World Cup Individual Advanced Stats

Recoveries :

1- Mauro Silva 94 : 78
2- Dunga 94 : 76
3- Moore 66 : 73
4- Beckenbauer 74 : 72
6- Batista 78 = Maldini 94 : 68
7- Pirlo 06 = Deyna 74 = Aldair 94 : 62
10- Marcio Santos 94 = Schweinsteiger 10 : 60
12- Desailly = Krol 78 : 59
14- Gattuso 06 = Tigana 86 : 58



Clearances (+ 50 clearances only) :

1- Cannavaro 06 : 65
2- Jack Charlon 66 : 64
3- Passarella 78 : 63
4- Scirea 78 : 62
5- Ancheta 70 = Brown 86 = Oscar 78 : 59
8- Hulz 66 : 53
9- Lucio 02 : 52
10- Stam 98 : 51
11- Desailly 98 : 50

Blocks :

1- Baresi 90 : 14
2- Scirea 78 : 11
3- Schulz 66 : 10
4- Mantosas 70 = Scirea 82 = Oscar 82 = Ernesto Simon 90 : 9
8- Shesternev 66 = Moore 66 = J Charton 66 = Ruggeri 86 = Andersson 94 : 8
13- Moore 66 = Brito 70 = Cannavaro 06 = Julio Cesar 86 = Brown 86 = Thuram 06 = Ayala 06 : 7



Interceptions :

1- Desailly 98 : 38
2- Dunga 94 : 35
3- Arevalo 10 : 34
4- Batista 78 = Dunga 98 : 33
6- Berti Vogts = Oscar 78 : 31
8- Russman 78 : 30
9- Maldini 94 = Van de Kherkof 78 : 29
10- Cannavaro 06 : 28

 

Dunga is particularly impressive, being in tackles, recoveries or interceptions. Not only that, but he was great in 2 WC (94 and 98).

 

Still struggle to understand what they exactly mean with a recovery vs interception.

Also strange that Dunga wasn't highly rated in Italy (except first two seasons) or during his days at VFB Stuttgart. See dbscalcio.it and kicker.

And during 1998WC he was for three years playing in Japan!

 

I agree that their criterias are sometimes unclear.
Looking at this, Dunga was no less important than Romario/Bebeto/Ronaldo/Rivaldo despite being in their shadows.
Mauro Silva was also quite good.

Anyway looking at these stats it's virtually impossible to make an all-time (or dare I say post 1966) WC defensive unit (ie back-four + defensive midfield pair). You would usually say Beckenbauer, Moore, Maldini, maybe Maldini, Baresi or Scirea but there are actually other serious or even better contenders. The most obvious one pick might actually and surprinsingly be... Dunga.

 

...On the other hand 'big names' like Gentile, Cafu or Roberto have stats that don't look that great IMHO.

 

Maldini neither for someone who won almost the Ballon d'Or solely for his WC94 performance alone. At least, all the plaudits he received that year was based on the WC.
With people overlooking that he escaped a red card and multiple match ban against Nigeria.

Cannavaro also overrated it seems but 1) not every WC is the same and 2) it is in some ways problematic to individualize and transcode a team sport in numbers.

Not saying this a 100% credible source (far from it) but this one ranks Dunga on a shared 27th place and a 10th place among midfielders at 1998WC. Very noteworthy discrepancy between stats and perception.
http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/...ft/1998/topspieler-der-saison-mittelfeld.html

Same with other sources (France Football etcetera). Dunga was shortlisted for Golden Ball though.

 

I'm not particularly fond of Cannavaro but he appears to be very high in some areas though. He did very little except defending (zero chance created for and an awful passing accuracy in the opposite half for example), but he was extremely reliable in the defensive job, more than I thought before I saw these stats actually.
Maldini was excellent for sure in WC94, but not better than other fullbacks like Vogts, Krol, Lizarazu or Thuram.
I agree that these stats are useful as they allow us to put our perceptions into perspective.

 

Also a lot of Germans and Italians among the best tacklers

 

Thank you very much Schwuppe & Comme for providing the overview!

