Along Paseo de la Reforma there is currently a display of posters of "fútbol" stars from previous World Cups going back to 1970. One side of the poster shows the country in which the championship was played; the other side a photo of an outstanding player from those games. Usually, but not always, they were members of the winning team. I have heard of some of the players... Pelé, Maradona, and Messi... but the rest of them were unknown to me.
In 1970 the World Cup was held in Mexico.
Brazilian superstar Pelé led his team to victory that year, the third win for Brazil.
In 1974 the Cup was hosted by Munich, West Germany.
The home team won the championship, and one of their top players was Franz Beckenbauer.
In 1978 the games were held in Argentina.
The home team won, but there were are accusations of interference by the military dictatorship. Perhaps, that is way an Argentinian is not pictured. Instead, Hugo Sánchez, who is regarded as the greatest Mexican soccer player of the 20th century is honored. In spite of the fact that Mexicans are passionate "fútbol" fans, the country has never won a World Cup.
In 1982 Spain hosted the games.
Italy was the winner, and one of the team's top players was Marco Tardeilli.
In 1986 the World Cup returned to Mexico.
Argentina won (fair and square this time), and the team was led by one of the most famous players of all time, Diego Maradona.
The 1990 games were held in Italy.
West Germany won the Cup that year, and one of their players was Lothar Matthaus.
In 1994 the United States hosted the games, and the final was played in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
Brazil was the first country to win four championships. The star of the team was Romario.
In 1998 the World Cup was held in France.
The host country won the Cup, and the top French player was Zinedine Zidane.
The 2002 games were held in Japan and South Korea. It was the first time that the Cup was held in Asia and the first time that it was hosted by two countries.
Brazil won for a record five times. Pictured is Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima, who is simply known as Ronaldo.
Germany was the host in 2006.
The tournament was won by Italy, whose team included Francesco Totti.
In 2010 the games were held in South Africa, the first African country to host the Cup.
Spain won its first world title, and one of their players was Andrés Iniesta.
The 2014 games were held in Brazil.
The winning team that year was Germany. However, Colombian player, James Rodríguez, who played for his home team that year is pictured.
The championship went to the French team, and one of its players was Kylian Mbappé.
Another controversial choice was Qatar in 2022.
Argentina won their third World Cup, led by captain Lionel Messi.
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