Below are the rosters for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Japan. Those marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.

Group A

  Spain

Head coach: Chus Pereda

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Agustín Rodríguez	(1959-09-10)10 September 1959 (aged 19)		Castilla
2	2 DF	Arseni Comas	(1961-06-28)28 June 1961 (aged 18)		Gerona
3	2 DF	Miguel Tendillo	(1961-02-01)1 February 1961 (aged 18)		Valencia
4	2 DF	Manolo Martínez	(1960-10-29)29 October 1960 (aged 18)		Barcelona B
5	2 DF	Francis García	(1960-02-09)9 February 1960 (aged 19)		Granada
6	2 DF	Agustín Camacho	(1960-03-17)17 March 1960 (aged 19)		Almería
7	3 MF	Biri	(1959-09-14)14 September 1959 (aged 19)		Algeciras
8	2 DF	Francisco Javier Muñoz Pérez	(1960-02-18)18 February 1960 (aged 19)		Málaga
9	3 MF	Marcelino	(1960-04-10)10 April 1960 (aged 19)		Barcelona B
10	3 MF	Manuel Zúñiga	(1960-07-19)19 July 1960 (aged 19)		Calvo Sotelo
11	3 MF	Manolo Zambrano	(1960-03-08)8 March 1960 (aged 19)		Recreativo Huelva
12	4 FW	Luis Miguel Gail	(1961-02-23)23 February 1961 (aged 18)		Real Valladolid B
13	1 GK	Andoni Cedrún	(1960-06-05)5 June 1960 (aged 19)		Bilbao Athletic
14	4 FW	Luis Enrique Marián	(1959-12-19)19 December 1959 (aged 19)		Rayo Vallecano
15	4 FW	Joaquín Pichardo	(1959-08-12)12 August 1959 (aged 20)		Sevilla
16	4 FW	Marcos Alonso	(1959-10-01)1 October 1959 (aged 19)		Racing Santander
17	4 FW	Juan Carlos Rojo	(1959-11-17)17 November 1959 (aged 19)		Barcelona B
18	4 FW	Modesto Pérez	(1959-11-07)7 November 1959 (aged 19)		Getafe

  Algeria

Head coach: Rachid Hanifi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Mohamed Rahmani	(1959-09-10)10 September 1959 (aged 19)		EP Sétif
2	3 MF	Mohamed Benameur	(1959-12-04)4 December 1959 (aged 19)		USM El Harrach
3	3 MF	Nasser Bouiche	(1960-06-18)18 June 1960 (aged 19)		MP Alger
4	3 MF	Djamel Menad	(1960-07-22)22 July 1960 (aged 19)		CM Belcourt
5	2 DF	Sid-Ali Aït Ameur	(1960-06-03)3 June 1960 (aged 19)		MA Hussein Dey
6	2 DF	Miloud Kouici	(1959-10-29)29 October 1959 (aged 19)		USM El Harrach
7	3 MF	Hocine Yahi	(1960-04-25)25 April 1960 (aged 19)		CM Belcourt
8	2 DF	Rabah Djenadi	(1959-08-13)13 August 1959 (aged 20)		DNC Alger
9	4 FW	Belkacem Demdoum	(1959-11-25)25 November 1959 (aged 19)		DNC Alger
10	4 FW	Boualem Baâziz	(1960-01-18)18 January 1960 (aged 19)		USK Alger
11	2 DF	Said Belagoune	(1959-11-01)1 November 1959 (aged 19)		CS Constantine
12	2 DF	Abdelhafid Bellabès	(1959-11-04)4 November 1959 (aged 19)		MP Oran
13	2 DF	Djamel Chaïbi	(1960-04-25)25 April 1960 (aged 19)		EP Sétif
14	4 FW	Mohamed Kheloufi	(1959-12-29)29 December 1959 (aged 19)		DNC Alger
15	2 DF	Mohamed Chaïb (c)	(1959-10-18)18 October 1959 (aged 19)		RS Kouba
16	3 MF	Rachid Sebbar	(1959-09-10)10 September 1959 (aged 19)		RS Kouba
17	4 FW	Derradji Bendjaballah	(1959-11-23)23 November 1959 (aged 19)		EP Sétif
18	1 GK	Antar Osmani	(1960-02-22)22 February 1960 (aged 19)		EP Sétif

