Top 10 Football Teams in the World Throughout History

Throughout the long history of King Sport, there have been many excellent teams that drive millions of fans crazy. 

Based on practical conditions such as technical criteria,   gameplay, individual and collective achievements, we have made a list of the ten greatest teams ever.  

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Top 10 Football teams in the history checklist

Top 1. Spain national team (period 2007–2012)

With winning three consecutive world-class football tournaments, the national team of Spain must be the greatest throughout history. 

They were the champion of the reputable UEFA Euro Championships in 2008 and 2012 and the FIFA World Cup in 2010. During the 2007 – 2009 period, they had the record of a 35-match unbeaten run. That consisted of victory in all ten qualification games in World Cup 2010.

Most players in the national team of Spain play in critical positions in the two famous FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. The most prominent names are Iker Casillas, David Villa, Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Xabi Alonso, and Carles Puyol.

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Top 2. Brazil national team (period 1970)

In 1970, football fans saw the most excellent World Cup performance ever. The team of Brazil netted up to 19 goals in only six matches.

The culmination is the final match where they destroyed Italy with the result 4-1, and Carlos Alberto scored one of the best goals in history.

In addition, legendary players like Pele, Jairzinho, Tostão, Gerson, and Rivelino also created the reputation for the attacking football style.

Top 3. Barcelona FC (period 2009)

A decade after the first achievement of MU, Barcelona was the first Spanish FC to get a treble. They defeated the mighty Manchester United in the final match of the Champions League with 2-0, beaten Real Madrid with 6-2 to be the top 1 of La Liga apart from winning the well-known Copa Del Rey. 

Guided by Pep Guardiola, Barcelona’s eye-catching and skillful tiki-taka play style also helped them to win the Spanish national cup and UEFA Super Cups in addition to the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

At the same time, it was when Lionel Messi became the number one player in the world.

Top 4. Manchester United FC (period 1999)

Only in one season 1998-1999, MU FC won up to triple tournaments: FA Cup, the Premier League, and Champions League. The club had excellent footballers like David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, and Peter Schmeichel. 

Led by Mr. Alex Ferguson, Manchester United always fought to the last moment. This was very obvious in the final match of the Champions League in 1999 when they netted two goals very late in the game. 

Top 5. Real Madrid FC (period 1955–1960)

Under the guidance of not only Alfredo Di Stéfano but also Ferenc Puskas, Real Madrid overwhelmed any teams in the late 1950s. From 1956 to 1960, the FC was the champion in the European Cup tournament (Champions league) for consecutively five years. 

Especially relevant in the final game of 1960, the club beat Eintracht Frankfurt with the result 7-3. And it was also among the most emotional football matches ever.

Top 6. France national team (period 1998–2000)

In 1998, the national football team of France became the champion of the World Cup by defeating mighty Brazil with 3-0 in the final game. 

Not long later, in 2000, the team won the tournament of European Championships, beating Italians with 2-1 with a memorable goal by David Trezeguet. 

Furthermore, there were a lot of excellent players in this team, such as Zinedine Zidane, Theirry Henry, Didier Deschamps, Lilian Thuram, and Lauren Blanc. Generally talking, all of their positions were filled with top stars. 

Top 7. West Germany national team (period 1972–1974)

Possessing the greatest footballers in history, the national team of West Germany won the European Championships in 1972 as well as the World Cup in 1974. 

In addition to the well-known coach Franz Beckenbauer, they had famous Berti Vogts and a high-performance striker – Gerd Müller. In the final match of the 1974 World Cup, the robust ‘total football’ tactic of Netherlands from Johan Cruyff was invalidated by the German tank with the 2-1 result.

Top 8. Liverpool FC (period 1984)

Another treble-winning FC from Britain is Liverpool. Only in 1984, the team won the Premier League, a national cup beside the European Cup (Champions League).

The team defeated Roma in the later final game on penalties. Famous names are numerous such as Graeme Souness, Alan Hansen, Kenny Dalglish, and Ian Rush, who scored nearly 50 goals in that season.

Top 9. AC Milan FC (period 1988–1994)

In 6 years, the football club from Milan dominated the European Cup (Champions League) for three times and the domestic league up to four times. 

With a premium team of Paolo Maldini, Ruud Gullit, Marco Van Basten, Franco Baresi, and Frank Rijkaard, AC Milan crushed other football teams in Europe during those years.

Top 10. Arsenal FC (period 2004)

Dubbed as the ‘Arsenal Invincibles’, the club was utterly undefeatable in the 2003 – 2004 Premier League season.

Although Juventus was able to achieve the same record in 2012, Arsenal had much more victory with 90 points at the end of their season. 

Thanks to Robert Pires, Patrick Vieira, Dennis Bergkamp, and Theirry Henry and the swiftly attacking play style, Arsenal eliminated any opponents blocking their way to the league title without too much effort. The famous 49-game invincible record proved the club to be the most excellent team in the Premier League up to now.

Wrapping Up

The greatest football teams of all time don’t need to have the best players. It is understandable as football is a team sport, not a single-player game. 

As we can see, good coordination, team spirit, excellent tactics in combination with flexibility in situations are even more critical than top-notch personal skills.

For example, Lionel Messi and Argentina or Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal national team can hardly become the champion of the World Cup. 

Anyway, there are always many controversial ideas about the best team in any sport, so we are very willing to listen to your opinion. Feel free to comment below this post.

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