Your all time world cup XI

[Jamo Martinez]

Banks

Cafu
Beckenbaur
Baresi
Maldini

Matthaus
Platini
Zico
Zidane

Pele
Maradona

 

[Azzurri]

The minute he punched that ball into the net, he lost the right to be one of the best of all time

The best of all time win because they are the best, not because they cheat

Gazza was impetuous, but he was honest. He played with his heart on his sleave

He didn't punch a ball into the net, punch one off the line 4 years later and didn't take performance enhancing drugs causing him to be banned from the World Cup 4 tears after that

No brainer for me

Sod Maradonna

Karma got him in the end anyway

Nonsense. He won hundreds of games without cheating. Not that cheating is ok and that was an awful instance, but it doesn't change the fact he scored arguably the best World Cup goal ever later on in the game. Henry, Suarez, Maradona, Ronaldo etc. have all cheated to win games and are all brilliant players.

 

[Azzurri]

From what I've seen going off ability combined with World Cup performances since 2002:

Buffon

Cafu Cannavaro Lucio Lahm

Nedved Xavi Zidane Iniesta


Klose Ronaldo (9)​

 

[RFUS]

From what I've seen going off ability combined with World Cup performances since 2002:

Buffon

Cafu Cannavaro Lucio Lahm

Nedved Xavi Zidane Iniesta


Klose Ronaldo (9)​

As my knowledge stems from the same period; I'd with something pretty similar actually :

Buffon
Cafu Cannavaro Ramos Zambrotta
Xavi Zidane
Ronaldinho Henry
Ronaldo Klose​

 

[Azzurri]

As my knowledge stems from the same period; I'd with something pretty similar actually :

Buffon
Cafu Cannavaro Ramos Zambrotta
Xavi Zidane
Ronaldinho Henry
Ronaldo Klose​

Forgot about Zambrotta. Player him. In a bit Lahm. And Ronaldinho can replace Nedved.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Nonsense. He won hundreds of games without cheating. Not that cheating is ok and that was an awful instance, but it doesn't change the fact he scored arguably the best World Cup goal ever later on in the game. Henry, Suarez, Maradona, Ronaldo etc. have all cheated to win games and are all brilliant players.

It's not nonsense to me

He never showed an ounce of remorse either

Sod him. Karma got him in the end

 

[Azzurri]

It's not nonsense to me

He never showed an ounce of remorse either

Sod him. Karma got him in the end

How does that make any sense, though? You've cheated once so you're not a brilliant footballer. I know he didn't cheat just once, like, but cheating makes you less of a man IMO, not less of a footballer.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

How does that make any sense, though? You've cheated once so you're not a brilliant footballer. I know he didn't cheat just once, like, but cheating makes you less of a man IMO, not less of a footballer.

Would they have won that World Cup if he hadn't cheated? I honestly don't know. Hence his greatest achievement could be one giant lie. It truly questions his entire legacy imo

 

[WA Toffee]

Would they have won that World Cup if he hadn't cheated? I honestly don't know. Hence his greatest achievement could be one giant lie. It truly questions his entire legacy imo

Pretty harsh.
Who would you say is the best player that has never once cheated in a game?

 

[Christiffa25]

The minute he punched that ball into the net, he lost the right to be one of the best of all time

The best of all time win because they are the best, not because they cheat

Gazza was impetuous, but he was honest. He played with his heart on his sleave

He didn't punch a ball into the net, punch one off the line 4 years later and didn't take performance enhancing drugs causing him to be banned from the World Cup 4 tears after that

No brainer for me

Sod Maradonna

Karma got him in the end anyway

I'm one of gazza's biggest fans, italia 90 he was just awesome!! And I believe he's England's best natuaraly gifted played ever....

However he played in only 1 WC and based on that marradonna would have to be above him in any WC greatest teams IMO.

For all his cheating, drugs and pure snideness, marradonna is arguably one of the greatest players ever!!