  Mexico

Head Coach: Jose Moncebaez Maceda

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Alberto Aguilar	(1960-09-03)3 September 1960 (aged 18)		UAG
2	3 MF	José Jiménez	(1960-10-19)19 October 1960 (aged 18)		Cruz Azul
3	2 DF	Ricardo Guzmán	(1961-05-05)5 May 1961 (aged 18)		UNAM
4	2 DF	Marco Antonio Trejo	(1958-12-08)8 December 1958 (aged 20) [1]		Cruz Azul
5	2 DF	Daniel Mora	(1960-01-03)3 January 1960 (aged 19)		Atletico Español
6	2 DF	Felipe Comparán	(1960-05-10)10 May 1960 (aged 19)		Cruz Azul
7	3 MF	Juan Antonio Luna	(1959-05-17)17 May 1959 (aged 20) [2]		America
8	3 MF	Guillermo Padrón	(1959-09-11)11 September 1959 (aged 19)		America
9	4 FW	Mario Díaz	(1961-01-19)19 January 1961 (aged 18)		Atletico Español
10	4 FW	José Mendiburu	(1960-04-24)24 April 1960 (aged 19)		Cruz Azul
11	4 FW	Jorge Moralez	(1960-06-16)16 June 1960 (aged 19)		Cruz Azul
12	4 FW	Enrique Hernández	(1960-02-10)10 February 1960 (aged 19)		Toluca
13	2 DF	Carlos Cisneros	(1959-08-01)1 August 1959 (aged 20)		Zacatepec
14	3 MF	Pablo Luna	(1960-04-15)15 April 1960 (aged 19)		UNAM
15	3 MF	Javier Trujillo	(1961-08-01)1 August 1961 (aged 18)		Pumas UNAM
16	3 MF	Armando Romero	(1960-10-27)27 October 1960 (aged 18)		Cruz Azul
17	4 FW	Ernesto Esquivel	(1960-04-06)6 April 1960 (aged 19)		Toluca
18	1 GK	Pablo Larios	(1960-07-31)31 July 1960 (aged 19)		Zacatepec

  Japan

Head Coach: Ikuo Matsumoto

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Yasuhito Suzuki	(1959-12-19)19 December 1959 (aged 19)		Yanmar Diesel
2	2 DF	Hisashi Kaneko	(1959-09-12)12 September 1959 (aged 19)		Furukawa Electric
3	2 DF	Takeshi Koshida	(1960-10-19)19 October 1960 (aged 18)		Tsukuba University
4	2 DF	Masaaki Yanagishita	(1960-01-01)1 January 1960 (aged 19)		Tokyo University of Agriculture
5	2 DF	Toshihiko Okimune	(1959-09-07)7 September 1959 (aged 19)		Fujitsu
6	2 DF	Kuniharu Nakamoto	(1959-10-29)29 October 1959 (aged 19)		Chuo University
7	2 DF	Makoto Sugiyama	(1960-05-17)17 May 1960 (aged 19)		Fujitsu
8	3 MF	Shinji Tanaka	(1960-09-25)25 September 1960 (aged 18)		Chuo University
9	3 MF	Satoshi Miyauchi	(1959-11-26)26 November 1959 (aged 19)		Furukawa Electric
10	4 FW	Jun Suzuki	(1961-08-17)17 August 1961 (aged 18)		Sendai Mukaiyama High School
11	4 FW	Sadahiro Takahashi	(1959-01-07)7 January 1959 (aged 20)		Fujita Industries
12	1 GK	Satoshi Yamaguchi	(1959-08-01)1 August 1959 (aged 20)		Mitsubishi Motors
13	3 MF	Atsushi Natori	(1961-11-12)12 November 1961 (aged 17)		Mitsubishi Motors
14	3 MF	Yahiro Kazama	(1961-10-16)16 October 1961 (aged 17)		Shimizu Commercial High School
15	4 FW	Shigeru Sarusawa	(1960-01-30)30 January 1960 (aged 19)		Yanmar Diesel
16	3 MF	Takashi Mizunuma	(1960-05-20)20 May 1960 (aged 19)		Hosei University
17	3 MF	Kazuo Ozaki	(1960-03-07)7 March 1960 (aged 19)		Mitsubishi Motors
18	4 FW	Koichi Hashiratani	(1961-03-01)1 March 1961 (aged 18)		Kokushikan University

