1985 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
# 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Below are the rosters for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Soviet Union. Those marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.

## Group A

### Bulgaria

Head coach: Boris Angelov

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Lyuben Zhilkov | (1965-11-15)15 November 1965 (aged 19) | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| 2 | 2DF | Dimitre Kalkanov | (1966-04-05)5 April 1966 (aged 19) | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 3 | 2DF | Pavel Dochev | (1965-09-28)28 September 1965 (aged 19) | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 4 | 2DF | Dimitar Vasev | (1965-09-10)10 September 1965 (aged 19) | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 5 | 2DF | Rosen Pachov | (1966-03-11)11 March 1966 (aged 19) | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| 6 | 3MF | Aleksandar Ivanov | (1967-09-25)25 September 1967 (aged 17) | PFC Shumen |
| 7 | 4FW | Emil Kostadinov | (1965-08-12)12 August 1965 (aged 20) | Sredetz Sofia |
| 8 | 3MF | Ivaylo Kirov | (1966-12-30)30 December 1966 (aged 18) | Sredetz Sofia |
| 9 | 4FW | Petar Mihtarski | (1966-08-15)15 August 1966 (aged 19) | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| 10 | 3MF | Krasimir Balakov | (1966-03-29)29 March 1966 (aged 19) | Etar Veliko Tarnovo |
| 11 | 4FW | Aleksandar Bonchev | (1965-11-30)30 November 1965 (aged 19) | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 12 | 1GK | Rumen Dankov | (1965-11-20)20 November 1965 (aged 19) | Etar Veliko Tarnovo |
| 13 | 2DF | Yulian Garev | (1967-04-09)9 April 1967 (aged 18) | Spartak Pleven |
| 14 | 3MF | Lyuboslav Penev | (1966-08-31)31 August 1966 (aged 18) | Sredetz Sofia |
| 15 | 3MF | Radko Kalaydzhiev | (1967-09-28)28 September 1967 (aged 17) | Beroe Stara Zagora |
| 16 | 3MF | Plamen Petkov | (1967-10-17)17 October 1967 (aged 17) | Lokomotiv Ruse |
| 17 | 3MF | Zlatko Yankov | (1966-08-27)27 August 1966 (aged 18) | Neftochimic Burgas |
| 18 | 4FW | Dimitar Krastev | (1966-02-16)16 February 1966 (aged 19) | Akademik Sofia |

### Colombia

Head coach: Luis Marroquín

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | René Higuita | (1966-08-27)27 August 1966 (aged 18) | Atlético Nacional |
| 2 | 4FW | Carlos Mesa | (1966-05-25)25 May 1966 (aged 19) | Liga de Nariño |
| 3 | 2DF | Álvaro Nuñez | (1967-06-09)9 June 1967 (aged 18) | Independiente Santa Fe |
| 4 | 2DF | John Álvarez | (1965-11-11)11 November 1965 (aged 19) | Atlético Nacional |
| 5 | 2DF | Jairo Ampudia | (1966-02-14)14 February 1966 (aged 19) | América de Cali |
| 6 | 3MF | José Hurtado | (1966-02-21)21 February 1966 (aged 19) | América de Cali |
| 7 | 4FW | John Jairo Tréllez | (1968-04-29)29 April 1968 (aged 17) | Atlético Nacional |
| 8 | 3MF | Orlando Maturana | (1966-10-11)11 October 1966 (aged 18) | Atlético Bucaramanga |
| 9 | 4FW | Wilmer Cabrera | (1967-09-15)15 September 1967 (aged 17) | Independiente Santa Fe |
| 10 | 3MF | Carlos Álvarez | (1965-10-06)6 October 1965 (aged 19) | Atlético Nacional |
| 11 | 2DF | Diego Láinez | (1965-09-07)7 September 1965 (aged 19) | Deportes Tolima |
| 12 | 1GK | Eduardo Niño | (1967-08-08)8 August 1967 (aged 18) | Independiente Santa Fe |
| 13 | 2DF | John Jairo Córdoba | (1965-10-22)22 October 1965 (aged 19) | Unión Magdalena |
| 14 | 4FW | Felipe Pérez | (1967-01-24)24 January 1967 (aged 18) | Atlético Nacional |
| 15 | 4FW | Rafael Álvarez | (1966-07-17)17 July 1966 (aged 19) | Liga de Bolívar |
| 16 | 3MF | Hugo Caicedo | (1967-07-22)22 July 1967 (aged 18) | Deportivo Cali |
| 17 | 4FW | John Castaño | (1966-05-12)12 May 1966 (aged 19) | América de Cali |
| 18 | 3MF | Wilson Rodríguez | (1965-08-16)16 August 1965 (aged 20) | Deportes Tolima |

