World Football

San Marino vs Luxembourg Please also see my   All-Time World Cup Team Index . All-Time Team for Uncapped Players German-born Players Capped by Other National Teams Brazilian-born players capped by other national teams French Algerian French Players Capped by Other National Teams Argentine-born players capped by other national teams Italian diaspora Polish diaspora Black Portuguese Players Afro-Brazilian Players  Surnamese-Dutch Dutch-Indos/Indonesia-born Dutch All-Time Team Chinese Diaspora This is the all-time team for players who came from non-football playing countries.  They are players from countries that do not have a glorious history in the sport. The criteria for the team: 1) The players came from countries that never qualified for a World Cup Finals.  However, the continental champions are eligible.  2) I am excluding players from  Albania, Finland and Venezuela.  They never played in a World Cup Finals, but they are probably much better foo...

David Silva and Fernando Torres  Please also see my   All-Time World Cup Team Index . Spain Greatest All-Time Team Basque ,  Catalonia ,  Castile ,  Andalusia ,  Galicia Valencian Community , Asturias Germany All-Time Team Without Bayern Munich Players Until recent years, the Spanish national team did not do well in the international tournaments.  They won Euro 1964 and reached the Final of Euro 1984, but they failed to go past the quarterfinal of any other tournament.  Then, in 2008, they won Euro 2008, South Africa 2010 and Euro 2012, becoming the first nation to win three straight major tournaments.  The Spanish domestic football, however, is dominated by two major clubs.   At the time of writing,  Real Madrid  and  Barcelona  have won more La Liga titles combined than the rest of the clubs in Spain.  Most of the top Spanish players in the last 50 years spent time playing for either clubs.  Only two...