1977 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Main article: 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship

Below are the rosters for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Tunisia. Those marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.

## Group A[edit]

###  France[edit]

Head coach:  Jack Braun

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Didier Billet |  (1958-08-17)17 August 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Marseille
2  | 2DF | Michel Bibard |  (1958-11-30)30 November 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Nantes
3  | 2DF | Gérard Bacconnier |  (1959-01-17)17 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Marseille
4  | 2DF | Bruno Creignou |  (1958-08-19)19 August 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Le Havre
5  | 2DF | Christophe Desbouillons |  (1958-08-20)20 August 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Lyon
6  | 3MF | Vincent Bracigliano |  (1958-09-30)30 September 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Metz
7  | 4FW | Patrice Lecornu |  (1958-03-24)24 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Red Star Saint-Ouen
8  | 2DF | Philippe Jeannol |  (1958-08-06)6 August 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Nancy
9  | 4FW | Pascal Françoise |  (1958-02-28)28 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Lens
10  | 3MF | Bernard Genghini |  (1958-01-18)18 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Sochaux
11  | 4FW | Thierry Meyer |  (1958-01-22)22 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Sochaux
12  | 2DF | Daniel Tallineau |  (1959-05-06)6 May 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Bordeaux
13  | 3MF | Philippe Piette |  (1958-08-22)22 August 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Valenciennes
14  | 3MF | Patrice Godel |  (1958-11-25)25 November 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Lens
15  | 2DF | Victorio Mastroianni |  (1958-07-26)26 July 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Lens
16  | 4FW | André Wiss |  (1959-08-05)5 August 1959 (aged 17)  |  |  Strasbourg
17  | 4FW | François Brisson |  (1958-04-09)9 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Paris SG
18  | 1GK | Francis Tisiot |  (1958-09-11)11 September 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Bordeaux

###  Mexico[edit]

Head coach:  Alfonso Portugal

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Marco Paredes |  (1957-02-06)6 February 1957 (aged 20)  |  |  Jalisco
2  | 4FW | Francisco Mora |  (1958-04-02)2 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Cruz Azul
3  | 2DF | Sergio Rubio |  (1956-11-27)27 November 1956 (aged 20)[1] |  |  Unión de Curtidores
4  | 2DF | Leonardo Álvarez |  (1955-09-25)25 September 1955 (aged 21)[2] |  |  Monterrey
5  | 2DF | José Flores |  (1958-06-01)1 June 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Leon
6  | 2DF | Humberto Lucano |  (1958-11-20)20 November 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Jalisco
7  | 3MF | Guillermo Cosio |  (1958-09-15)15 September 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Zacatepec
8  | 3MF | Hugo Rodríguez |  (1959-03-14)14 March 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  La Laguna
9  | 4FW | Eduardo Moses |  (1958-05-14)14 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Monterrey
10  | 4FW | Fernando Garduño |  (1958-02-26)26 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Irapuato
11  | 4FW | Jacinto Ambriz |  (1958-11-02)2 November 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Atletico Español
12  | 1GK | Eulogio Mena |  (1958-07-27)27 July 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Atlas
13  | 2DF | Eduardo Rergis |  (1956-04-20)20 April 1956 (aged 21)[3] |  |  América
14  | 3MF | Carlos García |  (1954-07-03)3 July 1954 (aged 22)[4] |  |  Monterrey
15  | 3MF | Enrique López Zarza[5] |  (1957-10-25)25 October 1957 (aged 19)  |  |  Pumas UNAM
16  | 3MF | Jorge Dávalos |  (1957-07-03)3 July 1957 (aged 19)[6] |  |  Universidad de Guadalajara
17  | 4FW | Agustín Manzo |  (1958-10-15)15 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  America
18  | 3MF | Luis Plascencia |  (1957-02-04)4 February 1957 (aged 20)[7] |  |  Universidad de Guadalajara

