These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1987 Copa América held in Argentina. The first round was played in three groups of three teams with Uruguay, as defending champion, receiving a bye to the semi-finals.
Group A edit
Argentina edit
Head Coach: Carlos Bilardo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | MF | Roque Alfaro | 15 August 1956 (aged 30) |  River Plate
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| 2 | MF | Sergio Batista | 9 November 1962 (aged 24) | Argentinos Juniors
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| 3 | FW | Claudio Caniggia | 9 January 1967 (aged 20) | River Plate
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| 4 | FW | Oscar Dertycia | 3 March 1965 (aged 22) | Instituto Córdoba
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| 5 | DF | José Luis Brown | 10 November 1956 (aged 30) |  Brest
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| 6 | DF | Hernán Diaz | 26 February 1965 (aged 22) | Rosario Central
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| 7 | FW | Juan Gilberto Funes | 8 March 1963 (aged 24) | River Plate
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| 8 | MF | Oscar Acosta | 18 October 1964 (aged 22) | Ferro Carril Oeste
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| 9 | DF | José Luis Cuciuffo | 1 February 1961 (aged 26) | Vélez Sársfield
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| 10 | MF | Diego Maradona | 30 October 1960 (aged 26) |  Napoli
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| 11 | FW | José Alberto Percudani | 26 March 1965 (aged 22) | Independiente
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| 12 | MF | Darío Siviski | 20 December 1962 (aged 24) | San Lorenzo
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| 13 | DF | Oscar Garré | 9 December 1956 (aged 30) | Ferro Carril Oeste
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| 14 | MF | Ricardo Giusti | 11 December 1956 (aged 30) | Independiente
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| 15 | GK | Luis Islas | 25 December 1965 (aged 21) | Independiente
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| 16 | DF | Julio Olarticoechea | 8 October 1958 (aged 28) | Argentinos Juniors
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| 17 | FW | Pedro Pasculli | 17 May 1960 (aged 27) | Lecce
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| 18 | GK | Sergio Goycoechea | 17 October 1963 (aged 23) | River Plate
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| 19 | DF | Oscar Ruggeri | 26 January 1962 (aged 25) | River Plate
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| 20 | MF | Carlos Tapia | 20 August 1962 (aged 24) | Boca Juniors
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| 21 | DF | Jorge Theiler | 12 May 1964 (aged 23) | Newell's Old Boys
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| 22 | GK | Jorge Bartero | 28 October 1957 (aged 29) | Vélez Sársfield
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Ecuador edit
Head Coach: 
Luis Grimaldi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Héctor Chiriboga | 23 March 1966 (aged 21) |  LDU Quito
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| 2 | DF | Luis Mosquera | 14 December 1964 (aged 22) | El Nacional
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| 3 | DF | Kléber Fajardo | 1 January 1965 (aged 22) | Emelec
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| 4 | DF | Wilson Macías | 30 September 1965 (aged 21) | Filanbanco
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| 5 | MF | Edgar Domínguez | 23 December 1962 (aged 24) | Filanbanco
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| 6 | DF | Luis Capurro | 1 May 1961 (aged 26) | Filanbanco
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| 7 | MF | Jaime Baldeón | 25 February 1959 (aged 28) | El Nacional
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| 8 | MF | Alex Aguinaga | 9 July 1968 (aged 18) | Deportivo Quito
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| 9 | FW | Lupo Quiñónez | 12 February 1957 (aged 30) | Barcelona
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| 10 | MF | Hamilton Cuvi | 8 May 1960 (aged 27) | Filanbanco
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| 11 | FW | Geovanny Mera | 16 August 1962 (aged 24) | El Nacional
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| 12 | GK | Carlos Morales | 12 May 1965 (aged 22) | Barcelona
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| 13 | DF | Pablo Marín | 22 August 1965 (aged 21) | Deportivo Cuenca
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| 14 | FW | Ney Avilés | 16 February 1964 (aged 23) | Emelec
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| 15 | DF | Urlín Canga | 29 August 1959 (aged 27) | Emelec
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| 16 | DF | Juan Jácome | 6 November 1960 (aged 26) | LDU Quito
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| 17 | MF | Pietro Marsetti | 21 November 1964 (aged 22) | LDU Quito
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| 18 | MF | Galo Vásquez | 3 December 1956 (aged 30) | Barcelona
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| 19 | MF | José Jacinto Vega | 28 October 1958 (aged 28) | Barcelona
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| 20 | GK | Carlos Enríquez | 22 May 1966 (aged 21) | Deportivo Quito
