Brazil against France. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Brazil · 1949–58 · LB
Against Austria on 8 June 1958 he carried the ball out of his own half with Feola screaming at him to get back, ignored him all the way, and scored the second in a 3-0 win in Brazil's opening match. He won that World Cup and the next one in Chile, added the 1949 South American title, made the 1958 all-star eleven, won four Carioca championships and never once played for a club other than Botafogo. Career record: 75 caps and 3 goals for Brazil; club career at Botafogo F.R..
France · 1988–2006 · LB
Bayern Munich's shootout against Valencia at the San Siro in May 2001 came down to nerve, and the small Basque left back buried his penalty on the way to the European Cup. He started the finals of both the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, won two Confederations Cups with France, and collected six Bundesliga titles and five German cups at Bayern. Career record: 97 caps and 2 goals for France; club career at FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Athletic Club, FC Bayern Munich.
The almanac puts Nílton Santos ahead by 3 rating points, 93 against 90.
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