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Version comparisons
Title screen
Select team
Groups
Start of match
Kick off
Goal
Mega Drive version
The first version of the game (00) has different player names than later revisions, being more similar to real-world players (loosely based on those appearing at the 1986 Mexico World Cup). It can be safely assumed Sega were keen to change the names as it lacked an official license from any of football's governing bodies.
Algeria and Morocco have the same lineup across all versions of the game.
ALGERIA
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
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| DRID |
DRID |
|
| CERBAH |
CERBAH |
|
| LARBI |
LARBI |
|
| GUENDOUZ |
GUENDOUZ |
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| KOURICHI |
KOURICHI |
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| MEDJADI |
MEDJADI |
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| MANSOURI |
MANSOURI |
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| MEGHARIA |
MEGHARIA |
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| KACI SAID |
KACI SAID |
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| MAROC |
MAROC |
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| BELLOUMI |
BELLOUMI |
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| BENMABROUCK |
BENMABROUCK |
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| ASSAD |
ASSAD |
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| MADJER |
MADJER |
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| ZIDANE |
ZIDANE |
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| MENAD |
MENAD |
|
ARGENTINA
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| FILLOL |
COOK |
|
| PUMPIDO |
REED |
|
| PASSARELLA |
PAGET |
|
| CLAUSEN |
CLAUSEN |
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| TARANTINI |
SORRENTO |
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| RUGGERI |
SUTERI |
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| GALVAN |
GARUIN |
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| BATISTA |
BATISTA |
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| BURRUCHAGA |
BULASA |
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| MARADONA |
MADRON |
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| ARDILES |
ARJILESS |
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| BERTONI |
BENNETT |
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| BARBAS |
BULBAS |
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| VALDANO |
MALDES |
|
| KEMPES |
KEMPANO |
|
| BORGHI |
BURGHOFF |
|
BELGIUM
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| PFAFF |
PANN |
|
| BODART |
BOND |
|
| GERETS |
GELLETS |
|
| RENQUIN |
RENNET |
|
| GRUEN |
RUNDLE |
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| DEMOL |
DIAMOND |
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| VERVOORT |
FOLET |
|
| VAN DER ELST |
DARREAU |
|
| BROOS |
BRAND |
|
| VERCAUTEREN |
COTHER |
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| SCIFO |
NELL |
|
| CEULEMANS |
CORMAN |
|
| VANDEREYCKEN |
VAN SANT |
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| CLAESEN |
CLEESE |
|
| VANDENBERGH |
MOFFET |
|
| VEYT |
VELOT |
|
BRASIL/BRAZIL
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| CARLOS |
CARLOS |
|
| VITOR |
VICTOR |
|
| EDSON |
MENLO |
|
| OSCAR |
SCARPEN |
|
| EDINHO |
WILKINS |
