Brazil ratings in World Cups, 1986-2002

Minimum seven rated appearances.

6,86 Ronaldo (14 rated appearances)

6,84 Careca (8)

6,73 Romário (8)

6,64 Rivaldo (15)

6,53 Marcos, Mauro Silva (7)

6,43 Dunga (17)

6,41 Alemão (8)

6,38 César Sampaio (6)

6,30 Márcio Santos (7)

6,29 Cafú (15)

6,26 Gilberto Silva (7)

6,25 Edmílson (6)

6,23 Denílson (8)

6,18 Roberto Carlos (13)

6,16 Taffarel (16), Jorginho (9)

6,14 Branco (11)

6,11 Aldair (11), Lúcio (7)

6,10 Müller (8)

6,06 Bebeto (14)

5,98 Zinho (7)

5,93 Leonardo (11)

5,92 Roque Júnior (6)

5,81 Júnior Baiano (7)

Brazil ratings in the 2002 World Cup

 

7,08 Ronaldo
6,78 Rivaldo
6,56 Marcos
6,39 Ronaldinho, Kléberson
6,30 Roberto Carlos, Juninho Pernambucano
6,28 Gilberto Silva
6,26 Cafú
6,24 Edmílson
6,19 Denílson
6,08 Lúcio
5,91 Edílson
5,90 Roque Júnior
5,65 Ânderson Polga

Rivaldo's ratings in World Cups 1998-2002

1998 World Cup

Scotland 2-1 : 6,60

Morocco 3-0 : 7,40 [1]

Norway 1-2 : 5,30

Chile 4-1 : 6,60

Denmark 3-2 : 8,00 [2]

Netherlands 1-1 pen : 6,70

France 0-3 : 5,50

average : 6,59

2002 World Cup

Turkey 2-1 : 7,10 [1]

China 4-0 : 6,40 [1]

Costa Rica 5-2 : 7,00 [1]

Belgium 2-0 : 7,00 [1]

England 2-1 : 6,80 [1]

Turkey 1-0 : 6,90

Germany 2-0 : 6,40

average : 6,80

The 40 best players in the 2002 World Cup

 

Based on ratings and surveys in the international sports press. 

1. Ronaldo
2. Oliver Kahn
3. Rivaldo
4. Michael Ballack
5. Rio Ferdinand
6. Damien Duff
7. Ronaldinho
8. Hasan Şaş
9. Hong Myung-bo
10. Roberto Carlos
11. Marc Wilmots
12. Junichi Inamoto
13. Raúl
14. El Hadji Diouf
15. Rüştü Reçber
16. Papa Bouba Diop
17. Gerardo Torrado
18. Cafu
19. Hierro
20. Bernd Schneider
21. Carles Puyol
22. Edmílson
23. Thomas Linke
24. Anders Svensson
25. Marcos
26. Alpay Özalan
27. Khalilou Fadiga
28. Landon Donovan
29. Henri Camara
30. Álvaro Recoba
31. Carsten Ramelow
32. Iker Casillas
33. Johan Mjällby
34. Fabio Cannavaro
35. Rónald Gómez
36. Torsten Frings
37. Miroslav Klose
38. Lúcio
39. Song Chong-gug
40. Jay-Jay Okocha

Brazil average ratings in World Cups, 1998-2022

Ratings: Kicker. Minimum eight rated appearances.

7,50 Neymar (13)

7,39 Rivaldo (14)

7,31 Casemiro (8)

7,07 Thiago Silva (15)

7,04 Gilberto Silva (14)

7,00 Juan (10)

6,88 Júlio César (12)

6,82 Ronaldo (19)

6,80 Ronaldinho (10)

6,76 Cafú (17)

6,72 Alisson (9)

6,68 Lúcio (17)

6,62 Maicon (8)

6,61 Kaká (9)

6,59 Roberto Carlos (17)

6,27 Paulinho (11)

6,17 Marcelo (9)

6,12 Dani Alves (8)

Brazil ratings in the 2002 World Cup

 

7,08 Ronaldo
6,78 Rivaldo
6,56 Marcos
6,39 Ronaldinho, Kléberson
6,30 Roberto Carlos, Juninho Pernambucano
6,28 Gilberto Silva
6,26 Cafú
6,24 Edmílson
6,19 Denílson
6,08 Lúcio
5,91 Edílson
5,90 Roque Júnior
5,65 Ânderson Polga

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)

The 40 best players in the 2002 World Cup

Based on ratings and surveys in the international sports press. 

