World Cup Winning XI Vs Non-Winning World Cup XI

[Brendan Janus]

I’m open to correction but I think you’re right.
Didn’t make him any less of a footballer.
It’s a toss up between him and Messi for the best player ever to grace the game imho
If he’d have played in Europe he would have been a sight to behold.
That 1970 Brazil World Cup team were a sight to behold when in full flow

Can't disagree, my first World Cup was 1970, great Brazil side !!

 

[Carl O'Ancelotti]

winners

zoff,
cannavaro, baresi, beckenbauer, brehme,
ronaldinho, maradona, viera, iniesta,
henri, muller,

non winners

kahn,
krol, labone, mc grath, maldini,
cruyff, socrates, platini, sheedy,
bergkamp, batistuta,

 

[verreauxi]

So many great Polish and Hungarian players to pick from the non-winners group.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Can't disagree, my first World Cup was 1970, great Brazil side !!

Outstanding team

They were the first big international side of the colour tv era

 

[roydo]

Cant believe not one Non Winner team has 1990 Gazza in them. Granted, mixing him into a team with some of the names might be a stretch, but that tournament, he was immense.

 

[Eggs]

..don’t think anybody mentioned Eusebio in the losing team, so I’ll mention Eusebio.

 

[ijjysmith]

SOL CAMPBELL?!?!?!!

 

[Eggs]

So many great Polish and Hungarian players to pick from the non-winners group.

..Ferenc Bene and Gregor Lato were in my thoughts. Zigi Boniak another fine Polish player.

 

[Eggs]

...Mario Coluna was immense for Portugal. So many great players. Not sure there’s been a better RB than Carlos Alberto.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Cant believe not one Non Winner team has 1990 Gazza in them. Granted, mixing him into a team with some of the names might be a stretch, but that tournament, he was immense.

Not for me. You compare guys like Keane or Ballack and how they reacted after being ruled out of a final by bookings. Gazza went to pieces. Not only was he useless for the rest of the game, but didn't take his allotted penalty in the shoot-out either. That aint the behaviour of someone that deserves to be in a best of all time team.

 

[verreauxi]

..Ferenc Bene and Gregor Lato were in my thoughts. Zigi Boniak another fine Polish player.

Yep indeed. The great Hungarians from the 50s and the Poles from the 70s.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Yep indeed. The great Hungarians from the 50s and the Poles from the 70s.

And 90s

 

[Eggs]

Yep indeed. The great Hungarians from the 50s and the Poles from the 70s.

..yep.

 

[Eggs]

And 90s

..nope.

 

[artetas_biggest_fan]

Winners:

Buffon (Ita)

Thuram (Fra)
Cabrini (Ita)
Beckenbauer (Ger)
Moore (Eng)

Matthaus (Ger)
Xavi (Esp)
Zidane (Fra)

Maradona (Arg)
Ronaldo (Bra)
Pele (Bra)

Non winners:

Yashin (Rus)

Zanetti (Arg)
Maldini (Ita)
Baresi (Ita)
Koeman (Ned)

Falcao (Bra)
Platini (Fra)
Zico (Bra)

Messi (Arg)
C.Ronaldo (Por)
Cruyff (Ned)

The non-winners win that quite comfortably I reckon.

Was about to do mine before I saw your winning team. Would have picked pretty much every one (Cabrini the only exception).

The winning team would batter the other one. Brazilian Ronaldo (prime) smokes the Portuguese one. Pelé over Cruyff is also straightforward. Maradona has always been a much more dominant character than Messi so that may edge it between the two (albeit Messi is more gifted). Midfield, Xavi is the best ever. Matheus probably the most complete midfielder ever, Zidane over Platini is also straightforward. Defence is a lot closer though I’d still have Moore and Beckenbauer as the first two picks.