The FIFA World Cup Dream Team is an all-time FIFA World Cup all-star team published by FIFA in 2002 after conducting an internet poll of fans to select a World Cup dream team.[1][2] Diego Maradona of Argentina received the most votes. More than one-and-a-half million fans worldwide voted in the poll, conducted by the official FIFA website, www.FIFAworldcup.com, with Maradona receiving 111,035 votes. Brazil's Pelé, who played for three World Cup-winning teams, won 107,539 votes and Zinedine Zidane, who scored twice for France in their 1998 triumph, came in third with 80,527.[1]
It is an eleven-member side divided as one goalkeeper, three defenders, four midfielders, and three forwards (3–4–3 formation).
| Player[1] | Career playing position | National side(s) Years represented |
|---|---|---|
| Lev Yashin | Goalkeeper |  Soviet Union1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
| Paolo Maldini | Left-back and central defender |  Italy1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 |
| Franz Beckenbauer | Central defender |  West Germany1966, 1970, 1974 |
| Roberto Carlos | Left-back defender |  Brazil1998, 2002, 2006 |
| Roberto Baggio | Second striker, or as an attacking midfielder | Italy 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| Zinedine Zidane | Attacking midfielder |  France1998, 2002, 2006 |
| Michel Platini | Advanced midfield playmaker | France 1978, 1982, 1986 |
| Diego Maradona | Attacking midfielder or as a second striker |  Argentina1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 |
| Romário | Striker | Brazil 1990, 1994 |
| Johan Cruyff | Forward or attacking midfielder |  Netherlands1974 |
| Pelé | Forward or attacking midfielder | Brazil 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
