Carlos Tejas | Rubén Ruiz Díaz |
| Coach: Nelson Acosta (Uruguay). | Coach: Carpeggiani (Brazil). |
| COLOMBIA | ROMANIA |
| Óscar Córdoba | Dumitru Stîngaciu |
| Iván Córdoba | Dan Petrescu |
| Ever Palacios | Cristian Dulca |
| José Santa | Anton Dobos |
| Jorge Bermúdez | Constantin Gâlcă |
| Mauricio Serna | Gheorghe Popescu |
| Anthony De Ávila | Marius Lăcătuş |
| Harold Lozano | Dorinel Munteanu |
| Adolfo Valencia | Viorel Moldovan |
| Carlos Valderrama | Gheorghe Hagi |
| Faustino Asprilla | Adrian Ilie |
| Miguel Ángel Calero | Bogdan Stelea |
| Wilmer Cabrera | Liviu Ciobotariu |
| Jorge Bolaño | Radu Niculescu |
| Víctor Aristizábal | Lucian Marinescu |
| Antonio Moreno | Gabriel Popescu |
| Andrés Estrada | Ilie Dumitrescu |
| John Wilmar Pérez | Iulian Filipescu |
| Freddy Rincón | Ovidiu Stîngă |
| Hamilton Ricard | Tibor Selymes |
| Leider Preciado | Gheorghe Craioveanu |
| Farid Mondragón | Florian Prunea |
| Coach: Hernán Darío Gómez (Colombia). | Coach: Anghel Iordănescu (Romania). |
| CROATIA | SAUDI ARABIA |
| Dražen Ladić | Mohammed Al-Deayea |
| Petar Krpan | Mohammed Al-Jahani |
| Anthony Serić | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi |
| Igor Štimac | Abdullah Zubromawi |
| Goran Jurić | Ahmed Madani |
| Slaven Bilić | Fuad Amin |
| Aljoša Asanović | Ibrahim Al-Shahrani |
| Robert Prosinečki | Obied Al-Dosari |
| Davor Šuker | Sami Al-Jaber |
| Zvonimir Boban | Saeed Owairan |
| Silvio Marić | Fahad Al-Mehalel |
| Marijan Mrmić | Ibrahim Al-Harbi |
| Mario Stanić | Hussain Sulimani |
| Zvonimir Soldo | Khalid Al-Muwallid |
| Igor Tudor | Youssef Al-Thuniyan |
| Ardian Kozniku | Khamis Al-Owairan |
| Robert Jarni | Ahmed Al-Dosari |
| Zoran Mamić | Nawaf Al-Temyat |
| Goran Vlaović | Abdel Aziz Al-Janoubi |
| Dario Šimić | Hamzah Saleh |
| Krunoslav Jurčić | Hussein Al-Sadig |
| Vladimir Vasilj | Tisir Al-Antaif |
| Coach: Miroslav Blažević (Croatia). | Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira (Brazil) – for the first two matches. |
| Mohammed Al-Kharashi (Saudi Arabia) – for the third match. | |
| DENMARK | SCOTLAND |
| Peter Schmeichel | Jim Leighton |
| Michael Schjønberg | Jackie McNamara |
| Marc Rieper | Tom Boyd |
| Jes Høgh | Colin Calderwood |
| Jan Heintze | Colin Hendry |
| Thomas Helveg | Tosh McKinlay |
| Allan Nielsen | Kevin Gallacher |
| Per Frandsen | Craig Burley |
| Miklos Molnar | Gordon Durie |
| Michael Laudrup | Darren Jackson |
| Brian Laudrup | John Collins |
| Søren Colding | Neil Sullivan |
| Jacob Laursen | Simon Donnelly |
| Morten Wieghorst | Paul Lambert |
| Stig Tøfting | Scot Gemmill |
| Mogens Krogh | David Weir |
| Bjarne Goldbæk | Billy McKinlay |
| Peter Møller | Matt Elliott |
| Ebbe Sand | Derek Whyte |
| René Henriksen | Scott Booth |
| Martin Jørgensen | Jonathan Gould |
| Peter Kjær | Christian Dailly |
| Coach: Bo Johansson (Sweden). | Coach: Craig Brown (Scotland). |
| ENGLAND | SOUTH AFRICA |
| David Seaman | Hans Vonk |
| Sol Campbell | Themba Mnguni |
| Graeme Le Saux | David Nyathi |
| Paul Ince | Willem Jackson |
| Tony Adams | Mark Fish |
| Gareth Southgate | Philomen Masinga |
| David Beckham | Quinton Fortune |
| David Batty | Alfred Phiri |
| Alan Shearer | Shaun Bartlett |
| Teddy Sheringham | John Moshoeu |
| Steve McManaman | Helman Mkhalele |
| Gary Neville | Brendan Augustine |
| Nigel Martyn | Delron Buckley |
| Darren Anderton | Jerry Sikhosana |
| Paul Merson | Theophilus 'Doctor' Khumalo |
| Paul Scholes | Brian Baloyi |
| Rob Lee | Benedict McCarthy |
| Martin Keown | Lebogang Morula |
| Les Ferdinand | Lucas Radebe |
| Michael Owen | Naughty Mokoena |
| Rio Ferdinand | Pierre Issa |
| Tim Flowers | Simon Gopan |
| Coach: Glenn Hoddle (England). | Coach: Philippe Troussier (France). |
| FRANCE | SOUTH KOREA |
| Bernard Lama | Kim Byung-Ji |
| Vincent Candela | Choi Sung-Yong |
| Bixente Lizarazu | Lee Lim-Saeng |
| Patrick Vieira | Choi Young-Il |
| Laurent Blanc | Lee Min-Sung |
| Youri Djorkaeff | Yoo Sang-Cheol |
| Didier Deschamps | Kim Do-Keun |
| Marcel Desailly | Noh Jung-Yoon |
| Stéphane Guivarc'h | Kim Do-Hoon |
| Zinedine Zidane | Choi Yong-Soo |
| Robert Pirès | Seo Jung-Won |
| Thierry Henry | Lee Sang-Hun |
| Bernard Diomède | Kim Tae-Young |
| Alain Boghossian | Ko Jong-Soo |
| Lilian Thuram | Lee Sang-Yoon |
| Fabien Barthez | Jang Hyung-Seok |
| Emmanuel Petit | Ha Seok-Joo |
| Frank Leboeuf | Hwang Seon-Hong |
| Christian Karembeu | Jang Dae-Il |
| David Trézéguet | Hong Myung-Bo |
| Christophe Dugarry | Lee Dong-Gook |
| Lionel Charbonnier | Seo Dong-Myung |
| Coach: Aimé Jacquet (France). | Coach: Cha Beom-Kun (South Korea) – for first two matches. |
| Kim Pyung-Seok (South Korea) – for third match. | |
| GERMANY | SPAIN |
| Andreas Köpke | Zubizarreta |
| Christian Wörns | Ferrer |
| Jörg Heinrich | Aranzábal |
| Jürgen Kohler | Alkorta |
| Thomas Helmer | Abelardo |
| Olaf Thon | Hierro |
| Andreas Möller | Morientes |
| Lothar Matthäus | Guerrero |
| Ulf Kirsten | Pizzi |
| Thomas Häßler | Raúl |
| Olaf Marschall | Alfonso |
| Oliver Kahn | Sergi |
| Jens Jeremies | Cañizares |
| Markus Babbel | Iván Campo |
| Steffen Freund | Aguilera |
| Dietmar Hamann | Celades |
| Christian Ziege | Joseba Etxeberría |
| Jürgen Klinsmann | Amor |
| Stefan Reuter | Kiko |
| Oliver Bierhoff | Nadal |
| Michael Tarnat | Luis Enrique |
| Jens Lehmann | Molina |
| Coach: Berti Vogts (Germany). | Coach: Javier Clemente (Spain). |
| IRAN | TUNISIA |
| Ahmedreza Abedzadeh | Chokri El-Ouaer |
| Mehdi Mahdavikia | Imed Ben Younes |
| Naim Saadavi | Sami Trabelsi |
| Mohammad Khakpour | Mounir Boukadida |
| Mohammad Peyrovani | Hatem Trabelsi |
| Karim Bagheri | Ferid Chouchane |
| Alireza Mansourian | Tarek Thabet |
| Sirous Dinmohammadi | Zoubeir Beya |
| Hamid Reza Estili | Riadh Jelassi |
| Ali Daei | Kaies Ghodhbane |
| Khodadad Azizi | Adel Sellimi |
| Nima Nakisa | Mourad Melki |
| Ali Latifi | Riadh Bouazizi |
| Nader Mohammadkhani | Sirajeddine Chihi |
| Ali Ostadasadli | Skander Souayah |
| Reza Shahroudi | Radhouane Salhi |
| Javad Zarincheh | Jose Clayton |
| Sattar Hamedani | Mehdi Ben Slimane |
| Behnam Seraj | Faycal Ben Ahmed |
| Mehdi Pashazadeh | Sabri Jaballah |
| Mehrdad Minavand | Khaled Badra |
| Parviz Boroumand | Ali Boumnijel |
| Coach: Jalal Talebi (Iran). | Coach: Henryk Kasperczak (Poland) – for first two matches. |
| Ali Selmi (Tunisia) – for third match. | |
| ITALY | UNITED STATES of AMERICA |
| Francesco Toldo | Brad Friedel |
| Giuseppe Bergomi | Frankie Hejduk |
| Paolo Maldini | Eddie Pope |
| Fabio Cannavaro | Mike Burns |
| Alessandro Costacurta | Thomas Dooley |
| Alessandro Nesta | David Regis |
| Gianluca Pessotto | Roy Wegerle |
| Moreno Torricelli | Ernie Stewart |
| Demetrio Albertini | Joe-Max Moore |
| Alessandro Del Piero | Tab Ramos |
| Dino Baggio | Eric Wynalda |
| Gianluca Pagliuca | Jeff Agoos |
| Sandro Cois | Cobi Jones |
| Luigi Di Biagio | Predrag Radosavljevic |
| Angelo Di Livio | Chad Deering |
| Roberto Di Matteo | Juergen Sommer |
| Francesco Moriero | Marcelo Balboa |
| Roberto Baggio | Kasey Keller |
| Filippo Inzaghi | Brian Maisonneuve |
| Enrico Chiesa | Brian McBride |
| Christian Vieri | Claudio Reyna |
| Gianluigi Buffon | Alexi Lalas |
| Coach: Cesare Maldini (Italy). | Coach: Steve Sampson (USA). |
| JAMAICA | YUGOSLAVIA |
| Warren Barrett | Ivica Kralj |
| Stephen Malcolm | Zoran Mirković |
| Christopher Dawes | Goran Đorović |
| Linval Dixon | Slaviša Jokanović |
| Ian Goodison | Miroslav Đukić |
| Fitzroy Simpson | Brnako Brnović |
| Peter Cargill | Vladimir Jugović |
| Marcus Gayle | Dejan Savićević |
| Andrew Williams | Predrag Mijatović |
| Walter Boyd | Dragan Stojković |
| Theodore Whitmore | Siniša Mihajlović |
| Dean Sewell | Dragoje Leković |
| Aaron Lawrence | Slobodan Komljenović |
| Donovan Ricketts | Niša Saveljić |
| Ricardo Gardener | Ljubinko Drulović |
| Robbie Earle | Željko Petrović |
| Onandi Lowe | Savo Milošević |
| Deon Burton | Dejan Govedarica |
| Frank Sinclair | Miroslav Stević |
| Darryl Powell | Dejan Stanković |
| Durrent Brown | Perica Ognjenović |
| Paul Hall | Darko Kovačević |
| Coach: René Simoes (Brazil). | Coach: Slobodan Santrač (Yugoslavia). |
| Scorers' List | Coaches and Reserve Players |
| 6 – Šuker CRO | ARG: D. Passarella | Astrada, Burgos, Cavallero, Delgado |
| 5 – Batistuta ARG, Vieri iTA | ARS: C. A. Parreira (replaced 19 Jun by M. Al-Kharasi) | Al-Janoubi, |
| 4 – Ronaldo BRA, Salas CHI, Hernández MEX | Al-Sadiq, Madani |
| 3 – Bebeto, C.Sampaio, Rivaldo BRA, Henry FRA, Bergkamp HOL, Bierhoff, | AUT: H. Prohaska | Amerhauser, Heraf, Hiden, Knaller, Kögler |
| Klinsmann GER | BEL: G. Leekens | van Meir, Vanderlinden |
| 2 – Ortega ARG, Wilmots BEL, Prosinečki CRO, B.Laudrup DAN, Shearer, Owen ENG, | BRA: M. J. Zagalo | Carlos Germano, Cruz, Dida |
| Hierro, Kiko, Morientes ESP, Petit, Thuram, Zidane FRA, R.de Boer, Cocu, | BUL: Kh. Bonev | G.Ivanov, Kirilov, Mikhailov, Petrov, Stoilov, |
| Kluivert HOL, R.Baggio ITA, Whitmore JAM, Komljenović JUG, Bassir, Hadda | Zafirov |
| MAR, Pelaez MEX, Ille ROM, Bartlett SAF | CAN: C. le Roy | Abanda, Andem, Boukar, Eklanga |
| 1 – Lopez, Pineda, Zanetti ARG, Al Jaber, Al Tunian ARS, Herzog, Polster, | CHI: N. L. Acosta | Barrera, Musrri, M.Ramirez, Tejas |
| Vastic AUT, Nilis BEL, Kostandinov BUL, Nyanka, Mboma CAM, Sierra CHI, | COL: H. Gómez Jaramillo | Calebo, I.Cordoba, O.Cordoba, Estrada, J. |
| Preciado COL, Jarni, Stanić, Vlaović CRO, Helveg, Jørgensen, M.Laudrup, | Pérez |
| Møller, A.Nielsen, Rieper, Sand DAN, Anderton, Beckham, Scholes | CRO: M. Blažević | Jurić, Kozniku, Mamič, Mrmič, Serić, Vasili |
| ENG, Luis Enrique, Raúl ESP, Blanc, Djorkaeff, Dugarry, Lizarazu, Trézeguet | DAN: B. Johansson | Goldbæk, Henrikssen, Kjar, Krøgh |
| FRA, Möller GER, Davids, van Hooijdonk, Overmars, Zenden HOL, Estili, | ENG: G. Hoddle | L.Ferdinand, R.Ferdinand, Flowers, Keown, Martyn |