### Hungary

Head coach: Bertalan Bicskei

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Zsolt Petry | (1966-09-23)23 September 1966 (aged 18) | MTK |
| 2 | 2DF | József Szalma | (1966-08-22)22 August 1966 (aged 19) | Tatabánya |
| 3 | 2DF | Attila Pintér | (1966-05-07)7 May 1966 (aged 19) | Ferencváros |
| 4 | 2DF | József Keller | (1965-09-25)25 September 1965 (aged 19) | Ferencváros |
| 5 | 2DF | László Szélpál | (1965-08-20)20 August 1965 (aged 20) | SZEOL |
| 6 | 3MF | Ervin Kovács | (1967-01-24)24 January 1967 (aged 18) | Újpesti Dózsa |
| 7 | 4FW | János Zsinka | (1965-10-02)2 October 1965 (aged 19) | Ferencváros |
| 8 | 3MF | Sándor Deák | (1965-09-11)11 September 1965 (aged 19) | Ferencváros |
| 9 | 4FW | Kálmán Kovács | (1965-09-11)11 September 1965 (aged 19) | Honvéd |
| 10 | 3MF | István Vincze | (1967-01-22)22 January 1967 (aged 18) | Tatabánya |
| 11 | 4FW | Pál Fischer | (1967-01-29)29 January 1967 (aged 18) | Ferencváros |
| 12 | 3MF | Ferenc Haáz | (1966-02-12)12 February 1966 (aged 19) | Ferencváros |
| 13 | 3MF | Róbert Csoboth | (1965-10-07)7 October 1965 (aged 19) | Pécs |
| 14 | 3MF | Attila Horváth | (1967-05-02)2 May 1967 (aged 18) | MTK |
| 15 | 4FW | Gyula Zsivóczky | (1966-04-21)21 April 1966 (aged 19) | Ferencváros |
| 16 | 4FW | József Zvara | (1966-08-17)17 August 1966 (aged 19) | Ferencváros |
| 17 | 4FW | György Orovecz | (1967-10-02)2 October 1967 (aged 17) | MTK |
| 18 | 1GK | Sándor Lanczkor | (1966-03-16)16 March 1966 (aged 19) | Ferencváros |

### Tunisia

Head coach: Mrad Mahjoub

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Chokri El Ouaer | (1966-08-15)15 August 1966 (aged 19) | Étoile Sahel |
| 2 | 2DF | Taoufik Mhadhbi | (1965-12-19)19 December 1965 (aged 19) | AS Mégrine |
| 3 | 2DF | Lotfi Chihi | (1966-05-14)14 May 1966 (aged 19) | Olympique Transports |
| 4 | 2DF | Mohamed Mahjoubi | (1966-09-28)28 September 1966 (aged 18) | AS Marsa |
| 5 | 2DF | Mohamed Abdelhak | (1966-03-07)7 March 1966 (aged 19) | Club Africain |
| 6 | 3MF | Mourad Gharbi | (1966-01-25)25 January 1966 (aged 19) | CA Bizertin |
| 7 | 4FW | Mohamed Dergaa | (1966-01-16)16 January 1966 (aged 19) | CS Sfaxien |
| 8 | 3MF | Lotfi Ounis | (1965-10-21)21 October 1965 (aged 19) | SR Sports |
| 9 | 4FW | Kaïs Yacoubi | (1966-08-18)18 August 1966 (aged 19) | Club Africain |
| 10 | 3MF | Haithem Abid | (1965-09-22)22 September 1965 (aged 19) | Étoile Sahel |
| 11 | 4FW | Lotfi Rouissi | (1965-11-13)13 November 1965 (aged 19) | Club Africain |
| 12 | 3MF | Mounir El Bez | (1966-01-05)5 January 1966 (aged 19) | CA Bizertin |
| 13 | 4FW | Sami Touati | (1965-08-29)29 August 1965 (aged 19) | Club Africain |
| 14 | 4FW | Jameleddine Limam | (1967-06-11)11 June 1967 (aged 18) | Stade Tunisien |
| 15 | 3MF | Hicham Grioui | (1965-12-19)19 December 1965 (aged 19) | Club Africain |
| 16 | 2DF | Mohamed Dagdoug | (1966-07-09)9 July 1966 (aged 19) | CS Sfaxien |
| 17 | 3MF | Tarak Haouari | (1966-03-25)25 March 1966 (aged 19) | AS Gabès |
| 18 | 1GK | Ahmed Bourchada | (1966-09-22)22 September 1966 (aged 18) | CA Bizertin |