I've had a look at the 1966 World Cup:


1966

Number of Passes

Defenders
335 Moore (Eng)
238 Schnellinger (Ger)
238 Wilson (Eng)
197 Schulz (Ger)
158 Cohen (Eng)

Midfielders
321 Overath (Ger)
303 R.Charlton (Eng)
243 Haller (Ger)
222 Beckenbauer (Ger)
199 Ball (Eng)

Forwards
271 Jose Augusto (Por)
248 Eusebio (Por)
231 Torres (Por)
171 Held (Ger)
169 Seeler (Ger)

Passing accuracy

Defenders
87.1 Weber (Ger)
86.9 Moore (Eng)
86.1 Wilson (Eng)
81.7 Schulz (Ger)

Midfielders
84.2 Stiles (Eng)
82.9 Beckenbauer (Ger)
79.9 Ball (Eng)
79.0 Haller (Ger)
77.2 R.Charlton (Eng)

Forwards
83.1 Eusebio (Por)
83.0 Jose Augusto (Por)
82.5 Malofeev (USSR)
81.9 Held (Ger)
79.3 Hurst (Eng)

Passing accuracy opp. half

Defenders
79.4 Weber (Ger)
77.0 Moore (Eng)
64.6 Schnellinger (Ger)
62.6 Wilson (Eng)
60.5 J.Charlton (Eng)

Midfielders
76.1 Beckenbauer (Ger)
74.6 Stiles (Eng)
69.2 Overath (Ger)
68.4 R.Charlton (Eng)
66.7 Ball (Eng)

Forwards
76.4 Malofeev (USSR)
73.6 Jose Augusto (Por)
69.5 Seeler (Ger)
69.1 Eusebio (Por)
67.5 Hurst (Eng)

Duels won (%)

Defenders
76.1 Weber (Ger)
72.4 Shesterniev (USSR)
66.2 Schnellinger (Ger)
62.0 Schulz (Ger)
61.1 Wilson (Eng)

Midfielders
60.3 Beckenbauer (Ger)
60.3 Haller (Ger)
58.5 Peters (Eng)
57.9 Ball (Eng)
52.8 Stiles (Eng)

Forwards
61.3 Eusebio (Por)
53.4 Seeler (Ger)
49.4 Jose Augusto (Por)
49.2 Torres (Por)
40.4 Hurst (Eng)

Aerial duels won (%)

Defenders
87.5 Schnellinger (Ger) (14/2)
78.1 J.Charlton (Eng) (25/7)
69.2 Weber (Ger) (9/4)
66.0 Shesterniev (USSR) (4/2)
50.0 Höttges (Ger) (2/2)
50.0 Wilson (Eng) (3/3)

Midfielders
88.9 Peters (Eng) (8/1)
66.7 Stiles (Eng) (4/2)
66.7 Beckenbauer (Ger) (2/1)
60.0 R.Charlton (Eng) (3/2)
55.6 Mazzola (Ita) (5/4)

Forwards
80.0 Eusebio (Por) (4/1)
61.5 Hurst (Eng) (8/5)
54.7 Torres (Por) (41/34)
51.9 Seeler (Ger) (14/13)
50.0 Held (Ger) (2/2)

Recoveries

Defenders
73 Moore (Eng)
52 Schulz (Ger)
44 Wilson (Eng)
34 Schnellinger (Ger)
33 Cohen (Eng)

Midfielders
53 R.Charlton (Eng)
49 Overath (Ger)
42 Peters (Eng)
41 Ball (Eng)
38 Stiles (Eng)

Forwards
37 Eusebio (Por)
36 Jose Augusto (Por)
20 Torres (Por)
19 Held (Ger)
15 Seeler (Ger)

Tackles won (%) (minimum 5 tackles)

Defenders
75.0 Weber (Ger) (9/3)
72.0 Schulz (Ger) (18/7)
66.7 J.Charlton (Eng) (14/7)
66.7 Schnellinger (Ger) (14/7)
66.7 Cohen (Eng) (14/7)
66.7 Shesterniev (USSR) (6/3)

Midfielders
95.2 Overath (Ger) (20/1)
83.3 R.Charlton (Eng) (15/3)
78.3 Stiles (Eng) (18/5)
73.9 Beckenbauer (Ger) (17/6)
72.7 Haller (Ger) (8/3)

