NationMaster - Encyclopedia: FIFA World Cup awards

At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the...

An All-Star Team (currently commercially termed "Mastercard All-Star Team") comprising of the best players of the tournament, is also announced for each tournament since 1990. The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ... The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. ... The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... The 1990 Football World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event two times. ...

Golden Shoe

The award was introduced at the 1930 World Cup. The 2006 World Cup in Germany was the first time that the Silver and Bronze shoe awards were added to reward the second and third top scorers in the tournament. If there is more than one player with the same amount of goals, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has contributed the most number of assists (with the FIFA Technical Study Group deciding whether an assist is to be counted as such). If there is still more than one player, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has played the least amount of time. The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ...

⁴ During the tournament, after the group stage match against Costa Rica, Ronaldo logged a protest against the crediting of a goal as own goal, and FIFA granted him the change.

Golden Ball

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The Golden Ball award is presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals, with a shortlist drawn up by the FIFA technical committee and the winner voted for by representatives of the media. Those who finish as runners-up in media voting receive the adidas Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards as the 2nd and 3rd most outstanding players in the tournament respectively. The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Davor Å uker, (born January 1, 1968 in Osijek, Croatia to parents from Livno, Croatian part of Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a former Croatian footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers in the 1990s. ... The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ronaldo Luis NazÃ¡rio de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Miroslav Klose (born MirosÅ‚aw Marian Kloze on June 9, 1978) is a German footballer who plays as a striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... HernÃ¡n Jorge Crespo (born July 5, 1975 in Florida, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine international football player currently playing in the Italian Serie A for Internazionale, having signed from English Premier League champions Chelsea on a 2 year loan deal on 7 August 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ronaldo Luis NazÃ¡rio de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Angelo Schiavio (15 May 1905 - 17 April 1990) was an Italian football player. ... Edmund Conen (November 10, 1914 â€” March 5, 1990) was a German football player. ...

World Cup	Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
1930 Uruguay	Josè Leandro Andrade	Guillermo Stábile	José Nasazzi
1934 Italy	Giuseppe Meazza	Matthias Sindelar	Oldřich Nejedlý
1938 France	Giuseppe Meazza^[1]	Silvio Piola	Leônidas
1950 Brazil	Zizinho^[2]	Juan Schiaffino	Ademir
1954 Switzerland	Ferenc Puskas	Helmut Rahn	Fritz Walter
1958 Sweden	Pelé	Raymond Kopa	Just Fontaine
1962 Chile	Garrincha^[3]	Vavá	Josef Masopust
1966 England	Bobby Charlton	Bobby Moore	Eusébio
1970 Mexico	Pelé	Gerd Muller	Giacinto Facchetti
1974 West Germany	Johan Cruijff	Franz Beckenbauer	Kazimierz Deyna
1978 Argentina	Mario Kempes	Paolo Rossi	Dirceu

This Award was first awarded in 1982. The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Guillermo StÃ¡bile (January 17, 1905 - December 27, 1966) was an Argentine footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... JosÃ© Nasazzi Yarza (May 24, 1901 in Montevideo â€“ June 17, 1968) was the Uruguayan footballer who captained his country when they won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930. ... The 1934 Football World Cup was hosted by Mussolinis Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... For the stadium named after this man - which is more commonly known as the San Siro - see Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Matthias Sindelar (February 10, 1903 - January 23, 1939) is regarded by many as Austrias greatest ever footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... OldÅ™ich NejedlÃ½ (December 25, 1909 in Å½ebrÃ¡k - June 11, 1990) was a Czech football striker. ... The 1938 Football World Cup was played in France, the second tournament in a row to be played in Europe. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... For the stadium named after this man - which is more commonly known as the San Siro - see Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Silvio Piola (September 29, 1913 in Robbio Lomellina, Italy - October 4, 1996 in Gattinara, Italy) was an Italian footballer whose career lasted from 1929 until 1954. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... LeÃ´nidas da Silva (born September 6, 1913 in SÃ£o Paulo, died January 24, 2004 in SÃ£o Paulo) was a Brazilian footballer. ... The 1950 Football World Cup was the only World Cup ever held which was not decided by a knockout final (although the last match of the tournament did end up determining the overall winner, and this match, also known as Maracanazo, is usually referred to as if it had been... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Thomaz Soares da Silva, also known as Zizinho, (September 14, 1922 - February 7, 2002) was a Brazilian football player, who played as a striker and midfielder for Brazils national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Juan Alberto Schiaffino. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ademir Marques de Menezes (born November 8, 1922 â€“ died May 11, 1996) was a Brazilian football player, regarded as one of the best centre forwards in the history of the Brazil national team and indeed, of the world game. ... The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Ferenc Puskás (Hungarian: Puskás Ferenc, surname first; nicknamed Puskás Öcsi, born 2 April 1927 in Budapest) was a Hungarian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Helmut Rahn, known as Der Boss (The Boss), (born 16th August 1929 in Essen; died 14th August 2003) was a German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Fritz Walter (October 31, 1920 - June 17, 2002) was one of the most popular German football players. ... The 1958 Football World Cup remained in Europe,In Bern, Switzerland in June 1954 in its congress with 32 votes FIFA gives the right to hold the event to Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Pele redirects here. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Raymond Kopa (born October 13, 1931), originally Raymond Kopaszewski, is a French former football midfielder, integral to the French national teams of the 1950s. ... 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Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won the World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Robert Frederick Chelsea Bobby Moore, OBE (born Barking, England, 12 April 1941 - died London, 24 February 1993) was an English footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... EusÃ©bio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM (pron. ... The 1970 Football World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Pele redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Gerhard Gerd MÃ¼ller (born November 3, 1945 in NÃ¶rdlingen) is a former German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Giacinto Facchetti. ... The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Hendrik Johannes Cruijff ( ) - often spelled Cruyff outside the Netherlands; see IJ (digraph)); born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager/coach and former player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors called Francis in English), and his dominance on the football pitch. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Kazimierz Deyna (born October 23, 1947 in Starogard GdaÅ„ski â€“ died September 1, 1989 in San Diego, California) was a Polish football player, one of the best marksmen in the history of world football. ... The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Mario Alberto Kempes (born July 15, 1954 in Bell Ville, CÃ³rdoba) is an Argentine former football striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Dirceu , real name JosÃ© GuimarÃ£es Dirceu , (born June 15, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro , died September 15, 1995) was a football (soccer) player from Brazil. ...

