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#WorldCupRank -- The Top 50

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Until the action begins on June 12, ESPN FC will rank the Top 50 players at the 2014 World Cup, based on an extensive survey of ESPN writers, editors and TV analysts across all regions (ESPN FC, ESPN Argentina, ESPN Brazil, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Mexico).

Welcome to ESPN FC's #WorldCupRank.

World Cup Top 50

World Cup 50: David Luiz

World Cup 49: Iker Casillas

World Cup 48: Samuel Eto'o

World Cup 47: Gerard Pique

World Cup 46: Daniel Sturridge

World Cup 45: Daniele De Rossi

World Cup 44: Dani Alves

World Cup 43: Didier Drogba

World Cup 42: Cesc Fabregas

World Cup 41: Gonzalo Higuain

World Cup 40: Sergio Busquets

World Cup 39: Gianluigi Buffon

World Cup 38: Mario Goetze

World Cup 37: Steven Gerrard

World Cup 36: Thibaut Courtois

World Cup 35: Alexis Sanchez

World Cup 34: Toni Kroos

World Cup 33: Marco Reus

World Cup 32: Luka Modric

World Cup 31: Vincent Kompany

World Cup 30: Paul Pogba

World Cup 29: Mesut Ozil

World Cup 28: Thomas Mueller

World Cup 27: Manuel Neuer

World Cup 26: David Silva

World Cup 25: Oscar

World Cup 24: Karim Benzema

World Cup 23: Angel Di Maria

World Cup 22: Philipp Lahm

World Cup 21: Diego Costa

World Cup 20: Mario Balotelli

World Cup 19: Radamel Falcao

World Cup 18: Edinson Cavani

World Cup 17: Arturo Vidal

World Cup 16: B. Schweinsteiger

15: Andrea Pirlo

14: Wayne Rooney

13: Robin van Persie

12: Thiago Silva

11: Sergio Aguero

10: Eden Hazard

9: Arjen Robben

8: Xavi

7: Yaya Toure

6: Neymar

5: Franck Ribery

4: Luis Suarez

3: Andres Iniesta

2: Cristiano Ronaldo

1: Lionel Messi

Contributors include:

ESPN FC: Michael Cox, Gabriele Marcotti, Roger Bennett, David Hirshey, Rory Smith, Graham Hunter, Sid Lowe, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens, James Horncastle, Jeff Carlisle, Doug McIntyre, John Brewin, Fernando Duarte, Ian Darke, Richard Jolly, Miguel Delaney

ESPN Argentina: Nicolas Baier, Damian Didonato, Roberto Martinez, Enrique Sacco, Vito de Palma

ESPN Deportes: Rafa Ramos, Jose Antonio Cortes, Carlos Zafra, Arturo Cruz

ESPN Mexico: Eduardo Sanchez, David Esquivel, Vito Garcia, Javier Mosquera

ESPN Brasil: Paulo Vinicius Coelho, Leonardo Bertozzi, Gustavo Hofman, Gian Oddi, Paulo Cobos, Ricardo Zanei

ESPN FC TV: Shaka Hislop, Stuart Robson, Steve Nicol, Craig Burley, Alexi Lalas

#WorldCupRank features:

- Iain Macintosh: Welcome to #WorldCupRank
- Tim Vickery: Quirky Luiz the key for Brazil
- Jeff Carlisle: Why no Americans in #WorldCupRank?
- Doug McIntyre: Five Yanks for 2018
- Colin Udoh: Africa's next golden generation
- Graham Hunter: Sergio Busquets, the man you hate to love
- Rory Smith: Modric's star is burning brighter
- Rafa Ramos: El Tri miss the Top 50
- Gabriele Marcotti: Paul Pogba proves he has what it takes
- Tim Vickery: Oscar is Brazil's true leader
- Raphael Honigstein: Is this Germany's year?
- Nicolas Baier, ESPN Argentina: Di Maria never runs alone
- James Horncastle: Balotelli, Cavani or Falcao?
- Michael Cox: In praise of box-to-box midfielders
- James Tyler: Pirlo gets better with age
- John Brewin: Rooney remains an asset for England
- Simon Kuper: Dutch depend on do-it-all van Persie
- Michael Cox: Where are all the great defenders?
- Sam Kelly: Sergio Aguero, the eternal understudy
- Simon Kuper: Robben the soloist in a land of Total Football
- Eduardo Alvarez: Xavi's last stand for Spain?
- Rory Smith: Is Neymar worth it? Wait and see
- ESPN Argentina: 10 to watch from South America
- Simon Kuper: Controversial Suarez seeks redemption
- James Tyler: Surprising #WorldCupRank omissions
- Gabriele Marcotti: Now the real fun and debate begins...

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