See main article: 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship. Below are the rosters for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Tunisia. Those marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.
Head coach: 
Jack Braun
Head coach: 
Alfonso Portugal
Head coach: 
Chus Pereda
Head coach: Moktar Ben Nacef
Head coach: 
Gyula Rákosi
Head coach: Abdallah Ben Barek
Head coach: Agustín Isarch
Head coach: 
Evaristo de Macedo
Head coach: George Beniamini
Head coach: 
Mahmoud Yavari
Head coach: 
Italo Acconcia
Head coach: 
Alfred Hohenberger
(N°17) Karl Meister MF Lask Linz Austria 24/2/1958 (N°18) Johann Gross FW Rapid Wien Austria 21/12/1959
Head coach: Nedrag Stanković
Head coach: Salvador Breglia
Head coach: Sergei Mosyagin