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FIFA 18 World Cup Icons list - the top players FIFA 18 World Cup Icons and Legends ranked

The FIFA 18 World Cup Icons and their rankings explained.

FIFA 18 World Cup Icons features classic players from previous World Cup tournaments for you to build your squad with over the summer.

The likes of Pelé, Maradona and Ronaldo unsurprisingly top the pack, and our full World Cup Icons list give you a run down of every Icon and where they sit.

Our overall FIFA 18 World Cup ratings page also gives you an idea of how these players stack up against those competing in this year's tournament, too.

Note all the below - sourced from EA - is specifically for the FIFA 18 World Cup update.

FIFA 18 World Cup Icons list - the top players FIFA 18 World Cup Icons and Legends ranked

RankPlayerCountryPositionRating
1PeléBrazilCAM98
2Diego MaradonaArgentinaCAM97
3RonaldoBrazilST94
4Lev YashinRussiaGK94
5Thierry HenryFranceST93
6Lothar MatthäusGermanyCM93
7Bobby MooreEnglandCB92
8Gary LinekerEnglandST92
9Carles PuyolSpainCB92
10RonaldinhoBrazilCAM91
11Laurent BlancFranceCB91
12Jay-Jay OkochaNigeriaCAM90
13Rui CostaPortgualCAM90
14DecoPortugalCM90
15Luis HernándezMexicoST90
16Miroslav KloseGermanyST87
17Hidetoshi NakataJapanCAM86

Looking for current World Cup players? Our overall FIFA 18 World Cup ratings and UEFA, CONMEBOL, CONMEBOL, CAF and AFC Confederations pages help you form the best possible team over this summer's tournament.