World Cup	Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
1982 Spain	Paolo Rossi	Falcão	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
1986 Mexico	Diego Maradona	Harald Schumacher	Preben Elkjær
1990 Italy	Salvatore Schillaci	Lothar Matthäus	Diego Maradona
1994 USA	Romário	Roberto Baggio	Hristo Stoichkov
1998 France	Ronaldo	Davor Šuker	Lilian Thuram
2002 Korea/Japan	Oliver Kahn	Ronaldo	Hong Myung-Bo
2006 Germany	Zinedine Zidane	Fabio Cannavaro	Andrea Pirlo

Yashin Award

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The Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper is named in honor of the late goalkeeper Lev Yashin (USSR). The FIFA Technical Study Group recognizes the top goalkeeper of the tournament based on the player’s performance throughout the final competition. Although goalkeepers have this specific award for their position, they are still eligible for the Golden Ball as well, as when Oliver Kahn was awarded in 2002. Although the Yashin was first awarded in 1994, every All-Star Team in World Cups prior to 1998 included only one goalkeeper: The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Paulo Roberto FalcÃ£o (born October 16, 1953) is a Brazillian footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Karl-Heinz Kalle Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955) is a former German football player. ... 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Hristo Stoichkov alternatively spelt Stoitchkov (Bulgarian: ) (born February 8, 1966, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) is a football manager and former striker who was a member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ronaldo Luis NazÃ¡rio de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Davor Å uker, (born January 1, 1968 in Osijek, Croatia to parents from Livno, Croatian part of Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a former Croatian footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers in the 1990s. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 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World Cup	Goalkeeper included in the All-Star Team
1930 Uruguay	Enrique Ballesteros
1934 Italy	Ricardo Zamora
1938 France	Frantisek Planicka
1950 Brazil	Roque Máspoli
1954 Switzerland	Gyula Grosics
1958 Sweden	Lev Yashin
1962 Chile	Antonio Carbajal
1966 England	Gordon Banks
1970 Mexico	Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
1974 West Germany	Jan Tomaszewski
1978 Argentina	Ubaldo Fillol
1982 Spain	Dino Zoff
1986 Mexico	Harald Schumacher
1990 Italy	Sergio Goycoechea

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World Cup	Yashin Award winner
1994 USA	Michel Preud'homme
1998 France	Fabien Barthez
2002 Korea/Japan	Oliver Kahn
2006 Germany	Gianluigi Buffon

FIFA Fair Play Trophy

The FIFA Fair Play Trophy is given to the team with the best record of fair play during the World Cup final tournament. Only teams that qualified for the second round are considered. The winners of this award earn the FIFA Fair Play Trophy, a diploma, a fair play medal for each player and official, and $50,000 worth of football equipment to be used for youth development. The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Michel Preudhomme (born January 24, 1959 in Ougree) is an Belgian football (soccer) player, the winner of the Yashin Award as the best goalkeeper at the 1994 World Cup. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a French football player who plays the position of goalkeeper. ... The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a German football goalkeeper. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... This article is about the Italian goalkeeper. ...

World Cup	FIFA Fair Play Award winners
1978 Argentina	Argentina
1982 Spain	Brazil
1986 Mexico	Brazil
1990 Italy	England
1994 USA	Brazil
1998 France	England France
2002 Korea/Japan	Belgium
2006 Germany	Brazil Spain

Most Entertaining Team

The FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team is a fairly new accolade for the FIFA World Cup. It is a subjectively awarded prize for the team which has done the most to entertain the public with a positive approach to the game. The award is always organized through public participation in a poll. Recent awards have been determined by an Internet vote which may not fairly and accurately represent fan demographics. The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The 1990 Football World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event two times. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ...

World Cup	Most Entertaining Team Award
1998 France	France
2002 Korea/Japan	Korea Republic
2006 Germany	Portugal

Best Young Player Award

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The Best Young Player (commercially termed "Gillette Best Young Player") award was awarded for the first time at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and given to Germany's Lukas Podolski. The award is given to the best player in the tournament who is at most 21 years old. For the 2006 FIFA World Cup this means that the player had to have been born on or after 1 January 1985. The election took place on FIFA's official World Cup website with the help of The FIFA Technical Study Group. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

World Cup	Best Young Player Award	Age
1930 Uruguay	Bert Patenaude	20
1934 Italy	Edmund Conen	19
1938 France	Alfred Bickel	20
1950 Brazil	Lennart Skoglund	20
1954 Switzerland	Raymond Kopa	22*
1958 Sweden	Pelé	17**
1962 Chile	Florian Albert	20
1966 England	Franz Beckenbauer	20
1970 Mexico	Teofilo Cubillas	21
1974 West Germany	Władysław Żmuda	21
1978 Argentina	Antonio Cabrini	20
1982 Spain	Manuel Amoros	20
1986 Mexico	Vincenzo Scifo	20
1990 Italy	Robert Prosinečki	21
1994 USA	Marc Overmars	21
1998 France	Michael Owen	18
2002 Korea/Japan	Landon Donovan	20

The Best Young Player Award was first awarded in 2006 The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bert Patenaude. ... The 1934 Football World Cup was hosted by Mussolinis Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Edmund Conen (November 10, 1914 â€” March 5, 1990) was a German football player. ... The 1938 Football World Cup was played in France, the second tournament in a row to be played in Europe. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Alfred Bickel, also referred as Fredy Bickel (May 12, 1918 in Eppstein, Germany â€” August 18, 1999) was a Swiss footballer and coach. ... The 1950 Football World Cup was the only World Cup ever held which was not decided by a knockout final (although the last match of the tournament did end up determining the overall winner, and this match, also known as Maracanazo, is usually referred to as if it had been... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Lennart Skoglund. ... The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Raymond Kopa (born October 13, 1931), originally Raymond Kopaszewski, is a French former football midfielder, integral to the French national teams of the 1950s. ... The 1958 Football World Cup remained in Europe,In Bern, Switzerland in June 1954 in its congress with 32 votes FIFA gives the right to hold the event to Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Pele redirects here. ... In 1962 the Football World Cup returned to the continent of South America. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Florian Albert (born September 15, 1941 in Hercegszanto) was a Hungarian football striker, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. ... 1966 was a year of triumph for the host nation, England, which won in a controversial final beating West Germany 4-2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors called Francis in English), and his dominance on the football pitch. ... The 1970 Football World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Peru. ... Teófilo Cubillas Arizaga (born March 8, 1949 near Puente Piedra, Peru) was a Peruvian football player. ... The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Antoni Å»muda (born June 6, 1954 in Lublin) is a retired Polish football player. ... The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Antonio Cabrini, (born October 8, 1957) is a football (soccer) coach and former successful player from Italy. ... The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Manuel Amoros (born 1961) was a French footballer. ... The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Vincenzo Enzo Scifo (born February 19, 1966) is a Belgian football midfielder. ... The 1990 Football World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event two times. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Robert ProsineÄki [] (born January 12, 1969 in Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany) is a Croatian former football midfielder. ... The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Marc Overmars (born March 29, 1973 in Emst) is a former Dutch football player. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other persons named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ... The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982 in Redlands, California), is an American professional soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy, who is the all-time leading scorer for the United States mens national soccer team. ...

