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We had 17 players selected, While Italy had 14, germany 13 and the argies only 7!:dazed:
Here is the list!
100 players who made their mark on the world's greatest tournament.
Player Country Position Appearances
Ademir
(1922-1998) Brazil Forward 1950 (2nd)
Baggio, Roberto
(1967-) Italy Forward 1990 (3rd), 1994 (2nd), 1998
Banks, Gordon
(1937-) England Goalkeeper 1966 (winner), 1970
Baresi, Franco
(1960-) Italy Defender 1990 (3rd), 1994 (2nd)
Beckenbauer, Franz
(1945-) West Germany Defender 1966 (2nd), 1970 (4th), 1974 (winner)
Bergkamp, Dennis
(1969-) Netherlands Forward 1994, 1998 (4th)
Bergomi, Giuseppe
(1963) Italy Defender 1982 (winner), 1986, 1990 (3rd), 1998
Boniek, Zbigniew
(1956-) Poland Forward 1978, 1982 (3rd), 1986
Brehme, Andreas
(1960-) West Germany/
Germany Defender 1986 (2nd), 1990 (winner), 1994
Breitner, Paul
(1951-) West Germany Defender 1974 (winner), 1982 (2nd)
Butragueno, Emilio
(1963-) Spain Forward 1986, 1990
Carbajal, Antonio
(1929-) Mexico Goalkeeper 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966
Careca
(1960-) Brazil Forward 1986, 1990
Carlos Alberto
(1945-) Brazil Defender 1970 (winner)
Ceulemans, Jan
(1957-) Belgium Midfielder 1982, 1986 (4th), 1990
Charlton, Bobby
(1937-) England Midfielder 1962, 1966 (winner), 1970
Combi, Gianpiero
(1902-1956) Italy Goalkeeper 1934 (winner)
Cruyff, Johan
(1947-) Netherlands Midfielder/
Forward 1974 (2nd)
Cubillas, Teofilio
(1949-) Peru Forward 1970, 1978, 1982 (winner)
Didi
(1929-2001) Brazil Midfielder 1954, 1958 (winner), 1962 (winner)
Dunga
(1963-) Brazil Midfielder 1990, 1994 (winner), 1998 (2nd)
Elkjaer, Preben
(1957-) Denmark Forward 1986
Escobar, Andres
(1967-1994) Colombia Defender 1994
Eusebio
(1942-) Portugal Forward 1966 (3rd)
Fillol, Ubaldo
(1950-) Argentina Goalkeeper 1974, 1978 (winner), 1982
Fontaine, Just
(1933-) France Forward 1958 (3rd)
Gaetjens, Joe
(1924-1964) United States Forward 1950
Garrincha
(1933-1983) Brazil Midfielder 1958 (winner), 1962 (winner), 1966
Gemill, Archie
(1947-) Scotland Midfielder 1978
Gilmar
(1930-) Brazil Goalkeeper 1958 (winner), 1962 (winner), 1966
Hagi, Gheorghe
(1965-) Romania Midfielder 1990, 1994, 1998
Hidegkuti, Nandor
(1922-2002) Hungary Forward 1954 (second), 1958
Hurst, Geoff
(1941-) England Forward 1966, 1970
Jairzinho
(1944-) Brazil Midfielder 1966, 1970 (winner), 1974 (4th)
Jennings, Pat
(1945-) Northern Ireland Goalkeeper 1982, 1986
Kempes, Mario
(1954-) Argentina Forward 1974, 1978 (winner)
Klinsmann, Juergen
(1964-) West Germany/
Germany Forward 1990 (winner), 1994, 1998
Kocsis, Sandor
(1929-1978) Hungary Forward 1954 (2nd)