1. Ronaldo
2. Oliver Kahn
3. Rivaldo
4. Michael Ballack
5. Rio Ferdinand
6. Damien Duff
7. Ronaldinho
8. Hasan Şaş
9. Hong Myung-bo
10. Roberto Carlos
11. Marc Wilmots
12. Junichi Inamoto
13. Raúl
14. El Hadji Diouf
15. Rüştü Reçber
16. Papa Bouba Diop
17. Gerardo Torrado
18. Cafu
19. Hierro
20. Bernd Schneider
21. Carles Puyol
22. Edmílson
23. Thomas Linke
24. Anders Svensson
25. Marcos
26. Alpay Özalan
27. Khalilou Fadiga
28. Landon Donovan
29. Henri Camara
30. Álvaro Recoba
31. Carsten Ramelow
32. Iker Casillas
33. Johan Mjällby
34. Fabio Cannavaro
35. Rónald Gómez
36. Torsten Frings
37. Miroslav Klose
38. Lúcio
39. Song Chong-gug
40. Jay-Jay Okocha

Brazil: average ratings in the 1998 World Cup

 

Ratings: El Mundo Deportivo - La Stampa.

6,67 Rivaldo
6,72 Ronaldo
6,44 Dunga
6,26 Cafu
6,18 César Sampaio
6,17 Taffarel
6,00 Roberto Carlos
5,86 Bebeto
5,81 Leonardo
5,79 Aldair
5,72 Júnior Baiano

Players' market value 12 years ago.

Values estimated by Gazzetta dello Sport in February 2001.

70 billion lire (apprx 35 m€):
Rivaldo (Barcelona), Saviola (River Plate)

30.000.000€:
Flávio Conceição (Real Madrid), Kewell & Viduka (Leeds)

25.000.000€:
Aimar (Valencia), Denílson (Betis), Riquelme (Boca Juniors)

22.500.000€:
"Kily" González (Valencia)

20.000.000€:
Djalminha (Deportivo), Élber (Bayern Munich), Jardel (Galatasaray), Nonda (Monaco), Ronaldinho (Paris-SG)

17.500.000€:
Gallardo (Monaco), Kanu (Arsenal), Kežman (PSV)

15.000.000€:
Palermo (Boca Juniors), Rebrov (Tottenham), Salihamidžić (Bayern Munich), Alex (Palmeiras)

12.500.000€:
C. Pizarro (Werder Bremen)

11.000.000€:
Adriano (Flamengo)

10.000.000€:
Balaban (Dinamo Zagreb), M. Diarra (Vitesse), Titov (Spartak Moscow), Méndez (Vélez)

Brazil: National team top scorers during 54 years.

1958: Pelé, 9
1959: Pelé, 11
1960: Quarentinha, 6
1961: Coutinho, 3
1962: Pelé, 8
1963: Pelé, 7
1964: Rinaldo, Pelé & Gérson, 2
1965: Pelé, 9
1966: Tostão, 6
1967: Paulo Borges, 2
1968: Jairzinho, 9
1969: Tostão, 12
1970: Jairzinho, 11
1971: Tostão & Paulo César Caju, 2
1972: Jairzinho, 3
1973: Paulo César Caju, 5
1974: Rivellino, 5
1975: Danival, Palhinha, Nelinho & Roberto Batata, 3
1976: Zico & Roberto Dinamite, 6
1977: Zico & Roberto Dinamite, 6
1978: Reinaldo, 4
1979: Zico & Sócrates, 5
1980: Ze Sérgio & Zico, 4
1981: Zico, 10
1982: Zico, 8
1983: Careca, 5
1984: Arturzinho, 1*
1985: Casagrande, 4
1986: Careca, 8
1987: Valdo & Romário, 4
1988: Geovanni, 4
1989: Bebeto, 10
1990: Müller & Careca, 3
1991: Neto, 5
1992: Bebeto, 7
1993: Bebeto, 6
1994: Romário, 10
1995: Túlio, 10
1996: Sávio & Ronaldo, 5
1997: Romário, 19
1998: Élber, 6
1999: Rivaldo, 8
2000: Rivaldo, 8
2001: Edílson, 4
2002: Ronaldo, 11
2003: Kaká, 5
2004: Adriano, 9
2005: Adriano, 10
2006: Ronaldo & Kaká, 5
2007: Robinho, 6
2008: Luís Fabiano, 6
2009: Luís Fabiano, 11
2010: Robinho, 6
2011: Neymar, 7
2012: Neymar, 9

