1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads explained

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Group A

Head coach: Gao Fengwen

Head coach: Eduardo Rivero

Head coach: Chérif Souleymane

Head coach: Angus McAlpine

Group B

Head coach: Vic Dalgleish

Head coach: Carlos Pachamé

Head coach: David Memy

Head coach: Horst Köppel

Group C

Head coach: Mohamed Abdoulraman

Head coach: Manuel Arias

Head coach: Sebastian Brodrick-Imasuen

• Nigerian players were selected from school teams.

Head coach: Giuseppe Lupi

Group D

Head coach: Carlos Roberto Cabral

Head coach: Homero Cavalheiro

Head coach: Roberto Rodríguez

Head coach: Bertalan Bicskei