Players name marked in bold went on to earn full international caps. FIFA published the final lists with squad numbers on their website on 24 September.
Eligibility of players Each Participating Member Association shall ensure the following when selecting its representative team for the World Cup: all players shall be citizens of its country and subject to its jurisdiction; all players shall be eligible for selection in accordance with the FIFA Statutes and relevant FIFA regulations. In addition to the above provision, each Participating Member Association shall ensure that all players of its representative team were born on or after 1 January 1989. In addition to the above provisions, players who have already taken part in a preliminary or final competition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and/or have taken part in a preliminary or final competition of an Olympic Football Tournament may compete in this competition provided they still fulfill the above age requirement. Protests regarding the eligibility of players shall be decided by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee in accordance with the FIFA Disciplinary Code. The Participating Member Associations are responsible for fielding only eligible players. Failure to do so will lead to the consequences stipulated in the FIFA Disciplinary Code.Regulations FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009
Group A
Head coach: Miroslav Soukup
Head coach: Francesco Rocca
Head coach: Adrián Coria
Head coach: Zoran Vraneš
Group B
Head coach: Samson Siasia
Head coach: César Farías
Head coach: Luis Milla
Head coach: Lionel Charbonnier
Group C
Head coach: Alain Wabo
Head coach: Hong Myung-bo
Head coach: Horst Hrubesch
Head coach: Thomas Rongen
Group D
Head coach: Brian Eastick
Head coach: Sellas Tetteh
Head coach: Diego Aguirre
Head coach: Akhmadjon Ubaydullaev
Group E
Head coach: Jan Versleijen
Head coach: Rogério Lourenço
Head coach: Rónald González
Head coach: Jakub Dovalil
Group F
Head coach: Mahdi Ali
Head coach: Emilio Umanzor
Head coach: Sándor Egervári
Head coach: Serame Letsoaka
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