Best individual defensive stats of each World Cup

It is not appropriate to only honor the creative minded players (which OPTA's World Cup stats reduces to chances created and shot accuracy as most relevant stat). Defenders also deserve attention. Therefore this thread.

The following conditions are applied:
- Only quarter-finalists or the last eight. Often the best defenders happen to be among the last eight whereas offensive minded players can cite various excuses if they don't make it. Praise for defenders who get eliminated at an early stage is a rarity, for an understandable reason.
- Only players with more than 10 attempted tackles and 15 clearances. The last criteria filters out a lot of the (offensive) midfielders.
- Minimum of 270 minutes (except 1966 World Cup where one player played less, as indicated).

All relevant defensive stats are included: tackles won %, tackles won, clearances, blocks and interceptions. Not included are the penalties conceded, fouls conceded and yellow cards conceded.

I hope it is informative. Feedback or corrections are appreciated.

 

Tackles won % (min 10 tackles)

1. Goncalves (URU) 100%
2. Yoon Kyung Oh (PRK) 88.9%
3. Matrai (HUN) 86.7%
4. Yung Kioo Shin (PRK) 77.8%
5. Weber (GER) 75.00%
6. Beckenbauer (GER) 73.9%
7. Hilario (POR) 73.1%
8. Schulz (GER) 72.0%
9. J. Charlton (ENG) 66.7%
9. Cohen (ENG) 66.7%
9. Korneyev (USSR) 66.7%
9. Ponomarev (USSR) 66.7%
9. Schnellinger (GER) 66.7%
9. Ubinas (URU) 66.7%
15. Zoong Sun Lim (PRK) 64.3%
16. Moore (ENG) 61.6%
17. Khurtsilava (USSR) 60%
17. Lucas (POR) 60.0%
17. Wilson (ENG) 60.0%
20. Höttges (GER) 58.8%
21. Meszoly (HUN) 55.6%
22. Coluna (POR) 51.4%

Tackles won per 90 minutes

1. Yoon Kyung Oh (PRK) 5.33
2. Korneyev (USSR) 4.00
3. Yung Kioo Shin (PRK) 3.50
4. Goncalves (URU) 3.25
4. Matrai (HUN) 3.25
6. Hilario (POR) 3.17
7. Coluna (POR) 3.00
8. Schulz (GER) 2.84
9. Beckenbauer (GER) 2.68
10. Meszoly (HUN) 2.50
10. Ubinas (URU) 2.50
12. Ponomarev (USSR) 2.40
13. Zoong Sun Lim (PRK) 2.25
14. J. Charlton (ENG) 2.21
14. Cohen (ENG) 2.21
16. Schnellinger (GER) 2.21
17. Khurtsilava (USSR) 2.00
18. Höttges (GER) 1.88
19. Moore (ENG) 1.74
20. Lucas (POR) 1.50
21. Weber (GER) 1.42
21. Wilson (ENG) 1.42

Clearances per 90 minutes

1. Yung Kioo Shin (PRK) 15.00
2. J. Charlton (ENG) 10.11
3. Zoong Sun Lim (PRK) 10.00
4. Goncalves (URU) 9.50
5. Lucas (POR) 8.50
6. Schulz (GER) 8.37
7. Korneyev (USSR) 8.00
7. Yoon Kyung Oh (PRK) 8.00
9. Weber (GER) 7.42
10. Matrai (HUN) 6.75
11. Ponomarev (USSR) 6.00
12. Moore (ENG) 5.37
13. Khurtsilava (USSR) 5.33
14. Höttges (GER) 4.88
15. Hilario (POR) 4.83
16. Schnellinger (GER) 4.58
17. Meszoly (HUN) 3.75
17. Ubinas (URU) 3.75
19. Cohen (ENG) 3.32
20. Wilson (ENG) 2.84
21. Coluna (POR) 2.83
22. Beckenbauer (GER) 2.53

Blocks per 90 minutes

1. Yung Kioo Shin (PRK) 2.00
2. Matrai (HUN) 1.75
3. Schulz (GER) 1.58
4. Lucas (POR) 1.50
5. J. Charlton (ENG) 1.26
6. Moore (ENG) 1.11
7. Ponomarev (USSR) 1.00
7. Khurtsilava (USSR) 1.00
9. Wilson (ENG) 0.95
10. Beckenbauer (GER) 0.79
11. Goncalves (URU) 0.75
11. Höttges (GER) 0.75
11. Meszoly (HUN) 0.75
14. Yoon Kyung Oh (PRK) 0.67
15. Schnellinger (GER) 0.63
16. Cohen (ENG) 0.47
16. Weber (GER) 0.47
18.Coluna (POR) 0.33
19. Ubinas (URU) 0.25
20. Zoong Sun Lim (PRK) 0.25
21. Hilario (POR) 0.00
21. Korneyev (USSR) 0.00

Interceptions per 90 minutes

1. Yoon Kyung Oh (PRK) 5.00
2. Yung Kioo Shin (PRK) 4.75
3. Hilario (POR) 4.67
4. Ponomarev (USSR) 4.60
5. Weber (GER) 4.10
6. Moore (ENG) 3.79
6. Schnellinger (GER) 3.79
8. Coluna (POR) 3.67
8. Khurtsilava (USSR) 3.67
10. Goncalves (URU) 3.25
10. Ubinas (URU) 3.25
12. Höttges (GER) 3.00
12. Lucas (POR) 3.00
12. Matrai (HUN) 3.00
15. J. Charlton (ENG) 2.84
16. Beckenbauer (GER) 2.53
17. Schulz (GER) 2.37
18. Zoong Sun Lim (PRK) 2.25
19. Wilson (ENG) 2.21
20. Korneyev (USSR) 2.00
20. Meszoly (HUN) 2.00
22. Cohen (ENG) 1.89



Cumulative position:

Yung Kioo Shin (PRK) 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 11
Yoon Kyung Oh (PRK) 2 + 1 + 7 + 14 + 1 = 25
Goncalves (URU) 1 + 4 + 4 + 11 + 10 = 30
Matrai (HUN) 3 + 4 + 10 + 2 + 12 = 31
Schulz (GER) 8 + 8 + 6 + 3 + 17 = 42
Ponomarev (USSR) 9 + 12 + 11 + 7 + 4 = 43
J. Charlton (ENG) 9 + 14 + 2 + 5 + 15 = 45
Hilario (POR) 7 + 6 + 15 + 21 + 3 = 52
Weber (GER) 5 + 21 + 9 + 16 + 5 = 56
Lucas (POR) 17 + 20 + 5 + 4 + 12 = 58
Moore (ENG) 16 + 19 + 12 + 6 + 6 = 59
Korneyev (USSR) 9 + 2 + 7 + 21 + 20 = 59 [played 180 minutes]
Khurtsilava (USSR) 17 + 17 + 13 + 7 + 8 = 62
Schnellinger (GER) 9 + 16 + 16 + 15 + 6 = 62
Beckenbauer (GER) 6 + 9 + 22 + 10 + 16 = 63
Ubinas (URU) 9 + 10 + 17 + 19 + 10 = 65
Zoong Sun Lim (PRK) 15 + 13 + 3 + 20 + 18 = 69
Höttges (GER) 20 + 18 + 14 + 11 + 12 = 75
Coluna (POR) 22 + 7 + 21 + 18 + 8 = 76
Meszoly (HUN) 21 + 10 + 17 + 11 + 20 = 79
Cohen (ENG) 9 + 14 + 19 + 16 + 22 = 80
Wilson (ENG) 17 + 21 + 20 + 9 + 19 = 86

 

Tackles won % (min 10 tackles)

1. Burgnich (ITA) 93.8%
2. Chumpitaz (PER) 90.0%
3. Facchetti (ITA) 85.7%
4. Mujica (URU) 84.6%
5. Colin (MEX) 83.3%
6. Guadarrama (MEX) 81.8%
6. Shesternev (USSR) 81.8%
6. Vogts (GER) 81.8%
9. Everaldo (BRA) 78.6%
10. Ancheta (URU) 75.0%
10. Brito (BRA) 75.0%
10. Matosas (URU) 75.0%
13. Piazza (BRA) 73.7%
14. Cera (ITA) 71.4%
15. Ubinas (URU) 66.7%
15. Vantolra (MEX) 66.7%
17. Schnellinger (GER) 65.0%