## Group B

### Brazil

Head coach: Gilson Nunes

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Cláudio Taffarel | (1966-05-08)8 May 1966 (aged 19) | Internacional |
| 2 | 2DF | Luciano | (1965-10-13)13 October 1965 (aged 19) | Portuguesa (SP) |
| 3 | 2DF | Luis Carlos | (1966-04-12)12 April 1966 (aged 19) | Grêmio |
| 4 | 2DF | Henrique | (1966-03-15)15 March 1966 (aged 19) | Grêmio |
| 5 | 3MF | João Antonio | (1966-06-14)14 June 1966 (aged 19) | Grêmio |
| 6 | 2DF | Dida | (1965-10-26)26 October 1965 (aged 19) | Coritiba |
| 7 | 3MF | Silas | (1965-08-27)27 August 1965 (aged 19) | São Paulo |
| 8 | 3MF | Tosin | (1966-04-16)16 April 1966 (aged 19) | Vitória |
| 9 | 4FW | Gérson | (1965-09-23)23 September 1965 (aged 19) | Guarani |
| 10 | 4FW | Müller | (1966-01-31)31 January 1966 (aged 19) | São Paulo |
| 11 | 3MF | Antonio Carlos | (1965-12-21)21 December 1965 (aged 19) | Vitória |
| 12 | 1GK | Chico | (1967-01-20)20 January 1967 (aged 18) | Grêmio |
| 13 | 2DF | Polaco | (1966-01-04)4 January 1966 (aged 19) | América (SP) |
| 14 | 2DF | Stinico | (1967-09-20)20 September 1967 (aged 17) | Ponte Preta |
| 15 | 3MF | Marçal | (1965-12-20)20 December 1965 (aged 19) | Atlético Goianiense |
| 16 | 4FW | Izael | (1965-09-20)20 September 1965 (aged 19) | América (SP) |
| 17 | 4FW | Binho | (1966-03-24)24 March 1966 (aged 19) | Grêmio |
| 18 | 4FW | Balalo | (1965-08-17)17 August 1965 (aged 20) | Internacional |

### Republic of Ireland

Head coach: Liam Tuohy

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | James Myers | (1967-12-04)4 December 1967 (aged 17) | St Joseph's |
| 2 | 2DF | Pat O'Kelly | (1967-07-31)31 July 1967 (aged 18) | Home Farm |
| 3 | 2DF | Pat Kelch | (1966-05-05)5 May 1966 (aged 19) | Manchester United |
| 4 | 2DF | Tim O'Shea | (1966-11-12)12 November 1966 (aged 18) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 5 | 2DF | Pat Dolan | (1967-09-20)20 September 1967 (aged 17) | Arsenal |
| 6 | 2DF | Noel Bollard | (1965-08-26)26 August 1965 (aged 19) | Home Farm |
| 7 | 2DF | Seamus Purcell | (1965-09-10)10 September 1965 (aged 19) | Shamrock Rovers |
| 8 | 3MF | Martin Bayly | (1966-06-14)14 June 1966 (aged 19) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 9 | 3MF | Derek Murray | (1965-11-29)29 November 1965 (aged 19) | Home Farm |
| 10 | 3MF | Eamonn Collins | (1965-10-22)22 October 1965 (aged 19) | Southampton |
| 11 | 3MF | Martin Russell | (1967-04-27)27 April 1967 (aged 18) | Manchester United |
| 12 | 3MF | Marcus Tuite | (1968-05-11)11 May 1968 (aged 17) | Luton Town |
| 13 | 3MF | Derek Swan | (1966-10-24)24 October 1966 (aged 18) | Home Farm |
| 14 | 4FW | Brian Mooney | (1966-02-02)2 February 1966 (aged 19) | Liverpool |
| 15 | 4FW | John Neal | (1966-03-11)11 March 1966 (aged 19) | Millwall |
| 16 | 1GK | Paul Kelly | (1966-11-06)6 November 1966 (aged 18) | Home Farm |
| 17 | 4FW | Eamonn Dolan | (1967-09-20)20 September 1967 (aged 17) | West Ham United |
| 18 | 4FW | Tom McDermott | (1966-09-26)26 September 1966 (aged 18) | Leeds United |

### Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Oswaldo Sempaio

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Samir Al-Solaimani | (1966-08-11)11 August 1966 (aged 19) | Al-Ahli |
| 2 | 3MF | Abdulaziz Al-Razgan | (1969-12-06)6 December 1969 (aged 15) | Al-Shebab |
| 3 | 2DF | Esam Al-Saud | (1966-09-15)15 September 1966 (aged 18) | Al-Shebab |
| 4 | 2DF | Abdulrahman Al-Roomi | (1969-10-28)28 October 1969 (aged 15) | Al-Shebab |
| 5 | 2DF | Bassim Abu-Dawod | (1965-11-07)7 November 1965 (aged 19) | Al-Ahli |
| 6 | 3MF | Saleh Al-Saleh | (1966-01-03)3 January 1966 (aged 19) | Al-Nasr |
| 7 | 4FW | Musaed Ibrahim | (1965-11-18)18 November 1965 (aged 19) | Al-Shebab |
| 8 | 3MF | Fahad Al-Bishi | (1965-09-10)10 September 1965 (aged 19) | Al-Nasr |
| 9 | 4FW | Hathal Al-Dosari | (1966-09-29)29 September 1966 (aged 18) | Al-Hilal |
| 10 | 2DF | Khaled Al-Muhaizee | (1966-09-02)2 September 1966 (aged 18) | Al-Nahda |
| 11 | 4FW | Mohaisen Al-Jam'an | (1966-04-06)6 April 1966 (aged 19) | Al-Nasr |
| 12 | 3MF | Faisal Al-Mowaled | (1966-10-02)2 October 1966 (aged 18) | Al-Ahli |
| 13 | 2DF | Mohammed Al-Maglouth | (1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 19) | Al-Ettifaq |
| 14 | 2DF | Saad Al-Zafer | (1967-09-12)12 September 1967 (aged 17) | Al-Hilal |
| 15 | 1GK | Ismail Hakami | (1966-08-06)6 August 1966 (aged 19) | Al-Ittihad |
| 16 | 2DF | Hassan Al-Habashi | (1965-11-09)9 November 1965 (aged 19) | Al-Hilal |
| 17 | 3MF | Bandar Al-Nakhli | (1965-10-25)25 October 1965 (aged 19) | Ohod |
| 18 | 1GK | Khaled Al-Daiyel | (1966-11-08)8 November 1966 (aged 18) | Al-Hilal |

### Spain

Head coach: Jesús Pereda

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Juan Carlos Unzué | (1967-04-22)22 April 1967 (aged 18) | Osasuna |
| 2 | 2DF | Marcelino García | (1965-08-14)14 August 1965 (aged 20) | Sporting de Gijón |
| 3 | 2DF | César Mendiondo | (1966-06-25)25 June 1966 (aged 19) | Atlético Madrid |
| 4 | 2DF | Rafael Paz | (1965-08-02)2 August 1965 (aged 20) | Sevilla |
| 5 | 2DF | Pedro Arozarena | (1966-02-24)24 February 1966 (aged 19) | Osasuna |
| 6 | 2DF | José Tirado | (1965-11-04)4 November 1965 (aged 19) | Sevilla |
| 7 | 2DF | Patxi Ferreira | (1967-05-22)22 May 1967 (aged 18) | Athletic Bilbao |
| 8 | 3MF | Iñigo Lizarralde | (1966-06-14)14 June 1966 (aged 19) | Athletic Bilbao |
| 9 | 3MF | José Aurelio Gay | (1965-12-10)10 December 1965 (aged 19) | Real Madrid |
| 10 | 3MF | Fernando Gómez | (1965-09-11)11 September 1965 (aged 19) | Valencia |
| 11 | 3MF | Nayim | (1966-11-05)5 November 1966 (aged 18) | Barcelona |
| 12 | 3MF | Juanma Sánchez | (1966-11-04)4 November 1966 (aged 18) | Málaga |
| 13 | 1GK | Julen Lopetegui | (1966-08-28)28 August 1966 (aged 18) | Real Sociedad |
| 14 | 4FW | Ion Andoni Goikoetxea | (1965-10-21)21 October 1965 (aged 19) | Osasuna |
| 15 | 4FW | Manuel Peña | (1965-12-18)18 December 1965 (aged 19) | Real Valladolid |
| 16 | 3MF | Jose Michel Fajardo | (1968-04-29)29 April 1968 (aged 17) | Real Betis Balompie |
| 17 | 4FW | Sebastián Losada | (1967-09-03)3 September 1967 (aged 17) | Real Madrid |
| 18 | 4FW | Francis Cabral | (1965-11-03)3 November 1965 (aged 19) | Cádiz |

