FIFA XI Matches

  • Men's Matches
  • Women's Matches
  • Non-official Matches

    • Men´s Matches
    Women´s Matches

    "non-official" matches

    Men´s Matches

    Some of these matches can be considered for somebody as not played by the FIFA XI.
I considered all matches which were mentioned in at least one of these sources:
(between parenthesis, the ordinal number of the matches considered by each source)
    - FIFA Official Site´s complete list  (1, 2, 4 to 18)
- RSSSF's old file about FIFA XI matches (1 to 9, 13 to 15, 17, 18)
    1 - FIFA XI 1-2 England
London, 23/10/1963 (Centenary of The Football Association)
Wembley Stadium  -  Ref.: Robert H. Davidson (Scotland)
Att.: 100.000
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Yashin [Russia]
(Soskic) [Yugoslavia]
Djalma Santos [Brazil]
(Eizaguirre) [Chile]
Schnellinger [West Germany]
Pluskal [Czechoslovakia]
Popluhar [Czechoslovakia]
Masopust  [Czechoslovakia]
(Baxter) [Scotland]
Kopa [France]
(Seeler) [Germany]
Law [Scotland]
Di Stefano [Argentina/Spain]
Eusebio [Portugal]
(Puskas) [Hungary/Spain]
Gento [Spain]
Coach: Fernando Riera [Chile]
    England: Banks, Armfield, Wilson, Milne, Norman, Moore, Paine, Greaves, Smith, Eastham,
B. Charlton.
    Goals: Paine, Dennis Law and Greaves
    2 - FIFA XI 3-0 Spain
Madrid, 27/09/1967 (Ricardo Zamora 65th Birthday)
Santiago Bernabeu  -  Ref.: José Maria Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain)
Att.: 35.000
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Sarti [Italy]
(Boneti) [Spain]
Burgnich [Italy]
Ure [Scotland]
Cooke [Northern Ireland]
Schnelligner [Germany]
Rivera [Italy]
Coluna [Portugal]
(Benitez) [Uruguay]
Hamrin [Sweden]
Mazzola [Italy]
Eusebio [Portugal]
(Goyvaerts) [Belgium]
Corso [Italy]
Coach: ?
    Spain: Iribar (Sandurni), Sanchis (Eladio), Reija - Gloria, De Felipe, Gallege - Ufarte, Grosso,
Marcelino, Adelardo, José Maria (Bueno).
    Goals: Alessandro Mazzola, Eusébio and Fernand Goyvaerts
    3 - FIFA XI 1-2 Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, 06/11/1968 (10th Anniversary of Brazil´s First World Cup)
Maracanã Stadium  -  Ref.: Diego Di Léo (Italy)
Att.: 93.000
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Yashin [USSR]
(Mazurkiewicz) [Uruguay]
Novak [Czechoslovakia]
Shesterniev [USSR]
Schulz [West Germany]
Marzolini [Argentina]
(Perfumo) [Argentina]
Beckenbauer [West Germany]
Szucs [Hungary]
Amancio [Spain]
(Metreveli) [USSR]
Albert [Hungary]
(Rocha) [Uruguay]
Overath [Germany]
Dzajic [Yugoslavia]
(Farkas) [Hungary]
Coach: ?
    Brazil: Picasso, Carlos Alberto Torres, Jurandir (Moreira), Roberto Dias, Everaldo - Gérson, 
Rivellino - Natal (Paulo Borges), Jairzinho, Pelé, Paulo César Caju (Tostão).
    Goals: Rivellino, Albert and Tostão
    4 - FIFA XI 1-2 Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, 19/12/1973 (Garrincha´s Farewell)
Maracanã Stadium  -  Ref.: Armando Marques (Brazil) and Arnaldo César Coelho (Brazil)
Att.: 131.000
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Andrada [Uruguay]
Forlan [Uruguay]
Alex [Argentina]
Reyes [Paraguay]
(Oleshanski) [Soviet Union]
Bruñel [Uruguay]
Dreyer [Argentina]
Pedro Rocha [Uruguay]
Houseman [Argentina]
(Babington) [Argentina]
Brindisi [Argentina]
Doval [Argentina]
Onishchenko [Soviet Union]
(Levtchev) [Bulgaria]
Coach: Mário Travaglini [Brazil].
    Brazil: Félix (Leão), Carlos Alberto Torres (Zé Maria), Brito (Luís Pereira), Piazza, Everaldo
(Marinho Chagas) - Clodoaldo (Zé Carlos), Rivellino - Garrincha (Zequinha), Jairzinho (André),
Pelé (Ademir da Guia), Paulo César Caju (Mário Sérgio).
