1987 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
Below are the rosters for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Chile. Those marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.
Group A
Australia
Head coach: Les Scheinflug
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Brett Hughes | (1969-04-18)18 April 1969 (aged 18) |  Blacktown City | |
| 2 | 2DF | David Healey | (1968-03-13)13 March 1968 (aged 19) | Australian Institute of Sport | |
| 3 | 2DF | George Kulcsar | (1967-08-12)12 August 1967 (aged 20) | St George | |
| 4 | 2DF | Kurt Reynolds | (1967-09-29)29 September 1967 (aged 20) | Blacktown City | |
| 5 | 2DF | Darren Northam | (1967-11-21)21 November 1967 (aged 19) | Blacktown City | |
| 6 | 3MF | John Koch | (1968-06-26)26 June 1968 (aged 19) | Australian Institute of Sport | |
| 7 | 3MF | Louis Hristodolou | (1967-08-07)7 August 1967 (aged 20) | Adelaide Hellas | |
| 8 | 3MF | Jason Polak | (1968-01-09)9 January 1968 (aged 19) | Australian Institute of Sport | |
| 9 | 4FW | Paul Trimboli | (1969-02-25)25 February 1969 (aged 18) | Sunshine George Cross | |
| 10 | 3MF | Abbas Saad | (1967-12-01)1 December 1967 (aged 19) | Sydney Olympic | |
| 11 | 4FW | John Anastasiadis | (1968-08-13)13 August 1968 (aged 19) | Heidelberg United | |
| 12 | 3MF | Jason Van Blerk | (1968-03-16)16 March 1968 (aged 19) | Blacktown City | |
| 13 | 4FW | John Markovski | (1970-04-15)15 April 1970 (aged 17) | Sunshine George Cross | |
| 14 | 3MF | Anthony Grbac | (1969-03-30)30 March 1969 (aged 18) | Brunswick Juventus | |
| 15 | 4FW | Alistair Edwards | (1968-06-21)21 June 1968 (aged 19) | Australian Institute of Sport | |
| 16 | 2DF | Craig Moffitt | (1967-09-13)13 September 1967 (aged 20) | St George | |
| 17 | 3MF | Ange Postecoglou | (1965-08-03)3 August 1965 (aged 19) | South Melbourne | |
| 18 | 1GK | George Bouhoutsos | (1969-04-03)3 April 1969 (aged 18) | St George |
Chile
Head coach: Luis Ibarra
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Guillermo Velasco | (1968-06-02)2 June 1968 (aged 19) |  Everton | |
| 2 | 2DF | Mauricio Soto | (1969-02-21)21 February 1969 (aged 18) | Puerto Montt | |
| 3 | 2DF | Carlos Ramírez | (1968-02-26)26 February 1968 (aged 19) | Huachipato | |
| 4 | 2DF | Hugo Cortéz | (1968-06-03)3 June 1968 (aged 19) | Cobreandino | |
| 5 | 2DF | Javier Margas | (1969-05-10)10 May 1969 (aged 18) | Colo-Colo | |
| 6 | 3MF | Luis Musrri | (1969-12-24)24 December 1969 (aged 17) | Universidad de Chile | |
| 7 | 4FW | Raimundo Tupper | (1969-01-07)7 January 1969 (aged 18) | Universidad Católica | |
| 8 | 3MF | Sandro Navarrete | (1968-08-01)1 August 1968 (aged 19) | Huachipato | |
| 9 | 4FW | Lukas Tudor | (1969-02-21)21 February 1969 (aged 18) | Universidad Católica | |
| 10 | 3MF | Fabián Estay | (1968-10-05)5 October 1968 (aged 19) | Universidad Católica | |
| 11 | 3MF | Pedro González | (1967-10-17)17 October 1967 (aged 19) | Valdivia | |
| 12 | 1GK | Gerhard Reiher | (1968-04-21)21 April 1968 (aged 19) | Osorno | |
| 13 | 2DF | Miguel Latín | (1968-07-27)27 July 1968 (aged 19) | Santiago Wanderers | |
| 14 | 4FW | Juan Carreño López | (1968-11-16)16 November 1968 (aged 18) | Colo-Colo | |
| 15 | 2DF | Reinaldo Hoffman | (1970-03-18)18 March 1970 (aged 17) | Colo-Colo | |
| 16 | 3MF | Héctor Cabello | (1968-01-14)14 January 1968 (aged 19) | La Serena | |
