Top rated players in the 1998 World Cup

At least 4 rated appearances. Source: Guerin Sportivo.

7,12 Luis Hernández (4, Mex)

7,10 Zinédine Zidane (5, Fra), Gianluca Pagliuca (5, Ita)

7,08 Lilian Thuram (6, Fra)

7,00 Christian Vieri (5, Ita)

6,88 Roberto Baggio (4, Ita), José Luis Chilavert (4, Par), Vladimir Jugović (4, Yug)

6,80 Luigi Di Biagio (5, Ita), Oliver Bierhoff (5, Ger)

6,75 Emmanuel Petit (6, Fra), Edgar Davids (6, Ned), Michael Owen (4, Eng)

6,67 Didier Deschamps (6, Fra)

6,62 Miguel Ángel Benítez (4, Par), Jesús Arellano, Cuauhtémoc Blanco (4, Mex)

6,60 Paolo Maldini (5, Ita), Martin Jørgensen, Michael Laudrup (5, Den)

6,57 Aimé Jacquet (Fra), Ronaldo (7, Bra), Davor Šuker (7, Cro)

Edgar Davids's ratings in World Cups and Euros 1996-2004

Euro 1996

Scotland 0-0 : 6,10

Switzerland 2-0 : not rated

average : 6,10

1998 World Cup

South Korea 5-0 : 6,90

Mexico 2-2 : 6,30

Yugoslavia 2-1 : 7,10 [1]

Argentina 2-1 : 7,60

Brazil 1-1 pen : 7,10

Croatia 1-2 : 6,90

average : 6,98

Euro 2000

Czech Republic 1-0 : 6,70

Denmark 3-0 : 6,20

France 3-2 : 6,30

Yugoslavia 6-1 : 7,30

Italy 0-0 pen : 7,20

average : 6,74

Euro 2004

Germany 1-1 : 5,10

Czech Republic 2-3 : 6,60

Latvia 3-0 : 6,70

Sweden 0-0 pen : 5,30

Portugal 1-2 : 6,10

average : 5,96

Netherlands ratings in the Euro 2000

6,76 Patrick Kluivert

6,73 Edgar Davids

6,58 Boudewijn Zenden

6,57 Edwin van der Sar

6,48 Frank de Boer, Dennis Bergkamp

6,39 Jaap Stam

6,36 Marc Overmars

6,23 Arthur Numan

6,20 Phillip Cocu

6,16 Paul Bosvelt

6,07 Roy Makaay

5,92 Michael Reiziger, Giovanni van Bronckhorst

5,25 Clarence Seedorf

Ajax average ratings 1994/95

Coach: Louis van Gaal.

6,73 Nwankwo Kanu

6,65 Patrick Kluivert

6,62 Clarence Seedorf, Jari Litmanen

6,60 Frank Rijkaard, Danny Blind 

6,51 Ronald de Boer

6,48 Edwin van der Sar

6,46 Frank de Boer

6,38 Marc Overmars

6,31 Finidi George

6,29 Michael Reiziger

6,20 Edgar Davids

6,11 Peter van Vossen

Memory Lane: 1998 World Cup (L'Équipe ratings)

 

At least five rated appearances.

7,17 Thuram (France)
7,07 Desailly (France)
6,92 Petit (France)
6,60 B. Laudrup (Denmark)
6,40 Ortega & Verón (Argentina), Bergkamp (Holland)
6,36 Rivaldo (Brazil)
6,33 Davids (Holland)
6,30 Henry (France)

The final, France 3, Brazil 0.
France: Barthez 8 — Desailly 7,5, Lizarazu 7, Thuram 8, Lebœuf 7 — Deschamps 7,5, Djorkaeff 7 (74' Vieira), Zidane 9, Karembeu 6 (56' Boghossian) — Petit 7,5, Guivarc'h 6 (66' Dugarry). = average: 7,32.
Brasilien: Taffarel 5,5 — Cafú 5, Júnior Baiano 4, Aldair 3,5, Roberto Carlos 4,5 — César Sampaio 4,5 (57' Edmundo), Leonardo 4,5 (46' Denílson 6), Dunga 4,5, Rivaldo 5 — Ronaldo 4, Bebeto 4. = average: 4,58.

The 40 best players in the 1998 World Cup

 