    Goals: Brindisi, Pelé and Luís Pereira
    Obs: Some sources identifies this match as Combinado Brasileiro (Brazilian XI) - Combinado
Estrangeiro (Foreign Players XI).
    5 - FIFA XI 2-1 Argentina
Buenos Aires, 25/06/1979 (1st Anniversary of Argentina´s First World Cup)
Monumental de Nuñes  -  Ref.: Abraham Klein (Israel)
Att.: 82.000
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Leão [Brazil]
(Koncilia) [Austria]
Kaltz [Germany]
Cabrini [Italy]
Toninho [Brazil]
Tardelli [Italy]
Pezzey [Austria]
Krol [Netherlands]
Platini [France]
(Zico) [Brazil]
Asensi [Spain]
(Causio) [Italy]
Rossi [Italy]
Boniek [Poland]
Coach: ?
    Argentina: Ubaldo Matildo Fillol, Jorge Olguín, Luis Galván, Daniel Alberto Passarella, Alberto
César Tarantini - Osvaldo Ardiles, Américo Rubén Gallego, Diego Armando Maradona - René Orlando
Houseman, Leopoldo Jacinto Luque (Outes), Daniel Valencia.
    Goals: Maradona, Luís Galván (own goal) and Zico
    6 - FIFA XI 2-3 Europe Team
New York, 07/08/1982 (FIFA Charity Match for UNICEF)
Giants Stadium  -  Ref.: David Socha (USA)
Att.: 76.900
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    N´Kono [Cameroon]
Duarte [Peru]
(Davis) [USA]
Oscar [Brazil]
Romero [Colombia]
Sanchez [Mexico]
Junior [Brazil]
Falcão [Brazil]
Sócrates [Brazil]
Zico [Brazil]
Belloumi [Algeria]
Chinaglia [USA]
(Al-Dakhil) [Kuweit]
Coach: ?
    European Team: Zoff (Schumacher), Krol, Tardelli, Pezzey, Beckenbauer (Platini) - Stojkovic,
Humberto Coelho, Antognioni, Boniek (Neeskens) - Rossi, Blokhin (Keegan)
    Goals: Zico, Lakhdar Belloumi, Keegan, Pezzey, Antognoni
    7 - FIFA XI 2-2 American Team (3-4 on penalties)
Pasadena, 27/08/1986 (FIFA Charity Match for UNICEF)
Rose Bowl  -  Ref.: David Socha (USA)
Att.: 57.600
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Pat Jennings [Northern Ireland]
(Rinat Dasayev [Soviet Union])
Manuel Amoros [France]
Terry Butcher [England]
Ulrich 'Uli' Stielike [Germany],
Michel Renquin [Belgium]
(Heinz Hermann [Switzerland])
Gordon Strachan [Scotland],
Søren Lerby [Denmark],
Felix Magath [Germany]
(Park Chang-Sun [South Korea])
Dominique Rocheteau [France]
(Mohamed Timoumi [Morocco] 46')
Paolo Rossi [Italy]
Igor Belanov [Soviet Union]
Coach: Franz Beckenbauer [Germany] & Johann Cruyff [Netherlands].
    American Team: Nery Pumpido (Roberto Fernández) Josimar Pereira (Paul Caligiuri),
Júlio César Silva, José Luis Brown (Fernando Quirarte), Raúl Servin -
Ricardo de Brito "Alemão", Paulo Roberto Falcão, Jorge Nuñes
(Julio César Romero "Romerito"), Manuel Negrete - Diego Maradona, Roberto Cabañas.
Coaches: Carlos Bilardo [ARG] & Velibor 'Bora' Milutrinovic [YUG].
    Goals: Terry Butcher, Paolo Rossi, Roberto Cabañas, Diego Maradona
    Penalties: 
FIFA XI: Paolo Rossi, Søren Lerby, Gordon Strachan (missed: Manuel Amoros, Park Chang-Sun)
American Team: Paulo Roberto Falcão, Ricardo de Brito "Alemão", Roberto Cabañas,
Diego Maradona (missed: Manuel Negrete).
