Battle of the World Cup stars

[The Sean]

Pele

 

[Somerset]

Definitely Pele.

 

[Sir Alex]

Pele

 

[biased indian]

Kaiser

 

[BoyBrumby]

Pele takes out the last German challenger 9-3 to give us our semi-final quorum.

Three Brazilians (Pele, Garrincha & Ronaldo) and a lone English lion in Bobby Moore.

The randomiser gives us:

1st Semi-Final

Pele (Brazil)
Full name: Edson Arantes do Nascimento (23/10/1940-)
World Cups: 4 (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
Record: Winner in 1958, Winner in 1962, 1st Round in 1966, Winner in 1970
Win-Draw-Loss: W12-D1-L1
Games Played:
1958 1st R: W2-0 v Soviet Union
1958 QF: W1-0 v Wales (1 goal)
1958 SF: W5-2 v France (3 goals)
1958 F: W5-2 v Sweden (2 goals)
1962 1st R: W2-0 v Mexico (1 goal)
1962 1st R: D0-0 v Czechoslovakia
1966 1st R: W2-0 v Bulgaria (1 goal)
1966 1st R: L1-3 v Portugal
1970 1st R: W4-1 v Czechoslovkia (1 goal)
1970 1st R: W1-0 v England
1970 1st R: W3-2 v Romania (2 goals)
1970 QF: W4-2 v Peru
1970 SF: W3-1 Uruguay
1970 F: W4-1 v Italy (1 goal)
Noteable for: Possessing 3 winners medals and being the most complete footballer ever.

V

Garrincha (Brazil)
Full name: Manuel Francisco dos Santos (28/10/1933-20/01/1983)
World Cups: 3 (1958, 1962, 1966)
Record: Winner in 1958, Winner in 1962, 1st Round in 1966
Win-Draw-Loss: W10-D1-L1
Games Played:
1958 1st R: W2-0 v Soviet Union
1958 QF: W1-0 v Wales
1958 SF: W5-2 v France
1958 F: W5-2 v Sweden
1962 1st R: W2-0 v Mexico
1962 1st R: D0-0 v Czechoslovakia
1962 1st R: W2-1 v Spain
1962 QF: W3-1 v England (2 goals)
1962 SF: W4-2 v Chile (2 goals)
1962 F: W3-1 v Czechoslovakia
1966 1st R: W2-0 v Bulgaria (1 goal)
1966 1st R: L1-3 v Hungary
Noteable for: Inspiring Brazil to the 1962 title in Pele's absence with two goals in both quarter and semi finals.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Pelé

 

[GIMH]

-1 Pele

 

[grecian]

pele

 

[The Sean]

Pele

 

[Somerset]

Pele.

 

[Sir Alex]

Pele

 

[Pothas]

As quite probably the second greatest Brazilian player ever Garrincha deserves a vote.

 

[Agent TBY]

Now that Garrincha's got a vote, Pele.

 

[fredfertang]

Pele

 

[BoyBrumby]

Peel unsurprisingly becomes our first finalist.

Who'll join him?

2nd Semi-Final

Bobby Moore (England)
Full name: Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore (12/04/1041-24/02/1993)
World Cups: 3 (1962, 1966, 1970)
Record: Quarter-Finalist in 1962, Winner in 1966, Quarter-Finalist in 1970
Win-Draw-Loss: W8-D2-L4
Games Played:
1962 1st R: L1-3 v Hungary
1962 1st R: W3-1 v Argentina
1962 1st R: D0-0 v Bulgaria
1962 QF: L1-3 v Brazil
1966 1st R: D0-0 v Uruguay
1966 1st R: W2-0 v Mexico
1966 1st R: W2-0 v France
1966 QF: W1-0 v Argentina
1966 SF: W2-1 v Portugal
1966 F: W4-2 v West Germany
1970 1st R: W1-0 v Romania
1970 1st R: L0-1 v Brazil
1970 1st R: W1-0 v Czechoslovakia
1970 QF: L2-3 v West Germany
Noteable for: Being arguably the greatest centre-half of all-time, being the Englishman who held Jules Rimet aloft in 66 & the inch-perfect tackle that stopped Jairzinho in full flight.

V

Ronaldo (Brazil)
Full name: Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (22/09/1976-)
World Cups: 4 (1994*, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Record: Winner in 1994, Runner-Up in 1998, Winner in 2002, Quarter-Finalist in 2006
Win-Draw-Loss: W16**-D0-L3
Games Played:
1998 1st R: W2-1 v Scotland
1998 1st R: W3-0 v Morocco (1 goal)
1998 1st R: L1-2 v Norway
1998 2nd R: W4-1 v Chile (2 goals)
1998 QF: W3-2 v Denmark
1998 SF: D1-1 v The Netherlands (1 goal); W4-2 on pens
1998 F: L0-3 v France
2002 1st R: W2-1 v Turkey (1 goal)
2002 1st R: W4-0 v China (1 goal)
2002 1st R: W5-2 v Costa Rica (2 goals)
2002 2nd R: W2-0 v Belgium (1 goal)
2002 QF: W2-1 v England
2002 SF: W1-0 v Turkey (1 goal)
2002 F: W2-0 v Germany (2 goals)
2006 1st R: W1-0 v Croatia
2006 1st R: W2-0 v Australia
2006 1st R: W4-1 v Japan (2 goals)
2006 2nd R: W3-0 v Ghana (1 goal)
2006 QF: L0-1 v France
Noteable for: Being the top goalscorer in 2002 with 8 (including both in the final) & scoring more finals goals than anyone else.
*Unused squad member
**includes win on penalties

 

[L Trumper]

Ronaldo [Very difficult choice to make though]

 

[fredfertang]

Moore

 

[grecian]

Moore

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Moore. Didn't lose to Norway.

 

[Cevno]

Ronaldo ,very close one though.

In my early days of watching and becoming a football fan ,Ronaldo was immense and in the world cups he was the one to stop ,if you could.