FIFA 100
The FIFA 100 is a list of the 125 greatest living footballers in 2004 created by Pelé for FIFA´s 100th anniversary. Pele had been asked to select 50 retired players and 50 active players to get a list of 100 players, which would refer to the FIFA´s 100th anniversary. However Pelé found it too difficult to select just 50 former footballers so the list would eventually get to 125 players from which 75 former players. The list contains 2 female players, both from the United States.
The list
- Gabriel Batistuta
- Hernán Crespo
- Alfredo di Stéfano
- Mario Kempes
- Diego Maradona
- Daniel Passarella
- Javier Saviola
- Omar Sivor
- Juan Sebastián Verón
- Javier Zanetti
- Jan Ceulemans
- Jean-Marie Pfaff
- Franky van der Elst
- Carlos Alberto
- Cafu
- Falcăo
- Júnior
- Pelé
- Rivaldo
- Rivelino
- Roberto Carlos
- Romário
- Ronaldinho
- Ronaldo
- Djalma Santos
- Nílton Santos
- Sócrates
- Zico
- Hristo Stoichkov
- Roger Milla
- Elías Figueroa
- Iván Zamorano
- Carlos Valderrama
- Davor uker
- Josef Masopust
- Pavel Nedved
- Brian Laudrup
- Michael Laudrup
- Peter Schmeichel
- Gordon Banks
- David Beckham
- Bobby Charlton
- Kevin Keegan
- Gary Lineker
- Michael Owen
- Alan Shearer
- Eric Cantona
- Marcel Desailly
- Didier Deschamps
- Just Fontaine
- Thierry Henry
- Raymond Kopa
- Jean-Pierre Papin
- Robert Pires
- Michel Platini
- Lilian Thuram
- Marius Trésor
- David Trézéguet
- Patrick Vieira
- Zinédine Zidane
- Michael Ballack
- Franz Beckenbauer
- Paul Breitner
- Oliver Kahn
- Jürgen Klinsmann
- Sepp Maier
- Lothar Matthäus
- Gerd Müller
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
- Uwe Seeler
- Abedi Pele
- Ferenc Puskás
- Roy Keane
- Roberto Baggio
- Franco Baresi
- Giuseppe Bergomi
- Giampiero Boniperti
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Alessandro Del Piero
- Giacinto Facchetti
- Paolo Maldini
- Alessandro Nesta
- Gianni Rivera
- Paolo Rossi
- Francesco Totti
- Christian Vieri
- Dino Zoff
- Hidetoshi Nakata
- Hong Myung-Bo
- George Weah
- Hugo Sánchez
- Marco van Basten
- Dennis Bergkamp
- Johan Cruijff
- Edgar Davids
- Ruud Gullit
- René van de Kerkhof
- Willy van de Kerkhof
- Patrick Kluivert
- Johan Neeskens
- Ruud van Nistelrooy
- Rob Rensenbrink
- Frank Rijkaard
- Clarence Seedorf
- Jay-Jay Okocha
- George Best
- Romerito
- Teófilo Cubillas
- Zbigniew Boniek
- Eusébio
- Luís Figo
- Rui Costa
- Gheorghe Hagi
- Rinat Dasayev
- Kenny Dalglish
- El Hadji Diouf
- Emilio Butragueńo
- Luis Enrique
- Raúl
- Rüstü Reçber
- Emre Belözoglu
- Andriy Shevchenko
- Michelle Akers
- Mia Hamm
- Enzo Francescoli
Argentina
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Chile
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
France
Germany
Ghana
Hungary
Republic of Ireland
Italy
Japan
South Korea
Liberia
Mexico
Netherlands
Nigeria
Northern Ireland
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Scotland
Senegal
Spain
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
The countries
This is the list of countries in the FIFA 100 list. Brazil is on top of the list with 15 players, the five time winner of the World Cup is shortly followed by France and Italy with 14. The Netherlands also had some great players (13). Other countries with great players are Argentina(10), Germany(10) and England(7).
This is the list of countries in the FIFA 100 list. Brazil is on top of the list with 15 players, the five time winner of the World Cup is shortly followed by France and Italy with 14. The Netherlands also had some great players (13). Other countries with great players are Argentina(10), Germany(10) and England(7).
| Country | Number of FIFA 100 players |
| Brazil | 15 |
| France | 14 |
| Italy | 14 |
| Netherlands | 13 |
| Argentina | 10 |
| Germany | 10 |
| England | 7 |
| Belgium | 3 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Chile | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 2 |
| Turkey | 2 |
| United States | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 1 |
| Cameroon | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Ghana | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| Liberia | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Nigeria | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 |
| Peru | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
| Paraguay | 1 |
| Scotland | 1 |
| Senegal | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 |
| Uruguay | 1 |