2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Below are the squads for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.
Players marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.

Group A

Head coach: José Pékerman

Head coach: Shawky Gharieb

Head coach: Kari Ukkonen

Head coach: Wendell Downswell

Group B

Head coach: Carlos César

Head coach: Paul James

Head coach: Uli Stielike

Head coach: Adnan Hamad

Group C

Head coach: Héctor Pinto

Head coach: Shen Xiangfu

Head coach: Wolfgang Suhnholz

Head coach: Anatoliy Kroshchenko

Group D

Head coach: Oliveira Gonçalves

Head coach: Ange Postecoglou

Head coach: Dušan Fitzel

Head coach: Akihiro Nishimura

Group E

Head coach: Carlos Watson

Head coach: Fabián Burbano

Head coach: Diego Garzitto

Head coach: Louis van Gaal

Group F

Head coach: Raymond Domenech

Head coach: Emmanuel Afranie

Head coach: Mehdi Monajati

Head coach: Cristóbal Maldonado