Onder andere met: Michael Caine (Capt. John Colby), Sylvester Stallone (Capt. Robert Hatch), Pelé (Corporal Luis Fernandez), Max Von Sydow (Maj. Karl Von Steiner), Bobby Moore (Terry Brady), Osvaldo Ardiles (Carlos Rey), George Mikell (Kommandant), Anton Diffring (Radio Announcer), Carole Laure (Renée), Michael Cochrane (Farrell), John Wark (Arthur Hayes), Paul Van Himst (Michel Fileu), Hallvar Thoresen (Gunnar Hilsson), Co Prins (Pieter Van Beck), Kevin Beattie (stand-in for Michael Caine), Paul Cooper (stand-in for Sylvester Stallone)