###  Spain[edit]

Head coach:  Chus Pereda

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Francisco Buyo |  (1958-01-13)13 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Deportivo La Coruña
2  | 2DF | Santiago Urquiaga |  (1958-04-14)14 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Bilbao Athletic
3  | 2DF | Salvador Campello |  (1958-06-06)6 June 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Elche
4  | 2DF | Antonio García Navajas |  (1958-03-08)8 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Burgos
5  | 2DF | Rafael García Cortés |  (1958-01-18)18 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Real Madrid
6  | 3MF | Jorge Casas |  (1958-02-06)6 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Barcelona
7  | 4FW | Emilio Gómez |  (1958-01-14)14 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Barcelona
8  | 3MF | Ricardo Gallego |  (1959-02-08)8 February 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Real Madrid
9  | 4FW | José Enrique Mayayo |  (1958-06-09)9 June 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Bilbao Athletic
10  | 3MF | Eduardo Lafuente |  (1958-01-21)21 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Real Zaragoza
11  | 4FW | Ángel González |  (1958-12-03)3 December 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Espanyol
12  | 3MF | Salvador Ribes |  (1958-04-21)21 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Castellón
13  | 1GK | José Manuel Sempere |  (1958-02-15)15 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Orihuela
14  | 2DF | Alberto Benedé |  (1958-04-05)5 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Real Zaragoza
15  | 4FW | José Antonio Alcañiz |  (1958-10-23)23 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Elche
16  | 3MF | Antonio Güembe |  (1959-01-22)22 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Bilbao Athletic
17  | 3MF | José Ricardo Escobar |  (1958-06-13)13 June 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Cádiz
18  | 4FW | Patricio Pelegrín |  (1958-10-14)14 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Real Murcia

###  Tunisia[edit]

Head coach: Moktar Ben Nacef

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Mohsen Rajhi |  (1958-03-17)17 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
2  | 1GK | Abdelkrim Jebali |  (1958-01-29)29 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
3  | 3MF | Mohamed Cheriti |  (1958-05-23)23 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
4  | 3MF | Samir Aloulou |  (1959-06-24)24 June 1959 (aged 18)  |  |
5  | 2DF | Fayçal Jelassi |  (1958-10-10)10 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
6  | 3MF | Moncef Chargui |  (1958-08-07)7 August 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
7  | 3MF | Mustapha Nabli |  (1959-01-16)16 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |
8  | 2DF | Khaled Ben Yahia |  (1959-11-12)12 November 1959 (aged 17)  |  |
9  | 3MF | Abderrazak Zarrouk |  (1958-02-18)18 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
10  | 3MF | Ali Ben Fattoum |  (1958-08-03)3 August 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
11  | 4FW | Farid Belhoula |  (1958-01-19)19 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
12  | 3MF | Mohamed Ben Zitoun |  (1958-01-20)20 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
13  | 3MF | Mohamed Ben Dhiab |  (1958-10-25)25 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
14  | 3MF | Hassan Dakhli |  (1958-02-10)10 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
15  | 3MF | Abdelhamid Hergal |  (1959-01-27)27 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |
16  | 3MF | Faouzi Marzouki |  (1958-02-18)18 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
17  | 3MF | Hedi Lakhal |  (1958-06-12)12 June 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
18  | 4FW | Lotfi Ben Barka |  (1958-01-20)20 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |

## Group B[edit]

###  Honduras[edit]

Head coach:  Rodolfo Trinidad Ramirez Godoy

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Julio César Arzú |  (1958-05-04)4 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Real España
2  | 2DF | Pablo Palma |  (1958-06-02)2 June 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
3  | 2DF | Héctor Zelaya |  (1958-08-12)12 August 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  CD Motagua
4  | 3MF | Ramón Maradiaga |  (1954-10-30)30 October 1954 (aged 22)  |  |  CD Motagua
5  | 2DF | Allan Costly |  (1959-12-13)13 December 1959 (aged 17)  |  |  Tela Timsa
6  | 3MF | Jose Barahona |  (1958-11-15)15 November 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
7  | 3MF | Prudencio Norales |  (1958-11-20)20 November 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  CD Olimpia
8  | 2DF | Gilberto Yearwood |  (1959-03-15)15 March 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Elche CF
9  | 4FW | Jimmy Bailey |  (1958-02-07)7 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Real España
10  | 3MF | Arturo Caceres |  (1958-10-09)9 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
11  | 4FW | Porfirio Betancourt |  (1957-10-10)10 October 1957 (aged 19)  |  |  C.D. Marathón
12  | 3MF | Rene Rios |  (1958-06-03)3 June 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
13  | 2DF | Feliciano Merino |  (1958-06-09)9 June 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
14  | 3MF | Luis Nuñez |  (1958-03-19)19 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
15  | 3MF | Jose Enrique Duarte |  (1959-11-19)19 November 1959 (aged 17)  |  |
16  | 2DF | Daniel Sambula |  (1959-01-02)2 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |
17  | 3MF | Orlando Rodriguez |  (1958-11-27)27 November 1958 (aged 18)  |  |