| Mahdavikia IRN, di Biagio ITA, Earle JAM, Nakayama JAP, Mihajlović, | ESP: J. Clemente | Aranzabal, Cañizares, Molina |
| Stanković, Stojković JUG, Ha Seok-ju, Yoo Sang-chul KOR, Hadji MAR, Blanco, | FRA: A. Jacquet | Charbonnier, Lama |
| García Aspe MEX, Adepoju, Babangida, Ipkeba, Lawal, Oliseh, Oruma NGA, | GER: B. Vogts | Freund, Kahn, Lehmann |
| Eggen, H.Flo, T.A.Flo, Rekdal NOR, Ayala, Benitez, Cardoso PAR, Petrescu ROM, | HOL: G. Hiddink | de Goey, Hesp, Ooijers, van Bronkhorst |
| McCarthy SAF, Burley, Collins SCO, Souayah TUN, McBride USA | IRN: J. Talebi | Broumand, Hamedani, Latifi, Ostadasadli, Seraj, |
| own goals – 4 (Mihajlović JUG for GER, Chippo MAR for NOR, Issa SAF for FRA, | Shahroudi |
| Boyd SCO for BRA) | ITA: C. Maldini | Buffon, Cois, Toldo, Torricelli |
| JAM: R. Simoes | Brown, Dickson, Ricketts, Sewell | |
| In total 171 goals (17 p, 5 f, 31 h, 4 o), 2,67 per match. Most goals FRA | JAP: T. Okada | Hattori, Ito, Kojima, Narazaki, Saito |
| (15), no team without goals. 108 players scored (including 14 earlier scorers | JUG: S. Santrać | Djukić, Drulović, Leković |
| from 1994, 1990 and 1986 (M.Laudrup)). | KOR: Cha Bum-keun (replaced 21 Jun by Kim Pyung-seok) | Hwang |
| Seon-Hong, Jang Dae-li, Seo Dong-Myung | |
| Oldest and Youngest | MAR: H. Michel | Chadili, El Brazi, Neqrouz, Ouakili, Rossi |
| MEX: M. Lafuente | Luis Garcia, O.Pérez, O.Sánchez, Terrazas | |
| Youngest Oldest | NGA: V. Milutinović | Baruwa, W.Okpara |
| player Eto'o CAM 17y 99d Leighton SCO 39y300d | NOR: E. Olsen | Baardsen, Heggen, Hoftun, Myhre |
| goalkeeper Kawaguchi JAP 22y315d Leighton SCO 39y300d | PAR: P. C. Carpeggiani | Aceval, Aguilera, Ruiz Diaz, Rivarola, M.Rojas |
| scorer Owen ENG 18y190d Pelaez MEX 35y103d | ROM: A. Iordănescu | Prunea, Selymes, Stingaciu |
| champion Trezéguet FRA 20y270d Blanc FRA 33y235d | SAF: P. Troussier | Balovi, Gopane, Mnguni, Mokgena, Morula |
| finalist Trezéguet FRA 20y270d Dunga BRA 34y254d | SCO: C. Brown | Donnelly, Elliott, Gemmill, Gould, Sullivan, Whyte |
| medalist Trezéguet FRA 20y270d Ladić CRO 35y151d | TUN: H. Kasperczak (replaced 23 Jun by A. Selmi) | Boumnijel, Jaballah, |
| captain Kanu NGA 21y337d van der Elst BEL 37y 56d | Melki, Salhi |
| coach K.Pyung-SeokKOR39y269d Zagalo BRA 69y337d | USA: S. Sampson | Agoos, Lalas, Sommer |
| referee Pedersen NOR 35y 33d Batta FRA 44y238d | |
| assistant Fred VAN 30y 84d Manari TUN 45y154d | |
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| No. | Pos | Full Name | Birth Date (Age) | Caps | Club | Country |
| AUSTRIA (Group A) | ||||||
| Head coach: Josef Hickersberger | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Klaus Lindenberger | 28 May 1957 (aged 33) | Swarovski Tirol | Austria | |
| 2 | DF | Ernst Aigner | 31 October 1966 (aged 23) | Austria Vienna | Austria | |
| 3 | DF | Robert Pecl | 15 November 1965 (aged 24) | Rapid Vienna | Austria | |
| 4 | DF | Anton Pfeffer | 17 August 1965 (aged 24) | Austria Vienna | Austria | |
| 5 | DF | Peter Schöttel | 26 March 1967 (aged 23) | Rapid Vienna | Austria | |
| 6 | MF | Manfred Zsak | 22 December 1964 (aged 25) | Austria Vienna | Austria | |
| 7 | MF | Kurt Russ | 23 November 1964 (aged 25) | Wiener Sport-Club | Austria | |
| 8 | DF | Peter Artner | 20 May 1966 (aged 24) | Admira Wacker | Austria | |
| 9 | FW | Toni Polster (c) | 10 March 1964 (aged 26) | Sevilla | Spain | |
| 10 | MF | Manfred Linzmaier | 27 August 1962 (aged 27) | Swarovski Tirol | Austria | |
| 11 | MF | Alfred Hörtnagl | 24 September 1966 (aged 23) | Swarovski Tirol | Austria | |
| 12 | MF | Michael Baur | 16 April 1969 (aged 21) | Swarovski Tirol | Austria | |
| 13 | MF | Andreas Ogris | 7 October 1964 (aged 25) | Austria Vienna | Austria | |
| 14 | FW | Gerhard Rodax | 29 August 1965 (aged 24) | Admira Wacker | Austria | |
| 15 | FW | Christian Keglevits | 29 January 1961 (aged 29) | Rapid Vienna | Austria | |
| 16 | DF | Andreas Reisinger | 14 October 1963 (aged 26) | Rapid Vienna | Austria | |
| 17 | MF | Heimo Pfeifenberger | 29 December 1966 (aged 23) | Rapid Vienna | Austria | |
| 18 | DF | Michael Streiter | 19 January 1966 (aged 24) | Swarovski Tirol | Austria | |
| 19 | FW | Gerald Glatzmayer | 14 December 1968 (aged 21) | Wiener Sport-Club | Austria | |
| 20 | MF | Andreas Herzog | 10 September 1968 (aged 21) | Rapid Vienna | Austria | |
| 21 | GK | Michael Konsel | 6 March 1962 (aged 28) | Rapid Vienna | Austria | |
| 22 | GK | Otto Konrad | 1 November 1964 (aged 25) | Sturm Graz | Austria | |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA (Group A) | ||||||
| Head coach: Jozef Vengloš | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Jan Stejskal | 15 January 1962 (aged 28) | Sparta Prague | Czechoslovakia | |
| 2 | DF | Július Bielik | 8 March 1962 (aged 28) | Sparta Prague | Czechoslovakia | |
| 3 | DF | Miroslav Kadlec | 22 June 1964 (aged 25) | TJ Vítkovice | Czechoslovakia | |
| 4 | MF | Ivan Hašek (c) | 6 September 1963 (aged 26) | Sparta Prague | Czechoslovakia | |
| 5 | DF | Ján Kocian | 13 March 1958 (aged 32) | St. Pauli | West Germany | |
| 6 | DF | František Straka | 21 May 1958 (aged 32) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | West Germany | |
| 7 | MF | Michal Bílek | 13 April 1965 (aged 25) | Sparta Prague | Czechoslovakia | |
| 8 | MF | Jozef Chovanec | 7 March 1960 (aged 30) | PSV | Netherlands | |
| 9 | MF | Luboš Kubík | 20 January 1964 (aged 26) | Fiorentina | Italy | |
| 10 | FW | Tomáš Skuhravý | 7 September 1965 (aged 24) | Sparta Prague | Czechoslovakia | |
| 11 | MF | Ľubomír Moravčík | 22 June 1965 (aged 24) | Plastika Nitra | Czechoslovakia | |
| 12 | MF | Peter Fieber | 16 May 1964 (aged 26) | Dunajská Streda | Czechoslovakia | |
| 13 | MF | Jiří Němec | 15 May 1965 (aged 25) | Dukla Prague | Czechoslovakia | |
| 14 | DF | Vladimír Weiss | 22 September 1964 (aged 25) | Inter Bratislava | Czechoslovakia | |
| 15 | DF | Vladimír Kinier | 6 April 1958 (aged 32) | Slovan Bratislava | Czechoslovakia | |
| 16 | MF | Viliam Hýravý | 26 November 1962 (aged 27) | Baník Ostrava | Czechoslovakia | |
| 17 | FW | Ivo Knoflíček | 23 February 1962 (aged 28) | St. Pauli | West Germany | |
| 18 | FW | Milan Luhový | 1 January 1963 (aged 27) | Sporting Gijón | Spain | |
| 19 | FW | Stanislav Griga | 4 November 1961 (aged 28) | Feyenoord | Netherlands | |
| 20 | MF | Václav Němeček | 25 January 1967 (aged 23) | Sparta Prague | Czechoslovakia | |
| 21 | GK | Luděk Mikloško | 9 December 1961 (aged 28) | West Ham United | England | |
| 22 | GK | Peter Palúch | 17 February 1958 (aged 32) | Plastika Nitra | Czechoslovakia | |
| ITALY (Group A) | ||||||
| Head coach: Azeglio Vicini | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Walter Zenga | 28 April 1960 (aged 30) | 35 | Internazionale | Italy |
| 2 | DF | Franco Baresi | 8 May 1960 (aged 30) | 39 | Milan | Italy |
| 3 | DF | Giuseppe Bergomi (c) | 22 December 1963 (aged 26) | 65 | Internazionale | Italy |
| 4 | DF | Luigi De Agostini | 7 April 1961 (aged 29) | 24 | Juventus | Italy |
| 5 | DF | Ciro Ferrara | 11 February 1967 (aged 23) | 16 | Napoli | Italy |
| 6 | DF | Riccardo Ferri | 20 August 1963 (aged 26) | 29 | Internazionale | Italy |
| 7 | DF | Paolo Maldini | 26 June 1968 (aged 21) | 19 | Milan | Italy |
| 8 | DF | Pietro Vierchowod | 6 April 1959 (aged 31) | 29 | Sampdoria | Italy |
| 9 | MF | Carlo Ancelotti | 10 June 1959 (aged 30) | 22 | Milan | Italy |
| 10 | MF | Nicola Berti | 14 April 1967 (aged 23) | 11 | Internazionale | Italy |
| 11 | MF | Fernando De Napoli | 15 March 1964 (aged 26) | 38 | Napoli | Italy |
| 12 | GK | Stefano Tacconi | 13 May 1957 (aged 33) | 5 | Juventus | Italy |
| 13 | MF | Giuseppe Giannini | 20 August 1964 (aged 25) | 34 | Roma | Italy |
| 14 | MF | Giancarlo Marocchi | 4 July 1965 (aged 24) | 7 | Juventus | Italy |
| 15 | FW | Roberto Baggio | 18 February 1967 (aged 23) | 8 | Fiorentina | Italy |
| 16 | FW | Andrea Carnevale | 12 January 1961 (aged 29) | 8 | Napoli | Italy |
| 17 | MF | Roberto Donadoni | 9 September 1963 (aged 26) | 29 | Milan | Italy |
| 18 | FW | Roberto Mancini | 27 November 1964 (aged 25) | 20 | Sampdoria | Italy |
| 19 | FW | Salvatore Schillaci | 1 December 1964 (aged 25) | 1 | Juventus | Italy |
| 20 | FW | Aldo Serena | 25 June 1960 (aged 29) | 18 | Internazionale | Italy |
| 21 | FW | Gianluca Vialli | 9 July 1964 (aged 25) | 42 | Sampdoria | Italy |
| 22 | GK | Gianluca Pagliuca | 18 December 1966 (aged 23) | 0 | Sampdoria | Italy |
| UNITED STATES of AMERICA (Group A) | ||||||
| Head coach: Bob Gansler | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Tony Meola (c) | 21 February 1969 (aged 21) | U.S. Soccer Federation | United States | |
| 2 | DF | Steve Trittschuh | 24 April 1965 (aged 25) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | United States | |
| 3 | DF | John Doyle | 16 March 1966 (aged 24) | S.F. Bay Blackhawks | United States | |
| 4 | DF | Jimmy Banks | 2 September 1964 (aged 25) | Milwaukee Wave | United States | |
| 5 | DF | Mike Windischmann | 6 December 1965 (aged 24) | Albany Capitals | United States | |
| 6 | MF | John Harkes | 8 March 1967 (aged 23) | Albany Capitals | United States | |
| 7 | MF | Tab Ramos | 21 September 1966 (aged 23) | Miami Freedom | United States | |
| 8 | MF | Brian Bliss | 28 September 1965 (aged 24) | Albany Capitals | United States | |
| 9 | FW | Christopher Sullivan | 18 April 1965 (aged 25) | Győri ETO | Hungary | |
| 10 | FW | Peter Vermes | 21 November 1966 (aged 23) | FC Volendam | Netherlands | |
| 11 | FW | Eric Wynalda | 9 June 1969 (aged 20) | S.F. Bay Blackhawks | United States | |
| 12 | MF | Paul Krumpe | 4 March 1963 (aged 27) | Chicago Sting | United States | |
| 13 | MF | Eric Eichmann | 7 May 1965 (aged 25) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | United States | |
| 14 | MF | John Stollmeyer | 25 October 1962 (aged 27) | Washington Stars | United States | |