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Peru edit
Head Coach: Fernando Cuellar
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | César Chávez-Riva | 22 November 1964 (aged 22) |  Universitario
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| 2 | DF | Percy Olivares | 6 May 1968 (aged 19) | Sporting Cristal
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| 3 | DF | Martín Duffó | 2 January 1963 (aged 24) | Juventud La Palma
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| 4 | DF | Leonardo Rojas | 9 October 1962 (aged 24) | Universitario
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| 5 | DF | Pedro Requena | 15 October 1961 (aged 25) | Universitario
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| 6 | MF | Javier Chirinos | 8 May 1960 (aged 27) | Universitario
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| 7 | MF | César Loyola | 13 September 1965 (aged 21) | Sporting Cristal
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| 8 | MF | Eduardo Malásquez | 13 October 1957 (aged 29) | Universitario
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| 9 | FW | Franco Navarro | 10 November 1961 (aged 25) | Independiente
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| 10 | MF | Julio César Uribe | 9 May 1958 (aged 29) |  América de Cali
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| 11 | FW | Jorge Hirano | 14 August 1956 (aged 30) |  Bolívar
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| 12 | GK | José González Ganoza | 10 July 1954 (aged 32) | Alianza Lima
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| 13 | DF | Jorge Arteaga | 29 December 1966 (aged 20) | Sporting Cristal
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| 14 | DF | Juan Reynoso | 28 December 1969 (aged 17) | Alianza Lima
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| 15 | MF | Jorge Cordero | 2 January 1962 (aged 25) | Unión Huaral
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| 16 | DF | Jorge Olaechea | 27 August 1956 (aged 30) | Deportivo Cali
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| 17 | MF | Luis Reyna | 6 May 1959 (aged 28) | Universitario
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| 18 | DF | Cedric Vásquez | 30 June 1959 (aged 27) | San Agustín
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| 19 | FW | Eugenio La Rosa | 20 December 1962 (aged 24) | Alianza Lima
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| 20 | MF | Roberto Martínez | 3 December 1967 (aged 19) | San Agustín
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| 21 | MF | José del Solar | 28 November 1967 (aged 19) | San Agustín
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| 22 | FW | Anselmo Soto | 21 April 1965 (aged 22) | UTC
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Group B edit
Brazil edit
Head Coach: Carlos Alberto Silva
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Carlos | 4 March 1956 (aged 31) |  Corinthians
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| 2 | DF | Josimar | 19 September 1961 (aged 25) | Botafogo (RJ)
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| 3 | DF | Geraldão | 24 April 1963 (aged 24) | Cruzeiro
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| 4 | DF | Ricardo Rocha | 11 September 1962 (aged 24) | Guarani
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| 5 | DF | Douglas | 1 March 1963 (aged 24) | Cruzeiro
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| 6 | DF | Nelsinho | 31 December 1962 (aged 24) | São Paulo
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| 7 | FW | Müller | 31 January 1966 (aged 21) | São Paulo
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| 8 | MF | Raí | 15 May 1965 (aged 22) | Botafogo (SP)
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| 9 | FW | Careca | 4 October 1960 (aged 26) | Napoli
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| 10 | MF | Edú Marangón | 2 February 1963 (aged 24) | Portuguesa
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| 11 | MF | Valdo | 12 January 1964 (aged 23) | Grêmio
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| 12 | GK | Zé Carlos | 7 February 1962 (aged 25) | Flamengo
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| 13 | DF | Jorginho | 17 August 1964 (aged 22) | Flamengo
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| 14 | DF | Ricardo Gomes | 13 December 1964 (aged 22) | Fluminense
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| 15 | DF | Júlio César | 8 March 1963 (aged 24) | Montpellier
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| 16 | MF | Dunga | 31 October 1963 (aged 23) | Vasco da Gama
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| 17 | FW | Edu Manga | 2 February 1967 (aged 20) | Palmeiras
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| 18 | MF | Silas | 27 August 1965 (aged 21) | São Paulo
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| 19 | FW | Romário | 29 January 1966 (aged 21) | Vasco da Gama
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| 20 | FW | Mirandinha | 2 July 1959 (aged 27) |  Newcastle United
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| 21 | FW | João Paulo | 7 September 1964 (aged 22) | Guarani
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| 22 | GK | Régis | 23 April 1965 (aged 22) | America