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###  Hungary[edit]

Head coach: Gyula Rákosi

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | László Bodnár |  (1959-03-05)5 March 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Pécsi MSC
2  | 2DF | Gabor Szanto |  (1958-01-31)31 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Diósgyőri VTK
3  | 3MF | Bela Hegedus |  (1958-04-12)12 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Vasas SC
4  | 2DF | Árpád Toma |  (1958-01-03)3 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Pécsi MSC
5  | 3MF | Janos Kerekes |  (1958-09-18)18 September 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Diósgyőri VTK
6  | 3MF | Ferenc Fejes |  (1958-01-04)4 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Budapest Honvéd
7  | 3MF | Rezső Kékesi |  (1958-01-11)11 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Ferencváros
8  | 3MF | András Szebegyinszky |  (1958-03-28)28 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Vasas SC
9  | 3MF | Imre Nagy |  (1958-07-22)22 July 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Pécsi MSC
10  | 3MF | Janos Csepregi |  (1958-03-11)11 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Békéscsaba Előre
11  | 2DF | Zsolt Petry |  (1958-03-23)23 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Zalaegerszegi TE
12  | 2DF | Gabor Híres |  (1958-02-26)26 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Vasas SC
13  | 3MF | Tibor Farkas |  (1958-05-23)23 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Kecskeméti SC
14  | 3MF | Imre Schabel |  (1958-07-14)14 July 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Budapest Honvéd
15  | 3MF | Péter Rácz |  (1958-11-19)19 November 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Békéscsaba Előre
16  | 3MF | Pal Krisztin |  (1958-01-09)9 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Győri ETO
17  | 3MF | Sandor Vincze |  (1958-09-30)30 September 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Ferencváros
18  | 1GK | Istvan Varga |  (1958-10-17)17 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Vasas SC

###  Morocco[edit]

Head coach: Abdallah Ben Barek

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Jilali Raounak |  (1958-03-20)20 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
2  | 2DF | Mustapha Jaoudi |  (1958-06-22)22 June 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
3  | 3MF | Rachid Sbaï |  (1958-01-01)1 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
4  | 3MF | Jaouad Belkebir |  (1958-03-30)30 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
5  | 2DF | Abdelilah Marzak |  (1958-05-02)2 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
6  | 3MF | Mohamed Safri |  (1958-04-18)18 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
7  | 3MF | Rachid Ksikes |  (1959-04-05)5 April 1959 (aged 18)  |  |
8  | 2DF | Abdelhak Khelifi |  (1959-01-01)1 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |
9  | 3MF | Hafid Djourh |  (1958-11-19)19 November 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
10  | 3MF | Said Hajar |  (1958-07-27)27 July 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
11  | 4FW | Abdelatif Miadi |  (1958-01-01)1 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
12  | 3MF | Khalid Benkirane |  (1959-01-22)22 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  AS Sale
13  | 3MF | Brahim Azzaoui |  (1959-02-20)20 February 1959 (aged 18)  |  |
14  | 3MF | Mustapha Jennane |  (1958-01-01)1 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
15  | 3MF | Nassim Faouzi |  (1958-01-07)7 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
16  | 3MF | Hamid Jnina |  (1958-08-29)29 August 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
17  | 3MF | Driss Azzaoui |  (1958-01-01)1 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
18  | 1GK | Mustapha Hinga |  (1958-03-08)8 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |

###  Uruguay[edit]

Head coach:  Agustín Isarch

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Fernando Álvez |  (1959-09-04)4 September 1959 (aged 17)  |  |  Defensor Sporting
2  | 2DF | José Luis Russo |  (1958-07-14)14 July 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Defensor Sporting
3  | 3MF | Daniel Enríquez |  (1958-05-20)20 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Nacional
4  | 2DF | José Moreira |  (1958-09-30)30 September 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Danubio
5  | 3MF | Victor Duque |  (1958-02-19)19 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Danubio
6  | 2DF | Eliseo Rivero |  (1957-12-27)27 December 1957 (aged 19)  |  |  Danubio
7  | 4FW | Alberto Bica |  (1958-02-11)11 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Cerro
8  | 3MF | Víctor Diogo |  (1958-04-09)9 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Peñarol
9  | 4FW | Amaro Nadal |  (1958-03-16)16 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Bella Vista
10  | 3MF | Ariel Krasouski |  (1958-05-31)31 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Wanderers
11  | 4FW | Venancio Ramos |  (1959-06-20)20 June 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Peñarol
12  | 1GK | Carlos Maynard |  (1959-05-21)21 May 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Nacional
13  | 2DF | Hugo de León |  (1958-02-27)27 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Nacional
14  | 4FW | Héctor Vique |  (1958-06-27)27 June 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Huracán Buceo
15  | 3MF | Mario Saralegui |  (1959-04-24)24 April 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Peñarol
16  | 4FW | Américo Silva |  (1959-12-07)7 December 1959 (aged 17)  |  |  OFI [es]
17  | 3MF | Gerardo Caetano |  (1958-04-30)30 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Defensor Sporting
18  | 3MF | Rubén Paz |  (1959-08-08)8 August 1959 (aged 17)  |  |  Peñarol

## Group C[edit]

###  Brazil[edit]

Head coach:  Evaristo de Macedo

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | João Roberto |  (1958-07-14)14 July 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Guarani
2  | 2DF | Edevaldo |  (1958-01-28)28 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Fluminense
3  | 2DF | Juninho Fonseca |  (1958-08-29)29 August 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Ponte Preta
4  | 3MF | Jorge Luíz |  (1958-03-14)14 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Flamengo
5  | 2DF | Heraldo |  (1958-07-12)12 July 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Operário
6  | 2DF | Valdemir |  (1958-04-06)6 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Caldense
7  | 3MF | Tião |  (1959-08-04)4 August 1959 (aged 17)  |  |  Cruzeiro
8  | 4FW | Cléber |  (1958-11-25)25 November 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Atlético Mineiro
9  | 4FW | Paulinho |  (1958-04-25)25 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  XV Piracicaba
10  | 4FW | Guina |  (1958-02-04)4 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Comercial (SP)
11  | 4FW | Baroninho |  (1958-01-18)18 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Noroeste
12  | 1GK | Birigui |  (1958-04-01)1 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Guarani
13  | 2DF | Grite |  (1958-02-11)11 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Figueirense
14  | 3MF | Paulo Roberto |  (1958-04-17)17 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Juventus
15  | 4FW | Zito |  (1958-12-14)14 December 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Botafogo
16  | 4FW | Júnior Brasília |  (1958-04-10)10 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Flamengo
17  | 3MF | Nardela |  (1958-01-01)1 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  XV Piracicaba
18  | 4FW | Baltazar |  (1959-07-17)17 July 1959 (aged 17)  |  |  Atlético Goianiense

###  Ivory Coast[edit]

Head coach:  George Beniamini

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Gastien Krouba |  (1959-02-20)20 February 1959 (aged 18)  |  |
2  | 2DF | Gaston Adjoukoua |  (1958-02-14)14 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
3  | 3MF | Léopold Bridji |  (1958-12-16)16 December 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
4  | 3MF | Basile Siagoué |  (1959-01-02)2 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |
5  | 2DF | Ignace Aka Kablan |  (1958-10-15)15 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
6  | 3MF | Laurent Madou |  (1958-04-04)4 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
7  | 3MF | Lucien Kouassi |  (1958-12-26)26 December 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
8  | 3MF | Pascal Miézan |  (1959-04-03)3 April 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Africa Sports d'Abidjan
9  | 3MF | Abdoulaye Fofana |  (1958-03-21)21 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
10  | 3MF | N'dri Koffi |  (1958-01-02)2 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |
11  | 4FW | Honore Ya Semon |  (1958-08-28)28 August 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
12  | 3MF | Mamadou Sakisso |  (1959-03-03)3 March 1959 (aged 18)  |  |
13  | 3MF | Agustin Allé |  (1958-08-28)28 August 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
14  | 3MF | Daniel Adzeu Allé |  (1958-07-12)12 July 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
15  | 3MF | Gnaly Oyourou |  (1959-02-22)22 February 1959 (aged 18)  |  |
16  | 3MF | Jean-Noël Youayou Douagré |  (1958-12-30)30 December 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
17  | 1GK | Marcel Bodoua |  (1958-01-05)5 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Africa Sports d'Abidjan
18  | 3MF | Edouard Houhon |  (1958-12-20)20 December 1958 (aged 18)  |  |

