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1986 FIFA World Cup squads
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Below are the squads for the 1986 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Mexico.
Group A
Argentina
Head coach: ARG Carlos Bilardo
Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, unlike traditional numbering systems where the goalkeeper has shirt number 1 and so forth. Exceptions were Daniel Passarella, Diego Maradona and Jorge Valdano, who were given their favoured #6, #10, and #11 shirts.
Bulgaria
Head coach: BUL Ivan Vutsov
Italy
Head coach:ITA Enzo Bearzot Note: with the exception of the goalkeepers, who were assigned the traditional shirt numbers for the role (1, 12 and 22) the Italian team was numbered alphabetically within their respective positions – Defenders (from 2 to 8), Midfielders (from 9 to 15), Wingers (16 and 17) and Forwards (from 18 to 21).
South Korea
Head coach:KOR Kim Jung-nam
Group B
Belgium
Head coach:BEL Guy Thys
Iraq
Head coach: Brazil Evaristo de Macedo
Mexico
Head coach: Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović
Paraguay
Head coach:PAR Cayetano Ré
Group C
Canada
Head coach: England Tony Waiters
France
Head coach:FRA Henri Michel
Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname within each positional group, and the goalkeepers are assigned the traditional French goalkeepers' shirts 1, 21 and 22 alphabetically. Exceptions are Platini and Giresse who are given their favoured 10 and 12 shirts.
Hungary
Head coach:HUN György Mezey
Soviet Union
Head coach:URS Valeriy Lobanovskyi
Group D
Algeria
Head coach:ALG Rabah Saâdane
Brazil
Head coach:BRA Telê Santana
Northern Ireland
Head coach:NIR Billy Bingham
Spain
Head coach:SPA Miguel Muñoz
Group E
Denmark
Head coach: West Germany Sepp Piontek
Scotland
Head coach:SCO Alex Ferguson
Uruguay
Head coach:URU Omar Borrás
West Germany
Head coach:GER Franz Beckenbauer
Group F
England
Head coach: ENG Bobby Robson
Morocco
Head coach: Brazil José Faria
Poland
Head coach: POL Antoni Piechniczek
Portugal
Head coach:POR José Torres
Notes
Each national team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included 3 goalkeepers, except Bulgaria and South Korea who only called two.
Coaches representation by country
| Nº | Country | Coaches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brazil Brazil | José Faria (Morocco), Evaristo de Macedo (Iraq), Telê Santana | |
| 2 | England England | Bobby Robson, Tony Waiters (Canada) | |
| West Germany West Germany | Franz Beckenbauer, Sepp Piontek (Denmark) | ||
| 1 | Algeria Algeria | Rabah Saâdane | |
| Argentina Argentina | Carlos Bilardo | ||
| Belgium Belgium | Guy Thys | ||
| Bulgaria Bulgaria | Ivan Vutsov | ||
| France France | Henri Michel | ||
| Hungary Hungary | György Mezey | ||
| Italy Italy | Enzo Bearzot | ||
| Northern Ireland Northern Ireland | Billy Bingham | ||
| Paraguay Paraguay | Cayetano Ré | ||
| Poland Poland | Antoni Piechniczek | ||
| Portugal Portugal | José Torres | ||
| Scotland Scotland | Alex Ferguson | ||
| South Korea South Korea | Kim Jung-nam | ||
| Soviet Union Soviet Union | Valeriy Lobanovskyi | ||
| Spain Spain | Miguel Muñoz | ||
| Uruguay Uruguay | Omar Borrás | ||
| Yugoslavia Yugoslavia | Bora Milutinović (Mexico) |
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