World Cup	Best Young Player Award	Age
2006 Germany	Lukas Podolski	21

NOTE: * Raymond Kopa was 22 when he received the award, although competition rules state that the winner must be 21 or younger. The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Lukas Podolski (German, pronounced ) (born as on June 4, 1985 in Gliwice, Upper Silesia, Poland) nicknamed (Prinz) Poldi, is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Bayern Munich and is a member of the German national team. ... Raymond Kopa (born October 13, 1931), originally Raymond Kopaszewski, is a French former football midfielder, integral to the French national teams of the 1950s. ...

NOTE: ** Pelé was the youngest ever receiver of the award. Pele redirects here. ...

All-Star Team

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The All-Star Team, currently named after its current sponsor MasterCard All-Star Team, is a team of the best 23 players, chosen by FIFA's technical study group, from the World Cup Finals. The number of players was expanded from 11 to 16 at the 1998 finals, and then to the current 23. Before 1998, journalists and experts chose a "Dream Team" with outstanding players from each playing position. The teams were chosen mostly by European and South American journalists. MasterCard Worldwide (NYSE: MA) is a multinational corporation based in Purchase, NY in the United States. ...

World Cup	Goalkeepers	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
1930 Uruguay	Enrique Ballesteros The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Enrique Ballesteros (born 18 January 1905; died 11 October 1969) was a goalkeeper for Uruguay who was a member of the champion squad at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. ...	José Nasazzi Milutin Ivković Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... JosÃ© Nasazzi Yarza (May 24, 1901 in Montevideo â€“ June 17, 1968) was the Uruguayan footballer who captained his country when they won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia. ...	Luis Monti Alvaro Gestido José Andrade Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Luisito Monti (born January 15, 1901, died 1983) is an Argentine football player who has the unique distinction of playing in two World Cup final matches with two different national teams. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Alvaro PelegrÃn Gestido (born 17 May 1907 in Montevideo; died 18 January 1957) was a football (soccer) player from Uruguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... JosÃ© Leandro Andrade (born in Montevideo, 1 October 1901 â€“ died October 5, 1957) was an Uruguayan football back and midfielder. ...	Pedro Cea Héctor Castro Héctor Scarone Guillermo Stabile Bert Patenaude Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... JosÃ© PÃ©dro Cea (born September 1, 1900 â€“ dead September 18, 1970) was Uruguays leading goalscorer in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... HÃ©ctor Castro (November 29, 1904 in Montevideo â€“ September 15, 1960) was an Uruguayan football player and coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... HÃ©ctor Pedro Scarone (November 26, 1898 â€“ April 4, 1967) was a Uruguayan footballer, the all-time leading scorer for the Uruguayan national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Guillermo Stábile (January 17, 1905 - December 27, 1966) was an Argentine footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bert Patenaude. ...
1934 Italy	Ricardo Zamora The 1934 Football World Cup was hosted by Mussolinis Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Ricardo Zamora MartÃnez (Barcelona, January 21, 1901 â€“ Barcelona, September 15, 1978) was a Spanish football player nicknamed el Divino. He was a goalkeeper who played 46 times for Spain. ...	Jacinto Quincoces Eraldo Monzeglio Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Jacinto Quincoces LÃ³pez (born 17 July 1905 at Barakaldo; died 10 May 1997 at Valencia) was a Spanish football player and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Eraldo Monzeglio (born in Vignale Monferrato, Alessandria, June 5, 1906 â€“ dead November 3, 1981) was an Italian footballer in defense role. ...	Luis Monti Attilio Ferraris Leonardo Cilaurren Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Luisito Monti (born January 15, 1901, died 1983) is an Argentine football player who has the unique distinction of playing in two World Cup final matches with two different national teams. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Attilio Ferraris (March 26, 1904 â€“ May 8, 1947) was an Italian football midfielder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ...	Giuseppe Meazza Raimundo Orsi Enrique Guaita Matthias Sindelar Oldrich Nejedly Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... For the stadium named after this man - which is more commonly known as the San Siro - see Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Raimundo Bibian Mumo Orsi (December 2, 1901 in Avellaneda – April 6, 1986) was a footballer, born in Argentina, who won the 1934 World Cup with Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Enrique Lucas Gonzales Guaita, in Italy sometimes called Enrico Guaita or Il Corsaro Nero (born in Lucas, July 11, 1910 â€“ dead May 18, 1959) was an Argentineâ€“Italian football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Matthias Sindelar (February 10, 1903 - January 23, 1939) is regarded by many as Austrias greatest ever footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... OldÅ™ich NejedlÃ½ (December 25, 1909 in Å½ebrÃ¡k - June 11, 1990) was a Czech football striker. ...
1938 France	Frantisek Planicka The 1938 Football World Cup was played in France, the second tournament in a row to be played in Europe. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Frantisek Planicka (June 2, 1904 - July 20, 1996) was a Czech football goalkeeper. ...	Pietro Rava Alfredo Foni Domingos da Guia Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Pietro Rava (born January 21, 1916) is a former Italian football defender and coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Alfredo Foni (born January 20, 1911 - died 1985) was an Italian footballer in the 1930s and later on a coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Domingos AntÃ´nio da Guia, nicknamed the the Divine Master was a Brazilian footballer born in Rio de Janeiro, on the 19th of November 1912. ...	Michele Andreolo Ugo Locatelli Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Michele Andreolo (born 6 September 1912 in Montevideo - died 1981) was a Uruguay-born Italian footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Ugo Locatelli (February 5, 1916 at Toscolano-Maderno, nr. ...	Silvio Piola Gino Colaussi György Sárosi Gyula Zsengellér Leônidas Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Silvio Piola (September 29, 1913 in Robbio Lomellina, Italy - October 4, 1996 in Gattinara, Italy) was an Italian footballer whose career lasted from 1929 until 1954. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... (Alexander Koukouwsko) (March 4, 1914 â€“ July 27, 1991) was a Russian footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... GyÃ¶rgy SÃ¡rosi (September 15, 1912-1993) was a Hungarian footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Gyula ZsengellÃ©r (CeglÃ©d, December 27, 1915 - Nicosia, March 29, 1999) was a Hungarian footballer and a legend of Ãšjpest FC, most famous for his part in taking the Hungarian national team to the 1938 World Cup Final. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... LeÃ´nidas da Silva (born September 6, 1913 in Rio de Janeiro, died January 24, 2004 in Cotia - SP) was a Brazilian footballer. ...
1950 Brazil	Roque Máspoli The 1950 Football World Cup was the only World Cup ever held which was not decided by a knockout final (although the last match of the tournament did end up determining the overall winner, and this match, also known as Maracanazo, is usually referred to as if it had been... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Roque GastÃ³n MÃ¡spoli (October 12, 1917 in Montevideo - February 22, 2004) was a soccer goalkeeper for Uruguay. ...	Erik Nilsson José Parra Schubert Gambetta Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Erik Nilsson (born 6 August 1916; died 9 September 1995) was a Swedish footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Schubert Gambetta (born 14 April 1920; died 9 August 1991) was a Uruguayan footballer. ...	Obdulio Varela Walter Bahr Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Obdulio Jacinto Varela (born September 20, 1917 â€” died August 2, 1996) is a former Uruguayan football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Walter Alfred Bahr (born April 1, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is considered one of the greatest American soccer players ever. ...	Alcides Ghiggia Zizinho Ademir Jair Juan Alberto Schiaffino Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia (born 22 December 1926 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a former football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Thomaz Soares da Silva, also known as Zizinho, (September 14, 1922 - February 7, 2002) was a Brazilian football player, who played as a striker and midfielder for Brazils national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ademir Marques de Menezes, best known as Ademir (born November 8, 1922 â€“ died May 11, 1996) was a Brazilian football player, regarded as one of the best centre forwards in the history of the Brazil national team and indeed, of the world game. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Jair da Rosa Pinto (Jair) was one of the leading Brazilian footballers of the 1940s and 50s, who is best remembered for his performances in Brazilâ€™s spectacular 1950 World Cup campaign. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Juan Alberto Schiaffino , (born July 28, 1925 in Montevideo, died November 13, 2002) was a football (soccer) player from Italy with Uruguyan origins. ...
