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2002 FIFA World Cup squads

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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: France Bruno Metsu

Uruguay

Head coach: Víctor Púa

Group B

Paraguay

Head coach: Italy 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: FR Yugoslavia 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: Netherlands Guus Hiddink

United States

Head coach: Bruce Arena

Group E

Cameroon

Head coach: Germany 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: Sweden 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: Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez

Italy

Head coach: Giovanni Trapattoni

Mexico

Head coach: Javier Aguirre

Group H

Belgium

Head coach: Robert Waseige

Japan

Head coach: France 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

CountryPlayersPercentOutside
national
squad
Total736
England103
Italy75
Germany59
Spain58
France56
Mexico25
Japan25
Belgium25
Saudi Arabia24
China21
Others266

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

NºCountryCoaches
3France FranceRoger Lemerre, Bruno Metsu (Senegal), Philippe Troussier (Japan)
Sweden SwedenSven-Göran Eriksson (England), Lars Lagerbäck, Tommy Söderberg
2Germany GermanyWinfried Schäfer (Cameroon), Rudi Völler
Italy ItalyCesare Maldini (Paraguay), Giovanni Trapattoni
1Argentina ArgentinaMarcelo Bielsa
Belgium BelgiumRobert Waseige
Brazil BrazilLuiz Felipe Scolari
Colombia ColombiaHernán Darío Gómez (Ecuador)
Costa Rica Costa RicaAlexandre Guimarães
Croatia CroatiaMirko Jozić
Denmark DenmarkMorten Olsen
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR YugoslaviaBora Milutinović (China PR)
Mexico MexicoJavier Aguirre
Netherlands NetherlandsGuus Hiddink (South Korea)
Nigeria NigeriaFestus Onigbinde
Poland PolandJerzy Engel
Portugal PortugalAntónio Oliveira
Republic of Ireland Republic of IrelandMick McCarthy
Russia RussiaOleg Romantsev
Saudi Arabia Saudi ArabiaNasser Al-Johar
Slovenia SloveniaSrečko Katanec
South Africa South AfricaJomo Sono
Spain SpainJosé Antonio Camacho
Tunisia TunisiaAmmar Souayah
Turkey TurkeyŞenol Güneş
United States United StatesBruce Arena
Uruguay UruguayVíctor Púa

References

General references

Citations and notes

References

  1. Longman, Jere. (31 May 2002). "New Location, But Favorites Are Familiar". [[The New York Times]].
  2. Brodkin, Jon. (13 April 2002). "Fifa bends rules for Beckham". [[The Guardian]].
  3. Manaschev, Erlan. (3 July 2008). "World Cup 2002 - Match Details". [[RSSSF]].
  4. (23 May 2002). "McCarthy sends 'disruptive' Keane home". [[The Guardian]].
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