World Team of the 20th Century

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The World Team of the 20th Century or MasterCard 20th Century team (as it was sponsored by MasterCard) was chosen in 1998 to honour the best association football players of the 20th century. The team was consisted of an eleven-member side, with one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders, and three forwards (4–3–3 formation).

4–3–3 formation

History

The team was announced on 10 June 1998, in conjunction with the opening ceremonies of the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The team was selected in plurality voting undertaken by a panel of 250 international football journalists from amongst the members of eleven-member sides styled as the South American and European Teams of the 20th Century. Those two continental selections were announced a month earlier by the same panel, featuring players who represented national teams of the CONMEBOL and UEFA confederations and would be the pool for the World selection. That meant that no player from outside Europe or South America was eligible for selection for the World Team.

Selection teams for players from the nations of CONCACAF, the Confederation of African Football, and collectively the Asian and Oceania Football Confederations were also chosen by separate, smaller juries of journalists situated respectively in North and Central America, Africa, and Asia and Oceania. They were announced alongside the European and South American teams, but players selected to the former sides were not considered for selection to the world team.

The continental selection All the team selections were sponsored by MasterCard and announced on 15 May 1998.

Continental selections

FIFA also published the best XIs of the Century for CONCACAF, UEFA, Africa and the Asian and Oceania Football Confederations.[1] MasterCard sponsored the team selections which were announced on 15 May 1998. The first two selections (UEFA, CONMEBOL) worked as the pool for choosing the World's Best Eleven.

Pool for the World Selection

More information Continent, Goalkeeper ...
Continent Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Europe Soviet Union Lev Yashin West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
England Bobby Moore
Italy Paolo Maldini
Italy Franco Baresi		 Netherlands Johan Cruyff
France Michel Platini
England Bobby Charlton		 Portugal Eusebio
Hungary Ferenc Puskas
Netherlands Marco Van Basten
South America Argentina Ubaldo Fillol Argentina Daniel Passarella
Brazil Nilton Santos
Chile Elías Figueroa
Brazil Carlos Alberto Torres		 Argentina Alfredo Di Stéfano
Brazil Roberto Rivellino
Brazil Didi		 Brazil Pelé
Argentina Diego Maradona
Brazil Garrincha
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Rest of the world

More information Continent, Goalkeeper ...
Continent Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
CONCACAF Mexico Antonio Carbajal United States Marcelo Balboa
Honduras Gilberto Yearwood
Canada Bruce Wilson
Mexico Gustavo Peña		 Mexico Ramon Ramirez
El Salvador Mágico González
United States Tab Ramos		 Panama Julio Dely Valdés
Mexico Hugo Sánchez
Costa Rica Hernan Medford
Africa Cameroon Thomas N'Kono Egypt Ali Shehata
Egypt Ibrahim Youssef
Cameroon Emmanuel Kunde
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mwepu Ilunga		 Nigeria Segun Odegbami
Cameroon Theophile Abega
Ghana Abedi Pele		 Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou
Cameroon Roger Milla
Algeria Rabah Madjer
Asia/Oceania Malaysia Chow Chee Keong South Korea Kim Ho-kon
Japan Masami Ihara
Malaysia Soh Chin Ann		 Taiwan Cheung Chi Doy
Iran Karim Bagheri
South Korea Kim Joo-sung		 Saudi Arabia Majed Abdullah
Japan Kunishige Kamamoto
Iran Khodadad Azizi
South Korea Cha Bum-kun
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World selection

The formation chosen was 4–3–3.