## Group C

### Australia

Head coach: Jim Shoulder

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Paul Jones | (1967-01-01)1 January 1967 (aged 18) | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 2 | 2DF | Robert Hooker | (1967-03-06)6 March 1967 (aged 18) | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 3 | 2DF | John Gregson | (1965-08-23)23 August 1965 (aged 20) | Melita Eagles |
| 4 | 2DF | Mark Jones | (1966-06-05)5 June 1966 (aged 19) | Newcastle Rosebud |
| 5 | 2DF | Loucas Kotzamichalis | (1966-05-12)12 May 1966 (aged 19) | Melbourne Croatia |
| 6 | 3MF | Andrew Koczka | (1965-09-09)9 September 1965 (aged 19) | St George |
| 7 | 4FW | Alex Bundalo | (1966-05-18)18 May 1966 (aged 19) | Wollongong City |
| 8 | 3MF | John Panagis | (1966-03-28)28 March 1966 (aged 19) | West Adelaide |
| 9 | 4FW | Peter Petrovski | (1966-09-25)25 September 1966 (aged 18) | St George |
| 10 | 3MF | Lou Hristodolou | (1967-08-07)7 August 1967 (aged 18) | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 11 | 3MF | Chris Kalantzis | (1967-07-22)22 July 1967 (aged 18) | Sydney Olympic |
| 12 | 2DF | Michael McLennan | (1967-04-13)13 April 1967 (aged 18) | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 13 | 4FW | Sean Ingham | (1965-08-13)13 August 1965 (aged 20) | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 14 | 4FW | Warren Spink | (1966-10-04)4 October 1966 (aged 18) | Preston Makedonia |
| 15 | 3MF | Richard Bassingthwaite | (1965-08-18)18 August 1965 (aged 20) | Brisbane Lions |
| 16 | 3MF | David Sharpe | (1966-06-29)29 June 1966 (aged 19) | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 17 | 2DF | Ange Postecoglou | (1965-08-27)27 August 1965 (aged 19) | South Melbourne |
| 18 | 1GK | Mirko Runje | (1966-10-14)14 October 1966 (aged 18) | Melbourne Croatia |

### Canada

Head coach: Bob Bearpark

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Bryan Rosenfeld | (1966-05-08)8 May 1966 (aged 19) | Thunder Bay |
| 2 | 2DF | Lino Tomasetti | (1966-06-03)3 June 1966 (aged 19) | Hamilton |
| 3 | 2DF | Peter Gilfillan | (1965-12-29)29 December 1965 (aged 19) | Ontario U-18 |
| 4 | 2DF | Jeff Cambridge | (1966-11-22)22 November 1966 (aged 18) | Ontario U-18 |
| 5 | 2DF | John DiPasquale | (1966-01-13)13 January 1966 (aged 19) | Ontario U-18 |
| 6 | 3MF | Peter Sloly | (1966-08-05)5 August 1966 (aged 19) | Ontario U-18 |
| 7 | 3MF | Lucio Ianiero | (1966-12-13)13 December 1966 (aged 18) | Ontario U-18 |
| 8 | 3MF | Pierre-Richard Thomas | (1966-03-20)20 March 1966 (aged 19) | Montreal |
| 9 | 4FW | Alex Bunbury | (1967-06-18)18 June 1967 (aged 18) | Quebec U-18 |
| 10 | 3MF | Pat Cubellis | (1967-02-07)7 February 1967 (aged 18) | Ontario U-18 |
| 11 | 3MF | Ramy Rajballie | (1967-04-09)9 April 1967 (aged 18) | St Andrews |
| 12 | 3MF | Franz Simon | (1965-09-29)29 September 1965 (aged 19) | Ontario U-18 |
| 13 | 4FW | Doug McNaught | (1967-07-06)6 July 1967 (aged 18) | Ontario U-18 |
| 14 | 3MF | David Phillips | (1966-05-25)25 May 1966 (aged 19) | Alberta U-18 |
| 15 | 4FW | Larry Pretto | (1966-04-04)4 April 1966 (aged 19) | Ontario U-18 |
| 16 | 2DF | Brian Bullen | (1966-06-06)6 June 1966 (aged 19) | Ontario U-18 |
| 17 | 3MF | Gregor Young | (1966-02-08)8 February 1966 (aged 19) | British Columbia U-18 |
| 18 | 1GK | Larry Hoole | (1966-01-22)22 January 1966 (aged 19) | Ontario U-18 |

* Player 18 is also called Larry or Harry Houle in some sources.

