8-0-0

The Squads

Every team in 8-0-0 is one of football's iconic national sides. Here are all 47, why they matter, and the stars you can draft from each.

When you build a team in 8-0-0, you draft one player from each of these legendary squads. You can use each team only once, so every choice is a trade-off. Below is the full roster, grouped by nation.

Brazil

Brazil 1958

Brazil's first World Cup title, won in Sweden. A 17-year-old Pelé announced himself to the world, with Garrincha's dribbling and Didi's passing lighting up the tournament. Key stars: Garrincha, Pelé, Didi.

Brazil 1962

Back-to-back champions in Chile. With Pelé injured early, Garrincha carried the side almost single-handedly while Didi and Nílton Santos controlled the game. Key stars: Garrincha, Didi, Nílton Santos.

Brazil 1970

Widely regarded as the greatest team ever assembled. Pelé, Jairzinho, Tostão, Gérson and Carlos Alberto played joyful attacking football, won every match and finished with that iconic team goal in the final. Key stars: Pelé, Carlos Alberto, Jairzinho.

Brazil 1982

The greatest side never to win the World Cup. Zico, Sócrates, Falcão and Éder played mesmerising football but were stunned by Paolo Rossi's Italy in one of the most famous upsets in the tournament's history. Key stars: Zico, Sócrates, Falcão.

Brazil 1994

Champions in the USA, ending a 24-year wait. Romário and Bebeto led the line and the final against Italy was settled on penalties. Key stars: Romário, Cafu, Bebeto.

Brazil 1998

Runners-up in France. Ronaldo was at his unstoppable best, with Rivaldo and Roberto Carlos alongside him, until a strange final saw them beaten by the hosts. Key stars: Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos.

Brazil 2002

Champions in Korea and Japan. The "Three Rs" of Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho tore defences apart, and Ronaldo's eight goals exorcised his 1998 demons. Key stars: Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos.

Brazil 2006

A galáctico generation on paper, with Ronaldinho, Kaká, Ronaldo and Adriano, but the magic never quite clicked and they fell in the quarter-finals. Key stars: Ronaldinho, Kaká, Ronaldo.

Argentina

Argentina 1978

Argentina's first World Cup, won on home soil. Mario Kempes was the driving force and the tournament's top scorer. Key stars: Kempes, Passarella, Ardiles.

Argentina 1986

Maradona's tournament. Almost single-handedly he dragged Argentina to the title, producing both the "Hand of God" and the greatest goal ever scored in the same match against England. Key stars: Maradona, Burruchaga, Valdano.

Argentina 1990

Runners-up in Italy. A more limited side that Maradona again hauled to the final through sheer will, with goalkeeper Goycochea the penalty-shootout hero. Key stars: Maradona, Caniggia, Goycochea.

Argentina 2006

A beautiful side built around Juan Román Riquelme, with Crespo up front and a teenage Messi on the bench. Remembered for a stunning 24-pass team goal against Serbia. Key stars: Riquelme, Crespo, Ayala.

Argentina 2014

Runners-up in Brazil. Messi was the star and Mascherano the heartbeat, but they fell to Germany in extra time of the final. Key stars: Messi, Mascherano, Di María.

Argentina 2022

Champions in Qatar. Messi finally lifted the trophy after one of the greatest finals ever, with Emiliano Martínez heroic in the shootout against France. Key stars: Messi, Emiliano Martínez, Di María.

France

France 1958

Just Fontaine scored a record 13 goals in a single World Cup, with Raymond Kopa pulling the strings, as France finished third. Key stars: Fontaine, Kopa, Piantoni.

France 1986

A golden generation led by Michel Platini, Tigana and Giresse, who played some of the most elegant football of the era and finished third. Key stars: Platini, Tigana, Giresse.

France 1998

Champions at home. Zidane scored twice in the final against Brazil and a watertight defence led by Thuram underpinned the whole run. Key stars: Zidane, Thuram, Henry.

France 2006

Runners-up. Zidane's last dance ended with the infamous headbutt, but his brilliance carried France all the way to the final. Key stars: Zidane, Henry, Vieira.

France 2018

Champions in Russia. A young, lightning-fast side powered by the breakout of Kylian Mbappé, with Griezmann and Kanté. Key stars: Mbappé, Kanté, Griezmann.

France 2022

Runners-up. Mbappé's hat-trick in the final was not enough to stop Argentina, who won on penalties. Key stars: Mbappé, Griezmann, Varane.

Germany & West Germany

West Germany 1974

Champions at home. Franz Beckenbauer's elegance and Gerd Müller's goals beat Cruyff's Netherlands in the final. Key stars: Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Maier.

West Germany 1990

Champions in Italy. A powerful side led by Lothar Matthäus, with Brehme's penalty settling the final against Argentina. Key stars: Matthäus, Klinsmann, Brehme.

