Sylvester Stallone as Captain Robert Hatch

Michael Caine as Captain John Colby

Max von Sydow as Major Karl von Steiner

Pelé as Cpl. Luis Fernandez, Brazil

Carole Laure as Renée

Bobby Moore as Terry Brady, England

Osvaldo Ardiles as Carlos Rey, Argentina

Paul Van Himst as Michel Fileu, Belgium

Kazimierz Deyna as Paul Wolchek, Poland

Mike Summerbee as Sid Harmor, England

Co Prins as Pieter Van Beck, Holland

Russell Osman as Doug Clure, England

John Wark as Arthur Hayes, Scotland

Søren Lindsted as Erik Ball, Denmark

Kevin O'Callaghan as Tony Lewis, Ireland

Gary Waldhorn as Mueller, german coach

George Mikell as Kommandant

Laurie Sivell as Schmidt, german goalie

Arthur Brauss as Lutz

Robin Turner as a german player

Michael Wolf as Lang

Jürgen Andersen as a propaganda civilian

David Shawyer as Strauss

Werner Roth as Baumann, german team captain

Amidou as André

Benoît Ferreux as Jean-Paul

Jean-François Stévenin as Claude

Jack Lenoir as Georges

Zoltán Gera as Viktor

Tim Pigott-Smith as Rose

Julian Curry as Shurlock

Clive Merrison as The Forger

Maurice Roëves as Pyrie

Michael Cochrane as Farrell

Jack Kendrick as Williams

Daniel Massey as Colonel Waldron

Anton Diffring as chief commentator

Gunter Wolbert as german commentator

Capacci Eolo as italian commentator

Michel Drhey as french commentator

Hallvar Thoresen as Gunnar Hilsson, Norway