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With both in their early thirties, it seems like they will join a list of great players who could not cover their international career with the biggest prize of all.
Here are five who have not managed to lift the World Cup:
In this photo of July 5, 1954, Ferenc Puskas, on the right, scores a goal which is then refused (AP Photo)
FERENC PUSKAS
In the early 1950s, Hungary was the best team in the world and entered the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland as the overwhelming favorite. After all, Hungary was unbeaten in four years and was led by Puskas, the game's most complete player.
Puskas had everything – creativity, tight control and thunderclap.
Nicknamed the "Major Galloping" because of his military rank, Puskas scored one of two goals that allowed Hungary to take the lead 2-0 in the World Cup final. West Germany, however, rallied and defeated the Magical Magyars 3-2.
The puskas – like Ronaldo in the years to come – will become a big winner of the European Cup at club level with Real Madrid. But it would be more likely for the Puskas to participate in the World Cup after his move to Spain following the crushing of the Hungarian Revolution in 1956.
In this photo of July 16, 1966, Eusebio jumps after scoring the second goal of Portugal in his World Cup match against Bulgaria (AP Photo)
EUSEBIO
L & # 39; England may have won the 1966 World Cup but the star player was undoubtedly the Portuguese striker Eusebio da Silva Ferreira.
Originally from Mozambique, Eusebio was probably the first great African player.
He shot a powerful shot and scored nine amazing goals in six World Cup matches in 66, including four against North Korea, which allowed Portugal to play for the first time in the tournament. deep hole.
And if he scored a penalty in a clbadic semifinal match against England, Eusebio would leave Wembley Stadium in tears after Portugal lost 2-1.
Portugal would not make another World Cup at the time of Eusebio, but it had left its mark on the history of the tournament.
Pat Crerand, left, and George Best, right, Manchester United hold the European Cup with their manager Matt Busby (AP Photo)
GEORGE BEST
At least , Eusebio could play in a World Cup. George Best has never been lucky as Northern Ireland has never qualified for the tournament during his time.
The best was a footballer as skillful as the game saw him. A genius.
The world will have to be content to watch Best perform his magic for Manchester United, especially in 1968 when Best played a role in United by beating Benfica 4-1 of Eusebio in the final of the European Cup. After the 1-1 qualifying time, Best scored Manchester's second goal after skirting goalkeeper Jose Henrique and calmly squeezed the ball into Benfica's empty net.
Unfortunately, Best's time at the summit was not as long as his talent deserved.
Johan Cruyff, left, runs the German defender Paul Breitner, during the 1974 World Cup final (AP Photo)
JOHAN CRUYFF
With the Puskas team in Hungary in 1954, 1974 is widely regarded as one of the best not to win the World Cup. Filled with players from the big clubs Feyenoord and Ajax who dominated the European Cup in the early 1970s, the pioneering team of "Total Football", a strategy that effectively eliminated the positions, the players were interchangeable on the ground at any time.
Johan Cruyff was in the heart. Flexible and perfectly balanced, he could do things with the ball that others could hardly dream of. The Cruyff Turn, for example, was first glimpsed at the 1974 World Cup. With his return to Swedish defender Jan Olsson, Cruyff dragged the ball with his right foot behind his left foot. suddenly turned and darted toward the ball. Olsson has been winded, as has the international television audience.
Cruyff scored three goals during the tournament, including a superb volley volley against Brazil that confirmed that the Netherlands would make the final, where the team in orange was widely expected to win against Germany's West host. Instead, the Dutch failed to push their lead and the Germans came from behind to win 2-1.
Cruyff did not go to the World Cup four years later in Argentina after a last-minute withdrawal. Later, he revealed that his absence was due to an attempted kidnapping months earlier.
Zico Brazilian center mark at a World Cup football match against Argentina (AP Photo)
ZICO
Brazil won the World Cup a record five times. But in the midst of these victories, there was a 24-year drought.
Without a doubt, the best Brazilian player during this period between 1970 and 1994 was Zico.
In 1982, Zico was part of an exciting Brazilian team and a first World Cup victory in 12 years seemed likely. The goals were plentiful and often sensational.
Zico was the heartbeat of this midfielder, his pbading at the center of the team's pace. But in the end, Brazilian defeats in defense cost him dearly and Italy, inspired by Paolo Rossi, eliminated the team in a clbadic encounter.
No Brazilian team since has played with such offensive intent. And no doubt, Brazil has not had a midfielder like Zico since he won the World Cup in 1994 and in 2002.
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