The All-Time World Cup XI

GK - Lev Yashin

RB - Cafu
CB - Baresi
CB - Beckenbauer
LB - Maldini

MF - Zidane
MF - Maradonna
MF - Di Stefano
MF - Cruyff

ST - Ronaldo
ST - Messi

GK - Banks

RB - Cafu
CB - Baresi
CB - Moore
LB - Maldini

MF - Gascoigne
MF - Zidane
MF - Garrincha

ST - Maradona
ST - Pele
ST - Ronaldo (bra)

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The BBCs poll was flawed from the start. First box I clicked was banks.Theres no way he played 17 games in the world cup. He only went to 2 of them. And to say his pele save was a greater achievement than actually winning the competition is nonsense.

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But can Pele and Maradona play in the same team?

I went for:

_________________Banks

C Alberto_Beckenbauer_Moore_Breitner

_____Socrates_Matthaus_Jairzinho

_____Pele_Ronaldo_Maradona


A bit lacking defensively but worth a goal or 2.

My team is very modern. I went for:

----------------- Kahn
Cafu - Desailly - Maldini - R.Carlos
------------ Dunga - Xavi
Maradonna - Zidane - Pele
---------- Ronaldo

The list of players to choose from was absolutely shocking. No idea why Snjeider and Muller are in there?

My team

Won 11 World Cups from a possible 18

Appeared in 19 finals from a possible 23

Kept 39 clean sheets from a possible 47

Buffon

Cafu Thuram Desailly R. Carlos

Ballack

Xavi Pirlo

Zidane

Ronaldo Klose

Only players I have seen. Diamond midfield with the Brazilians providing the width. Ballack, Thuram and Desailly all fast and strong enough to cover midfield runners. Xavi, Pirlo and Zidane to never lose the ball and Ronaldo and Klose to provide every type of finish possible!