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ADEMIR-
-Top-scorer
of the 1950
World Cup.
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R. BAGGIO
-One of
the
greatest
stars of
the past
three
World
Cups
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BANKS
-Even
more so
than
Yashin,
the
greatest
goalkeeper
of the
World
Cup.
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BECKENBAUER
-One
of the
greatest
player and
leader in
World Cup
history.
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BUTRAGUENO--The
greatest
Spanish player
in the World
Cup and one of
the few
players to
have scored
four goals in
a match.
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B. CHARLTON--Star
of 1966 and
1970
tournament.
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CRUYFF--The
greatest
player of the
1974 World Cup
and the
greatest Dutch
player of
all-time.
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CUBILLAS--One
of the
greatest World
Cup players of
the seventies.
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DIDI--Two-time
World Cup
player and one
of the world's
greatest
playmaker.
Didi was the
orchestrator
of Brazil's
two World Cup
winning teams.
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EUSEBIO--Top-scorer
of the 1966
World Cup.
He
was one of the
greatest stars
of the
competition.
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FONTAINE--Top
scorer of the
1958 World
Cup.
With 13 goals,
he was the
highest scorer
of one World
Cup.
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GARRINCHA--The
greatest
player as well
as joint
top-scorer in
the 1962 World
Cup. Also the
best winger in
the entire
history of the
competition.
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GERSON--The
greatest
midfielder of
the 1970 World
Cup and
arguably the
greatest
passer of
all-time.
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HURST--Hat-trick
hero of the
1966 World Cup
Final
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JAIRZINHO--After
Garrincha,
Jairzinho was
the most
successful
right-winger
in World Cup
history.
Played in
three World
Cups.
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KEMPES--Top
scorer in 1978
with 6 goals.
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KOCSIS--Top
scorer of the
1954 World
Cup. One
of the
greatest
headers of the
ball.
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LEONIDAS--Top-scorer
of the 1938
World Cup
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LINEKER--Top-scorer
in Mexico '86
and one of the
greastest
scorers of the
World Cup.
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MALDINI--One
of the world's
finest
defenders.
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MARADONA--One
of the
greatest and
also the most
controversial
player in the
World Cup
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MATTHAUS--Captain
of the 1990
cup-winning
German side.
One of the 2
players to
have played 5
World Cups.
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MEAZZA--Two-time
World Cup
winner and
captain of the
1938 winning
team.
Meazza was the
greatest
European
player in the
pre-war World
Cups.
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MILLA--The
greatest
African star
and the best
"oldie"
in World Cup
history.
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MOORE--Captain
of 1966 World
Cup winning
team.
One of the
greatest
defenders of
the World Cup
and arguably
the best
tackler in the
game.
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MULLER--The
greatest ever
goal-scorer in
World Cup
history.
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PASSARELLA--1978
World Cup
winning
captain.
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PELE--The
greatest and
most famous
player in
World Cup
history.
Won three of
the four World
Cups he
participated.
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PLATINI--Three-time
World Cup
player.
One of the
greatest
players of the
eighties.
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PUSKAS--One
of the
greatest
players ever
to play in the
World Cup.
Captain of one
of the
greatest World
Cup team ever.
Puskas was the
world's most
feared striker
in the 1950s.
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RIVELINO--Three-time
World Cup
player and one
of the world's
greatest in
the seventies.
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ROMARIO--The
best player in
the 1994 World
Cup.
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ROSSI--Top
scorer in 1982
with 6 goals.
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RUMMENIGGE--Three-time
World Cup
player.
One of the
greatest
players of the
early
eighties.
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D.
SANTOS--Four-time
World Cup
player and the
world's
greatest
right-back.
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SCHIAFFINO--Member
of Uruguay's
1950 winning
team and the
greatest
Uruguayan
attacker of
all time.
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SCHILLACI--Top
scorer of the
1990
tournament.
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SEELER--Four-time
World Cup
player.
For many years
the symbol of
German soccer
until the
arrival of
Franz
Beckenbauer.
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STOICHKOV--Joint-top
scorer of the
1994 World
Cup.
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WALTER--Captain
of the 1954
winning team
and the first
great German
player in the
world stage
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VARELA--One
of the
greatest
captains in
World Cup
history.
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VAVA--Two-time
World
Cup-winning
striker with
Brazil. Joint
top-scorer in
the 1962 Cup.
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VAN
BASTEN--Marco
van Basten was
the greatest
goalscorer of
his
generation.
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ZAGALLO--The
most
successful
individual in
World Cup
history,
winning it 4
times with
Brazil in
various roles.
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ZICO--Greatest
player of the
1982 World Cup
in Spain and
one of the
world's best
in the early
eighties.
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ZOFF--Captain
of 1982 World
Cup winning
team.
The greatest
Italian
goalkeeper
since Combi
and one of the
greatest ever.