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Chile edit
Head Coach: Orlando Aravena
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Roberto Rojas | 8 August 1957 (aged 29) |  Colo-Colo
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| 2 | DF | Patricio Reyes | 27 November 1957 (aged 29) | Universidad de Chile
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| 3 | DF | Ricardo Toro | 16 December 1961 (aged 25) | Palestino
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| 4 | DF | Luis Hormazábal | 13 February 1959 (aged 28) | Colo-Colo
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| 5 | MF | Luis Rodríguez | 16 March 1961 (aged 26) | Universidad de Chile
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| 6 | MF | Jaime Pizarro | 2 March 1964 (aged 23) | Colo-Colo
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| 7 | FW | Ivo Basay | 13 April 1966 (aged 21) | Everton
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| 8 | MF | Eduardo Gómez | 2 June 1958 (aged 29) | Cobreloa
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| 9 | FW | Juan Carlos Letelier | 20 February 1959 (aged 28) | Cobreloa
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| 10 | FW | Jorge Contreras | 3 July 1960 (aged 26) |  Las Palmas
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| 11 | DF | Fernando Astengo | 8 January 1960 (aged 27) | Grêmio
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| 12 | GK | Marco Cornez | 15 October 1957 (aged 29) | Universidad Católica
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| 13 | MF | Jaime Vera | 25 March 1963 (aged 24) | Colo-Colo
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| 14 | MF | Ruben Espinoza | 1 June 1961 (aged 26) | Universidad Católica
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| 15 | FW | Osvaldo Hurtado | 2 November 1957 (aged 29) | Universidad Católica
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| 16 | FW | Iván Zamorano | 18 January 1967 (aged 20) | Cobresal
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| 17 | MF | Sergio Salgado | 12 August 1958 (aged 28) | Cobresal
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| 18 | MF | Patricio Mardones | 17 July 1962 (aged 24) | Universidad Católica
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| 19 | DF | Alex Martínez | 26 October 1959 (aged 27) | Universidad Católica
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| 20 | MF | Héctor Puebla | 10 July 1955 (aged 31) | Cobreloa
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| 21 | FW | Hugo Rubio | 5 July 1960 (aged 26) | Colo-Colo
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| 22 | GK | Mario Osbén | 14 July 1950 (aged 36) | Cobreloa
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Venezuela edit
Head Coach: Rafael Santana
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | César Baena | 16 January 1961 (aged 26) |  Caracas FC
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| 2 | DF | René Torres | 13 October 1960 (aged 26) | Estudiantes de Mérida
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| 3 | DF | Julio Quintero | 31 October 1964 (aged 22) | Portuguesa
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| 4 | DF | Pedro Acosta | 28 November 1959 (aged 27) | Marítimo
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| 5 | DF | Héctor Rivas | 27 September 1968 (aged 18) | Marítimo
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| 6 | MF | José Nieto | 6 November 1958 (aged 28) | Unión Atlético Táchira
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| 7 | DF | Francisco Rizzi | 13 July 1964 (aged 22) | Marítimo
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| 8 | FW | Nelson Carrero | 8 February 1953 (aged 34) | Marítimo
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| 9 | FW | Herbert Márquez | 10 November 1961 (aged 25) | Marítimo
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| 10 | MF | Carlos Maldonado | 30 July 1963 (aged 23) | Unión Atlético Táchira
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| 11 | FW | Wilton Arreaza | 12 August 1966 (aged 20) | Caracas FC
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| 12 | GK | Daniel Nikolac | 11 May 1961 (aged 26) | Marítimo
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| 13 | MF | Ildemaro Fernández | 27 December 1961 (aged 25) | Estudiantes de Mérida
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| 14 | FW | Iván Isea | 12 February 1964 (aged 23) | Marítimo
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| 15 | DF | Zdenko Morovic | 31 August 1966 (aged 20) | Deportivo Italia
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| 16 | DF | Pablo Mendoza | Deportivo Italia
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| 17 | MF | Roberto Elie | 11 May 1959 (aged 28) | Caracas FC
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| 18 | MF | Asdrúbal Sánchez | 1 April 1958 (aged 29) | Estudiantes de Mérida
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| 19 | FW | Ángel Castillo | 18 April 1957 (aged 30) | Deportivo Italia
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| 20 | MF | Williám Méndez | 10 December 1958 (aged 28) | Unión Atlético Táchira
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| 21 | DF | Gerardo Ferrebús | 21 June 1956 (aged 31) | Caracas FC
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| 22 | FW | Rodolfo Carvajal | 8 February 1952 (aged 35) | Estudiantes de Mérida
