Below are the squads for the 1986 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Mexico.
Group A 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
Group B Belgium Head coach: Guy Thys
Iraq Head coach: Evaristo
Mexico Head coach: Bora Milutinović
Paraguay Head coach: Cayetano Ré
Group C 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
Group D Algeria Head coach: Rabah Saâdane
Brazil Head coach: Telê Santana
Northern Ireland Head coach: Billy Bingham
Spain Head coach: Miguel Muñoz
Group E Denmark Head coach: Sepp Piontek
Scotland Head coach: Alex Ferguson
Uruguay Head coach: Omar Borrás
West Germany Head coach: Franz Beckenbauer
Group F England Head coach: Bobby Robson
Morocco Head coach: José Faria
Poland Head coach: Antoni Piechniczek
Portugal Head coach: José Torres
Notes Each national team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included three goalkeepers, except Bulgaria and South Korea, who only called two.
Coaches representation by country No.CountryCoaches3 BrazilJosé Faria (Morocco), Evaristo (Iraq), Telê Santana2 EnglandBobby Robson, Tony Waiters (Canada) West GermanyFranz Beckenbauer, Sepp Piontek (Denmark)1 AlgeriaRabah Saâdane ArgentinaCarlos Bilardo BelgiumGuy Thys BulgariaIvan Vutsov FranceHenri Michel HungaryGyörgy Mezey ItalyEnzo Bearzot Northern IrelandBilly Bingham ParaguayCayetano Ré PolandAntoni Piechniczek PortugalJosé Torres ScotlandAlex Ferguson South KoreaKim Jung-nam Soviet UnionValeriy Lobanovskyi SpainMiguel Muñoz UruguayOmar Borrás YugoslaviaBora Milutinović (Mexico)
External links 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico Teams FIFA website Planet World Cup website weltfussball.de