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At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, each national association was required to name a squad of 23 players, expanded from 22 in previous tournaments. The players' ages, caps and clubs are as of 31 May 2002, the opening day of the tournament. Group A. Denmark. Head coach: Morten Olsen. France. Head coach: Roger Lemerre. Senegal. Head coach: Bruno Metsu.
Complete list of players from Japan roster in the 2002 FIFA Soccer World Cup: Goalkeepers. Jersey. Player. DOB. Height. Club. (DOB/Height/Club) 1. Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi. Aug 15, 1975. 5' 10" / 1.80 m. Jubilo Iwata (JPN) 12. Seigo Narazaki. Apr 15, 1976. 6' 1" / 1.86 m. Nagoya Grampus Eight (JPN) 23. Hitoshi Sogahata. Aug 02, 1979. 6' 1" / 1.87 m.
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan, with its final match hosted by Japan at International Stadium in Yokohama.
Forward. Atsushi Yanagisawa. 27 May 1977. Forward. Japan squad for the FIFA World Cup 2002.
- Overview
- Group A
- Group B
- Group C
- Group D
- Group E
- Group F
- Group G
- Group H
- Player representation by league
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.
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
Paraguay
Head coach: Cesare Maldini
Slovenia
Head coach: Srečko Katanec
South Africa
Head coach: Jomo Sono
Brazil
Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari
China PR
Head coach: Bora Milutinović
Costa Rica
Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães
Poland
Head coach: Jerzy Engel
Portugal
Head coach: António Oliveira
South Korea
Head coach: Guus Hiddink
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.
Argentina
Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
England
Head coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson
Nigeria
Head coach: Festus Onigbinde
Croatia
Head coach: Mirko Jozić
Ecuador
Head coach: Hernán Darío Gómez
Italy
Head coach: Giovanni Trapattoni
Belgium
Head coach: Robert Waseige
Japan
Head coach: Philippe Troussier
Russia
Head coach: Oleg Romantsev
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 ...
Japan's World Cup squad 2002. D.O.B. CLUB WC. 1 GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 15 Aug 1975 Portsmouth (ENG) 1998. 2 DF Yutaka Akita 06 Aug 1970 Kashima Antlers 1998. 3 DF Naoki Matsuda 14 Mar 1977 Yokohama Marinos. 4 DF Ryuzo Morioka 07 Oct 1975 Shimizu S-Pulse.
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2002 Korea Japan World Cup. Brazil. Winner. Runners-Up. Germany. Third. Turkey. Fourth. Korea Republic. Goals scored. 161. Qualified Team. 32. Matches Played. 64. Attendance.
