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Country Performance Index

The question of which country has been the best over the history of the World Cup is a natural one to ask and most people confidently state that this is Brazil.

Head To Heads

Pele vs Maradona, Gerd Muller vs Ronaldo, Gordon Banks vs Peter Shilton, Alan Ball vs David Beckham..

World Cup Clubs

It is easy to forget, as we reflect on the successes of the various World Cup nations, that the players have been selected from the clubs where they make their living

Player Head to Head: Pele v Maradona

The debate about whether one player is better than another is often an emotive one. This analysis refers to World Cup performance facts as much as possible, but inevitably there is much that cannot easily be quantified.

2010 SOUTH AFRICA

2010 saw FIFA take the World Cup to Africa for the first time, to a football mad audience in the rainbow nation of South Africa.

Who should have won but didn't?

Germany played the most attacking football and scored 14 goals, more than anyone else. One team who definitely did not deserve to win was Portugal, see 'Villain', below. Argentina scored the best goals.

2002 Japan

Take a look at the actual incident; do you think Rivaldo should get 'man of the match' after this?

CLUB PERFORMANCE INDEX

		Countries	W Cups	Played	Goals	Rank
1	Inter Milan	18	104	357	67	1
2	Juventus	13	103	371	49	2
3	Bayern Munich	12	78	329	55	3
4	Real Madrid	12	90	294	59	4
5	Barcelona	12	101	308	54	5
6	AC Milan	21	88	291	26	6
7	Penarol	2	67	162	37	7
8	Cologne	2	40	158	28	8
9	Manchester United	16	73	193	21	9
10	Ajax	11	59	184	23	10

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World Cup Winners

Winning Captains and Coaches

Heroes and Villains

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