Complete Player Rosters for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup in France featured 32 national teams, each with a squad of 22 players. This marked a significant expansion from the 24-team format used in previous tournaments, introducing a wider array of global football talent. The following provides a comprehensive list of every player officially registered for the competition, organized by their respective national teams.
Group A: Brazil, Scotland, Morocco, Norway
Brazil: Taffarel, Zé Carlos, Aldair, Júnior Baiano, Roberto Carlos, Dunga, Giovanni, Emerson, César Sampaio, Rivaldo, Leonardo, Denílson, Zago, Gonçalves, André Cruz, Doriva, Bebeto, Ronaldo, Edmundo, Cafu. Coach: Mário Zagallo.
Scotland: Jim Leighton, Tom Boyd, Colin Calderwood, Colin Hendry, John Collins, Tosh McKinlay, Kevin Gallacher, Craig Burley, Gordon Durie, Darren Jackson, John Spencer, Neil Sullivan, Simon Donnelly, Billy McKinlay, Scot Gemmill, David Weir, Christian Dailly, Matt Elliott, Paul Lambert, Jackie McNamara, Jonathan Gould. Coach: Craig Brown.
Morocco: Abdelkader El Brazi, Abdelilah Saber, Abdelkrim El Hadrioui, Youssef Rossi, Smahi Triki, Noureddine Naybet, Mustapha Hadji, Said Chiba, Abdeljalil Hadda, Abderrahim Ouakili, Ali El Khattabi, Driss Benzekri, Rachid Neqrouz, Salaheddine Bassir, Gharib Amzine, Rachid Azzouzi, Jamal Sellami, Youssef Fertout, Jamal Harkass, Talal El Karkouri, Mustapha Chadili. Coach: Henri Michel.
Norway: Frode Grodås, Gunnar Halle, Ronny Johnsen, Henning Berg, Stig Inge Bjørnebye, Øyvind Leonhardsen, Erik Mykland, Ståle Solbakken, Tore André Flo, Jostein Flo, Mini Jakobsen, Thomas Myhre, Egil Østenstad, Vegard Heggem, Dan Eggen, Jahn Ivar Jakobsen, Steffen Iversen, Eivind Arnevåg, Morten Bakke, Vidar Riseth, Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Coach: Egil Olsen.
Group B: Italy, Chile, Austria, Cameroon
Italy: Gianluca Pagliuca, Giuseppe Bergomi, Paolo Maldini, Fabio Cannavaro, Alessandro Costacurta, Alessandro Nesta, Gianluca Pessotto, Moreno Torricelli, Demetrio Albertini, Dino Baggio, Angelo Di Livio, Roberto Di Matteo, Luigi Di Biagio, Francesco Moriero, Alessandro Del Piero, Roberto Baggio, Filippo Inzaghi, Christian Vieri, Enrico Chiesa, Marco Delvecchio, Christian Panucci. Coach: Cesare Maldini.
Chile: Nelson Tapia, Cristián Castañeda, Ronald Fuentes, Francisco Rojas, Javier Margas, Pedro Reyes, Nelson Parraguez, Clarence Acuña, Iván Zamorano, José Luis Sierra, Marcelo Salas, Marcelo Ramírez, Manuel Neira, Miguel Ramírez, Moisés Villarroel, Mauricio Aros, Marcelo Vega, Luis Musrri, Fernando Cornejo, Fabián Estay, Rodrigo Barrera. Coach: Nelson Acosta.
Austria: Michael Konsel, Markus Schopp, Peter Schöttel, Anton Pfeffer, Wolfgang Feiersinger, Walter Kogler, Mario Haas, Heimo Pfeifenberger, Ivica Vastić, Andreas Herzog, Martin Amerhauser, Martin Hiden, Harald Cerny, Hannes Reinmayr, Arnold Wetl, Franz Wohlfahrt, Roman Mählich, Peter Stöger, Toni Polster, Andreas Heraf, Christian Prosenik. Coach: Herbert Prohaska.