    8 - FIFA XI 1-3 Germany
München, 08/10/1991 (FIFA Charity Match for UNICEF)
Olympiastadion  -  Ref.: Rosario Lo Bello (Italy)
Att.: 38.000
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Goycoechea [Argentina]
(Higuita) [Colombia]
Mozer [Brazil]
Ruggeri [Argentina]
Ricardo Gomes [Brazil]
Jorginho [Brazil]
(Stojkovic) [Yugoslavia]
Waddle [England]
(Kim Joo-Sung) [South Korea]
Gullit [Netherlands]
Stojkovic [Yugoslavia]
(Valderrama) [Colombia]
Armstrong [USA]
(Riza) [Turkey]
Weah [Liberia]
(Zamorano) [Colombia]
Stoichkov [Bulgaria]
(Skuhravy) [Czechoslovakia]
Coach: Bobby Robson [England] and Bora Milutinovic [Yugoslavia]
    Germany: Illgner (Köpke), Binz, Kohler, Beiersdorfer - Reuter, Hässler, Matthäus, Möller (Bein),
Brehme (Effenberg) - Völler, Klinsmann (Thom).
    Goals: Hristo Stoichkov, Beiersdorfer, Effenberg, Ruggeri (own goal)
    9 - FIFA XI 1-2 Brazil
New York, 14/07/1996 (FIFA Charity Match for SOS Children´s Villages)
Giants Stadium  -  Ref.: Arturo Brizio (Mexico)
Att.: 78.416
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Jorge Campos [Mexico]
(Nelson Tapia) [Chile]
Lothar Matthaeus [Germany]
John Harkes [USA]
(Ned Zelic) [Australia]
Fernando Hierro [Spain]
(Fernando Couto) [Portugal]
Marcel Desailly [France]
(Mark Fish) [South Africa]
Mark Fish [South Africa]
(Krassimir Balakov) [Bulgaria]
Michael Laudrup [Denmark]
(Abedi Pelé) [Ghana]
Fernando Redondo [Argentina]
David Ginola [France]
Jürgen Klinsmann [Germany]
Kazu Miura [Japan]
(George Weah) [Liberia]
Coaches: Richard Moeller-Nielsen [Denmark], Bora Milutinovic [Yugoslavia] and Steve Sampson [USA]
    Brazil: Dida, Zé Maria, Aldair, Ronaldo Guiaro, Roberto Carlos - Flávio Conceição, Amaral
(Zé Elias), Rivaldo, Juninho Paulista - Bebeto (Sávio), Ronaldo.
    Goals: Bebeto, Klinsmann, and Roberto Carlos
    Obs: This was the olympic team of Brazil.
    10 - FIFA XI 5-3 Asian Team
Hong Kong, 03/07/1997 (Reunification Cup - Hong Kong´s return to Chinese rule)
Hong Kong Stadium  -  Ref.: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
Att.: 23.000
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Köpke [Germany]
(Arendse) [South Africa]
Ha Seok Ju [Korea]
Hierro [Spain]
Verlaat [Netherlands]
Matthäus [Germany]
Dunga [Brazil]
Lebedev [Uzbekistan]
Weah [Liberia]
Sukur [Turkey]
Zé Elias [Brazil]
Papin [France]
Reyna [USA]
Alfonso [Spain]
Coaches: Bora Milutinovic [Yugoslavia] and Jozef Venglos [Slovakia]
    Asian Team: Al-Deaya (Ou Chuliang); Al-Jahani, Ihara, Chi Keung, Fan Zhiyi, Dusit Chalermsan,
Nasrullah, Bagheri, Ahmed Mohamed, Daei, Azizi, Al-Enazi, Hao Haidong. 
    Goals: Azizi, Weah, Alfonso, Sukur, Reyna, Papin, Al-Enazi and Bagheri
    Obs.: 2 substitutions of FIFA XI and 2 of Asia are unknown.