Group B

  Argentina

Head coach: César Luis Menotti

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Sergio García	(1960-05-10)10 May 1960 (aged 19)		Flandria
2	2 DF	Juan Simón	(1960-03-02)2 March 1960 (aged 19)		Newell's Old Boys
3	2 DF	Hugo Alves	(1959-11-11)11 November 1959 (aged 19)		Boca Juniors
4	2 DF	Abelardo Carabelli	(1960-06-09)9 June 1960 (aged 19)		Argentinos Juniors
5	3 MF	Daniel Sperandío	(1959-12-11)11 December 1959 (aged 19)		Rosario Central
6	2 DF	Rubén Rossi	(1960-11-10)10 November 1960 (aged 18)		Colón Santa Fe
7	4 FW	Osvaldo Escudero	(1960-10-15)15 October 1960 (aged 18)		Vélez Sársfield
8	3 MF	Juan Barbas	(1959-08-23)23 August 1959 (aged 20)		Racing Club
9	4 FW	Ramón Díaz	(1959-08-29)29 August 1959 (aged 19)		River Plate
10	3 MF	Diego Maradona	(1960-10-30)30 October 1960 (aged 18)		Argentinos Juniors
11	4 FW	Gabriel Calderón	(1959-02-07)7 February 1959 (aged 20)		Racing Club
12	1 GK	Rafael Seria	(1960-08-09)9 August 1960 (aged 19)		Central Córdoba
13	3 MF	Osvaldo Rinaldi	(1959-08-02)2 August 1959 (aged 20)		San Lorenzo
14	2 DF	Jorge Piaggio	(1960-02-07)7 February 1960 (aged 19)		Atlanta
15	2 DF	Marcelo Bachino	(1959-11-02)2 November 1959 (aged 19)		Boca Juniors
16	4 FW	Alfredo Torres	(1960-02-15)15 February 1960 (aged 19)		Atlanta
17	3 MF	Juan José Meza	(1960-03-29)29 March 1960 (aged 19)		Vélez Sársfield
18	4 FW	José Luis Lanao	(1960-01-28)28 January 1960 (aged 19)		Vélez Sársfield

  Poland

Head coach: Marian Bednarczyk

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Jacek Kazimierski	(1959-08-17)17 August 1959 (aged 20)		Legia Warszawa
2	4 FW	Marek Chojnacki	(1959-12-06)6 December 1959 (aged 19)		ŁKS Łódź
3	3 MF	Krzysztof Kajrys	(1959-08-19)19 August 1959 (aged 20)		Ruch Chorzów
4	2 DF	Paweł Król	(1960-10-10)10 October 1960 (aged 18)		Odra Opole
5	3 MF	Kazimierz Buda	(1960-05-03)3 May 1960 (aged 19)		Stal Mielec
6	4 FW	Andrzej Pałasz	(1960-07-22)22 July 1960 (aged 19)		Górnik Zabrze
7	4 FW	Krzysztof Frankowski	(1959-08-24)24 August 1959 (aged 20)		Stal Mielec
8	4 FW	Jarosław Nowicki	(1961-01-11)11 January 1961 (aged 18)		Zawisza Bydgoszcz
9	2 DF	Piotr Skrobowski	(1961-10-16)16 October 1961 (aged 17)		Wisła Kraków
10	2 DF	Andrzej Gruszka	(1961-02-26)26 February 1961 (aged 18)		Polonia Bytom
11	4 FW	Jan Janiec	(1959-08-31)31 August 1959 (aged 19)		Zagłębie Wałbrzych
12	1 GK	Janusz Stawarz	(1959-12-01)1 December 1959 (aged 19)		Stal Mielec
13	3 MF	Andrzej Buncol	(1959-09-27)27 September 1959 (aged 19)		Ruch Chorzów
14	3 MF	Mirosław Pękala	(1961-10-15)15 October 1961 (aged 17)		Śląsk Wrocław
15	2 DF	Bogusław Skiba	(1960-11-16)16 November 1960 (aged 18)		Stal Mielec
16	2 DF	Krzysztof Jarosz	(1959-08-19)19 August 1959 (aged 20)		Śląsk Wrocław [3]
17	2 DF	Tadeusz Wiśniewski	(1960-01-03)3 January 1960 (aged 19)		Zawisza Bydgoszcz
18	4 FW	Krzysztof Baran	(1960-07-26)26 July 1960 (aged 19)		Gwardia Warszawa

