World Cup 2006 - Top 10 Soccer World Cup Teams

1) Brazil (1970): Regarded by the majority of historians and critics as the greatest soccer team of all time.

2) Italy (1982): The Azzurri started slowly in Spain, tying all three of their opening round games and scraping into the quarter-finals by the skin of their teeth.

3) Argentina (1986): The magical Maradona dominated the tournament in Mexico, but he was ably abetted by the hard-working Jorge Luis Burruchaga, the sublime talents of Jorge Valdano and Oscar Ruggeri, a solid presence in the centre of Argentina's defence.

4) West Germany (1974): An incredibly talented team with Franz Beckenbauer, Sepp Maier and Gerd Muller.

5) Hungary (1954): The greatest team never to win the World Cup.

6) The Netherlands (1974): Another fantastic team that somehow did not win the World Cup.

7) Brazil (1958): Often overshadowed by the 1970 team, Brazil's 1958 squad was equally brilliant.

8) France (1998): Led by the unrivalled Zinedine Zidane, Les Bleus romped to its first World Cup crown on home soil in considerable style.

9) England (1966): The World Cup came "home" in 1966 when England, the inventors of the game, won the Jules Rimet Trophy in an epic and dramatic final over West Germany at Wembley Stadium.

10) Italy (1938): The Azzurri were first crowned champions in 1934 but critics contended the Italians only won because the tournament had been staged on their home soil.