Your World Cup 11 and subs (that you've seen).

[Pedro Delgado]

        Shilton

Desailly   McGrath   Wright


          Mattheus   


Socrates  Gazza    Platini     Eder    

          Maradona
 
          Lineker

Subs:
Zico
Falcao
Careca
Zoff
Maldini

Older members than I (there won't be that many ) will have better teams I think. Zico is my favourite ever player but just misses out to Lineker. Can't remember the centre halves from '82 or '86 that well so I went for two from '90, McGrath was superb anyway and Wright was in his pomp (and was a Ram) plus Desailly who was a colossus in '98.

The rest speak for themselves I think. Not sure about Gazza really it's a romantic pick.
I'm choosing from '82 onwards, only have very vague memories of '78 as I was but seven years of age. LE's should be a good 'un (if he can be arsed).

E2A: Bugger me there's three ex-Rams in there, splendid.

 

[grecian]

Jennings

Cafu
Maldini
Passerella
Baresi

Platini
Zidane
Breitner
Rivaldo

Maradona

Ronaldo

subs

Zico
Rumenigge
Zoff
Pearce
Desailly

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Cool. Platini and Maradona will figure in quite a few sides I think.

 

[Matteh]

Kahn

Cafu - Desailly - Mattheus - Maldini

Nakata - Zidane - Davids - Boban

Suker - Shearer

First World Cup since me being interested in football was '98 - so a limited choice....

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Nakata? I know he wasn't the player he is now in '02 but I'd have Ronaldinho ahead of the wee fella. Otherwise it's a ruddy good side.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Well, having seen only two World Cups, '98 and '02, I'm limited in my options. I do remember watching part of '94, but unfortunately it was a game involving Nigeria and Bulgaria, I think.

               Seaman

Cafu       Thuram    Maldini   Roberto Carlos

Ronaldinho   Prosinecki  Zidane    Rivaldo

             Batistuta    Shearer

E2A Subs: Khan, Desailly, Bergkamp, Owen, Davids

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Well, having seen only two World Cups, '98 and '02, I'm limited in my options. I do remember watching part of '94, but unfortunately it was a game involving Nigeria and Bulgaria, I think.

Stoichkov, Lechkov, Kostadinov. Legends, all of 'em. Even if slightly brutal.

Oh, and Seaman? Surely you are taking the proverbial?

My side (not to be taken very seriously ):

                  Ravelli

 Desailly   Bratseth  Maldini   Bjørnebye

 Ronaldinho  Zidane  A Svensson  Ingesson

             Romario  T.A. Flo

Ravelli for the penalty save in WC94 against Romania
Bjørnebye and T.A. Flo for the goal against Brazil in WC98
Bratseth for general awesomeness
Maldini for being the only central defender I could come up with
Desailly for same reason as Maldini
Ronaldinho for scoring on Seaman
Zidane for winning 98
A Svensson for being the only good Swedish player in 02
Ingesson because I need a moose
Romario for winning 94

Subs: Oli Kahn (for being the Great Khan), Bebeto (for baby-celebration), Owen (for that goal v Argentina 98), Campbell (for the not-goal v Argentina 98), Batty (for being English)

 

[Barney Rubble]

Oh, and Seaman? Surely you are taking the proverbial?

Maybe I'm letting Euro '96 cloud my judgement, but he had a fantastic '98 tournament as far as I can remember, and was solid in 2002 apart from the obvious. Had a great game against Argentina. Out of all the other keepers who played both tournaments (I was trying to include as many players as possible who did) there weren't many other contenders - unless my memory is getting rapidly worse.

 

[steds]

                  Leighton

 Dailly     Hendry  Calderwood   Boyd

 Burley     Collins  Lambert    Jackson

             Durie    Gallacher

 

[luckyeddie]

Seen every WC since 1958 - but in 58 and 62 there was little coverage that I saw.

Yashin

Santos D
Beckenbauer
Moore
Facchetti

Ardiles
Cruyff
Charlton R

Rummenigge
Eusebio
Pele

The goalie was the hardest choice - could have been 1 of 4.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

I've only seen 98 and 2006, but have watched enough of other sides (highlights, documentaries) to put this team forward:

(4-2-3-1)

1. Yashin

2. Cafu
5. Beckembauer
6. Moore
3. Maldini

4. Matthaus
8. Platini

7. Garrincha
10. Pele
11. Maradona

9. Eusebio

More of an all-time great side than anything else. Haven't really seen much of Platini, Eusebio and Beckenbauer, but they get my nod.

 

[Barney Rubble]

I've only seen 98 and 2006, but have watched enough of other sides (highlights, documentaries) to put this team forward:

(4-2-3-1)

1. Yashin

2. Cafu
5. Beckembauer
6. Moore
3. Maldini

4. Matthaus
8. Platini

7. Garrincha
10. Pele
11. Maradona

9. Eusebio

More of an all-time great side than anything else. Haven't really seen much of Platini, Eusebio and Beckenbauer, but they get my nod.

That side would royally kick ****.

 

[marc71178]

I've only seen 98 and 2006, but have watched enough of other sides (highlights, documentaries) to put this team forward:

Put us out of our misery, who wins?!

 

[Barney Rubble]

Put us out of our misery, who wins?!