The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIFA World Cup, an international association football competition that serves as the championship for men's national teams. It was held in Japan and South Korea from 31 May to 30 June and was contested by 32 teams. Each national association was required to name a provisional squad of 23 players, expanded from 22 in previous tournaments, by 21 May 2002.
The players' ages, caps and clubs are listed as of 31 May 2002, the opening day of the tournament. The oldest player was defender Jan Heintze of Denmark at 38 years, 293 days old; the youngest was Femi Opabunmi, a 17-year-old midfielder for Nigeria.
Group A Denmark Head coach: Morten Olsen
France
Head coach: Roger Lemerre
Senegal
Head coach: Bruno Metsu
Uruguay
Head coach: Víctor Púa
Group B
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
Group C
Brazil
Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari
China PR
Head coach: Bora Milutinović
Costa Rica
Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães
Turkey
Head coach: Şenol Güneş
Group D
Poland
Head coach: Jerzy Engel
Portugal
Head coach: António Oliveira
South Korea
Head coach: Guus Hiddink
United States
Head coach: Bruce Arena
Group E
Cameroon
Head coach: Winfried Schäfer
Germany Head coach: Rudi Völler
Republic of Ireland
Head coach: Mick McCarthy Roy Keane left the squad before the tournament and was not replaced. Keane was technically still part of the named squad and appeared in FIFA's official squad lists.
Saudi Arabia
Head coach: Nasser Al-Johar
Group F 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
Group G
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
Group H 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
Age Players Oldest: Jan Heintze () Youngest: Femi Opabunmi ()
Captains Oldest: Jan Heintze () Youngest: Rafael Márquez ()
Goalkeepers Oldest: Stanislav Cherchesov () Youngest: Austin Ejide ()
Player representation by league CountryPlayersPercentOutside national squad Total736 England10313.99%81 Italy7510.19%53 Germany598.02%39 Spain587.88%36 France567.61%51 Mexico253.40%6 Japan253.40%6 Belgium253.40%10 Saudi Arabia243.13%1 China212.85%1 Others26636.14%
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 Cameroonian squad were made up entirely of players employed by overseas clubs, while the Irish squad was made up entirely by players in the English league.
Although the 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.
Coaches representation by country NºCountryCoaches3 FranceRoger Lemerre, Bruno Metsu (Senegal), Philippe Troussier (Japan) SwedenSven-Göran Eriksson (England), Lars Lagerbäck, Tommy Söderberg2 GermanyWinfried Schäfer (Cameroon), Rudi Völler ItalyCesare Maldini (Paraguay), Giovanni Trapattoni1 ArgentinaMarcelo Bielsa BelgiumRobert Waseige BrazilLuiz Felipe Scolari ColombiaHernán Darío Gómez (Ecuador) Costa RicaAlexandre Guimarães CroatiaMirko Jozić DenmarkMorten Olsen FR YugoslaviaBora Milutinović (China PR) MexicoJavier Aguirre NetherlandsGuus Hiddink (South Korea) NigeriaFestus Onigbinde PolandJerzy Engel PortugalAntónio Oliveira Republic of IrelandMick McCarthy RussiaOleg Romantsev Saudi ArabiaNasser Al-Johar SloveniaSrečko Katanec South AfricaJomo Sono SpainJosé Antonio Camacho TunisiaAmmar Souayah TurkeyŞenol Güneş United StatesBruce Arena UruguayVíctor Púa
References
General references
Citations and notes
External links Planet World Cup website Sortable list of players at ScoreShelf.com website