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The football World Cup is the most prestigious and popular competition in sports in general, and it is the ultimate dream of any footballer to win it.
Only the most powerful footballing nations have won the World Cup so far, and there have been quite a few great footballers like Alfredo Di Stefano, George Best, Ryan Giggs and George Weah, who could not even play in a World Cup, let alone win any medal.
Then, there have been some other great players like Luis Figo, Dennis Bergkamp and Cristiano Ronaldo, who could not win any medal in the World Cup.
Only a few footballers have been able to win each of the golden, silver and bronze medals in the World Cups.
#1 Franco Baresi
Baresi is one of the greatest central defenders of all time. He excelled in the sweeper's role for AC Milan and the Italian NT. He played for Italy for a decade and a half and won gold, silver and bronze medals in World Cups.
Baresi warmed the bench in the 1982 World Cup, as Italy lifted the trophy under Enzo Bearjot's tutelage. However, by the beginning of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, Baresi had cemented his place in the starting lineup of Italy. Still, he could not win any medal in the 1986 WC.
Baresi was the mainstay in Italy's defence in the 1990 WC. Italy were firm favorites in that World Cup as the host nation. However, they lost to Argentina in the semifinal, and beat England 2-1 to win the Bronze medal.
Baresi was a veteran in the 1994 World Cup in USA, and led his side to the final. He gave a virtuoso performance in the final, and was adjudged the player of the match. However, Italy lost in penalties, and Baresi had to be contented with a silver medal only. He earned 82 caps for Italy and scored one goal for them.
Thus, the great man managed to win the gold, silver and bronze medals in World Cups.
#2 Miroslav Klose:
Klose is one of the most successful German strikers of all time and holds the record of scoring the most number of goals in World Cups. He scored 16 goals in 4 World Cups.
Klose made his World Cup debut in 2002 and won the Silver Shoe by scoring 5 goals in the tournament. Germany lost to Brazil in the final, and Klose had to be contented with a Silver medal.
He then played very well in the 2006 WC held in Germany and scored 5 goals to win the Golden Shoe. However, Germany lost to Italy in the semifinal and beat Portugal to win the Bronze medal.
Germany again won the Bronze medal in the 2010 World Cup after having lost to Spain in the semifinal. They beat Uruguay in the 3rd/4th place playoff. Klose again scored 4 goals in the tournament.
However, he had the last laugh, as Germany won the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, beating Argentina in the final. Klose surpassed Ronaldo's goal-scoring record by scoring 2 goals in that World Cup, and also became the 3rd player to win each of the gold, silver and bronze medals in World Cup football. He also scored 71 goals in 137 caps for Germany.
