There's this thingymajig on the Guardian website where you can pick your best World Cup XI. http://www.theguardian.com/football...sp-world-cup-dream-team-pick-your-all-time-xi This one even lets you pit your team against other peoples' created sides. What are yours?
I did one on the BBC. Ended up with; Banks Cafu Moore Beckenbauer Maldini Zairzinho Zidane Platini Maradona Pele Ronaldo Would have had Cruyff in for Zairzinho but you could only have 3 forwards and Maradona, Pele and Ronaldo took up those spots.
I've just done the BBC one. I only picked players that have played in World Cups I've watched. The first one was France 98. Kahn Cafu Thuram Cannavero Maldini Rivaldo Xaxi Mathaus Zidane Ronaldo Klose
Maybe I meant Kenny Sansom with his 86 caps- a record for an England full back eclipsed only recently by Ashley Cole.
It's about the World Cup XI, not necessarily the best players. He was exceptional in the World Cups he played in. Samson, Mills and Cole were not.
"Snafu is the most-capped Brazilian player of all time with 142, including 21 World Cup finals appearances. He has won two World Cups in 1994 and 2002, as well as being the only player to participate in three World Cup final matches. He holds the record of winning the most number of matches in World Cups with 16. Cafu earned his first cap in a friendly against Spain on 12 September 1990, and played sparingly for Brazil in the early 1990s, making the 1994 World Cup roster as a substitute. He appeared in the final against Italy, following an injury to Jorginho in the 22nd minute. After that, Cafu was soon a regular in the starting eleven as Brazil won the Copa América in 1997 and 1999, and reached the 1998 FIFA World Cup final. Brazil endured a rocky qualification for the 2002 tournament, during which Cafu came under heavy criticism from coach Wanderley Luxemburgo, who stripped him of the team captaincy after he was sent off in a qualifier against Paraguay. Shortly after that, though, Luxemburgo was out of a job, and replacement Luiz Felipe Scolari made Emerson his new choice for captain. However, Emerson missed the cut after he dislocated his shoulder in training, which allowed Cafu to regain the armband. After Brazil defeated Germany 2–0 in the final match, he stood on the victory podium during the postmatch celebration and, as he raised the trophy, shouted to his wife, "Regina, eu te amo!" ("Regina, I love you!"). Cafu and Brazil fell short of high expectations placed on the squad four years later in 2006, as Brazil meekly exited in the quarterfinals after a 1–0 defeat by France. Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira was criticized for featuring fading veterans, most notably the 36-year-old Cafu and 33-year-old Roberto Carlos, in the starting eleven in lieu of younger players. Cafu was one of only a few Brazil players who spoke to the press in the midst of a hailstorm of criticism from Brazilian fans and media alike following the team's return home. He nonetheless expressed interest in participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup; however he did not, as he retired completely from football in 2008." Hmmmmm.