  Yugoslavia

Head coach: Ivan Toplak

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Tomislav Ivković	(1960-08-11)11 August 1960 (aged 19)		Dinamo Zagreb
2	1 GK	Ivan Pudar	(1961-08-16)16 August 1961 (aged 18)		Hajduk Split
3	2 DF	Milan Janković	(1959-12-30)30 December 1959 (aged 19)		Maribor
4	4 FW	Zvonko Živković	(1959-10-31)31 October 1959 (aged 19)		Partizan
5	2 DF	Robert Juričko	(1959-09-27)27 September 1959 (aged 19)		Hajduk Split
6	3 MF	Marko Elsner	(1960-04-11)11 April 1960 (aged 19)		Olimpija Ljubljana
7	2 DF	Boško Đurovski	(1961-12-28)28 December 1961 (aged 17)		Red Star Belgrade
8	3 MF	Ivan Gudelj	(1960-09-21)21 September 1960 (aged 18)		Hajduk Split
9	3 MF	Radomir Radulović	(1960-08-14)14 August 1960 (aged 19)		Partizan
10	3 MF	Mehmed Baždarević ( c)	(1960-09-28)28 September 1960 (aged 18)		Željezničar
11	4 FW	Haris Smajić	(1960-03-08)8 March 1960 (aged 19)		Sarajevo
12	2 DF	Vlaho Macan	(1959-10-15)15 October 1959 (aged 19)		Hajduk Split
13	4 FW	Zvonko Varga	(1959-11-27)27 November 1959 (aged 19)		Partizan
14	4 FW	Nedeljko Milosavljević	(1960-02-12)12 February 1960 (aged 19)		Red Star Belgrade
15	4 FW	Zdravko Čakalić	(1960-08-16)16 August 1960 (aged 19)		Red Star Belgrade
16	3 MF	Borislav Mitrović	(1961-01-18)18 January 1961 (aged 18)		Red Star Belgrade
17	4 FW	Marko Mlinarić	(1960-09-01)1 September 1960 (aged 18)		Dinamo Zagreb
18	2 DF	Vlado Čapljić	(1962-03-22)22 March 1962 (aged 17)		Željezničar

  Indonesia

Head Coach: Soetjipto Soentoro

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Fachrizal	(1959-08-14)14 August 1959 (aged 20)		Perkesa 78
2	2 DF	Eddy Sudarnoto	(1960-12-31)31 December 1960 (aged 18)		Jayakarta
3	4 FW	Bambang Irianto	(1959-09-14)14 September 1959 (aged 19)		Jayakarta
4	2 DF	Imam Murtanto	(1959-11-16)16 November 1959 (aged 19)		Tidar Sakti
5	3 MF	Memed Permadi	(1959-12-14)14 December 1959 (aged 19)		Jayakarta
6	4 FW	David Sulaksmono	(1959-08-03)3 August 1959 (aged 20)		Jayakarta
7	4 FW	Pepen Rubianto	(1960-07-17)17 July 1960 (aged 19)		Buana Putra
8	3 MF	Budhi Tanoto	(1961-03-23)23 March 1961 (aged 18)		Tunas Jaya
9	4 FW	Bambang Sunarto	(1959-11-15)15 November 1959 (aged 19)		Jaka Utama
10	3 MF	Arief Hidayat	(1959-08-30)30 August 1959 (aged 19)		Persija Jakarta
11	4 FW	Syamsul Suryono	(1959-09-17)17 September 1959 (aged 19)		Indonesia Muda
12	2 DF	Didik Darmadi	(1960-03-14)14 March 1960 (aged 19)		Persis Solo
13	2 DF	Nus Lengkoan	(1959-12-30)30 December 1959 (aged 19)		Indonesia Muda
14	2 DF	Tommy Latuperisa	(1959-12-02)2 December 1959 (aged 19)		PSMS Medan
15	3 MF	Mundari Karya	(1959-12-10)10 December 1959 (aged 19)		Jaka Utama
16	3 MF	Subangkit	(1960-11-29)29 November 1960 (aged 18)		Jaka Utama
17	4 FW	Bambang Nurdiansyah	(1960-05-28)28 May 1960 (aged 19)		Arseto
18	1 GK	Endang Tirtana	(1959-12-03)3 December 1959 (aged 19)		Warna Agung