### Nigeria

Head coach: Paul Hamilton

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Alloy Agu | (1967-07-12)12 July 1967 (aged 18) | NEPA Lagos |
| 2 | 2DF | Godwin Eveh | (1968-06-01)1 June 1968 (aged 17) | First Bank |
| 3 | 2DF | Kingsley Onye | (1966-08-05)5 August 1966 (aged 19) | Enugu Rangers |
| 4 | 2DF | Waidi Akanni | (1969-04-03)3 April 1969 (aged 16) | NEPA Lagos |
| 5 | 2DF | Andrew Uwe | (1967-10-12)12 October 1967 (aged 17) | Leventis United |
| 6 | 3MF | Michael Odu | (1966-02-24)24 February 1966 (aged 19) | Flash Flamingoes |
| 7 | 4FW | Michael Dominic | (1969-09-12)12 September 1969 (aged 15) | First Bank |
| 8 | 3MF | Augustine Igbinabaro | (1967-08-07)7 August 1967 (aged 18) | New Nigeria Bank |
| 9 | 4FW | Monday Odiaka | (1966-10-12)12 October 1966 (aged 18) | ACB Lagos |
| 10 | 3MF | Obabaifo Osaro | (1966-08-01)1 August 1966 (aged 19) | Flash Flamingoes |
| 11 | 4FW | Mark Anunobi | (1967-10-12)12 October 1967 (aged 17) | NNPC |
| 12 | 4FW | Ndubuisi Okosieme | (1966-09-28)28 September 1966 (aged 18) | Julius Berger |
| 13 | 3MF | Samson Siasia | (1967-08-14)14 August 1967 (aged 18) | Flash Flamingoes |
| 14 | 2DF | Titus Mba | (1968-05-05)5 May 1968 (aged 17) | Flash Flamingoes |
| 15 | 3MF | Niyi Adeleye | (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 18) | Julius Berger |
| 16 | 3MF | Wasiu Ipaye | (1968-07-06)6 July 1968 (aged 17) | First Bank |
| 17 | 1GK | Christian Obi | (1967-01-02)2 January 1967 (aged 18) | Julius Berger |
| 18 | 1GK | Uche Ikeogu | (1967-12-28)28 December 1967 (aged 17) | Standards Jos |

### Soviet Union

Head coach: Sergei Mosyagin

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Igor Kutepov | (1967-12-17)17 December 1967 (aged 17) | Metallist Kharkov |
| 2 | 2DF | Gela Ketashvili | (1965-09-27)27 September 1965 (aged 19) | Dynamo Tbilisi |
| 3 | 2DF | Vladimir Gorilyi | (1965-10-11)11 October 1965 (aged 19) | Dynamo Kiev |
| 4 | 2DF | Soso Chedia | (1965-10-09)9 October 1965 (aged 19) | Dynamo Tbilisi |
| 5 | 2DF | Sergey Kolotovkin | (1965-09-28)28 September 1965 (aged 19) | Zenit Leningrad |
| 6 | 3MF | Valdas Ivanauskas | (1966-07-31)31 July 1966 (aged 19) | CSKA Moscow |
| 7 | 3MF | Sergei Khudozhilov | (1965-09-06)6 September 1965 (aged 19) | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk |
| 8 | 3MF | Vyacheslav Medvid | (1965-08-28)28 August 1965 (aged 19) | CSKA Moscow |
| 9 | 4FW | Sergei Savchenko | (1966-08-10)10 August 1966 (aged 19) | CSKA Moscow |
| 10 | 3MF | Vladimir Tatarchuk | (1966-04-25)25 April 1966 (aged 19) | CSKA Moscow |
| 11 | 4FW | Igor Sklyarov | (1966-08-31)31 August 1966 (aged 18) | SKA Rostov on Don |
| 12 | 2DF | Andrey Mokh | (1966-10-20)20 October 1966 (aged 18) | CSKA Moscow |
| 13 | 4FW | Oleg Kuzhlev | (1966-08-12)12 August 1966 (aged 19) | Spartak Moscow |
| 14 | 3MF | Oleg Serdyuk | (1966-08-22)22 August 1966 (aged 19) | Iskra Smolensk |
| 15 | 4FW | Rolandas Bubliauskas | (1966-09-10)10 September 1966 (aged 18) | Zalgiris Vilnius |
| 16 | 1GK | Andrei Manannikov | (1965-08-05)5 August 1965 (aged 20) | Pamir Dushanbe |
| 17 | 3MF | Armands Zeiberliņš | (1965-08-13)13 August 1965 (aged 20) | SKA Rostov on Don |
| 18 | 3MF | Aleksandr Yesipov | (1965-09-14)14 September 1965 (aged 19) | Metallist Kharkov |

