The Best Athletes Never To Win The World Cup

Published on 07/02/2018
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Hakan Şükür

How could we not include the “Bull of the Bosphorus”? The now 46 year old spent a majority of his career with Galatasaray where he won 14 major titles and was a three-time Gol Kralı (Goal King, a title and award annually given to the top goalscorer of the Süper Lig). Şükür represented Turkey 112 times, where be scored 51 goals, making him Turkey’s top goalscorer. Moreover he’s considered one of the modern era’s most prolific strikers as Şükür has bagged 383 goals, including the fastest EVER in a World Cup, back in 2002.

Hakan Şükür

Hakan Şükür

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Zico

Head over to Brazil to find the legend, Zico. the attacking midfielder participated in the 1978, 1982, 1986 World Cups but his best finish? Third place in the 1978 World Cup. The 1982 Brazil team had a list of greats on the pitch, such as Zico, Sócrates, Falcão, Eder, and more. They were tournament favorites that year, but were crushed by Italy in the second round in what many say is considered one of the worst losses in Brazil’s footballing history.

Zico

Zico

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