1. Edgar Davids (Hol)
2. Lilian Thuram (Fra)
3. Rivaldo (Bra)
4. Ronaldo (Bra)
5. Marcel Desailly (Fra)
6. Zinédine Zidane (Fra)
7. Dunga (Bra)
8. José Luis Chilavert (Par)
9. Davor Šuker (Cro)
10. Michael Owen (Eng)
11. Dennis Bergkamp (Hol)
12. Frank de Boer (Hol)
13. Ariel Ortega (Arg)
14. Brian Laudrup (Dan)
15. Roberto Carlos (Bra)
16. Fabien Barthez (Fra)
17. Michael Laudrup (Dan)
18. Carlos Gamarra (Par)
19. Cafu (Bra)
20. Emmanuel Petit (Fra)
21. Laurent Blanc (Fra)
22. Jay-Jay Okocha (Nig)
23. Juan Sebastián Verón (Arg)
24. Mehdi Mahdavikia (Irn)
25. Dražen Ladić (Cro)
26. Mustapha Hadji (Mar)
27. Christian Vieri (Ita)
28. Gianluca Pagliuca (Ita)
29. Faryd Mondragón (Col)
30. Sol Campbell (Eng)
31. Bixente Lizarazu (Fra)
32. Luis Hernández (Mex)
33. Thierry Henry (Fra)
34. Didier Deschamps (Fra)
35. Paul Ince (Eng)
36. Peter Schmeichel (Dan)
37. Fabio Cannavaro (Ita)
38. Pedro Sarabia (Par)
39. Marcelo Salas (Chl)
40. Paolo Maldini (Ita)

The 40 best players in the 1998 World Cup

1. Edgar Davids (Hol)
2. Lilian Thuram (Fra)
3. Rivaldo (Bra)
4. Ronaldo (Bra)
5. Marcel Desailly (Fra)
6. Zinédine Zidane (Fra)
7. Dunga (Bra)
8. José Luis Chilavert (Par)
9. Davor Šuker (Cro)
10. Michael Owen (Eng)
11. Dennis Bergkamp (Hol)
12. Frank de Boer (Hol)
13. Ariel Ortega (Arg)
14. B. Laudrup (Dan)
15. Roberto Carlos (Bra)
16. Fabien Barthez (Fra)
17. Michael Laudrup (Dan)
18. Carlos Gamarra (Par)
19. Cafu (Bra)
20. Emmanuel Petit (Fra)
21. Laurent Blanc (Fra)
22. Jay-Jay Okocha (Nig)
23. Juan Sebastián Verón (Arg)
24. Mehdi Mahdavikia (Irn)
25. Dražen Ladić (Cro)
26. Mustapha Hadji (Mar)
27. Christian Vieri (Ita)
28. Gianluca Pagliuca (Ita)
29. Faryd Mondragón (Col)
30. Sol Campbell (Eng)
31. Bixente Lizarazu (Fra)
32. Luis Hernández (Mex)
33. Thierry Henry (Fra)
34. Didier Deschamps (Fra)
35. Paul Ince (Eng)
36. Peter Schmeichel (Dan)
37. Fabio Cannavaro (Ita)
38. Pedro Sarabia (Par)
39. Marcelo Salas (Chl)
40. Paolo Maldini (Ita)

Red cards in Champions League history.

4 red cards
Edgar Davids    

3 red cards
Zlatan Ibrahimović, Didier Drogba, Patrick Vieira

2 red cards
Dmitri Loskov, Juninho Pernambucano, Paul Gascoigne, Philippe Mexès, Zinédine Zidane, Mark van Bommel, Sergio Ramos, Robin van Persie, Yuri Kovtun, Darko Kovačević, Servet Çetin, Jelle van Damme, Hakan Ünsal, Miguel Ángel Angulo, Paul Scholes, Ray Parlour, Andreas Zikos, Zdenek Grygera, Anastasios Pantos, Deividas Semberas, Celestine Babayaro, Ramiz Mamedov, Vedat Inceefe, Fucile, Cristian Chivu, Pepe, David Albelda.

Memory Lane: Juventus 2000/01.

League matches only.

6,45 Zidane, Tacchinardi
6,34 Tudor
6,31 Davids
6,20 Pessotto
6,15 Van der Sar, Ferrara, Iuliano
6,14 Zambrotta
6,12 Del Piero
6,09 F. Inzaghi
6,04 Paramatti
6,00 Birindelli, Conte
5,96 Trezeguet
5,77 Kovacevic
5,67 Brighi

Memory Lane: 1998 World Cup (L'Équipe)

At least five rated appearances.

7,17 Thuram (France)
7,07 Desailly (France)
6,92 Petit (France)
6,60 B. Laudrup (Denmark)
6,40 Ortega & Verón (Argentina), Bergkamp (Holland)
6,36 Rivaldo (Brazil)
6,33 Davids (Holland)
6,30 Henry (France)

The final, France 3, Brazil 0.
France: Barthez 8 — Desailly 7,5, Lizarazu 7, Thuram 8, Lebœuf 7 — Deschamps 7,5, Djorkaeff 7 (74' Vieira), Zidane 9, Karembeu 6 (56' Boghossian) — Petit 7,5, Guivarc'h 6 (66' Dugarry). = average: 7,32.
Brasilien: Taffarel 5,5 — Cafú 5, Júnior Baiano 4, Aldair 3,5, Roberto Carlos 4,5 — César Sampaio 4,5 (57' Edmundo), Leonardo 4,5 (46' Denílson 6), Dunga 4,5, Rivaldo 5 — Ronaldo 4, Bebeto 4. = average: 4,58.

Average ratings World Cup 1998.