| 15 | DF | Desmond Armstrong | 2 November 1964 (aged 25) | Baltimore Blast | United States | |
| 16 | FW | Bruce Murray | 25 January 1966 (aged 24) | Washington Stars | United States | |
| 17 | DF | Marcelo Balboa | 8 August 1967 (aged 22) | San Diego Sockers | United States | |
| 18 | GK | Kasey Keller | 29 August 1969 (aged 20) | Portland Timbers | United States | |
| 19 | MF | Chris Henderson | 11 December 1970 (aged 19) | UCLA | United States | |
| 20 | MF | Paul Caligiuri | 9 March 1964 (aged 26) | SV Meppen | West Germany | |
| 21 | MF | Neil Covone | 31 August 1969 (aged 20) | Wake Forest University | United States | |
| 22 | GK | David Vanole | 6 February 1963 (aged 27) | Los Angeles Heat | United States | |
| ARGENTINA (Group B) | ||||||
| Head coach: Carlos Bilardo | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Nery Pumpido* | 30 July 1957 (aged 32) | Spain Real Betis | Argentina | |
| 1* | GK | Ángel Comizzo | 27 April 1962 (aged 28) | River Plate | Argentina | |
| 2 | MF | Sergio Batista | 9 November 1962 (aged 27) | River Plate | Argentina | |
| 3 | FW | Abel Balbo | 1 June 1966 (aged 24) | Udinese | Italy | |
| 4 | MF | José Basualdo | 20 June 1963 (aged 26) | Stuttgart | West Germany | |
| 5 | DF | Edgardo Bauza | 26 January 1958 (aged 32) | Veracruz | Mexico | |
| 6 | MF | Gabriel Calderón | 7 February 1960 (aged 30) | Paris Saint-Germain | France | |
| 7 | MF | Jorge Burruchaga | 9 October 1962 (aged 27) | Nantes | France | |
| 8 | FW | Claudio Caniggia | 9 January 1967 (aged 23) | Atalanta | Italy | |
| 9 | FW | Gustavo Dezotti | 14 February 1964 (aged 26) | Cremonese | Italy | |
| 10 | MF | Diego Maradona (c) | 30 October 1960 (aged 29) | Napoli | Italy | |
| 11 | DF | Néstor Fabbri | 29 April 1968 (aged 22) | Racing Club | Argentina | |
| 12 | GK | Sergio Goycochea | 17 October 1963 (aged 26) | Millonarios | Colombia | |
| 13 | DF | Néstor Lorenzo | 28 February 1966 (aged 24) | Bari | Italy | |
| 14 | MF | Ricardo Giusti | 11 December 1956 (aged 33) | Independiente | Argentina | |
| 15 | DF | Pedro Monzón | 23 February 1962 (aged 28) | Independiente | Argentina | |
| 16 | DF | Julio Olarticoechea | 18 October 1958 (aged 31) | Racing Club | Argentina | |
| 17 | DF | Roberto Néstor Sensini | 12 October 1966 (aged 23) | Udinese | Italy | |
| 18 | DF | José Serrizuela | 16 June 1962 (aged 27) | River Plate | Argentina | |
| 19 | DF | Oscar Ruggeri | 26 January 1962 (aged 28) | Real Madrid | Spain | |
| 20 | DF | Juan Simón | 2 March 1960 (aged 30) | Boca Juniors | Argentina | |
| 21 | MF | Pedro Troglio | 28 July 1965 (aged 24) | Lazio | Italy | |
| 22 | GK | Fabián Cancelarich | 20 December 1965 (aged 24) | Ferro Carril Oeste | Argentina | |
| *Comizzo replaced Pumpido, who had suffered a broken leg. | ||||||
| CAMEROON (Group B) | ||||||
| Head coach: Valeri Nepomniachi (Soviet Union – USSR) | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Joseph-Antoine Bell | 8 October 1954 (aged 35) | Bordeaux | France | |
| 2 | MF | André Kana-Biyik | 1 September 1965 (aged 24) | Metz | France | |
| 3 | DF | Jules Onana | 12 June 1964 (aged 25) | Canon Yaoundé | Cameroon | |
| 4 | DF | Benjamin Massing | 20 June 1962 (aged 27) | Créteil | France | |
| 5 | DF | Bertin Ebwellé | 11 September 1962 (aged 27) | Tonnerre Yaoundé | Cameroon | |
| 6 | DF | Emmanuel Kundé | 15 July 1956 (aged 33) | Prévoyance Yaoundé | Cameroon | |
| 7 | FW | François Omam-Biyik | 21 May 1966 (aged 24) | Stade Lavallois | France | |
| 8 | MF | Emile Mbouh | 30 May 1966 (aged 24) | Le Havre | France | |
| 9 | FW | Roger Milla | 20 May 1952 (aged 38) | JS Saint-Pierroise | France | |
| 10 | FW | Louis-Paul Mfédé | 26 February 1962 (aged 28) | Canon Yaoundé | Cameroon | |
| 11 | FW | Eugène Ekéké | 30 May 1960 (aged 30) | Valenciennes | France | |
| 12 | DF | Alphonse Yombi | 30 June 1969 (aged 20) | Canon Yaoundé | Cameroon | |
| 13 | MF | Jean-Claude Pagal | 15 September 1964 (aged 25) | La Roche Vendée | France | |
| 14 | DF | Stephen Tataw (c) | 31 March 1963 (aged 27) | Tonnerre Yaoundé | Cameroon | |
| 15 | MF | Thomas Libiih | 17 November 1967 (aged 22) | Tonnerre Yaoundé | Cameroon | |
| 16 | GK | Thomas Nkono | 20 July 1956 (aged 33) | Espanyol | Spain | |
| 17 | DF | Victor Ndip | 20 August 1967 (aged 22) | Canon Yaoundé | Cameroon | |
| 18 | FW | Bonaventure Djonkep | 20 August 1961 (aged 28) | Union Douala | Cameroon | |
| 19 | MF | Roger Feutmba | 31 October 1968 (aged 21) | Union Douala | Cameroon | |
| 20 | MF | Cyril Makanaky | 28 June 1965 (aged 24) | Toulon | France | |
| 21 | MF | Emmanuel Maboang | 27 November 1968 (aged 21) | Canon Yaoundé | Cameroon | |
| 22 | GK | Jacques Songo'o | 17 March 1964 (aged 26) | Toulon | France | |
| ROMANIA (Group B) | ||||||
| Head coach: Emerich Jenei | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Silviu Lung (c) | 9 September 1956 (aged 33) | 65 | Steaua Bucureşti | Romania |
| 2 | DF | Mircea Rednic | 9 April 1962 (aged 28) | 74 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Romania |
| 3 | DF | Michael Klein | 10 October 1959 (aged 30) | 78 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Romania |
| 4 | DF | Ioan Andone | 15 March 1960 (aged 30) | 49 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Romania |
| 5 | DF | Iosif Rotariu | 27 September 1962 (aged 27) | 11 | Steaua Bucureşti | Romania |
| 6 | MF | Gheorghe Popescu | 9 October 1967 (aged 22) | 18 | Universitatea Craiova | Romania |
| 7 | FW | Marius Lăcătuş | 5 April 1964 (aged 26) | 38 | Steaua Bucureşti | Romania |
| 8 | MF | Ioan Sabău | 12 February 1968 (aged 22) | 21 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Romania |
| 9 | FW | Rodion Cămătaru | 22 June 1958 (aged 31) | 74 | Charleroi | Belgium |
| 10 | MF | Gheorghe Hagi | 5 February 1965 (aged 25) | 59 | Steaua Bucureşti | Romania |
| 11 | FW | Dănuţ Lupu | 27 February 1967 (aged 23) | 7 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Romania |
| 12 | GK | Bogdan Stelea | 5 December 1967 (aged 22) | 3 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Romania |
| 13 | DF | Adrian Popescu | 26 June 1960 (aged 29) | 1 | Universitatea Craiova | Romania |
| 14 | FW | Florin Răducioiu | 17 March 1970 (aged 20) | 3 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Romania |
| 15 | MF | Dorin Mateuţ | 5 August 1965 (aged 24) | 45 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Romania |
| 16 | MF | Daniel Timofte | 1 October 1967 (aged 22) | 4 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Romania |
| 17 | FW | Ilie Dumitrescu | 6 January 1969 (aged 21) | 9 | Steaua Bucureşti | Romania |
| 18 | FW | Gavril Balint | 3 January 1963 (aged 27) | 24 | Steaua Bucureşti | Romania |
| 19 | DF | Emil Săndoi | 1 March 1965 (aged 25) | 8 | Universitatea Craiova | Romania |
| 20 | MF | Zsolt Muzsnay | 20 August 1965 (aged 24) | 6 | Steaua Bucureşti | Romania |
| 21 | MF | Ioan Lupescu | 9 December 1968 (aged 21) | 4 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Romania |
| 22 | GK | Gheorghe Liliac | 22 April 1956 (aged 34) | 2 | Petrolul Ploieşti | Romania |
| SOVIET UNION – USSR (Group B) | ||||||
| Head coach: Valeriy Lobanovskyi | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Rinat Dasayev | 13 June 1957 (aged 32) | 90 | Sevilla | Spain |
| 2 | DF | Volodymyr Bezsonov | 5 March 1958 (aged 32) | 77 | Dynamo Kyiv | Soviet Union |
| 3 | DF | Vagiz Khidiyatullin | 3 March 1959 (aged 31) | 55 | Toulouse | France |
| 4 | DF | Oleh Kuznetsov | 22 March 1963 (aged 27) | 49 | Dynamo Kyiv | Soviet Union |
| 5 | DF | Anatoliy Demyanenko | 19 February 1959 (aged 31) | 79 | Dynamo Kyiv | Soviet Union |
| 6 | MF | Vasyl Rats | 25 April 1961 (aged 29) | 46 | Dynamo Kyiv | Soviet Union |
| 7 | MF | Sergei Aleinikov | 7 November 1961 (aged 28) | 61 | Juventus | Italy |
| 8 | MF | Hennadiy Lytovchenko | 11 September 1963 (aged 26) | 54 | Dynamo Kyiv | Soviet Union |
| 9 | MF | Oleksandr Zavarov | 20 April 1961 (aged 29) | 38 | Juventus | Italy |
| 10 | FW | Oleh Protasov | 4 February 1964 (aged 26) | 60 | Dynamo Kyiv | Soviet Union |
| 11 | FW | Igor Dobrovolski | 27 August 1967 (aged 22) | 13 | Dynamo Moscow | Soviet Union |
| 12 | FW | Aleksandr Borodyuk | 30 November 1962 (aged 27) | 5 | Schalke 04 | West Germany |
| 13 | DF | Akhrik Tsveiba | 10 September 1966 (aged 23) | 3 | Dynamo Kyiv | Soviet Union |
| 14 | FW | Volodymyr Lyutyi | 24 April 1962 (aged 28) | 2 | Schalke 04 | West Germany |
| 15 | MF | Ivan Yaremchuk | 19 March 1962 (aged 28) | 16 | Dynamo Kyiv | Soviet Union |
| 16 | GK | Viktor Chanov | 21 July 1959 (aged 30) | 21 | Dynamo Kyiv | Soviet Union |
| 17 | DF | Andrei Zygmantovich | 2 December 1962 (aged 27) | 34 | Dynamo Minsk | Soviet Union |
| 18 | MF | Igor Shalimov | 2 February 1969 (aged 21) | 0 | Spartak Moscow | Soviet Union |
| 19 | DF | Sergei Fokin | 26 July 1961 (aged 28) | 3 | CSKA Moscow | Soviet Union |
| 20 | DF | Sergei Gorlukovich | 18 November 1961 (aged 28) | 15 | Borussia Dortmund | West Germany |
| 21 | MF | Valeri Broshin | 19 October 1962 (aged 27) | 2 | CSKA Moscow | Soviet Union |
| 22 | GK | Aleksandr Uvarov | 13 January 1960 (aged 30) | 1 | Dynamo Moscow | Soviet Union |
| No. | Pos | Full Name | Birth Date (Age) | Caps | Club | Country |
| ITALY (Group B) | ||||||
| Head coach: Cesare Maldini | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Francesco Toldo | 2 December 1971 (aged 26) | 6 | Fiorentina | Italy |
| 2 | DF | Giuseppe Bergomi | 22 December 1963 (aged 34) | 78 | Internazionale | Italy |
| 3 | DF | Paolo Maldini | 26 June 1968 (aged 29) | 88 | Milan | Italy |
| 4 | DF | Fabio Cannavaro | 13 September 1973 (aged 24) | 14 | Parma | Italy |
| 5 | DF | Alessandro Costacurta | 24 April 1966 (aged 32) | 54 | Milan | Italy |
| 6 | DF | Alessandro Nesta | 19 March 1976 (aged 22) | 12 | Lazio | Italy |
| 7 | DF | Gianluca Pessotto | 11 August 1970 (aged 27) | 4 | Juventus | Italy |
