World XI
{{short description|Association football team representing the world}}
{{about|the association football team|the cricket team|World XI (cricket)}}
{{Infobox national football team
| Name = World XI
| Association = FIFA
| First game = {{fb|ENG}} 2–1 FIFA World XI
(London, England; 23 October 1963){{cite web |url=http://www.worldxi.com/history60.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212436/http://www.worldxi.com/history60.html |title=FA 100th Anniversary |publisher=World XI |archive-date=31 December 2017 |access-date=7 August 2020}}{{Efn|name=FA75|England 3–0 Rest of Europe XI, London, England, 26 October 1938. Rest of Europe is sometimes recorded as FIFA{{cite book |last=Rollin |first=Jack | title= Soccer in the 1930s: Simple or Sublime? |year= 2015 |page=215 |publisher=Tony Brown |isbn=978-1-905891-92-4 }}}}
| Largest win = {{fb|ESP|1945}} 0–3 FIFA World XI
(Madrid, Spain; 27 September 1967)
Europe XI 2–5 FIFA World XI
(Marseille, France; 4 December 1997)
| Largest loss = {{fb|ITA}} 6–2 FIFA World XI
(Rome, Italy; 16 December 1998)
{{fb|FRA}} 5–1 FIFA World XI
(Marseille, France; 16 August 2000)
}}
The World XI, also known as the FIFA World Stars, is an association football scratch team consisting of players from various countries. The World XI play one-off games against clubs, national teams, collectives of continental teams.{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsRepTms.html |title=England Player Honours – International Representative Teams |publisher=England Football Online |access-date=7 August 2020}}
The official first match of the FIFA World XI was held against England on the 100th anniversary of the Football Association – 23 October 1963. The World lost 2–1 in front of a crowd of 100,000. Prior to this, matches had been played in 1947 against the United Kingdom in Scotland (to celebrate the four British national teams returning to FIFA, with the proceeds going to the world governing body){{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/congress/britishassociation.html |title=The four British associations return to FIFA after the Second World War: 25th FIFA Congress in Luxembourg in 1946 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614215341/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/congress/britishassociation.html |archive-date=14 June 2010 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=5 November 2019}} and against England in 1953 (for the Football Association's 90th anniversary – in fact all the players were from continental Europe).
FIFA has organised several World XI squads to compete in various commemorative exhibitions and charity testimonials,{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html |title=FIFA XI's Matches – Full Info |date=28 February 2019 |website=RSSSF |access-date=5 August 2020}} but in its own documentation, the only official World Stars Games listed are those against national, pan-continental or representative teams; its matches against club teams including New York Cosmos, Hamburger SV, Benfica, Anderlecht, Flamengo, Barcelona, Manchester United and Real Madrid are not included.{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf |title=FIFA World Stars Games at a glance |publisher=FIFA |access-date=7 August 2020}}
On 18 July 2007, the World XI faced an Africa XI with both teams unusually composed of retired players.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6295348.stm |title=Stars named for Mandela match |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 July 2007 |access-date=7 August 2020}}
The Women's World XI first played on 14 February 1999 at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California, United States, for the draw of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, defeating the United States 2–1.