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| LEANDRO |
JAQUIN |
|
| BATISTA |
BATISTA |
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| FALCAO |
FELDMAN |
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| JUNIOR |
COLIN |
|
| ZICO |
ZUKKA |
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| SOCRATES |
SORA |
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| CEREZO |
CEREZO |
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| LIBERINO |
LIBERINO |
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| CARECA |
KARRAS |
|
| PELE |
POLA |
|
| CASAGRANDE |
GRANDE |
|
CHINA
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| MAO TSE TUNG |
POI TUNG |
|
| YUE HAI |
YUE PIN |
|
| FU CHI |
FOO FANG |
|
| LU FANG |
LU KAI |
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| ROMY DIAZ |
XI PAI |
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| XI YANG PIN |
CHAN PIN |
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| CHAN WEN |
YANG TAK |
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| CHAO AN SUN |
CHA TAN |
|
| ANN TSE KAI |
ANN SUN |
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| WANG TAN |
WANG CHEI |
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| SUN JIAN KUI |
SUN JIANKUI |
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| CHI YIN TAK |
CHI WEN |
|
| DRAGON WANG |
LOU WANG |
|
| TAO PAI PAI |
TAI JEI |
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| LI LIN JEI |
LIN HAN |
|
| LIN MING MEI |
LU LIN |
|
DENMARK
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
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| RASMUSSEN |
LASMUSSEN |
|
| QVIST |
LUNDQUIST |
|
| BUSK |
BASS |
|
| M OLSEN |
M OLSEN |
|
| NIELSEN |
NIELSEN |
|
| ANDERSEN |
ANDERSEN |
|
| SIVEBAEK |
SIMONSEN |
|
| LERBY |
LARBER |
|
| BERGGREEN |
GREEN |
|
| BERTELSEN |
BERTELSEN |
|
| ARNESEN |
JENSEN |
|
| SIMONSEN |
SIMONSEN |
|
| HANSEN |
HANSEN |
|
| ELKJAEL |
ELKA |
|
| LAUDRUP |
LAUDO |
|
| J OLSEN |
J OLSEN |
|
FRANCE
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| BATS |
BATTEAU |
|
| ETTORI |
ETIENNE |
|
| AMOROS |
AMOUR |
|
| BATTISTON |
BACHISTON |
|
| BOSSIS |
ROSSI |
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| TRESOR |
TRESI |
|
| FERNANDEZ |
FERDINAND |
|
| PLATINI |
LATAN |
|
| GIRESSE |
GERARD |
|
| TIGANA |
TIFAN |
|
| VERCURUYSSE |
VERCUROOSE |
|
| GENGHINI |
GENGINI |
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| FERRERI |
FERRER |
|
| ROCHETEAU |
ROUSSEAU |
|
| STOPYRA |
STOPIRA |
|
| FONTENE |
FONTEN |
|
HOLLAND
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| BREUKELEN |
ROM |
|
| HUISTRA |
HANNA |
|
| NICEKENCE |
NEESE |
|
| SPRENGERS |
SPRAGUE |
|
| VALKE |
VALLEY |
|
| LOFFELD |
RHOADS |
|
| EYKENBROEK |
BROOK |
|
| CREIGU |
CRAIG |
|
| VAN VEEN |
VAN DER MOST |
|
| BUTER |
BUTER |
|
| ADVOCAAT |
LEGAT |
|
| BRANDTS |
BRENNAN |
|
| DOORNEVELD |
DONNER |
|
| GULLIT |
YOWELL |
|
| KOEMAN |
CLEEF |
|
| BERGER |
VAN PELT |
|
HUNGARY
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| DISZTL |
STOLLO |
|
| MESZAROS |
MESZAROS |
|
| SALLAI |
SALLAI |
|
| ROTH |
ROTH |
|
| VARGA |
VARGA |
|
| PETAR |
PETAR |
|
| GARADA |
GARADA |
|
| BALINT |
BILLOS |
|
| HARDOS |
HARDOS |
|
| NAZY |
NAZY |
|
| DETARI |
STARR |
|
| NYILASI |
DIAS |
|
| MUELLER |
MUELLER |
|
| KIPRICH |
KIPRICH |
|
| ESTERHAZY |
ESSER |
|
| KOCSISS |
KOCH |
|
ITALY
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
