Best World XI Teams by Decade from 1950
Decade 1950-1959
Lineup
Vladimir Beara (Yugoslavia)
Víctor Rodríguez Andrade (Uruguay)
Billy Wright (England)
Nílton Santos (Brazil)
József Bozsik (Hungary)
Ernst Ocwirk (Austria)
Raymond Kopa (France)
Zoltán Czibor (Hungary)
Alfredo Di Stéfano (Spain)
Ferenc Puskás (Hungary)
Juan Alberto Schiaffino (Uruguay)
Subs: Antoni Ramallets (Spain), José Santamaría (Uruguay), Robert Jonquet (France), Igor Netto (Soviet Union), Julinho (Brazil), László Kubala (Spain), Sándor Kocsis (Hungary)
Decade 1955-1964
Lineup
Lev Yashin (Soviet Union)
Djalma Santos (Brazil)
José Santamaría (Uruguay)
Nílton Santos (Brazil)
Danny Blanchflower (Northern Ireland)
Josef Masopust (Czechoslovakia)
Garrincha (Brazil)
Francisco Gento (Spain)
Didi (Brazil)
Pelé (Brazil)
Alfredo Di Stéfano (Spain)
Subs: Gilmar (Brazil), Germano (Portugal), Mário Coluna (Portugal), Kurt Hamrin (Sweden), Luis Suárez (Spain), Omar Sívori (Argentina), Uwe Seeler (West Germany)
Decade 1960-1969
Lineup
Gordon Banks (England)
Bobby Moore (England)
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (West Germany)
Ján Popluhár (Czechoslovakia)
Valery Voronin (Soviet Union)
Mário Coluna (Portugal)
Bobby Charlton (England)
Gianni Rivera (Italy)
Pelé (Brazil)
Eusébio (Portugal)
Flórián Albert (Hungary)
Subs: Lev Yashin (Soviet Union), Velibor Vasović (Yugoslavia), Silvio Marzolini (Argentina), Giacomo Bulgarelli (Italy), Luis Suárez (Spain), Jimmy Johnstone (Scotland), Denis Law (Scotland)
Decade 1965-1974
Lineup
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz (Uruguay)
Carlos Alberto Torres (Brazil)
Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany)
Albert Shesternyov (Soviet Union)
Giacinto Facchetti (Italy)
George Best (Northern Ireland)
Billy Bremner (Scotland)
Pirri (Spain)
Dragan Dajić (Yugoslavia)
Jairzinho (Brazil)
Gerd Müller (West Germany)
Subs: Gordon Banks (England), Héctor Chumpitaz (Peru), Berti Vogts (West Germany), Gérson (Brazil), Tostăo (Brazil), Sandro Mazzola (Italy), Eusébio (Portugal)
Decade 1970-1979
Lineup
Dino Zoff (Italy)
Berti Vogts (West Germany)
Héctor Chumpitaz (Peru)
Elías Figueroa (Chile)
Ruud Krol (Netherlands)
Johan Neeskens (Netherlands)
Willem van Hanegem (Netherlands)
Rivellino (Brazil)
Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
Kevin Keegan (England)
Gerd Müller (West Germany)
Subs: Sepp Maier (West Germany), Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany), Paul Breitner (West Germany), Rainor Bonhof (West Germany), Teófilo Cubillas (Peru), Oleg Blokhin (Soviet Union), Rob Rensenbrink (Netherlands)
Decade 1975-1984
Lineup
Ubaldo Fillol (Argentina)
Claudio Gentile (Italy)
Gaetano Scirea (Italy)
Daniel Passarella (Argentina)
Antonio Cabrini (Italy)
Marco Tardelli (Italy)
Paulo Roberto Falcăo (Brazil)
Michel Platini (France)
Zico (Brazil)
Kenny Dalglish (Scotland)
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany)
Subs: Peter Shilton (England), Bruno Pezzey (Austria), Manfred Kaltz (West Germany), Paul Breitner (West Germany), Franco Causio (Italy), Diego Maradona (Argentina), Paolo Rossi (Italy)
Decade 1980-1989
Lineup
Rinat Dasayev (Soviet Union)
Manuel Amoros (France)
Giuseppe Bergomi (Italy)
Alan Hansen (Scotland)
Leovegildo Júnior (Brazil)
Jean Tigana (France)
Bryan Robson (England)
Sócrates (Brazil)
Diego Maradona (Argentina)
Enzo Francescoli (Uruguay)
Ian Rush (Wales)
Subs: Jean-Marie Pfaff (Belgium), Gaetano Scirea (Italy), Antonio Cabrini (Italy), Graeme Souness (Scotland), Bernd Schuster (West Germany), Preben Elkjćr (Denmark), Hugo Sánchez (Mexico)
Decade 1985-1994
Lineup
Michel Preud'homme (Belgium)