Group C

  Paraguay

Head Coach: Salvador Breglia

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Julián Coronel	(1958-10-23)23 October 1958 (aged 20)		Club Guaraní
2	2 DF	Carlos Olmedo	(1960-06-18)18 June 1960 (aged 19)		Sportivo Luqueño
3	2 DF	Oscar Surián	(1959-08-07)7 August 1959 (aged 20)		Club Libertad
4	2 DF	Arnaldo Vera	(1960-05-29)29 May 1960 (aged 19)		Club Rubio Ñu
5	2 DF	Hugo Caballero	(1960-07-04)4 July 1960 (aged 19)		Cerro Porteño
6	2 DF	Rogelio Delgado	(1959-10-12)12 October 1959 (aged 19)		Club Olimpia
7	4 FW	Severiano Cardozo Arévalo	(1959-08-08)8 August 1959 (aged 20)		Club Libertad
8	4 FW	Candido Giménez	(1959-10-03)3 October 1959 (aged 19)		Club River Plate
9	4 FW	Juan Ramón Isasi	(1959-09-22)22 September 1959 (aged 19)		Club Rubio Ñu
10	4 FW	Julio César Romero	(1960-08-28)28 August 1960 (aged 18)		Sportivo Luqueño
11	4 FW	Ricardo Valinotti	(1960-05-04)4 May 1960 (aged 19)		Club Libertad
12	1 GK	Jacinto Elizeche	(1959-09-11)11 September 1959 (aged 19)		Cerro Porteño
13	2 DF	Lizandro Cabrera	(1960-03-15)15 March 1960 (aged 19)		Club Libertad
14	4 FW	Roberto Cabañas	(1961-04-11)11 April 1961 (aged 18)		Cerro Porteño
15	3 MF	Fidel Miño	(1960-04-24)24 April 1960 (aged 19)		Club Sol de América
16	4 FW	Eulalio Mora	(1961-12-10)10 December 1961 (aged 17)		Club Guaraní
17	2 DF	Luis García	(1961-07-25)25 July 1961 (aged 18)		Club Rubio Ñu
18	4 FW	Julio Achucarro	(1961-06-01)1 June 1961 (aged 18)		Club Sol de América

  Portugal

Head Coach: Jose Augusto Peres Bandeira

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Zé Beto	(1960-02-21)21 February 1960 (aged 19)	1	0	FC Porto
2	4 FW	Nascimento	(1960-03-22)22 March 1960 (aged 19)	2	1	União Leiria
3	2 DF	Santana	(1960-03-21)21 March 1960 (aged 19)	3	0	Estoril
4	2 DF	Tomás	(1960-01-14)14 January 1960 (aged 19)	2	0	Beira Mar
5	2 DF	Alberto Bastos Lopes	(1959-10-22)22 October 1959 (aged 19)	2	0	Estoril
6	4 FW	Galhofas	(1960-06-26)26 June 1960 (aged 19)	1	0	Estoril
7	3 MF	Parente	(1961-04-08)8 April 1961 (aged 18)	1	0	Estoril
8	4 FW	Galvanito	(1960-04-30)30 April 1960 (aged 19)	1	0	Portimonense
9	3 MF	Adão	(1960-04-03)3 April 1960 (aged 19)	2	0	Chaves
10	4 FW	João Santos	(1959-10-18)18 October 1959 (aged 19)	0	0	Estoril
11	2 DF	Artur	(1959-08-08)8 August 1959 (aged 20)	1	0	S.C. Vila Real
12	1 GK	Justino	(1960-12-14)14 December 1960 (aged 18)	2	0	Sporting
13	2 DF	João Gouveia	(1959-11-13)13 November 1959 (aged 19)	1	0	FC Porto
14	3 MF	Quim	(1959-08-23)23 August 1959 (aged 20)	2	0	Rio Ave
15	3 MF	Jorge Oliveira	(1960-03-11)11 March 1960 (aged 19)	2	0	União de Coimbra
16	2 DF	Eliseu	(1960-02-16)16 February 1960 (aged 19)	2	0	Leixões
17	4 FW	Diamantino	(1959-08-03)3 August 1959 (aged 20)	3	1	Benfica
18	4 FW	João Grilo	(1959-08-01)1 August 1959 (aged 20)	3	0	S.C. Vila Real [4]