Forwards
100.0 Jose Augusto (Por) (16/0)
90.9 Eusebio (Por) (10/1)
80.0 Banishefsky (USSR) (4/1)
77.8 Torres (Por) (7/2)
60.0 Seeler (Ger) (3/2)
60.0 Porkujan (USSR) (3/2)

Clearances

Defenders
53 Schulz (Ger)
49 Shesterniev (USSR)
47 Weber (Ger)
34 Moore (Eng)
29 Schnellinger (Ger)

Midfielders
16 Beckenbauer
14 Peters (Eng)
14 Stiles (Eng)
4 R.Charlton (Eng)
4 Overath (Ger)

Forwards
4 Jose Augusto (Por)
3 Porkujan (USSR)
2 Torres (Por)

Blocks

Defenders
10 Schulz (Ger)
8 Shesterniev (USSR)
7 Moore (Eng)
6 Wilson (Eng)
4 Höttges (Ger)
4 Schnellinger (Ger)

Midfielders
9 Stiles (Eng)
5 Beckenbauer (Ger)
3 Peters (Eng)
2 R.Charlton (Eng)

Forwards
1 Seeler (Ger)
1 Held (Ger)
1 Porkujan (USSR)

Interceptions

Defenders
26 Weber (Ger)
24 Moore (Eng)
24 Schnellinger (Ger)
16 Höttges (Ger)
15 Schulz (Ger)

Midfielders
22 Overath (Ger)
22 Peters (Eng)
20 Stiles (Eng)
16 Beckenbauer (Ger)
10 R.Charlton (Eng)
10 Haller (Ger)

Forwards
18 Jose Augusto (Por)
9 Seeler (Ger)
7 Eusebio (Por)
5 Malofeev (USSR)
5 Torres (Por)
5 Hurst (Eng)

Goals

Defenders
1 Weber (Ger)

Midfielders
6 Haller (Ger) (1 penalty)
4 Beckenbauer (Ger)
3 R.Charlton (Eng)

Forwards
9 Eusebio (Por) (4 penalties)
4 Porkujan (USSR)
4 Hurst (Eng)
3 Jose Augusto (Por)
3 Torres (Por)

Short accuracy

Defenders
50.0 Weber (Ger) (1/1)
50.0 Höttges (Ger) (1/1)
33.3 Moore (Eng) (1/2)
30.0 J.Charlton (Eng) (3/7)
25.0 Schnellinger (1/3)

Midfielders
66.7 Ball (Eng) (2/1)
62.5 Mazzola (Ita) (5/3)
61.9 Beckenbauer (Ger) (13/8)
53.3 Haller (Ger) (8/7)
44.0 R.Charlton (Eng) (11/14)

Forwards
66.7 Hurst (Eng) (10/5)
58.3 Seeler (Ger) (14/10)
58.3 Porkujan (USSR) (7/5)
55.0 Torres (Por) (11/9)
50.8 Eusebio (Por) (31/30)

Successful crosses (minimum 5 crosses)

Defenders
23.5 Cohen (Eng) (8/26)
22.2 J.Charlton (Eng) (2/7)
20.5 Wilson (Eng) (8/31)
12.5 Höttges (Ger) (1/7)
8.3 Schnellinger (Ger) (1/11)
8.3 Moore (Eng) (1/11)

Midfielders
45.5 Mazzola (Ita) (5/6)
34.5 R.Charlton (Eng) (10/19)
33.3 Peters (Eng) (5/10)
25.0 Overath (Ger) (3/9)
23.5 Ball (Eng) (4/13)

Forwards
33.3 Porkujan (USSR) (3/6)
30.6 Held (Ger) (11/25)
25.7 Eusebio (Por) (9/26)
24.0 Jose Augusto (Por) 6/19)
22.2 Malofeev (USSR) (2/7)

Assists

Defenders
2 Moore (Eng)
2 Schnellinger (Ger)

Midfielders
2 Haller (Ger)
2 Overath (Ger)
1 Peters (Eng)
1 Ball (Eng)

