1985 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Below are the rosters for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Soviet Union. Those marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.

Group A

Head coach: Boris Angelov

Head coach: Luis Marroquín

Head coach: Bertalan Bicskei

Head coach: Mrad Mahjoub

Group B

Head coach: Gilson Nunes

Head coach: Liam Tuohy

Head coach: Oswaldo Sempaio

Head coach: Jesús Pereda

Group C

Head coach: Jim Shoulder

Head coach: Bob Bearpark

Player 18 is also called Larry or Harry Houle in some sources.

Head coach: Paul Hamilton

Head coach: Sergei Mosyagin

Group D

Head coach: Zhang Zhicheng

Head coach: Dave Sexton

Only 16 players in England squad. Goalkeeper Tim Flowers 03/02/1967 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. England and forward Ian Marshall 20/03/1966 Everton F.C. England were cut from the final squad and not replaced.

Head coach: Jesús del Muro

Head coach: Salvador Breglia