CASTROL INDEX FIFA WORLD CUP™ LEGENDS

Considered to be one of the great FIFA World Cup Finals™, Mexico ‘70 produced the most attacking football of any World Cup since 1966 with nearly three goals per game and a shot less than every three minutes. However, while it was the star-studded Brazil side that would ultimately lift the trophy, it was West Germany’s Gerd Muller who would produce the best individual performances. Indeed, as well as netting a Golden Shoe-winning 10 goals, the hitman also provided three assists. That involvement in 13 goals remains the best-ever figure in any single Finals since 1966.

The Top Five of the Castrol Index is dominated by attackers, with Pele, Luigi Riva and Uwe Seeler joined by the attacking midfielder Jairzinho, only the second player to have scored in every match on the way to winning the FIFA World Cup™. The superb performances of Jairzinho, along with Muller, mean that Pele has to make do with the final place on the podium. Many remember Pele's misses including his header that Banks saved superbly, his near miss from the halfway line and his dummy before shooting wide. All contributed to a conversion rate of just 15%, the lowest of the Top Three.

Despite playing their part in a classic final, Italy only manage to get two players in the Top 20, with Alessandro Mazzola, in 14th, joining striker Luigi Riva. Scorer of Brazil’s superb fourth goal in the final, Carlos Alberto takes 15th place while England’s Bobby Moore, famed for his iconic tackle on Pele, is in 23rd place.