  South Korea

Head coach: Kim Chan-Ki

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Oh Yeon-Kyo	(1960-05-25)25 May 1960 (aged 19)		Hanyang University
2	2 DF	Kim Young-Chul	(1960-04-28)28 April 1960 (aged 19)		Korea Electric Power
3	2 DF	Song Young-Seok	(1959-11-02)2 November 1959 (aged 19)		Hanyang University
4	2 DF	Park Bok-Jun	(1960-04-21)21 April 1960 (aged 19)		Anyang Technical High School
5	2 DF	Kim Myung-Kwan	(1959-11-27)27 November 1959 (aged 19)		Korea Electric Power
6	2 DF	Chung Yong-Hwan	(1960-02-10)10 February 1960 (aged 19)		Dongnae High School
7	3 MF	Hwang Seok-Keun	(1960-09-03)3 September 1960 (aged 18)		Korea University
8	3 MF	Lee Kil-Yong	(1959-09-29)29 September 1959 (aged 19)		Korea University
9	4 FW	Lee Sang-Yong	(1961-01-25)25 January 1961 (aged 18)		Korea University
10	3 MF	Lee Tae-Ho	(1961-01-29)29 January 1961 (aged 18)		Korea University
11	4 FW	Kim Suk-Won	(1961-11-07)7 November 1961 (aged 17)		Korea University
12	3 MF	Kim Hak-Chul	(1959-10-19)19 October 1959 (aged 19)		Chung-Ang University
13	4 FW	Kim Yong-Se	(1960-04-21)21 April 1960 (aged 19)		Korea Electric Power
14	4 FW	Kim Man-Soo	(1961-06-19)19 June 1961 (aged 18)		Dongnae High School
15	2 DF	Jeon Cha-Sik	(1959-09-27)27 September 1959 (aged 19)		POSCO FC
16	4 FW	Choi Soon-Ho	(1962-01-10)10 January 1962 (aged 17)		Cheongju Commercial High School
17	4 FW	Park Yoon-Ki	(1960-06-10)10 June 1960 (aged 19)		Seoul Metropolitan Government
18	1 GK	Seo Suk-Beom	(1960-09-12)12 September 1960 (aged 18)		Hanyeong High School

  Canada

Head coach: Barrie Clarke

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Chris Turner	(1960-02-01)1 February 1960 (aged 19)		San Jose Earthquakes
2	2 DF	Carlo Alberti	(1959-08-26)26 August 1959 (aged 20)		Houston Hurricane
3	2 DF	Danny Lenarduzzi	(1959-08-31)31 August 1959 (aged 19)		Vancouver Whitecaps
4	2 DF	Michael Sephton	(1960-09-17)17 September 1960 (aged 18)		Columbus Clan
5	2 DF	Ian Bridge	(1959-09-18)18 September 1959 (aged 19)		Seattle Sounders
6	2 DF	David McGill	(1960-05-28)28 May 1960 (aged 19)		Vancouver Whitecaps
7	3 MF	Gaspard D'Alexis	(1960-01-06)6 January 1960 (aged 19)		Inex Toronto
8	4 FW	Brent Barling	(1961-04-28)28 April 1961 (aged 18)		Vancouver Whitecaps
9	3 MF	David McCaig	(1960-05-28)28 May 1960 (aged 19)		Montreal Carabins
10	3 MF	Graham Hatley	(1960-10-26)26 October 1960 (aged 18)		Toronto Blizzard
11	3 MF	Mike Sweeney	(1959-12-25)25 December 1959 (aged 19)		Edmonton Drillers
12	3 MF	Paul Roe	(1959-11-21)21 November 1959 (aged 19)		Edmonton Drillers
13	4 FW	Gerry Gray	(1961-01-20)20 January 1961 (aged 18)		Vancouver Whitecaps
14	4 FW	Chris Chueden	(1961-02-18)18 February 1961 (aged 18)		FC Sagres Victoria
15	4 FW	Ross Ongaro	(1959-09-09)9 September 1959 (aged 19)		Edmonton Drillers
16	4 FW	Lou Nagy	(1960-05-09)9 May 1960 (aged 19)		Toronto Blizzard
17	4 FW	Branko Segota	(1961-06-08)8 June 1961 (aged 18)		Rochester Lancers
18	4 FW	Carlos Almeida	(1961-05-08)8 May 1961 (aged 18)		Columbus Clan

• Player who did not travel with the delegation:(N°19)Tom Boric GK 11/05/1961 Calgary Boomers (Canada)