Tackles won per 90 minutes

1. Vogts (GER) 4.05
2. Facchetti (ITA) 2.84
3. Schnellinger (GER) 2.52
4. Colin (MEX) 2.50
4. Vantolra (MEX) 2.50
6. Burgnich (ITA) 2.37
6. Everaldo (BRA) 2.37
8. Piazza (BRA) 2.33
9. Chumpitaz (PER) 2.25
9. Guadarrama (MEX) 2.25
11. Ubinas (URU) 2.21
12. Shesternev (USSR) 2.08
13. Brito (BRA) 2.00
14. Ancheta (URU) 1.89
15. Mujica (URU) 1.74
16. Cera (ITA) 1.58
17. Matosas (URU) 1.42

Clearances per 90 minutes (min 15 clearances)

1. Ancheta (URU) 9.32
2. Brito (BRA) 7.67
3. Colin (MEX) 7.00
4. Burgnich (ITA) 6.95
5. Shesternev (USSR) 6.46
6. Vantolra (MEX) 6.25
7. Facchetti (ITA) 5.53
8. Everaldo (BRA) 5.18
9. Chumpitaz (PER) 5.00
10. Schnellinger (GER) 4.84
11. Guadarrama (MEX) 4.50
12. Matosas (URU) 4.26
13. Vogts (GER) 4.05
14. Cera (ITA) 3.95
15. Ubinas (URU) 3.47
16. Mujica (URU) 3.32
17. Piazza (BRA) 2.50

Blocks per 90 minutes

1. Colin (MEX) 2.50
2. Brito (BRA) 1.17
3. Schnellinger (GER) 1.16
4. Cera (ITA) 1.11
5. Vantolra (MEX) 1.00
6. Matosas (URU) 0.95
7. Piazza (BRA) 0.83
8. Chumpitaz (PER) 0.75
8. Vogts (GER) 0.75
10. Shesternev (USSR) 0.69
11. Everaldo (BRA) 0.65
12. Burgnich (ITA) 0.63
13. Ancheta (URU) 0.32
14. Guadarrama (MEX) 0.25
15. Facchetti (ITA) 0.16
16. Ubinas (URU) 0.16
17. Mujica (URU) 0.00

Interceptions per 90 minutes

1. Everaldo (BRA) 4.75
2. Matosas (URU) 4.26
3. Guadarrama (MEX) 4.25
4. Shesternev (USSR) 4.15
5. Chumpitaz (PER) 4.00
6. Piazza (BRA) 3.17
7. Ubinas (URU) 2.68
8. Cera (ITA) 2.53
9. Ancheta (URU) 2.37
9. Facchetti (ITA) 2.37
11. Schnellinger (GER) 2.32
12. Vantolra (MEX) 2.25
13. Colin (MEX) 1.75
14. Vogts (GER) 1.65
15. Burgnich (ITA) 1.42
16. Mujica (URU) 1.26
17. Brito (BRA) 1.00


Cumulative position:

Colin (MEX) 5 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 13 = 26
Chumpitaz (PER) 2 + 9 + 9 + 8 + 5 = 33
Everaldo (BRA) 9 + 6 + 8 + 11 + 1 = 35
Facchetti (ITA) 3 + 2 + 7 + 15 + 9 = 36
Shesternev (USSR) 6 + 12 + 5 + 10 + 4 = 37
Burgnich (ITA) 1 + 6 + 4 + 12 + 15 = 38
Vantolra (MEX) 15 + 4 + 6 + 5 + 12 = 42
Vogts (GER) 6 + 1 + 13 + 8 + 14 = 42
Guadarrama (MEX) 6 + 9 + 11 + 14 + 3 = 43
Brito (BRA) 10 + 13 + 2 + 2 + 17 = 44
Schnellinger (GER) 17 + 3 + 10 + 3 + 11 = 44
Ancheta (URU) 10 + 14 + 1 + 13 + 9 = 47
Matosas (URU) 10 + 17 + 12 + 6 + 2 = 47
Cera (ITA) 14 + 16 + 14 + 4 + 8 = 56
Piazza (BRA) 13 + 8 + 17 + 7 + 17 = 62
Ubinas (URU) 15 + 11 + 15 + 16 + 7 = 64
Mujica (URU) 4 + 15 + 16 + 17 + 16 = 68

 

1974 World Cup

Tackles won % (min 10 tackles)

1. Suurbier (NED) 100%
2. Bogicevic (YUG) 91.7%
3. Krol (NED) 90.9%
4. Zmuda (POL) 88.5%
5. Gorgon (POL) 88.2%
6. Breitner (GER) 81.3%
6. Perfumo (ARG) 81.3%
8. Szymanowski (POL) 78.8%
9. Luis Pereira (BRA) 73.7%
10. Vogts (GER) 73.4%
11. Heredia (ARG) 72.7%
11. Nordqvist (SWE) 72.7%
13. Buljan (YUG) 72.2%
14. Haan (NED) 71.4%
14. Schwarzenbeck (GER) 71.4%
16. Deyna (POL) 70.8%
17. Marinho Peres (BRA) 70.0%
17. Olsson (SWE) 70.0%
19. Hadziabdic (YUG) 69.2%
20. Beckenbauer (GER) 68.8%
20. Kische (GDR) 68.8%
22. Katalinski (YUG) 66.7%
23. Francisco Marinho (BRA) 63.6%
23. Karlsson (SWE) 63.6%
25. Rijsbergen (NED) 63.2%
26. Musial (POL) 60.9%
27. Weise (GDR) 60.0%
28. Wätzlich (GDR) 57.1%
29. Grahn (SWE) 55.0%
30. Edström (SWE) 35.7%


Tackles won per 90 minutes

1. Szymanowski (POL) 3.71
1. Vogts (GER) 3.71
3. Schwarzenbeck (GER) 3.69
4. Zmuda (POL) 3.29
5. Perfumo (ARG) 3.25
6. Krol (NED) 2.86
7. Deyna (POL) 2.46
8. Musial (POL) 2.41
9. Luis Pereira (BRA) 2.36
10. Bogicevic (YUG) 2.20
11. Buljan (YUG) 2.17
12. Gorgon (POL) 2.14
12. Haan (NED) 2.14
14. Francisco Marinho (BRA) 2.00
14. Katalinski (YUG) 2.00
14. Marinho Peres (BRA) 2.00
14. Wätzlich (GDR) 2.00
14. Weise (GDR) 2.00
19. Suurbier (NED) 1.87
20. Breitner (GER) 1.86
21. Grahn (SWE) 1.83
21. Kische (GDR) 1.83
21. Olsson (SWE) 1.83
24. Rijsbergen (NED) 1.77
25. Nordqvist (SWE) 1.60
26. Beckenbauer (GER) 1.57
27. Hadziabdic (YUG) 1.50
28. Heredia (ARG) 1.33
29. Karlsson (SWE) 1.17
30. Edström (SWE) 0.83


Clearances per 90 minutes (min 15 clearances)

1. Gorgon (POL) 8.43
2. Karlsson (SWE) 7.67
3. Weise (GDR) 6.67
4. Nordqvist (SWE) 6.60
5. Zmuda (POL) 5.86
6. Marinho Peres (BRA) 5.00
6. Perfumo (ARG) 5.00
8. Olsson (SWE) 4.97
9. Luis Pereira (BRA) 4.38
10. Kische (GDR) 4.17
11. Beckenbauer (GER) 4.14
11. Haan (NED) 4.14
13. Szymanowski (POL) 4.00
13. Wätzlich (GDR) 4.00
15. Schwarzenbeck (GER) 3.84
16. Suurbier (NED) 3.74
17. Buljan (YUG) 3.67
18. Bogicevic (YUG) 3.60
19. Rijsbergen (NED) 3.55
20. Musial (POL) 3.45
21. Grahn (SWE) 3.33
22. Edström (SWE) 3.00
22. Heredia (ARG) 3.00
22. Katalinski (YUG) 3.00
25. Hadziabdic (YUG) 2.50
26. Vogts (GER) 2.43
27. Deyna (POL) 2.17
28. Breitner (GER) 2.14
28. Krol (NED) 2.14
30. Francisco Marinho (BRA) 1.86


