World Soccer World XI

The World Soccer World XI (also known as Eric Batty's World XI) was an award that was given to the best 11 football players in a season, according to journalist Eric Batty. The teams were published annually by British football magazine World Soccer between 1960 and 1992, with another edition being published in 2012.

Teams
Eric Batty's World XIYearGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards19601961 Gyula Grosics Orvar Bergmark

 Nílton Santos Francisco Gento Pelé
 Alfredo Di Stéfano
 Ferenc Puskás1962 Germano Francisco Gento Pelé
 Alfredo Di Stéfano
 Ferenc Puskás1963 Djalma Santos

 Fahrudin Jusufi Pelé
 Alfredo Di Stéfano
 Ferenc Puskás1964 Lev Yashin Mário Coluna

 Josef Masopust
 Luis Suárez Pelé
 Alfredo Di Stéfano1965 Djalma Santos
 Germano
 Giacinto Facchetti Mário Coluna
 José Augusto
 Luis Suárez  Pelé1966 Lev Yashin Giacinto Facchetti Mário Coluna Pelé1967 Lev Yashin Mário Coluna
 Ján Popluhár
 Giacinto Facchetti Franz Beckenbauer

 Dimitar Yakimov Sandro Mazzola
 Ferenc Bene

 János Farkas1968 Fahrudin Jusufi
 Ján Popluhár
 Giacinto Facchetti Franz Beckenbauer Ferenc Bene
 Sandro Mazzola
 Geoff Hurst1969 Franz Beckenbauer
 Giacinto Facchetti Martin Peters
 Bobby Moore Ferenc Bene
 Geoff Hurst

 Włodzimierz Lubański1970 did not publish1971 Gordon Banks Franz Beckenbauer
 Bobby Moore Sandro Mazzola Gerd Müller1972 Gordon Banks Bobby Moore Franz Beckenbauer Włodzimierz Lubański
 Gerd Müller

 Jairzinho1973 Bobby Moore Günter Netzer
 Franz Beckenbauer Dragan Džajić
 Gerd Müller
 Włodzimierz Lubański1974 Paul Breitner
 Franz Beckenbauer Sandro Mazzola Gerd Müller1975 Dino Zoff Berti Vogts Paul Breitner
 Günter Netzer
 Franz Beckenbauer Grzegorz Lato1976 Paul Breitner
 Franz Beckenbauer

 Colin Todd Gerd Müller1977 Luís Pereira
 Franz Beckenbauer
 Berti Vogts Johan Cruyff
 Rainer Bonhof Gerd Müller1978 Luís Pereira

 Ruud Krol Rob Rensenbrink

 Gerd Müller
 Franco Causio1979 did not publish1980 did not publish1981 did not publish1982 Peter Shilton Osvaldo Ardiles1983 Peter Shilton Alain Giresse
 Daniel Passarella
 Marius Trésor
 Jaime Duarte Sócrates
 Osvaldo Ardiles

 Michel Platini
 Falcão Karl-Heinz Rummenigge1984 Alain Giresse Sócrates

 Michel Platini Karl-Heinz Rummenigge1985 Peter Shilton Morten Olsen Jean Tigana
 Alain Giresse

 Michel Platini Karl-Heinz Rummenigge1986 Rinat Dasayev Morten Olsen
 Antonio Maceda
 Maxime Bossis Jean Tigana

 Alain Giresse1987 Rinat Dasayev Manuel Amoros Luis Fernández
 Jean Tigana
 Diego Maradona
 Míchel Gary Lineker1988 did not publish1989 Peter Shilton Míchel1990 Peter Shilton Franco Baresi Paulo Silas

 Rafael Martín Vázquez Marco van Basten1991 Riccardo Ferri Valdo
 Dunga
 Rafael Martín Vázquez Mark Hughes
 Darko Pančev1992 Ronald Koeman
 Laurent Blanc Frank Rijkaard Marco van BastenWorld Soccer World XI2012 Iker Casillas Jordi Alba 
 Sergio Ramos 
 Vincent Kompany 
 Philipp Lahm Andrés Iniesta 
 Andrea Pirlo 
 Xavi Cristiano Ronaldo 
 Radamel Falcao 
 Lionel Messi

By player
 Appearances Player First Last1119661977 8   1969  1978	 7   1960  1966	 6   1964  1969   1978  1990 5   1960  1965   1963  1967   1965  1974   1968  1973   1982  1986 4   1960  1963   1963  1967	   1966  1969   1968  1973   1972  1976   1982  1985   1982  1985   1984  1987 3   1960  1962   1961  1965   1962  1965   1962  1968   1963  1965   1964  1968   1967  1969   1969  1972   1971  1977   1972  1975   1974  1978   1978  1983   1982  1984   1984  1986   1984  1987   1986  1989   1989  1991   1989  1992

References

Category:Sports trophies and awards
Category:Football-related lists