13 Famous Football Players Who Have Never Won a FIFA World Cup

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Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing a light green Portugal national team training top, jogs on a soccer field before a FIFA 2018 qualification match.

Johan Cruyff of the New York Cosmos in mid-action on the soccer field, about to kick the ball as a goalkeeper dives in front of him.

Eusebio of Benfica sprints with the ball past AC Milan's Giovanni Trapatoni during the European Cup final at Wembley Stadium, with spectators in the background.

Alfredo Di Stéfano

Michel Platini in a black and white Juventus jersey holds the Ballon d'Or trophy on the field at Stadio Comunale in Turin, with spectators visible in the background.

Roberto Baggio of the Italy national football team in a blue jersey runs with the ball during the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final match against the Brazil national football team at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on July 17, 1994.

Manchester United great

David Beckham of Real Madrid in a white uniform dribbles a soccer ball during a match, with an opposing RCD Espanyol player behind him on the field.

Lev Yashin holds the Golden Ball trophy above his head while standing with Soviet soccer teammates in uniforms marked CCCP, in a stadium, 1964.

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Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing a light green Portugal national team training top, jogs on a soccer field before a FIFA 2018 qualification match.

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner

Cristiano Ronaldo, 2018.

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Johan Cruyff of the New York Cosmos in mid-action on the soccer field, about to kick the ball as a goalkeeper dives in front of him.

Dutch wonder

Johan Cruyff playing in the New York Cosmos versus World All-Stars match in East...

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Hungarian hero

Hungarian hero

Ferenc Puskás (pictured here in 1971) scored 83 goals in 84 games with the Hungarian...

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Eusebio of Benfica sprints with the ball past AC Milan's Giovanni Trapatoni during the European Cup final at Wembley Stadium, with spectators in the background.

Eusébio

Portuguese football star Eusébio (left) of Benfica during the European Cup final...

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Alfredo Di Stéfano

Alfredo Di Stéfano

One of Real Madrid's greatest players, Alfredo Di Stéfano, controlling the ball in...

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Michel Platini in a black and white Juventus jersey holds the Ballon d'Or trophy on the field at Stadio Comunale in Turin, with spectators visible in the background.

French star

Michel Platini, a player for Juventus (at the time) and France, with the Ballon d'Or....

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Roberto Baggio of the Italy national football team in a blue jersey runs with the ball during the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final match against the Brazil national football team at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on July 17, 1994.

Roberto Baggio

Italian footballer Roberto Baggio runs with the ball during the 1994 FIFA World Cup...

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Manchester United great

Manchester United great

George Best is often regarded as one of Manchester United's greatest players.

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David Beckham of Real Madrid in a white uniform dribbles a soccer ball during a match, with an opposing RCD Espanyol player behind him on the field.

David Beckham

English footballer David Beckham playing for Real Madrid in 2005.

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Lev Yashin holds the Golden Ball trophy above his head while standing with Soviet soccer teammates in uniforms marked CCCP, in a stadium, 1964.

Lev Yashin

Goalkeeper Lev Ivanovich Yashin with the Ballon d'Or trophy he won as the European...

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