| 8 | DF | Moreno Torricelli | 23 January 1970 (aged 28) | 6 | Juventus | Italy |
| 9 | MF | Demetrio Albertini | 23 August 1971 (aged 26) | 57 | Milan | Italy |
| 10 | FW | Alessandro Del Piero | 9 November 1974 (aged 23) | 19 | Juventus | Italy |
| 11 | MF | Dino Baggio | 24 July 1971 (aged 26) | 46 | Parma | Italy |
| 12 | GK | Gianluca Pagliuca | 18 December 1966 (aged 31) | 34 | Internazionale | Italy |
| 13 | MF | Sandro Cois | 9 June 1972 (aged 26) | 1 | Fiorentina | Italy |
| 14 | MF | Luigi Di Biagio | 3 June 1971 (aged 27) | 13 | Roma | Italy |
| 15 | MF | Angelo Di Livio | 26 July 1966 (aged 31) | 21 | Juventus | Italy |
| 16 | MF | Roberto Di Matteo | 29 May 1970 (aged 28) | 32 | Chelsea | England |
| 17 | MF | Francesco Moriero | 31 March 1969 (aged 29) | 3 | Internazionale | Italy |
| 18 | FW | Roberto Baggio | 18 February 1967 (aged 31) | 48 | Bologna | Italy |
| 19 | FW | Filippo Inzaghi | 9 August 1973 (aged 24) | 4 | Juventus | Italy |
| 20 | FW | Enrico Chiesa | 29 December 1970 (aged 27) | 6 | Parma | Italy |
| 21 | FW | Christian Vieri | 12 July 1973 (aged 24) | 8 | Atlético Madrid | Spain |
| 22 | GK | Gianluigi Buffon | 28 January 1978 (aged 20) | 2 | Parma | Italy |
| DENMARK (Group C) | ||||||
| Head coach: Bo Johansson (Sweden) | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Peter Schmeichel | 18 November 1963 (aged 34) | Manchester United | England | |
| 2 | DF | Michael Schjønberg | 19 January 1967 (aged 31) | Kaiserslautern | Germany | |
| 3 | DF | Marc Rieper | 5 June 1968 (aged 30) | Celtic | Scotland | |
| 4 | DF | Jes Høgh | 7 May 1966 (aged 32) | Fenerbahçe | Turkey | |
| 5 | DF | Jan Heintze | 17 August 1963 (aged 34) | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany | |
| 6 | DF | Thomas Helveg | 24 June 1971 (aged 26) | Udinese | Italy | |
| 7 | MF | Allan Nielsen | 13 March 1971 (aged 27) | Tottenham Hotspur | England | |
| 8 | MF | Per Frandsen | 6 February 1970 (aged 28) | Bolton Wanderers | England | |
| 9 | FW | Miklos Molnar | 10 April 1970 (aged 28) | Sevilla | Spain | |
| 10 | MF | Michael Laudrup | 15 June 1964 (aged 33) | Ajax | Netherlands | |
| 11 | FW | Brian Laudrup | 22 February 1969 (aged 29) | Rangers | Scotland | |
| 12 | DF | Søren Colding | 2 September 1972 (aged 25) | Brøndby | Denmark | |
| 13 | DF | Jacob Laursen | 6 October 1971 (aged 26) | Derby County | England | |
| 14 | MF | Morten Wieghorst | 25 February 1971 (aged 27) | Celtic | Scotland | |
| 15 | MF | Stig Tøfting | 14 August 1969 (aged 28) | Duisburg | Germany | |
| 16 | GK | Mogens Krogh | 31 October 1963 (aged 34) | Brøndby | Denmark | |
| 17 | MF | Bjarne Goldbæk | 6 October 1968 (aged 29) | Copenhagen | Denmark | |
| 18 | FW | Peter Møller | 23 March 1972 (aged 26) | PSV | Netherlands | |
| 19 | FW | Ebbe Sand | 19 July 1972 (aged 25) | Brøndby | Denmark | |
| 20 | DF | René Henriksen | 27 August 1969 (aged 28) | Akademisk | Denmark | |
| 21 | MF | Martin Jørgensen | 6 October 1975 (aged 22) | Udinese | Italy | |
| 22 | GK | Peter Kjær | 5 November 1965 (aged 32) | Silkeborg | Denmark | |
| FRANCE (Group C) | ||||||
| Head coach: Aimé Jacquet | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Bernard Lama | 7 April 1963 (aged 35) | 37 | West Ham United | England |
| 2 | DF | Vincent Candela | 24 October 1973 (aged 24) | 10 | Roma | Italy |
| 3 | DF | Bixente Lizarazu | 9 December 1969 (aged 28) | 32 | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 4 | MF | Patrick Vieira | 23 June 1976 (aged 21) | 7 | Arsenal | England |
| 5 | DF | Laurent Blanc | 19 November 1965 (aged 32) | 68 | Marseille | France |
| 6 | FW | Youri Djorkaeff | 9 March 1968 (aged 30) | 37 | Internazionale | Italy |
| 7 | MF | Didier Deschamps | 15 October 1968 (aged 29) | 69 | Juventus | Italy |
| 8 | DF | Marcel Desailly | 7 September 1968 (aged 29) | 41 | Milan | Italy |
| 9 | FW | Stéphane Guivarc'h | 6 September 1970 (aged 27) | 6 | Auxerre | France |
| 10 | MF | Zinedine Zidane | 23 June 1972 (aged 25) | 33 | Juventus | Italy |
| 11 | MF | Robert Pirès | 29 October 1973 (aged 24) | 13 | Metz | France |
| 12 | FW | Thierry Henry | 17 August 1977 (aged 20) | 3 | Monaco | France |
| 13 | MF | Bernard Diomède | 23 January 1974 (aged 24) | 6 | Auxerre | France |
| 14 | MF | Alain Boghossian | 27 October 1970 (aged 27) | 6 | Sampdoria | Italy |
| 15 | DF | Lilian Thuram | 1 January 1972 (aged 26) | 32 | Parma | Italy |
| 16 | GK | Fabien Barthez | 28 June 1971 (aged 26) | 12 | Monaco | France |
| 17 | MF | Emmanuel Petit | 22 September 1970 (aged 27) | 17 | Arsenal | England |
| 18 | DF | Frank Leboeuf | 22 January 1968 (aged 30) | 13 | Chelsea | England |
| 19 | MF | Christian Karembeu | 3 December 1970 (aged 27) | 31 | Real Madrid | Spain |
| 20 | FW | David Trézéguet | 15 October 1977 (aged 20) | 4 | Monaco | France |
| 21 | FW | Christophe Dugarry | 24 March 1972 (aged 26) | 23 | Marseille | France |
| 22 | GK | Lionel Charbonnier | 25 October 1966 (aged 31) | 1 | Auxerre | France |
| SAUDI ARABIA (Group C) | ||||||
| Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira (Brazil) fired after two matches, replaced by Mohammed Al-Kharashy | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Al-Deayea | 2 August 1972 (aged 25) | 94 | Al-Ta'ee | Saudi Arabia |
| 2 | DF | Mohammed Al-Jahani | 28 September 1974 (aged 23) | 64 | Al-Ahli | Saudi Arabia |
| 3 | DF | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi | 1 September 1971 (aged 26) | 86 | Al-Ittihad | Saudi Arabia |
| 4 | DF | Abdullah Zubromawi | 15 November 1973 (aged 24) | 83 | Al-Ahli | Saudi Arabia |
| 5 | DF | Ahmad Jamil Madani | 6 January 1970 (aged 28) | 94 | Al-Ittihad | Saudi Arabia |
| 6 | MF | Fuad Amin | 13 October 1972 (aged 25) | 95 | Al-Shabab | Saudi Arabia |
| 7 | FW | Ibrahim Al-Shahrani | 21 July 1974 (aged 23) | 19 | Al-Ahli | Saudi Arabia |
| 8 | FW | Obeid Al-Dosari | 2 October 1975 (aged 22) | 61 | Al-Wehda | Saudi Arabia |
| 9 | FW | Sami Al-Jaber | 11 December 1972 (aged 25) | 85 | Al-Hilal | Saudi Arabia |
| 10 | FW | Saeed Al-Owairan | 19 August 1967 (aged 30) | 55 | Al-Shabab | Saudi Arabia |
| 11 | FW | Fahad Al-Mehallel | 11 November 1970 (aged 27) | 85 | Al-Shabab | Saudi Arabia |
| 12 | MF | Ibrahim Al-Harbi | 10 July 1975 (aged 22) | 47 | Al-Nasr | Saudi Arabia |
| 13 | DF | Hussein Sulaimani | 23 January 1977 (aged 21) | 40 | Al-Ahli | Saudi Arabia |
| 14 | MF | Khalid Al-Muwallid | 23 November 1971 (aged 26) | 91 | Al-Ahli | Saudi Arabia |
| 15 | FW | Yousuf Al-Thunayan | 18 November 1963 (aged 34) | 86 | Al-Hilal | Saudi Arabia |
| 16 | MF | Khamis Al-Owairan | 8 September 1973 (aged 24) | 48 | Al-Hilal | Saudi Arabia |
| 17 | DF | Ahmed Dokhi | 25 October 1976 (aged 21) | 12 | Al-Hilal | Saudi Arabia |
| 18 | MF | Nawaf Al-Temyat | 26 June 1976 (aged 21) | 0 | Al-Hilal | Saudi Arabia |
| 19 | DF | Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi | 21 July 1974 (aged 23) | 3 | Al-Nasr | Saudi Arabia |
| 20 | MF | Hamzah Saleh | 19 April 1967 (aged 31) | 38 | Al-Ahli | Saudi Arabia |
| 21 | GK | Hussein Al-Sadiq | 15 October 1973 (aged 24) | 64 | Al-Qadisiya | Saudi Arabia |
| 22 | GK | Tisir Al-Antaif | 16 February 1974 (aged 24) | 0 | Al-Ittifaq | Saudi Arabia |
| SOUTH AFRICA (Group C) | ||||||
| Head coach: Philippe Troussier (France) | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Hans Vonk | 30 January 1970 (aged 28) | 0 | Heerenveen | Netherlands |
| 2 | DF | Themba Mnguni | 16 December 1973 (aged 24) | 3 | Mamelodi Sundowns | South Africa |
| 3 | DF | David Nyathi | 22 March 1969 (aged 29) | 35 | St. Gallen | Switzerland |
| 4 | DF | Willem Jackson | 26 March 1972 (aged 26) | 12 | Orlando Pirates | South Africa |
| 5 | DF | Mark Fish | 14 March 1974 (aged 24) | 37 | Bolton Wanderers | England |
| 6 | FW | Phil Masinga | 28 June 1969 (aged 28) | 41 | Bari | Italy |
| 7 | MF | Quinton Fortune | 21 May 1977 (aged 21) | 6 | Atlético Madrid | Spain |
| 8 | MF | Alfred Phiri | 22 June 1974 (aged 23) | 2 | Vanspor | Turkey |
| 9 | FW | Shaun Bartlett | 31 October 1972 (aged 25) | 29 | Cape Town Spurs | South Africa |
| 10 | MF | John Moshoeu | 18 December 1965 (aged 32) | 44 | Fenerbahçe | Turkey |
| 11 | MF | Helman Mkhalele | 20 October 1969 (aged 28) | 35 | Kayserispor | Turkey |
| 12 | FW | Brendan Augustine | 26 October 1971 (aged 26) | 26 | LASK Linz | Austria |
| 13 | FW | Delron Buckley | 7 December 1977 (aged 20) | 0 | Bochum | Germany |
| 14 | FW | Jerry Sikhosana | 8 June 1969 (aged 29) | 9 | Orlando Pirates | South Africa |
| 15 | MF | Doctor Khumalo | 26 June 1967 (aged 30) | 43 | Kaizer Chiefs | South Africa |
| 16 | GK | Brian Baloyi | 16 March 1974 (aged 24) | 8 | Kaizer Chiefs | South Africa |
| 17 | FW | Benni McCarthy | 12 November 1977 (aged 20) | 10 | Ajax | Netherlands |
| 18 | MF | Lebohang Morula | 22 December 1968 (aged 29) | 0 | Vanspor | Turkey |
| 19 | DF | Lucas Radebe | 12 April 1969 (aged 29) | 41 | Leeds United | England |
| 20 | MF | William Mokoena | 31 March 1975 (aged 23) | 0 | Manning Rangers | South Africa |
| 21 | DF | Pierre Issa | 12 September 1975 (aged 22) | 1 | Marseille | France |
| 23 | GK | Simon Gopane* | 26 December 1970 (aged 27) | 1 | Bloemfontein Celtic | South Africa |
| *Andre Arendse (No. 22) was injured and replaced by Paul Evans, who was also injured. Gopane replaced Evans. | ||||||
| BULGARIA (Group D) | ||||||
| Head coach: Hristo Bonev | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Zdravko Zdravkov | 4 October 1970 (aged 27) | Turkey Istanbulspor | Turkey | |
| 2 | DF | Radostin Kishishev | 30 July 1974 (aged 23) | Litex Lovech | Bulgaria | |
| 3 | DF | Trifon Ivanov | 27 July 1965 (aged 32) | CSKA Sofia | Bulgaria | |
| 4 | DF | Ivaylo Petkov | 24 March 1976 (aged 22) | Litex Lovech | Bulgaria | |
| 5 | MF | Ivaylo Yordanov | 22 April 1968 (aged 30) | Sporting CP | Portugal | |
| 6 | MF | Zlatko Yankov | 7 June 1966 (aged 32) | Beşiktaş | Turkey | |
| 7 | FW | Emil Kostadinov | 12 August 1967 (aged 30) | CSKA Sofia | Bulgaria | |
