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ELITE SQUAD GUIDES

Deep guides for the highest-rated World Cup squads in 7a0. Know exactly who to draft when these nations appear — and which squads to skip with a wildcard.

TOP WORLD CUP SQUADS

When these squads appear in your draft, almost always pick a player. Never use a wildcard to skip them.

Brazil 1970

Avg ~94

Never skip this roll with a wildcard. Pelé alone justifies the pick.

MUST DRAFT

Pelé99

Jairzinho92

Carlos Alberto90

SOLID PICKS

Rivelino89

Tostão88

Clodoaldo86

Argentina 2022

Avg ~91

Messi is mandatory. Martínez wins penalty shootouts in the simulation.

MUST DRAFT

Lionel Messi98

Emiliano Martínez90

Cristian Romero87

SOLID PICKS

Ángel Di María88

Rodrigo De Paul86

Enzo Fernández85

Argentina 1986

Avg ~90

Maradona is a one-man army. Always draft him unless the position is filled.

MUST DRAFT

Diego Maradona97

Jorge Valdano86

Nery Pumpido84

SOLID PICKS

Jorge Burruchaga83

Oscar Ruggeri82

Germany 2014

Avg ~89

Neuer is the best goalkeeper in the game. Prioritize him over attackers.

MUST DRAFT

Manuel Neuer95

Thomas Müller88

Bastian Schweinsteiger87

SOLID PICKS

Mats Hummels86

Toni Kroos86

Miroslav Klose85

France 1998

Avg ~88

Zidane elevates any midfield. Thuram is an elite full-back often overlooked.

MUST DRAFT

Zinedine Zidane93

Fabien Barthez87

Lilian Thuram86

SOLID PICKS

Thierry Henry87

Patrick Vieira86

Laurent Blanc85

Netherlands 1974

Avg ~87

Cruyff is S-tier. Total Football squad with deep midfield quality.

MUST DRAFT

Johan Cruyff96

Johan Neeskens88

Ruud Krol85

SOLID PICKS

Johnny Rep84

Rob Rensenbrink83

Brazil 2002

Avg ~90

Three elite forwards plus world-class full-backs. One of the best draft rolls in the game.

MUST DRAFT

Ronaldo Nazário94

Ronaldinho93

Rivaldo90

SOLID PICKS

Cafu91

Roberto Carlos91

Lucio86

Spain 2010

Avg ~89

Tiki-taka midfield is elite. Casillas is underrated compared to Neuer but still A-tier.

MUST DRAFT

Andrés Iniesta94

Xavi Hernández94

Iker Casillas88

SOLID PICKS

Sergio Ramos87

Carles Puyol86

David Villa85

Italy 2006

Avg ~88

Defensive spine wins simulations. Buffon + Cannavaro is a knockout-stage insurance policy.

MUST DRAFT

Gianluigi Buffon92

Fabio Cannavaro90

Andrea Pirlo91

SOLID PICKS

Gennaro Gattuso84

Francesco Totti85

Alessandro Del Piero84

England 1966

Avg ~86

Essential Memory mode squad. Banks and Moore form a reliable defensive spine.

MUST DRAFT

Bobby Charlton92

Gordon Banks88

Bobby Moore87

SOLID PICKS

Geoff Hurst84

Alan Ball82

BEST GOALKEEPERS

Goalkeepers win penalty shootouts and save tight knockout matches. These are the top GKs to draft when their squad appears:

Manuel Neuer

Germany 2014

Gianluigi Buffon

Italy 2006

Iker Casillas

Spain 2010

Emiliano Martínez

Argentina 2022

Fabien Barthez

France 1998

Oliver Kahn

Germany 2002

Peter Schmeichel

Denmark 1998

Keylor Navas

Costa Rica 2014

SQUADS TO SKIP

Use your wildcard when these squads appear (especially in rounds 8–11). If forced to draft, pick the goalkeeper.

Paraguay 2010

Safe to skip with wildcard

Serbia 2022

No player above 80 in Classic mode

Ghana 2010

Draft GK only if forced

Honduras 2010

Skip if wildcard available

Peru 1978

Forum-reported weak roll

Senegal 2002

Low average — save wildcard