Kopa, Raymond
(1931-) France Forward 1954, 1958 (3rd)
Krol, Ruud
(1949-) Netherlands Defender 1974 (2nd), 1978 (2nd)
Lato, Grzegorz
(1950-) Poland Forward 1974 (3rd), 1978, 1982 (3rd)
Laudrup, Michael (1964-) Denmark Forward 1986, 1998
Leonidas
(1910-) Brazil Forward 1934, 1938 (3rd)
Letchkov, Yordan
(1967-) Bulgaria Midfielder 1994 (4th)
Liedholm, Nils
(1922-) Sweden Midfielder 1958 (2nd)
Lineker, Gary
(1960-) England Forward 1986, 1990 (4th)
Maier, Sepp
(1944-) West Germany Goalkeeper 1970 (3rd), 1974 (winner), 1978
Maldini, Paolo
(196
Italy Defender 1990 (3rd), 1994 (2nd), 1998
Maradona, Diego
(1960-) Argentina Midfielder/
Forward 1982, 1986 (winner), 1990 (2nd), 1994
Masopust, Josef
(1931-) Czechoslovakia Midfielder 1958, 1962 (2nd)
Matthaeus, Lothar
(1961-) West Germany/
Germany Midfielder 1982 (2nd), 1986 (2nd), 1990 (winner), 994, 1998
Meazza, Giuseppe
(1910-1979) Italy Forward 1934 (winner), 1938 (winner)
Milla, Roger
(1952-) Cameroon Forward 1982, 1990, 1994
Monti, Luis
(1901-1983) Argentina/
Italy Defender 1930 (Argentina, 2nd), 1934 (Italy, winner)
Moore, Bobby
(1941-1993) England Defender 1962, 1966 (winner), 1970
Muller, Gerd
(1945-) West Germany Forward 1970 (3rd), 1974 (winner)
Nasazzi, Jose
(1901-1968) Uruguay Defender 1930 (winner)
Nejedly, Oldrich
(1909-1990) Czechoslovakia Goalkeeper 1934 (second), 1938
Neeskens, Johann
(1951-) Netherlands Midfielder 1974 (2nd), 1978 (2nd)
N'Kono, Thomas
(1956-) Cameroon Goalkeeper 1982, 1990
Overath, Wolfgang
(1943-) West Germany Midfielder 1966 (2nd), 1970 (3rd), 1974 (winner)
Owairan, Saeed
(1967-) Saudi Arabia Forward 1994, 1998
Passarella, Daniel
(1953-) Argentina Defender 1978 (winner), 1982
Patenaude, Bert
(1909-1974) United States Forward 1930 (3rd)
Pele
(1940-) Brazil Forward 1958 (winner), 1962 (winner), 1966, 1970 (winner)
Piola, Silvio
(1913-1996) Italy Forward 1938 (winner)
Planicka, Frantisek
(1904-1996) Czechoslovakia Goalkeeper 1934 (second), 1938
Platini, Michel
(1955-) France Midfielder 1978, 1982 (4th), 1986 (3rd)
Puskas, Ferenc
(1927-) Hungary/Spain Forward 1954 (2nd), 1962
Rahn, Helmut
(1929-) West Germany Forward 1954 (Winner), 1958 (4th)
Rensenbrink, Rob
(1947-) Netherlands Midfielder 1974 (2nd), 1978 (2nd)
Riva, Luigi
(1944-) Italy Forward 1970 (2nd), 1974
Rivelino
(1946-) Brazil Midfielder 1970 (winner), 1974 (4th), 1978 (3rd)
Romario
(1966-) Brazil Forward 1994 (winner)
Ronaldo
(1976-) Brazil Forward 1998 (2nd)
Rossi, Paolo
(1956-) Italy Forward 1978 (4th), 1982 (winner)
Ruggeri, Oscar
(1962-) Argentina Defender 1986 (winner), 1990 (2nd), 1994
Rummenigge, Karl-Heinz
(1955-) West Germany Forward 1978, 1982 (2nd), 1986 (2nd)
