BANKS, Gordon - One of the best goalkeepers in history. World Cup winner for England in 1966. 
BARESI, Franco - The outstanding central defender of the past 15 years. Runner-up for Italy in 1994. 
BECKENBAUER, Franz - Probably the greatest defender in the game of all time. World Cup winner in 1974. 
BERGOMI, Giuseppe - Faithful and reliable Italian defender and World Cup winner as an 18 year-old in 1982. 
BONIEK, Zbigniew - One of the best players in the world in the early 80s. Helped Poland to bronzemedals in 1982. 
BREHME, Andreas - Great German left-back who was matchwinner in the 1990 final. 
BREITNER, Paul - Controversial and classy German full-back and later midfielder. World Cup winner 1974. 
BUTRAGUEÑO, Emilio - Great Spanish center-forward of the 1980s. 
CARECA - Best Brazilian striker of the 1980s. Scored 7 goals in his two World Cups. 
CEULEMANS, Jan - Great Belgian player and one of Europe's best midfielders in the 1980sCHARLTON, Bobby - Arguably the greatest English player in the greatest era of their national team. World Cup winner in 1966. 
CRUYFF, Johann - Playmaker and captain for the Dutch team that invented the Total-Football. 
CUBILLAS, Teofilio - Great Peruvian striker who scored 10 World Cup goals. 
EUSEBIO - Portugal's greatest ever player. Topscorer of the 1966 World Cup. 
FILLOL, Ubaldo - Probably the greatest South American goalkeeper ever. World Cup winner for Argentina in 1978. 
FONTAINE, Juste - French record holder for most goals in a single World Cup. 13 goals in 1958. 
GARRINCHA - Brazilian winger and great dribbler. World Cup winner in 1958 and 1962. 
HAGI, Gheorghe - Romanian captain and playmaker in three World Cups. One of the best players in the world in the 1990s. 
HURST, Geoff - World Cup winner in 1966. Hat-trick hero in the final. 
JAIRZINHO - Another great Brazilian winger. Member of the magical World Cup winning team in 1970. 
KEMPES, Mario - The man who did everything in 1978. Topscorer and World Cup winning hero for Argentina. 
KLINSMANN, Jürgen - Great German striker with 11 goals from three World Cups. Winner in 1990. 
KOCSIS, Sandor - Goalmachine for Hungary as they won silver in 1954. Topscorer with 11 goals. 
KRANKL, Hans - Great Austrian striker regarded as one of Europe's top players in the late 70s. 
KROL, Ruud - Elegant Dutch defender. Member of the Total-Football teams of the 1970s. 
LATO, Grzegorz - Winner of two bronzemedals for Poland. Topscorer in 1974 with 7 goals. 
LEONIDAS - Perhaps the greatest pre-war Brazilian player. Topscorer in 1938 with 8 goals. 
LINEKER, Gary - Perhaps the greatest English striker in modern time. Topscorer in 1986 with 6 goals. 
MAIER, Sepp - Legendary German goalkeeper of the 1970s. World Cup winner in 1974. 
MARADONA, Diego - One of the all-time greats. Played 21 games in four World Cups and won the 1986 WC almost singlehandedly. 
MATTHÄUS, Lothar - Only outfield player with five tournaments. Captained West Germany to the title in 1990. 
MEAZZA, Giuseppe - The great star and member of two Italian World Cup winning teams in 1934 and 1938. 
MILLA, Roger - The "super-sub" who turned Cameroon into a world class team at the age of 38 in 1990. Played in three World Cups. 
MONTI, Luis - Only player to have played for two countries in a WC final. Winner in 1934 with Italy. 
MOORE, Bobby - Classy English defender and captain of their 1966 World Cup winning team. 
MÜLLER, Gerd - The World Cup's all time topscorer with 14 goals. World Cup winner in for West Germany 1974 and topscorer in 1970 with 10 goals. 
NEESKENS, Johann - Dutch midfielder with a powerful shot. Beaten finalist in 1974 and 1978. 
N'KONO, Thomas - Greatest African goalkeeper ever. Member of Cameroon's memorable 1990 team. 
