Below is the initial FIFA list, from which the 16 best players were chosen.
Pls. note: the order in which the players' names are listed, below, reflects the order in which their squads finished the 2002 World Cup.
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Marcos (Brazil) Oliver Kahn (Germany) Rustu Recber (Turkey) Lee Woon Jae (Korea Republic) Iker Casillas (Spain) Brad Friedel (United States) Tony Sylva (Senegal) David Seaman (England) Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) José Luis Chilavert (Paraguay)
Cafu (Brazil) Roberto Carlos (Brazil) Alpay Ozalan (Turkey) Fernando Hierro (Spain) Hong Myung Bo (Korea Republic) Sol Campbell (England) Rio Ferdinand (England) Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (Japan) Johan Mjallby (Sweden)
Midfielders
Forwards
Rivaldo (Brazil) Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Brazil) Michael Ballack (Germany) Yoo Sang Chul (Korea Republic) Iván Helguera (Spain) Paul Scholes (England) Nicky Butt (England) Claudio Reyna (United States) Khalilou Fadiga (Senegal) Pape Bouba Diop (Senegal) Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Mexico) Gerardo Torrado (Mexico) Marc Wilmots (Belgium) Junichi Inamoto (Japan) Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan)
Ronaldo (Brazil) Miroslav Klose (Germany) Hakan Sukur (Turkey) Hasan Sas (Turkey) Ahn Jung Hwan (Korea Republic) Park Ji Sung (Korea Republic) Landon Donovan (United States) Brian McBride (United States) Henry Camara (Senegal) El Hadji Diouf (Senegal) Raúl González (Spain) Fernando Morientes (Spain) Michael Owen (England) Robbie Keane (Ireland) Henrik Larsson (Sweden) Christian Vieri (Italy) Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)