## Group D

### China

Head coach: Zhang Zhicheng

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Xu Tao | (1965-08-09)9 August 1965 (aged 20) | Liaoning |
| 2 | 2DF | Dong Yugang | (1965-10-04)4 October 1965 (aged 19) | Beijing |
| 3 | 4FW | Zhao Xudong | (1965-11-24)24 November 1965 (aged 19) | Beijing |
| 4 | 2DF | Yang Feipeng | (1966-08-04)4 August 1966 (aged 19) | Yunnan |
| 5 | 2DF | Li Hongbing | (1965-08-10)10 August 1965 (aged 20) | Jiangsu |
| 6 | 2DF | Ju Lijin | (1966-01-31)31 January 1966 (aged 19) | Shanghai |
| 7 | 3MF | Pang Zhijian | (1965-11-14)14 November 1965 (aged 19) | Guangxi |
| 8 | 3MF | Gong Lei | (1965-10-15)15 October 1965 (aged 19) | Beijing |
| 9 | 4FW | Gao Hongbo | (1966-01-21)21 January 1966 (aged 19) | Beijing |
| 10 | 4FW | Zhang Yan | (1966-10-03)3 October 1966 (aged 18) | Beijing |
| 11 | 3MF | You Kewei | (1965-11-12)12 November 1965 (aged 19) | Shenyang |
| 12 | 1GK | Lun Zhiming | (1965-10-04)4 October 1965 (aged 19) | Guangzhou |
| 13 | 1GK | Li Jiandong | (1965-08-20)20 August 1965 (aged 20) | Beijing |
| 14 | 3MF | Fu Bo | (1965-09-20)20 September 1965 (aged 19) | Liaoning |
| 15 | 4FW | Li Hui | (1965-09-08)8 September 1965 (aged 19) | Liaoning |
| 16 | 2DF | Yang Weijian | (1965-09-02)2 September 1965 (aged 19) | Shandong |
| 17 | 4FW | Song Lianyong | (1965-10-08)8 October 1965 (aged 19) | Tianjin |
| 18 | 3MF | Gao Zhongxun | (1965-10-04)4 October 1965 (aged 19) | Jilin |

### England

Head coach: Dave Sexton

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 2DF | Terry Howard | (1966-02-26)26 February 1966 (aged 19) | Crystal Palace |
| 3 | 2DF | Michael Thomas | (1967-08-24)24 August 1967 (aged 18) | Arsenal |
| 4 | 3MF | Gary Stebbing | (1965-08-11)11 August 1965 (aged 20) | Crystal Palace |
| 5 | 3MF | John Beresford | (1966-09-04)4 September 1966 (aged 18) | Manchester City |
| 6 | 2DF | David Corner | (1966-05-15)15 May 1966 (aged 19) | Sunderland |
| 7 | 4FW | Richard Cooke | (1965-09-04)4 September 1965 (aged 19) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 8 | 4FW | Paul Moulden | (1967-09-06)6 September 1967 (aged 17) | Manchester City |
| 9 | 4FW | Robbie Wakenshaw | (1965-12-22)22 December 1965 (aged 19) | Everton |
| 10 | 3MF | Stephen Scott | (1965-05-08)8 May 1965 (aged 20) | Queens Park Rangers |
| 12 | 4FW | Nicky Wood | (1966-01-11)11 January 1966 (aged 19) | Manchester United |
| 13 | 1GK | Derick Williams | (1965-10-05)5 October 1965 (aged 19) | Reading |
| 14 | 3MF | Franz Carr | (1966-09-24)24 September 1966 (aged 18) | Nottingham Forest |
| 15 | 4FW | Mark Stein | (1966-01-29)29 January 1966 (aged 19) | Luton Town |
| 16 | 1GK | Darren Heyes | (1967-01-11)11 January 1967 (aged 18) | Nottingham Forest |
| 17 | 3MF | Philip Priest | (1966-09-09)9 September 1966 (aged 18) | Chelsea |
| 18 | 2DF | Simon Ratcliffe | (1967-02-08)8 February 1967 (aged 18) | Manchester United |

* Only 16 players in England squad. Goalkeeper (N°1) Tim Flowers 03/02/1967 Wolverhampton Wanderers England and forward (N°11) Ian Marshall 20/03/1966 Everton England were cut from the final squad and not replaced.