Forwards
3 Torres (Por)
3 Held (Ger)
2 Jose Augusto (Por)
1 Seeler (Ger)
1 Hurst (Eng)
1 Eusebio (Por)
1 Banishefsky (USSR)

Chances created

Defenders
13 Moore (Eng)
10 Schnellinger (Ger)
6 Wilson (Eng)
5 Cohen (Eng)
3 Schulz (Ger)

Midfielders
18 R.Charlton (Eng)
17 Overath (Eng)
14 Haller (Ger)
13 Peters (Eng)
11 Mazzola (Ita)

Forwards
19 Held (Ger)
17 Torres (Por)
13 Banishevsky (USSR)
12 Malofeev (USSR)
10 Eusebio (Por)
10 Seeler (Ger)
10 Jose Augusto (Por)

 

Using a simple points system (5 points for 1st-ranked, 4 pts 2nd-ranked, 3 pts 3rd ranked, 2 pts 4th-ranked and 1 pt 5th ranked), I arrive at the following results:

Top Defenders

41 Moore
41 Weber
35 Schnellinger
26 Schulz
22 Wilson
16 Shesterniev
14 J.Charlton
11 Cohen
11 Höttges

Top Midfielders

39 Beckenbauer
36 R.Charlton
34 Overath
30 Stiles
30 Peters
27 Haller
18 Ball
11 Mazzola

Top Forwards

45 Eusebio
43 Jose Augusto
31 Torres
28 Seeler
26 Held
22 Porkujan
20 Hurst
13 Malofeev
8 Banishefsky

Overall

45 Eusebio
43 Jose Augusto
41 Moore
41 Weber
39 Beckenbauer
36 R.Charlton
35 Schnellinger
34 Overath
31 Torres
30 Stiles
30 Peters
28 Seeler
27 Haller
26 Held
26 Schulz
22 Wilson
22 Porkujan
20 Hurst

 

Good job Greg... and I think the Final list represent quite well their performance

 

Some categories have a treshold (crosses, tackles) while others not (aerial duels). Not every category is included either in this index (which is defensible but this index includes all available passing indicators while not all tackles indicators - it does not include the 'foul' indicators) and some players are not included in the file posted on page 1. Simoes for example is not included in the file while he had the most chances created at WC66 (31 chances in 540 minutes; 6 games).

Some things to realize.

 

I'm sure you will like this A British pundit team with Don Revie and Billy Wright had this as all star team for this WC:

Banks; Sanchis, Schulz, Moore, Marzolini; Beckenbauer, Charlton; Voronin, Bene, Pelé, Eusebio

Associated Press:

Banks; D. Santos, Schulz, Moore, Marzolini; Beckenbauer, Charlton, Voronin; Bene, Eusebio, Simoes

According to France Football the best was Charlton followed by Beckenbauer, Eusebio and Voronin.

 

It was done rather quickly. I didn't have the nerves to include every category offered. Simoes was not part of the file I downloaded on 20 December. I will have to add him later. Thanks for pointing out.

 

To amend my earlier observations about chances created per minute:

Simoes would edge Cruyff, with one chance created in just under 17.5 minutes on average.

But...Rivera has a better rate in 1966 than in 1970 even (which means in two seperate tournaments he created a chance in under 20 minutes on average) but again didn't play many minutes - this time largely due to Italy not getting far - he created one chance in about every 13 minutes in '66. Sandro Mazzola's rate is pretty good too (about 25 mins IIRC) so it'd be interesting to know how good some of these Italian chances created were!

 

Perico Leon of Peru at 1970WC has more too. 18 chances in 297 minutes.

But as said, OPTA has revealed too that in the category of 'open play chances' Cruijff has the most per minute (one in every 22 minutes). Leon and Simoes edges him thanks to their set piece ability though Cruijff also took set pieces at 1974WC of course (maybe just not as good?).

Eusebio has often praised Simoes I remember now btw.

Funny is that some more disagreement existed at the 1970WC. For example, Associated Press consulted more than 20 journalists and came with this team:
Banks; Ancheta, Pena, Moore, Faccheti; Van Moer, Beckenbauer; Rivelino, Pelé, Müller, Jairzinho

Another agency DPA consulted more than 40 journalists with some big differences.

