This page lists the squads for the men's football at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Overage players are marked with * and players added due to injury are marked with °.

Group A

Argentina

Head coach: Daniel Passarella

Portugal

Head coach: Nelo Vingada

Tunisia

Head coach: 🇵🇱 Henryk Kasperczak

United States

Head coach: Bruce Arena

Group B

Australia

Head coach: Eddie Thomson

France

Head coach: Raymond Domenech

Saudi Arabia

Head coach: 🇧🇷 Ivo Wortmann

Spain

Head coach: Javier Clemente

Group C

Ghana

Head coach: Sam Arday

Italy

Head coach: Cesare Maldini

South Korea

Head coach: 🇷🇺 Anatoliy Byshovets

Mexico

Head coach: Carlos de los Cobos

Group D

Brazil

Head coach: Zagallo

Hungary

Head coach: Antal Dunai

Japan

Head coach: Akira Nishino

Nigeria

Head coach: 🇳🇱 Jo Bonfrere