Cameroon: Jacques Songo'o, Joseph-Marie Tchango, Pierre Womé, Rigobert Song, Raymond Kalla, Pierre Njanka, François Omam-Biyik, Didier Angibeaud, Alphonse Tchami, Patrick M'Boma, Samuel Eto'o, Paul Loga, Patrice Abanda, Augustin Simo, Joseph-Désiré Job, William Andem, Michel Pensée, Alioum Boukar, Marcel Mahouvé, Salomon Olembé, Joseph Elanga. Coach: Claude Le Roy.
Group C: France, Denmark, South Africa, Saudi Arabia
France: Fabien Barthez, Vincent Candela, Bixente Lizarazu, Frank Leboeuf, Laurent Blanc, Youri Djorkaeff, Didier Deschamps, Marcel Desailly, Stéphane Guivarc'h, Zinedine Zidane, Robert Pirès, Thierry Henry, Bernard Diomède, Alain Boghossian, Lilian Thuram, Christophe Dugarry, Patrick Vieira, David Trezeguet, Christian Karembeu, Bernard Lama, Lionel Charbonnier. Coach: Aimé Jacquet.
Denmark: Peter Schmeichel, Michael Schjønberg, Marc Rieper, Jes Høgh, Jan Heintze, Thomas Helveg, Allan Nielsen, Per Frandsen, Miklos Molnar, Michael Laudrup, Brian Laudrup, Søren Colding, Jacob Laursen, Morten Wieghorst, Stig Tøfting, Mogens Krogh, Bjarne Goldbæk, Peter Møller, Jesper Grønkjær, René Henriksen, Peter Kjær. Coach: Bo Johansson.
South Africa: Hans Vonk, Themba Mnguni, David Nyathi, Willem Jackson, Mark Fish, Phil Masinga, Quinton Fortune, Alfred Phiri, John Moshoeu, Shaun Bartlett, Helman Mkhalele, Brendan Augustine, Delron Buckley, Jerry Sikhosana, Doctor Khumalo, Lucas Radebe, Benni McCarthy, Lebohang Morula, Vincent Julies, Andrew Tucker, Simon Gopane. Coach: Philippe Troussier.
Saudi Arabia: Mohamed Al-Deayea, Mohammed Al-Jahani, Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi, Abdullah Zubromawi, Ahmed Jamil Madani, Fuad Anwar, Ibrahim Al-Shahrani, Obeid Al-Dosari, Sami Al-Jaber, Saeed Al-Owairan, Fahad Al-Mehallel, Hussein Sulaimani, Abdullah Al-Waked, Khaled Al-Muwallid, Yousuf Al-Thunayan, Khamis Al-Owairan, Nawaf Al-Temyat, Osama Al-Harbi, Hamzah Idris, Mohammed Al-Husseini, Redha Tukar. Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira.
Group D: Nigeria, Paraguay, Spain, Bulgaria
Nigeria: Peter Rufai, Mobi Oparaku, Celestine Babayaro, Nwankwo Kanu, Uche Okechukwu, Taribo West, Finidi George, Mutiu Adepoju, Rashidi Yekini, Jay-Jay Okocha, Garba Lawal, Abiodun Obafemi, Tijjani Babangida, Daniel Amokachi, Sunday Oliseh, Uche Okafor, Augustine Eguavoen, Wilson Oruma, Benedict Iroha, Godwin Okpara, Abiodun Baruwa. Coach: Bora Milutinović.
Paraguay: José Luis Chilavert, Francisco Arce, Catalino Rivarola, Carlos Gamarra, Celso Ayala, Edgar Aguilera, Julio César Yegros, Arístides Rojas, José Cardozo, Roberto Acuña, Pedro Sarabia, Danilo Aceval, Carlos Humberto Paredes, Ricardo Rojas, Miguel Ángel Benítez, Julio César Enciso, Hugo Brizuela, César Ramírez, Carlos Morales, Jorge Luis Campos, Rubén Ruiz Díaz. Coach: Paulo César Carpegiani.
Spain: Andoni Zubizarreta, Albert Ferrer, Rafael Alkorta, Miguel Ángel Nadal, Abelardo Fernández, Fernando Hierro, Raúl González, Julen Guerrero, Juan Antonio Pizzi, José Luis Caminero, Alfonso Pérez, Sergi Barjuán, Santiago Cañizares, Iván Campo, Carlos Aguilera