Banks; C. Alberto, Shesternev, Moore, Cooper; Beckenbauer, Gerson; Rivelino, Müller, Pelé, Jairzinho

Unfortunately I'm not aware of a vote about 'MVP' of the tournament, Golden Ball or so.

 

Yes I know that Simoes was/is not part of the file, that is what I meant. Sorry if that is not clear.

I looked at how much points Maradona1986 would end in this way.

Note: only 6 forwards of 1986WC included in the file (9 forwards of 1966WC included in file).

Number passes - 1 among forwards
Passing accuracy - 5
Passing acc opponents half - 5
Duels won % - 1
Aerial duels won % - 3
Recoveries - 2
Tackles won % (min 5 tackles) - 1
Clearances - N/A
Blocks - N/A
Interceptions - 2
Goals - 2
Shot accuracy - 3
Successful crosses % (min 5 crosses) - 2
Assists - 1
Chances created - 1

5 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 5 = 49 points

 

Having a quick look for Italy games from 1966 on Youtube, I found this also - there is a second video for the second half I think by the same user:

I'll probably go back and watch it myself, and it'll be interesting to inspect Simoes as well as the players the video maker picks out Eusebio and Albert who btw created a chance every 30-35 mins in the tournament though he certainly had a hand starting moves from deep at times as shown to great effect vs Brazil.

Anyway I did find a highlight video for North Korea vs Italy and there are a couple of good chances created by Rivera, as well as a trademark dribble and shot by him that was well saved. I guess Rivera did take a few set pieces, but I suppose it could be that he played too few minutes if there was a limit set by Opta when judging chances per miute (if not then a greater share of his chances created must have been from set pieces as compared to Cruyff too, in both '66 and '70):

 

Pele 70
(note: 5 forwards included in file)

Number passes - 1
Passing accuracy - 3
Passing acc opponents half - 3
Duels won % - 2
Aerial duels won % - 3
Recoveries - 2
Tackles won % (min 5 tackles) - 1
Clearances - N/A
Blocks - 1
Interceptions - 4
Goals - 2
Shot accuracy - 3
Successful crosses % (min 5 crosses) - N/A
Assists - 1
Chances created - 1

5 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 5+ 2 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 5 = 51 points

Cruyff74
(note: 6 forwards included)

Number passes - 1
Pass accuracy - 3
Passing acc opponents half - 4
Duels won % - 2
Aerial duels won % - 5
Recoveries - 1
Tackles won % (min 5 tackles) - 1
Clearances - 3
Blocks - 1
Interceptions - 1
Goals - 3
Shot accuracy - 1
Successful crosses % (min 5 crosses) - 3
Assists - 1
Chances created - 1

5 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 5 + 3 + 5 + 5 = 59 points

 

1970

Number of Passes

Defenders
394 Carlos Alberto (Bra)
264 Ubinas (Uru)
237 Mujica (Uru)
226 Moore (Eng)
217 Matosas (Uru)

Midfielders
475 Overath (Ger)
331 Challe (Peru)
317 Beckenbauer (Ger)
317 Clodoaldo (Bra)
281 Castillo-Monteiro (Uru)

Forwards
249 Pelé (Bra)
211 Seeler (Ger)
180 Müller (Ger)
178 Domenghini (Ita)
166 Tostao (Bra)

Passing accuracy

Defenders
95.3 Piazza (Bra)
92.1 Brito (Bra)
91.7 Burgnich (Ita)
91.7 Chumpitaz (Peru)
90.0 Höttges (Ger)

Midfielders
93.1 Clodoaldo (Bra)
92.1 F.Vesely (CSSR)
91.5 Dembrovski (Rom)
91.2 Gerson (Bra)
90.8 Mullery (Eng)

Forwards
89.4 Löhr (Ger)
88.6 Libuda (Ger)
86.7 Lee (Eng)
86.2 Gallardo (Peru)
85.6 Müller (Ger)

Passing accuracy opp. half

Defenders
91.3 Höttges (Ger)
90.4 Piazza (Bra)
85.1 Dinu (Rom)
83.8 Dobias (CSSR)
81.0 Schulz (Ger)