###  Iran[edit]

Head coach: Mahmoud Yavari

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Ali Rasouladze |  (1958-02-01)1 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Bank Melli
2  | 3MF | Abolghasem Kalantari |  (1958-11-28)28 November 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Bargh Shiraz
3  | 3MF | Habib Makvandi |  (1958-03-22)22 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Zob Ahan
4  | 3MF | Asghar Sadri |  (1958-01-01)1 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Rah Ahan
5  | 3MF | Reza Rajabi |  (1959-01-25)25 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Bank Melli
6  | 3MF | Abdolali Changiz |  (1959-03-13)13 March 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Taj
7  | 3MF | Ahmadali Heydari |  (1958-10-20)20 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Shahbaz
8  | 4FW | Hamid Derakhshan |  (1958-01-13)13 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Persepolis
9  | 3MF | Gholamhossein Hashempour |  (1959-02-04)4 February 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Rah Ahan
10  | 3MF | Moharram Asheri |  (1959-04-29)29 April 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Taj
11  | 3MF | Abas Kargar |  (1958-06-03)3 June 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Tractor Sazi
12  | 3MF | Alikaram Suri |  (1960-03-21)21 March 1960 (aged 17)  |  |  Bank Melli
13  | 3MF | Faramarz Omidvar |  (1958-03-02)2 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Bargh Shiraz
14  | 3MF | Alireza Najaflou |  (1958-09-02)2 September 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Tractor Sazi
15  | 3MF | Abdolreza Barzegari |  (1958-07-03)3 July 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Sanat Naft
16  | 3MF | Gholamreza Naalchegar |  (1958-04-13)13 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Taj
17  | 4FW | Jamshid Nassiri |  (1959-02-23)23 February 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Rastakhiz
18  | 1GK | Ebrahim Nikpour |  (1958-07-17)17 July 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Daraei

###  Italy[edit]

Head coach:  Italo Acconcia

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Giovanni Galli |  (1958-04-29)29 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Fiorentina
2  | 2DF | Stefano Garuti |  (1959-07-15)15 July 1959 (aged 17)  |  |  Bologna
3  | 2DF | Giuseppe Baresi |  (1958-02-07)7 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Internazionale
4  | 3MF | Luigi Sacchetti |  (1958-03-22)22 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Fiorentina
5  | 2DF | Moreno Ferrario |  (1959-03-20)20 March 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Varese
6  | 3MF | Antonio Di Gennaro |  (1958-10-05)5 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Fiorentina
7  | 3MF | Ennio Mastalli |  (1958-10-31)31 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Bologna
8  | 3MF | Antonio Sabato |  (1958-01-09)9 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Internazionale
9  | 4FW | Luigi Capuzzo |  (1958-04-01)1 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Juventus
10  | 3MF | Gaudenzio Colla |  (1959-01-22)22 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Atalanta
11  | 4FW | Aldo Cantarutti |  (1958-10-17)17 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Torino
12  | 1GK | Rossano Pinti |  (1958-01-19)19 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Perugia
13  | 2DF | Andrea Maiani |  (1958-10-17)17 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Reggiana
14  | 3MF | Massimo Pedrazzini |  (1958-02-03)3 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Varese
15  | 2DF | Plinio Serena |  (1959-05-08)8 May 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Juventus
16  | 3MF | Pietro Sbaccanti |  (1958-01-30)30 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Roma
17  | 3MF | Giuseppe Greco |  (1958-03-19)19 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Turris
18  | 4FW | Luciano Gaudino |  (1958-07-13)13 July 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  A.C. Milan

