FIFA 100 facts for kids
The FIFA 100 is a list of football players. The Brazilian football legend Pelé created it in 2004. He chose the best living footballers in the world. The FIFA 100 celebrates the 100th anniversary of FIFA.
The number 100 represents the 100th anniversary of FIFA and not the number of players selected. Pelé chose 125 players. The list has 123 male players and 2 female players.
Contents
- List
- Argentina
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- Chile
- Colombia
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- England
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- Hungary
- Italy
- Japan
- Liberia
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of Ireland
- Romania
- Russia
- Scotland
- Senegal
- South Korea
- Spain
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United States
- Uruguay
- Images for kids
- See also
List
This is the list of the "FIFA 100" greatest living footballers as chosen by Pelé.
- An asterisk (*) marks players who still played in 2004.
- Players who are still playing in 2020 are in italics.
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| Player | Position | Date of Birth |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Batistuta|FW | 1969-02-01 | |
| Hernán Crespo|FW | 1975-07-05 | |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano | FW | 1926-07-04 |
| Mario Kempes | FW | 1954-07-15 |
| Diego Maradona | FW/MF | 1960-10-30 |
| Daniel Passarella | DF | 1953-05-25 |
| Javier Saviola|FW | 1981-12-11 | |
| Omar Sívori | FW | 1935-10-02 |
| Juan Sebastián Verón|MF | 1975-03-09 | |
| Javier Zanetti|DF/MF | 1973-08-10 |
Belgium
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Ceulemans | MF | 1957-02-28 |
| Jean-Marie Pfaff | GK | 1953-12-04 |
| Franky Van der Elst | MF | 1961-04-30 |
Brazil
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alberto | DF | 1944-07-17 |
| Cafu|DF | 1970-06-07 | |
| Falcão | MF | 1953-10-16 |
| Pelé | FW | 1940-10-23 |
| Júnior | MF | 1954-06-29 |
| Rivaldo|MF | 1972-04-19 | |
| Rivelino | MF | 1946-01-01 |
| Roberto Carlos|DF | 1973-04-10 | |
| Romário|FW | 1966-01-29 | |
| Ronaldinho|MF/FW | 1980-03-21 | |
| Ronaldo|FW | 1976-09-18 | |
| Djalma Santos | DF | 1929-02-27 |
| Nílton Santos | DF | 1925-05-16 |
| Sócrates | MF | 1954-02-19 |
| Zico | MF/FW | 1953-03-03 |
Bulgaria
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Hristo Stoichkov | FW | 1966-02-08 |
Cameroon
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Milla | FW | 1952-05-20 |
Chile
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Elías Figueroa | DF | 1946-10-25 |
| Iván Zamorano | FW | 1967-01-18 |
Colombia
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Valderrama | MF | 1961-09-02 |
Croatia
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Davor Šuker | FW | 1968-01-01 |
Czech Republic
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Josef Masopust | MF | 1931-02-09 |
| Pavel Nedvěd|MF | 1972-08-30 |
Denmark
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Laudrup | FW | 1969-02-22 |
| Michael Laudrup | MF | 1964-06-15 |
| Peter Schmeichel | GK | 1963-11-18 |
England
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Banks | GK | 1937-12-30 |
| David Beckham|MF | 1975-05-02 | |
| Bobby Charlton | MF | 1937-10-11 |
| Kevin Keegan | FW | 1951-02-14 |
| Gary Lineker | FW | 1960-11-30 |
| Michael Owen|FW | 1979-12-14 | |
| Alan Shearer|FW | 1970-08-13 |
France
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Cantona | FW | 1966-05-24 |
| Marcel Desailly|DF | 1968-09-07 | |
| Didier Deschamps | MF | 1968-10-15 |
| Just Fontaine | FW | 1933-08-18 |
| Thierry Henry|FW | 1977-08-17 | |
| Raymond Kopa | MF | 1931-10-31 |
| Jean-Pierre Papin | FW | 1963-11-05 |
| Robert Pires|MF | 1973-10-29 | |
| Michel Platini | MF | 1955-06-21 |
| Lilian Thuram|DF | 1972-01-01 | |
| Marius Trésor | DF | 1950-01-15 |
| David Trezeguet|FW | 1977-10-15 | |
| Patrick Vieira|MF | 1976-06-23 | |
| Zinedine Zidane|MF | 1972-06-23 |
Germany