Midfielders
91.2 Clodoaldo (Bra)
87.4 Gerson (Bra)
85.6 Dembrovski (Rom)
84.8 Olsson (Swe)
83.3 Mifflin (Peru)

Forwards
83.0 Müller (Ger)
79.9 Tostao (Bra)
78.2 Pelé (Bra)
78.0 Leon (Peru)
75.8 van Himst (Bel)

Duels won (%)

Defenders
79.2 Selander (Swe) (19/5)
69.7 Carlos Alberto (Bra) (23/10)
67.9 Shesterniev (USSR) (19/9)
67.5 Cooper (Eng) (52/25)
66.7 Penev (Bul) (14/7)

Midfielders
77.8 Olsson (Swe) (14/4)
70.7 Beckenbauer (Ger) (58/24)
61.4 Mazzola (Ita) (43/27)
61.2 van Moer (Bel) (30/19)
60.0 Clodoaldo (Bra) (42/28)

Forwards
63.3 Hurst (Eng) (19/11)
60.8 Jairzinho (Bra) (79/51)
57.4 Grabowski (Ger) (35/26)
56.0 Seeler (Ger) (42/33)
55.6 Jokl (CSSR) (10/8)

Aerial duels won (%)

Defenders (minimum 5 duels)
88.9 Rosato (Ita) (8/1)
80.0 Chumpitaz (Peru) (4/1)
80.0 Khurtsilava (USSR) (4/1)
78.9 Ancheta (Uru) (15/4)
71.4 Labone (Eng) (5/2)

Midfielders (minimum 3 duels)
100.0 Nunweiler (Rom) (3/0)
75.0 De Sisti (Ita) (3/1)
66.7 Castillo-Monteiro (Uru) (4/2)
66.7 Beckenbauer (Ger) (2/1)
66.7 Muntian (USSR) (2/1)

Forwards (minimum 4 duels)
83.3 Hurst (Eng) (5/1)
75.0 Domenghini (Ita) (3/1)
59.3 Seeler (Ger) (16/11)
54.5 Riva (Ita) (12/10)
54.5 van Himst (Bel) (6/5)

Recoveries

Defenders
47 Moore (Eng)
40 Cera (Ita)
37 Shesterniev (USSR)
34 Schnellinger (Ger)
33 Ubinas (Uru)
33 Cooper (Eng)

Midfielders
40 De Sisti (Ita)
39 Overath (Ger)
35 Mazzola (Ita)
35 Castillo-Monteiro (Uru)
33 Muntian (USSR)

Forwards
32 Seeler (Ger)
24 Jairzinho (Bra)
24 Domenghini (Ita)
23 Pelé (Bra)
20 Libuda (Ger)

Tackles won (%)

Defenders (minimum 10 tackles)
100.0 Moore (Eng) (12/0)
93.8 Burgnich (Ita) (15/1)
92.9 Carlos Alberto (Bra) (13/1)
91.7 Kaplichny (USSR) (11/1)
86.7 Fuentes (Peru) (13/2)

Midfielders (minimum 5 tackles)
100.0 Mifflin (Peru) (11/0)
100.0 Peters (Eng) (9/0)
91.7 Rivelino (Bra) (11/1)
87.5 Bonev (Bul) (7/1)
85.7 Asatiani (USSR) (6/1)

Forwards (minimum 5 tackles)
90.9 Gallardo (Peru) (10/1)
85.7 van Himst (Bel) (6/1)
83.3 Libuda (Ger) (5/1)
80.0 Grabowski (Ger) (4/1)
80.0 Jairzinho (Bra) (4/1)

Clearances

Defenders
59 Ancheta (Uru)
46 Brito (Bra)
44 Burgnich (Ita)
35 Facchetti (Ita)
34 Rosato (Ita)

Midfielders
12 Olsson (Swe)
11 Bertini (Ita)
10 Castillo-Monteiro (Uru)
8 Beckenbauer (Ger)
8 De Sisti (Ita)