    11 - FIFA XI 2-0 Russia
Moscow, 18/08/1997 (Centenary of Russian football and 850 years of the City of Moscow)
Luzhniki Stadium  -  Ref.: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Att.: 55.000
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Andoni Zubizarreta [Spain]
(Uwe Gospodarek) [Germany]
Ramon Vega [Switzerland]
Frank Verlaat [Netherlands]
Lothar Matthäus [Germany]
Claudio Suarez [Mexico]
Aron Winter [Netherlands]
Julen Guerrero [Spain]
Stefan Effenberg [Germany]
Youri Djorkaeff [France]
(Akhrik Tsveiba) [Russia]
Jean-Pierre Papin [France]
(Abedi Pelé) [Ghana]
Andrei Shevchenko [Ukraine]
(Vladimir Beschastnykh) [Russia]
Coaches: Bobby Robson [England] and Bora Milutinovic [Yugoslavia]
    Russia: Ovchinnikov (Tcherchesov), Kovtun (Pagayev), Nikiforov (Tchugaynov), Popov, Kosolapov
(Yanovskiy), Kanchelskis (S. Grishin), Onopko, Alenichev (Kharlachyov), Kolyvanov (Tikhonov), 
Veretennikov, Simutenkov (Tcheryshev)
    Goals: Djorkaeff and Guerrero
    12 - FIFA XI 5-2 European Team
Marseille, 04/12/1997 (1998 World Cup Final Draw)
Stade de Vélodrome  -  Ref.: Veissiére (France)
Att.: 38.000
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Jacques Songo'o [Cameroon]
(Ruben Ruíz Diaz) [Paraguay]
Hong Myung-Bo [South Korea]
Javier Margas [Chile]
Nourredine Naybet [Morocco]
David Nyathi [South Africa]
Marcelino Bernal [Mexico]
Hidetoshi Nakata [Japan]
Adel Sellimi [Tunisia]
Anthony De Ávila [Colombia]
(Eric Wynalda) [USA]
Ronaldo [Brasil]
(Deon Burton) [Jamaica]
Gabriel Batistuta [Argentina]
(Hussain Sulimani) [Saudi Arabia]
Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira [Brazil]
    Europe Team: Kopke (Grodas), Pfeifenberger, Costacurta, Hierro (Durie), Lemoine (Sorin Kolding)
 - Ince, Balakov, Lacatus, Zidane - Kluivert (Jokanovic), Boksic.
    Goals: Lacatus, De Ávila, Ronaldo, Batistuta (2), Ronaldo and Zidane
    13 - FIFA XI 4-4 Turkish League
Istanbul, 09/09/1998 (75th Anniversary of founding of the Turkish Republic and the Turkish 
Football Association)
Inönü Stadium  -  Ref.: Gamal al Ghandour (Egypt)
Att.: 15.000
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Claudio Taffarel [Brazil]
Pierre Njanka [Cameroon]
Jes Hogh [Denmark]
(Ilir Shulku) [Albania]
Gheorghe Popescu [Romania]
Mehdi Pashazadeh [Iran]
Paul Lambert [Switzerland]
Dragan Stoijkovic [Yugoslavia]
(John Lesiba Moshoeu) [South Africa]
Gheorghe Hagi [Romania]
Dunga [Brazil]
Julén Guerrero [Spain]
(Jacques Songo'o) [Cameroon]
Jean-Pierre Papin [France]
Coaches: Carlos Alberto Parreira [Brazil] and Jozef Venglos [Slovakia]
    Turkish League: Omer Catkic (Metin Akcevre), Alpay Ozalan, Ercan Kologlu (Erol Bulut), Sead 
Halilagic (Nuri) (Dursun), Emrah Eren (Umit Davala), Huseyin (Tolunay Kafkas), Oguz Cetin 
(Ayhan Akman), Fatih (Sinan), Ibrahim (Abdulkadir), Elvir Bolic (Ilhan), Elvir Baljic (Coskun)
    Goals: Elvir Baljic, Georghe Hagi, Elvir Baljic, Abdulkadir Demirci, Georghe Hagi, Jean-Pierre
Papin, Umit Davala and Gheorghe Hagi
    Obs.: Taffarel was sent off
    14 - FIFA XI 2-6 Italy
Rome, 16/12/1998 (FIGC (Italian Football Association) Centenary)
Stadio Olimpico  -  Ref.: Remi Harrel (France)
Att.: 21.352
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Gianluca Pagliuca [Italy]
(Ike Shorunmu) [Nigeria]
Zé Maria [Brazil]
David Nyathi [South Africa]
Fernando Hierro [Spain]
(Hidetoshi Nakata) [Japan]
Dunga [Brazil]
(João Pinto) [Portugal]
Aron Winter [Netherlands]
(Julen Guerrero) [Spain]
George Weah [Liberia]
Rui Costa [Portugal]
(Luis Hernandez) [Mexico]
Ronaldo [Brazil]
(Davor Suker) [Croatia]
Zinedine Zidane [France]
(Oliver Bierhoff) [Germany]
Gabriel Batistuta [Argentina]
(Marcelo Salas) [Chile]
Coaches: Carlos Alberto Parreira [Brazil] and Jozef Venglos [Slovakia]
    Italy: Peruzzi (Buffon), Panucci, Maldini (Pessotto), D. Baggio (Tommasi) - Nesta (Negro),
Cannavaro (Torricelli), Fuser, Albertini (Cois), Inzaghi (Delvecchio) - Di Francesco (Bachini),
Totti (Chiesa).