| 8 | FW | Hristo Stoichkov | 8 February 1966 (aged 32) | CSKA Sofia | Bulgaria | |
| 9 | FW | Luboslav Penev | 31 August 1966 (aged 31) | Compostela | Spain | |
| 10 | MF | Krassimir Balakov | 29 March 1966 (aged 32) | Stuttgart | Germany | |
| 11 | MF | Ilian Iliev | 2 July 1968 (aged 29) | Bursaspor | Turkey | |
| 12 | GK | Borislav Mikhailov | 12 February 1963 (aged 35) | Slavia Sofia | Bulgaria | |
| 13 | DF | Gosho Ginchev | 2 December 1969 (aged 28) | Antalyaspor | Turkey | |
| 14 | MF | Marian Hristov | 29 July 1973 (aged 24) | Kaiserslautern | Germany | |
| 15 | DF | Adalbert Zafirov | 29 September 1969 (aged 28) | Arminia Bielefeld | Germany | |
| 16 | MF | Anatoli Nankov | 15 July 1969 (aged 28) | Lokomotiv Sofia | Bulgaria | |
| 17 | MF | Stoycho Stoilov | 15 October 1971 (aged 26) | Litex Lovech | Bulgaria | |
| 18 | MF | Daniel Borimirov | 15 January 1970 (aged 28) | 1860 Munich | Germany | |
| 19 | FW | Georgi Bachev | 18 April 1977 (aged 21) | Slavia Sofia | Bulgaria | |
| 20 | FW | Georgi Ivanov | 2 July 1976 (aged 21) | Levski Sofia | Bulgaria | |
| 21 | DF | Rosen Kirilov | 4 January 1973 (aged 25) | Litex Lovech | Bulgaria | |
| 22 | MF | Milen Petkov | 12 January 1974 (aged 24) | CSKA Sofia | Bulgaria | |
| NIGERIA (Group D) | ||||||
| Head coach: Bora Milutinović (Yugoslavia) | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Peter Rufai | 24 August 1963 (aged 34) | 45 | Deportivo La Coruña | Spain |
| 2 | DF | Mobi Oparaku | 1 December 1976 (aged 21) | 3 | Kapellen | Belgium |
| 3 | DF | Celestine Babayaro | 29 August 1978 (aged 19) | 6 | Chelsea | England |
| 4 | FW | Nwankwo Kanu | 1 August 1976 (aged 21) | 7 | Internazionale | Italy |
| 5 | DF | Uche Okechukwu | 27 September 1967 (aged 30) | 41 | Fenerbahçe | Turkey |
| 6 | DF | Taribo West | 26 March 1974 (aged 24) | 8 | Internazionale | Italy |
| 7 | MF | Finidi George | 15 April 1971 (aged 27) | 36 | Real Betis | Spain |
| 8 | MF | Mutiu Adepoju | 22 December 1970 (aged 27) | 35 | Real Sociedad | Spain |
| 9 | FW | Rashidi Yekini | 23 October 1963 (aged 34) | 63 | Zürich | Switzerland |
| 10 | MF | Jay-Jay Okocha | 14 August 1973 (aged 24) | 26 | Fenerbahçe | Turkey |
| 11 | MF | Garba Lawal | 22 May 1974 (aged 24) | 3 | Roda JC | Netherlands |
| 12 | GK | William Okpara | 7 May 1968 (aged 30) | 5 | Orlando Pirates | South Africa |
| 13 | MF | Tijjani Babangida | 25 September 1973 (aged 24) | 4 | Ajax | Netherlands |
| 14 | FW | Daniel Amokachi | 30 December 1972 (aged 25) | 43 | Beşiktaş | Turkey |
| 15 | MF | Sunday Oliseh | 14 September 1974 (aged 23) | 22 | Ajax | Netherlands |
| 16 | DF | Uche Okafor | 8 August 1967 (aged 30) | 33 | Kansas City Wizards | United States |
| 17 | DF | Augustine Eguavoen | 19 August 1965 (aged 32) | 52 | Torpedo Moscow | Russia |
| 18 | MF | Wilson Oruma | 30 December 1976 (aged 21) | 4 | Lens | France |
| 19 | DF | Benedict Iroha | 29 November 1969 (aged 28) | 33 | Elche | Spain |
| 20 | FW | Victor Ikpeba | 12 June 1973 (aged 24) | 15 | Monaco | France |
| 21 | DF | Godwin Okpara | 20 September 1972 (aged 25) | 6 | Strasbourg | France |
| 22 | GK | Abiodun Baruwa | 16 November 1974 (aged 23) | 3 | Sion | Switzerland |
| PARAGUAY (Group D) | ||||||
| Head coach: Paulo César Carpegiani (Brazil) | ||||||
| 1 | GK | José Luis Chilavert | 27 July 1965 (aged 32) | 40 | Vélez Sársfield | Argentina |
| 2 | DF | Francisco Arce | 2 April 1971 (aged 27) | 28 | Palmeiras | Brazil |
| 3 | DF | Catalino Rivarola | 30 April 1965 (aged 33) | 49 | Grêmio | Brazil |
| 4 | DF | Carlos Gamarra | 17 February 1971 (aged 27) | 48 | Corinthians | Brazil |
| 5 | DF | Celso Ayala | 20 August 1970 (aged 27) | 42 | River Plate | Argentina |
| 6 | MF | Edgar Aguilera | 28 July 1975 (aged 22) | 1 | Cerro Porteño | Paraguay |
| 7 | MF | Julio César Yegros | 31 January 1971 (aged 27) | 6 | Cruz Azul | Mexico |
| 8 | MF | Arístides Rojas | 12 August 1968 (aged 29) | 5 | Unión Santa Fe | Argentina |
| 9 | FW | José Cardozo | 19 March 1971 (aged 27) | 12 | Toluca | Mexico |
| 10 | MF | Roberto Acuña | 25 March 1972 (aged 26) | 40 | Real Zaragoza | Spain |
| 11 | DF | Pedro Sarabia | 5 July 1975 (aged 22) | 20 | River Plate | Argentina |
| 12 | GK | Danilo Aceval | 15 September 1975 (aged 22) | 3 | Unión Santa Fe | Argentina |
| 13 | MF | Carlos Paredes | 16 July 1976 (aged 21) | 3 | Olimpia Asuncion | Paraguay |
| 14 | DF | Ricardo Rojas | 26 January 1971 (aged 27) | 6 | Estudiantes | Argentina |
| 15 | FW | Miguel Ángel Benítez | 19 May 1970 (aged 28) | 32 | Espanyol | Spain |
| 16 | MF | Julio César Enciso | 5 August 1974 (aged 23) | 4 | Internacional | Brazil |
| 17 | FW | Hugo Brizuela | 8 February 1970 (aged 28) | 11 | Argentinos Juniors | Argentina |
| 18 | FW | César Ramírez | 21 March 1977 (aged 21) | 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Portugal |
| 19 | FW | Carlos Morales | 4 November 1968 (aged 29) | 0 | Gimnasia Jujuy | Argentina |
| 20 | DF | Denis Caniza | 28 August 1974 (aged 23) | 8 | Olimpia Asuncion | Paraguay |
| 21 | FW | Jorge Luis Campos | 11 August 1970 (aged 27) | 10 | Beijing Guo'an | China |
| 22 | GK | Rubén Ruiz Díaz | 11 November 1969 (aged 28) | 12 | Monterrey | Mexico |
| No. | Pos | Full Name | Birth Date (Age) | Caps | Club | Country |
| SPAIN (Group D) | ||||||
| Head coach: Javier Clemente | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Andoni Zubizarreta | 23 October 1961 (aged 36) | 123 | Valencia | Spain |
| 2 | DF | Albert Ferrer | 6 June 1970 (aged 28) | 34 | Barcelona | Spain |
| 3 | DF | Agustín Aranzábal | 15 March 1973 (aged 25) | 6 | Real Sociedad | Spain |
| 4 | DF | Rafael Alkorta | 16 September 1968 (aged 29) | 48 | Athletic Bilbao | Spain |
| 5 | DF | Abelardo | 19 March 1970 (aged 28) | 40 | Barcelona | Spain |
| 6 | DF | Fernando Hierro | 23 March 1968 (aged 30) | 55 | Real Madrid | Spain |
| 7 | FW | Fernando Morientes | 5 April 1976 (aged 22) | 2 | Real Madrid | Spain |
| 8 | MF | Julen Guerrero | 7 January 1974 (aged 24) | 31 | Athletic Bilbao | Spain |
| 9 | FW | Juan Antonio Pizzi | 7 June 1968 (aged 30) | 21 | Barcelona | Spain |
| 10 | FW | Raúl | 27 June 1977 (aged 20) | 13 | Real Madrid | Spain |
| 11 | FW | Alfonso | 26 September 1972 (aged 25) | 26 | Real Betis | Spain |
| 12 | DF | Sergi | 28 December 1971 (aged 26) | 33 | Barcelona | Spain |
| 13 | GK | Santiago Cañizares | 18 December 1969 (aged 28) | 10 | Real Madrid | Spain |
| 14 | DF | Iván Campo | 21 February 1974 (aged 24) | 2 | Mallorca | Spain |
| 15 | DF | Carlos Aguilera | 22 May 1969 (aged 29) | 4 | Atlético Madrid | Spain |
| 16 | MF | Albert Celades | 29 September 1975 (aged 22) | 1 | Barcelona | Spain |
| 17 | MF | Joseba Etxeberria | 5 September 1977 (aged 20) | 4 | Athletic Bilbao | Spain |
| 18 | MF | Guillermo Amor | 4 December 1967 (aged 30) | 33 | Barcelona | Spain |
| 19 | FW | Kiko | 26 April 1972 (aged 26) | 20 | Atlético Madrid | Spain |
| 20 | DF | Miguel Ángel Nadal | 28 July 1966 (aged 31) | 43 | Barcelona | Spain |
| 21 | MF | Luis Enrique | 8 May 1970 (aged 28) | 35 | Barcelona | Spain |
| 22 | GK | José Molina | 8 August 1970 (aged 27) | 1 | Atlético Madrid | Spain |
| BELGIUM (Group E) | ||||||
| Head coach: Georges Leekens | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Filip De Wilde | 5 July 1964 (aged 33) | Anderlecht | Belgium | |
| 2 | DF | Bertrand Crasson | 5 October 1971 (aged 26) | Napoli | Italy | |
| 3 | DF | Lorenzo Staelens | 30 April 1964 (aged 34) | Club Brugge | Belgium | |
| 4 | DF | Gordan Vidović | 23 June 1968 (aged 29) | Mouscron | Belgium | |
| 5 | DF | Vital Borkelmans | 1 June 1963 (aged 35) | Club Brugge | Belgium | |
| 6 | MF | Franky Van Der Elst | 30 April 1961 (aged 37) | Club Brugge | Belgium | |
| 7 | MF | Marc Wilmots | 22 February 1969 (aged 29) | Schalke 04 | Germany | |
| 8 | FW | Luis Oliveira | 24 March 1969 (aged 29) | Fiorentina | Italy | |
| 9 | FW | Mbo Mpenza | 4 December 1976 (aged 21) | Standard Liège | Belgium | |
| 10 | FW | Luc Nilis | 25 May 1967 (aged 31) | PSV | Netherlands | |
| 11 | MF | Nico Van Kerckhoven | 14 December 1970 (aged 27) | Lierse | Belgium | |
| 12 | GK | Philippe Vande Walle | 22 December 1961 (aged 36) | Eendracht Aalst | Belgium | |
| 13 | GK | Dany Verlinden | 15 August 1963 (aged 34) | Club Brugge | Belgium | |
| 14 | MF | Enzo Scifo | 19 February 1966 (aged 32) | Anderlecht | Belgium | |
| 15 | MF | Philippe Clement | 22 March 1974 (aged 24) | Racing Genk | Belgium | |
| 16 | DF | Glen De Boeck | 22 August 1971 (aged 26) | Anderlecht | Belgium | |
| 17 | DF | Mike Verstraeten | 12 August 1967 (aged 30) | Germinal Ekeren | Belgium | |
| 18 | FW | Gert Verheyen | 20 September 1970 (aged 27) | Club Brugge | Belgium | |
| 19 | DF | Eric Van Meir | 28 February 1968 (aged 30) | Lierse | Belgium | |
| 20 | FW | Émile Mpenza | 4 July 1978 (aged 19) | Standard Liège | Belgium | |
| 21 | MF | Danny Boffin | 10 July 1965 (aged 32) | Metz | France | |
| 22 | DF | Eric Deflandre | 2 August 1973 (aged 24) | Club Brugge | Belgium | |
| MEXICO (Group E) | ||||||
| Head coach: Manuel Lapuente | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Jorge Campos | 15 October 1966 (aged 31) | 106 | Chicago Fire | United States |
| 2 | DF | Claudio Suárez | 17 December 1968 (aged 29) | 121 | Guadalajara | Mexico |
| 3 | DF | Joel Sánchez | 17 August 1974 (aged 23) | 20 | Guadalajara | Mexico |
| 4 | MF | Germán Villa | 2 April 1973 (aged 25) | 36 | América | Mexico |
| 5 | DF | Duilio Davino | 21 March 1976 (aged 22) | 48 | América | Mexico |
| 6 | MF | Marcelino Bernal | 27 May 1962 (aged 36) | 72 | Monterrey | Mexico |
| 7 | MF | Ramón Ramírez | 5 December 1969 (aged 28) | 92 | Guadalajara | Mexico |
| 8 | MF | Alberto García Aspe | 11 May 1967 (aged 31) | 82 | América | Mexico |
| 9 | FW | Ricardo Peláez | 14 March 1963 (aged 35) | 41 | América | Mexico |
| 10 | FW | Luis García | 1 June 1969 (aged 29) | 89 | Atlante | Mexico |