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Group C edit
Bolivia edit
Head Coach: Osvaldo Nito Veiga
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Luis Galarza | 26 December 1950 (aged 36) | The Strongest
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| 2 | DF | Rómer Roca | 1 July 1966 (aged 20) | Oriente Petrolero
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| 3 | DF | Miguel Ángel Noro | 22 August 1961 (aged 25) | Blooming
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| 4 | DF | Félix Vera | 18 May 1961 (aged 26) | Jorge Wilstermann
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| 5 | DF | Rolando Coimbra | 25 February 1960 (aged 27) | Blooming
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| 6 | DF | Eduardo Villegas | 29 March 1964 (aged 23) | The Strongest
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| *7 | MF | Marciano Saldías | 26 April 1966 (aged 21) | Oriente Petrolero
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| 8 | MF | José Milton Melgar | 20 September 1959 (aged 27) | Boca Juniors
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| 9 | MF | Federico Justiniano | 18 July 1964 (aged 22) | Destroyers
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| 10 | MF | Carlos Borja | 25 December 1956 (aged 30) | Bolívar
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| 11 | FW | Wilson Ávila | 19 April 1958 (aged 29) | Oriente Petrolero
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| 12 | GK | Marco Antonio Barrero | 26 January 1962 (aged 25) | Jorge Wilstermann
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| *13 | MF | Mauricio Ramos | 9 March 1969 (aged 18) | Destroyers
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| 14 | FW | Roly Paniagua | 14 November 1966 (aged 20) | Blooming
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| 15 | FW | Álvaro Peña | 11 September 1966 (aged 20) | Blooming
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| 16 | FW | Oscar Ramírez | 29 July 1961 (aged 25) | Oriente Petrolero
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| 17 | FW | Víctor Hugo Antelo | 2 November 1964 (aged 22) | Oriente Petrolero
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| 18 | DF | Carlos Arias Torrico | 25 August 1956 (aged 30) | Bolívar
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| 19 | FW | Gastón Taborga | 11 November 1960 (aged 26) | Blooming
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| 20 | FW | Silvio Rojas | 3 November 1959 (aged 27) | Blooming
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- Marciano Saldías and Mauricio Ramos remained on standby in Bolivia and did not travel to Argentina.
Colombia edit
Head Coach: Francisco Maturana
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | René Higuita | 26 August 1966 (aged 20) | Atlético Nacional
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| 2 | DF | Luis Carlos Perea | 29 December 1963 (aged 23) | Atlético Nacional
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| 3 | DF | Nolberto Molina | 5 January 1953 (aged 34) | Atlético Nacional
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| 4 | DF | Luis Fernando Herrera | 12 February 1962 (aged 25) | Atlético Nacional
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| 5 | DF | Carlos Hoyos | 28 February 1962 (aged 25) | Deportivo Cali
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| 6 | MF | Ricardo Pérez | 24 October 1963 (aged 23) | Atlético Nacional
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| 7 | FW | Antony de Ávila | 21 December 1962 (aged 24) | América de Cali
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| 8 | MF | Leonel Álvarez | 29 July 1965 (aged 21) | Atlético Nacional
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| 9 | FW | Juan Jairo Galeano | 12 August 1962 (aged 24) | Atlético Nacional
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| 10 | MF | Carlos Valderrama | 2 September 1961 (aged 25) | Deportivo Cali
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| 11 | MF | Bernardo Redín | 23 February 1963 (aged 24) | Deportivo Cali
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| 12 | GK | Mario Jiménez | 26 May 1959 (aged 28) | Deportes Quindío
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| 13 | FW | John Jairo Trellez | 29 April 1968 (aged 19) | Atlético Nacional
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| 14 | DF | Alexis Mendoza | 9 November 1961 (aged 25) | Atlético Junior
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| 15 | FW | Sergio Angulo | 14 September 1960 (aged 26) | Deportivo Cali
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| 16 | DF | Jorge Porras | 25 December 1959 (aged 27) | América de Cali
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| 17 | MF | Mario Coll | 20 August 1960 (aged 26) | Atlético Junior
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| 18 | MF | Gabriel Gómez | 15 December 1959 (aged 27) | Millonarios
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| 19 | FW | Arnoldo Iguarán | 16 January 1957 (aged 30) | Millonarios
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| 20 | MF | Álex Escobar | 8 February 1965 (aged 22) | América de Cali
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Paraguay edit