## Group D[edit]

###  Austria[edit]

Head coach:  Alfred Hohenberger

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Josef Heinisch |  (1958-10-13)13 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Austria Wien
2  | 3MF | Karl Kolla |  (1959-05-10)10 May 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  SK Altheim
3  | 3MF | Johann Koller |  (1958-09-21)21 September 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Sturm Graz
4  | 2DF | Oswald Stieger |  (1960-03-17)17 March 1960 (aged 17)  |  |  SC Eisenstadt
5  | 3MF | Armin Kuhnert |  (1958-02-16)16 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Rapid Wien
6  | 3MF | Wolfgang Augustin |  (1958-01-20)20 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Rapid Wien
7  | 3MF | Peter Netuschill |  (1958-09-16)16 September 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  SC Neusiedl am See 1919
8  | 3MF | Heinz Weiss |  (1958-01-09)9 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Rapid Wien
9  | 3MF | Gebhard Hammerle |  (1958-07-28)28 July 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  SC Austria Lustenau
10  | 2DF | Franz Zore |  (1959-01-22)22 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  SV St Veit
11  | 4FW | Werner Gregoritsch |  (1958-03-22)22 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Grazer AK
12  | 3MF | Helmut Wartinger |  (1959-09-13)13 September 1959 (aged 17)  |  |  VOEST Linz
13  | 2DF | Peter Müller |  (1960-04-14)14 April 1960 (aged 17)  |  |  Austria Wien
14  | 4FW | Adolf Meyer |  (1958-03-04)4 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Wiener SC
15  | 2DF | Martin Lefor |  (1960-02-19)19 February 1960 (aged 17)  |  |  SC Eisenstadt
16  | 1GK | Erich Weidenauer |  (1959-02-21)21 February 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Austria Wien

* Only 16 players in Austria squad.

(17) Karl Meister MF Lask Linz Austria 24/02/1958 (18) Johann Gross FW Rapid Wien Austria 21/12/1959

###  Iraq[edit]

Head coach:  Nedrag Stanković

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 2DF | Ayad Mohammed Ali |  (1956-07-01)1 July 1956 (aged 20)  |  |  Al-Najaf
2  | 4FW | Hussein Saeed |  (1958-01-21)21 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Al-Jamea
3  | 4FW | Hussein Luaibi |  (1953-07-01)1 July 1953 (aged 23)  |  |  Al-Shorta
4  | 1GK | Abdul-Salam Ali Hussein |  (1959-01-01)1 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Erbil
5  | 2DF | Salih Najim Aboud |  (1958-01-01)1 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Amanat Baghdad
6  | 3MF | Mahdi Jassim |  (1956-03-04)4 March 1956 (aged 21)  |  |  Al-Zawraa
7  | 1GK | Kadhim Nasser |  (1960-01-09)9 January 1960 (aged 17)  |  |  Al-Sinaa
8  | 3MF | Najah Abduljabbar Kadhim |  (1958-01-01)1 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Al-Zawraa
9  | 2DF | Saadi Jirjes |  (1955-04-25)25 April 1955 (aged 22)  |  |  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
10  | 2DF | Yahya Majeed Muhammad Ali |  (1959-01-01)1 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Al-Mosul
11  | 2DF | Abdul-Amir Ahmed Ali |  (1959-01-01)1 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Duhok
12  | 2DF | Hassan Fadhel Hussein |  (1958-01-01)1 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Amanat Baghdad
13  | 3MF | Ramy Najim Abdullah |  (1959-01-01)1 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Al-Mosul
14  | 3MF | Fadhel Kadhim |  (1959-01-01)1 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Erbil
15  | 3MF | Hadi Hussein Ḥammadi |  (1958-01-01)1 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Al-Minaa
16  | 4FW | Jabbar Hameed Awfi |  (1958-01-01)1 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Al-Shorta
17  | 4FW | Mahdi Abdul-Sahib |  (1956-07-28)28 July 1956 (aged 20)  |  |  Al-Jamea
18  | 3MF | Wamidh Khudhor |  (1958-10-01)1 October 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Al-Jamea