Group D

  Uruguay

Head coach: Raúl Bentancor

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Fernando Álvez	(1959-09-04)4 September 1959 (aged 19)		Peñarol
2	2 DF	Domingo Cáceres	(1959-09-07)7 September 1959 (aged 19)		Club Atlético Peñarol
3	2 DF	Nelson Alaguich	(1959-08-20)20 August 1959 (aged 20)		Danubio
4	2 DF	Miguel Bossio	(1960-02-10)10 February 1960 (aged 19)		Sud América
5	3 MF	Arsenio Luzardo	(1959-09-03)3 September 1959 (aged 19)		Nacional
6	2 DF	Daniel Martínez Tapié	(1959-12-21)21 December 1959 (aged 19)		Danubio
7	4 FW	Ernesto Vargas	(1961-05-01)1 May 1961 (aged 18)		Peñarol
8	3 MF	Jorge Barrios	(1961-01-24)24 January 1961 (aged 18)		Wanderers
9	4 FW	Rubén Paz	(1959-08-08)8 August 1959 (aged 20)		Peñarol
10	3 MF	Ricardo Viera	(1960-05-19)19 May 1960 (aged 19)		Danubio
11	4 FW	Eber Bueno	(1959-09-13)13 September 1959 (aged 19)		Bella Vista
12	1 GK	Mario Viera	(1959-10-19)19 October 1959 (aged 19)		OFI
13	2 DF	Daniel Felipe Revelez	(1959-09-30)30 September 1959 (aged 19)		Bella Vista
14	2 DF	Nelson Gutiérrez	(1962-04-13)13 April 1962 (aged 17)		Peñarol
15	2 DF	Héctor Molina	(1959-10-31)31 October 1959 (aged 19)		Nacional
16	3 MF	Sergio González	(1960-11-16)16 November 1960 (aged 18)		Montevideo Wanderers
17	4 FW	Pablo Alonso	(1960-02-12)12 February 1960 (aged 19)		Bella Vista
18	4 FW	Carlos Larrañaga	(1960-05-26)26 May 1960 (aged 19)		Bella Vista

  Soviet Union

Head coach: Sergei Korshunov

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Viktor Chanov	(1959-07-21)21 July 1959 (aged 20)		Shakhtar Donetsk
2	2 DF	Viktor Yanushevsky	(1960-01-23)23 January 1960 (aged 19)		Dinamo Minsk
3	2 DF	Aleksandr Golovnya	(1959-11-20)20 November 1959 (aged 19)		Dinamo Minsk
4	2 DF	Ashot Khachatryan [5]	(1959-08-03)3 August 1959 (aged 20)		Ararat Yerevan
5	2 DF	Aleksandr Polukarov	(1959-11-27)27 November 1959 (aged 19)		Zorya Voroshilovgrad
6	3 MF	Yaroslav Dumansky	(1959-08-04)4 August 1959 (aged 20)		Karpaty Lvov
7	3 MF	Mikhail Olefirenko	(1960-06-06)6 June 1960 (aged 19)		Dinamo Kiev
8	3 MF	Igor Ponomaryov	(1960-02-24)24 February 1960 (aged 19)		Neftchi Baku
9	4 FW	Valeriy Zubenko	(1959-08-27)27 August 1959 (aged 19)		Zorya Voroshilovgrad
10	4 FW	Oleh Taran	(1960-01-11)11 January 1960 (aged 19)		Dinamo Kiev
11	4 FW	Ihar Hurynovich	(1960-03-05)5 March 1960 (aged 19)		Dinamo Minsk
12	2 DF	Gennadiy Salov	(1960-02-02)2 February 1960 (aged 19)		Torpedo Moscow
13	4 FW	Sergei Stukashov	(1959-11-12)12 November 1959 (aged 19)		Kairat Almaty
14	2 DF	Sergey Ovchinnikov	(1960-10-25)25 October 1960 (aged 18)		SKA Kiev
15	3 MF	Anatoliy Radenko	(1959-08-03)3 August 1959 (aged 20)		Shakhtar Donetsk
16	3 MF	Vladimir Mikhalevsky	(1959-11-29)29 November 1959 (aged 19)		Neftchi Baku
17	3 MF	Oleksandr Zavarov	(1961-04-20)20 April 1961 (aged 18)		Zorya Voroshilovgrad
18	1 GK	Serhiy Krakovskyi	(1960-08-11)11 August 1960 (aged 19)		Dinamo Kiev