Germany 2002

Runners-up. A modest team dragged all the way to the final by the brilliance of goalkeeper Oliver Kahn. Key stars: Kahn, Ballack, Hamann.

Germany 2014

Champions in Brazil. A complete team forever remembered for the 7-1 demolition of the hosts in the semi-final, with Götze's extra-time goal winning the final. Key stars: Neuer, Kroos, Lahm.

Netherlands

Netherlands 1974

Total Football. Johan Cruyff's side revolutionised the game and became the most admired runners-up ever, losing the final to West Germany. Key stars: Cruyff, Neeskens, Krol.

Netherlands 1998

A gifted generation with Bergkamp and the De Boers. Bergkamp's last-minute goal against Argentina is one of the all-time greats. Finished fourth. Key stars: Bergkamp, Van der Sar, Stam.

Netherlands 2010

Runners-up in South Africa. A more pragmatic side built around Robben and Sneijder. Key stars: Robben, Sneijder, Van Persie.

Netherlands 2014

Third place under Van Gaal, with Robben in scintillating form and Van Persie's flying header against Spain becoming an instant classic. Key stars: Robben, Sneijder, Van Persie.

Italy

Italy 1982

Champions in Spain. Paolo Rossi went from a betting ban to the Golden Boot, and 40-year-old Dino Zoff lifted the trophy as captain. Key stars: Zoff, Rossi, Scirea.

Italy 1994

Runners-up in the USA. Roberto Baggio dragged Italy to the final almost single-handedly, only to miss the decisive penalty in the shootout. Key stars: Roberto Baggio, Baresi, Maldini.

Italy 2006

Champions in Germany. An iron defence marshalled by Cannavaro and Buffon carried them to the title, won on penalties. Key stars: Buffon, Cannavaro, Pirlo.

Spain

Spain 2010

Champions in South Africa, the peak of tiki-taka. Xavi and Iniesta ran the midfield, and Iniesta's extra-time goal won the final. Key stars: Xavi, Iniesta, Casillas.

Spain 2022

A young, possession-obsessed side built around Pedri and Gavi, knocked out early on penalties. Key stars: Rodri, Pedri, Unai Simón.

England

England 1966

Champions, at home, in their only World Cup. Bobby Moore lifted the trophy after Geoff Hurst's hat-trick in the final. Key stars: Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, Banks.

England 1990

Italia '90, the semi-final, and Gazza's tears. Lineker's goals and Shilton in goal took them within a shootout of the final. Key stars: Gascoigne, Lineker, Shilton.

England 2018

A young side that reached the semi-finals and reconnected the nation, with Harry Kane winning the Golden Boot. Key stars: Kane, Sterling, Walker.

England 2022

A talented squad with Bellingham, Kane and Saka, knocked out by France in the quarter-finals. Key stars: Kane, Bellingham, Rice.

Portugal

Portugal 1966

Third place, led by the magnificent Eusébio, the tournament's top scorer and one of the greatest players of all time. Key stars: Eusébio, Coluna, José Augusto.

Portugal 2006

A golden generation with Figo and Deco and a young Cristiano Ronaldo, reaching the semi-finals. Key stars: Figo, Deco, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Portugal 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo's side, remembered above all for his stunning hat-trick against Spain in the group stage. Key stars: Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes.

Iconic outsiders

Hungary 1954

The Magical Magyars. Puskás, Kocsis and Hidegkuti revolutionised football and went into the final as red-hot favourites, only to lose to West Germany in the "Miracle of Bern." Key stars: Puskás, Kocsis, Bozsik.

Belgium 2018

The golden generation of De Bruyne, Hazard and Courtois, who finished third in Russia, Belgium's best ever result. Key stars: De Bruyne, Hazard, Courtois.

Uruguay 2010

A surprise run to fourth place, driven by Diego Forlán's brilliance and the emergence of Suárez and Cavani. Key stars: Forlán, Godín, Suárez.

Morocco 2022

History-makers: the first African and Arab nation to reach a World Cup semi-final, beating Spain and Portugal along the way. Key stars: Hakimi, Bounou, Amrabat.

Cameroon 1990

The Indomitable Lions lit up Italia '90 as the first African side to reach a World Cup quarter-final, inspired by 38-year-old Roger Milla and his corner-flag dance. Key stars: Milla, N'Kono, Omam-Biyik.

Nigeria 1994

A beloved golden generation with Jay-Jay Okocha and Rashidi Yekini that thrilled the world on their World Cup debut. Key stars: Okocha, Yekini, Oliseh.

Colombia 1990

Carlos Valderrama's flamboyant side, complete with the eccentric sweeper-keeper René Higuita and his famous scorpion kick. Key stars: Valderrama, Rincón, Higuita.

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