<Li> Players active at the time of announcement are marked by (*). </Li> <Li> Players who are still active are in italics . </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <H2> Argentina </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Date of Birth </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabriel Batistuta * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1969 - 02 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hernán Crespo * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1975 - 07 - 05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alfredo Di Stéfano </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1926 - 07 - 04 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mario Kempes </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1954 - 07 - 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Diego Maradona </Td> <Td> FW / MF </Td> <Td> 1960 - 10 - 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daniel Passarella </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1953 - 05 - 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Javier Saviola * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1981 - 12 - 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Omar Sívori </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1935 - 10 - 02 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Juan Sebastián Verón * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1975 - 03 - 09 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Javier Zanetti * </Td> <Td> DF / MF </Td> <Td> 1973 - 08 - 10 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Belgium </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jan Ceulemans </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1957 - 02 - 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jean - Marie Pfaff </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1953 - 12 - 04 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Franky Van der Elst </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1961 - 04 - 30 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Brazil </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carlos Alberto </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1944 - 07 - 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cafu * </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1970 - 06 - 07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Falcão </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1953 - 10 - 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pelé </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1940 - 10 - 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Júnior </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1954 - 06 - 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rivaldo * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1972 - 04 - 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rivelino </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1946 - 01 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roberto Carlos * </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1973 - 04 - 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romário * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1966 - 01 - 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ronaldinho * </Td> <Td> MF / FW </Td> <Td> 1980 - 03 - 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ronaldo * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1976 - 09 - 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Djalma Santos </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1929 - 02 - 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nílton Santos </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1925 - 05 - 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sócrates </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1954 - 02 - 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zico </Td> <Td> MF / FW </Td> <Td> 1953 - 03 - 03 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Bulgaria </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hristo Stoichkov </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1966 - 02 - 08 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Cameroon </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roger Milla </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1952 - 05 - 20 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Chile </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Elías Figueroa </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1946 - 10 - 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iván Zamorano </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1967 - 01 - 18 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Colombia </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carlos Valderrama </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1961 - 09 - 02 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Croatia </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Davor Šuker </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1968 - 01 - 01 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Czech Republic </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Josef Masopust </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1931 - 02 - 09 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pavel Nedvěd * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1972 - 08 - 30 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Denmark </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brian Laudrup </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1969 - 02 - 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Laudrup </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1964 - 06 - 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Schmeichel </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1963 - 11 - 18 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> England </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gordon Banks </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1937 - 12 - 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Beckham * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1975 - 05 - 02 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bobby Charlton </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1937 - 10 - 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kevin Keegan </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1951 - 02 - 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gary Lineker </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1960 - 11 - 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Owen * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1979 - 12 - 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alan Shearer * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1970 - 08 - 13 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> France </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eric Cantona </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1966 - 05 - 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marcel Desailly * </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1968 - 09 - 07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Didier Deschamps </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1968 - 10 - 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Just Fontaine </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1933 - 08 - 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thierry Henry * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1977 - 08 - 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Raymond Kopa </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1931 - 10 - 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jean - Pierre Papin </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1963 - 11 - 05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Pires * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1973 - 10 - 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michel Platini </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1955 - 06 - 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lilian Thuram * </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1972 - 01 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marius Trésor </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1950 - 01 - 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Trezeguet * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1977 - 10 - 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Patrick Vieira * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1976 - 06 - 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zinedine Zidane * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1972 - 06 - 23 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Germany </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Ballack * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1976 - 09 - 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Franz Beckenbauer </Td> <Td> SW </Td> <Td> 1945 - 09 - 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul Breitner </Td> <Td> MF / DF </Td> <Td> 1951 - 09 - 05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oliver Kahn * </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1969 - 06 - 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jürgen Klinsmann </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1964 - 07 - 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sepp Maier </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1944 - 02 - 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lothar Matthäus </Td> <Td> MF / SW </Td> <Td> 1961 - 03 - 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gerd Müller </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1945 - 11 - 03 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Karl - Heinz Rummenigge </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1955 - 09 - 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uwe Seeler </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1936 - 11 - 05 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Ghana </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Abédi Pelé </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1964 - 11 - 05 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Hungary </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ferenc Puskás </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1927 - 04 - 02 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Italy </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roberto Baggio * </Td> <Td> FW / MF </Td> <Td> 1967 - 02 - 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Franco Baresi </Td> <Td> DF / SW </Td> <Td> 1960 - 05 - 08 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Giuseppe Bergomi </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1963 - 12 - 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Giampiero Boniperti </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1928 - 07 - 04 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gianluigi Buffon * </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1978 - 01 - 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alessandro Del Piero * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1974 - 11 - 09 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Giacinto Facchetti </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1942 - 07 - 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paolo Maldini * </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1968 - 06 - 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alessandro Nesta * </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1976 - 03 - 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gianni Rivera </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1943 - 08 - 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paolo Rossi </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1956 - 09 - 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Francesco Totti * </Td> <Td> FW / MF </Td> <Td> 1976 - 09 - 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christian Vieri * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1973 - 07 - 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dino Zoff </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1942 - 02 - 28 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Japan </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hidetoshi Nakata * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1977 - 01 - 22 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Liberia </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George Weah </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1966 - 10 - 01 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Mexico </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hugo Sánchez </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1958 - 07 - 11 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Netherlands </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marco van Basten </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1964 - 10 - 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dennis Bergkamp * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1969 - 05 - 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Johan Cruyff </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1947 - 04 - 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Edgar Davids * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1973 - 03 - 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ruud Gullit </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1962 - 09 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> René van de Kerkhof </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1951 - 09 - 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Willy van de Kerkhof </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1951 - 09 - 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Patrick Kluivert * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1976 - 07 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Johan Neeskens </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1951 - 09 - 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ruud van Nistelrooy * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1976 - 07 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rob Rensenbrink </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1947 - 07 - 03 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frank Rijkaard </Td> <Td> MF / DF </Td> <Td> 1962 - 09 - 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clarence Seedorf * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1976 - 04 - 01 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Nigeria </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jay - Jay Okocha * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1973 - 08 - 14 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Northern Ireland </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George Best </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1946 - 05 - 22 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Paraguay </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romerito </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1960 - 08 - 28 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Peru </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Teófilo Cubillas </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1949 - 03 - 08 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Poland </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zbigniew Boniek </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1956 - 03 - 03 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Portugal </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eusébio </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1942 - 01 - 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luís Figo * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1972 - 11 - 04 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rui Costa * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1972 - 03 - 29 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Republic of Ireland </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roy Keane * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1971 - 08 - 10 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Romania </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gheorghe Hagi </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1965 - 02 - 05 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Russia </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rinat Dasayev </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1957 - 06 - 13 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Scotland </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenny Dalglish </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1951 - 03 - 04 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Senegal </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Hadji Diouf * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1981 - 01 - 15 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> South Korea </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Myung - bo * </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1969 - 02 - 12 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Spain </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Emilio Butragueño </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1963 - 07 - 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luis Enrique * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1970 - 05 - 08 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Raúl * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1977 - 06 - 27 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Turkey </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rüştü Reçber * </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1973 - 05 - 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Emre Belözoğlu * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1980 - 07 - 09 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Ukraine </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andriy Shevchenko * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1976 - 09 - 29 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> United States </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michelle Akers </Td> <Td> MF / FW </Td> <Td> 1966 - 02 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mia Hamm * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1972 - 03 - 17 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Uruguay </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Enzo Francescoli </Td> <Td> FW / MF </Td> <Td> 1961 - 11 - 12 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <H2> Argentina </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Date of Birth </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabriel Batistuta * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1969 - 02 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hernán Crespo * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1975 - 07 - 05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alfredo Di Stéfano </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1926 - 07 - 04 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mario Kempes </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1954 - 07 - 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Diego Maradona </Td> <Td> FW / MF </Td> <Td> 1960 - 10 - 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daniel Passarella </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1953 - 05 - 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Javier Saviola * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1981 - 12 - 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Omar Sívori </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1935 - 10 - 02 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Juan Sebastián Verón * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1975 - 03 - 09 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Javier Zanetti * </Td> <Td> DF / MF </Td> <Td> 1973 - 08 - 10 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Belgium </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jan Ceulemans </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1957 - 02 - 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jean - Marie Pfaff </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1953 - 12 - 04 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Franky Van der Elst </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1961 - 04 - 30 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Brazil </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carlos Alberto </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1944 - 07 - 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cafu * </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1970 - 06 - 07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Falcão </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1953 - 10 - 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pelé </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1940 - 10 - 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Júnior </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1954 - 06 - 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rivaldo * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1972 - 04 - 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rivelino </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1946 - 01 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roberto Carlos * </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1973 - 04 - 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romário * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1966 - 01 - 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ronaldinho * </Td> <Td> MF / FW </Td> <Td> 1980 - 03 - 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ronaldo * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1976 - 09 - 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Djalma Santos </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1929 - 02 - 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nílton Santos </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1925 - 05 - 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sócrates </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1954 - 02 - 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zico </Td> <Td> MF / FW </Td> <Td> 1953 - 03 - 03 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Bulgaria </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hristo Stoichkov </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1966 - 02 - 08 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Cameroon </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roger Milla </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1952 - 05 - 20 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Chile </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Elías Figueroa </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1946 - 10 - 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iván Zamorano </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1967 - 01 - 18 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Colombia </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carlos Valderrama </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1961 - 09 - 02 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Croatia </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Davor Šuker </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1968 - 01 - 01 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Czech Republic </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Josef Masopust </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1931 - 02 - 09 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pavel Nedvěd * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1972 - 08 - 30 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Denmark </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brian Laudrup </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1969 - 02 - 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Laudrup </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1964 - 06 - 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Schmeichel </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1963 - 11 - 18 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> England </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gordon Banks </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1937 - 12 - 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Beckham * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1975 - 05 - 02 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bobby Charlton </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1937 - 10 - 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kevin