| 11 | FW | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | 17 January 1973 (aged 25) | 42 | Necaxa | Mexico |
| 12 | GK | Oswaldo Sánchez | 21 September 1973 (aged 24) | 9 | América | Mexico |
| 13 | DF | Pável Pardo | 26 July 1976 (aged 21) | 43 | Atlas | Mexico |
| 14 | MF | Raúl Lara | 28 February 1973 (aged 25) | 24 | América | Mexico |
| 15 | FW | Luis Hernández | 22 December 1968 (aged 29) | 46 | Necaxa | Mexico |
| 16 | DF | Isaac Terrazas | 17 April 1975 (aged 23) | 7 | América | Mexico |
| 17 | FW | Francisco Palencia | 28 April 1973 (aged 25) | 27 | Cruz Azul | Mexico |
| 18 | DF | Salvador Carmona | 22 August 1975 (aged 22) | 16 | Toluca | Mexico |
| 19 | MF | Braulio Luna | 8 September 1974 (aged 23) | 15 | UNAM Pumas | Mexico |
| 20 | MF | Jaime Ordiales | 23 December 1963 (aged 34) | 21 | Toluca | Mexico |
| 21 | MF | Jesús Arellano | 8 May 1973 (aged 25) | 7 | Guadalajara | Mexico |
| 22 | GK | Óscar Pérez | 1 February 1973 (aged 25) | 8 | Cruz Azul | Mexico |
| NETHERLANDS (Group E) | ||||||
| Head coach: Guus Hiddink | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Edwin van der Sar | 29 October 1970 (aged 27) | 25 | Ajax | Netherlands |
| 2 | DF | Michael Reiziger | 3 May 1973 (aged 25) | 26 | Barcelona | Spain |
| 3 | DF | Jaap Stam | 17 July 1972 (aged 25) | 14 | PSV | Netherlands |
| 4 | DF | Frank de Boer | 15 May 1970 (aged 28) | 55 | Ajax | Netherlands |
| 5 | DF | Arthur Numan | 14 December 1969 (aged 28) | 29 | PSV | Netherlands |
| 6 | MF | Wim Jonk | 12 December 1966 (aged 31) | 42 | PSV | Netherlands |
| 7 | MF | Ronald de Boer | 15 May 1970 (aged 28) | 41 | Ajax | Netherlands |
| 8 | FW | Dennis Bergkamp | 10 May 1969 (aged 29) | 57 | Arsenal | England |
| 9 | FW | Patrick Kluivert | 1 July 1976 (aged 21) | 19 | Milan | Italy |
| 10 | MF | Clarence Seedorf | 1 April 1976 (aged 22) | 31 | Real Madrid | Spain |
| 11 | MF | Phillip Cocu | 29 October 1970 (aged 27) | 20 | PSV | Netherlands |
| 12 | MF | Boudewijn Zenden | 15 August 1976 (aged 21) | 6 | PSV | Netherlands |
| 13 | DF | André Ooijer | 11 July 1974 (aged 23) | 0 | PSV | Netherlands |
| 14 | FW | Marc Overmars | 29 March 1973 (aged 25) | 40 | Arsenal | England |
| 15 | DF | Winston Bogarde | 22 October 1970 (aged 27) | 14 | Barcelona | Spain |
| 16 | MF | Edgar Davids | 13 March 1973 (aged 25) | 12 | Juventus | Italy |
| 17 | FW | Pierre van Hooijdonk | 29 November 1969 (aged 28) | 12 | Nottingham Forest | England |
| 18 | GK | Ed de Goeij | 20 December 1966 (aged 31) | 31 | Chelsea | England |
| 19 | MF | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 5 February 1975 (aged 23) | 8 | Feyenoord | Netherlands |
| 20 | MF | Aron Winter | 1 March 1967 (aged 31) | 72 | Internazionale | Italy |
| 21 | FW | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 27 March 1972 (aged 26) | 3 | Leeds United | England |
| 22 | GK | Ruud Hesp | 31 October 1965 (aged 32) | 0 | Barcelona | Spain |
| SOUTH KOREA (Group E) | ||||||
| Head coach: Cha Bum-Kun (fired after two matches, replaced by Kim Pyung-Seok for the final match) | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Kim Byung-Ji | 8 April 1970 (aged 28) | 34 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | South Korea |
| 2 | MF | Choi Sung-Yong | 25 December 1975 (aged 22) | 27 | Sangmu FC | South Korea |
| 3 | DF | Lee Lim-Saeng | 18 November 1971 (aged 26) | 17 | Bucheon SK | South Korea |
| 4 | DF | Choi Young-Il | 25 April 1966 (aged 32) | 54 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | South Korea |
| 5 | DF | Lee Min-Sung | 23 June 1973 (aged 24) | 29 | Busan Daewoo Royals | South Korea |
| 6 | DF | Yoo Sang-Chul | 18 October 1971 (aged 26) | 57 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | South Korea |
| 7 | MF | Kim Do-Keun | 2 March 1972 (aged 26) | 13 | Chunnam Dragons | South Korea |
| 8 | MF | Noh Jung-Yoon | 28 March 1971 (aged 27) | 36 | NAC Breda | Netherlands |
| 9 | FW | Kim Do-Hoon | 21 July 1970 (aged 27) | 37 | Vissel Kobe | Japan |
| 10 | FW | Choi Yong-Soo | 10 September 1973 (aged 24) | 33 | Sangmu FC | South Korea |
| 11 | FW | Seo Jung-Won | 17 December 1970 (aged 27) | 73 | Strasbourg | France |
| 12 | DF | Lee Sang-Hun | 11 October 1975 (aged 22) | 13 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | South Korea |
| 13 | DF | Kim Tae-Young | 8 November 1970 (aged 27) | 35 | Chunnam Dragons | South Korea |
| 14 | MF | Ko Jong-Soo | 30 October 1978 (aged 19) | 22 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | South Korea |
| 15 | MF | Lee Sang-Yoon | 10 April 1969 (aged 29) | 28 | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | South Korea |
| 16 | DF | Jang Hyung-Seok | 7 July 1972 (aged 25) | 7 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | South Korea |
| 17 | MF | Ha Seok-Ju | 20 February 1968 (aged 30) | 80 | Cerezo Osaka | Japan |
| 18 | FW | Hwang Sun-Hong | 14 July 1968 (aged 29) | 80 | Pohang Steelers | South Korea |
| 19 | DF | Jang Dae-Il | 9 March 1975 (aged 23) | 14 | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | South Korea |
| 20 | DF | Hong Myung-Bo | 12 February 1969 (aged 29) | 94 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | Japan |
| 21 | FW | Lee Dong-Gook | 29 April 1979 (aged 19) | 0 | Pohang Steelers | South Korea |
| 22 | GK | Seo Dong-Myung | 4 May 1974 (aged 24) | 21 | Sangmu FC | South Korea |
| GERMANY (Group F) | ||||||
| Head coach: Berti Vogts | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Andreas Köpke | 12 March 1962 (aged 36) | 54 | Marseille | France |
| 2 | DF | Christian Wörns | 10 May 1972 (aged 26) | 17 | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
| 3 | DF | Jörg Heinrich | 6 December 1969 (aged 28) | 15 | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 4 | DF | Jürgen Kohler | 6 October 1965 (aged 32) | 101 | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 5 | DF | Thomas Helmer | 21 April 1965 (aged 33) | 66 | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 6 | DF | Olaf Thon | 1 May 1966 (aged 32) | 48 | Schalke 04 | Germany |
| 7 | MF | Andreas Möller | 2 September 1967 (aged 30) | 79 | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 8 | DF | Lothar Matthäus | 21 March 1961 (aged 37) | 125 | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 9 | FW | Ulf Kirsten | 4 December 1965 (aged 32) | 32* | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
| 10 | MF | Thomas Häßler | 30 May 1966 (aged 32) | 93 | Karlsruhe | Germany |
| 11 | FW | Olaf Marschall | 19 March 1966 (aged 32) | 7* | Kaiserslautern | Germany |
| 12 | GK | Oliver Kahn | 15 June 1969 (aged 28) | 10 | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 13 | MF | Jens Jeremies | 5 March 1974 (aged 24) | 5 | 1860 Munich | Germany |
| 14 | DF | Markus Babbel | 8 September 1972 (aged 25) | 30 | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 15 | MF | Steffen Freund | 19 January 1970 (aged 28) | 21 | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 16 | MF | Dietmar Hamann | 27 August 1973 (aged 24) | 7 | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 17 | MF | Christian Ziege | 1 February 1972 (aged 26) | 37 | Milan | Italy |
| 18 | FW | Jürgen Klinsmann | 30 July 1964 (aged 33) | 103 | Tottenham Hotspur | England |
| 19 | DF | Stefan Reuter | 16 October 1966 (aged 31) | 68 | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 20 | FW | Oliver Bierhoff | 1 May 1968 (aged 30) | 26 | Udinese | Italy |
| 21 | DF | Michael Tarnat | 27 October 1969 (aged 28) | 12 | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 22 | GK | Jens Lehmann | 10 November 1969 (aged 28) | 2 | Schalke 04 | Germany |
| Ulf Kirsten and Olaf Marschall also won international caps with East Germany. | ||||||
| IRAN (Group F) | ||||||
| Head coach: Jalal Talebi | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh | 25 May 1966 (aged 32) | 66 | Persepolis | Iran |
| 2 | MF | Mehdi Mahdavikia | 24 July 1977 (aged 20) | 24 | Persepolis | Iran |
| 3 | DF | Naeim Saadavi | 16 June 1969 (aged 28) | 8 | Persepolis | Iran |
| 4 | DF | Mohammad Khakpour | 20 February 1969 (aged 29) | 37 | Persepolis | Iran |
| 5 | DF | Afshin Peyrovani | 20 February 1970 (aged 28) | 37 | Persepolis | Iran |
| 6 | MF | Karim Bagheri | 20 February 1974 (aged 24) | 44 | Arminia Bielefeld | Germany |
| 7 | MF | Alireza Mansourian | 12 December 1971 (aged 26) | 33 | Esteghlal | Iran |
| 8 | MF | Sirous Dinmohammadi | 2 July 1970 (aged 27) | 16 | Shahrdari Tabriz | Iran |
| 9 | MF | Hamid Estili | 1 April 1967 (aged 31) | 44 | Bahman | Iran |
| 10 | FW | Ali Daei | 21 March 1969 (aged 29) | 50 | Arminia Bielefeld | Germany |
| 11 | FW | Khodadad Azizi | 22 June 1971 (aged 26) | 27 | Köln | Germany |
| 12 | GK | Nima Nakisa | 1 May 1975 (aged 23) | 1 | Persepolis | Iran |
| 13 | FW | Ali Latifi | 20 February 1976 (aged 22) | 0 | Bahman | Iran |
| 14 | DF | Nader Mohammadkhani | 23 August 1963 (aged 34) | 16 | Polyacryl | Iran |
| 15 | DF | Ali Akbar Ostad-Asadi | 17 September 1965 (aged 32) | 29 | Zob Ahan | Iran |
| 16 | MF | Reza Shahroudi | 21 February 1972 (aged 26) | 34 | Persepolis | Iran |
| 17 | DF | Javad Zarincheh | 23 July 1966 (aged 31) | 55 | Esteghlal | Iran |
| 18 | MF | Sattar Hamedani | 6 June 1974 (aged 24) | 3 | Bahman | Iran |
| 19 | FW | Behnam Seraj | 19 June 1971 (aged 26) | 0 | Persepolis | Iran |
| 20 | DF | Mehdi Pashazadeh | 27 December 1973 (aged 24) | 4 | Esteghlal | Iran |
| 21 | MF | Mehrdad Minavand | 30 November 1975 (aged 22) | 23 | Persepolis | Iran |
| 22 | GK | Parviz Broumand | 11 September 1972 (aged 25) | 0 | Esteghlal | Iran |
| UNITED STATES of AMERICA (Group F) | ||||||
| Head coach: Steve Sampson | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Brad Friedel | 18 May 1971 (aged 27) | 56 | Liverpool | England |
| 2 | MF | Frankie Hejduk | 5 August 1974 (aged 23) | 11 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | United States |