Ratings: Gazzetta dello Sport - Corriere della Sera - La Repubblica - L’Unità - La Nazione - Il Giornale.

7,10: Thuram
7,00: Zidane
6,95: Davids
6,90: Mondragón
6,75: Pagliuca, Ince, Owen, Luis Hernández
6,70: Petit, Vieri
6,65: Desailly, Bierhoff
6,60: Di Biagio, Mahdavikia
6,55: B. Laudrup, R. Baggio
6,50: Barthez, Dunga, F. Cannavaro, Overmars, Šuker, Blanco, Wilmots
6,45: M. Laudrup, Deschamps, Rivaldo, Bergomi
6,40: Ronaldo, Hadji, Konsel
6,35: Verón, Lizarazu, Costacurta, F. de Boer, Seedorf, R. de Boer, Scholes
6,30: Simeone, Blanc, Boghossian, Cafú, César Sampaio, Ladić, Boban, Mboma, César Ramírez
6,25: Ortega, Helveg, Luis Enrique, Winter, Tahar, Mihajlović, Hejduk, Azizi, Arellano
6,20: Schmeichel, van der Sar, Bergkamp, Jonk, Bilić, Adams, G. Neville, Komljenović, Njanka, Daei, Bagheri
6,15: Batistuta, Henry, Cocu, Asanović, Campbell, Matthäus, El Ouaer, Nakata
6,10: Heinze, Seaman, Leighton, Collins, Wome
6,05: Almeyda, Jørgensen, Campo, Soldo, Tarnat, Bassir, S. Trabelsi, Jugović, García Aspe
6,00: Djorkaeff, Taffarel, Maldini, Stimac, Prosinečki, Šimić, Anderton, Shearer, Hamann, Dailly, Mohamedkhani, Kawaguchi, Soma, Whitmore, Kralj
5,95: Roa, Colding, Leonardo, Stam, Jarni, Jeremies, Mykland, Deflandre
5,90: J. Zanetti, Schjønberg, Karembeu, Roberto Carlos, D. Baggio, Hierro, Raúl, Reiziger, Stanić, Vlaović, Jurcić, Le Saux, Soulimani, Pashazadeh, Akita, Yamaguchi, Gardner
5,85: C. López, Chamot, Denílson, Sergi, Numan, Grodås, Lambert, Borkelmans, Petrović, Khakpour, Nanami, Pardo
5,80: Ayala, Rieper, A. Nielsen, Aldair, Moriero, Kohler, Davino, T.A. Flo, Saber, Durie, Al Jaber, Zdravkov, Nilis, Stewart, Minavand, Lozano, Germán Villa
5,75: Vivas, Diomède, Alkorta, Etxeberria, Kluivert, Beckham, Rekdal, H. Flo, Wetl, Ndo, Zubromawi, Moshoeu, Mkhalele, Balakov, Dooley, Regis, Ihara, Djorović, Jokanović
5,70: Høgh, Júnior Baiano, Di Livio, P. Møller, Klinsmann, Berg, Chippo, Fish, Suárez
5,65: Bebeto, Thon, Eggen, Pfeifenberger, Kühbauer, Song, Al Deayea, McCarthy, Reyna, Estili, Chihi, Souayah, Narahashi, Nakayama
5,60: Trezeguet, Köpke, Wörns, Riseth, Naybet, Hendry, Burley, Mählich, Vonk, Radebe
5,55: Heinrich, Feiersinger, C. Jones, Sellimi, Stojković
5,50: Guivarc’h, Pfeffer, Amin, Al Shahrani, Fortune, Iliev, Serna, Jo
5,45: Albertini, Amor, Hässler
5,40: Sand, Johnsen, Bjørnebye, Al Jahani, Bermúdez, Palacios, Valderrama, Goodison, Hall
5,35: Lara
5,30: Del Piero, Zubizarreta, T. Ivanov, Cabrera, Aristizábal, Sinclair, Stanković
5,25: Omam Biyik, Issa, Rincón, Mijatović
5,10: Schöttel
5,05: Kiko, Kishishev
5,00: Benzekri, Stoichkov

Serie A, top rated players 1997/98.

Average ratings, Gazzetta dello Sport.

6,63 Bierhoff (Udinese)
6,58 Totti (Roma), Winter (Inter)
6,57 R. Baggio (Bologna)
6,53 Pagliuca (Inter)
6,52 Buffon (Parma)
6,50 Konsel (Roma)
6,49 Nedved (Lazio)
6,48 Davids (Juventus).

Serie A, top rated players 1999/2000.

Average ratings, Gazzetta dello Sport.

6,69 Peruzzi (Inter)
6,45 Frey (Verona)
6,54 Montero (Juventus)
6,53 Thuram (Parma)
6,50 Davids (Juventus)
6,48 Totti (Roma), Nedved (Lazio)
6,46 Fiore (Udinese)
6,45 O'Neill (Cagliari)
6,42 Candela (Roma)
6,41 Blanc (Inter).