Keegan </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1951 - 02 - 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gary Lineker </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1960 - 11 - 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Owen * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1979 - 12 - 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alan Shearer * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1970 - 08 - 13 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> France </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eric Cantona </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1966 - 05 - 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marcel Desailly * </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1968 - 09 - 07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Didier Deschamps </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1968 - 10 - 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Just Fontaine </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1933 - 08 - 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thierry Henry * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1977 - 08 - 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Raymond Kopa </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1931 - 10 - 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jean - Pierre Papin </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1963 - 11 - 05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Pires * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1973 - 10 - 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michel Platini </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1955 - 06 - 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lilian Thuram * </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1972 - 01 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marius Trésor </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1950 - 01 - 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Trezeguet * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1977 - 10 - 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Patrick Vieira * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1976 - 06 - 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zinedine Zidane * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1972 - 06 - 23 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Germany </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Ballack * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1976 - 09 - 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Franz Beckenbauer </Td> <Td> SW </Td> <Td> 1945 - 09 - 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul Breitner </Td> <Td> MF / DF </Td> <Td> 1951 - 09 - 05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oliver Kahn * </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1969 - 06 - 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jürgen Klinsmann </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1964 - 07 - 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sepp Maier </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1944 - 02 - 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lothar Matthäus </Td> <Td> MF / SW </Td> <Td> 1961 - 03 - 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gerd Müller </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1945 - 11 - 03 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Karl - Heinz Rummenigge </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1955 - 09 - 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uwe Seeler </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1936 - 11 - 05 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Ghana </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Abédi Pelé </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1964 - 11 - 05 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Hungary </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ferenc Puskás </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1927 - 04 - 02 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Italy </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roberto Baggio * </Td> <Td> FW / MF </Td> <Td> 1967 - 02 - 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Franco Baresi </Td> <Td> DF / SW </Td> <Td> 1960 - 05 - 08 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Giuseppe Bergomi </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1963 - 12 - 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Giampiero Boniperti </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1928 - 07 - 04 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gianluigi Buffon * </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1978 - 01 - 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alessandro Del Piero * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1974 - 11 - 09 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Giacinto Facchetti </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1942 - 07 - 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paolo Maldini * </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1968 - 06 - 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alessandro Nesta * </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1976 - 03 - 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gianni Rivera </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1943 - 08 - 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paolo Rossi </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1956 - 09 - 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Francesco Totti * </Td> <Td> FW / MF </Td> <Td> 1976 - 09 - 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christian Vieri * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1973 - 07 - 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dino Zoff </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1942 - 02 - 28 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Japan </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hidetoshi Nakata * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1977 - 01 - 22 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Liberia </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George Weah </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1966 - 10 - 01 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Mexico </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hugo Sánchez </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1958 - 07 - 11 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Netherlands </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marco van Basten </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1964 - 10 - 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dennis Bergkamp * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1969 - 05 - 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Johan Cruyff </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1947 - 04 - 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Edgar Davids * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1973 - 03 - 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ruud Gullit </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1962 - 09 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> René van de Kerkhof </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1951 - 09 - 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Willy van de Kerkhof </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1951 - 09 - 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Patrick Kluivert * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1976 - 07 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Johan Neeskens </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1951 - 09 - 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ruud van Nistelrooy * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1976 - 07 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rob Rensenbrink </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1947 - 07 - 03 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frank Rijkaard </Td> <Td> MF / DF </Td> <Td> 1962 - 09 - 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clarence Seedorf * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1976 - 04 - 01 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Nigeria </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jay - Jay Okocha * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1973 - 08 - 14 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Northern Ireland </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George Best </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1946 - 05 - 22 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Paraguay </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romerito </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1960 - 08 - 28 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Peru </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Teófilo Cubillas </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1949 - 03 - 08 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Poland </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zbigniew Boniek </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1956 - 03 - 03 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Portugal </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eusébio </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1942 - 01 - 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luís Figo * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1972 - 11 - 04 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rui Costa * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1972 - 03 - 29 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Republic of Ireland </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roy Keane * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1971 - 08 - 10 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Romania </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gheorghe Hagi </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1965 - 02 - 05 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Russia </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rinat Dasayev </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1957 - 06 - 13 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Scotland </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenny Dalglish </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1951 - 03 - 04 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Senegal </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Hadji Diouf * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1981 - 01 - 15 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> South Korea </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Myung - bo * </Td> <Td> DF </Td> <Td> 1969 - 02 - 12 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Spain </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Emilio Butragueño </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1963 - 07 - 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luis Enrique * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1970 - 05 - 08 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Raúl * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1977 - 06 - 27 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Turkey </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rüştü Reçber * </Td> <Td> GK </Td> <Td> 1973 - 05 - 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Emre Belözoğlu * </Td> <Td> MF </Td> <Td> 1980 - 07 - 09 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Ukraine </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andriy Shevchenko * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1976 - 09 - 29 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> United States </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michelle Akers </Td> <Td> MF / FW </Td> <Td> 1966 - 02 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mia Hamm * </Td> <Td> FW </Td> <Td> 1972 - 03 - 17 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H2> Uruguay </H2> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Pos . </Th> <Th> DoB </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Enzo Francescoli </Td> <Td> FW / MF </Td> <Td> 1961 - 11 - 12 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>

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