Brazil against France. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Brazil · 2010–23 · LM
Two years after the 7-1 in Belo Horizonte, he beat Germany at the Maracanã on 20 August 2016, curling a free kick into the top corner and then taking the penalty that decided the shootout for Brazil's first Olympic football gold. A brace against Bolivia in 2023 took him past Pelé as Brazil's leading scorer, and his club years brought the 2015 Champions League with Barcelona, the 2011 Libertadores with Santos, two Liga titles and Ligue 1 in Paris. Career record: 130 caps and 80 goals for Brazil; club career at Santos, FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain; honours include 2× South American Footballer of the Year (2011–2012).
France · 2010s · LM
The electric forward who became only the second player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, powering France to the 2018 title and cementing his status as a global superstar. Career record: 106 caps and 66 goals for France; club career at AS Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol; honours include European Golden Shoe.
The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 93.
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