Below are the squads for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals tournament in South Korea and Japan. There were 23 players in each squad, expanded from 22 in previous tournaments.
Contents
- Denmark
- France
- Senegal
- Uruguay
- Paraguay
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Brazil
- China PR
- Costa Rica
- Turkey
- Poland
- Portugal
- South Korea
- United States
- Cameroon
- Germany
- Republic of Ireland
- Saudi Arabia
- Argentina
- England
- Nigeria
- Sweden
- Croatia
- Ecuador
- Italy
- Mexico
- Belgium
- Japan
- Russia
- Tunisia
- Player representation by league
- References
The players' ages, caps and clubs are as of 31 May 2002, the opening day of the tournament.
Denmark
Head coach: Morten Olsen
France
Head coach: Roger Lemerre
Senegal
Head coach: Bruno Metsu
Uruguay
Head coach: Víctor Púa
Paraguay
Head coach: Cesare Maldini
Slovenia
Head coach: Srečko Katanec
*Was expelled from the squad after the first game.Note: caps for Yugoslavia are not counted.
South Africa
Head coach: Jomo Sono
Spain
Head coach: José Antonio Camacho
Brazil
Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari
China PR
Head coach: Bora Milutinović
Costa Rica
Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães
Turkey
Head coach: Şenol Güneş
Poland
Head coach: Jerzy Engel
Portugal
Head coach: António Oliveira
South Korea
Head coach: Guus Hiddink
United States
Head coach: Bruce Arena
Cameroon
Head coach: Winfried Schäfer
Germany
Head coach: Rudi Völler
Republic of Ireland
Head coach: Mick McCarthy
Saudi Arabia
Head coach: Nasser Al-Johar
Argentina
Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
Originally, the squad was named with Ariel Ortega given shirt number 23 and Roberto Bonano number 24, as the Argentine Football Association had decided to retire the number 10 shirt in honour of Diego Maradona. FIFA, however, insisted that all squads were assigned with numbers ranging only from 1–23, prompting Argentina to amend their squad list.
England
Head coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson
Nigeria
Head coach: Festus Onigbinde
Sweden
Head coaches: Lars Lagerbäck and Tommy Söderberg
Croatia
Head coach: Mirko Jozić
Note: caps for Yugoslavia are not counted.
Ecuador
Head coach: Hernán Darío Gómez
Italy
Head coach: Giovanni Trapattoni
Mexico
Head coach: Javier Aguirre
Belgium
Head coach: Robert Waseige
Japan
Head coach: Philippe Troussier
Russia
Head coach: Oleg Romantsev
Note: caps include those for USSR, CIS, and Russia, while those for other countries, such as Ukraine, are not counted.
Tunisia
Head coach: Ammar Souayah
Player representation by league
The Saudi Arabian squad was the only one made up entirely of players from their country's domestic league and the only one with no players from European clubs. The Cameroon squad were made up entirely of players employed by overseas clubs, the Irish squad was made up entirely by players in the English league. Although Netherlands and Greece failed to qualify for the finals, their domestic leagues were represented by 18 and 10 players respectively. Altogether, there were 43 national leagues who had players in the tournament.