Forwards
6 Seeler (Ger)
5 Domenghini (Ita)
2 Jairzinho (Bra)
1 Tostao (Bra)
1 Löhr (Ger)
1 Jokl (CSSR)

Blocks

Defenders
9 Rosato (Ita)
8 Moore (Eng)
7 Brito (Bra)
7 Cera (Ita)
6 Matosas (Uru)
6 Carlos Alberto (Bra)
6 Schnellinger (Ger)

Midfielders
5 Beckenbauer (Ger)
4 Clodoaldo (Bra)
4 Olsson (Swe)
4 Peters (Eng)
3 Gerson (Bra)
3 De Sisti (Ita)
3 Mullery (Eng)
3 Mazzola (Ita)

Forwards
2 Pelé (Bra)
2 Seeler (Ger)
1 Domenghini (Ita)
1 Lee (Eng)
1 Löhr (Ger)

Interceptions

Defenders
27 Matosas (Uru)
22 Everaldo (Bra)
19 Piazza (Bra)
18 Shesterniev (USSR)
18 Rosato (Ita)

Midfielders
17 Dockx (Bel)
14 Cortes (Uru)
13 van Moer (Bel)
12 Overath (Ger)
12 Castillo-Monteiro (Uru)
12 De Sisti (Ita)

Forwards
10 Seeler (Ger)
8 Domenghini (Ita)
8 Yevruzhikin (USSR)
7 Jokl (CSSR)
5 Müller (Ger)
5 Riva (Ita)

Goals

Defenders
1 Carlos Alberto (Bra)
1 Mujica (Uru)
1 Burgnich (Ita)
1 Schnellinger (Ger)
1 Chumpitaz (Peru)

Midfielders
5 Cubillas (Peru)
4 Byshovets (USSR)
3 Rivelino (Bra)
2 Rivera (Ita)
2 van Moer (Bel)

Forwards
10 Müller (Ger)
7 Jairzinho (Bra)
4 Pelé (Bra)
3 Seeler (Ger)
3 Riva (Ita)

Short accuracy

Defenders (minimum 3 shots)
66.7 Chumpitaz (Peru) (6/3)
66.7 Rosato (Ita) (2/1)
66.7 Cooper (Eng) (2/1)
50.0 Ancheta (Uru) (2/2)
40.0 Everaldo (Bra) (2/3)

Midfielders (minimum 5 shots)
75.0 van Moer (Bel) (6/2)
66.7 Rivera (Ita) (4/2)
63.5 Overath (Ger) (7/4)
62.5 Mazzola (Ita) (5/3)
60.0 Challe (Peru) (3/2)
60.0 Muntian (USSR) (9/6)

Forwards (minimum 5 shots)
76.9 Müller (Ger) (20/6)
60.0 Asparukhov (Bul) (6/4)
60.0 Dumitrache (Rom) (3/2)
58.3 Jairzinho (Bra) (7/5)
41.2 Tostao (Bra) (7/10)

Successful crosses (minimum 5 crosses)

Defenders
40.0 Fuentes (Peru) (2/3)
29.4 Satmareanu (Rom) (5/12)
28.9 Mujica (Uru) (11/27)
27.6 Ubinas (Uru) (8/21)
25.0 Shalamanov (Bul) (2/6)

Midfielders
50.0 Gerson (Bra) (3/3)
44.4 Castillo-Monteiro (Uru) (4/5)
41.7 Rivera (Ita) (5/7)
38.5 Bertini (Ita) (5/8)
37.5 Peters (Eng) (3/5)

Forwards
43.8 Libuda (Ger) (21/27)
32.0 Grabowski (Ger) (8/17)
28.6 Seeler (Ger) (2/5)
28.6 Domenghini (Ita) (6/15)
22.2 Löhr (Ger) (4/14)

Assists

Defenders
1 Shesterniev (USSR)
1 Mujica (Uru)
1 Schnellinger (Ger)
1 Selander (Swe)
1 Facchetti (Ita)
1 Chumpitaz (Peru)
1 Satmareanu (Rom)

Midfielders
3 Rivelino (Bra)
3 Bonev (Bul)
2 Gerson (Bra)
2 Muntian (USSR)