OVERATH, Wolfgang - Hardworking German midfielder with a great left foot. World Cup winner in 1974. 
PASSARELLA, Daniel - The great central defender who captained Argentina to the title on home soil in 1978. 
PELÉ - The only man to win three World Cups. Scored 12 goals in the four World Cups he played in. 
PLATINI, Michel - May be the greatest French player of all time. Captain for two great teams in 1982 and 1986. Played in three World Cups. 
PUSKAS, Ferenc - One of the greatest players of all time. Captain of Hungary's marvellous team in 1954. 
RENSENBRINK, Rob - Dutch forward and penalty expert. Twice silvermedalist in 1974 and 1978. 
RIVA, Luigi - All time topscorer for the Italian national team. Silvermedalist in 1970. 
RIVELINO, Roberto - Attacking Brazilian midfielder with a powerful shot in the 1970s. World Cup winner in 1970. 
ROSSI, Paolo - The skinny forward who became topscorer in 1982 on 6 goals as well as helping Italy to their first post-war World Cup title. 
RUGGERI, Oscar - Commanding Argentinian central defender. World Cup winner in 1986. 
RUMMENIGGE, Karl-Heinz - Arguably the greatest German player of the post-Beckenbauer era. He is the only captain to lose two World Cup finals. 
SCARONE, Hector - Inside-forward of Uruguay's 1930 World Cup winning team. 
SCHIAFFINO, Juan - Influential Uruguayan player who helped his team win the World Cup in 1950. 
SCIFO, Enzo - Creative Belgian playmaker with great vision. Played in four World Cups. 
SCIREA, Gaetano - Elegant and fair playing Italian defender. World Cup winner in 1982. 
SEELER, Uwe - The only player, apart from Pelé, to have scored in four different World Cups. Reached three semifinals, but never won the cup. 
SKOGLUND, Lennart - Excellent Swedish winger of the 1950s. Beaten finalist in 1958. 
SOCRATES - Elegant Brazilian midfielder and captain of their "Dreamteam" in 1982. 
STÁBILE, Guillermo - Topscorer of the very first World Cup in 1930 with 8 goals. Helped Argentina to the final. 
STOITCHKOV, Hristo - Temperamental Bulgarian striker who was topscorer at the 1994 World Cup. 
TOMASZEWSKI, Jan - Superb Polish goalkeeper who contributed so much to his team winning bronzemedals in 1974. 
VALDERRAMA, Carlos - Skillful and creative playmaker who captained Colombia in three World Cups. 
VARELA, Obdulio - Captain of Uruguay's team that won the World Cup in 1950. 
VOGTS, Berti - Tough German defender of the seventies. World Cup winner in 1974. 
VÖLLER, Rudi - Prolific goalscorer for Germany in the eighties and early nineties. World Cup winner in 1990. 
WALTER, Fritz - Playmaker and captain of West Germany's 1954 World Cup winning team. 
YASHIN, Lev - Probably the greatest ever goalkeeper. Played for the Soviet Union in three World Cups. 
ZICO - Regarded by many as the best player in Brazil since Pelé. Despite playing in three World Cups, he never managed to play in a final. 
ZOFF, Dino - Another legendary goalkeeper. Was the oldest ever winner of the World Cup when he captained Italy to the title in 1982. 
ZUBIZARRETA, Andoni - Great Spanish goalkeeper with four World Cups under his belt.
José Luis CHILAVERT, Powerful personality player, a leader, fast,good goalkeeper with excellent fieldplayer abilities. 
Marcel DESAILLY, Wonderful defender, initiative, good reader of the game. Backline leader - charismatic centreback with discipline. Top skills in defensive techniques. 
Roberto CARLOS, Outstanding left full-back. Fast and good technique; always involved in the game.
DUNGA, «Boss», leader of the team. Playmaker, organises from behind. Good technical ability 

Zinedine ZIDANE, A master playmaker. A genius with the ball at his feet. 

Dennis BERGKAMPClass - with moments of genius (goal versus Argentina).

RONALDO
A match winner - finishes with maximum efficiency - very explosive.