The world’s top 3 football countries.

These countries have been chosen by the number of times they have won the world cup, how many times they have appeared in the world cup, and the number of great players that have come from their country

1) Brazil is my number one pick because they are the only team in the world to make the tournament every four years since 1930, and out of all the competitors Brazil is the only team to have won the world cup 5 times out of the 19 world cups that have taken place. They placed first in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and in 2002.Out of the long list of great players that came from Brazil, the top 3 that come to mind would have to be Pele number 10, Ronaldo number 9 and Ronaldinho number 10. All three players have won player of the year once if not more in there football career.

2) Italy would have to be second in they are right next to Brazil in number of world cups won.
Italy won the world cup 1934, 1938, 1982, and in 2006. They have had 17 out of 19 appearances in the tournament. Although some people would think that most Italians are all pretty boy divers(which a lot of them are) but they had some great players. Dino Zoff was one of the greatest goal keepers that the world had ever seen. Zoff was the oldest Italian player to lead his team to winning the cup in 82. He also went 2 years with a clean sheet not having a single goal scored on him in international tournaments over 1100 minutes of game time. Other great players would include Franco Baresi who was a world class midfielder both for AC Milan and the Italian national team. Something about the Italians makes them great goal keepers. Gianluigi Buffon practically led his team to the cup in 2006. Even in other sports like hockey one of the best goaltenders (Luongo) is Italian.

3) The third great football nation would have to be Germany. With 3 world cups under their belt and a never ending list of legendary players puts them in this top spot. Germany won the world cup in 1954, 1974, and 1990. Like Brazil the Germans have placed in the top 3 at least 10 times out of the 19 world cups that have taken place. They have had the same number of appearances as Italy. Some players that have changed the level of football for the Germens would have to be players like Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller and Michael Ballack. Beckenbauer and Muller were the best players of their time. Michael Ballack was one of the youngest Germens to captain the team making his debut in 2006 when they hosted the world cup.