Barcelona had 17 past and present players in The Guardian's top-100 players in the history of the World Cup.

The team with the most active players on the list is also FC Barcelona. Xavi, Ronaldinho, Messi, Puyol and Iniesta are five of the ten active footballers on the list. The rest are Cristiano Ronaldo (33), Buffon (44), Sneijder (84), Del Piero (86) and Lahm (95).

2- Maradona
4 – Ronaldo
6 –Cruyff
15 – Xavi
16 - Romário
23 – Ronaldinho
27 – Rivaldo
29 - Neeskens
38 – Thuram
47 – Lineker
51 – Messi
56 – Stòitxkov
59 – Figo
61 – Hagi
64 – Puyol
65 - Iniesta
72 – Frank de Boer
76 – Popescu