1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads explained

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Group A

Head coach: Comunardo Niccolai

Head coach: Brian Hughes

Head coach: Humberto Redes Filho

Head coach: Taha Basry

Group B

Head coach: Roger Koffi

Head coach: Kim Sam-Rak

Head coach: Roy Rees

Head coach: Eduardo Macias Villegas

Group C

Head coach: José de Souza Teixeira

Head coach: Jean-Pierre Morlans

Head coach: Mohammed Al-Kharashy

Head coach: Vic Dalgleish

Group D

Head coach: Aleksandr Piskaryov

Head coach: Sebastian Brodrick-Imasuen

• Nigerian players were selected from school teams.

Head coach: Jesús Del Muro

Head coach: Eduardo Rivero Aviles