World Cup XI

[c1973]

Pick your World Cup XI.

Only rule, it has to come from this list on the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-27699398

Here's mines. I tried to stick to one's from 'my era' as much as possible, but there is a couple in there I had to pick that were before my time.


Zoff

Gentile, Beckenbauer, Puyol, Maldini

Zico, Socrates, Rivelino, Falcao

Maradonna, Pele

Manager: Ally McLeod

 

[Pin-seeker]

 

[c1973]

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I should have thought of doing it that way.

 

[c1973]

Ron Conker is disappointed that he doesn't see Johan Cruijff in your team.

Lol.

Well, I would have picked him Ron, but my team are sponsored by Adidas and he got a bit shirty.....

 

[richart]

Ron Conker is disappointed that he doesn't see Johan Cruijff in your team.

Is that the Dutch way of spelling Cruyff ?

 

[Pin-seeker]

I should have thought of doing it that way.

I'm just too lazy to write it out

 

[Papas1982]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-27699398#003023035033016068084090106094102

Well that didn't work.

Casillas, moore, beckenbauer, cafu, lahm, zidane, Socrates, iniesta, Ronaldo, muller and Fontaine.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Picked Players in my lifetime that I saw play

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-27699398#010025027023024090071077106100099

Zoff

Cafu
Desailly
Cannavaro
Carlos

Zidane
Mattheus
Rivaldo

Linekar
Ronaldo ( real one )
Maradona

 

[smange]

Whoever you pick, remember to leave room in the team for this guy

His throw ins are superb

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VU-sFjLgLR0

 

[Imurg]

I'll take the 1970 Brazil team.........

They did always score one more than you!

 

[NWJocko]

Buffon

Cafu
Baresi
Maldini
Lizarazu

Zidane
Maradona
Mattheus

Messi
Ronaldo
Romario

 

[richart]

I'll take the 1970 Brazil team.........

They did always score one more than you!

Best team I have ever seen. Their front five were brilliant, and the last goal against Italy in the final was as good as it gets.

The England defence in 1970 was not bad to keep them to one goal, and if Astle hadn't missed that sitter ... Shame Banks got injured for the West Germany game.

 

[Imurg]

Best team I have ever seen. Their front five were brilliant, and the last goal against Italy in the final was as good as it gets.

The England defence in 1970 was not bad to keep them to one goal, and if Astle hadn't missed that sitter ... Shame Banks got injured for the West Germany game.

And Bank's save from Pele was , truly, unbelievable....
Those were the days.

 

[richart]

Funny thing is I can remember two misses by Pele in that World Cup, more than the goals he scored. One were he shot from the half way line that beat the keeper, and scraped past the post, and the one where he dummied the keeper, ran one side of him and let the ball run the other. Shame he screwed his shot wide, but what showmanship.

 

[Adi2Dassler]

No one picked Garrincha?

Buffon

Cafu
Beckenbauer
Cannavaro
Brehme

GARRINCHA
Zidane
Xavi

Diego
Pele
Ronaldo

Interesting article about Pele/Diego and the superior Garrincha
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...atest-ever-footballer-has-been-overhyped.html

 

[richart]

Sometimes Ron Conker thinks about the world cups of 1974 and 1978 and dreams of what might have been.

Being beaten by a goal from Archie Gemmill in 1978 was pretty embarrassing though.

What are your chances this World Cup Ron, and do you think England should pick Rooney ?