    Goals: Inzaghi, Batistuta, Weah, Di Francesco, Fuser, Chiesa (3)
    15 - FIFA XI 2-3 Australia
Sydney, 12/06/1999 (Sydney Olympic Stadium Opening)
Stadium Australia  -  Ref.: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
Att.: 88.101
    FIFA XI:
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Bernard Lama [France]
(Jorge Campos) [Mexico]
Rigobert Song [Cameroon]
Julio Cesar [Brazil]
Taribo West [Nigeria]
(Javier Margas) [Chile]
Lucas Radebe [South Africa]
(Hany Ramzy) [Egypt]
Murat Yakin [Switzerland]
(Matt Le Tissier) [England]
Ilja Tsimbalar [Russia]
(Wynton Rufer) [New Zealand]
Okan Buruk [Turkey]
(Shaun Bartlett) [Jamaica]
Christian Vieri [Italy]
Leonardo [Brazil]
(M. Branca) [Italy]
Juergen Klinsmann [Germany]
Coach: Roy Hodgson [England]
    Australia: Mark Bosnich (Zeljko Kalac), Anthony Vidmar (Muscat), Stan Lazaridis, Okon, Tobin, 
Popovic (Foxe), Corica, Nedjeljko Zelic (Grella), Mark-Anthony "Marko" Viduka (Aurelio Vidmar),
Harry Kewell (Emerton), Aloisi. 
    Goals: Murat Yakin, Ned Zelic, Brett Emerton, Javier Margas (own goal) and Wynton Rufer
    16 - FIFA XI 2-2 Africa´s Mandela Team
Johannesburg, 17/08/1999 (Farewell Game for Nelson Mandela)
Ellis Park Stadium - Ref.: Ndoya Falla (Senegal)
Att.: 35.000
    FIFA XI:
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Jorge Campos [Mexico]
(Jacques Songo´o) [Cameroon]
(Louis Crayton) [Liberia]
Saleh Al-Dawood [Saudi Arabia]
(Stig Bjornebye) [Norway]
Jeff Agoos [USA]
Branco [Brazil]
(Claudio Suarez) [Mexico]
Taribo West [Nigeria]
Christian Karembeu [France]
Dunga [Brazil]
Thomas Haessler [Germany]
Eduardo Hurtado [Ecuador]
Jean-Pierre Papin [France]
(Lubomir Moravcik) [Czech Republic]
Abedi Pelé [Ghana]
(Mustapha Hadji) [Morocco]
Coaches: Roy Hodgson [England] and Ruud Gullit [Netherlands]
    Africa´s Mandela Team: William Okpara (Brian Baloyi), Lucas Radebe, Mark Fish, Frank Amankwah
(Joel Masilela), John Mbidzo, Thabo Mngomeni (Steve Lekoelea), Roger Feutmba, Kalusha Bwalya,
Tijani Babangida, Phil Masinga, Efan Ekoku (Hossam Hassan) (Patrick Mayo)
    Goals: Kalusha Bwalya, Thomas Haessler, Lubomir Moravcik and Kalusha Bwalya
    17 - FIFA XI 1-0 Bosnia
Sarajevo, 25/04/2000 (Football for Peace)
Kosevo Stadium - Ref.: Günther Benkö (Austria)
Att.: 25.000
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Bernard Lama [France]
Claudio Suarez [Mexico]
Ibrahim Hassan [Egypt]
Aloisio [Brazil]
Frank Verlaat [Netherlands]
Dunga [Brazil]
Mustapha Hadji [Morocco]
Roberto Baggio [Italy]
Ali Daei [Iran]
Pierre Njanka [Cameroon]
Victor Onopko [Russia]
Coaches: Carlos Alberto Parreira [Brazil] and Carlos Queiroz [Portugal]
    Bosnia: Adnan Guso, Samir Duro, Sead Kapetanovic, Sergej Barbarez - Mirza Varesanovic, 
Faruk Hujdurovic, Alen Skoro, Dalibor Siric, Elvir Bolic - Hasan Salihamidzic, Marko Topic.
    Goal: Roberto Baggio
    Obs.: Substitutions of both teams are unknown.