Blocks per 90 minutes

1. Nordqvist (SWE) 1.80
2. Karlsson (SWE) 1.33
3. Perfumo (ARG) 1.25
4. Olsson (SWE) 1.05
5. Bogicevic (YUG) 1.00
5. Gorgon (POL) 1.00
5. Weise (GDR) 1.00
8. Zmuda (POL) 0.71
9. Musial (POL) 0.69
10. Kische (GDR) 0.67
11. Rijsbergen (NED) 0.59
11. Schwarzenbeck (GER) 0.59
13. Beckenbauer (GER) 0.57
13. Breitner (GER) 0.57
15. Luis Pereira (BRA) 0.51
16. Grahn (SWE) 0.50
16. Hadziabdic (YUG) 0.50
16. Katalinski (YUG) 0.50
19. Marinho Peres (BRA) 0.43
20. Buljan (YUG) 0.33
20. Heredia (ARG) 0.33
22. Deyna (POL) 0.29
22. Francisco Marinho (BRA) 0.29
22. Haan (NED) 0.29
22. Szymanowski (POL) 0.29
26. Suurbier (NED) 0.14
27. Edström (SWE) 0.00
27. Krol (NED) 0.00
27. Vogts (GER) 0.00
27. Wätzlich (GDR) 0.00


Interceptions per 90 minutes

1. Buljan (YUG) 4.33
2. Hadziabdic (YUG) 3.83
3. Bogicevic (YUG) 3.80
4. Musial (POL) 3.79
5. Deyna (POL) 3.62
6. Schwarzenbeck (GER) 3.55
7. Katalinski (YUG) 3.50
8. Suurbier (NED) 3.46
9. Zmuda (POL) 3.43
10. Luis Pereira (BRA) 3.37
11. Weise (GDR) 3.33
12. Kische (GDR) 3.17
13. Rijsbergen (NED) 3.10
14. Heredia (ARG) 3.00
14. Perfumo (ARG) 3.00
14. Szymanowski (POL) 3.00
14. Vogts (GER) 3.00
18. Marinho Peres (BRA) 2.71
19. Nordqvist (SWE) 2.60
20. Haan (NED) 2.57
20. Krol (NED) 2.57
22. Francisco Marinho (BRA) 2.43
23. Olsson (SWE) 2.35
24. Karlsson (SWE) 2.33
25. Grahn (SWE) 2.00
26. Beckenbauer (GER) 1.71
26. Breitner (GER) 1.71
28. Edström (SWE) 1.67
29. Gorgon (POL) 1.57
30. Wätzlich (GDR) 1.25



Cumulative position:

Zmuda (POL) 4 + 4 + 5 + 8 + 9 = 30
Perfumo (ARG) 6 + 5 + 6 + 3 + 14 = 34
Bogicevic (YUG) 2 + 10 + 18 + 5 + 3 = 38
Schwarzenbeck (GER) 14 + 3 + 15 + 11 + 6 = 49
Gorgon (POL) 5 + 12 + 1 + 5 + 29 = 52
Luis Pereira (BRA) 9 + 9 + 9 + 15 + 10 = 52
Szymanowski (POL) 8 + 1 + 13 + 22 + 14 = 58
Nordqvist (SWE) 11 + 25 + 4 + 1 + 19 = 60
Weise (GDR) 27 + 14 + 3 + 5 + 11 = 60
Buljan (YUG) 13 + 11 + 17 + 20 + 1 = 62
Musial (POL) 26 + 8 + 20 + 9 + 4 = 67
Suurbier (NED) 1 + 19 + 16 + 26 + 8 = 70
Kische (GDR) 20 + 21 + 10 + 10 + 12 = 73
Olsson (SWE) 17 + 21 + 8 + 4 + 23 = 73
Marinho Peres (BRA) 17 + 14 + 6 + 19 + 18 = 74
Deyna (POL) 16 + 7 + 27 + 22 + 5 = 77
Vogts (GER) 10 + 1 + 26 + 27 + 14 = 78
Haan (NED) 14 + 12 + 11 + 22 + 20 = 79
Karlsson (SWE) 23 + 29 + 2 + 2 + 24 = 80
Katalinski (YUG) 22 + 14 + 22 + 16 + 7 = 81
Krol (NED) 3 + 6 + 28 + 27 + 20 = 84
Hadziabdic (YUG) 19 + 27 + 25 + 16 + 2 = 89
Rijsbergen (NED) 25 + 24 + 19 + 11 + 13 = 92
Breitner (GER) 6 + 20 + 28 + 13 + 26 = 93
Heredia (ARG) 11 + 28 + 22 + 20 + 14 = 95
Beckenbauer (GER) 20 + 26 + 11 + 13 + 26 = 96
Francisco Marinho (BRA) 23 + 14 + 30 + 22 + 22 = 111
Grahn (SWE) 29 + 21 + 21 + 16 + 25 = 112
Wätzlich (GDR) 28 + 14 + 13 + 27 + 30 = 112
Edström (SWE) 30 + 30 + 22 + 27 + 28 = 137

 

Javier 'Kaliman' Guzman Colin: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Guzmán

Mario Perez Guadarrama: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Pérez_Guadarrama

Sorry for typing down in the wrong way.

 

1978 World Cup

Tackles won % (min 10 tackles)

1. Chumpitaz (PER) 93.8%
2. Tardelli (ITA) 93.3%
3. Galvan (ARG) 91.7%
4. Olguin (ARG) 86.0%
5. Toninho (BRA) 85.7%
6. Passarella (ARG) 81.8%
7. Maculewicz (POL) 80.0%
8. Vogts (GER) 77.8%
9. Manzo (PER) 76.9%
10. Scirea (ITA) 76.5%
11. Pezzey (AUT) 75.0%
12. Szymanowski (POL) 73.3%
13. Krol (NED) 72.7%
14. Dietz (GER) 72.0%
15. Velasquez (PER) 71.4%
16. Tarantini (ARG) 69.2%
17. Brandts (NED) 66.7%
17. Duarte (PER) 66.7%
19. Gentile (ITA) 65.4%
20. Batista (BRA) 61.4%
21. Zmuda (POL) 60.0%
22. Rüssmann (GER) 58.8%
23. Gorgon (POL) 58.3%
24. Breitenberger (AUT) 54.5%
25. Obermayer (AUT) 50.0%
26. Gallego (ARG) 33.3%

Tackles won per 90 minutes

1. Olguin (ARG) 5.05
2. Velasquez (PER) 4.37
3. Maculewicz (POL) 4.00
4. Batista (BRA) 3.86
5. Dietz (GER) 3.60
6. Zmuda (POL) 3.50
7. Krol (NED) 3.27
8. Szymanowski (POL) 3.17
9. Galvan (ARG) 3.00
9. Pezzey (AUT) 3.00
9. Toninho (BRA) 3.00
12. Chumpitaz (PER) 2.50
13. Passarella (ARG) 2.45
14. Gentile (ITA) 2.43
15. Tardelli (ITA) 2.33
15. Vogts (GER) 2.33
17. Duarte (PER) 2.00
18. Brandts (NED) 1.96
19. Scirea (ITA) 1.86
20. Manzo (PER) 1.73
21. Rüssmann (GER) 1.67
22. Breitenberger (AUT) 1.50
23. Gorgon (POL) 1.40
24. Obermayer (AUT) 1.33
25. Tarantini (ARG) 1.23
26. Gallego (ARG) 0.96

Clearances per 90 minutes (min 15 clearances)