More information Position, Player ...
Position Player National side(s)
represented by year		 Professional club(s)
represented by year		 Rank on the
FIFA Magazine and Grand Jury
enumeration of the top
FIFA players of the 20th century		 Continental, FIFA World Cup,
IFFHS, and FIFA awards
Goalkeeper Lev Yashin Soviet Union Soviet Union
(1954–1970)		 FC Dynamo Moscow (1949–1971) Unranked European Footballer of the Year (1963), UEFA Jubilee Award (Russia)
World Cup All-Star Team[2] (1958)
FIFA World Cup All-Time Team
,[3] FIFA Order of Merit (1988)
Defender (fullback) Carlos Alberto Torres Brazil Brazil
(1964–1977)		 Fluminense (1963–1966, 1974–1977)
Santos FC (1966–1974)
Flamengo (1977)
Botafogo (1971)
New York Cosmos (1977–1980, 1982)
California Surf (1981)		 Unranked FIFA 100
World Cup All-Star Team[2] (1970)
Defender (centre-back) Franz Beckenbauer Germany West Germany
(1965–1977)		 Bayern Munich (1965–1977)
New York Cosmos (1977–1980, 1983)
Hamburger SV (1980–1982)		 4 European Footballer of the Year (1972, 1976)
FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award (1966), FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot (1966), FIFA World Cup Silver Ball (1974)
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team[2] (1966, 1970, 1974)
FIFA World Cup All-Time Team, FIFA World Cup Dream Team
IFFHS Best European Player 1956–1990
FIFA 100, FIFA Order of Merit (1984, 2004)
Defender (centre-back) Bobby Moore England England
(1962–1973)		 West Ham United (1958–1974)
Fulham (1974–1977)
San Antonio Thunder (1977)
Seattle Sounders (1978)		 14 UEFA Jubilee Award (England)
World Cup All-Star Team[2] (1966), FIFA World Cup All-Time Team
,[3] FIFA Order of Merit (1996)
Defender (fullback) Nílton Santos Brazil Brazil
(1949–1963)		 Botafogo (1949–1965) Unranked World Cup All-Star Team[2] (1958)
FIFA 100
Midfielder Johan Cruyff Netherlands Netherlands
(1966–1978)		 Ajax Amsterdam (1964–1973, 1981–1983)
FC Barcelona (1973–1978)
Los Angeles Aztecs (1979)
Washington Diplomats (1980–1981)
Levante UD (1981)
Feyenoord (1983–1984)		 5 European Footballer of the Year (1971, 1973, 1974), UEFA Jubilee Award (Netherlands)
World Cup All-Star Team[2] (1974)
FIFA 100, FIFA Order of Merit (2010)
Midfielder Alfredo Di Stéfano Argentina Argentina
(1947)
Colombia Colombia
(1949)
Spain Spain (1957–1962)		 River Plate (1943–1945, 1947–1949)
Huracán (1946–1947)
Millonarios (1949–1953)
Real Madrid (1953–1964)
RCD Espanyol (1964–1966)		 2 European Footballer of the Year (1957, 1959), UEFA Jubilee Award (Spain)
FIFA 100, FIFA Order of Merit (1994)
Midfielder Michel Platini France France
(1976–1987)		 AS Nancy (1972–1979)
AS Saint-Étienne (1979–1982)
Juventus (1982–1987)		 7 European Footballer of the Year (1983, 1984, 1985), Onze d'Or (1983, 1984, 1985)
World Cup All-Star Team[2] (1982, 1986)
World Soccer Player of the Year (1984, 1985)
FIFA 100
Forward Garrincha Brazil Brazil
(1955–1966)		 Botafogo (1953–1965)
Corinthians (1966)
Atlético Junior (1968)
Flamengo (1968–1969)
Olaria (1972)		 7 World Cup Golden Shoe Award (1962), World Cup All-Star Team[2] (1958, 1962)
[3]
Forward Diego Maradona Argentina Argentina
(1977–1994)		 Argentinos Juniors (1976–1981)
Boca Juniors (1981–1982, 1995–1997)
FC Barcelona (1982–1984)
SSC Napoli (1984–1991)
Sevilla FC (1992–1993)
Newell's Old Boys (1993)		 3 Onze d'Or (1986, 1987), FIFA Player of the Century, South American Footballer of the Year (1979, 1980)
World Cup Golden Ball Award (1986), World Cup Bronze Ball Award (1990), FIFA World Cup Silver Shoe (1986), World Cup All-Star Team[2] (1986, 1990)
FIFA World Cup Dream Team
World Soccer Player of the Year (1986)
Honorary Ballon d'Or (1995)

FIFA 100

Forward Pelé Brazil Brazil
(1956–1971)		 Santos FC (1956–1974)
New York Cosmos (1975–1977)		 1 South American Footballer of the Year (1973), World Cup Golden Ball Award (Best Player) (1970), World Cup Silver Ball (1958), World Cup Best Young Player (1958), World Cup All-Star Team[2] (1958, 1970), FIFA World Cup All-Time Team, FIFA Player of the Century, IFFHS Player of the Century, Player of the Century by France Football's Ballon d'Or Winners, FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur (2013), FIFA 100, FIFA Order of Merit (1984, 2004)

Athlete of the Century by International Olympic Committee

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