The following squads were named for the 1972 Summer Olympics tournament.

Brazil

Head coach: Antoninho

Burma

Head coach: U Sein Hlaing

Colombia

Head coach: Todor Veselinovic

Denmark

Head coach: 🇦🇹 Rudi Strittich

East Germany

Head coach: Georg Buschner

Ghana

Head coach: Charles Gyamfi

Hungary

Head coach: Rudolf Illovszky

Iran

Head coach: Mahmoud Bayati

Malaysia

Head coach: Jalil Che Din

Mexico

Head coach: Diego Mercado

Morocco

Head coach: 🇪🇸 Sabino Barinaga

Poland

Head coach: Kazimierz Górski

Sudan

Head coach: Abdel-Fatah Hamad

United States

Head coach: Bob Guelker

Soviet Union

Head coach: Aleksandr Ponomarev

West Germany

Head coach: Jupp Derwall