1954 Switzerland	Gyula Grosics The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Gyula Grosics (born 4 February 1926 in Tatabanya, Hungary) was a football goalkeeper with the Magical Magyars of Hungary in the 1950s. ...	Ernst Ocwirk József Bozsik José Santamaría Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Ernst Ocwirk (March 7, 1926 â€“ January 23, 1980) was an Austrian football player and coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... JÃ³zsef Bozsik (November 28, 1925 â€“ May 31, 1978) was a Hungarian footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... JosÃ© Emilio SantamarÃa (born July 31, 1929) is a football player and later, manager. ...	Fritz Walter Bauer Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Fritz Walter (October 31, 1920 - June 17, 2002) was one of the most popular German football players. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... See this entry in portuguese: Bauer. ...	Helmut Rahn Nándor Hidegkuti Ferenc Puskás Sándor Kocsis Zoltan Czibor Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Helmut Rahn, known as Der Boss (The Boss), (born 16th August 1929 in Essen; died 14th August 2003) was a German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... NÃ¡ndor Hidegkuti (March 3, 1922 - February 14, 2002) was a Hungarian footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Ferenc PuskÃ¡s (April 2, 1927â€“November 17, 2006) (Hungarian: PuskÃ¡s Ferenc, nickname PuskÃ¡s Ã–csi, Spanish: Ferenc Puskas Biro), was a legendary Hungarian football forward and coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... SÃ¡ndor Kocsis Peter (born Budapest, Hungary, September 21, 1929; died Barcelona, July 22, 1979), also referred to as Kocsis SÃ¡ndor, was a Hungarian footballer who played for FerencvÃ¡ros TC, Budapest HonvÃ©d, Young Fellows ZÃ¼rich, CF Barcelona and Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... ZoltÃ¡n Czibor Suhai (born KaposvÃ¡r, Hungary, August 23, 1929 - died September 1, 1997), also referred to as Czibor ZoltÃ¡n, was a Hungarian footballer who played for several Hungarian clubs, including FerencvÃ¡ros TC and HonvÃ©d, and Hungary before joining CF Barcelona. ...
1958 Sweden	Lev Yashin The 1958 Football World Cup remained in Europe,In Bern, Switzerland in June 1954 in its congress with 32 votes FIFA gives the right to hold the event to Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Russian: ) (October 22, 1929 â€“ March 20, 1990) was a Russian Soviet football goalkeeper, known for his supreme athleticism in goal, imposing stature (he was 6 3, 189 cm) and amazing reflex saves. ...	Djalma Santos Bellini Nílton Santos Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Dejalma dos Santos, popularly known as Djalma Santos (born February 27, 1929 in SÃ£o Paulo) is a former Brazilian football player who started for the Brazil national team in four World Cups, winning two, in 1958 and 1962. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Hilderaldo LuÃs Bellini (born June 7, 1930 in Itapira, SÃ£o Paulo State, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... NÃlton dos Santos (born May 16, 1927) is a Brazilian former football defender. ...	Danny Blanchflower Didi Image File history File links Ulster_banner. ... Robert Dennis Blanchflower, known as Danny Blanchflower (February 10, 1926 in Belfast - December 9, 1993) was a footballer, football manager, and journalist who captained Spurs during their double-winning season of 1961. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Valdir Pereira, nicknamed Didi (October 8, 1929 â€“ May 12, 2001) was a Brazilian football midfield player who played in three World Cups: in 1954, and winning in 1958 and 1962. ...	Pelé Garrincha Just Fontaine Raymond Kopa Gunnar Gren Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Pele redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Manuel Francisco dos Santos (October 28, 1933 â€“ January 20, 1983), known by the nickname Garrincha (little bird),[3] was a Brazilian football right winger and forward who helped the Brazil national team win the World Cups of 1958 and 1962, and played the majority of his professional career for Brazilian... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Just Fontaine (born August 18, 1933 in Marrakech, Morocco) was a French football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Raymond Kopa (born October 13, 1931), originally Raymond Kopaszewski, is a French former football midfielder, integral to the French national teams of the 1950s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Gunnar Gren (October 31, 1920 - November 1, 1991) was a Swedish football player and coach, part of the famous Gre-No-Li trio of forwards at A.C. Milan and the Swedish national team. ...
1962 Chile	Antonio Carbajal In 1962 the Football World Cup returned to the continent of South America. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Antonio Felix La Tota Carbajal RodrÃguez , also called El Cinco Copas (Five cups), (born June 7, 1929 in Mexico City) is a legendary Mexican football goalkeeper. ...	Djalma Santos Cesare Maldini Valeriy Voronin Karl-Heinz Schnellinger Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Dejalma dos Santos, popularly known as Djalma Santos (born February 27, 1929 in SÃ£o Paulo) is a former Brazilian football player who started for the Brazil national team in four World Cups, winning two, in 1958 and 1962. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Cesare Maldini (born February 5, 1932) is an Italian football coach and former player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Valeriy Voronin (born 17 July 1939; died 22 May 1984) was a footballer from the Soviet Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (born March 31, 1939 in Duren) is a former German footballer. ...	Zagallo Zito Josef Masopust Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... MÃ¡rio Jorge Lobo Zagallo (born August 9, 1931 in MaceiÃ³) is a Brazilian football coach and former player, of Lebanese origin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... JosÃ© Ely de Miranda, best known as Zito (born in Roseira, Vale do Paraiba, August 18, 1932) was a Brazilian footballer in striker role. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Josef Masopust (born February 9, 1931) was a Czech football player and coach. ...	Vavá Garrincha Leonel Sanchez Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Mega Man X character, see Vile (Mega Man X). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Manuel Francisco dos Santos (October 28, 1933 â€“ January 20, 1983), known by the nickname Garrincha (little bird),[3] was a Brazilian football right winger and forward who helped the Brazil national team win the World Cups of 1958 and 1962, and played the majority of his professional career for Brazilian... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...
1966 England	Gordon Banks 1966 was a year of triumph for the host nation, England, which won in a controversial final beating West Germany 4-2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Gordon Banks OBE (born December 30, 1937) is a former English footballer, elected in a poll by the IFFHS as the second best goalkeeper of the 20th Century. ...	George Cohen Bobby Moore Valeriy Voronin Silvio Marzolini Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... George Cohen MBE (born Kensington, London, 22 October 1939) was the right back for England in the side which won the 1966 World Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Robert Frederick Chelsea Bobby Moore, OBE (born Barking, England, 12 April 1941 - died London, 24 February 1993) was an English footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Valeriy Voronin (born 17 July 1939; died 22 May 1984) was a footballer from the Soviet Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Silvio Marzolini is an Argentine football player who played club football for Boca Juniors 1960-72. ...	Franz Beckenbauer Coluna Bobby Charlton Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors called Francis in English), and his dominance on the football pitch. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... MÃ¡rio Esteves Coluna (pron. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won the World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966. ...	Florian Albert Uwe Seeler Eusébio Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Florian Albert (born September 15, 1941 in Hercegszanto) was a Hungarian football striker, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Uwe Seeler (born November 5, 1936 in Hamburg) is a German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... EusÃ©bio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM (pron. ...
1970 Mexico	Ladislao Mazurkiewicz The 1970 Football World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Ladislao Mazurkiewicz (born February 14, 1945 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan former football goalkeeper of the 1960s and 1970s. ...	Carlos Alberto Piazza Franz Beckenbauer Giacinto Facchetti Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Carlos Alberto Torres (born July 17, 1944, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Wilson da Silva Piazza , surnamed Piazza, (born February 25, 1943 in RibeirÃ£o das Neves), was a football (soccer) player from Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors called Francis in English), and his dominance on the football pitch. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Giacinto Facchetti. ...	Gérson Teofilo Cubillas Bobby Charlton Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... GÃ©rson, full name GÃ©rson de Oliveira Nunes, (born January 11, 1941) is a Brazilian footballer who played for Brazil in the 1966 and 1970 World Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Peru. ... Teófilo Cubillas Arizaga (born March 8, 1949 near Puente Piedra, Peru) was a Peruvian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won the World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966. ...	Pelé Gerd Müller Jairzinho Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Pele redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Gerd MÃ¼ller (IPAâ€”German: ) (born November 3, 1945 in NÃ¶rdlingen) is a former West German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Jairzinho, birth name Jair Ventura Filho, (born December 25, 1944) was a member of the Brazilian national team that won the 1970 World Cup. ...
