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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

CountryCoaches
3Brazil BrazilJosé Faria (Morocco), Evaristo de Macedo (Iraq), Telê Santana
2England EnglandBobby Robson, Tony Waiters (Canada)
West Germany West GermanyFranz Beckenbauer, Sepp Piontek (Denmark)
1Algeria AlgeriaRabah Saâdane
Argentina ArgentinaCarlos Bilardo
Belgium BelgiumGuy Thys
Bulgaria BulgariaIvan Vutsov
France FranceHenri Michel
Hungary HungaryGyörgy Mezey
Italy ItalyEnzo Bearzot
Northern Ireland Northern IrelandBilly Bingham
Paraguay ParaguayCayetano Ré
Poland PolandAntoni Piechniczek
Portugal PortugalJosé Torres
Scotland ScotlandAlex Ferguson
South Korea South KoreaKim Jung-nam
Soviet Union Soviet UnionValeriy Lobanovskyi
Spain SpainMiguel Muñoz
Uruguay UruguayOmar Borrás
Yugoslavia YugoslaviaBora Milutinović (Mexico)
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