1. Scirea (ITA) 8.86
2. Pezzey (AUT) 8.83
3. Manzo (PER) 8.67
4. Passarella (ARG) 8.59
5. Galvan (ARG) 8.32
6. Rüssmann (GER) 7.33
7. Chumpitaz (PER) 7.17
8. Obermayer (AUT) 6.67
9. Brandts (NED) 6.60
10. Gentile (ITA) 5.57
11. Gorgon (POL) 5.40
12. Krol (NED) 4.77
13. Breitenberger (AUT) 4.75
14. Olguin (ARG) 4.50
14. Vogts (GER) 4.50
14. Zmuda (POL) 4.50
17. Dietz (GER) 4.40
18. Duarte (PER) 3.83
19. Maculewicz (POL) 3.40
20. Gallego (ARG) 3.29
21. Velasquez (PER) 3.28
22. Toninho (BRA) 3.17
23. Szymanowski (POL) 3.00
23. Tarantini (ARG) 3.00
23. Tardelli (ITA) 3.00
26. Batista (BRA) 2.43

Blocks per 90 minutes

1. Scirea (ITA) 1.57
2. Pezzey (AUT) 1.33
3. Velasquez (PER) 1.31
4. Manzo (PER) 1.21
5. Chumpitaz (PER) 1.00
5. Rüssmann (GER) 1.00
7. Obermayer (AUT) 0.83
8. Passarella (ARG) 0.82
9. Krol (NED) 0.68
10. Dietz (GER) 0.60
10. Gorgon (POL) 0.60
12. Tardelli (ITA) 0.50
13. Brandts (NED) 0.49
14. Gentile (ITA) 0.43
15. Maculewicz (POL) 0.40
16. Szymanowski (POL) 0.33
16. Vogts (GER) 0.33
18. Gallego (ARG) 0.27
19. Batista (BRA) 0.14
19. Galvan (ARG) 0.14
19. Olguin (ARG) 0.14
19. Tarantini (ARG) 0.14
23. Breitenberger (AUT) 0.00
23. Duarte (PER) 0.00
23. Toninho (BRA) 0.00
23. Zmuda (POL) 0.00

Interceptions per 90 minutes

1. Vogts (GER) 5.17
2. Velasquez (PER) 5.02
3. Rüssmann (GER) 5.00
4. Gallego (ARG) 4.94
5. Galvan (ARG) 4.77
6. Batista (BRA) 4.71
7. Manzo (PER) 4.68
8. Chumpitaz (PER) 3.83
9. Pezzey (AUT) 3.67
10. Gentile (ITA) 3.57
11. Obermayer (AUT) 3.50
11. Tardelli (ITA) 3.50
13. Olguin (ARG) 3.41
14. Dietz (GER) 3.20
14. Maculewicz (POL) 3.20
16. Krol (NED) 3.14
17. Passarella (ARG) 2.86
17. Scirea (ITA) 2.86
19. Toninho (BRA) 2.67
20. Szymanowski (POL) 2.50
21. Brandts (NED) 2.20
22. Zmuda (POL) 2.00
23. Tarantini (ARG) 1.91
24. Breitenberger (AUT) 1.75
25. Duarte (PER) 1.33
26. Gorgon (POL) 1.00


Cumulative position:

Chumpitaz (PER) 1 + 12 + 7 + 5 + 8 = 33
Pezzey (AUT) 11 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 9 = 33
Galvan (ARG) 3 + 9 + 5 + 19 + 5 = 41
Manzo (PER) 9 + 20 + 3 + 4 + 7 = 43
Velasquez (PER) 15 + 2 + 21 + 3 + 2 = 43
Passarella (ARG) 6 + 13 + 4 + 8 + 17 = 48
Scirea (ITA) 10 + 19 + 1 + 1 + 17 = 48
Olguin (ARG) 4 + 1 + 14 + 19 + 13 = 51
Vogts (GER) 8 + 15 + 14 + 16 + 1 = 54
Krol (NED) 13 + 7 + 12 + 9 + 16 = 57
Rüssmann (GER) 22 + 21 + 6 + 5 + 3 = 57
Maculewicz (POL) 7 + 3 + 19 + 15 + 14 = 58
Dietz (GER) 14 + 5 + 17 + 10 + 14 = 60
Tardelli (ITA) 2 + 15 + 23 + 12 + 11 = 63
Gentile (ITA) 19 + 14 + 10 + 14 + 10 = 67
Batista (BRA) 20 + 4 + 26 + 19 + 6 = 75
Obermayer (AUT) 25 + 24 + 8 + 7 + 11 = 75
Brandts (NED) 17 + 18 + 9 + 13 + 21 = 78
Toninho (BRA) 5 + 9 + 22 + 23 + 19 = 78
Szymanowski (POL) 12 + 8 + 23 + 16 + 20 = 79
Zmuda (POL) 21 + 6 + 14 + 23 + 22 = 86
Gorgon (POL) 23 + 23 + 11 + 10 + 26 = 93
Gallego (ARG) 26 + 26 + 20 + 18 + 4 = 94
Duarte (PER) 17 + 17 + 18 + 23 + 25 = 100
Breitenberger (AUT) 24 + 22 + 13 + 23 + 24 = 106
Tarantini (ARG) 16 + 25 + 23 + 19 + 23 = 106

 

A successful cross, resulting in an attempt, equals a created chance. But for that another thread exists. IMO a created chance is superior to pass accuracy.
Passes and pass accuracy sound nice but that is not related to defending and it automatically benefits the ones with a reasonable amount of possession. So for measuring defensive skills it does more wrong as right - I noticed as well that not necessarily the most skilled defenders had a high accuracy & accuracy in opposing half (otherwise it had been an option). That appears strange but when one thinks about it a logical explanation exists (i.e. probably the rugged markers only steam up to the opposition half when the opponent is pinned down and forced back).

As for Beckenbauer, that Bavarian Greg doesn't like the outcome/exercise doesn't mean he should be omitted. I included Tardelli and Deyna too, simply because they had more than 15 clearances and 10 attempted tackles. That is the criteria and everyone who meets it is of course included. These two conditions filter out most of the midfielders but not all. Apparently Tardelli and Deyna were forced back in some games which resulted in a sufficient amount of 'clearances' while defending their goal.

 

Here an illustration for what I mean with pass accuracy.

Schwarzenbeck in 1974 had 89.5% and 83.0%
Beckenbauer in 1974 had 87.6% and 83.7%

It is clear that the second one was far superior on the ball but that is not always visible in these stats (same for Scirea etc. versus other rugged markers).

 

1982 World Cup

Tackles won % (min 10 tackles)

1. Demyanenko (USSR) 100%
1. Oscar (BRA) 100%
3. Butcher (ENG) 85.7%
3. Bossis (FRA) 85.7%
3. Zmuda (POL) 85.7%
6. K.H. Förster (GER) 85.0%
7. Stielike (GER) 84.2%
8. Janas (POL) 80.0%
9. Janvion (FRA) 78.6%
10. Obermayer (AUT) 75.0%
10. Pezzey (AUT) 75.0%
12. B. Förster (GER) 73.3%
13. Luizinho (BRA) 72.7%
14. Cabrini (ITA) 71.4%
15. Matysik (POL) 70.0%
16. Collovati (ITA) 68.4%
17. Gentile (ITA) 68.2%
18. Scirea (ITA) 62.5%
19. Majewski (POL) 58.8%
20. Baltacha (USSR) 50.0%

Tackles won per 90 minutes

1. Pezzey (AUT) 4.20
2. Butcher (ENG) 3.00
2. Obermayer (AUT) 3.00
4. Bossis (FRA) 2.84
5. K.H. Förster (GER) 2.68
6. Demyanenko (USSR) 2.60
7. Matysik (POL) 2.54
8. Gentile (ITA) 2.50
9. Oscar (BRA) 2.48
10. Baltacha (USSR) 2.20
11. Stielike (GER) 2.18
12. Cabrini (ITA) 2.14
13. B. Förster (GER) 2.06
14. Collovati (ITA) 2.04
15. Janvion (FRA) 1.92
16. Janas (POL) 1.71
16. Zmuda (POL) 1.71
18. Luizinho (BRA) 1.60
19. Majewski (POL) 1.43
19. Scirea (ITA) 1.43

Clearances per 90 minutes (min 15 clearances)

