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 (沈祥福)

Head coach: 🇺🇸 Wolfgang Suhnholz

Head coach: 🇺🇦 Anatoli Kroschenko

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

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