World Cup 2002 - La Liga players

La Liga players in the World Cup 2002

The Spanish league has one of the highest number of players playing in the World Cup. All but Mendieta of the Spanish squad play in the home country, and another 37 'extranjeros' have been selected for their national sides:

Group A
5 DF Christanval Barcelona France
7 MF Makelele Real Madrid France
10 MF Zidane Real Madrid France
9 FW Darío Silva Málaga Uruguay
15 FW Olivera Sevilla Uruguay
16 MF Romero Málaga Uruguay
17 FW Regueiro Santander Uruguay
22 MF De los Santos Valencia Uruguay

Group B
10 MF Toro Acuña Zaragoza Paraguay

Group C
6 DF Roberto Carlos Real Madrid Brazil
10 FW Rivaldo Barcelona Brazil
17 FW Denilson Betis Brazil
15 FW Nihat Real Sociedad Turkey

Group D
6 MF Paulo Sousa Espanyol Portugal
7 MF Figo Real Madrid Portugal

Group E
5 DF Kalla Extremadura Cameroon
8 DF Geremi Real Madrid Cameroon
9 FW Eto'o Mallorca Cameroon
18 FW Suffo Numancia Cameroon
23 MF N'Kome Numancia Cameroon

Group F
1 GK Burgos Atlético Argentina
2 DF Ayala Valencia Argentina
12 GK Cavallero Celta Argentina
16 MF Aimar Valencia Argentina
17 MF Gustavo López Celta Argentina
18 MF Kily González Valencia Argentina
23 GK Bonano Barcelona Argentina
8 FW Mutiu Salamanca Nigeria
3 DF Andersson Barcelona Sweden

Group G
4 DF Coco Barcelona Italy
6 MF Torrado Sevilla Mexico
10 FW Cuauhtèmoc Valladolid Mexico
17 FW Palencia Espanyol Mexico

Group H
7 MF Onopko Oviedo Russia
8 MF Karpin Celta Russia
10 MF Mostovoi Celta Russia
21 MF Khokhlov Real Sociedad Russia
World Cup 2002