| 17 | 3MF | Camilo Pino | (1968-03-04)4 March 1968 (aged 19) | Cobreloa | |
| 18 | 4FW | Juan Reyes | (1967-08-31)31 August 1967 (aged 20) | O'Higgins |
Togo
Head coach: 
Rainer Wilfeld
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Mawuéna Apedo | (1968-07-01)1 July 1968 (aged 19) |  Gomido | |
| 2 | 2DF | Koffi Amoussou-Kpakpa | (1969-12-12)12 December 1969 (aged 17) | Entente II | |
| 3 | 2DF | Koffi Hounze | (1970-03-30)30 March 1970 (aged 17) | Olympique | |
| 4 | 3MF | Messan Kpakpakpi-Kodjo | (1973-04-24)24 April 1973 (aged 14) | Agaza | |
| 5 | 2DF | Atty Affo | (1970-08-27)27 August 1970 (aged 17) | Sèmassi | |
| 6 | 3MF | Kossi Hope | (1970-08-13)13 August 1970 (aged 17) | Agaza | |
| 7 | 4FW | Kwami Agougnon | (1969-09-20)20 September 1969 (aged 18) | Entente II | |
| 8 | 2DF | Safiou Boukpessi | (1968-08-26)26 August 1968 (aged 19) |  Club Athletique Propriano | |
| 9 | 3MF | Salissou Ali | (1969-12-09)9 December 1969 (aged 17) | Aiglons | |
| 10 | 3MF | Tete Koudouwovoh | (1972-10-30)30 October 1972 (aged 14) | Agaza | |
| 11 | 3MF | Komi Amouzou | (1970-09-21)21 September 1970 (aged 17) | Agaza | |
| 12 | 1GK | Gao Akondo | (1969-11-01)1 November 1969 (aged 17) | ASKO | |
| 13 | 2DF | Mensah Somu | (1969-11-27)27 November 1969 (aged 17) | Gomido | |
| 14 | 3MF | Massassaba Bassirou | (1968-07-24)24 July 1968 (aged 19) | Agaza | |
| 15 | 4FW | Bachirou Salou | (1970-08-06)6 August 1970 (aged 17) | Agaza | |
| 16 | 2DF | Kodjovi Kegbalo | (1970-08-19)19 August 1970 (aged 17) | Agaza | |
| 17 | 3MF | Kounama Amouzougan | (1969-09-12)12 September 1969 (aged 18) | Doumbé | |
| 18 | 4FW | Ati Okouro-Kro | (1968-08-16)16 August 1968 (aged 19) | Gomido |
Yugoslavia
Head coach: Mirko Jozić
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Dragoje Leković | (1967-11-21)21 November 1967 (aged 19) |  Budućnost Titograd | |
| 2 | 2DF | Branko Brnović | (1967-08-08)8 August 1967 (aged 20) | Budućnost Titograd | |
| 3 | 2DF | Robert Jarni | (1968-10-26)26 October 1968 (aged 18) | Hajduk Split | |
| 4 | 2DF | Dubravko Pavličić | (1967-11-28)28 November 1967 (aged 19) | Dinamo Zagreb | |
| 5 | 2DF | Slavoljub Janković | (1969-02-17)17 February 1969 (aged 18) | Red Star Belgrade | |
| 6 | 3MF | Igor Štimac | (1967-09-06)6 September 1967 (aged 20) | Dinamo Vinkovci | |
| 7 | 4FW | Zoran Mijucić | (1968-12-23)23 December 1968 (aged 18) | Vojvodina | |
| 8 | 3MF | Zvonimir Boban | (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 19) | Dinamo Zagreb | |
| 9 | 3MF | Robert Prosinečki | (1969-01-12)12 January 1969 (aged 18) | Red Star Belgrade | |
| 10 | 3MF | Milan Pavlović (c) | (1967-12-30)30 December 1967 (aged 19) | Željezničar | |
| 11 | 4FW | Predrag Mijatović | (1969-01-19)19 January 1969 (aged 18) | Budućnost Titograd | |
| 12 | 1GK | Tomislav Piplica | (1969-04-05)5 April 1969 (aged 18) | Iskra | |
| 13 | 4FW | Davor Šuker | (1968-01-01)1 January 1968 (aged 19) | Osijek | |
| 14 | 2DF | Gordan Petrić | (1969-07-30)30 July 1969 (aged 18) | OFK Beograd | |
| 15 | 2DF | Pero Škorić | (1969-06-18)18 June 1969 (aged 18) | Vojvodina | |
| 16 | 2DF | Dejan Antonić | (1968-01-22)22 January 1968 (aged 19) | Red Star Belgrade | |
| 17 | 3MF | Slaviša Đurković | (1968-08-18)18 August 1968 (aged 19) | Sutjeska | |