    18 - FIFA XI 1-5 France
Marseille, 16/08/2000 (FIFA Charity Match for SOS Children´s Villages)
Stade de Vélodrome - Ref.: Mohammed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Att.: 60.000
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Andreas Köpke [Germany]
(Jacques Songo'o) [Cameroon]
Samuel Kuffour [Ghana]
(Ciro Ferrara) [Italy]
Aldair [Brazil]
(Frank Verlaat) [Netherlands]
Dunga [Brazil]
(Zé Elias) [Brazil]
Aron Winter [Netherlands]
(Zoubeir Beya) [Tunisia]
Su Maozhen [China]
(Geremi Ndjitap) [Cameroon]
Roberto Baggio [Italy]
Hidetoshi Nakata [Japan]
(Saliou Lassissi) [Ivory Coast]
Pierre Njanka [Cameroon]
(Khalid Musa'd Al Muwallad) [Saudi Arabia]
Rigobert Song [Cameroon]
(Pablo Thiam) [Guinea]
Taribo West [Nigeria]
(Yoo Sang-Chul) [South Korea]
Coach: Carlos Queiroz [Portugal] and Jozef Venglos [Slovakia]
    France: Fabien Barthez (Rame Ulrich), Vincent Candela, Bixente Lizarazu (Christian Karembeu), 
Laurent Blanc (Nicolas Anelka), Didier Deschamps (Patrick Vieira), Marcel Desailly, Zinedine 
Zidane, Thierry Henry (Youri Djorkaeff), Emmanuel Petit (Robert Pires), David Trezeguet (Frank
Leboeuf), Christophe Dugarry.
    Goals: David Trezeguet (3), Robert Pires, Nicolas Anelka and Roberto Baggio
    19 - FIFA XI 1-1 Japan & Korea XI
Yokohama, 03/01/2001 (World Dream soccer exhibition)
Yokohama International Stadium
Att.: 46.740
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Jose Luis Chilavert [Paraguay]
(Tony Meola) [USA]
Bulent Korkmaz [Turkey]
(Marcio Santos) [Brazil]
Lothar Matthaeus [Germany]
Kaha Kaladze [Russia]
Aaron Winter [Netherlands]
Ariel A. Ortega [Argentina]
Brian Roy [Netherlands]
(Roberto Trotta) [Argentina]
Emre Belozoglu [Turkey]
Jorge Bolano [Colombia]
Tijani Babangida [Nigeria]
Nelson Rafael Cuevas [Paraguay]
(Robert Prosinecki) [Croatia]
Coach: Arrigo Sacchi [Italy]
    Japan & Korea: Kim Byung-Ji (Daijiro Takakuwa), Yutaka Akita (Lee Lim-Seang), Naoki Matsuda,
Jung Kwang-Min (Park Nam-Yul), Toshihiro Hattori, Tomokazu Myojin, Ko Jung-Su, Hidetoshi Nakata,
(Chul Kang), Kim Do-Hoon (Kazuyoshi Miura), Masashi Nakayama, Choi Yong-Soo.
    Goals: Jung-Su Ko and Robert Prosinecki
    20 - FIFA XI 3-3 Real Madrid
Madrid, 18/12/2002 (100th anniversary of Real Madrid)
Santiago Bernabeu - Ref.: Mejuto González (Spain)
Att.: ??.???
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Pablo Cavallero [Argentina]
(Albano Bizarri) [Argentina]
Cafu [Brazil]
(Cha Du-Ri) [South Korea]
Rafael Márquez [Mexico]
(Noureddine Naybet) [Morocco]
Paolo Maldini [Italy]
(Murat Yakin) [Switzerland]
Bixente Lizarazu [France]
(Samuel Eto'o) [Cameroon]
Michael Ballack [Germany]
(Joaquín) [Spain]
Ruben Baraja [Spain]
(Andres D'Alessandro) [Argentina]
Hidetoshi Nakata [Japan]
(Aliou Cissé) [Senegal]
Rivaldo [Brazil]
(Kaká) [Brazil]
(Fernando Torres) [Spain]
Roberto Baggio [Italy]
(Marc Wilmots) [Belgium]
Miroslav Klose [Germany]
(Roy Makaay) [Netherlands]
(Pedrag Mijatovic) [Yugoslavia]
Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari [Brazil]
    Real Madrid: Casillas (César) (Carlos), Miñambres (Olalla), Pavón (Rúben), Helguera (Borja),
Raúl Bravo - Flávio Conceição (Solari), Guti (Celades), Zidane (Tote), Figo (McManaman) - Raúl
(Morientes) (Cambiasso), Ronaldo (Portillo).
