1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads explained

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Group A

Head coach: Charnwit Polcheewin

Head coach: Vladimir Bigorra

Head coach: Bernd Stoeber

Group B

Head coach: Joe McGrath

Head coach: Mamadou Coulibaly

Head coach: Jorge Vantolra

Head coach: Juan Santisteban

Group C

Head coach: Colin Dobson

Head coach: Jay Miller

Head coach: Paul Gludovatz

Head coach: Carlos Cesar Ramos

Group D

Head coach: José Pekerman

Head coach: Emmanuel Afranie

Head coach: Armando Rodríguez Chacon

Head coach: Aziz Amin