| 18 | 3MF | Ranko Zirojević | (1967-09-01)1 September 1967 (aged 20) | Sutjeska |
Group B
Brazil
Head coach: Gilson Nunes
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Ronaldo Giovanelli | (1967-11-20)20 November 1967 (aged 19) |  Corinthians | |
| 2 | 2DF | César Sampaio | (1968-03-30)30 March 1968 (aged 19) | Santos | |
| 3 | 2DF | Sandro | (1967-08-24)24 August 1967 (aged 20) | Grêmio | |
| 4 | 2DF | André Cruz | (1968-09-20)20 September 1968 (aged 19) | Ponte Preta | |
| 5 | 3MF | Anderson | (1968-10-26)26 October 1968 (aged 18) | América | |
| 6 | 2DF | Wanderley | (1967-08-10)10 August 1967 (aged 20) | Vitória | |
| 7 | 4FW | Alcindo | (1967-10-21)21 October 1967 (aged 19) | Flamengo | |
| 8 | 3MF | Dacroce | (1968-03-24)24 March 1968 (aged 19) | Vitória | |
| 9 | 4FW | Edilson | (1968-01-09)9 January 1968 (aged 19) | Botafogo | |
| 10 | 3MF | Bismarck | (1969-09-17)17 September 1969 (aged 18) | Vasco da Gama | |
| 11 | 3MF | William | (1968-10-17)17 October 1968 (aged 18) | Vasco da Gama | |
| 12 | 1GK | Palmieri | (1968-08-15)15 August 1968 (aged 19) | Bangu | |
| 13 | 2DF | Maurício | (1969-07-25)25 July 1969 (aged 18) | Bahia | |
| 14 | 3MF | Célio | (1968-05-25)25 May 1968 (aged 19) | Americano | |
| 15 | 3MF | Júnior | (1968-05-14)14 May 1968 (aged 19) | Joinville | |
| 16 | 3MF | Paulinho Andreolli | (1968-02-23)23 February 1968 (aged 19) | Fluminense | |
| 17 | 4FW | Galil | (1968-06-05)5 June 1968 (aged 19) | Flamengo | |
| 18 | 3MF | Zé Maria | (1968-08-14)14 August 1968 (aged 19) | Fluminense |
Canada
Head coach: 
Tony Taylor
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Pat Onstad | (1968-01-13)13 January 1968 (aged 19) |  Vancouver 86ers | |
| 2 | 2DF | Peter Sarantopoulos | (1968-05-02)2 May 1968 (aged 19) | Wexford SC | |
| 3 | 2DF | Ian Carter | (1967-09-20)20 September 1967 (aged 20) | Toronto Italia | |
| 4 | 2DF | Burke Kaiser | (1967-10-20)20 October 1967 (aged 19) | Calgary Kickers | |
| 5 | 2DF | Steve Jansen | (1967-11-04)4 November 1967 (aged 19) | Winnipeg Fury | |
| 6 | 2DF | Rick Celebrini | (1967-10-16)16 October 1967 (aged 19) | Edmonton Brick Men | |
| 7 | 3MF | Neil Wilkinson | (1967-08-10)10 August 1967 (aged 20) | Edmonton Brick Men | |
| 8 | 3MF | Marco Rizi | (1968-08-15)15 August 1968 (aged 19) | Montreal Supra | |
| 9 | 4FW | James Grimes | (1968-03-26)26 March 1968 (aged 19) | North York Rockets | |
| 10 | 3MF | Nick De Santis | (1968-09-11)11 September 1968 (aged 19) | Montreal Supra | |
| 11 | 4FW | Doug McKinty | (1968-07-01)1 July 1968 (aged 19) | Vancouver 86ers | |
| 12 | 3MF | Tony Pignatiello | (1968-04-29)29 April 1968 (aged 19) | Toronto Italia | |
| 13 | 3MF | John Fitzgerald | (1968-12-04)4 December 1968 (aged 18) | Wexford SC | |
| 14 | 3MF | Peter Serafini | (1969-03-12)12 March 1969 (aged 18) | Toronto Italia | |
| 15 | 4FW | Domenic Mobilio | (1969-01-14)14 January 1969 (aged 18) | Vancouver 86ers | |
| 16 | 2DF | Guido Boin | (1968-01-01)1 January 1968 (aged 19) | Hamilton Steelers | |
| 17 | 4FW | Billy Domezetis | (1967-12-18)18 December 1967 (aged 19) | Hamilton Steelers | |
| 18 | 1GK | Craig Forrest | (1967-09-20)20 September 1967 (aged 20) |  Ipswich Town |
Italy
Head coach: Giuseppe Lupi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Daniele Limonta | (1967-11-24)24 November 1967 (aged 19) |  Milan | |