    Goals: Klose, Kaká, Cissé, Solari(pen), Tote and Cambiasso

    Women´s Matches

    1 - FIFA XI 2-1 USA
San Jose, 14/02/1999 (1999 Women´s World Cup Final Draw)
Spartan Stadium - Ref.: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)
Att.: 15.367
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Gao Hong [China]
(Ulrika Karlsson) [Sweden]
Linda Medalen [Norway]
Kim Sun Hui [North Korea]
(Vivian Mensah) [Ghana]
Lene Terp [Denmark]
Charmaine Hooper [Canada]
Bettina Wiegmann [Germany]
(Irina Grigorieva) [Russia]
Homare Sawa [Japan]
(Manuela Tesse) [Italy]
Corinne Diacre [France]
Laurie Hill [Mexico]
(Sara Mohamed) [Egypt]
Mercy Akide [Nigeria]
(Grazielle) [Brazil]
Sue Smith [England]
(Julie Murray) [Australia]
Coaches: Gunilla Paijkull [Sweden] and Sylvie Beliveau [Canada]
    USA: Briana Scurry (Tracy Ducar), Carla Overbeck, Kate Sobrero, Lorrie Fair (Christie Pearce), 
Joy Fawcett, Brandi Chastain (Cindy Parlow), Julie Foudy, Michelle Akers (Tisha Venturini)
(Tiffany Roberts), Kristine Lilly, Tiffeny Milbrett (Shannon MacMillan), Mia Hamm (Danielle
Fotopoulos). 
    Goals: Julie Foudy and Charmaine Hooper (2)
    2 - FIFA XI 3-2 Germany
Saint-Denis, 20/05/2004 (FIFA Centennial Match)
Stade de France - Ref.: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
Att.: 15.367
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Caroline Jönsson [Sweden]
(Memunatu Sulemana) [Ghana]
Liping Wang [China]
(Corinne Diacré) [France]
Marwa El Hawat [Egypt]
(Mercy Akide) [Nigeria]
Cheryl Salisbury [Australia]
(Marinette Pichon) [France]
Charmaine Hooper [Canada]
Marta [Brazil]
(Prisca Steinegger) [Switzerland]
Shanon Boxx [USA]
Stephanie Mugneret-Béghé [France]
Malin Moström [Sweden]
(Naima Laouadi) [Algeria]
Abby Wambach [USA]
Victoria Svensson [Sweden]
Coaches: Marika Domanski Lyfors [Sweden] and Elisabeth Loisel [France]
    Germany: Silke Rottenberg (Nadine Angerer) - Kerstin Stegemann, Sandra Minnert, Sonja Fuss
(Conny Pohlers), Ariane Hingst (Martina Müller) -  Pia Wunderlich (Sarah Günther), Kerstin
Garefrekes, Bettina Wiegmann, Viola Odebrecht (Christina Zerbe) - Sandra Meinert, Birgit Prinz. 
    Goals: Malin Moström, Birgit Prinz, Kerstin Garefrekes, Victoria Svensson and Mercy Akide.
    3 - FIFA XI 2-3 China
Wuhan, 21/04/2007 (2007 Women´s World Cup Final Draw)
Wuhan Sports Center Stadium - Ref.: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
Att.: 31.000
    FIFA XI
(between brackets the country from each player):
    Bente Nordby [Norway]
(Rachel Brown) [England]
Monica Gonzalez [Mexico]
(Laura Georges) [France]
Hiromi Isozaki [Japan]
(Kum Suk Ri) [North Korea]
Gitte Andersen [Denmark]
(Andrea Neil) [Canada]
Linda Medalen [Norway]
(Cheryl Salisbury) [Australia]
Daniela Alves [Brazil]
Portia Modise [South Africa]
Adjoa Bayor [Ghana]
(Kristine Lilly) [USA]
Cynthia Uwak [Nigeria]
(Maia Jackman) [New Zealand]
Conny Pohlers [Germany]
Mariela Coronel [Argentina]
(Lotta Schelin) [Sweden]
Coaches: Tina Theune-Meyer [Germany] and Hope Powell [England]
    China: Yanru Zhang, Li Jie, Xinzhi Weng, Kun Wang, Yan Bi (Tong Zhang), Na Zhang, Duan Han
(Shuai Jiang), Caixia Xie (Xiaoxu Lou), Sa Liu (Ting Ji), Gaoping Zhou (Xiaomei Jin), Feifei
Qu (Ying Zhang).
