How The Independent’s ‘50 Greatest World Cup players’ was compiled

More than 3,000 players have participated in a World Cup, with 471 different players part of a World Cup-winning squad. Here’s the methodology behind narrowing them down to the top-50 of all time



Source link : https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-50-greatest-players-list-points-formula-b2983446.html

Author : Kieran Jackson

Publish date : 2026-05-26 08:24:00

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