20 of football's elite — every player on TenDollarPick who lifted the World Cup.
The save from Pele. 1966 World Cup winner with England. His save from Pele's header in 1970 is widely called the greates…
Longevity + grace. 2006 World Cup winner with Italy. 176 international caps. Played top-flight football into his 40s. T…
Sweeper-keeper template. Redefined goalkeeping as a sweeper. 2014 World Cup winner with Germany. Plays as an 11th outfield pl…
Inventor of the libero. Der Kaiser. Invented the modern libero role. World Cup winner as player (1974) and manager (1990). T…
Cleanest tackler of all time. England's only World Cup-winning captain (1966). Pele called him the greatest defender he ever playe…
Goal-scoring defender. Argentina's 1978 World Cup-winning captain. Goal-scoring center back before that was a thing — 175 c…
Zero red cards in 552 games. Juventus and Italy's libero genius. 1982 World Cup winner. Never received a red card across 552 care…
The impossible free kick. Left back with a sledgehammer left foot. 2002 World Cup winner. His banana free kick vs France (1997…
Marathon man up and down the right. Two-time World Cup winner (1994, 2002). Only player to play in three consecutive World Cup finals. D…
Defender with a Ballon d'Or. 2006 World Cup winner and Ballon d'Or winner — one of only three defenders to ever win it. 5'9" agai…
Warrior captain header. Barcelona and Spain's warrior captain. World Cup winner (2010, scored the semifinal header vs German…
Italian defending personified. AC Milan's other half of the post-Maldini era. Two-time Champions League winner. 2006 World Cup winn…
Most-capped Frenchman. France's most-capped player (142). 1998 World Cup winner, 2000 Euros winner. Scored both goals in th…
Two clubs, two Champions Leagues. France's defensive rock. World Cup winner (1998), Euros winner (2000), two Champions Leagues (Marsei…
Pre-match Barthez kiss. Le President. 1998 World Cup winner. Kissed bald keeper Barthez before every game. Calm, technical c…
Build-up architect from CB. Barcelona's home-grown center back. World Cup winner (2010), Euros winner (2012), three Champions Le…
Versatility + captaincy. Bayern Munich one-club captain. 2014 World Cup winner as Germany's captain. Played left back, right …
4x Champions League + WC. Four Champions Leagues at Real Madrid, World Cup winner 2018. Imperial in the air, never panicked on…
The volley in Glasgow. 1998 World Cup winner, 2000 Euros winner. Three-time FIFA World Player of the Year. The volley in th…
Smile that won everything. 2002 World Cup winner. Two FIFA World Players of the Year. Barcelona's joy in human form. Brought sa…