Forwards
6 Pelé (Bra)
4 Tostao (Bra)
3 Müller (Ger)
3 Seeler (Ger)
3 Libuda (Ger)

Chances created

Defenders
13 Mujica (Uru)
9 Ubinas (Uru)
9 Carlos Alberto (Bra)
9 Satmareanu (Rom)
7 Dobias (CSSR)

Midfielders
24 Overath (Ger)
18 De Sisti (Ita)
16 Mazzola (Ita)
15 Challe (Peru)
15 Gerson (Bra)

Forwards
28 Pelé (Bra)
18 Leon (Peru)
17 Boninsegna (Ita)
15 Tostao (Bra)
15 Libuda (Ger)

Conclusion based on the following points system:

1st place 5 points
2nd place 4 pts
3rd place 3 pts
4th place 2 pts
5th place 1 pt


Top Defenders

22 Carlos Alberto (Bra)
21 Mujica (Uru)
18 Rosato (Ita)
17 Chumpitaz (Peru)
16 Moore (Eng)
15 Burgnich (Ita)
13 Satmareanu (Rom)
13 Schnellinger (Ger)
13 Shesterniev (USSR)
12 Piazza (Bra)
11 Ubinas (Uru)
11 Brito (Bra)
10 Selander (Swe)
9 Ancheta (Uru)
8 Cooper (Eng)
7 Facchetti (Ita)
7 Matosas (Uru)
6 Höttges (Ger)
6 Fuentes (Peru)
5 Everaldo (Bra)
4 Cera (Ita)
3 Dinu (Rom)
3 Dobias (CSSR)
3 Khurtsilava (USSR)


Top Midfielders

19 Overath (Ger)
18 De Sisti (Ita)
17 Clodoaldo (Bra)
16 Beckenbauer (Ger)
16 Castillo-Monteiro (Uru)
16 Gerson (Bra)
16 Olsson (Swe)
12 Mazzola (Ita)
12 van Moer (Bel)
11 Rivelino (Bra)
10 Peters (Eng)
9 Rivera (Ita)
7 Challe (Peru)
7 Bonev (Bul)
6 Bertini (Ita)
6 Mifflin (Uru)
6 Muntian (USSR)
6 Dembrovski (Rom)
5 Nunweiler (Rom)
5 Dockx (Bel)
5 Cubillas (Peru)
4 Byshovets (USSR)
4 Cortes (Uru)
4 F.Vesely (CSSR)


Top Forwards

33 Pelé (Bra)
32 Seeler (Ger)
23 Müller (Ger)
23 Domenghini (Ita)
18 Jairzinho (Bra)
18 Libuda (Ger)
13 Tostao (Bra)
10 Löhr (Ger)
10 Leon (Peru)
10 Hurst (Eng)
9 Grabowski (Ger)
7 Gallardo (Peru)
6 Lee (Eng)
6 van Himst (Bel)
5 Riva (Ita)
4 Yevruzhikin (USSR)
4 Asparukhov (Bul)
4 Dumitrache (Rom)
4 Jokl (CSSR)
3 Boninsegna (Ita)

Overall
33 Pelé (Bra)
32 Seeler (Ger)
23 Müller (Ger)
23 Domenghini (Ita)
22 Carlos Alberto (Bra)
21 Mujica (Uru)
19 Overath (Ger)
18 De Sisti (Ita)
18 Jairzinho (Bra)
18 Libuda (Ger)
18 Rosato (Ita)
17 Clodoaldo (Bra)
17 Chumpitaz (Peru)
16 Beckenbauer (Ger)
16 Castillo-Monteiro (Uru)
16 Gerson (Bra)
16 Olsson (Swe)
16 Moore (Eng)
15 Burgnich (Ita)
13 Satmareanu (Rom)
13 Tostao (Bra)
13 Shesterniev (USSR)
13 Schnellinger (Ger)
12 Mazzola (Ita)
12 van Moer (Bel)
12 Piazza (Bra)
11 Ubinas (Uru)
11 Rivelino (Bra)
11 Brito (Bra)
10 Selander (Swe)
10 Peters (Eng)
10 Löhr (Ger)
10 Leon (Peru)
10 Hurst (Eng)

 

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