1986 FIFA World Cup squads

Below are the squads for the 1986 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Mexico.

Argentina
Head coach: 🇦🇷 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: 🇧🇬 Ivan Vutsov

Italy
Head coach:🇮🇹 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:🇰🇷 Kim Jung-nam

Belgium
Head coach:🇧🇪 Guy Thys

Iraq
Head coach: 🇧🇷 Evaristo de Macedo

Mexico
Head coach: Bora Milutinović

Paraguay
Head coach: Cayetano Ré

Canada
Head coach: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tony Waiters

France
Head coach:🇫🇷 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:🇭🇺 György Mezey

Soviet Union
Head coach: Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Algeria
Head coach: Rabah Saâdane

Brazil
Head coach:🇧🇷 Telê Santana

Northern Ireland
Head coach: Billy Bingham

Spain
Head coach: Miguel Muñoz

Denmark
Head coach: Sepp Piontek

Scotland
Head coach: Alex Ferguson

Uruguay
Head coach: Omar Borrás

West Germany
Head coach:🇩🇪 Franz Beckenbauer

England
Head coach: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bobby Robson

Morocco
Head coach: 🇧🇷 José Faria

Poland
Head coach: 🇵🇱 Antoni Piechniczek

Portugal
Head coach: José Torres