1974 West Germany	Jan Tomaszewski The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Jan Tomaszewski (born January 9, 1948) is a retired Polish footballer, who was nicknamed Tomek. A goalkeeper, Tomaszewski is best remembered by some for his performance for Poland against England, in a qualifier for the 1974 World Cup, which England needed to win. ...	Berti Vogts Wim Suurbier Franz Beckenbauer Marinho Chagas Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Hans Hubert (Berti) Vogts (born 30 December 1946 in BÃ¼ttgen) is a former German international football player and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Wilhemus L.J. Wim Suurbier (born 16 January 1945) is a former Dutch football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors called Francis in English), and his dominance on the football pitch. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Marinho Chagas, real name Francisco das Chagas Marinho, (born February 8, 1952 in Natal) was a football player from Brazil. ...	Wolfgang Overath Kazimierz Deyna Johan Neeskens Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Wolfgang Overath (born 29 September 1943 in Siegburg, Germany) is a former West German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Kazimierz Deyna (born October 23, 1947 in Starogard GdaÅ„ski â€“ died September 1, 1989 in San Diego, California) was a Polish football player, one of the best marksmen in the history of world football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Johannes (Johan) Jacobus Neeskens (born September 15, 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. ...	Rob Rensenbrink Johan Cruijff Grzegorz Lato Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Pieter Robert (Rob) Rensenbrink (born July 3, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Hendrik Johannes Cruijff ( ) - often spelled Cruyff outside the Netherlands; see IJ (digraph)); born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager/coach and former player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Grzegorz Lato Grzegorz Lato (born April 8, 1950 in Malbork, Poland) is a former Polish football (soccer) striker, the all-time cap leader for the Polish national team and the leading scorer at the 1974 World Cup. ...
1978 Argentina	Ubaldo Fillol The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Ubaldo Matildo Fillol nicknamed El Pato (English: The Duck) is a an Argentine football coach and former goalkeeper. ...	Berti Vogts Ruud Krol Daniel Passarella Alberto Tarantini Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Hans Hubert (Berti) Vogts (born 30 December 1946 in BÃ¼ttgen) is a former German international football player and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Rudolf (Ruud or Rudi) Jozef Krol (born March 24, 1949 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Daniel Alberto Passarella (born May 25, 1953 in Chacabuco, Buenos Aires province) is a former Argentine football centre back and former manager of the Argentine and Uruguayan national football teams. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Alberto Tarantini (born 3 December, 1955) was an Argentine football player. ...	Dirceu Teofilo Cubillas Rob Rensenbrink Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Dirceu , real name JosÃ© GuimarÃ£es Dirceu , (born June 15, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro , died September 15, 1995) was a football (soccer) player from Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Peru. ... Teófilo Cubillas Arizaga (born March 8, 1949 near Puente Piedra, Peru) was a Peruvian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Pieter Robert (Rob) Rensenbrink (born July 3, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player. ...	Franco Causio Daniel Bertoni Mario Kempes Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Franco Causio, born on February 1, 1949 in Lecce (Italy), is a former Italian footballer who played for Juventus for many years in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Daniel Bertoni (born March 14, 1953) is a former Argentine footballer that played in a Right Winger role. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Mario Alberto Kempes (born July 15, 1954 in Bell Ville, CÃ³rdoba) is an Argentine former football striker. ...
1982 Spain	Dino Zoff The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Dino Zoff after the victory of Italy at the 1982 World Cup. ...	Claudio Gentile Luizinho Fulvio Collovati Júnior Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Claudio Gentile. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... LuÃz Carlos Ferreira, best known as Luizinho (born in Nova Lima, Mato Grosso, October 22, 1958) is a former football (soccer) player in defender role. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Fulvio Collovati (born 9 May 1957) was an Italy football defender, playing for several Serie A teams and in the starting eleven for the Italian national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Leovegildo Lins da Gama JÃºnior (born June 29, 1954), known simply as JÃºnior, was a Brazilian football player. ...	Zbigniew Boniek Falcão Michel Platini Zico Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Zbigniew Boniek (IPA: ) (born March 3, 1956 in Bydgoszcz) is a famous Polish football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Paulo Roberto FalcÃ£o (born October 16, 1953) is a Brazillian footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Michel FranÃ§ois Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Arthur Antunes Coimbra (born in March 3, 1953), better known as Zico , is a former Brazilian footballer and coach. ...	Paolo Rossi Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Karl-Heinz Kalle Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955) is a former German football player. ...
1986 Mexico	Harald Schumacher The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Harald Anton Schumacher (born March 6, 1954 in DÃ¼ren, Germany), commonly known as Toni Schumacher, was a football goalkeeper of the 1980s, member of the West German national team, with which he won the 1980 European Championship and lost two World Cup finals, in 1982 and 1986. ...	Josimar Manuel Amoros Maxime Bossis Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Josimar , real name Josimar Higinio Pereira, (born September 19, 1961 in Rio de Janeiro) was a football (soccer) player from Brazil. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Manuel Amoros (born 1961) was a French footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Maxime Bossis is a former French football player. ...	Jan Ceulemans Felix Magath Michel Platini Diego Maradona Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Jan Ceulemans (born February 28, 1957 in Lier, Belgium) was a Belgian football player, and became the nations most capped player with his 96 caps. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Wolfgang-Felix Magath (born July 26, 1953) is a German-Puerto Rican who is association football director with the FC Bayern Munich team. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Michel FranÃ§ois Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Maradona redirects here. ...	Preben Elkjær Larsen Emilio Butragueño Gary Lineker Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Preben ElkjÃ¦r Larsen (born September 11, 1957 in Copenhagen), simply referred to as Preben ElkjÃ¦r, was a Danish footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Emilio ButragueÃ±o Santos (born July 22, 1963 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football forward. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Gary Lineker Gary Winston[1] Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football striker who scored ten goals in two World Cups for the England national team and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC...
1990 Italy	Sergio Goycoechea The 1990 Football World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event two times. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Sergio Javier Goycoechea (born 1963-10-17 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), nicknamed El Goyco, is a famous retired Argentinian soccer goalkeeper. ...	Andreas Brehme Paolo Maldini Franco Baresi Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Andreas Brehme (born November 9, 1960 in Hamburg) is a German football coach and former football defender. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Paolo Maldini (born 26 June 1968 in Milan) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club A.C. Milan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Franco Baresi (born May 8, 1960 in Travagliato, province of Brescia) is an Italian youth team coach and former football defender with A.C. Milan, acknowledged as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game. ...	Diego Maradona Lothar Matthäus Roberto Donadoni Paul Gascoigne Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Maradona redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Lothar Herbert MatthÃ¤us (born 21 March 1961) is a German former football player and now manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Roberto Donadoni (born September 9, 1963 in Cisano Bergamasco, Province of Bergamo, Lombardy) is an Italian football (soccer) manager and former player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Paul John Gascoigne (born 27 May 1967 in Dunston, England), often referred to as Gazza, is a retired English football player who is widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation. ...	Salvatore Schillaci Roger Milla Tomas Skuhravy Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Salvatore TotÃ² Schillaci (born December 1, 1964 in Palermo) is a former Italian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cameroon. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... TomÃ¡Å¡ SkuhravÃ½ (born September 7, 1965), is a Czech football player. ...