### Mexico

Head coach: Jesús del Muro

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Alejandro García | (1961-02-26)26 February 1961 (aged 24) | Toros Neza |
| 2 | 2DF | Teodoro Orozco | (1963-10-22)22 October 1963 (aged 21) | Irapuato |
| 3 | 2DF | Ángel Torres | (1965-10-01)1 October 1965 (aged 19) | Guadalajara |
| 4 | 2DF | José Salatiel | (1967-07-23)23 July 1967 (aged 18) | Atlético Potosino |
| 5 | 2DF | Guillermo Huerta | (1967-09-04)4 September 1967 (aged 17) | América |
| 6 | 4FW | Víctor Medina | (1964-10-09)9 October 1964 (aged 20) | Atlético Potosino |
| 7 | 3MF | Guillermo Vázquez | (1967-05-25)25 May 1967 (aged 18) | UNAM |
| 8 | 3MF | José de la Torre | (1965-11-13)13 November 1965 (aged 19) | Guadalajara |
| 9 | 3MF | Alberto García Aspe | (1967-05-11)11 May 1967 (aged 18) | UNAM |
| 10 | 4FW | Francisco Javier Cruz | (1966-05-24)24 May 1966 (aged 19) | Monterrey |
| 11 | 4FW | Juan Francisco Uribe Ronquillo | (1964-01-11)11 January 1964 (aged 21) | Pumas Enep |
| 12 | 1GK | Héctor Quintero | (1964-08-06)6 August 1964 (aged 21) | Tecos UAG |
| 13 | 2DF | Ignacio Herrera | (1967-10-10)10 October 1967 (aged 17) | Cruz Azul |
| 14 | 3MF | Alejandro Frías | (1967-12-24)24 December 1967 (aged 17) | Puebla |
| 15 | 3MF | Héctor Almazan | (1965-12-08)8 December 1965 (aged 19) | Tecos UAG |
| 16 | 3MF | Ignacio Ambríz | (1965-02-07)7 February 1965 (aged 20) | Necaxa |
| 17 | 4FW | David Patiño | (1967-09-06)6 September 1967 (aged 17) | Pumas Enep |
| 18 | 4FW | Héctor Becerra | (1965-05-10)10 May 1965 (aged 20) | Monterrey |

### Paraguay

Head coach: Salvador Breglia

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Balbino Balbuena | (1966-03-31)31 March 1966 (aged 19) | Cerro Porteño |
| 2 | 2DF | Virginio Cáceres | (1966-05-21)21 May 1966 (aged 19) | Guaraní |
| 3 | 2DF | Isidoro Aquino | (1966-04-04)4 April 1966 (aged 19) | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 4 | 2DF | Pelagio Sánchez | (1965-10-08)8 October 1965 (aged 19) | Sol de América |
| 5 | 2DF | Fulgencio Díaz | (1966-01-16)16 January 1966 (aged 19) | Libertad |
| 6 | 3MF | Julio César Franco | (1965-10-01)1 October 1965 (aged 19) | Guaraní |
| 7 | 4FW | Eumelio Palacios | (1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 19) | Libertad |
| 8 | 3MF | Adolfo Jara Heyn | (1965-12-29)29 December 1965 (aged 19) | Olimpia |
| 9 | 4FW | Amancio Mereles | (1966-02-10)10 February 1966 (aged 19) | River Plate |
| 10 | 3MF | José Paniagua | (1965-08-24)24 August 1965 (aged 20) | Nacional |
| 11 | 4FW | Jorge Cartaman | (1965-08-20)20 August 1965 (aged 20) | Sol de América |
| 12 | 1GK | Ubaldo González | (1966-05-16)16 May 1966 (aged 19) | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 13 | 2DF | César Castro | (1966-04-24)24 April 1966 (aged 19) | Olimpia |
| 14 | 2DF | Marcelino Antero | (1966-01-03)3 January 1966 (aged 19) | Sol de América |
| 15 | 3MF | Adolfo Vera | (1965-09-27)27 September 1965 (aged 19) | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 16 | 3MF | Desiderio Díaz | (1965-09-19)19 September 1965 (aged 19) | Libertad |
| 17 | 4FW | Luis Jara | (1965-12-29)29 December 1965 (aged 19) | Olimpia |
| 18 | 3MF | Carlos Galeano | (1965-08-15)15 August 1965 (aged 20) | Libertad |