| 3 | DF | Eddie Pope | 24 December 1973 (aged 24) | 23 | D.C. United | United States |
| 4 | DF | Mike Burns | 14 September 1970 (aged 27) | 73 | New England Revolution | United States |
| 5 | DF | Thomas Dooley | 12 May 1961 (aged 37) | 77 | Columbus Crew | United States |
| 6 | DF | David Regis | 2 December 1968 (aged 29) | 2 | Karlsruhe | Germany |
| 7 | FW | Roy Wegerle | 19 March 1964 (aged 34) | 39 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | United States |
| 8 | MF | Earnie Stewart | 28 March 1969 (aged 29) | 47 | NAC Breda | Netherlands |
| 9 | FW | Joe-Max Moore | 23 February 1971 (aged 27) | 68 | New England Revolution | United States |
| 10 | MF | Tab Ramos | 21 September 1966 (aged 31) | 80 | MetroStars | United States |
| 11 | FW | Eric Wynalda | 9 June 1969 (aged 29) | 100 | San Jose Clash | United States |
| 12 | DF | Jeff Agoos | 2 May 1968 (aged 30) | 87 | D.C. United | United States |
| 13 | MF | Cobi Jones | 16 June 1970 (aged 27) | 107 | Los Angeles Galaxy | United States |
| 14 | MF | Preki | 24 June 1963 (aged 34) | 24 | Kansas City Wizards | United States |
| 15 | MF | Chad Deering | 2 September 1970 (aged 27) | 10 | Wolfsburg | Germany |
| 16 | GK | Juergen Sommer | 27 February 1969 (aged 29) | 8 | Columbus Crew | United States |
| 17 | DF | Marcelo Balboa | 8 August 1967 (aged 30) | 126 | Colorado Rapids | United States |
| 18 | GK | Kasey Keller | 29 November 1969 (aged 28) | 33 | Leicester City | England |
| 19 | MF | Brian Maisonneuve | 28 June 1973 (aged 24) | 7 | Columbus Crew | United States |
| 20 | FW | Brian McBride | 19 June 1972 (aged 25) | 21 | Columbus Crew | United States |
| 21 | MF | Claudio Reyna | 20 July 1973 (aged 24) | 59 | Wolfsburg | Germany |
| 22 | DF | Alexi Lalas | 1 June 1970 (aged 28) | 98 | MetroStars | United States |
| No. | Pos | Full Name | Birth Date (Age) | Caps | Club | Country |
| YUGOSLAVIA (Group F) | ||||||
| Head coach: Slobodan Santrač | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Ivica Kralj | 26 March 1973 (aged 25) | 15 | Partizan | Serbia & Montenegro |
| 2 | DF | Zoran Mirković | 21 September 1971 (aged 26) | 28 | Atalanta Bergamo | Italy |
| 3 | DF | Goran Đorović | 11 November 1971 (aged 26) | 26 | Celta Vigo | Spain |
| 4 | MF | Slaviša Jokanović | 16 August 1968 (aged 29) | 33 | Tenerife | Spain |
| 5 | DF | Miroslav Đukić | 19 February 1966 (aged 32) | 23 | Valencia | Spain |
| 6 | DF | Branko Brnović | 8 August 1967 (aged 30) | 22 | Espanyol | Spain |
| 7 | MF | Vladimir Jugović | 30 August 1969 (aged 28) | 24 | Lazio | Italy |
| 8 | MF | Dejan Savićević | 15 September 1966 (aged 31) | 49 | Milan | Italy |
| 9 | FW | Predrag Mijatović | 19 January 1969 (aged 29) | 28 | Real Madrid | Spain |
| 10 | MF | Dragan Stojković | 3 March 1965 (aged 33) | 64 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Japan |
| 11 | DF | Siniša Mihajlović | 20 February 1969 (aged 29) | 30 | Sampdoria | Italy |
| 12 | GK | Dragoje Leković | 21 November 1967 (aged 30) | 13 | Sporting Gijón | Spain |
| 13 | DF | Slobodan Komljenović | 2 January 1971 (aged 27) | 8 | MSV Duisburg | Germany |
| 14 | DF | Niša Saveljić | 23 February 1970 (aged 28) | 20 | Bordeaux | France |
| 15 | MF | Ljubinko Drulović | 11 September 1968 (aged 29) | 16 | Porto | Portugal |
| 16 | MF | Željko Petrović | 13 November 1965 (aged 32) | 12 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
| 17 | FW | Savo Milošević | 2 September 1973 (aged 24) | 28 | Aston Villa | England |
| 18 | MF | Dejan Govedarica | 14 February 1972 (aged 26) | 20 | Lecce | Italy |
| 19 | MF | Miroslav Stević | 7 January 1970 (aged 28) | 5 | 1860 Munich | Germany |
| 20 | FW | Dejan Stanković | 11 September 1978 (aged 19) | 3 | Crvena Zvezda | Serbia & Montenegro |
| 21 | FW | Perica Ognjenović | 24 February 1977 (aged 21) | 5 | Crvena Zvezda | Serbia & Montenegro |
| 22 | FW | Darko Kovačević | 18 November 1973 (aged 24) | 19 | Real Sociedad | Spain |
| COLOMBIA (Group G) | ||||||
| Head coach: Hernán Darío Gómez | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Óscar Córdoba | 3 February 1970 (aged 28) | Boca Juniors | Argentina | |
| 2 | DF | Iván Córdoba | 11 August 1976 (aged 21) | San Lorenzo | Argentina | |
| 3 | DF | Ever Palacios | 18 January 1969 (aged 29) | Deportivo Cali | Colombia | |
| 4 | DF | José Santa | 12 November 1970 (aged 27) | Atlético Nacional | Colombia | |
| 5 | DF | Jorge Bermúdez | 18 June 1971 (aged 26) | Boca Juniors | Argentina | |
| 6 | MF | Mauricio Serna | 22 January 1968 (aged 30) | Boca Juniors | Argentina | |
| 7 | FW | Antony de Ávila | 21 December 1963 (aged 34) | Barcelona SC | Ecuador | |
| 8 | MF | John Harold Lozano | 30 March 1972 (aged 26) | Real Valladolid | Spain | |
| 9 | FW | Adolfo Valencia | 6 February 1968 (aged 30) | Independiente Medellín | Colombia | |
| 10 | MF | Carlos Valderrama | 2 September 1961 (aged 36) | Miami Fusion | United States | |
| 11 | FW | Faustino Asprilla | 10 November 1969 (aged 28) | Parma | Italy | |
| 12 | GK | Miguel Calero | 14 April 1971 (aged 27) | Atlético Nacional | Colombia | |
| 13 | DF | Wilmer Cabrera | 15 September 1967 (aged 30) | Millonarios | Colombia | |
| 14 | MF | Jorge Bolaño | 28 April 1977 (aged 21) | Junior Barranquilla | Colombia | |
| 15 | FW | Víctor Aristizábal | 9 December 1971 (aged 26) | São Paulo | Brazil | |
| 16 | DF | Luis Antonio Moreno | 25 December 1970 (aged 27) | Deportes Tolima | Colombia | |
| 17 | MF | Andrés Estrada | 12 November 1967 (aged 30) | Deportivo Cali | Colombia | |
| 18 | MF | John Wilmar Pérez | 2 February 1970 (aged 28) | Deportivo Cali | Colombia | |
| 19 | MF | Freddy Rincón | 14 August 1966 (aged 31) | Corinthians | Brazil | |
| 20 | FW | Hamilton Ricard | 12 January 1974 (aged 24) | Middlesbrough | England | |
| 21 | FW | Léider Preciado | 26 February 1977 (aged 21) | Santa Fe | Colombia | |
| 22 | GK | Farid Mondragón | 21 June 1971 (aged 26) | Independiente | Argentina | |
| ENGLAND (Group G) | ||||||
| Head coach: Glenn Hoddle | ||||||
| 1 | GK | David Seaman | 19 September 1963 (aged 34) | Arsenal | England | |
| 2 | DF | Sol Campbell | 18 September 1974 (aged 23) | Tottenham Hotspur | England | |
| 3 | DF | Graeme Le Saux | 17 October 1968 (aged 29) | Chelsea | England | |
| 4 | MF | Paul Ince | 21 October 1967 (aged 30) | Liverpool | England | |
| 5 | DF | Tony Adams | 10 October 1966 (aged 31) | Arsenal | England | |
| 6 | DF | Gareth Southgate | 3 September 1970 (aged 27) | Aston Villa | England | |
| 7 | MF | David Beckham | 2 May 1975 (aged 23) | Manchester United | England | |
| 8 | MF | David Batty | 2 December 1968 (aged 29) | Newcastle United | England | |
| 9 | FW | Alan Shearer | 13 August 1970 (aged 27) | Newcastle United | England | |
| 10 | FW | Teddy Sheringham | 2 April 1966 (aged 32) | Manchester United | England | |
| 11 | MF | Steve McManaman | 11 February 1972 (aged 26) | Liverpool | England | |
| 12 | DF | Gary Neville | 18 February 1975 (aged 23) | Manchester United | England | |
| 13 | GK | Nigel Martyn | 11 August 1966 (aged 31) | Leeds United | England | |
| 14 | MF | Darren Anderton | 3 March 1972 (aged 26) | Tottenham Hotspur | England | |
| 15 | MF | Paul Merson | 20 March 1968 (aged 30) | Middlesbrough | England | |
| 16 | MF | Paul Scholes | 16 November 1974 (aged 23) | Manchester United | England | |
| 17 | MF | Rob Lee | 1 February 1966 (aged 32) | Newcastle United | England | |
| 18 | DF | Martin Keown | 24 July 1966 (aged 31) | Arsenal | England | |
| 19 | FW | Les Ferdinand | 18 December 1966 (aged 31) | Tottenham Hotspur | England | |
| 20 | FW | Michael Owen | 14 December 1979 (aged 18) | Liverpool | England | |
| 21 | DF | Rio Ferdinand | 7 November 1978 (aged 19) | West Ham United | England | |
| 22 | GK | Tim Flowers | 3 February 1967 (aged 31) | Blackburn Rovers | England | |
| ROMANIA (Group G) | ||||||
| Head coach: Anghel Iordănescu | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Dumitru Stângaciu | 9 August 1964 (aged 33) | 5 | Kocaelispor | Turkey |
| 2 | DF | Dan Petrescu | 22 December 1967 (aged 30) | 68 | Chelsea | England |
| 3 | DF | Cristian Dulca | 25 September 1972 (aged 25) | 5 | Rapid Bucureşti | Romania |
| 4 | DF | Anton Doboş | 13 October 1965 (aged 32) | 21 | AEK Athens | Greece |
| 5 | MF | Constantin Gâlcă | 8 March 1972 (aged 26) | 32 | Espanyol | Spain |
| 6 | DF | Gheorghe Popescu | 9 October 1967 (aged 30) | 78 | Galatasaray | Turkey |
| 7 | FW | Marius Lăcătuş | 5 April 1964 (aged 34) | 81 | Steaua Bucureşti | Romania |
| 8 | MF | Dorinel Munteanu | 25 June 1968 (aged 29) | 63 | Köln | Germany |
| 9 | FW | Viorel Moldovan | 8 July 1972 (aged 25) | 24 | Coventry City | England |
| 10 | MF | Gheorghe Hagi | 5 February 1965 (aged 33) | 111 | Galatasaray | Turkey |
| 11 | FW | Adrian Ilie | 20 April 1974 (aged 24) | 20 | Valencia | Spain |
| 12 | GK | Bogdan Stelea | 5 December 1967 (aged 30) | 46 | Salamanca | Spain |
| 13 | DF | Liviu Ciobotariu | 26 March 1971 (aged 27) | 4 | Naţional Bucureşti | Romania |
| 14 | MF | Radu Niculescu | 2 March 1975 (aged 23) | 11 | Naţional Bucureşti | Romania |
| 15 | MF | Lucian Marinescu | 24 June 1972 (aged 25) | 4 | Rapid Bucureşti | Romania |
| 16 | MF | Gabriel Popescu | 23 December 1973 (aged 24) | 12 | Salamanca | Spain |
| 17 | FW | Ilie Dumitrescu | 6 January 1969 (aged 29) | 62 | Atlante | Mexico |
| 18 | MF | Iulian Filipescu | 29 March 1974 (aged 24) | 15 | Galatasaray | Turkey |
| 19 | MF | Ovidiu Stîngă | 5 December 1972 (aged 25) | 19 | PSV | Netherlands |
| 20 | DF | Tibor Selymes | 14 May 1970 (aged 28) | 44 | Anderlecht | Belgium |
| 21 | FW | Gheorghe Craioveanu | 14 February 1968 (aged 30) | 18 | Real Sociedad | Spain |
| 22 | GK | Florin Prunea | 8 August 1968 (aged 29) | 35 | Universitatea Craiova | Romania |
| TUNISIA (Group G) | ||||||
| Head coach: Henryk Kasperczak (Polannd) fired after two matches, replaced by Ali Selmi for the final match. | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Chokri El Ouaer | 15 August 1966 (aged 31) | 51 | Tunisia Espérance | Tunisia |
