Brazil-Argentina: All-time combined XI

Brazil and Argentina are the two most successful South American sides in World Football
Brazil and Argentina are the two most successful South American sides in World Football

Right Forward-Pele (Brazil 1957-1971)

Pele after winning the 1970 FIFA World Cup
Pele after winning the 1970 FIFA World Cup

Regarded widely as the greatest player along with Maradona to grace the beautiful game, having won an unparalleled three world cup titles-1958, 1962 and 1970. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), and in 2000, FIFA named him alongside Maradona as the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century award.

His record of 77 international goals for the Selecao stills stands today and IFFHS still recognised him as the most successful domestic league goal-scorer in football history, having scored an astonishing 650 goals in 694 League matches.

Notable Mentions: Vava (Brazil 1955-1964), Ariel Ortega (Argentina 1993-2003)



Centre Forward-Ronaldo (Brazil 1994-2011)

Ronaldo (right) kissing the 2002 FIFA World Cup trophy Brazil-Argentina All-time Combined XI Enter caption
Ronaldo (right) kissing the 2002 FIFA World Cup trophy Brazil-Argentina All-time Combined XI Enter caption

Ronaldo was the hero of the 2002 FIFA World Cup winning Brazil side, scoring a sensational brace in the final against Germany, to complete a phoenix-like comeback from a long term injury layoff to star in the World Cup in Korea-Japan.

The Inter Milan, Barcelona and Real Madrid legend came back from bitter disappointment in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, losing the final to France despite being selected the best player of the tournament. El Phenomeno was not to be denied in 2002 and lead the Selecao to a record 5th World Cup triumph, also winning the Golden Ball as the tournament's top scorer.

Notable Mentions: Gabriel Batistuta (1991-2002), Romario (1987-2005)

The full All-Time XI is as below:

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