6 times topscorer: Pelé & Zico
3 times: Tostão, Jairzinho, Careca, Romário, Bebeto & Ronaldo.

*) in 1984 Brazil played only three matches: 0-2 vs England, 0-0 vs Argentina and 1-0 vs Uruguay.

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.

Memory Lane: Brazil in the 1998 World Cup.

Ratings: Kicker. Minimum three rated appearances.

7,43 Dunga & Rivaldo
7,17 Cafu
7,08 César Sampaio
7,00 Taffarel, Júnior Baiano & Roberto Carlos
6,86 Ronaldo & Leonardo
6,83 Aldair
6,50 Denílson
6,36 Bebeto

European footballer of the year, 1990s.

1990 
1. Matthäus (Inter) 
2. Schillaci (Juventus) 
3. Brehme (Inter) 
4. Gascoigne (Tottenham) 
5. F. Baresi (Milan) 
6. Klinsmann (Inter) & Scifo (Auxerre) 
8. R. Baggio
9. Rijkaard (Milan) 
10. Buchwald (Stuttgart). 


1991 
1. Papin (Marseille) 
2. Matthäus (Inter), Pancev & Savićević (Crvena zvezda) 
5. Prosinečki (Real Madrid) 
6. Lineker (Tottenham) 
7. Vialli (Sampdoria) 
8. Belodedic (Crvena zvezda) 
9. Hughes (Man United) 
10. Waddle (Marseille). 


1992 
1. Van Basten (Milan) 
2. Stoichkov (Barcelona) 
3. Bergkamp (Ajax) 
4. Hässler (Roma) 
5. Schmeichel (Man United) 
6. B. Laudrup (Fiorentina) 
7. M. Laudrup (Barcelona) 
8. R. Koeman (Barcelona) 
9. Chapuisat (Dortmund) 
10. Rijkaard (Milan) & Scifo (Torino). 


1993 
1. R. Baggio (Juventus) 
2. Bergkamp (Inter) 
3. Cantona (Man United) 
4. Bokšić (Marseille/Lazio) 
5. M. Laudrup (Barcelona) 
6. F. Baresi (Milan) 
7. Maldini (Milan) 
8. Kostadinov (FC Porto) 
9. Chapuisat (Dortmund) & Giggs (Man United). 


1994 
1. Stoichkov (Barcelona) 
2. R. Baggio (Juventus) 
3. Maldini (Milan) 
4. Brolin (Parma) & Hagi (Brescia/Barcelona) 
6. Klinsmann (Monaco/Tottenham) 
7. T. Ravelli (IFK Göteborg) 
8. Litmanen (Ajax) 
9. Desailly & Savićević (Milan). 


1995 
1. Weah (Paris-SG/Milan) 
2. Klinsmann (Tottenham/Bayern) 
3. Litmanen (Ajax) 
4. Del Piero (Juventus) 
5. Kluivert (Ajax) 
6. Zola (Parma) 
7. Maldini (Milan) 
8. Overmars (Ajax) 
9. Sammer (Dortmund) 
10. M. Laudrup (Real Madrid). 