1. B. Förster (GER) 7.13
2. Zmuda (POL) 6.86
3. Oscar (BRA) 6.41
4. Janas (POL) 6.00
5. Collovati (ITA) 5.64
6. Obermayer (AUT) 5.20
7. Scirea (ITA) 5.14
8. Butcher (ENG) 5.00
9. K.H. Förster (GER) 4.89
9. Janvion (FRA) 4.89
11. Demyanenko (USSR) 4.80
12. Baltacha (USSR) 4.60
13. Matysik (POL) 3.82
13. Stielike (GER) 3.82
15. Bossis (FRA) 3.79
16. Pezzey (AUT) 3.40
17. Gentile (ITA) 3.00
17. Luizinho (BRA) 3.00
17. Majewski (POL) 3.00
20. Cabrini (ITA) 2.71

Blocks per 90 minutes

1. Scirea (ITA) 1.29
2. Pezzey (AUT) 0.80
3. B. Förster (GER) 0.75
4. Zmuda (POL) 0.71
5. Oscar (BRA) 0.62
6. Cabrini (ITA) 0.57
6. Majewski (POL) 0.57
8. Janvion (FRA) 0.52
9. K.H. Förster (GER) 0.47
10. Stielike (GER) 0.41
11. Baltacha (USSR) 0.40
11. Obermayer (AUT) 0.40
13. Matysik (POL) 0.36
14. Gentile (ITA) 0.33
15. Bossis (FRA) 0.32
16. Collovati (ITA) 0.31
17. Janas (POL) 0.29
18. Demyanenko (USSR) 0.20
18. Luizinho (BRA) 0.20
20. Butcher (ENG) 0.00

Interceptions per 90 minutes

1. Butcher (ENG) 3.75
2. Zmuda (POL) 3.43
3. Collovati (ITA) 2.82
4. B. Förster (GER) 2.81
5. Pezzey (AUT) 2.80
5. Luizinho (BRA) 2.80
7. Matysik (POL) 2.73
8. Majewski (POL) 2.71
9. Demyanenko (USSR) 2.60
10. Oscar (BRA) 2.48
11. K.H. Förster (GER) 2.37
12. Stielike (GER) 2.32
13. Janas (POL) 2.29
14. Janvion (FRA) 2.27
15. Baltacha (USSR) 2.20
15. Obermayer (AUT) 2.20
17. Gentile (ITA) 2.17
18. Cabrini (ITA) 1.86
19. Bossis (FRA) 1.42
20. Scirea (ITA) 1.14


Cumulative position:

Zmuda (POL) 3 + 16 + 2 + 4 + 2 = 27
Oscar (BRA) 1 + 9 + 3 + 5 + 10 = 28
Pezzey (AUT) 10 + 1 + 16 + 2 + 5 = 32
B. Förster (GER) 12 + 13 + 1 + 3 + 4 = 33
Butcher (ENG) 3 + 2 + 8 + 20 + 1 = 34
K.H. Förster (GER) 6 + 5 + 9 + 9 + 11 = 40
Obermayer (AUT) 10 + 2 + 6 + 11 + 15 = 44
Demyanenko (USSR) 1 + 6 + 11 + 18 + 9 = 45
Stielike (GER) 7 + 11 + 13 + 10 + 12 = 53
Collovati (ITA) 16 + 14 + 5 + 16 + 3 = 54
Janvion (FRA) 9 + 15 + 9 + 8 + 14 = 55
Matysik (POL) 15 + 7 + 13 + 13 + 7 = 55
Bossis (FRA) 3 + 4 + 15 + 15 + 19 = 56
Janas (POL) 8 + 16 + 4 + 17 + 13 = 58
Scirea (ITA) 18 + 19 + 7 + 1 + 20 = 65
Baltacha (USSR) 20 + 10 + 12 + 11 + 15 = 68
Majewski (POL) 19 + 19 + 17 + 6 + 8 = 69
Cabrini (ITA) 14 + 12 + 20 + 6 + 18 = 70
Luizinho (BRA) 13 + 18 + 17 + 18 + 5 = 71
Gentile (ITA) 17 + 8 + 17 + 14 + 17 = 73

 

I felt it is fair to note the 'chances created per 90 minutes' for the names listed here (who met both conditions). Pass accuracy won't measure ball skills in a honest way but chances created does - to an extent, when everything else is equal in a purely hypothetical scenario. It measures the question who can cause the most direct danger.

If a player created more than 5 chances, so a significant contribution, the chances created per 90 minutes is listed in parentheses.

1966 World Cup

Yung Kioo Shin (PRK) 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 11
Yoon Kyung Oh (PRK) 2 + 1 + 7 + 14 + 1 = 25
Goncalves (URU) 1 + 4 + 4 + 11 + 10 = 30
Matrai (HUN) 3 + 4 + 10 + 2 + 12 = 31
Schulz (GER) 8 + 8 + 6 + 3 + 17 = 42
Ponomarev (USSR) 9 + 12 + 11 + 7 + 4 = 43 (1.20)
J. Charlton (ENG) 9 + 14 + 2 + 5 + 15 = 45
Hilario (POR) 7 + 6 + 15 + 21 + 3 = 52
Weber (GER) 5 + 21 + 9 + 16 + 5 = 56
Lucas (POR) 17 + 20 + 5 + 4 + 12 = 58
Moore (ENG) 16 + 19 + 12 + 6 + 6 = 59 (2.05)
Korneyev (USSR) 9 + 2 + 7 + 21 + 20 = 59 [180 minutes]
Khurtsilava (USSR) 17 + 17 + 13 + 7 + 8 = 62
Schnellinger (GER) 9 + 16 + 16 + 15 + 6 = 62 (1.58)
Beckenbauer (GER) 6 + 9 + 22 + 10 + 16 = 63 (1.42)
Ubinas (URU) 9 + 10 + 17 + 19 + 10 = 65
Zoong Sun Lim (PRK) 15 + 13 + 3 + 20 + 18 = 69
Höttges (GER) 20 + 18 + 14 + 11 + 12 = 75
Coluna (POR) 22 + 7 + 21 + 18 + 8 = 76
Meszoly (HUN) 21 + 10 + 17 + 11 + 20 = 79
Cohen (ENG) 9 + 14 + 19 + 16 + 22 = 80 (0.79)
Wilson (ENG) 17 + 21 + 20 + 9 + 19 = 86 (0.95)


1970 World Cup

Colin (MEX) 5 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 13 = 26
Chumpitaz (PER) 2 + 9 + 9 + 8 + 5 = 33 (1.25)
Everaldo (BRA) 9 + 6 + 8 + 11 + 1 = 35
Facchetti (ITA) 3 + 2 + 7 + 15 + 9 = 36 (0.79)
Shesternev (USSR) 6 + 12 + 5 + 10 + 4 = 37
Burgnich (ITA) 1 + 6 + 4 + 12 + 15 = 38
Vantolra (MEX) 15 + 4 + 6 + 5 + 12 = 42 (1.25)
Vogts (GER) 6 + 1 + 13 + 8 + 14 = 42
Guadarrama (MEX) 6 + 9 + 11 + 14 + 3 = 43
Brito (BRA) 10 + 13 + 2 + 2 + 17 = 44
Schnellinger (GER) 17 + 3 + 10 + 3 + 11 = 44 (0.97)
Ancheta (URU) 10 + 14 + 1 + 13 + 9 = 47
Matosas (URU) 10 + 17 + 12 + 6 + 2 = 47
Cera (ITA) 14 + 16 + 14 + 4 + 8 = 56
Piazza (BRA) 13 + 8 + 17 + 7 + 17 = 62
Ubinas (URU) 15 + 11 + 15 + 16 + 7 = 64 (1.42)
Mujica (URU) 4 + 15 + 16 + 17 + 16 = 68 (2.05)

