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RW: Leo Messi (Argentina)
So far, the World Cup is the one elusive trophy missing from the little magician's enormous collection.
Messi might be the greatest player in Barcelona's history, indeed the greatest player to have ever graced a football pitch, but to the Argentinians, he will forever be in Diego Maradona's shadow because of one incomplete piece of the puzzle.
His die-hard fans can claim that it was Higuain's fault all they want, but the fact is, Messi has shown himself capable of inhuman things several times in the past, and the footballing world will forever be in his debt. Against Germany in the 2014 final, he simply didn't have any tricks left in the bag.
2018 will be his last shot at glory, and if there's one thing Messi has taught us in his glorious career so far, it is that you should never write him off.
LW: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Ronaldo has already won the Euros, and that is an accomplishment that should be given its due credit, considering that Portugal were one of the last teams anyone presumed to make the finals, let alone beat an insanely talented French squad.
But the World Cup is the World Cup, and you can bet your house that Cristiano won't be content without winning it before retiring.
He's well into his thirties, and as much as he continues to baffle us with his incredible goalscoring exploits at the age of 32, it's hard to see him leading Portugal into the 2022 World Cup at the age of 37.
With Argentina and Portugal drawn in groups B and D, is it possible to see a Messi vs Ronaldo final in Moscow?
ST: Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)
Every year, the scorer of "the most beautiful goal" in world football is given the FIFA Puskas Award. That's how synonymous Ferenc Puskas is with goalscoring.
Puskas is the second highest international goalscorer of all time. Now, that might not seem like much, but consider this: he scored 84 goals in 85 appearances for Hungary.
That's not all - in a career spanning 24 seasons, he's scored 622 goals in 629 club appearances. With Real Madrid, he won the league five consecutive times between 1961 and 1965.
The Hungary national team hit its peak during the '50s and '60s, which included a run of 32 games unbeaten. That team was called the "Mighty Magyars", and they even reached the final of the 1954 World Cup.
In what is perhaps the most entertaining World Cup final to date, the Hungarians were 2-0 up against West Germany inside 8 minutes, but ended up blowing the lead to agonisingly lose 3-2.
Puskas might not have achieved much in terms of trophies for Hungary, but his record speaks for itself.