1994 USA	Michel Preud'homme The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Michel Preudhomme (born January 24, 1959 in Ougree) is an Belgian football (soccer) player, the winner of the Yashin Award as the best goalkeeper at the 1994 World Cup. ...	Jorginho Márcio Santos Paolo Maldini Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Jorginho, real name Jorge de Amorim Campos, (born August 17, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Brazilian soccer defender, a World Cup winner with Brazil in 1994. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... MÃ¡rcio Roberto dos Santos, best known as MÃ¡rcio Santos (born SÃ£o Paulo September 15, 1969) is a Brazilian footballer, who played as a defender for such teams as ACF Fiorentina and Ajax Amsterdam. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Paolo Maldini (born 26 June 1968 in Milan) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club A.C. Milan. ...	Dunga Krasimir Balakov Gheorghe Hagi Tomas Brolin Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Dunga (born Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri on October 31, 1963 in IjuÃ, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian former football defensive midfielder, of Italian and German descent, and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Krassimir Balakov (Красимир Балъков, born March 29, 1966 in Veliko Turnovo) is a former Bulgarian football (soccer) player, a key member of the Bulgarian national team that finished fourth in the 1994 World Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Gheorghe Hagi , (born February 5, 1965 in SÄƒcele, ConstanÅ£a), is a Romanian former football player of Aromanian descent. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Tomas Brolin (born November 29, 1969 in Hudiksvall) is a former Swedish football player, a key member of the Swedish national team that finished third in the 1994 World Cup. ...	Romário Hristo Stoichkov Roberto Baggio Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... RomÃ¡rio de Souza Faria (born January 29, 1966), better known simply as RomÃ¡rio, is a Brazilian legendary football center forward who helped the Brazil national team win the 1994 FIFA World Cup and has been one of the most prolific strikers in the world since the 1990s, having... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Hristo Stoichkov alternatively spelt Stoitchkov (Bulgarian: ) (born February 8, 1966, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) is a football manager and former striker who was a member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is an Italian retired footballer, among the most technically gifted and popular players in the world throughout the 1990s. ...
1998 France	Fabien Barthez José Luis Chilavert The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a French football player who plays the position of goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... JosÃ© Luis FÃ©lix Chilavert GonzÃ¡lez (born July 27, 1965 in Luque, Departamento Central) is a Paraguayan former football goalkeeper. ...	Roberto Carlos Marcel Desailly Lilian Thuram Frank de Boer Carlos Gamarra Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Marcel Desailly (born September 7, 1968 in Accra, Ghana as Odenke Abbey) is a former French footballer and star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1, 1972) is a French professional football defender whos last team was FC Barcelona and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Frank de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn, Netherlands) is a Dutch football defender. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavon (born February 17, 1971 in Ypacarai, Paraguay) is a football player. ...	Dunga Rivaldo Michael Laudrup Zinedine Zidane Edgar Davids Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Dunga (born Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri on October 31, 1963 in IjuÃ, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian former football defensive midfielder, of Italian and German descent, and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... VÃtor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Michael Laudrup (born June 15, 1964) is a Danish former professional football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Zidane redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Edgar Steven Davids (born March 13, 1973 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch professional football player. ...	Ronaldo Davor Šuker Brian Laudrup Dennis Bergkamp Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ronaldo Luis NazÃ¡rio de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Davor Å uker, (born January 1, 1968 in Osijek, Croatia to parents from Livno, Croatian part of Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a former Croatian footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers in the 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Brian Laudrup (born February 22, 1969 in Vienna, Austria) is a former Danish professional football (soccer) player, who won the 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 1992) with the Denmark national team, and he was a vital part of that Rangers FC team which dominated the Scottish Premier League in the... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born May 10, 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch professional footballer. ...
2002 Korea/Japan	Oliver Kahn Rüştü Reçber The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a German football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... RÃ¼ÅŸtÃ¼ ReÃ§ber (born May 10, 1973 in Korkuteli, Antalya) is a Turkish football goalkeeper, who is currently with BeÅŸiktaÅŸ JK. RÃ¼ÅŸtÃ¼ is a very experienced international goalkeeper. ...	Roberto Carlos Sol Campbell Fernando Hierro Hong Myung-Bo Alpay Özalan Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Sulzeer Jeremiah Sol Campbell (born 18 September 1974 in Plaistow, London) is an English footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Fernando Ruiz Hierro (born March 23, 1968 in VÃ©lez-MÃ¡laga) is a former Spanish footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Fehmi Alpay Ã–zalan (born 29 May 1973 in Ä°zmir) is a Turkish football player. ...	Rivaldo Ronaldinho Michael Ballack Claudio Reyna Yoo Sang-Chul Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... VÃtor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... For other persons named Ronaldinho, see Ronaldinho (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in GÃ¶rlitz, Saxony) is a German footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Claudio Reyna (born July 20, 1973 in Livingston, New Jersey) is an American soccer player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Yoo Sang-Chul (born October 18, 1971) is a South Korean football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Yokohama F.M.. Birth Date: 18 October 1971 Height: 184 cm Weight: 78 kg Position: MF Current Club: First Intl Cap: USA ( 5 March 1994) Yoo was one of...	Ronaldo Miroslav Klose El Hadji Diouf Hasan Şaş Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ronaldo Luis NazÃ¡rio de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Miroslav Klose (born MirosÅ‚aw Marian Kloze on June 9, 1978) is a German footballer who plays as a striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... For the player known as El Hadji Diouf currently playing for AEK Athens FC, please see El Hadji Diouf II. El-Hadji Ousseynou Diouf (Arabic: Ø§Ù„ØØ¬ Ø¯ÙŠÙˆÙ) (born 15 January 1981) is a Senegalese footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Hasan GÃ¶khan ÅžaÅŸ (born 1 August 1976 in KarataÅŸ, Adana, Turkey) is a Turkish international footballer who is currently a winger with one of Turkeys most famous clubs, Galatasaray. ...
2006 Germany	Gianluigi Buffon Jens Lehmann Ricardo The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... This article is about the Italian goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... For other persons named Jens Lehmann, see Jens Lehmann (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Ricardo Pereira, usually referred to simply as Ricardo (pron. ...	Roberto Ayala John Terry Lilian Thuram Philipp Lahm Fabio Cannavaro Gianluca Zambrotta Ricardo Carvalho Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Roberto FabiÃ¡n El Raton Ayala (born 14 April 1973 in ParanÃ¡) is an Argentinian football player, who currently plays for the Spanish team Real Zaragoza. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other persons named John Terry, see John Terry (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1, 1972) is a French professional football defender whos last team was FC Barcelona and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Philipp Lahm (born November 11, 1983 in Munich, Bavaria) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Bayern Munich and Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Fabio Cannavaro, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[1][2] (born September 13, 1973 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Gianluca Zambrotta, Cavaliere OMRI[1] (born February 19, 1977 in Como) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho, OIH (born May 18, 1978 in Amarante, near Porto), pron. ...	Zé Roberto Patrick Vieira Zinedine Zidane Michael Ballack Andrea Pirlo Gennaro Gattuso Luís Figo Maniche Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... ZÃ© Roberto, real name JosÃ© Roberto da Silva JÃºnior, (born July 6, 1974 in Ipiranga) is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Bayern Munich. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Patrick DonalÃ© Vieira (born June 23, 1976 in Dakar, Senegal)[1] is a French football midfielder who currently plays for Internazionale Milano. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Zidane redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in GÃ¶rlitz, Saxony) is a German footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Andrea Pirlo, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[1][2], (born May 19, 1979 in Flero, Lombardy), is an Italian World Cup and Champions League winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club A.C. Milan and the Italian national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Gennaro Ivan Rino Gattuso, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI,[2][3] (born January 9, 1978 in Corigliano Calabro) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... LuÃs Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, (born 4 November 1972 in Almada, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Maniche (pron. ...	Hernán Crespo Thierry Henry Miroslav Klose Francesco Totti Luca Toni Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... HernÃ¡n Jorge Crespo (born July 5, 1975 in Florida, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine international football player currently playing in the Italian Serie A for Internazionale, having signed from English Premier League champions Chelsea on a 2 year loan deal on 7 August 2006. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Thierry Daniel Henry (pronounced , born 17 August 1977) is a French football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Miroslav Klose (born MirosÅ‚aw Marian Kloze on June 9, 1978) is a German footballer who plays as a striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Francesco Totti, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI,[1][2] (born 27 September 1976 in Rome) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Luca Toni, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI,[1][2] (born May 26, 1977 in Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, who plays for FC Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga. ...