1974 World Cup

Zmuda (POL) 4 + 4 + 5 + 8 + 9 = 30
Perfumo (ARG) 6 + 5 + 6 + 3 + 14 = 34
Bogicevic (YUG) 2 + 10 + 18 + 5 + 3 = 38 (1.00)
Schwarzenbeck (GER) 14 + 3 + 15 + 11 + 6 = 49
Gorgon (POL) 5 + 12 + 1 + 5 + 29 = 52
Luis Pereira (BRA) 9 + 9 + 9 + 15 + 10 = 52
Szymanowski (POL) 8 + 1 + 13 + 22 + 14 = 58 (0.86)
Nordqvist (SWE) 11 + 25 + 4 + 1 + 19 = 60
Weise (GDR) 27 + 14 + 3 + 5 + 11 = 60
Buljan (YUG) 13 + 11 + 17 + 20 + 1 = 62 (1.00)
Musial (POL) 26 + 8 + 20 + 9 + 4 = 67 (1.55)
Suurbier (NED) 1 + 19 + 16 + 26 + 8 = 70 (0.72)
Kische (GDR) 20 + 21 + 10 + 10 + 12 = 73
Olsson (SWE) 17 + 21 + 8 + 4 + 23 = 73
Marinho Peres (BRA) 17 + 14 + 6 + 19 + 18 = 74
Deyna (POL) 16 + 7 + 27 + 22 + 5 = 77 (4.34)
Vogts (GER) 10 + 1 + 26 + 27 + 14 = 78 (0.71)
Haan (NED) 14 + 12 + 11 + 22 + 20 = 79
Karlsson (SWE) 23 + 29 + 2 + 2 + 24 = 80
Katalinski (YUG) 22 + 14 + 22 + 16 + 7 = 81
Krol (NED) 3 + 6 + 28 + 27 + 20 = 84
Hadziabdic (YUG) 19 + 27 + 25 + 16 + 2 = 89
Rijsbergen (NED) 25 + 24 + 19 + 11 + 13 = 92
Breitner (GER) 6 + 20 + 28 + 13 + 26 = 93 (2.14)
Heredia (ARG) 11 + 28 + 22 + 20 + 14 = 95
Beckenbauer (GER) 20 + 26 + 11 + 13 + 26 = 96 (1.29)
Francisco Marinho (BRA) 23 + 14 + 30 + 22 + 22 = 111 (0.86)
Grahn (SWE) 29 + 21 + 21 + 16 + 25 = 112
Wätzlich (GDR) 28 + 14 + 13 + 27 + 30 = 112
Edström (SWE) 30 + 30 + 22 + 27 + 28 = 137 (2.67)


1978 World Cup

Chumpitaz (PER) 1 + 12 + 7 + 5 + 8 = 33
Pezzey (AUT) 11 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 9 = 33 (0.83)
Galvan (ARG) 3 + 9 + 5 + 19 + 5 = 41 (0.68)
Manzo (PER) 9 + 20 + 3 + 4 + 7 = 43
Velasquez (PER) 15 + 2 + 21 + 3 + 2 = 43
Passarella (ARG) 6 + 13 + 4 + 8 + 17 = 48 (1.23)
Scirea (ITA) 10 + 19 + 1 + 1 + 17 = 48
Olguin (ARG) 4 + 1 + 14 + 19 + 13 = 51
Vogts (GER) 8 + 15 + 14 + 16 + 1 = 54
Krol (NED) 13 + 7 + 12 + 9 + 16 = 57 (1.09)
Rüssmann (GER) 22 + 21 + 6 + 5 + 3 = 57
Maculewicz (POL) 7 + 3 + 19 + 15 + 14 = 58
Dietz (GER) 14 + 5 + 17 + 10 + 14 = 60
Tardelli (ITA) 2 + 15 + 23 + 12 + 11 = 63
Gentile (ITA) 19 + 14 + 10 + 14 + 10 = 67
Batista (BRA) 20 + 4 + 26 + 19 + 6 = 75 (1.00)
Obermayer (AUT) 25 + 24 + 8 + 7 + 11 = 75
Brandts (NED) 17 + 18 + 9 + 13 + 21 = 78
Toninho (BRA) 5 + 9 + 22 + 23 + 19 = 78 (0.83)
Szymanowski (POL) 12 + 8 + 23 + 16 + 20 = 79
Zmuda (POL) 21 + 6 + 14 + 23 + 22 = 86
Gorgon (POL) 23 + 23 + 11 + 10 + 26 = 93
Gallego (ARG) 26 + 26 + 20 + 18 + 4 = 94
Duarte (PER) 17 + 17 + 18 + 23 + 25 = 100
Breitenberger (AUT) 24 + 22 + 13 + 23 + 24 = 106
Tarantini (ARG) 16 + 25 + 23 + 19 + 23 = 106


1982 World Cup

Zmuda (POL) 3 + 16 + 2 + 4 + 2 = 27
Oscar (BRA) 1 + 9 + 3 + 5 + 10 = 28
Pezzey (AUT) 10 + 1 + 16 + 2 + 5 = 32
B. Förster (GER) 12 + 13 + 1 + 3 + 4 = 33
Butcher (ENG) 3 + 2 + 8 + 20 + 1 = 34
K.H. Förster (GER) 6 + 5 + 9 + 9 + 11 = 40
Obermayer (AUT) 10 + 2 + 6 + 11 + 15 = 44
Demyanenko (USSR) 1 + 6 + 11 + 18 + 9 = 45 (1.00)
Stielike (GER) 7 + 11 + 13 + 10 + 12 = 53 (0.82)
Collovati (ITA) 16 + 14 + 5 + 16 + 3 = 54
Janvion (FRA) 9 + 15 + 9 + 8 + 14 = 55
Matysik (POL) 15 + 7 + 13 + 13 + 7 = 55 (1.27)
Bossis (FRA) 3 + 4 + 15 + 15 + 19 = 56 (0.79)
Janas (POL) 8 + 16 + 4 + 17 + 13 = 58
Scirea (ITA) 18 + 19 + 7 + 1 + 20 = 65
Baltacha (USSR) 20 + 10 + 12 + 11 + 15 = 68
Majewski (POL) 19 + 19 + 17 + 6 + 8 = 69
Cabrini (ITA) 14 + 12 + 20 + 6 + 18 = 70 (1.57)
Luizinho (BRA) 13 + 18 + 17 + 18 + 5 = 71 (1.00)
Gentile (ITA) 17 + 8 + 17 + 14 + 17 = 73

 

Because he had 15 or more clearances and at least 10 attempted tackles. Sometimes a midfielder happens to meet this criteria too.

 

1986 World Cup

Tackles won % (min 10 tackles)

1. Vervoort (BEL) 93.3%
2. Jakobs (GER) 83.3%
3. Julio Cesar (BRA) 81.8%
4. Brown (ARG) 80.0%
4. Gerets (BEL) 80.0%
4. Raul Servin (MEX) 80.0%
7. Briegel (GER) 77.8%
8. Sansom (ENG) 76.9%
9. Cuciuffo (ARG) 75.0%
9. K.H. Förster (GER) 75.0%
9. Grün (BEL) 75.0%
12. Batista (ARG) 71.4%
13. Edinho (BRA) 69.2%
14. Quirarte (MEX) 64.3%
15. Butcher (ENG) 58.3%
16. Demol (BEL) 52.6%
17. Stevens (ENG) 41.7%

Tackles won per 90 minutes

1. Grün (BEL) 4.00
2. Vervoort (BEL) 2.33
3. Briegel (GER) 2.32
4. Gerets (BEL) 2.31
5. Raul Servin (MEX) 2.25
6. Cuciuffo (ARG) 2.00
6. Sansom (ENG) 2.00
8. Jakobs (GER) 1.78
9. Edinho (BRA) 1.69
9. Julio Cesar (BRA) 1.69
9. Quirarte (MEX) 1.69
12. Batista (ARG) 1.68
13. Demol (BEL) 1.42
14. Butcher (ENG) 1.40
15. K.H. Förster (GER) 1.26
16. Brown (ARG) 1.14
17. Stevens (ENG) 1.00

Clearances per 90 minutes (min 15 clearances)

1. Brown (ARG) 8.43
2. Quirarte (MEX) 7.50
3. Jakobs (GER) 6.21
4. Butcher (ENG) 6.20
5. Edinho (BRA) 5.25
6. Julio Cesar (BRA) 4.69
7. Grün (BEL) 4.67
8. Raul Servin (MEX) 3.56
9. Vervoort (BEL) 3.33
10. Gerets (BEL) 3.32
11. Stevens (ENG) 3.20
11. Sansom (ENG) 3.20
13. Cuciuffo (ARG) 3.17
14. K.H. Förster (GER) 2.95
15. Batista (ARG) 2.69
16. Briegel (GER) 2.49
17. Demol (BEL) 2.41