  Hungary

Head Coach: Gyula Rakosi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Péter Disztl	(1960-03-30)30 March 1960 (aged 19)		Videoton
2	2 DF	Gyula Mohácsi	(1960-02-09)9 February 1960 (aged 19)		Csepel
3	2 DF	Antal Róth	(1960-09-14)14 September 1960 (aged 18)		Pécsi Munkás
4	2 DF	Sándor Sallai	(1960-03-26)26 March 1960 (aged 19)		Debrecen
5	2 DF	József Nagy	(1960-10-21)21 October 1960 (aged 18)		Szombathelyi Haladás
6	3 MF	József Kardos	(1960-03-22)22 March 1960 (aged 19)		Salgótarján
7	4 FW	Béla Melis	(1959-09-25)25 September 1959 (aged 19)		Budapest Honvéd
8	3 MF	István Pandúr	(1960-08-10)10 August 1960 (aged 19)		Budapest Honvéd
9	4 FW	Sándor Segesvári	(1960-04-15)15 April 1960 (aged 19)		Dunaújvárosi Kohász
10	3 MF	György Szeibert	(1960-12-29)29 December 1960 (aged 18)		Budapesti VSC
11	4 FW	Gábor Pölöskei	(1961-10-11)11 October 1961 (aged 17)		Rába ETO Győr
12	3 MF	Árpád Miklós	(1960-06-14)14 June 1960 (aged 19)		Gyori ETC FC
13	4 FW	Miklós Kökény	(1961-05-02)2 May 1961 (aged 18)		Csepel SC
14	4 FW	Róbert Koch	(1961-12-19)19 December 1961 (aged 17)		Ferencváros
15	3 MF	János Paksi	(1960-03-23)23 March 1960 (aged 19)		Csepel SC
16	2 DF	Attila Dózsa	(1960-01-02)2 January 1960 (aged 19)		Dunaújváros FC
17	3 MF	György Kerepeczky	(1959-09-14)14 September 1959 (aged 19)		Budapest Honvéd
18	1 GK	Miklós Józsa	(1961-03-30)30 March 1961 (aged 18)		Ferencváros

  Guinea

Head Coach: Nabi Camara

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Byly Loua	(1961-05-18)18 May 1961 (aged 18)		Horoya Atletique Club
2	2 DF	Amadou Diallo	(1960-07-25)25 July 1960 (aged 19)		Makona FC
3	2 DF	Ibrahima Sy	(1961-02-12)12 February 1961 (aged 18)		Kaloum AS
4	2 DF	Aboubacar Keita	(1960-07-02)2 July 1960 (aged 19)		Gangan FC
5	2 DF	Ibrahima Soumah	(1959-11-07)7 November 1959 (aged 19)		Olympique Kakande
6	3 MF	Salifou Keita	(1959-10-08)8 October 1959 (aged 19)		Hafia FC
7	4 FW	Aboubacar Sidiki	(1962-10-22)22 October 1962 (aged 16)		FC Kindia
8	3 MF	Alkaly Ndour	(1960-04-03)3 April 1960 (aged 19)		Makona FC
9	4 FW	Fazinet Camara	(1960-01-03)3 January 1960 (aged 19)		UC Kankan
10	3 MF	Aly Diallo	(1960-08-07)7 August 1960 (aged 19)		Olympique Kakande
11	4 FW	Fodé Fofana	(1961-11-14)14 November 1961 (aged 17)		Hafia FC
12	3 MF	Oumar Bangoura	(1961-02-16)16 February 1961 (aged 18)		Gangan FC
13	4 FW	Sékou Keita	(1960-08-07)7 August 1960 (aged 19)		Horoya Atletique Club
14	4 FW	Gassim Camara	(1960-01-03)3 January 1960 (aged 19)		Kindia FC
15	3 MF	Jean Pierre Sylla	(1960-03-21)21 March 1960 (aged 19)		Olympique Kakande
16	2 DF	Sékou Bangoura	(1959-10-10)10 October 1959 (aged 19)		UC Kankan
17	3 MF	Morlaye Sakho	(1960-11-04)4 November 1960 (aged 18)		Gangan FC
18	1 GK	Soukourou Keita	(1960-09-04)4 September 1960 (aged 18)		Kaloum AS

References

• FIFA pages on 1979 World Youth Cup