Only one player has been named in three separate All-Star teams: Franz Beckenbauer of West Germany, who was included in the 1966, 1970, and 1974 editions of the All-Star Team. Nineteen others have been named to two separate All-Star teams: Luis Monti (1930 and 1934; however in 1930 he was representing Argentina while in 1934 he represented Italy); Garrincha, Valeriy Voronin and Djalma Santos (1958 and 1962); Pelé (1958 and 1970); Bobby Charlton(1966 and 1970); Teofilo Cubillas (1970 and 1978); Rob Rensenbrink (1974 and 1978); Berti Vogts (1974 and 1978); Michel Platini (1982 and 1986); Diego Maradona (1986 and 1990); Paolo Maldini (1990 and 1994); Dunga (1994 and 1998); Roberto Carlos, Rivaldo, and Ronaldo (1998 and 2002); Lilian Thuram and Zinedine Zidane (1998 and 2006); Michael Ballack and Miroslav Klose (2002 and 2006). Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors called Francis in English), and his dominance on the football pitch. ... Luisito Monti (born January 15, 1901, died 1983) is an Argentine football player who has the unique distinction of playing in two World Cup final matches with two different national teams. ... Manuel Francisco dos Santos (October 28, 1933 â€“ January 20, 1983), known by the nickname Garrincha (little bird),[3] was a Brazilian football right winger and forward who helped the Brazil national team win the World Cups of 1958 and 1962, and played the majority of his professional career for Brazilian... Valeriy Voronin (born 17 July 1939; died 22 May 1984) was a footballer from the Soviet Union. ... Dejalma dos Santos, popularly known as Djalma Santos (born February 27, 1929 in SÃ£o Paulo) is a former Brazilian football player who started for the Brazil national team in four World Cups, winning two, in 1958 and 1962. ... Pele redirects here. ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won the World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966. ... Teófilo Cubillas Arizaga (born March 8, 1949 near Puente Piedra, Peru) was a Peruvian football player. ... Pieter Robert (Rob) Rensenbrink (born July 3, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player. ... Hans Hubert (Berti) Vogts (born 30 December 1946 in BÃ¼ttgen) is a former German international football player and manager. ... Michel FranÃ§ois Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). ... Maradona redirects here. ... Paolo Maldini (born 26 June 1968 in Milan) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club A.C. Milan. ... Dunga (born Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri on October 31, 1963 in IjuÃ, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian former football defensive midfielder, of Italian and German descent, and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup. ... VÃtor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ... Ronaldo Luis NazÃ¡rio de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1, 1972) is a French professional football defender whos last team was FC Barcelona and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team. ... Zidane redirects here. ... Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in GÃ¶rlitz, Saxony) is a German footballer. ... Miroslav Klose (born MirosÅ‚aw Marian Kloze on June 9, 1978) is a German footballer who plays as a striker. ...