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| GALLI |
GARRO |
|
| ZOFF |
ZOLLO |
|
| BERGONI |
MELDONI |
|
| CABRINI |
LACONNA |
|
| SCIREA |
SORRENTO |
|
| GENTILE |
GALLO |
|
| COLLOVATI |
GIANNA |
|
| TRICELLA |
CELLI |
|
| DE NAPOLI |
VERONA |
|
| TARDELLI |
ROMANO |
|
| CONTI |
COROLLA |
|
| ANTOGNONI |
ANTONIO |
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| DI GENNARO |
GIOUANNI |
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| ALTOBELLI |
RITO |
|
| ROSSI |
RUSSO |
|
| GRAZIANI |
GARDINO |
|
JAPAN
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| MATSUI |
MITSUI |
|
| MORISHITA |
MORITA |
|
| KATO |
SATO |
|
| KATSUYA |
MATSUDA |
|
| ISHIGAMI |
ISOGAMI |
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| TSUNAMI |
TONAMI |
|
| OKUDERA |
OKUDAIRA |
|
| KIMURA |
MIMURA |
|
| YONASHIRO |
YONASHIRO |
|
| ECHIGO |
ECHIGO |
|
| MIURA |
MIURA |
|
| HASHIRATANI |
SHIRATANI |
|
| TOTSUKA |
OTSUKA |
|
| HARA |
HADA |
|
| NAGAI |
DAGAI |
|
| KAMAMOTO |
AMAOTO |
|
MEXICO
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| LARIOS |
RIATA |
|
| RODRIGUEZ |
JORGE |
|
| QUIRARTE |
RIO |
|
| CRUZ |
CORTEZ |
|
| SERVIN |
MERVANOS |
|
| TREJO |
TURANOS |
|
| ESPANA |
ESPADILLA |
|
| BOY |
BOWIE |
|
| MUNOZ |
DIAZ |
|
| NEGRETE |
NETTEZ |
|
| DOMINGUEZ |
DOMINGO |
|
| ORTEGA |
OLTOS |
|
| SANCHEZ |
SANTOS |
|
| AGUIRRE |
GUILLON |
|
| FLORES |
ESPERANZA |
|
| HERNANDEZ |
FERNANDES |
|
MOROCCO
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| ZAKI |
ZAKI |
|
| HMIED |
HMIED |
|
| LABD |
LABD |
|
| LEMRISS |
LEMRISS |
|
| BIAZ |
BIAZ |
|
| BOUYAHYAOUI |
BOUYAHYAOUI |
|
| HCINA |
HCINA |
|
| DOLMY |
DOLMY |
|
| EL HADDAOUI |
EL HADDAOUI |
|
| TIMOUMI |
TIMOUMI |
|
| MERRY |
MERRY |
|
| AMANALLAH |
AMANALLAH |
|
| KHAIRI |
KHAIRI |
|
| SOULAIMANI |
SOULAIMANI |
|
| BOUDERBALA |
BOUDERBALA |
|
| KRIMAU |
KRIMAU |
|
PERU
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| GONZALES |
WRIGHT |
|
| QUIROGA |
RAND |
|
| REYNA |
REINA |
|
| DUARTE |
DUALTE |
|
| SALGUERO |
SALVOS |
|
| DIAZ |
DORIO |
|
| OLAECHEA |
OLMEO |
|
| LEGUIA |
ELY |
|
| VELASQUEZ |
VALDES |
|
| CUETO |
CUELO |
|
| NAVARRO |
NABAR |
|
| LA ROSA |
LARROUX |
|
| BARBADILLO |
FELDO |
|
| URIBE |
URANO |
|
| CUBILLAS |
PILLAS |
|
| OBLITAS |
LYTTOS |
|
POLAND
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| MLYNARCZYK |
ZELNICK |
|
| WANDIK |
VANOS |
|
| OSTROWSKI |
OSTROWSKI |
|
| WOJCICKI |
WOJCICKI |
|
| ZMUDA |
DUMAR |
|
| JANAS |
JANAS |
|
| PAWLAK |
PAWLAK |
|
| DZIEKANOWSKI |
DZIEKANOWSKI |
|
| MATYSIK |
MATYSIK |
|
| URBAN |
URBAN |
|
| LATO |
RARITO |
|
| BUNCOL |
BUNCOL |
|
| KARAS |
KARAS |
|
| BONIEK |
PANEK |
|
| SMORALEK |
SMUDA |
|
| SZARMACH |
SZARMACH |
|
REP KOREA
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| BYUNG DUK |
BYUNG HWAN |
|
| YUN KYO |
SOO HOON |
|
| KYUNG HOON |
JONG SEI |
|
| JONG SOO |
JIONG SOO |
|
| YONG HWAN |
JIN HOI |
|
| YOUNG JEUNG |
YONG MOO |
|
| PYUNG SUK |
PYONG FAN |
|
| YONG SE |
YANG RAE |
|
| KWANG RAE |
KANG SOO |
|
| CHANG SUN |
CHANG SE |
|
| SOO JIN |
SOO JONG |
|
| JUNG MOO |
JONG HWAN |
|
| SOON HO |
SOON JO |
|
| BUM KUN |
BUN RAE |
|
| JOO SUNG |
SOO SUNG |
|
| BYUNG JOO |
BUNG SUK |
|
SCOTLAND
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| LEIGHTON |
LEIGHTON |
|
| ROUGH |
ROUGH |
|
| MILLER |
MILLER |
|
| MALPAS |
WILSON |
|
| MAREY |
MAREY |
|
| GRAY |
GRAY |
|
| MCLEISH |
MC TAVISH |
|
| NICOL |
