Big Question: Who are the World Cup XI Defenders?

May 2nd, 2006 | by: WC Bob |

Each day this week we’re asking for your position-by-position selections for this year’s World Cup all tournament team. By the end of the week we should have the 11 names that are going to end up making the all-star team. Before you rush to submit your vote, you’ll want to take into consideration not only the talent of an individual player, but also the likelihood that his team will advance past the first round in the tournament. We’re fielding a 4-4-2 for this team.

Today’s position is defender. Please submit no more than four names. We’ll tally the results and announce the selections on Friday so your choices must be made by the end of Thursday.

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Milan

I recon Robert Kovac Juventus, Alessandro Neste AC Milan, John Terry Chelsea and Walter Samuel Inter Milan. To me these four defenders are unbelievably skill in all the areas needed to be a world class defender and to me this makes them the best in the world.
Martin

Ok I’ll vote for these as the top 4 defenders at each position in the upcoming World Cup:
RB-Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy)
CB-Alessandro Nesta (Italy)
CB-Carles Puyol (Spain)
LB-Mariano Pernia (Spain)
DT

Right Back: Zanetti (Argentina).
Centre Backs: Nesta (Italy) and Carragher (England).
Left Back: Zambrotta (Italy).
http://penaltyspot.blogspot.com James

Carles Puyol, Spain.
Gianluca Zambrotta, Italy.
Robert Kovac, Croatia.
Rafael Marquez, Mexico.
http://www.google.com Sunil C

hi i think i should go for..

1. Roberto Carlos
2.Phillipe senderos
3. John Terry
4. Alessandro Nesta
Reds

The current 4 best defenders in the world are Nesta, Carragher, Terry and Puyol
http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org Mike

Hmm, not Walter Samuel. I agree with Reds. But instead of playing a couple players out of position I would choose Heinze instead of Nesta for left-back and instead of Puyol, maybe Zanetti for right back.
Genesis Guanga

In no particular order or position: John Terry, Nesta, Gallas, and Rio Ferdinand
rogi32

trabelsi (tunisia), eboué (Ivory coast), Krstajic /serbia & MOntenegro), Marquez (Mexico)
El Aclantista

Walter Samuel,Stam,Rafa Marquez and Puyol
http://www.bensefels.de Bense

I’d go with Senderos, Nesta, Lahm and Lucio.

At least one of the young german prospects will rise and shine, and I guess Lahm is the most advanced of these, but Huth might have his break-thru, too.
M

I think:

Zambrotta,Terry, Puyol, Gallas
http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org Mike

El Aclantista, Stam won’t be at the tournament. He retired from international football after Euro 2004.
red

1.mladen krstajic
2.ivica dragutinovic
3.igor tudor
4.robert kovac
mightie

my defenders will be…
1)nesta 2)samuel 3)r.carlos 4)cannavaro
;)
http://portugal.worldcupblog.org Luis Paulo

Alessandro Nesta
Ricardo Carvalho
Gallas
Puyol
http://footiegirl.blogspot.com Jen

Left back: Gabriel Heinze (assuming he’s fit in time)

Centre half: John Terry and Carles Puyol. Although I think there’s going to be a lot of competition for the best centre backs at this tournament.

Right back: Emmanuel Eboue. Just for the hell of it.
Bielsa, still loco after all these years

Here’s my favoured Formation:
3 CB’s + 2 WB’s

Puyol Nesta Lucio

Zanetti Sorin

(Gallas) (Terry) (Cannavaro)

(Zambrotta) (Cole?)
Half_n_Half

R. Kovac (Cro)
Ferdinand (Eng)
Nesta (Ita)
Gallas (Fra)
http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org Daniel

Carlos Gamarra (Par)
He is one of the best in the back… Still kills me seen that images of the match against France in ‘98…
Luis Carlos

Marquez (Mexico, go Barca)
Terry (England)
Nesta (Italy)

Need help in the 4th spot: as a Mexican I would say: Carlos Salcido.
Massimo

Nesta
Cannavaro
Stam
Samuel
http://www.kooora.com Habib jaafar

Heinze
Puyol
Eboue
Marquez
http://www.originalrudeboy.com7 Tomislav Chagall

kovac
puyol
gallas
heinze
bhutti

Gabriel Heinze
John Terry
Alessandro Nesta
Zavier Zannetti
Tomica

Robert Kovac (CRO)
Roberto Carlos (BRA)
Zavier Zannetti (ARG)
Alessandro Nesta (ITA)
Mahdi

Javier Zanetti, John Terry, Alessandro Nesta, and Roberto Carlos
eric

heinze, nesta, ayala, cicinho
Ahmad

Kristajic- S&M
Puyol – Spain
Radhi Jaedi – Tunisia
Terry- England
sudip

right back =zanetti
left back= r.carlos
center back= walter smuel & jhon terry
xolaris

Zanetti
Puyol
Roberto Carlos
Nesta or Marquez
Jordan

John Terry, Jamie Carragher, Paolo Maldini, and Cafu
http://Southafrica maestro

lahm (left back)
Cannavaro (Centre)
Mertesacker (Centre)
Eboue (Right)
Anonymous

Zambrotta
Terry
Cannavaro
Ashley Cole
Anonymous

Zambrotta
Terry
Cannavaro
Ashley Cole