Manuel Amoros (France)
Franco Baresi (Italy)
Ronald Koeman (Netherlands)
Andreas Brehme (Germany)
Frank Rijkaard (Netherlands)
Lothar Matthäus (Germany)
Ruud Gullit (Netherlands)
Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
Emilio Butragueńo (Spain)
Marco van Basten (Netherlands)
Subs: Rinat Dasayev (Soviet Union), Pietro Vierchowod (Italy), Leovegildo Júnior (Brazil), Michael Laudrup (Denmark), John Barnes (England), Enzo Francescoli (Uruguay), Gary Lineker (England)
Decade 1990-1999
Lineup
Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)
Cafu (Brazil)
Jürgen Kohler (Germany)
Alessandro Costacurta (Italy)
Paolo Maldini (Italy)
Mauro Silva (Brazil)
Lothar Matthäus (Germany)
Luis Enrique (Spain)
Roberto Baggio (Italy)
Romário (Brazil)
Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina)
Subs: Andreas Köpke (Germany), Franco Baresi (Italy), Jorginho (Brazil), Marcel Desailly (France), Michael Laudrup (Denmark), Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands), Alan Shearer (England)
Decade 1995-2004
Lineup
Oliver Kahn (Germany)
Lillian Thuram (France)
Marcel Desailly (France)
Jaap Stam (Netherlands)
Paolo Maldini (Italy)
Luís Figo (Portugal)
Patrick Vieira (France)
Zinedine Zidane (France)
Rivaldo (Brazil)
Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands)
Ronaldo (Brazil)
Subs: José Luis Chilavert (Paraguay), Roberto Ayala (Argentina), Roberto Carlos (Brazil), Edgar Davids (Netherlands), Ryan Giggs (Wales), Jari Litmanen (Finland), Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina)
Decade 2000-2009
Lineup
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
Javier Zanetti (Argentina)
Alessandro Nesta (Italy)
Carles Puyol (Spain)
Roberto Carlos (Brazil)
Claude Makélélé (France)
Steven Gerrard (England)
Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic)
Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina)
Ronaldinho (Brazil)
Thierry Henry (France)
Subs: Oliver Kahn (Germany), Fabio Cannavaro (Italy), Lillian Thuram (France), Michael Ballack (Germany), Francesco Totti (Italy), Raúl (Spain), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
Decade 2005-2014
Lineup
Iker Casillas (Spain)
Dani Alves (Brazil)
John Terry (England)
Mats Hummels (Germany)
Philipp Lahm (Germany)
Xabi Alonso (Spain)
Xavi (Spain)
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Subs: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Rio Ferdinand (England), Ashley Cole (England), Sergio Busquets (Spain), Franck Ribéry (France), Thomas Müller (Germany), David Villa (Spain)
Decade 2010-2019
Lineup
Manuel Neuer (Germany)
Dani Alves (Brazil)
Sergio Ramos (Spain)
Diego Godín (Uruguay)
Marcelo (Brazil)
Luka Modric (Croatia)
Toni Kroos (Germany)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Thomas Müller (Germany)
Luis Suárez (Uruguay)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Subs: Thibaut Courtois (Belgium), Thiago Silva (Brazil), Sergio Busquets (Spain), Arturo Vidal (Chile), Arjen Robben (Netherlands), Antoine Griezmann (France), Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
Decade 2015-2024
Lineup
Alisson (Brazil)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (England)
Raphaël Varane (France)
Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands)
Andrew Robertson (Scotland)
N'Golo Kanté (France)
Casemiro (Brazil)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
Kylian Mbappé (France)
Subs: Thibaut Courtois (Belgium), Leonardo Bonucci (Italy), Bernardo Silva (Portugal), Sadio Mané (Senegal), Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Karim Benzema (France), Harry Kane (England)
