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| 100 players who made their mark on the world's greatest tournament.
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| 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 |
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
(1968-) |
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), 1994, 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) |
Neeskens, Johann
(1951-) |
Netherlands |
Midfielder |
1974 (2nd), 1978 (2nd) |
Nejedly, Oldrich
(1909-1990) |
Czechoslovakia |
Goalkeeper |
1934 (2nd), 1938 |
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 (2nd), 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 |
1994 (winner), 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)nbsp; |
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
(1968-) |
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
(1934-2002) |
Brazil |
Forward |
1958 (winner), 1962 (winner) |
Vogts, Berti
(1946-) |
West Germany |
Defender |
1970 (3rd), 1974 (winner), 1978 |
Walter, Fritz
(1920-2002) |
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) |
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