###  Paraguay[edit]

Head coach:  Salvador Breglia

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Enrique Bernal |  (1959-07-15)15 July 1959 (aged 17)  |  |  Sol de América
2  | 3MF | Alfredo González |  (1959-08-19)19 August 1959 (aged 17)  |  |  Cerro Porteño
3  | 3MF | Alejandro Bóveda |  (1958-02-09)9 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Nacional
4  | 3MF | Marcial Espínola |  (1959-01-12)12 January 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Sol de América
5  | 2DF | Óscar López |  (1958-05-09)9 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Sportivo Luqueño
6  | 3MF | Juan Sanabria |  (1959-05-03)3 May 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Cerro Porteño
7  | 3MF | Juan Manuel Battaglia |  (1959-06-11)11 June 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Nacional
8  | 3MF | Pedro López |  (1959-03-03)3 March 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Guaraní
9  | 4FW | Víctor Milciades Morel |  (1958-09-09)9 September 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Libertad
10  | 4FW | Gustavo Fanego |  (1958-09-30)30 September 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Guaraní
11  | 4FW | Darío Ferreira |  (1959-06-25)25 June 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Club Capitán Figari
12  | 1GK | Cipriano Leguizamón |  (1958-09-26)26 September 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Guaraní
13  | 2DF | Bernardo Benítez |  (1958-03-12)12 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Libertad
14  | 2DF | Virgilio Cantero |  (1958-11-21)21 November 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Sol de América
15  | 3MF | Valentín Rojas |  (1958-12-16)16 December 1958 (aged 18)  |  |
16  | 3MF | Domingo Salmaniengo |  (1958-12-20)20 December 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Club Olimpia
17  | 3MF | Eugenio Giménez |  (1959-05-04)4 May 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Cerro Porteño
18  | 3MF | Jorge Galarza |  (1959-10-08)8 October 1959 (aged 17)  |  |  Cerro Porteño

###  Soviet Union[edit]

Head coach:  Sergei Mosyagin

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Aleksandr Novikov |  (1958-02-27)27 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  CSKA Moscow
2  | 2DF | Valentyn Kryachko |  (1958-01-27)27 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Metallist Kharkov
3  | 2DF | Sergei Baltacha |  (1958-02-17)17 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Dinamo Kiev
4  | 2DF | Viktor Kaplun |  (1958-05-05)5 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Metallist Kharkov
5  | 2DF | Aleksei Ilyin |  (1958-05-01)1 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Lokomotiv Moscow
6  | 3MF | Andriy Bal |  (1958-02-16)16 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Karpaty Lvov
7  | 3MF | Volodymyr Bezsonov |  (1958-03-05)5 March 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Dinamo Kiev
8  | 3MF | Vagiz Khidiyatullin |  (1959-03-03)3 March 1959 (aged 18)  |  |  Spartak Moscow
9  | 3MF | Igor Bychkov |  (1958-04-19)19 April 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  CSKA Moscow
10  | 4FW | Robert Khalaidjian |  (1958-06-25)25 June 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Ararat Yerevan
11  | 4FW | Valeriy Petrakov |  (1958-05-06)6 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Lokomotiv Moscow
12  | 4FW | Hryhoriy Batych |  (1958-02-08)8 February 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Karpaty Lvov
13  | 2DF | Oleksandr Sopko |  (1958-05-11)11 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Dinamo Kiev
14  | 3MF | Sergey Kiselnikov |  (1958-05-19)19 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Dynamo Moscow
15  | 2DF | Vladimir Bodrov |  (1958-07-08)8 July 1958 (aged 18)  |  |  Dynamo Moscow
16  | 2DF | Sergei Igumin |  (1958-05-09)9 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  CSKA Moscow
17  | 2DF | Serhiy Zharkov |  (1958-05-07)7 May 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Chernomorets Odessa
18  | 1GK | Yuriy Syvukha |  (1958-01-13)13 January 1958 (aged 19)  |  |  Dinamo Kiev

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Sergio Rubio Rios, Ficha Cuerpo Técnico" (in Spanish). ligamx.net.
2. ^ "Leonardo Álvarez Piñones, Ficha Cuerpo Técnico" (in Spanish). ligamx.net.
3. ^ "Eduardo Rergis". olympic.org.
4. ^ "'Poro' García, el ex futbolista morelense que asistió a Juegos Olímpicos de Montreal 1976 no cree en Tri del 'Potro'" (in Spanish). diariodemorelos.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
5. ^ "López Zarza, Subcampeón del Mundo en 1977" (in Spanish). record.com.mx.
6. ^ "Jorge Davalos Mercado, Ficha Jugador" (in Spanish). ligamx.net.
7. ^ "Luis Gilberto Plascencia Ascencio, Ficha Jugador" (in Spanish). ligamx.net.

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