Never played in World Cup XI

Nalz

Struggling with this!

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Toldo

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Bruce

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?????

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Best

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Brady

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Giles

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Giggs

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Cantona

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Rush

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di Stéfano

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Seaneh

Scrap Toldo.

Seba Rossi FTW.

3 champions leagues and he never even got an Italy cap!

yabadabado

george weah would be in the team

eZe^

Ladislao Kubala has to make that team. 329 games for FC Barcelona, 256 goals.

redout

Steve Bruce

Ooops.


How about Duncan Edwards.

Nalz

All good shouts lads. Its the defence I'm struggling with!

Bobalicious93

Vidic was injured for 2006 so hasn't played in the world cup

redout

Andrei Kanchelskis.

Liam Brady.

Guy:Incognito

Bobalicious93 wrote: »

Vidic was injured for 2006 so hasn't played in the world cup

It has to be retired players. ie, players that will never play in a WC.

Bubs101

Jari Litmanen is a much better shout than Cantona for the number 10 role, just not Cantona's position. Also, Hyppia in defence. Another potential centre back is Alex Tobin, Australia's most capped player although he never left there for club matches

Bobalicious93

Stekelly wrote: »

It has to be retired players. ie, players that will never play in a WC.

Ah, right so. I'll have to have another think

EDIT: Southall? Schuster? Le Tissier?

SlickRic

Bubs101 wrote: »

Hyppia in defence

awesome shout.

would not have thought of that.

Bubs101

The easiest way to come up with dudes is to think of the European countries that have never gotten to the World Cup like Iceland and Finland. Gives you decent players like Jaaskelinen, Gudjohnson, herraidason etc.

Bubs101

Okay, having thought about it this is the best I can come up with

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Peruzzi

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Bruce--Hyppia---Montero---Torecelli

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Giles

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Giggs

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Litmanen

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Weah

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Di Stefano

If retirement is an issue Hyppia is dodgy in defence. If not then you have the option of Kaladze as well, If Hyppia is ineligible then Alicio Solalinde is a good option. Paraguayan player who won a bunch of Copa Libertadores and scored when Olimpia won a Intercontinental cup when it meant something. He was also a key part of one of only two Paraguayan sides that won the Copa America and won a few Argentinian leagues with River Plate

Xavi6

Georgi Kinkladze and Shaun Goater :cool:

kinaldo

When you look who was in that French team of '98, Ginola and Cantona. Admittedly Cantona was retired but Ginola had just won the PFA and Football Writers' Player of the Year awards.

eagle eye

Thats the players that came to mind, I am forgetting at least one if not two. Its what I seen myself, not including the likes of Best, Edwards, Meredith, di Stefano etc.
Neville Southall
Nigel Spink
Rob Jones
Mark Lawrenson
Sami Hypia
Kevin Ratcliffe
Jim Beglin
Massimo Bonnini
Ryan Giggs
Steve Heighway
Abidi Pele
Arnold Muhren
Liam Brady
John Giles
Gary Speed
George Weah
Jari Litmanen
Ian Rush
Mark Hughes
John Toshack

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Southall
Jones

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Lawrenson

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Hypia

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Beglin

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Bonini
Abidi Pele

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Brady

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Giggs

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Weah

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Hughes

Spink, Ratcliffe, Giles, Speed, Muhren, Rush, Litmanen

I have to edit already, just seen some players above who shoud be in there, Cantona for definite, meh come back and decide where to put him. Abidi Pele's spot is looking dodgy.

noodler

Nobby Solano at right midfield?

Bubs101

eagle eye wrote: »

Thats the players that came to mind, I am forgetting at least one if not two. Its what I seen myself, not including the likes of Best, Edwards, Meredith, di Stefano etc.
Neville Southall
Nigel Spink
Rob Jones
Mark Lawrenson
Sami Hypia
Kevin Ratcliffe
Jim Beglin
Massimo Bonnini
Ryan Giggs
Steve Heighway
Abidi Pele
Arnold Muhren
Liam Brady
John Giles
Gary Speed
George Weah
Jari Litmanen
Ian Rush
Mark Hughes
John Toshack

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Southall
Jones

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Lawrenson

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Hypia

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Beglin

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Bonini
Abidi Pele

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Brady

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Giggs

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Weah

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Hughes

Spink, Ratcliffe, Giles, Speed, Muhren, Rush, Litmanen

I have to edit already, just seen some players above who shoud be in there, Cantona for definite, meh come back and decide where to put him. Abidi Pele's spot is looking dodgy.

Bonini's a great shout but Montero and Peruzzi definitely deserve a spot. 2 key elements of the great Juve team

eagle eye

Bubs101 wrote: »

Bonini's a great shout but Montero and Peruzzi definitely deserve a spot. 2 key elements of the great Juve team

They both made in to world cups. I thought this was about players who never got the chance to play in a World cup. Montero definitely played in the World cup as well.

Bubs101

Peruzzi never played in one, only made the bench. After a quick Wiki though you're right, Uruguay made it to the 2002 World Cup, forgot about that

Samurai

george best anyone?

edit: oops just spotted him in the OP

eagle eye

Bubs101 wrote: »

Peruzzi never played in one, only made the bench. After a quick Wiki though you're right, Uruguay made it to the 2002 World Cup, forgot about that

I didn't include anyone who made it to a World cup. I could be all day at it if you Include players who made their squads but did not play, and I am definitely going to miss some great ones if thats the case. Imagine the amount of Brazillians and Argentinians for a start.

newballsplease

Andrei Kanchelskis im nearly sure never played in one.Surely hes worth a shout?!

Nalz

Lee Sharpe?

Some great shouts here. On review I've gone with this

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Toldo

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Bruce

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Hyppia

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Lawerson

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Best

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Brady

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Giles

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Giggs

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Cantona

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Rush

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di Stéfano

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