| 2 | 2DF | Alberto Rivolta | (1967-11-04)4 November 1967 (aged 19) | Internazionale | |
| 3 | 2DF | Mario Manzo | (1967-10-20)20 October 1967 (aged 19) | Brescia | |
| 4 | 2DF | Michele Zanutta | (1967-10-20)20 October 1967 (aged 19) | Sampdoria | |
| 5 | 2DF | Andrea Rocchigiani | (1967-08-29)29 August 1967 (aged 20) | Fiorentina | |
| 6 | 3MF | Luca Giunchi | (1967-08-02)2 August 1967 (aged 20) | Fano | |
| 7 | 4FW | Alessandro Melli | (1969-12-11)11 December 1969 (aged 17) | Parma | |
| 8 | 3MF | Marco Sinigaglia | (1968-02-29)29 February 1968 (aged 19) | Sambenedettese | |
| 9 | 3MF | Stefano Impallomeni | (1967-10-24)24 October 1967 (aged 19) | Parma | |
| 10 | 3MF | Marco Carrara | (1967-11-01)1 November 1967 (aged 19) | Arezzo | |
| 11 | 4FW | Paolo Mandelli | (1967-12-04)4 December 1967 (aged 19) | Sambenedettese | |
| 12 | 1GK | Massimiliano Caniato | (1967-10-14)14 October 1967 (aged 19) | Licata | |
| 13 | 2DF | Luigi Garzja | (1969-07-07)7 July 1969 (aged 18) | Lecce | |
| 14 | 2DF | Andrea Cuicchi | (1967-11-29)29 November 1967 (aged 19) | Catania | |
| 15 | 3MF | Andrea Caverzan | (1968-09-14)14 September 1968 (aged 19) | Juventus | |
| 16 | 3MF | David Fiorentini | (1967-09-07)7 September 1967 (aged 20) | Pisa | |
| 17 | 4FW | Antonio Rizzolo | (1969-04-22)22 April 1969 (aged 18) | Lazio | |
| 18 | 4FW | Giuseppe Compagno | (1968-08-25)25 August 1968 (aged 19) | Atalanta |
Nigeria
Head coach: Christopher Udemezue
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Willy Okpara | (1968-09-06)6 September 1968 (aged 19) |  ACB Lagos | |
| 2 | 3MF | Sani Adamu | (1968-11-02)2 November 1968 (aged 18) | JIB | |
| 3 | 4FW | Peter Nieketien | (1968-11-26)26 November 1968 (aged 18) | Julius Berger | |
| 4 | 3MF | John Ene Okon | (1969-03-15)15 March 1969 (aged 18) | BCC Lions | |
| 5 | 2DF | Nduka Ugbade | (1969-09-06)6 September 1969 (aged 18) | El-Kanemi Warriors | |
| 6 | 2DF | Oladipupo Babalola | (1968-08-04)4 August 1968 (aged 19) | Julius Berger | |
| 7 | 3MF | Adeolu Adekola | (1968-05-19)19 May 1968 (aged 19) | Julius Berger | |
| 8 | 3MF | Ikpowosa Omoregie | (1967-11-04)4 November 1967 (aged 19) | ACB Lagos | |
| 9 | 4FW | Jonathan Akpoborie | (1968-10-20)20 October 1968 (aged 18) | Julius Berger | |
| 10 | 3MF | Etim Esin | (1969-10-05)5 October 1969 (aged 18) | Iwuanyanwu Nationale | |
| 11 | 4FW | Lawrence Ukaegbu | (1969-09-15)15 September 1969 (aged 18) | Iwuanyanwu Nationale | |
| 12 | 1GK | Lucky Agbonsevbafe | (1969-08-12)12 August 1969 (aged 18) | El-Kanemi Warriors | |
| 13 | 3MF | Victor Igbinoba | (1969-10-08)8 October 1969 (aged 18) | Flash Flamingoes | |
| 14 | 2DF | Esien Ndiyo | (1968-12-25)25 December 1968 (aged 18) | Ranchers Bees | |
| 15 | 3MF | Thompson Oliha | (1968-10-04)4 October 1968 (aged 19) | Bendel Insurance | |
| 16 | 2DF | Ibrahim Baba | (1968-12-08)8 December 1968 (aged 18) | El-Kanemi Warriors | |
| 17 | 2DF | Nosa Osadalor | (1968-08-27)27 August 1968 (aged 19) | ACB Lagos | |
| 18 | 3MF | Biodun Adegbenro | (1971-12-17)17 December 1971 (aged 15) | Stationery Stores |
Group C
Bahrain
Head coach: Salman Ahmed Sharida
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Ibrahim Habib | (1969-09-02)2 September 1969 (aged 18) |  Bahrain | |
| 2 | 2DF | Abdulrazzaq Abbas | (1969-10-03)3 October 1969 (aged 18) | Al Ahli | |