Pelé is the only player to be named in All-Star teams 12 years apart (1958 and 1970). Pele redirects here. ...

Notes and references

FIFA World Cup awards

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[3] For Mario kempes & Paolo Rossi 1978
[4] & [5] For Bobby Charlton 1966 Best Player
[6] For Guillermo Stábile 1930
[7] For Wolfgang Overath 1970
[8] For Kazimierz Deyna 1974

FIFA World Cup

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Uruguay 1930 | Italy 1934 | France 1938 | Brazil 1950 | Switzerland 1954 | Sweden 1958 | Chile 1962 | England 1966 | Mexico 1970 | West Germany 1974 | Argentina 1978 | Spain 1982 | Mexico 1986 | Italy 1990 | United States 1994 | France 1998 | Korea/Japan 2002 | Germany 2006 | South Africa 2010 | Brazil 2014 | 2018 The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the... Qualifying countries The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from July 11 to July 30. ... The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. ... This article concerns the process for determining the host nation of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will be the 21st FIFA World Cup. ...

Awards	Goalscorers	History
Broadcasters	Hosts	Mascots
Records	Team apps	Trophy
Finals	Qualification

International football

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FIFA | World Cup | Confederations Cup | U-20 World Cup | U-17 World Cup
Olympics | Asian Games | All-Africa Games | Pan American Games | Island Games | Minor Tournaments
World Rankings | Player of the Year | Teams | Competitions | Organizations | Codes This article lists every countrys goalscorers in FIFA World Cup finals matches. ... The FIFA World Cup started in 1928, when FIFA president Jules Rimet decided to stage an international football tournament. ... Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot. ... This article lists records of the FIFA World Cup and its qualification matches. ... Map of appearances Best performance of countries This article lists the performances of each of the 78 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA World Cup finals. ... Replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy (1930â€“1970) The FIFA World Cup (1974â€“Present) The World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup. ... Official logo for the 2010 FIFA World Cup which will be hosted in South Africa, which means the World Cup will have been played in every continent except Antarctica. ... FIFA World Cup qualification is the process a national football (soccer) team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals, or, more commonly known as the FIFA World Cup. ... â€œSoccerâ€ redirects here. ... This article is about the international association football organization. ... The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the... The FIFA Confederations Cup is a football tournament for national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), along with the FIFA World Cup champion and the host country, to bring... The FIFA U-20 World Cup, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ... The FIFA U-17 World Cup, formerly the FIFA U-17 World Championship and before the FIFA U-16 World Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 17 and is organized by FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ... Football (soccer) has been included in every Summer Olympic Games except 1896 and 1932 as a mens competition sport. ... Football (soccer) was an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition. ... The football (soccer) tournament was held at the every edition of All-Africa Games since 1965. ... A mens football (soccer) tournament is held at every Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sports event in 1951, a womens tournament was only added in 1999. ... Football has been held since 1989 at the Island Games as a mens competition sport. ... This article is about the mens rankings. ... The FIFA World Player of the Year is an Association football award given annually to the male and female player who are thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams. ... This is a list of articles about the football (soccer) competitions past and present for international teams and for club football, in individual countries and internationally: World National teams FIFA World Cup FIFA Womens World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup National youth teams FIFA World Youth Championship (under-20 men... FIFA assigns a three-letter code (dubbed FIFA Trigramme) to each of its member and non-member countries. ...

Asia: AFC – Asian Cup

Africa: CAF – Africa Cup of Nations

North America: CONCACAF – Gold Cup

South America: CONMEBOL – Copa América

Oceania: OFC – Nations Cup

Europe: UEFA – European Championship

Non-FIFA: NF-Board – Viva World Cup

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Golden Ball

Yashin Award

FIFA Fair Play Trophy

Most Entertaining Team

Best Young Player Award

All-Star Team

Notes and references

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