Brazil vs Argentina: All-time combined XI 

Defenders

Left-Back: Roberto Carlos (Brazil)

Roberto Carlos was a World Cup winner in 2002

In what was a highly spectacular and trophy-laden career, Roberto Carlos distinguished himself as the standout left-back of his generation and one of the greatest full-backs in history.

Brazil has been famed for overlapping full-backs from Djalma Santos to Carlos Alberto Torres, but Roberto Carlos took the term 'attacking full-back' to new heights in his over two-decade-long career.

He arrived Real Madrid in 1996 and became a mainstay with the capital club for the next 11 years, playing an integral role in all the successes enjoyed by Los Blancos in this period.

Roberto Carlos was famed for his bursting runs forward and shot power, while he was also adept in the art of delivering pinpoint crosses.

On the international stage, he represented Brazil a total of 125 times (second-most) and won everything winnable with his country including the World Cup, Copa America, and Confederations Cup and finished as runner-up at both the FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or voting.

Substitute: Djalma Santos (Brazil)

Center-Back: Daniel Passarella (Argentina)

Daniel Passarella captained Argentina to World Cup glory in 1978

Daniel Passarella is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders in history and he was the captain of the Argentine squad that won their first World Cup on home soil in 1978.

During his illustrious career, he represented some notable clubs including River Plate, Inter Milan, and Fiorentina.

Despite his relative lack of height (he stood at just 5 ft 8'), Passarella was incredibly adept in the air and was a significant threat in both boxes due to his jump power and nodding accuracy.

The Buenos Aires native possessed incredible leadership ability both on and off the field and was adept in the art of goalscoring. He retired as the top-scoring defender in history, with 134 goals in 451 matches, although this record has since been surpassed by Ronald Koeman.

Substitute: Hideraldo Bellini (Brazil)

Center-Back: Lucio (Brazil)

Lucio was at the heart of Brazil's 2002 World Cup triumph

Famed for his tough tackling, style of defending, Lucio was one of the best defenders in his generation and was very effective at winning back possession in one on one situations.

Though primarily a center-back, his confidence and technique in ball distribution meant he was sometimes deployed as a defensive midfielder. His height made him excel in the air and he was efficient at both defending and attacking set-pieces.

He helped Inter Milan cement their place in history as the lynchpin of the side that won the treble in 2010 and represented numerous other world-class clubs including Bayern Munich and Juventus.

With his national team, Lucio was also successful and won 105 caps for Brazil between 2011 and 2011, with World Cup, Copa America, and Confederations Cup successes also recorded.

Substitute: Walter Samuel (Argentina)

Right-Back: Cafu (Brazil)

Cafu on the podium celebrates with the World Cup trophy

Cafu captained Brazil to a World Cup triumph in 2002, playing all 603 minutes as Brazil lifted its fifth World title in Japan. With 142 caps, he is Brazil's all-time highest appearance maker and holds the distinction of being the only man to play in the final of three consecutive World Cup tournaments, doing so as a victor in the 1994 and 2002 editions and as a runner-up in 1998.

He represented several clubs in his career, but his most notable spell came in the Serie A where he represented AS Roma and AC Milan, winning the Scudetto with the former and two Champions League trophies with the latter.

Substitute: Javier Zanetti (Argentina)