| 3 | 2DF | Samir Al Hamadi | (1968-04-05)5 April 1968 (aged 19) | Al Ahli | |
| 4 | 3MF | Hamed Al Jazaf | (1969-10-20)20 October 1969 (aged 17) | Bahrain | |
| 5 | 2DF | Juma Marzooq | (1968-10-21)21 October 1968 (aged 18) | Al Wahda | |
| 6 | 3MF | Juma Marhab | (1968-10-27)27 October 1968 (aged 18) | Al Wahda | |
| 7 | 3MF | Sami Al Hayki | (1969-12-08)8 December 1969 (aged 17) | Qadisiya | |
| 8 | 3MF | Jasim Kamal | (1970-11-05)5 November 1970 (aged 16) | Al Ahli | |
| 9 | 4FW | Bader Sowar | (1968-09-25)25 September 1968 (aged 19) | Al Wahda | |
| 10 | 4FW | Walid Showaiter | (1969-02-16)16 February 1969 (aged 18) | Bahrain | |
| 11 | 4FW | Abdullah Al Nusuf | (1969-11-10)10 November 1969 (aged 17) | East Riffa | |
| 12 | 3MF | Mohamed Al Kharraz | (1971-09-12)12 September 1971 (aged 16) | Muharraq | |
| 13 | 4FW | Khalid Ahmed | (1969-08-21)21 August 1969 (aged 18) | Manama | |
| 14 | 2DF | Hasan Khalfan | (1969-01-29)29 January 1969 (aged 18) | Al-Wahda | |
| 15 | 2DF | Khamis Thani | (1968-08-11)11 August 1968 (aged 19) | East Riffa | |
| 16 | 4FW | Abdulrahman Ali | (1969-03-01)1 March 1969 (aged 18) | Muharraq | |
| 17 | 3MF | Naser Jowher | (1969-12-11)11 December 1969 (aged 17) | Al Wahda | |
| 18 | 1GK | Abdulrahman Mohamed | (1969-03-23)23 March 1969 (aged 18) | Al Hala |
Colombia
Head coach: José Finot Castano
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Eduardo Niño | (1967-08-08)8 August 1967 (aged 20) |  Independiente Santa Fe | |
| 2 | 3MF | Alfonso Diaz | (1967-09-09)9 September 1967 (aged 20) | Atlético Junior | |
| 3 | 2DF | William Muñoz | (1968-07-06)6 July 1968 (aged 19) | Deportivo Cali | |
| 4 | 2DF | Vladimir Campos | (1968-01-29)29 January 1968 (aged 19) | Deportivo Cali | |
| 5 | 2DF | Martin Caicedo | (1968-10-02)2 October 1968 (aged 19) | Deportivo Cali | |
| 6 | 3MF | Ronald Valderrama | (1967-12-04)4 December 1967 (aged 19) | Unión Magdalena | |
| 7 | 4FW | Miguel Ángel Guerrero | (1967-09-07)7 September 1967 (aged 20) | Atlético Bucaramanga | |
| 8 | 3MF | Andres Estrada | (1967-11-12)12 November 1967 (aged 19) | Deportivo Cali | |
| 9 | 3MF | Wilmer Cabrera | (1967-09-15)15 September 1967 (aged 20) | Independiente Santa Fe | |
| 10 | 3MF | Wilson Pérez | (1967-08-09)9 August 1967 (aged 20) | Atlético Junior | |
| 11 | 3MF | Carlos Pimiento | (1968-10-15)15 October 1968 (aged 18) | Deportes Tolima | |
| 12 | 1GK | Óscar Córdoba | (1970-02-03)3 February 1970 (aged 17) | Deportivo Cali | |
| 13 | 3MF | Óscar Pareja | (1968-08-10)10 August 1968 (aged 19) | Independiente Medellín | |
| 14 | 2DF | John Jimenez | (1968-08-08)8 August 1968 (aged 19) | América de Cali | |
| 15 | 3MF | Diego Correa | (1967-09-14)14 September 1967 (aged 20) | Independiente Medellín | |
| 16 | 3MF | Roberto Cañón | (1967-04-02)2 April 1967 (aged 20) | Independiente Santa Fe | |
| 17 | 4FW | John Jairo Tréllez | (1968-04-29)29 April 1968 (aged 19) | Atlético Nacional | |
| 18 | 4FW | Eugenio Samaniego | (1968-12-27)27 December 1968 (aged 18) | Deportivo Pereira |
East Germany
Head coach: Eberhard Vogel
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Holger Hiemann | (1968-01-12)12 January 1968 (aged 19) |  FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
| 2 | 2DF | Uwe Amstein | (1967-08-20)20 August 1967 (aged 20) | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | |
| 3 | 3MF | Karsten Neitzel | (1967-12-17)17 December 1967 (aged 19) | Dynamo Dresden | |
| 4 | 2DF | Dirk Schuster | (1967-12-29)29 December 1967 (aged 19) | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | |
| 5 | 2DF | Torsten Kracht | (1967-10-04)4 October 1967 (aged 20) | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | |
| 6 | 3MF | Marco Köller | (1969-06-25)25 June 1969 (aged 18) | BFC Dynamo | |
| 7 | 3MF | Rico Steinmann | (1967-12-26)26 December 1967 (aged 19) | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
| 8 | 3MF | Stefan Minkwitz | (1968-06-01)1 June 1968 (aged 19) | 1. FC Magdeburg | |
| 9 | 4FW | Jörg Prasse | (1968-04-28)28 April 1968 (aged 19) | Dynamo Dresden | |
| 10 | 3MF | Matthias Sammer | (1967-09-05)5 September 1967 (aged 20) | Dynamo Dresden | |
| 11 | 3MF | Uwe Jähnig | (1969-08-26)26 August 1969 (aged 18) | Dynamo Dresden | |
| 12 | 2DF | Thomas Ritter | (1967-10-10)10 October 1967 (aged 20) | Dynamo Dresden | |
| 13 | 2DF | Hendrik Herzog | (1967-04-02)2 April 1967 (aged 20) | BFC Dynamo | |
| 14 | 3MF | Heiko Liebers | (1967-12-18)18 December 1967 (aged 19) | BSG Motor Grimma | |
| 15 | 3MF | Timo Lange | (1967-01-19)19 January 1967 (aged 20) | Stahl Brandenburg | |
| 16 | 1GK | Ingo Saager | (1968-11-26)26 November 1968 (aged 18) | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | |
| 17 | 4FW | Matthias Zimmerling | (1967-09-06)6 September 1967 (aged 20) | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | |
| 18 | 3MF | Dariusz Wosz | (1969-06-08)8 June 1969 (aged 18) | Hallescher Chemie |
Scotland
Head coach: Ross Mathie
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Kevin McKeown | (1967-10-12)12 October 1967 (aged 19) | Motherwell | |
| 2 | 2DF | Robert McRobb | (1968-09-13)13 September 1968 (aged 19) | Aberdeen | |
| 3 | 2DF | Brian Welsh | (1969-02-23)23 February 1969 (aged 18) | Dundee United | |
| 4 | 2DF | Jim Weir | (1969-06-15)15 June 1969 (aged 18) | Hamilton Academical | |
| 5 | 2DF | Scott Nisbet | (1968-01-30)30 January 1968 (aged 19) | Rangers | |
| 6 | 4FW | Alex Mathie | (1968-12-20)20 December 1968 (aged 18) | Celtic | |
| 7 | 3MF | Steven Murray | (1967-12-01)1 December 1967 (aged 19) | Celtic | |
| 8 | 3MF | Billy McKinlay | (1969-04-22)22 April 1969 (aged 18) | Dundee United | |
| 9 | 3MF | Paul Wright | (1968-08-17)17 August 1968 (aged 19) | Aberdeen | |
| 10 | 4FW | Paul Hunter | (1967-08-30)30 August 1967 (aged 20) | East Fife | |
| 11 | 4FW | Joe McLeod | (1967-12-30)30 December 1967 (aged 19) | Dundee United | |
| 12 | 1GK | Alan Main | (1967-12-05)5 December 1967 (aged 19) | Dundee United | |
| 13 | 2DF | Alan Redpath | (1967-08-19)19 August 1967 (aged 20) | Hearts | |
| 14 | 3MF | Gary Ogilvie | (1967-11-16)16 November 1967 (aged 19) | Dundee | |
| 15 | 2DF | Stevie Campbell | (1967-11-20)20 November 1967 (aged 19) | Dundee | |
| 16 | 3MF | John Butler | (1969-01-21)21 January 1969 (aged 18) | St Mirren | |
| 17 | 4FW | Derek Cook | (1968-04-26)26 April 1968 (aged 19) | Kilmarnock | |
| 18 | 3MF | Scott Crabbe | (1968-08-12)12 August 1968 (aged 19) | Hearts |
Group D
Bulgaria
Head coach: Hristo Andonov
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Plamen Kolev | (1968-01-04)4 January 1968 (aged 19) |  Osam | |