NICOL |
|
| STRACHAN |
STROELEN |
|
| AITKEN |
ANTON |
|
| SOUNESS |
SOUNESS |
|
| WARK |
WARK |
|
| DALGLISH |
DOUGLAS |
|
| ROBERTSON |
RIVERTON |
|
| MCAVENNIE |
MC AFIE |
|
| ARCHIBALD |
ARNOS |
|
SPAIN
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| ZUBIZARRETA |
SANDO |
|
| ARCONADA |
LUIS |
|
| ABLANEDO |
BOLIVAR |
|
| CAMACHO |
COMAS |
|
| GOICOECHEA |
GOYA |
|
| ALESANCO |
BANCO |
|
| ALBERTO |
ALEXO |
|
| MACEDA |
MANOS |
|
| CARUDERE |
CARDIN |
|
| MICHEL |
MICHA |
|
| MUNOZ |
MUNOZ |
|
| GORDILLO |
ORO |
|
| VICTOR |
VICTOR |
|
| BUTRAGUENO |
LUTRAN |
|
| UFARTE |
OLANOS |
|
| JUANITO |
JUAREZ |
|
URUGUAY
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| RODRIGUES |
HERNANDO |
|
| ALVEZ |
ALBES |
|
| GUTTIERREZ |
ANGEL |
|
| ACEVEDO |
ALTO |
|
| DIOGO |
LUIS |
|
| BATISTA |
BATISTA |
|
| PEREYRA |
HERRERA |
|
| BOSSIO |
HOVOS |
|
| SARALEGUI |
SERAVAN |
|
| PAZ |
PASSARO |
|
| ZALAZAR |
SALVADOR |
|
| SANTIN |
BANTOS |
|
| ALZAMENDI |
FENDO |
|
| DA SILVA |
PABLO |
|
| FRANCESCOLI |
HERNOS |
|
| RAMOS |
RUIZ |
|
USA
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| DOLEMAN |
ANDERSON |
|
| MANN |
BROWN |
|
| SINGLETARY |
HARRIS |
|
| MARSHALL |
PAGE |
|
| TAYLOR |
SMITH |
|
| TIPPETT |
KAY |
|
| BANKS |
ROWLAND |
|
| WALKER |
THOMAS |
|
| ALLEN |
WOODS |
|
| MUSTER |
WARD |
|
| MCNIEL |
BUCKLEY |
|
| CRAIG |
LITTLE |
|
| MONTANA |
GRANT |
|
| KOSAR |
MITCHEL |
|
| MCMAHON |
WILLIAMS |
|
| MARINO |
ROBERTS |
|
USSR
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| DASSAEV |
DATEV |
|
| HANOV |
ANOV |
|
| MOROZOV |
CHIZOV |
|
| DEMIANENKO |
RUMENKOV |
|
| CHIVADZE |
VIDOR |
|
| BUDNOV |
BALINOF |
|
| BALTACHA |
BULENCHUK |
|
| YAREMCHUK |
YARDOV |
|
| ZAVAROV |
ZALENKO |
|
| ALEINIKOV |
ROMANOF |
|
| CHERENKOV |
GORENKOV |
|
| GOTUMANOV |
SARONCHA |
|
| LITOVCHENKO |
LIDZE |
|
| BLOKHIN |
MORKANOV |
|
| BELANOV |
PRUSSENKO |
|
| PROTASOV |
ALTONOV |
|
W. GERMANY
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| SCHUMACHER |
SCHUMAN |
|
| STEIN |
STEIN |
|
| MEIYER |
MEIYER |
|
| FOERSTER |
FERTH |
|
| STIELIKE |
STILIKE |
|
| JAKOBS |
JAKOBS |
|
| AUGENTHALER |
AUGUST |
|
| BECKENBAUER |
ERICH |
|
| BRIEGEL |
BRIEGEL |
|
| BREITNER |
BREITNER |
|
| RAHN |
RAHN |
|
| SCHEFER |
SCHEFER |
|
| MAGATH |
MAGATO |
|
| LITTBARSKI |
LITTBAL |
|
| RUMMENIGGE |
HAHN |
|
| MUELLER |
MUELLER |
|
YUGOSLAVIA
| Rev 00 |
Rev 01+ |
Based on
|
| PANTELIC |
SELAK |
|
| PASIC |
LASSIC |
|
| GUDELJ |
RANOC |
|
| ZAJEC |
GAJEC |
|
| STOJKOVIC |
JANUS |
|
| JAVANOVIC |
RONOVIC |
|
| HOLIHODZIC |
HANOZIC |
|
| KRMPOTIC |
ZAPTIC |
|
| PETROVIC |
PETRI |
|
| SLJIVO |
SALJO |
|
| PUDAR |
PANTO |
|
| HRSTIC |
MASTI |
|
| VUJOVIC |
BAUHOFER |
|
| SUSIC |
POLIC |
|
| SESTIC |
MESSIC |
|
| SURJAK |
ROJAK |
|
IBM PC version
Despite the box claiming the IBM PC version of World Championship Soccer is only compatible with EGA graphics cards, this is not strictly true. If the user has a VGA card, the game will still run in 16 colours (as there are no VGA-specific graphics in-game), but it will choose a slightly more appropriate palette from the 256 colours available in the standard.
While the difference would be subtle on many CRT displays of the time, it can allow users to see what is going on more clearly. It also allows teams to play in different colours - in EGA mode player 1 is always red and player 2 is always blue.
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