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
           5 MD Junichi Inamoto           18 Sep 1979   Arsenal (ENG)
           6 MD Toshihiro Hattori         23 Sep 1973   Jubilo Iwata          1998
           7 MD Hidetoshi Nakata          22 Jan 1977   Parma (ITA)           1998
           8 MD Hiroaki Morishima         30 Apr 1972   Cerezo Osaka          1998
           9 FW Akinori Nishizawa         18 Jun 1976   Cerezo Osaka
          10 FW Masashi Nakayama          23 Sep 1967   Jubilo Iwata          1998
          11 FW Takayuki Suzuki           05 Jun 1976   Kashima Antlers
          12 GK Seigo Narazaki            15 Apr 1976   Nagoya Grampus Eight  1998
          13 FW Atsushi Yanagisawa        27 May 1977   Kashima Antlers
          14 MD Alessandro Santos         20 Jul 1977   Shimizu S-Pulse
          15 MD Takashi Fukunishi         01 Sep 1976   Jubilo Iwata
          16 DF Koji Nakata               09 Jul 1979   Kashima Antlers
          17 DF Tsuneyasu Miyamoto        07 Feb 1977   Gamba Osaka
          18 MD Shinji Ono                27 Sep 1979   Feyenoord (NED)       1998
          19 MD Mitsuo Ogasawara          05 Apr 1979   Kashima Antlers
          20 MD Tomokazu Myojin           24 Jan 1978   Kashiwa Reysol
          21 MD Kazuyuki Toda             30 Dec 1977   Shimizu S-Pulse
          22 MD Daisuke Ichikawa          14 May 1980   Shimizu S-Pulse
          23 GK Hitoshi Sogahata          02 Aug 1979   Kashima Antlers

          Coach: Philippe Troussier (FRA) 21 Mar 1955