1996 
1. Sammer (Dortmund) 
2. Ronaldo (PSV/Barcelona) 
3. Shearer (Blackburn/Newcastle) 
4. Del Piero (Juventus) 
5. Klinsmann (Bayern) 
6. Šuker (Sevilla/Real Madrid) 
7. Cantona (Man United) 
8. Desailly (Milan) 
9. Djorkaeff (Paris-SG/Inter) 
10. Weah (Milan). 


1997 
1. Ronaldo (Barcelona/Inter) 
2. Mijatovic (Real Madrid) 
3. Zidane (Juventus) 
4. Bergkamp (Arsenal) 
5. Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid) 
6. Möller (Dortmund) 
7. Raúl (Real Madrid) 
8. Schmeichel (Man Utd) 
9. Kohler (Dortmund) 
10. Sammer (Dortmund) & Vieri (Juventus/Atlético Madrid). 


1998 
1. Zidane (Juventus) 
2. Šuker (Real Madrid) 
3. Ronaldo (Inter) 
4. Owen (Liverpool) 
5. Rivaldo (Barcelona) 
6. Batistuta (Fiorentina) 
7. Thuram (Parma) 
8. Bergkamp (Arsenal) & Davids (Juventus) 
10. Desailly (Milan/Chelsea). 


1999 
1. Rivaldo (Barcelona) 
2. Beckham (Man Utd) 
3. Shevchenko (Dinamo Kiev/Milan) 
4. Batistuta (Fiorentina) 
5. Figo (Barcelona) 
6. Roy Keane (Man Utd) 
7. Vieri (Lazio/Inter) 
8. Verón (Parma/Lazio) 
9. Raúl (Real Madrid) 
10. Matthäus (Bayern). 


1990-99:
1. Bergkamp & Ronaldo : 27 points
3. Klinsmann : 25
4. R. Baggio : 22
5. Matthäus : 20
6. Stoichkov : 19
7. Zidane : 18
8. Maldini & Rivaldo : 16
10. Del Piero & Šuker : 14
12. Sammer : 13
13. Cantona & Batistuta : 12
15. F. Baresi, Savićević, M. Laudrup, Litmanen & Weah : 11
20. Papin & Van Basten : 10
22. Schillaci, Pancev, Schmeichel, Mijatovic & Beckham : 9
27. Brehme, Shearer & Shevchenko : 8
30. Gascoigne, Hässler, Bokšić, Brolin, Hagi & Owen : 7
36. Scifo, Prosinečki, Desailly, Kluivert, Roberto Carlos, Raúl & Figo : 6
43. Lineker, B. Laudrup, Zola, Möller, Vieri & Roy Keane : 5
49. Vialli, Chapuisat, T. Ravelli & Thuram : 4
53. Rijkaard, Belodedici, R. Koeman, Kostadinov, Overmars, Davids & Verón : 3
60. Hughes, Giggs, Djorkaeff & Kohler : 2
64. Buchwald & Waddle : 1.

Memory Lane: Brazil in the 2002 World Cup.

7,08 Ronaldo (rated 7 times)
6,78 Rivaldo (7)
6,56 Marcos (7)
6,39 Ronaldinho Gaúcho (5), Kléberson (4)
6,30 Roberto Carlos (6), Juninho Pernambucano (4)
6,28 Gilberto Silva (7)
6,26 Cafú (7)
6,24 Edmílson (5)
6,19 Denílson (3)
6,08 Lúcio (7)
5,91 Edílson (2)
5,90 Roque Júnior (6)
5,65 Ânderson Polga (2)

Highest team rating: 6,71 vs Germany (final)
Lowest team rating: 6,08 vs Turkey & Costa Rica (group stage)
Highest individual rating: 8,20 Ronaldo vs Germany
Lowest individual rating: 5,00 Ânderson Polga vs Costa Rica.

Memory Lane: Brazil WC champions 2002.

Average ratings, knockout matches only:

7,16 Marcos (rated 4 times)
7,12 Ronaldo (4)
6,88 Ronaldinho & Rivaldo (3)
6,75 Kléberson (3)
6,50 Edmílson (4)
6,47 Gilberto Silva (4)
6,25 Lúcio (4)
6,19 Cafú (4)
6,12 Roberto Carlos (4)
6,03 Roque Júnior (4).