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Battle of the World Cup stars

Cevno

Cevno

Hall of Fame Member
Klose- Cannot dispute his brilliant world cup record.

Cruyff- Again a tough one,but Cruyff was perhaps along with Benckenbauer the best european player ever.
Cubillas was excellent though.
 
BoyBrumby

BoyBrumby

Englishman
The dead Colombian bloke and the Dutch master advance.

Next up two world class stalwarts of the English domestic game have very stiff asks:

Round 2, Battle 9



Dennis Bergkamp (The Netherlands)
World Cups: 2 (1994, 1998)
World Cup Apperances: 11
World Cup Goals: 6
Best Performance: Semi-Finalist in 1998
Noteable for: Having the best touch of his generation & scoring this goal to permanently win the gratitude of every Dutch and English football fan.

v



Pele (Brazil)
World Cups: 4 (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
Apps: 14
Goals: 12
Best: Winner in 1958, 1962 & 1970.
Noteable for: Possessing 3 winners medals and being the most complete footballer ever.

Round 2, Battle 10



Diego Maradona (Argentina)
World Cups: 4 (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994)
Apps: 21
Goals: 8
Best: Winner in 1986.
Noteable for: Being sent off for serious foul play v Brazil in 1982, handballs v England in 1986 & the USSR in 1990 & a drugs ban in 1994.

V



Gordon Banks (England)
World Cups: 2 (1966, 1970)
Apps: 9
Clean Sheets: 6
Best: Winner in 1966
Noteable for: Being the reassuring last line of defence in 1966 and arguably the greatest save ever.
 
The Sean

The Sean

Cricketer Of The Year
Harsh on DB, even harsher on Banks - but World Cup stars don't get any bigger than Pele and Diego.
 
S

Steulen

International Regular
Safe in the knowledge that Pele will win this, I vote for Bergkamp. Because of THAT goal, indeed, and a hundred others.

And Maradona, despite everything.
 
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