Results
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1963|10|23|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ENG}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Law {{goal|82}}
|stadium = Wembley Stadium, London
|attendance = 100,000
|referee = Bobby Davidson (Scotland)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
Centenary of the (English) Football Association
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1967|9|27|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ESP|1945}}
|score = 0–3
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
|attendance = 35,000
|referee = José María Ortiz (Spain)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
65th birthday of Ricardo Zamora
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1968|11|6|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Albert {{goal|33}}
|stadium = Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
|attendance = 93,000
|referee = Diego Di Léo (Brazil)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
10th anniversary of Brazil's first World Cup title (1958)
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1973|12|19|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{efn|Brazil participated in the game as the unofficial team of FUGAP.{{cite web|url=https://rsssfbrasil.com/sel/observ.htm#braest | title=Observations about the Brazilian National Team Archive |publisher=RSSSF Brasil |accessdate=23 June 2021}}}}Brazil XI {{fbicon|BRA}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
- Pelé {{goal|40}}
- Luis Pereira {{goal|65}}
|goals2 =
- Brindisi {{goal|2}}
|stadium = Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
|attendance = 131,000
|referee = Armando Marques (Brazil)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
Farewell game for Garrincha
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1979|6|25|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
- Maradona {{goal|28}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = El Monumental, Buenos Aires
|attendance = 82,000
|referee = Abraham Klein (Israel)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
1st Anniversary of Argentina's first World Cup victory (1978)
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1982|8|7|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = Europe XI
|score = 3–2
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Giants Stadium, New York City
|attendance = 76,900
|referee = David Socha (United States)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
FIFA Charity Match for UNICEF
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1986|7|27|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = Americas XI
|score = 2–2
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore = 4–3
|penalties2 =
- {{pengoal}} Rossi
- {{pengoal}} Lerby
- {{penmiss}} Amoros
- {{pengoal}} Strachan
- {{penmiss}} Park Chang-sun
|stadium = Rose Bowl, Pasadena
|attendance = 57,600
|referee = David Socha (United States)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
FIFA Charity Match for UNICEF
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1991|10|8|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}}
|score = 3–1
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
- Beiersdorfer {{goal|29}}
- Effenberg {{goal|35}}
- Ruggeri {{goal|38|o.g.}}
|goals2 =
- Stoichkov {{goal|27}}
|stadium = Olympiastadion, Munich
|attendance = 38,000
|referee = Rosario Lo Bello (Italy)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
FIFA Charity Match for UNICEF
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1996|7|14|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|BRA}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
- Bebeto {{goal|48}}
- Roberto Carlos {{goal|78}}
|goals2 =
- Klinsmann {{goal|69}}
|stadium = Giants Stadium, New York City
|attendance = 78,416
|referee = Arturo Brizio (Mexico)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
FIFA Charity Match for SOS Children's Villages
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1997|7|3|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = Asia XI
|score = 3–5
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
|attendance = 23,000
|referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1997|8|18|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|RUS}}
|score = 0–2
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
|attendance = 55,000
|referee = Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
Russian Football Centennial Match
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1997|12|4|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = Europe XI
|score = 2–5
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
|attendance = 38,000
|referee = Gilles Veissière (France)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
FIFA Charity Match for SOS Children's Villages
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1998|9|9|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = Turkey XI {{flagicon|TUR}}
|score = 4–4
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
|attendance = 15,000
|referee = Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
75th Anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic and the Turkish Football Federation
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{{Football box
|id = Italy v FIFA World XI
|date = {{Start date|1998|12|16|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score = 6–2
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 = *F. Inzaghi {{goal|9}}
- Di Francesco {{goal|36}}
- Fuser {{goal|40}}
- Chiesa {{goal|56||79||85}}
|goals2 = *Batistuta {{goal|20}}
- Weah {{goal|22}}
|stadium = Stadio Olimpico, Rome
|attendance = 21,352
|referee = Rémi Harrel (France)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
Centenary of the FIGC (Italian Football Federation)
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1999|6|12|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Murat Yakin {{goal|9}}
- Rufer {{goal|88}}
|stadium = Olympic Stadium, Sydney
|attendance = 88,101
|referee = Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