| 2 | 2DF | Anton Velkov | (1968-07-15)15 July 1968 (aged 19) | Lokomtoiv Sofia | |
| 3 | 2DF | Valentin Dartilov | (1967-08-14)14 August 1967 (aged 20) | Pirin Blagoevgrad | |
| 4 | 2DF | Ilian Kiriakov | (1967-08-04)4 August 1967 (aged 20) | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | |
| 5 | 2DF | Marius Urukov | (1967-08-24)24 August 1967 (aged 20) | Spartak Pleven | |
| 6 | 3MF | Ivo Slavchev | (1968-01-21)21 January 1968 (aged 19) | Minyor Pernik | |
| 7 | 4FW | Emil Kostadinov | (1967-08-12)12 August 1967 (aged 20) | Sredetz Sofia | |
| 8 | 3MF | Aleksandar Dimov | (1967-09-25)25 September 1967 (aged 20) | Madara | |
| 9 | 3MF | Radko Kalaydzhiev | (1967-09-28)28 September 1967 (aged 20) | Beroe Stara Zagora | |
| 10 | 3MF | Plamen Petkov | (1967-10-17)17 October 1967 (aged 19) | Lokomotiv Rousse | |
| 11 | 4FW | Mincho Minchev | (1967-10-31)31 October 1967 (aged 19) | Dimitrovgrad | |
| 12 | 1GK | Stoycho Dragov | (1968-08-30)30 August 1968 (aged 19) | Beroe Stara Zagora | |
| 13 | 2DF | Kiril Andonov | (1968-11-01)1 November 1968 (aged 18) | Spartak Plovdiv | |
| 14 | 3MF | Kiril Hristov | (1969-01-31)31 January 1969 (aged 18) | Spartak Varna | |
| 15 | 4FW | Valeri Valkov | (1967-08-18)18 August 1967 (aged 20) | Sliven | |
| 16 | 4FW | Dimitar Trendafilov | (1967-02-25)25 February 1967 (aged 20) | Spartak Varna | |
| 17 | 4FW | Rumen Stoyanov | (1968-09-19)19 September 1968 (aged 19) | Sredetz Sofia | |
| 18 | 2DF | Kiril Kirilov | (1968-11-04)4 November 1968 (aged 18) | Dunav Rousse |
Saudi Arabia
Head coach: Oswaldo Sempaio
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Nawaf Mubarak | (1969-12-12)12 December 1969 (aged 17) |  Al-Nasr | |
| 2 | 2DF | Abdulrahman Al-Tekhaif | (1970-01-10)10 January 1970 (aged 17) | Al-Hilal | |
| 3 | 3MF | Zaki Al-Saleh | (1970-11-22)22 November 1970 (aged 16) | Al-Ittifaq | |
| 4 | 2DF | Abdulrahman Al-Roomi | (1968-10-28)28 October 1968 (aged 18) | Al-Shabab | |
| 5 | 2DF | Ahmad Jamil Madani | (1970-01-06)6 January 1970 (aged 17) | Al-Ittihad | |
| 6 | 2DF | Bassim Abu-Dawad | (1967-11-07)7 November 1967 (aged 19) | Al-Ahli | |
| 7 | 3MF | Rashed Al-Dukkan | (1969-12-14)14 December 1969 (aged 17) | Al-Nasr | |
| 8 | 3MF | Abdulaziz Al-Razgan | (1969-12-06)6 December 1969 (aged 17) | Al-Shabab | |
| 9 | 4FW | Sadoun Al-Suraiti | (1970-07-14)14 July 1970 (aged 17) | Al-Ittifaq | |
| 10 | 4FW | Yousef Al-Dosary | (1968-10-13)13 October 1968 (aged 18) | Al-Hilal | |
| 11 | 4FW | Saud Al-Hammad | (1968-03-19)19 March 1968 (aged 19) | Al-Hilal | |
| 12 | 3MF | Khaled Al-Harbi | (1969-10-11)11 October 1969 (aged 17) | Al-Ahli | |
| 13 | 3MF | Khalid Al-Muwallid | (1971-11-23)23 November 1971 (aged 15) | Al-Ahli | |
| 14 | 1GK | Adel Al-Dosary | (1970-10-04)4 October 1970 (aged 17) | Al-Ittifaq | |
| 15 | 4FW | Nasser Al-Fahad | (1969-07-03)3 July 1969 (aged 18) | Al-Nasr | |
| 16 | 2DF | Mansour Dagriri | (1969-11-04)4 November 1969 (aged 17) | Al-Ahli | |
| 17 | 3MF | Mohammed Shalgan | (1970-10-28)28 October 1970 (aged 16) | Al-Nasr | |
| 18 | 1GK | Musa Bedewi | (1970-10-20)20 October 1970 (aged 16) | Al-Wadha |
West Germany
Head coach: Berti Vogts
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Uwe Brunn | (1967-11-20)20 November 1967 (aged 19) | 1. FC Köln | |
