WWC XI

Which 11 players from the World Cup would make your WWC XI?

Formation, etc is upto you...


I'm gonna have a think about mine

In the form they were during the WWC or the way we like them in general?

Cos if first, I might have to put a German in my goal

Haha yes you might!

Nah, I'll go with Solo - she's the best in the world,
and she was in good form during the WWC
which we could clearly see
until she was kicked out of the squad for nothing.

Some of the players I've chosen, have not played full games
but when they were, they did good.
You can't blame the players for coaches' odd decisions.


Solo (USA)

Krahn (Ger)
Westberg (Swe)
Stoney (Eng)

Stensland (Nor)
Chapman (Eng)
Smith (Eng)
Daniela (Bra)

Marta (Bra)
R.Gulbrandsen (Nor)
Wambach (USA)


Subs (one in each line):
Angerer (Ger)
Phillip (Eng)
Klaveness (Nor)
De Vanna (Aus)

1. Nadine Angerer (Germany)

2. Elaine (Brazil)
3. Casey Stoney (England)
4. Faye White (England)

5. Katie Chapman (England)
6. Shannon Boxx (USA)
7. Kelly Smith (England)
11 Christine Lilly (USA)

8. Abby Wambach (USA)
9. Marta (Brazil)
10. Christiane (Brazil)

FIFA's All-star team:

Goalkeepers: Nadine ANGERER (GER, No1), Bente NORDBY (NOR, No1).

Defenders: LI Jie (CHN, No3), Kerstin STEGEMANN (GER, No2), Ariane HINGST (GER, No17), Ane STANGELAND HORPESTAD (NOR, No2).

Midfielders: DANIELA (BRA, No7), FORMIGA (BRA, No8), Kelly SMITH (ENG, No10), Renate LINGOR (GER, No10), Ingvild STENSLAND (NOR, No4), Kristine LILLY (USA, No13).

Forwards: Lisa DE VANNA (AUS, No11), MARTA (BRA, No10), CRISTIANE (BRA, No11), Birgit PRINZ (GER, No9).

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Have no idea how Lilly got in there cos she was poor this WC
She looked slow and not very creative.
I wasn't overly impressed with Prinz either

I guess they're just names that have to be put in there on previous merit?

Who picked those?!

Stangeland? Even Huse was a lot better than her.

Prinz? Yeah, she scored something, but so did Gulbrandsen (6 in 6 games),
her goals were more entertaining and she was more creative than Frau Birigt.

Always the same names - Hingst, Stegemann, what about Krahn?

Previous merit sounds about right.