Blocks per 90 minutes

1. Julio Cesar (BRA) 1.31
2. Brown (ARG) 1.00
2. Grün (BEL) 1.00
4. Quirarte (MEX) 0.94
5. Gerets (BEL) 0.87
6. Batista (ARG) 0.84
7. Edinho (BRA) 0.75
8. Vervoort (BEL) 0.67
9. Stevens (ENG) 0.60
10. K.H. Förster (GER) 0.42
11. Butcher (ENG) 0.40
12. Demol (BEL) 0.28
13. Sansom (ENG) 0.20
14. Jakobs (GER) 0.18
15. Briegel (GER) 0.17
15. Cuciuffo (ARG) 0.17
17. Raul Servin (MEX) 0.00

Interceptions per 90 minutes

1. Jakobs (GER) 3.91
2. Cuciuffo (ARG) 3.17
3. Edinho (BRA) 3.00
4. Butcher (ENG) 2.60
4. Stevens (ENG) 2.60
6. Vervoort (BEL) 2.50
7. Julio Cesar (BRA) 2.44
7. Quirarte (MEX) 2.44
9. Batista (ARG) 2.35
10. K.H. Förster (GER) 2.25
11. Grün (BEL) 2.17
12. Briegel (GER) 2.15
13. Demol (BEL) 2.13
14. Raul Servin (MEX) 2.06
15. Gerets (BEL) 2.02
16. Brown (ARG) 1.43
17. Sansom (ENG) 1.20


Cumulative position:

Julio Cesar (BRA) 3 + 9 + 6 + 1 + 7 = 26
Vervoort (BEL) 1 + 2 + 9 + 8 + 6 = 26
Jakobs (GER) 2 + 8 + 3 + 14 + 1 = 28
Grün (BEL) 9 + 1 + 7 + 2 + 11 = 30
Quirarte (MEX) 14 + 9 + 2 + 4 + 7 = 36
Edinho (BRA) 13 + 9 + 5 + 7 + 3 = 37
Gerets (BEL) 4 + 4 + 10 + 5 + 15 = 38
Brown (ARG) 4 + 16 + 1 + 2 + 16 = 39
Cuciuffo (ARG) 9 + 6 + 13 + 15 + 2 = 45
Butcher (ENG) 15 + 14 + 4 + 11 + 4 = 48
Raul Servin (MEX) 4 + 5 + 8 + 17 + 14 = 48
Briegel (GER) 7 + 3 + 16 + 15 + 12 = 53
Batista (ARG) 12 + 12 + 15 + 6 + 9 = 54
Sansom (ENG) 8 + 6 + 11 + 13 + 17 = 55
K.H. Förster (GER) 9 + 15 + 14 + 10 + 10 = 58
Stevens (ENG) 17 + 17 + 11 + 9 + 4 = 58
Demol (BEL) 16 + 13 + 17 + 12 + 13 = 71

[none of those with 10 attempted tackles and 15 clearances managed to create 5 chances or more]

 

I totally forgot France in the previous post! I will do it again.

 

This is the right one:


1986 World Cup

Tackles won % (min 10 tackles)

1. Vervoort (BEL) 93.3%
2. Battiston (FRA) 87.0%
3. Jakobs (GER) 83.3%
4. Amoros (FRA) 82.9%
5. Julio Cesar (BRA) 81.8%
6. Brown (ARG) 80.0%
6. Gerets (BEL) 80.0%
6. Raul Servin (MEX) 80.0%
9. Briegel (GER) 77.8%
10. Sansom (ENG) 76.9%
11. Cuciuffo (ARG) 75.0%
11. K.H. Förster (GER) 75.0%
11. Grün (BEL) 75.0%
14. Batista (ARG) 71.4%
15. Edinho (BRA) 69.2%
16. Bossis (FRA) 66.7%
17. Quirarte (MEX) 64.3%
18. Butcher (ENG) 58.3%
19. Demol (BEL) 52.6%
20. Stevens (ENG) 41.7%

Tackles won per 90 minutes

1. Grün (BEL) 4.00
2. Amoros (FRA) 3.78
3. Battiston (FRA)2.61
4. Vervoort (BEL) 2.33
5. Briegel (GER) 2.32
6. Gerets (BEL) 2.31
7. Raul Servin (MEX) 2.25
8. Cuciuffo (ARG) 2.00
8. Sansom (ENG) 2.00
10. Bossis (FRA) 1.99
11. Jakobs (GER) 1.78
12. Edinho (BRA) 1.69
12. Julio Cesar (BRA) 1.69
12. Quirarte (MEX) 1.69
15. Batista (ARG) 1.68
16. Demol (BEL) 1.42
17. Butcher (ENG) 1.40
18. K.H. Förster (GER) 1.26
19. Brown (ARG) 1.14
20. Stevens (ENG) 1.00



Clearances per 90 minutes (min 15 clearances)

1. Brown (ARG) 8.43
2. Quirarte (MEX) 7.50
3. Bossis (FRA) 6.39
4. Jakobs (GER) 6.21
5. Butcher (ENG) 6.20
6. Edinho (BRA) 5.25
7. Julio Cesar (BRA) 4.69
8. Grün (BEL) 4.67
9. Battiston (FRA) 4.43
10. Raul Servin (MEX) 3.56
11. Vervoort (BEL) 3.33
12. Gerets (BEL) 3.32
13. Stevens (ENG) 3.20
13. Sansom (ENG) 3.20
15. Cuciuffo (ARG) 3.17
16. Amoros (FRA) 3.13
17. K.H. Förster (GER) 2.95
18. Batista (ARG) 2.69
19. Briegel (GER) 2.49
20. Demol (BEL) 2.41

Blocks per 90 minutes

1. Julio Cesar (BRA) 1.31
2. Brown (ARG) 1.00
2. Grün (BEL) 1.00
4. Quirarte (MEX) 0.94
5. Gerets (BEL) 0.87
6. Batista (ARG) 0.84
7. Battiston (FRA) 0.78
8. Edinho (BRA) 0.75
9. Vervoort (BEL) 0.67
10. Stevens (ENG) 0.60
11. Bossis (FRA) 0.57
12. K.H. Förster (GER) 0.42
13. Butcher (ENG) 0.40
14. Demol (BEL) 0.28
15. Sansom (ENG) 0.20
16. Jakobs (GER) 0.18
17. Briegel (GER) 0.17
17. Cuciuffo (ARG) 0.17
19. Amoros (FRA) 0.13
20. Raul Servin (MEX) 0.00

Interceptions per 90 minutes

1. Jakobs (GER) 3.91
2. Cuciuffo (ARG) 3.17
3. Edinho (BRA) 3.00
4. Amoros (FRA) 2.87
5. Butcher (ENG) 2.60
5. Stevens (ENG) 2.60
7. Vervoort (BEL) 2.50
8. Julio Cesar (BRA) 2.44
8. Quirarte (MEX) 2.44
10. Batista (ARG) 2.35
10. Battiston (FRA) 2.35
12. K.H. Förster (GER) 2.25
13. Grün (BEL) 2.17
14. Briegel (GER) 2.15
15. Bossis (FRA) 2.13
15. Demol (BEL) 2.13
17. Raul Servin (MEX) 2.06
18. Gerets (BEL) 2.02
19. Brown (ARG) 1.43
20. Sansom (ENG) 1.20


Cumulative position:

Battiston (FRA) 2 + 3 + 9 + 7 + 10 = 31
Vervoort (BEL) 1 + 4 + 11 + 9 + 7 = 32
Julio Cesar (BRA) 5 + 12 + 7 + 1 + 8 = 33
Jakobs (GER) 3 + 11 + 4 + 16 + 1 = 35
Grün (BEL) 11 + 1 + 8 + 2 + 13 = 35
Quirarte (MEX) 17 + 12 + 2 + 4 + 8 = 43
Edinho (BRA) 15 + 12 + 6 + 8 + 3 = 44
Amoros (FRA) 4 + 2 + 16 + 19 + 4 = 45 (1.30)
Gerets (BEL) 6 + 6 + 12 + 5 + 18 = 47
Brown (ARG) 6 + 19 + 1 + 2 + 19 = 47
Cuciuffo (ARG) 11 + 8 + 15 + 17 + 2 = 53
Bossis (FRA) 16 + 10 + 3 + 11 + 15 = 55
Butcher (ENG) 18 + 17 + 5 + 13 + 5 = 58
Raul Servin (MEX) 6 + 7 + 10 + 20 + 17 = 60
Batista (ARG) 14 + 15 + 18 + 6 + 10 = 63
Briegel (GER) 9 + 5 + 19 + 17 + 14 = 64
Sansom (ENG) 10 + 8 + 13 + 15 + 20 = 66
Stevens (ENG) 20 + 20 + 13 + 10 + 5 = 68
K.H. Förster (GER) 11 + 18 + 17 + 12 + 12 = 70
Demol (BEL) 19 + 16 + 20 + 14 + 15 = 84


[Amoros was the only one with five or more created chances]

 

1990 World Cup

Tackles won % (min 10 tackles)

1. Baresi (ITA) 92.3%
1. Parker (ENG) 92.3%
3. Staunton (IRL) 91.7%
4. Serrizuela (ARG) 86.7%
5. Spasic (YUG) 85.7%
6. Berthold (GER) 83.3%
6. Hadzibegic (YUG) 83.3%
8. Bergomi (ITA) 82.4%
9. Kadlec (TCH) 81.8%
9. Ndingue (CMR) 81.8%
9. Pearce (ENG) 81.8%
12. Akem (CMR) 76.9%
13. Buchwald (GER) 76.5%
14. Augenthaler (GER) 75.0%
14. McGrath (IRL) 75.0%
14. Walker (ENG) 75.0%
17. Simon (ARG) 73.7%
18. Maldini (ITA) 72.7%
19. Wright (ENG) 71.4%
20. Ferri (ITA) 69.2%
21. Tataw Ewa (CMR) 66.7%
22. Jozic (YUG) 63.6%
23. Olartichoechea (ARG) 50.0%
24. Ruggeri (ARG) 41.7%

Tackles won per 90 minutes

1. Buchwald (GER) 3.55
2. McGrath (IRL) 2.81
3. Pearce (ENG) 2.57
4. Akem (CMR) 2.31
5. Serrizuela (ARG) 2.29
6. Maldini (ITA) 2.18
6. Staunton (IRL) 2.18
8. Spasic (YUG) 2.12
9. Augenthaler (GER) 2.05
10. Bergomi (ITA) 1.91
11. Walker (ENG) 1.88
12. Simon (ARG) 1.83
13. Kadlec (TCH) 1.80
14. Hadzibegic (YUG) 1.76
14. Tataw Ewa (CMR) 1.76
16. Parker (ENG) 1.71
17. Baresi (ITA) 1.64
18. Olartichoechea (ARG) 1.63
19. Ndingue (CMR) 1.59
20. Berthold (GER) 1.51
21. Wright (ENG) 1.47
22. Ferri (ITA) 1.42
23. Jozic (YUG) 1.24
24. Ruggeri (ARG) 1.07

Clearances per 90 minutes (min 15 clearances)

1. Walker (ENG) 8.88
2. Wright (ENG) 6.47
3. Akem (CMR) 6.23
4. Kadlec (TCH) 6.20
5. Spasic (YUG) 5.47
6. Pearce (ENG) 5.14
6. Ruggeri (ARG) 5.14
8. Simon (ARG) 4.83
9. Parker (ENG) 4.43
10. Serrizuela (ARG) 4.41
11. Hadzibegic (YUG) 4.24
12. Jozic (YUG) 4.06
13. Ferri (ITA) 3.94
14. Maldini (ITA) 3.82
15. Buchwald (GER) 3.68
16. Berthold (GER) 3.46
17. Augenthaler (GER) 3.41
17. Baresi (ITA) 3.41
19. Staunton (IRL) 3.37
20. Ndingue (CMR) 3.35
21. Bergomi (ITA) 3.27
22. Olartichoechea (ARG) 3.26
23. McGrath (IRL) 3.00
24. Tataw Ewa (CMR) 2.82

Blocks per 90 minutes

1. Baresi (ITA) 1.91
2. Kadlec (TCH) 1.60
3. Simon (ARG) 1.17
4. Hadzibegic (YUG) 1.06
5. Wright (ENG) 0.74
6. Jozic (YUG) 0.71
7. McGrath (IRL) 0.56
8. Spasic (YUG) 0.53
9. Akem (CMR) 0.46
10. Pearce (ENG) 0.43
11. Augenthaler (GER) 0.41
12. Ndingue (CMR) 0.35
12. Serrizuela (ARG) 0.35
12. Tataw Ewa (CMR) 0.35
15. Ruggeri (ARG) 0.21
16. Olartichoechea (ARG) 0.20
16. Staunton (IRL) 0.20
18. Buchwald (GER) 0.14
18. Maldini (ITA) 0.14
18. Parker (ENG) 0.14
21. Walker (ENG) 0.13
22. Bergomi (ITA) 0.00
22. Berthold (GER) 0.00
22. Ferri (ITA) 0.00

Interceptions per 90 minutes

1. Jozic (YUG) 3.88
2. McGrath (IRL) 3.56
3. Buchwald (GER) 3.14
4. Akem (CMR) 3.00
5. Maldini (ITA) 2.86
6. Staunton (IRL) 2.58
7. Ferri (ITA) 2.52
8. Olartichoechea (ARG) 2.44
9. Kadlec (TCH) 2.40
10. Serrizuela (ARG) 2.29
11. Walker (ENG) 2.13
12. Ndingue (CMR) 2.12
12. Tataw Ewa (CMR) 2.12
14. Spasic (YUG) 1.94
15. Wright (ENG) 1.91
16. Bergomi (ITA) 1.77
17. Hadzibegic (YUG) 1.76
18. Pearce (ENG) 1.71
18. Ruggeri (ARG) 1.71
20. Parker (ENG) 1.57
20. Simon (ARG) 1.57
22. Augenthaler (GER) 1.50
23. Baresi (ITA) 0.95
24. Berthold (GER) 0.90


Cumulative position (chances created per 90 minutes in parentheses – minimum 5 chances):

Akem (CMR) 12 + 4 + 3 + 9 + 4 = 32
Kadlec (TCH) 9 + 13 + 4 + 2 + 9 = 37
Spasic (YUG) 5 + 8 + 5 + 8 + 14 = 40
Serrizuela (ARG) 4 + 5 + 10 + 12 + 10 = 41
Pearce (ENG) 9 + 3 + 6 + 10 + 18 = 46 (0.71)
McGrath (IRL) 14 + 2 + 23 + 7 + 2 = 48
Buchwald (GER) 13 + 1 + 15 + 18 + 3 = 50
Staunton (IRL) 3 + 6 + 19 + 16 + 6 = 50
Hadzibegic (YUG) 6 + 14 + 11 + 4 + 17 = 52
Walker (ENG) 14 + 11 + 1 + 21 + 11 = 58
Baresi (ITA) 1 + 17 + 17 + 1 + 23 = 59 (0.68)
Simon (ARG) 17 + 12 + 8 + 3 + 20 = 60
Maldini (ITA) 18 + 6 + 14 + 18 + 5 = 61 (0.68)
Wright (ENG) 19 + 21 + 2 + 5 + 15 = 62
Jozic (YUG) 22 + 23 + 12 + 6 + 1 = 64
Parker (ENG) 2 + 16 + 9 + 18 + 20 = 65
Ndingue (CMR) 9 + 19 + 20 + 12 + 12 = 72
Augenthaler (GER) 14 + 9 + 17 + 11 + 22 = 73 (1.09)
Bergomi (ITA) 8 + 10 + 21 + 22 + 16 = 77
Tataw Ewa (CMR) 21 + 14 + 24 + 12 + 12 = 83
Ferri (ITA) 20 + 22 + 13 + 22 + 7 = 84
Olartichoechea (ARG) 23 + 18 + 22 + 16 + 8 = 87
Ruggeri (ARG) 24 + 24 + 6 + 15 + 18 = 87
Berthold (GER) 6 + 20 + 16 + 22 + 24 = 88