Santos, Nilton
(1925-) Brazil Defender 1954, 1958 (winner), 1962 (winner)
Sarosi, Gyorgy
(1912-1993) Hungary Forward 1938 (2nd)
Scarone, Hector
(1898-1967) Uruguay Forward 1930 (winner)
Schiaffino, Juan
(1925-) Uruguay Forward 1950 (winner), 1954 (4th)
Schiavio, Angelo
(1905-1990) Italy Forward 1934 (winner)
Schillaci, Salvatore
(1964-) Italy Forward 1990 (3rd)
Seeler, Uwe
(1936-) West Germany Forward 1958 (4th), 1962, 1966 (2nd), 1970 (3rd)
Shilton, Peter
(1949-) England Goalkeeper 1982, 1986, 1990 (4th)
Socrates
(1954-) Brazil Midfielder 1982, 1986
Stabile, Guillermo
(1906-1966) Argentina Forward 1930 (2nd)
Stoitchkov, Hristo
(1966-) Bulgaria Forward 1994 (4th), 1998
Suker, Davor
(196 Croatia Forward 1998 (3rd)
Tardelli, Marco
(1954-) Italy Midfielder 1978, 1982 (winner)
Valderama, Carlos
(1961-) Colombia Midfielder 1990, 1994, 1998
Varela, Obdulio
(1917-1996) Uruguay Defender 1950 (winner), 1954 (4th)
Vava
(1934-) Brazil Forward 1958 (winner), 1962 (winner)
Vogts, Berti
(1946-) West Germany Defender 1970 (3rd), 1974 (winner), 1978
Walter, Fritz
(1920-) West Germany Midfielder 1954 (winner), 1958
Yashin, Lev
(1929-1990) Soviet Union Goalkeeper 1958, 1962, 1966 (4th)
Zico
(1953-) Brazil Forward 1978 (3rd), 1982, 1986
Zidane, Zinedine(1972-) France Midfielder 1998 (winner)
Zoff, Dino
(1942-) Italy Goalkeeper 1974, 1978 (4th), 1982 (winner)
Here is the list!
100 players who made their mark on the world's greatest tournament.
Player Country Position Appearances
Ademir
(1922-1998) Brazil Forward 1950 (2nd)
Baggio, Roberto
(1967-) Italy Forward 1990 (3rd), 1994 (2nd), 1998
Banks, Gordon
(1937-) England Goalkeeper 1966 (winner), 1970
Baresi, Franco
(1960-) Italy Defender 1990 (3rd), 1994 (2nd)
Beckenbauer, Franz
(1945-) West Germany Defender 1966 (2nd), 1970 (4th), 1974 (winner)
Bergkamp, Dennis
(1969-) Netherlands Forward 1994, 1998 (4th)
Bergomi, Giuseppe
(1963) Italy Defender 1982 (winner), 1986, 1990 (3rd), 1998
Boniek, Zbigniew
(1956-) Poland Forward 1978, 1982 (3rd), 1986
Brehme, Andreas
(1960-) West Germany/
Germany Defender 1986 (2nd), 1990 (winner), 1994
Breitner, Paul
(1951-) West Germany Defender 1974 (winner), 1982 (2nd)
Butragueno, Emilio
(1963-) Spain Forward 1986, 1990
Carbajal, Antonio
(1929-) Mexico Goalkeeper 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966
Careca
(1960-) Brazil Forward 1986, 1990
Carlos Alberto
(1945-) Brazil Defender 1970 (winner)
Ceulemans, Jan
(1957-) Belgium Midfielder 1982, 1986 (4th), 1990
Charlton, Bobby
(1937-) England Midfielder 1962, 1966 (winner), 1970
Combi, Gianpiero
(1902-1956) Italy Goalkeeper 1934 (winner)
