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Battle of the World Cup stars
- Thread starter BoyBrumby
- Start date
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Pele
Maradona
Maradona
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Pele & Dirty Diego advance. For shame, CW, for shame.
Next up, two stars of 1982 go head to head in a rematch and another Anglo-German battle is joined:
Round 2, Battle 11
Zico (Brazil)
World Cups: 3 (1978, 1982, 1986)
World Cup Apperances: 11
World Cup Goals: 5
Best Performance: 3rd in 1978
Noteable for: Being the best player in a series of talented Brazil squads who never quite landed the big one.
v
Paolo Rossi (Italy)
World Cups: 3 (1978, 1982, 1986*)
Apps: 14
Goals: 9
Best: Winner in 1982
Noteable for: Returning (early) from a ban for match fixing to inspire Italy to the 82 crown with six goal, including a hat-trick versus Brazil.
*unused squad member
Round 2, Battle 12
Paul Gascoigne (England)
World Cups: 1 (1990)
Apps: 6
Goals: 0
Best: Semi-Finalist in 1990
Noteable for: Inspiring England to their best overseas world cup performance and those tears in the semi.
v
Gerd Muller (West Germany)
World Cups: 2 (1970, 1974)
Apps: 13
Goals: 14
Best: Winner in 1974
Noteable for: Being the top scorer with 10 in 1970 including the extra-time winner in the quarter-final to break English hearts and for scoring the winner in the 1974 final.
Next up, two stars of 1982 go head to head in a rematch and another Anglo-German battle is joined:
Round 2, Battle 11
Zico (Brazil)
World Cups: 3 (1978, 1982, 1986)
World Cup Apperances: 11
World Cup Goals: 5
Best Performance: 3rd in 1978
Noteable for: Being the best player in a series of talented Brazil squads who never quite landed the big one.
v
Paolo Rossi (Italy)
World Cups: 3 (1978, 1982, 1986*)
Apps: 14
Goals: 9
Best: Winner in 1982
Noteable for: Returning (early) from a ban for match fixing to inspire Italy to the 82 crown with six goal, including a hat-trick versus Brazil.
*unused squad member
Round 2, Battle 12
Paul Gascoigne (England)
World Cups: 1 (1990)
Apps: 6
Goals: 0
Best: Semi-Finalist in 1990
Noteable for: Inspiring England to their best overseas world cup performance and those tears in the semi.
v
Gerd Muller (West Germany)
World Cups: 2 (1970, 1974)
Apps: 13
Goals: 14
Best: Winner in 1974
Noteable for: Being the top scorer with 10 in 1970 including the extra-time winner in the quarter-final to break English hearts and for scoring the winner in the 1974 final.
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Rossi won HTH, can't argue there.
Müller. Duh.
Müller. Duh.
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Zico and Gazza
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Zico
Gazza
Gazza
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Gazza, just going to be blatantly biased and admit it. WAG.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Rossi
Muller
Muller