U.S. under-20 coach Wolfgang Suhnholz has announced the 18-man roster that will represent the United States in the XIth FIFA World Youth Championships in Argentina. The final roster includes five professional players, two members of the 2000 U.S. Olympic team and three players who have made an appearance with the senior national team. The U.S. team will forego a domestic training camp and will depart directly for Argentina on June 9, with the team’s four MLS professionals joining the team the following day after playing MLS games on Saturday (June 9). The United States will be competing in its third consecutive World Youth Championship for the first time in U.S. Soccer history. “After nearly two years of preparing and practicing, we are more than excited to get the tournament started,” U.S. head coach Wolfgang Suhnholz said. “I honestly think that if our team plays well, we can play with any team in the world. Now we just have to go to Argentina to prove it.” The only player not on the team for the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Tunapuna, Trinidad in March is University of Virginia striker Alecko Eskandarian. Eskandarian clinched his spot on the Argentina roster with a sizzling performance at the Toulon Festival in France, scoring two goals in three games and displaying a relentless work ethic. Suhnholz also named three alternates to the team: Kansas City Wizards midfielder Jose Burciaga, Clemson midfielder Kenny Cutler and Portland goalkeeper Curtis Spiteri. The alternates will not travel with the team, but will be available in the case of emergency. U.S. Under-20 National Team FIFA World Youth Championship June 17-July 8, 2001 in Argentina
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht., Wt. | Birthdate | Hometown | Club/College |
| 4 | Akwari, Nelson | D | 5-11, 180 | 02/04/82 | Houston, Tex. | UCLA |
| 14 | Arena, Kenny | M | 6-1, 180 | 02/06/81 | Fairfax. Va. | Virginia |
| 7 | Beasley, DaMarcus | M | 5-8, 145 | 05/24/82 | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Chicago Fire |
| 17 | Buddle, Edson | F | 6-1, 170 | 05/02/81 | New Rochelle, N.Y. | Columbus Crew |
| 15 | Carroll, Brian | M | 5-10, 145 | 07/20/81 | Springfield, Va. | Wake Forest |
| 16 | Casey, Conor | F | 6-1, 180 | 07/25/81 | Denver, Colo. | Borussia Dortmund |
| 11 | Convey, Bobby | M | 5-8, 150 | 05/27/83 | Philadelphia, Pa. | D.C. United |
| 1 | Countess, D.J. | GK | 6-1, 185 | 01/09/82 | Sacramento, Calif. | UCLA |
| 9 | Davis, Brad | M | 5-11, 155 | 11/08/81 | St. Charles, Mo. | Saint Louis |
| 10 | Donovan, Landon | F | 5-9, 149 | 03/04/82 | Redlands, Calif. | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 8 | Eskandarian, Alecko | F | 5-9, 160 | 07/09/82 | Montvale, N.J. | Virginia |
| 6 | Gray, Kelly | M | 6-2, 170 | 04/07/81 | San Jose, Calif. | Portland |
| 12 | Lewis, Ricky | D | 6-0, 170 | 05/29/82 | Spring, Tex. | Clemson |
| 13 | Martino, Kyle | M | 5-10, 145 | 02/19/81 | Westport, Conn. | Virginia |
| 3 | Onyewu, Oguchi | D | 6-3, 202 | 05/13/82 | Olney, Md. | Clemson |
| 2 | Salyer, Philip | D | 5-10, 160 | 10/30/81 | Trophy Club, Tex. | Maryland |
| 18 | Warren, Doug | GK | 6-0, 185 | 03/18/81 | Hoffman Estates, Ill. | Clemson |
| 5 | Yi, Alexander | D | 6-2, 175 | 02/27/82 | Easton, Md. | UCLA |