Top 5 footballers who ruled the FIFA World Cup

Franz Beckenbauer ( Defender, Germany)

Germany’s greatest ever international without a doubt.

Franz Beckenbauer had taken the pitch for the Germans in as many as four World Cups. Twice, in 1966 and 1974, the team reached the finals, while they came third in Mexico in the year 1970.

However, four years later, the legendary defender finally got his hands on the trophy following a spectacular turnabout after trailing the Netherlands in Munich. With the victory, Germany became the first side to hold the European and World Cup titles simultaneously.

However, the moment that truly marked him out for greatness came in the summer of 1970, when trailing 2-0 in the second half against England, he scored in the 69^th minute of the game and inspired a spectacular German fight-back that ended in a historic, 3-2 victory.