Cruyff, Johan
(1947-) Netherlands Midfielder/
Forward 1974 (2nd)
Cubillas, Teofilio
(1949-) Peru Forward 1970, 1978, 1982 (winner)
Didi
(1929-2001) Brazil Midfielder 1954, 1958 (winner), 1962 (winner)
Dunga
(1963-) Brazil Midfielder 1990, 1994 (winner), 1998 (2nd)
Elkjaer, Preben
(1957-) Denmark Forward 1986
Escobar, Andres
(1967-1994) Colombia Defender 1994
Eusebio
(1942-) Portugal Forward 1966 (3rd)
Fillol, Ubaldo
(1950-) Argentina Goalkeeper 1974, 1978 (winner), 1982
Fontaine, Just
(1933-) France Forward 1958 (3rd)
Gaetjens, Joe
(1924-1964) United States Forward 1950
Garrincha
(1933-1983) Brazil Midfielder 1958 (winner), 1962 (winner), 1966
Gemill, Archie
(1947-) Scotland Midfielder 1978
Gilmar
(1930-) Brazil Goalkeeper 1958 (winner), 1962 (winner), 1966
Hagi, Gheorghe
(1965-) Romania Midfielder 1990, 1994, 1998
Hidegkuti, Nandor
(1922-2002) Hungary Forward 1954 (second), 1958
Hurst, Geoff
(1941-) England Forward 1966, 1970
Jairzinho
(1944-) Brazil Midfielder 1966, 1970 (winner), 1974 (4th)
Jennings, Pat
(1945-) Northern Ireland Goalkeeper 1982, 1986
Kempes, Mario
(1954-) Argentina Forward 1974, 1978 (winner)
Klinsmann, Juergen
(1964-) West Germany/
Germany Forward 1990 (winner), 1994, 1998
Kocsis, Sandor
(1929-1978) Hungary Forward 1954 (2nd)
Kopa, Raymond
(1931-) France Forward 1954, 1958 (3rd)
Krol, Ruud
(1949-) Netherlands Defender 1974 (2nd), 1978 (2nd)
Lato, Grzegorz
(1950-) Poland Forward 1974 (3rd), 1978, 1982 (3rd)
Laudrup, Michael (1964-) Denmark Forward 1986, 1998
Leonidas
(1910-) Brazil Forward 1934, 1938 (3rd)
Letchkov, Yordan
(1967-) Bulgaria Midfielder 1994 (4th)
Liedholm, Nils
(1922-) Sweden Midfielder 1958 (2nd)
Lineker, Gary
(1960-) England Forward 1986, 1990 (4th)
Maier, Sepp
(1944-) West Germany Goalkeeper 1970 (3rd), 1974 (winner), 1978
Maldini, Paolo
(196
Italy Defender 1990 (3rd), 1994 (2nd), 1998 Maradona, Diego
(1960-) Argentina Midfielder/
Forward 1982, 1986 (winner), 1990 (2nd), 1994
Masopust, Josef
(1931-) Czechoslovakia Midfielder 1958, 1962 (2nd)
Matthaeus, Lothar
(1961-) West Germany/
Germany Midfielder 1982 (2nd), 1986 (2nd), 1990 (winner), 994, 1998
Meazza, Giuseppe
(1910-1979) Italy Forward 1934 (winner), 1938 (winner)
Milla, Roger
(1952-) Cameroon Forward 1982, 1990, 1994
Monti, Luis
(1901-1983) Argentina/
Italy Defender 1930 (Argentina, 2nd), 1934 (Italy, winner)
Moore, Bobby
(1941-1993) England Defender 1962, 1966 (winner), 1970
Muller, Gerd
(1945-) West Germany Forward 1970 (3rd), 1974 (winner)
Nasazzi, Jose
(1901-1968) Uruguay Defender 1930 (winner)
Nejedly, Oldrich
(1909-1990) Czechoslovakia Goalkeeper 1934 (second), 1938
Neeskens, Johann
