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.

Head coach: Les Scheinflug

Head coach: Luis Ibarra

Head coach: 🇩🇪 Rainer Wilfeld

Head coach: Mirko Jozić

Head coach: Gilson Nunes

Head coach: Tony Taylor

Head coach: Giuseppe Lupi

Head coach: Christopher Udemezue

Head coach: Salman Ahmed Sharida

Head coach: José Finot Castano

Head coach: Eberhard Vogel

Head coach: Ross Mathie

Head coach: Hristo Andonov

Head coach: 🇧🇷 Oswaldo Sempaio

Head coach: Berti Vogts

Head coach: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Derek Armstrong