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Ballack|MF | 1976-09-26 | |
| Franz Beckenbauer | SW | 1945-09-11 |
| Paul Breitner | MF/DF | 1951-09-05 |
| Oliver Kahn|GK | 1969-06-15 | |
| Jürgen Klinsmann | FW | 1964-07-30 |
| Sepp Maier | GK | 1944-02-28 |
| Lothar Matthäus | MF/SW | 1961-03-21 |
| Gerd Müller | FW | 1945-11-03 |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | FW | 1955-09-25 |
| Uwe Seeler | FW | 1936-11-05 |
Ghana
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Abédi Pelé | FW | 1964-11-05 |
Hungary
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Ferenc Puskás | FW | 1927-04-02 |
Italy
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Baggio|FW/MF | 1967-02-18 | |
| Franco Baresi | DF/SW | 1960-05-08 |
| Giuseppe Bergomi | DF | 1963-12-22 |
| Giampiero Boniperti | FW | 1928-07-04 |
| Gianluigi Buffon* | GK | 1978-01-28 |
| Alessandro Del Piero|FW | 1974-11-09 | |
| Giacinto Facchetti | DF | 1942-07-18 |
| Paolo Maldini|DF | 1968-06-26 | |
| Alessandro Nesta|DF | 1976-03-19 | |
| Gianni Rivera | MF | 1943-08-18 |
| Paolo Rossi | FW | 1956-09-23 |
| Francesco Totti|FW/MF | 1976-09-27 | |
| Christian Vieri|FW | 1973-07-12 | |
| Dino Zoff | GK | 1942-02-28 |
Japan
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Hidetoshi Nakata|MF | 1977-01-22 |
Liberia
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| George Weah | FW | 1966-10-01 |
Mexico
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Sánchez | FW | 1958-07-11 |
Netherlands
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Marco van Basten | FW | 1964-10-31 |
| Dennis Bergkamp|FW | 1969-05-10 | |
| Johan Cruyff | FW | 1947-04-25 |
| Edgar Davids|MF | 1973-03-13 | |
| Ruud Gullit | MF | 1962-09-01 |
| René van de Kerkhof | MF | 1951-09-16 |
| Willy van de Kerkhof | MF | 1951-09-16 |
| Patrick Kluivert|FW | 1976-07-01 | |
| Johan Neeskens | MF | 1951-09-15 |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy|FW | 1976-07-01 | |
| Rob Rensenbrink | FW | 1947-07-03 |
| Frank Rijkaard | MF/DF | 1962-09-30 |
| Clarence Seedorf|MF | 1976-04-01 |
Nigeria
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Jay-Jay Okocha|MF | 1973-08-14 |
Northern Ireland
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| George Best | MF | 1946-05-22 |
Paraguay
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Romerito | FW | 1960-08-28 |
Peru
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Teófilo Cubillas | FW | 1949-03-08 |
Poland
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Zbigniew Boniek | MF | 1956-03-03 |
Portugal
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Eusébio | FW | 1942-01-25 |
| Luís Figo|MF | 1972-11-04 | |
| Rui Costa|MF | 1972-03-29 |
Republic of Ireland
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Roy Keane|MF | 1971-08-10 |
Romania
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Gheorghe Hagi | MF | 1965-02-05 |
Russia
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Rinat Dasayev | GK | 1957-06-13 |
Scotland
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Kenny Dalglish | FW | 1951-03-04 |
Senegal
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| El Hadji Diouf|FW | 1981-01-15 |
South Korea
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Myung-bo|DF | 1969-02-12 |
Spain
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Emilio Butragueño | FW | 1963-07-22 |
| Luis Enrique|MF | 1970-05-08 | |
| Raúl|FW | 1977-06-27 |
Turkey
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Rüştü Reçber|GK | 1973-05-10 | |
| Emre Belözoğlu* | MF | 1980-07-09 |
Ukraine
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Andriy Shevchenko|FW | 1976-09-29 |
United States
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Akers | MF/FW | 1966-02-01 |
| Mia Hamm|FW | 1972-03-17 |
Uruguay
| Player | Pos. | DoB |
|---|---|---|
| Enzo Francescoli | FW/MF | 1961-11-12 |
Images for kids
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Pelé in 2008
See also
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