(1951-) Netherlands Midfielder 1974 (2nd), 1978 (2nd)
N'Kono, Thomas
(1956-) Cameroon Goalkeeper 1982, 1990
Overath, Wolfgang
(1943-) West Germany Midfielder 1966 (2nd), 1970 (3rd), 1974 (winner)
Owairan, Saeed
(1967-) Saudi Arabia Forward 1994, 1998
Passarella, Daniel
(1953-) Argentina Defender 1978 (winner), 1982
Patenaude, Bert
(1909-1974) United States Forward 1930 (3rd)
Pele
(1940-) Brazil Forward 1958 (winner), 1962 (winner), 1966, 1970 (winner)
Piola, Silvio
(1913-1996) Italy Forward 1938 (winner)
Planicka, Frantisek
(1904-1996) Czechoslovakia Goalkeeper 1934 (second), 1938
Platini, Michel
(1955-) France Midfielder 1978, 1982 (4th), 1986 (3rd)
Puskas, Ferenc
(1927-) Hungary/Spain Forward 1954 (2nd), 1962
Rahn, Helmut
(1929-) West Germany Forward 1954 (Winner), 1958 (4th)
Rensenbrink, Rob
(1947-) Netherlands Midfielder 1974 (2nd), 1978 (2nd)
Riva, Luigi
(1944-) Italy Forward 1970 (2nd), 1974
Rivelino
(1946-) Brazil Midfielder 1970 (winner), 1974 (4th), 1978 (3rd)
Romario
(1966-) Brazil Forward 1994 (winner)
Ronaldo
(1976-) Brazil Forward 1998 (2nd)
Rossi, Paolo
(1956-) Italy Forward 1978 (4th), 1982 (winner)
Ruggeri, Oscar
(1962-) Argentina Defender 1986 (winner), 1990 (2nd), 1994
Rummenigge, Karl-Heinz
(1955-) West Germany Forward 1978, 1982 (2nd), 1986 (2nd)
Santos, Nilton
(1925-) Brazil Defender 1954, 1958 (winner), 1962 (winner)
Sarosi, Gyorgy
(1912-1993) Hungary Forward 1938 (2nd)
Scarone, Hector
(1898-1967) Uruguay Forward 1930 (winner)
Schiaffino, Juan
(1925-) Uruguay Forward 1950 (winner), 1954 (4th)
Schiavio, Angelo
(1905-1990) Italy Forward 1934 (winner)
Schillaci, Salvatore
(1964-) Italy Forward 1990 (3rd)
Seeler, Uwe
(1936-) West Germany Forward 1958 (4th), 1962, 1966 (2nd), 1970 (3rd)
Shilton, Peter
(1949-) England Goalkeeper 1982, 1986, 1990 (4th)
Socrates
(1954-) Brazil Midfielder 1982, 1986
Stabile, Guillermo
(1906-1966) Argentina Forward 1930 (2nd)
Stoitchkov, Hristo
(1966-) Bulgaria Forward 1994 (4th), 1998
Suker, Davor
(196
Croatia Forward 1998 (3rd) Tardelli, Marco
(1954-) Italy Midfielder 1978, 1982 (winner)
Valderama, Carlos
(1961-) Colombia Midfielder 1990, 1994, 1998
Varela, Obdulio
(1917-1996) Uruguay Defender 1950 (winner), 1954 (4th)
Vava
(1934-) Brazil Forward 1958 (winner), 1962 (winner)
Vogts, Berti
(1946-) West Germany Defender 1970 (3rd), 1974 (winner), 1978
Walter, Fritz
(1920-) West Germany Midfielder 1954 (winner), 1958
Yashin, Lev
(1929-1990) Soviet Union Goalkeeper 1958, 1962, 1966 (4th)
Zico
(1953-) Brazil Forward 1978 (3rd), 1982, 1986
Zidane, Zinedine(1972-) France Midfielder 1998 (winner)
Zoff, Dino
(1942-) Italy Goalkeeper 1974, 1978 (4th), 1982 (winner)
