New Delhi. The capital Doha has been decorated for the FIFA World Cup 2022, which is going to start in Qatar from 20 November. All the teams are sweating in the field to win this tournament. 32 teams are battling for this world cup. We are going to tell you here about 5 such players in football history who dominated during the World Cup.
Pele (Brazil)
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, is one of the most shining players in the history of football. He made his football debut for Santos FC in 1956, when he was 15, against Corinthians. Since making his debut for his national team Brazil in 1957, the ‘Black Pearl’ has appeared in four FIFA World Cups, winning three of them. In the 14 matches he played for Brazil in the World Cup, Pele scored 12 goals, which places him fifth on the list of top goalscorers in the history of the quadrennial tournament.
Diego Maradona
The player best known for his World Cup exploits and the ‘Hand of God’ phenomenon, Diego Maradona has become almost synonymous with football. In his time with the Argentina national team, Maradona featured in the 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994 World Cups and eventually scored eight goals, providing seven assists. Maradona was considered one of the fastest players in Football World Cup history. But the goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final was the most controversial and gave rise to the ‘Hand of God’ incident. Maradona scored two goals against England, one from his hand, which the referee thought was a major goal, and Argentina won the match 2–1 and eventually won the World Cup that year.
paulo rossi
Let us tell you that former Juventus and Milan player Paolo Rossi is considered one of the best forward players of all time. He scored six goals while securing the Golden Boot, but his journey was nothing short of a fairytale. In 1980, the striker was banned from football for his involvement in betting, but his sentence was reduced to two seasons before he was signed by Juventus in 1982 and eventually named in Italy’s ’82 WC squad. was included in. Not only this, Rossi scored a triple goal against Brazil to reach Italy in the semi-finals and helped them reach the final by making a brace in the semi-finals. In the final, Rossi scored the first of three goals against West Germany to give Italy their third World Cup title.
Roberto Baggio (Italy)
Roberto Baggio is considered one of the greatest players to have played football for Italy. He is one of the most prominent goalscorers for Italy, Baggio’s name will often be associated with the 1994 World Cup final where he missed a decisive penalty in a shootout against Brazil. He scored 27 goals in 56 appearances for Italy from 1988 to 2004 and is also the only Italian to score in three different World Cups. Baggio played his last international match in a friendly against Spain in April 2004.
Miroslav Klose (Germany)
Known as the juggler of the World Cup, Miroslav Klose is one of Germany’s greatest players. He participated in four FIFA World Cup editions. His nickname is ‘Salto (Somersault)-Close’. He has played 24 World Cup matches and is second on the list of most World Cup performers, just after Lothar Matthaus of Germany.
So these are the five greatest players in the history of the FIFA World Cup, who have proved their mettle in the world of football.