Head Coach: José Parodi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Roberto Fernández | 9 July 1954 (aged 32) | Deportivo Cali
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| 2 | DF | Juan Bautista Torales | 9 May 1959 (aged 28) |  Libertad
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| 3 | DF | Rogelio Delgado | 12 October 1959 (aged 27) | Olimpia
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| 4 | DF | Justo Jacquet | 9 September 1961 (aged 25) | Cerro Porteño
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| 5 | DF | César Zabala | 3 June 1961 (aged 26) | Cerro Porteño
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| 6 | MF | Jorge Guasch | 17 January 1961 (aged 26) | Olimpia
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| 7 | MF | Julio César Romero | 28 August 1960 (aged 26) | Fluminense
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| 8 | DF | Gustavo Benítez | 5 February 1953 (aged 34) | Olimpia
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| 9 | FW | Roberto Cabañas | 11 April 1961 (aged 26) | América de Cali
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| 10 | MF | Adolfino Cañete | 13 September 1965 (aged 21) | Unión Magdalena
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| 11 | FW | Ramón Hicks | 30 May 1959 (aged 28) | Sabadell
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| 12 | GK | Raúl Navarro | 14 March 1962 (aged 25) | Cerro Porteño
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| 13 | DF | Virginio Cáceres | 21 July 1962 (aged 24) | Guaraní
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| 14 | DF | Librado Rodríguez | 1957 (aged 29-30) | Atlético Colegiales
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| 15 | DF | Marcelino Blanco | 3 January 1966 (aged 21) | Sol de América
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| 16 | FW | Eumelio Palacios | 15 September 1964 (aged 22) | Libertad
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| 17 | FW | Buenaventura Ferreira | 4 July 1960 (aged 26) | Guaraní
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| 18 | FW | Félix Torres | 28 April 1962 (aged 25) | Sol de América
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| 19 | FW | Gabriel González | 18 March 1961 (aged 26) | Cerro Porteño
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| 20 | MF | Jorge Amado Nunes | 18 October 1961 (aged 25) | Olimpia
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| 21 | MF | Rafael Bobadilla | 4 October 1963 (aged 23) | Millonarios
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| 22 | GK | Carlos Colarte | 1 September 1961 (aged 25) | Sol de América
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Semi-final edit
Uruguay edit
Head Coach: Roberto Fleitas
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Jorge Seré | 9 July 1961 (aged 25) | Danubio
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| 2 | DF | Gonzalo Díaz | 14 April 1966 (aged 21) | Wanderers
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| 3 | DF | Nelson Gutiérrez | 13 April 1962 (aged 25) | River Plate
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| 4 | DF | Obdulio Trasante | 20 April 1960 (aged 27) | Peñarol
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| 5 | DF | José Pintos Saldanha | 25 March 1964 (aged 23) | Nacional
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| 6 | MF | José Enrique Peña | 25 May 1963 (aged 24) | Wanderers
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| 7 | FW | Antonio Alzamendi | 7 June 1956 (aged 31) | River Plate
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| 8 | MF | Gustavo Matosas | 25 May 1967 (aged 20) | Peñarol
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| 9 | FW | Enrique Báez | 16 January 1966 (aged 21) | Wanderers
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| 10 | FW | Enzo Francéscoli | 12 November 1961 (aged 25) | Racing Club Paris
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| 11 | FW | Ruben Sosa | 25 April 1966 (aged 21) | Real Zaragoza
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| 12 | GK | Eduardo Pereira | 21 March 1954 (aged 33) | Peñarol
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| 13 | DF | Óscar Aguirregaray | 25 October 1959 (aged 27) | Defensor Sporting
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| 14 | DF | Alfonso Domínguez | 24 September 1965 (aged 21) | Peñarol
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| 15 | MF | José Perdomo | 5 January 1965 (aged 22) | Peñarol
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| 16 | MF | Pablo Bengoechea | 27 June 1965 (aged 22) | Wanderers
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| 17 | MF | Erardo Cóccaro | 20 January 1961 (aged 26) | Progreso
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| 18 | FW | Mauricio Silvera | 30 December 1964 (aged 22) | Nacional
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| 19 | FW | Walter Pelletti | 31 May 1966 (aged 21) | Wanderers
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| 20 | MF | Gustavo Dalto | 16 March 1963 (aged 24) | Danubio
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| 21 | MF | Eduardo da Silva | 19 August 1966 (aged 20) | Peñarol
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| 22 | GK | Héctor Tuja | 6 March 1960 (aged 27) | Defensor Sporting
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