Battle of the World Cup stars

[Johnners]

Zidane

 

[GIMH]

Moore. Same number of WC wins as ZZ, less defeats to Senegal as defending champions and less career-ending acts of thuggery

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Moore.

 

[Steulen]

Zidane. With English players, you always have to take into account their ridiculously overinflated status as legends. So no comparison really.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah he was actually crap that Bobby Moore

 

[Uppercut]

Who isn't crap in comparison with Zidane tbf.

 

[Furball]

Moore. Same number of WC wins as ZZ, less defeats to Senegal as defending champions and less career-ending acts of thuggery

Have a browse through YouTube and tell me Matterazzi didn't deserve it.

 

[GIMH]

Of course he 'deserved' it, but I'm sure plenty of other players have over time.

It arguably cost France the WC, it was braindead

 

[Furball]

Of course he 'deserved' it, but I'm sure plenty of other players have over time.

It arguably cost France the WC, it was braindead

Zidane was done and had nothing left to give IMO.

As far as last acts of someone's career goes, that headbutt is pretty iconic.

 

[Uppercut]

Of course he 'deserved' it, but I'm sure plenty of other players have over time.

It arguably cost France the WC, it was braindead

IMO, iconic moments increase a player's status as a World Cup legend even when they're not positive. That's why Maradona should have won the thing.

 

[Furball]

IMO, iconic moments increase a player's status as a World Cup legend even when they're not positive. That's why Maradona should have won the thing.

It's why Robbie Baggio and Paul Gascoigne were such World Cup icons for the 90s generation as well.

Baggio's moment made all the more iconic because he'd single handedly dragged Italy to the final in the first place.

 

[GIMH]

It's all subjective, of course

 

[BoyBrumby]

Coolio, 7-7 so I finally get a casting vote. Moore, obvs. Wonderful defender and a gentleman too.


3rd Quarter-Final

Just Fontaine (France)
World Cups: 1 (1958)
Apps: 6
Goals: 13
Record: Semi-Finalist in 1958
Win-Draw-Loss: W4-D0-L2
Noteable for: Freakish scoring in 1958 & setting a record unlikely to ever be beaten for goals in a single tournament.

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Garrincha (Brazil)
World Cups: 3 (1958, 1962, 1966)
Apps: 12
Goals: 5
Best: Winner in 1958, Winner in 1962, 1st Round in 1966
Win-Draw-Loss: W10-D1-L1.
Noteable for: Being arguably the best dribbler to ever grace the highest stage and inspiring Brazil to the 62 title in Pele's absence.

 

[marc71178]

Fontaine

 

[grecian]

Garrincha,

and yay for Moore, thought the tackle and photo with Pele was fairly iconic myself, also set up three goals in a World Cup final, but clearly a travesty as he's over-rated.

ho-hum

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Garrincha

 

[Uppercut]

Zidane was the best player I've ever seen, so if he loses to someone it's probably because they're overrated.

Garrincha

 

[fredfertang]

Bobby Moore's importance to the teams he played for was never properly appreciated - probably 'cos he just got on with the job and never showboated

Garrincha

 

[Pothas]

Garrincha

 

[GIMH]

Fontaine