FIFA World Cup Dream Team
The FIFA World Cup Dream Team is an all-time FIFA World Cup all-star team published by FIFA in 2002 after conducting an internet poll of fans to select a World Cup dream team.[1][2] Diego Maradona of Argentina received the most votes. More than one-and-a-half million fans worldwide voted in the poll, conducted by the official FIFA website, www.FIFAworldcup.com, with Maradona receiving 111,035 votes. Brazil's Pelé, who played for three World Cup-winning teams, won 107,539 votes and Zinedine Zidane, who scored twice for France in their 1998 triumph, came in third with 80,527.[1]
It is an eleven-member side divided as one goalkeeper, three defenders, four midfielders, and three forwards.
| Player[1] | National side(s) Years represented |
|---|---|
| Lev Yashin |  Soviet Union1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
| Paolo Maldini |  Italy1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 |
| Franz Beckenbauer |  West Germany1966, 1970, 1974 |
| Roberto Carlos |  Brazil1998, 2002, 2006 |
| Roberto Baggio | Italy 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| Zinedine Zidane |  France1998, 2002, 2006 |
| Michel Platini | France 1978, 1982, 1986 |
| Diego Maradona |  Argentina1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 |
| Romário | Brazil 1990, 1994 |
| Johan Cruyff |  Netherlands1974 |
| Pelé | Brazil 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c FIFA DREAM TEAM: Maradona voted top player. Reuters. June 19, 2002.
- ^ World All-Time Teams
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