Official opening of Stadium Australia
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1999|8|17|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = Africa XI
|score = 2–2
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
- Bwalya {{goal|51||89}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Ellis Park, Johannesburg
|attendance = 35,000
|referee = Ndoya Falla (Senegal)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
Farewell game for Nelson Mandela
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2000|4|25|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BIH}}
|score = 0–1
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 = *R. Baggio {{goal|83|pen.}}
|stadium = Kosevo Stadium, Sarajevo
|attendance = 25,000
|referee = Günther Benkö (Austria)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
"Football For Peace"
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2000|8|16|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA}}
|score = 5–1
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 = *R. Baggio {{goal|79|pen.}}
|stadium = Stade Velodrome, Marseille
|attendance = 60,000
|referee = Mohammed Guezzaz (Morocco)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
Charity Match for SOS Children's Villages
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2005|2|15|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = Shevchenko XI
|score = 3–6
|team2 = Ronaldinho XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Eto'o {{goal|14||45}}
- Camara {{goal|19||64}}
- Ronaldinho {{goal|60}}
- Cha Du-ri {{goal|79}}
|stadium = Camp Nou, Barcelona
|attendance = 35,000
|referee = Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
|report = https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/40936034f9e3d5d5/original/s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd-pdf.pdf
}}
Football for Hope (Indian Ocean Tsunami funds)[http://www.worldxi.com/history05HOPE.html WXI History 2005][http://de.fifa.com/aboutfifa/worldwideprograms/news/newsid=96302.html Zahlreiche Tore und hohe Einnahmen für den Tsunami-Fonds]{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Players
Unofficial games
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1989|3|27|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
- Dunga {{goal|5}}
|goals2 =
- Francescoli {{goal|34}}
- Détari {{goal|65}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli, Udine
|attendance =
|referee = Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
|report = https://rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil198889.htm
}}
Farewell game for Zico
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1990|10|31|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
- Neto {{goal|60}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
|attendance =
|referee = Tullio Lanese (Italy)
|report = https://rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil199091.htm
}}
Pelé's 50th Birthday
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1995|8|30|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = Americas XI
|score = 5–1
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
- Hermosillo {{goal|7||17||38}}
- Medina Bello {{goal|43}}
- Dunga {{goal|69}}
|goals2 =
- Protasov {{goal|4}}
|stadium = Japan National Stadium, Japan
|attendance = 42,888
|referee =
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/americas-v-rest-of-the-world-30-august-1995-246023/
}}
Kobe Earthquake Benefit Match{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kobe95.html |title=Kobe Earthquake Benefit Match 1995 |date=2002-09-26 |website=RSSSF |access-date=2022-06-22}}
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2001|1|3|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = Japan–South Korea XI {{flagicon|JPN}}{{flagicon|KOR}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
- Ko Jong-soo {{goal}}
|goals2 =
- Prosinecki {{goal}}
|stadium = Yokohama International Stadium, Japan
|attendance = 46,740
|referee =
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html
}}
World Dream Soccer Exhibition
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2001|11|10|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
|score = 6–3
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = La Bombonera, Argentina
|attendance = 55.000
|referee = Juan Bava (Argentina}
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/argworld.html
}}
Farewell game for Diego Maradona
Legends games
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2007|7|1|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{nobreak|Hong Kong–China XI {{fbicon|HKG}}{{fbicon|CHN}}}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 = *Zhao Xuri {{goal|41}}
- Shao Jiayi {{goal|52}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
|attendance = 38,077
|referee = Cheung Yim Yau (Hong Kong)
|report = https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/fifa-world-star-games-519907.pdf?cloudid=s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd
}}
Reunification Cup - celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong's reunification with China[https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/football-festival-adds-hong-kong-celebrations-544271 Football festival adds to Hong Kong celebrations]{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, FIFA, 3 July 2007
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2007|7|18|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = Africa XI
|score = 3–3
|team2 = FIFA World XI
|goals1 = *Abedi Pele {{goal|9}}
- H. Hassan {{goal|30||50}}
|goals2 = *Zamorano {{goal|6}}
|stadium = Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
|attendance = 35,412
|referee = Abdul Ebrahim (South Africa)
|report = https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/fifa-world-star-games-519907.pdf?cloudid=s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd
}}
Women's games
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|1999|2|14|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = FIFA Women's World XI
|goals1 = *Foudy {{goal|24}}
|goals2 = *Hooper {{goal|55||61}}
|stadium = