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.
Group A
Head coach: Les Scheinflug
Head coach: Luis Ibarra
Head coach: Rainer Wilfeld
Head coach: Mirko Jozić
Group B
Head coach: Gilson Nunes
Head coach: Tony Taylor
Head coach: Giuseppe Lupi
Head coach: Christopher Udemezue
Group C
Head coach: Salman Ahmed Sharida
Head coach: José Finot Castano
Head coach: Eberhard Vogel
Head coach: Ross Mathie
Group D
Head coach: Hristo Andonov
Head coach: Oswaldo Sempaio
Head coach: Berti Vogts
Head coach: Derek Armstrong
References FIFA pages on the 1987 World Youth Championship