2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads

Players name marked in bold went on to earn full international caps. FIFA published the final lists with squad numbers on their website on 24 September.

Eligibility of players

• Each Participating Member Association shall ensure the following when selecting its representative team for the World Cup:
  • all players shall be citizens of its country and subject to its jurisdiction;
  • all players shall be eligible for selection in accordance with the FIFA Statutes and relevant FIFA regulations.
• In addition to the above provision, each Participating Member Association shall ensure that all players of its representative team were born on or after 1 January 1989.
• In addition to the above provisions, players who have already taken part in a preliminary or final competition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and/or have taken part in a preliminary or final competition of an Olympic Football Tournament may compete in this competition provided they still fulfill the above age requirement.
• Protests regarding the eligibility of players shall be decided by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee in accordance with the FIFA Disciplinary Code.
• The Participating Member Associations are responsible for fielding only eligible players. Failure to do so will lead to the consequences stipulated in the FIFA Disciplinary Code.

Group A

 Egypt

Head coach: Miroslav Soukup

 Italy

Head coach: Francesco Rocca

 Paraguay

Head coach: Adrián Coria

 Trinidad and Tobago

Head coach: Zoran Vraneš

Group B

 Nigeria

Head coach: Samson Siasia

 Venezuela

Head coach: César Farías

 Spain

Head coach: Luis Milla

 Tahiti

Head coach: Lionel Charbonnier

Group C

 Cameroon

Head coach: Alain Wabo

 South Korea

Head coach: Hong Myung-bo

 Germany

Head coach: Horst Hrubesch

 United States

Head coach: Thomas Rongen

Group D

 England

Head coach: Brian Eastick

 Ghana

Head coach: Sellas Tetteh

 Uruguay

Head coach: Diego Aguirre

 Uzbekistan

Head coach: Akhmadjon Ubaydullaev

Group E

 Australia

Head coach: Jan Versleijen

 Brazil

Head coach: Rogério Lourenço

 Costa Rica

Head coach: Rónald González

 Czech Republic

Head coach: Jakub Dovalil

Group F

 United Arab Emirates

Head coach: Mahdi Ali

 Honduras

Head coach: Emilio Umanzor

 Hungary

Head coach: Sándor Egervári

 South Africa

Head coach: Serame Letsoaka

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