    Goals: Conny Pohlers, Sa Liu, Duan Han, Cheryl Salisbury and Ting Ji

    "Non-Official" Matches

    There was several other matches played by World XI or similar teams,
    but not recognized by FIFA as played by its XI. Some of these matches
    can be found on the     World XI site, but this list is not exhaustive
    and I think never will be.

    ??/??/1965 - Great Britain 4-6 World XI (Stanley Matthews´s farewell)
    27/05/1971 - Soviet Dynamo 1-1 World XI (Yashin´s farewell)
    09/06/1972 - Red Star Belgrad 2-2 World XI (10th cup anniversary)
    24/04/1973 - Hamburg 2-5 World XI (Schulz´s farewell)
    25/09/1973 - Benfica 2-2 World XI (Eusebio´s farewell)
    26/03/1975 - Anderlecht 8-3 World XI (Van Himst´s farewell)
    02/06/1976 - Brazil 1-1 Rest of the World XI ("Cruyff stars" excursion in Brazil)
    06/06/1976 - Brazil 2-1 Rest of the World XI ("Cruyff stars" excursion in Brazil)
    10/06/1976 - Brazil 3-1 Rest of the World XI ("Cruyff stars" excursion in Brazil)
    30/08/1978 - Cosmos New York 2-2 World XI (UNICEF match)
    16/12/1980 - Barcelona 3-2 World XI (UNICEF match)
    31/05/1983 - Bayern München 2-3 World XI (Breitner´s farewell)
    22/07/1984 - Cosmos New York 1-3 World XI (UNICEF match)
    08/08/1987 - Football League XI 3-0 Rest of the World XI (English Football League Centenary Classic)
    23/05/1988 - France - Rest of the World XI (Platini´s farewell)
    27/03/1989 - Brazil 1-2 Rest of the World XI (Zico´s farewell)
    31/10/1990 - Brazil 1-2 Rest of the World XI (Pelé´s 50th birthday)
    27/04/1997 - Europe XI 3-4 World XI (AIFP match)
    30/05/1999 - France 2-2 World XI (Jean-Pierre Papin Testimonial)
    11/10/1999 - Manchester United 2-4 Rest of the World XI (?)
    24/04/2001 - Romania 2-2 World XI (Gheorghe Hagi´s farewell)
    10/11/2001 - Argentina 6-3 Rest of the World XI (Maradona´s farewell)
    11/11/2003 - Cameroon 3-1 Rest of the World XI (Foe´s tribute match)
    21/12/2003 - San Lorenzo 4-2 Rest of the World XI (Acosta´s farewell)
    22/12/2003 - Chile 5-2 Rest of the World XI (Zamorano´s farewell)
    01/02/2004 - Colombia 3-3 Rest of the World XI (Valderrama´s farewell)
    12/04/2004 - Barcelona 4-3 World XI (Goals against AIDS)
    17/05/2004 - Romania 3-2 World XI (Gheorghe Popescu´s farewell)
    22/11/2004 - Velez Sarsfield 2-1 World XI (Chilavert´s farewell)
    18/07/2007 - Africa XI 3-3 World XI (Nelson Mandela 89´s birthday)

    Many thanks to Alan Brown (a.brown38@ntlworld.com), Bojan Puric (bojan.puric@public.srce.hr), David Shannon (djsst@lycos.com), Eli Schmerler (e_schmerler@hotmail.com), Erdinc Sivritepe (turkishsoccer@angelfire.com), Frank Ballesteros (Frank.Ballesteros@kellogg.com), Gerd Heuser (g.heuser@kicker.de), Gwidon S. Naskrent (naskrent@artemida.amu.edu.pl), Jean-Michel Cazal (jean-michel.cazal@wanadoo.fr), Jose Luis Pierrend (josepierrend@yahoo.com), Karel Stokkermans (karel@rsssf.com), Michael Ustinov (vciom@sandy.ru), Miron Goihman (mgoihman@ch.moldpac.md), Neil Morrison (nfm24@hermes.cam.ac.uk), Osvaldo Gorgazzi (gorgazzi@uol.com.ar) and Sorin Arotaritei (sorinaro@suceava.astral.ro).

    Prepared and maintained by Marcelo Leme de Arruda for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

    Author: Marcelo Leme de Arruda (mlarruda@terra.com.br)
    Last updated: 2 Aug 2007

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