| 2 | 2DF | Hans-Jürgen Heidenreich | (1967-08-17)17 August 1967 (aged 20) | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| 3 | 2DF | Jürgen Luginger | (1967-12-08)8 December 1967 (aged 19) | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
| 4 | 2DF | Gunther Metz | (1967-08-08)8 August 1967 (aged 20) | Karlsruher SC | |
| 5 | 2DF | Alexander Strehmel | (1968-03-20)20 March 1968 (aged 19) | VfB Stuttgart | |
| 6 | 3MF | Martin Schneider | (1968-11-24)24 November 1968 (aged 18) | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| 7 | 3MF | Adrian Spyrka | (1967-08-01)1 August 1967 (aged 20) | Borussia Dortmund | |
| 8 | 3MF | Detlev Dammeier | (1967-10-18)18 October 1967 (aged 19) | Hannover 96 | |
| 9 | 4FW | Thomas Epp | (1968-04-07)7 April 1968 (aged 19) | VfL Bochum | |
| 10 | 3MF | Andreas Möller | (1967-09-02)2 September 1967 (aged 20) | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| 11 | 4FW | Henrik Eichenauer | (1968-07-07)7 July 1968 (aged 19) | Waldhof Mannheim | |
| 12 | 1GK | Andreas Clauß | (1969-01-13)13 January 1969 (aged 18) | Waldhof Mannheim | |
| 13 | 3MF | Marcel Witeczek | (1968-10-18)18 October 1968 (aged 18) | Bayer Uerdingen | |
| 14 | 2DF | Michael Klinkert | (1968-07-07)7 July 1968 (aged 19) | FC Schalke 04 | |
| 15 | 3MF | Knut Reinhardt | (1968-04-27)27 April 1968 (aged 19) | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| 16 | 3MF | Frank Würzburger | (1968-12-03)3 December 1968 (aged 18) | Kickers Offenbach | |
| 17 | 2DF | Andreas Claasen | (1967-11-03)3 November 1967 (aged 19) | Bayern Munich | |
| 18 | 4FW | Michael Preetz | (1967-08-17)17 August 1967 (aged 20) | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
United States
Head coach: Derek Armstrong
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Tony Meola | (1969-02-21)21 February 1969 (aged 18) |  Oceanside SC | |
| 2 | 2DF | Tommy Reasoner | (1967-10-27)27 October 1967 (aged 19) | University of Tampa | |
| 3 | 3MF | David Pfeil | (1967-12-04)4 December 1967 (aged 19) | 0 | SMU Mustangs |
| 4 | 2DF | Jeff Agoos | (1968-05-02)2 May 1968 (aged 19) | Virginia Cavaliers | |
| 5 | 2DF | Chris Szanto | (1967-08-17)17 August 1967 (aged 20) | NC State Wolfpack | |
| 6 | 2DF | Mark Santel | (1968-07-05)5 July 1968 (aged 19) | Gallagher SC | |
| 7 | 3MF | Brian Benedict | (1968-12-27)27 December 1968 (aged 18) | USA Soccer Club | |
| 8 | 3MF | Hendrig Gutierrez | (1968-08-28)28 August 1968 (aged 19) | Miami Lakes | |
| 9 | 4FW | Chris Unger | (1968-03-14)14 March 1968 (aged 19) | Union Lancers | |
| 10 | 3MF | Marcelo Balboa | (1967-08-08)8 August 1967 (aged 20) | Fram-Culver | |
| 11 | 4FW | Eddie Henderson | (1967-09-11)11 September 1967 (aged 20) | Sport Haus SC | |
| 12 | 3MF | John Gwin | (1968-10-31)31 October 1968 (aged 18) | Boise Nationals | |
| 13 | 4FW | Mike Constantino | (1969-02-05)5 February 1969 (aged 18) | Brooklyn Italians | |
| 14 | 3MF | Adrian Gaitan | (1967-11-10)10 November 1967 (aged 19) | Oceanside SC | |
| 15 | 2DF | Danny Pena | (1968-06-17)17 June 1968 (aged 19) | Fram-Culver | |
| 16 | 3MF | Ray Fernandez | (1968-03-05)5 March 1968 (aged 19) | Torrance SC | |
| 17 | 4FW | Lucas Martin | (1968-02-22)22 February 1968 (aged 19) | San Diego Nomads | |
| 18 | 1GK | Kasey Keller | (1969-11-29)29 November 1969 (aged 17) | Federal Way Force |
References
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