| 2 | FW | Imed Ben Younes | 16 June 1974 (aged 23) | 9 | Tunisia Étoile Sahel | Tunisia |
| 3 | DF | Sami Trabelsi | 4 February 1968 (aged 30) | 45 | Tunisia CS Sfaxien | Tunisia |
| 4 | DF | Mounir Boukadida | 24 October 1967 (aged 30) | 30 | Tunisia Étoile Sahel | Tunisia |
| 5 | DF | Hatem Trabelsi | 25 January 1977 (aged 21) | 2 | Tunisia CS Sfaxien | Tunisia |
| 6 | DF | Ferid Chouchane | 19 April 1973 (aged 25) | 26 | Tunisia Étoile Sahel | Tunisia |
| 7 | DF | Tarek Thabet | 16 August 1971 (aged 26) | 43 | Tunisia Espérance | Tunisia |
| 8 | MF | Zoubeir Baya | 15 May 1971 (aged 27) | 44 | Germany Freiburg | Tunisia |
| 9 | FW | Riadh Jelassi | 7 July 1971 (aged 26) | 13 | Tunisia Étoile Sahel | Tunisia |
| 10 | MF | Kaies Ghodhbane | 7 January 1976 (aged 22) | 46 | Tunisia Étoile Sahel | Tunisia |
| 11 | FW | Adel Sellimi | 16 November 1972 (aged 25) | 57 | Real Jaén | Spain |
| 12 | FW | Mourad Melki | 9 May 1975 (aged 23) | 2 | Tunisia Olympique Béja | Tunisia |
| 13 | MF | Riadh Bouazizi | 8 April 1973 (aged 25) | 24 | Tunisia Étoile Sahel | Tunisia |
| 14 | MF | Sirajeddine Chihi | 16 April 1970 (aged 28) | 47 | Tunisia Espérance | Tunisia |
| 15 | MF | Skander Souayah | 20 November 1972 (aged 25) | 31 | Tunisia CS Sfaxien | Tunisia |
| 16 | GK | Radhouane Salhi | 18 December 1967 (aged 30) | 5 | Tunisia Étoile Sahel | Tunisia |
| 17 | MF | José Clayton | 21 March 1974 (aged 24) | 4 | Tunisia Étoile Sahel | Tunisia |
| 18 | FW | Mehdi Ben Slimane | 1 January 1974 (aged 24) | 32 | Freiburg | Germany |
| 19 | MF | Faysal Ben Ahmed | 7 March 1973 (aged 25) | 2 | Tunisia Espérance | Tunisia |
| 20 | DF | Sabri Jaballah | 28 June 1973 (aged 24) | 20 | Tunisia Club Africain | Tunisia |
| 21 | DF | Khaled Badra | 8 January 1965 (aged 33) | 26 | Tunisia Espérance | Tunisia |
| 22 | GK | Ali Boumnijel | 13 April 1966 (aged 32) | 12 | Bastia | France |
| ARGENTINA (Group H) | ||||||
| Head coach: Daniel Passarella | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Carlos Roa | 15 August 1969 (aged 28) | Mallorca | Spain | |
| 2 | DF | Roberto Ayala | 14 April 1973 (aged 25) | Napoli | Italy | |
| 3 | DF | José Chamot | 17 May 1969 (aged 29) | Lazio | Italy | |
| 4 | DF | Mauricio Pineda | 13 July 1975 (aged 22) | Udinese | Italy | |
| 5 | MF | Matías Almeyda | 21 December 1973 (aged 24) | Lazio | Italy | |
| 6 | DF | Roberto Néstor Sensini | 12 October 1966 (aged 31) | Parma | Italy | |
| 7 | FW | Claudio López | 17 July 1974 (aged 23) | Valencia | Spain | |
| 8 | MF | Diego Simeone | 28 April 1970 (aged 28) | Inter Milan | Italy | |
| 9 | FW | Gabriel Batistuta | 1 February 1969 (aged 29) | Fiorentina | Italy | |
| 10 | MF | Ariel Ortega | 4 March 1974 (aged 24) | Valencia | Spain | |
| 11 | MF | Juan Sebastián Verón | 9 March 1975 (aged 23) | Sampdoria | Italy | |
| 12 | GK | Germán Burgos | 16 April 1969 (aged 29) | River Plate | Argentina | |
| 13 | DF | Pablo Paz | 27 January 1973 (aged 25) | Tenerife | Spain | |
| 14 | DF | Nelson Vivas | 18 October 1969 (aged 28) | Lugano | Switzerland | |
| 15 | MF | Leonardo Astrada | 6 January 1970 (aged 28) | River Plate | Argentina | |
| 16 | MF | Sergio Berti | 17 February 1969 (aged 29) | River Plate | Argentina | |
| 17 | GK | Pablo Cavallero | 13 April 1974 (aged 24) | Vélez Sársfield | Argentina | |
| 18 | FW | Abel Balbo | 1 June 1966 (aged 32) | Roma | Italy | |
| 19 | FW | Hernán Crespo | 5 July 1975 (aged 22) | Parma | Italy | |
| 20 | MF | Marcelo Gallardo | 18 January 1976 (aged 22) | River Plate | Argentina | |
| 21 | FW | Marcelo Delgado | 24 March 1973 (aged 25) | Racing Club | Argentina | |
| 22 | DF | Javier Zanetti | 10 August 1973 (aged 24) | Internazionale | Italy | |
| CROATIA (Group H) | ||||||
| Head coach: Miroslav Blažević | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Dražen Ladić | 1 January 1963 (aged 35) | Zagreb | Croatia | |
| 2 | FW | Petar Krpan | 1 July 1974 (aged 23) | Osijek | Croatia | |
| 3 | MF | Anthony Šerić | 15 January 1979 (aged 19) | Hajduk Split | Croatia | |
| 4 | DF | Igor Štimac | 6 September 1967 (aged 30) | Derby County | England | |
| 5 | DF | Goran Jurić | 5 February 1963 (aged 35) | Zagreb | Croatia | |
| 6 | DF | Slaven Bilić | 11 September 1968 (aged 29) | Everton | England | |
| 7 | MF | Aljoša Asanović | 14 December 1965 (aged 32) | Napoli | Italy | |
| 8 | MF | Robert Prosinečki | 12 January 1969 (aged 29) | Zagreb | Croatia | |
| 9 | FW | Davor Šuker | 1 January 1968 (aged 30) | Real Madrid | Spain | |
| 10 | MF | Zvonimir Boban | 8 October 1968 (aged 29) | Milan | Italy | |
| 11 | MF | Silvio Marić | 20 March 1975 (aged 23) | Zagreb | Croatia | |
| 12 | GK | Marijan Mrmić | 6 May 1965 (aged 33) | Beşiktaş | Turkey | |
| 13 | MF | Mario Stanić | 10 April 1972 (aged 26) | Parma | Italy | |
| 14 | DF | Zvonimir Soldo | 2 November 1967 (aged 30) | Stuttgart | Germany | |
| 15 | DF | Igor Tudor | 16 April 1978 (aged 20) | Hajduk Split | Croatia | |
| 16 | FW | Ardian Kozniku | 27 October 1967 (aged 30) | Bastia | France | |
| 17 | MF | Robert Jarni | 26 October 1968 (aged 29) | Real Betis | Spain | |
| 18 | DF | Zoran Mamić | 30 September 1971 (aged 26) | Bochum | Germany | |
| 19 | FW | Goran Vlaović | 7 August 1972 (aged 25) | Valencia | Spain | |
| 20 | DF | Dario Šimić | 12 November 1975 (aged 22) | Zagreb | Croatia | |
| 21 | MF | Krunoslav Jurčić | 26 November 1969 (aged 28) | Zagreb | Croatia | |
| 22 | GK | Vladimir Vasilj | 6 July 1975 (aged 22) | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Croatia | |
| JAMAICA (Group H) | ||||||
| Head coach: Renê Simões (Brazil) | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Warren Barrett | 9 July 1970 (aged 27) | 128 | Violet Kickers | Jamaica |
| 2 | DF | Stephen Malcolm | 2 May 1970 (aged 28) | 62 | Seba United | Jamaica |
| 3 | MF | Chris Dawes | 31 May 1974 (aged 24) | Galaxy | Jamaica | |
| 4 | DF | Linval Dixon | 14 September 1971 (aged 26) | 104 | Hazard | Jamaica |
| 5 | DF | Ian Goodison | 21 November 1972 (aged 25) | 55 | Olympic Gardens | Jamaica |
| 6 | MF | Fitzroy Simpson | 26 February 1970 (aged 28) | 23 | Portsmouth | England |
| 7 | MF | Peter Cargill | 2 March 1964 (aged 34) | 76 | Harbour View | Jamaica |
| 8 | FW | Marcus Gayle | 27 September 1970 (aged 27) | 5 | Wimbledon | England |
| 9 | FW | Andy Williams | 23 September 1977 (aged 20) | 25 | Columbus Crew | United States |
| 10 | FW | Walter Boyd | 1 January 1972 (aged 26) | 57 | Arnett Gardens | Jamaica |
| 11 | MF | Theodore Whitmore | 5 August 1972 (aged 25) | 76 | Seba United | Jamaica |
| 12 | DF | Dean Sewell | 13 April 1972 (aged 26) | 4 | Constant Spring | Jamaica |
| 13 | GK | Aaron Lawrence | 11 August 1970 (aged 27) | 17 | Reno | Jamaica |
| 14 | GK | Donovan Ricketts | 7 June 1977 (aged 21) | 0 | Wadadah | Jamaica |
| 15 | DF | Ricardo Gardner | 25 September 1978 (aged 19) | 34 | Harbour View | Jamaica |
| 16 | MF | Robbie Earle | 27 January 1965 (aged 33) | 8 | Wimbledon | England |
| 17 | FW | Onandi Lowe | 2 December 1973 (aged 24) | 30 | Harbour View | Jamaica |
| 18 | FW | Deon Burton | 25 October 1976 (aged 21) | 18 | Derby County | England |
| 19 | DF | Frank Sinclair | 3 December 1971 (aged 26) | 5 | Chelsea | England |
| 20 | MF | Darryl Powell | 15 November 1971 (aged 26) | 2 | Derby County | England |
| 21 | DF | Durrant Brown | 8 July 1964 (aged 33) | 125 | Wadadah | Jamaica |
| 22 | FW | Paul Hall | 3 July 1972 (aged 25) | 23 | Portsmouth | England |
| JAPAN (Group H) | ||||||
| Head coach: Takeshi Okada | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Nobuyuki Kojima | 17 January 1966 (aged 32) | 5 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | Japan |
| 2 | DF | Akira Narahashi | 26 November 1971 (aged 26) | 29 | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
| 3 | DF | Naoki Soma | 19 July 1971 (aged 26) | 50 | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
| 4 | DF | Masami Ihara | 18 September 1967 (aged 30) | 116 | Yokohama Marinos | Japan |
| 5 | DF | Norio Omura | 6 September 1969 (aged 28) | 31 | Yokohama Marinos | Japan |
| 6 | MF | Motohiro Yamaguchi | 29 January 1969 (aged 29) | 56 | Yokohama Flugels | Japan |
| 7 | MF | Teruyoshi Ito | 31 August 1974 (aged 23) | 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Japan |
| 8 | MF | Hidetoshi Nakata | 22 January 1977 (aged 21) | 21 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | Japan |
| 9 | FW | Masashi Nakayama | 23 September 1967 (aged 30) | 27 | Jubilo Iwata | Japan |
| 10 | MF | Hiroshi Nanami | 28 November 1972 (aged 25) | 44 | Jubilo Iwata | Japan |
| 11 | MF | Shinji Ono | 27 September 1979 (aged 18) | 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
| 12 | FW | Wagner Lopes | 29 January 1969 (aged 29) | 10 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | Japan |
| 13 | MF | Toshihiro Hattori | 23 September 1973 (aged 24) | 6 | Jubilo Iwata | Japan |
| 14 | FW | Masayuki Okano | 25 July 1972 (aged 25) | 25 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
| 15 | MF | Hiroaki Morishima | 30 April 1972 (aged 26) | 36 | Cerezo Osaka | Japan |
| 16 | DF | Toshihide Saito | 20 April 1973 (aged 25) | 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Japan |
| 17 | DF | Yutaka Akita | 6 August 1970 (aged 27) | 27 | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
| 18 | FW | Shoji Jo | 17 June 1975 (aged 22) | 24 | Yokohama Marinos | Japan |
| 19 | DF | Eisuke Nakanishi | 23 June 1973 (aged 24) | 7 | JEF United Ichihara | Japan |
| 20 | GK | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | 15 August 1975 (aged 22) | 27 | Yokohama Marinos | Japan |
| 21 | GK | Seigo Narazaki | 15 April 1976 (aged 22) | 2 | Yokohama Flugels | Japan |
| 22 | MF | Takashi Hirano | 15 July 1974 (aged 23) | 10 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Japan |
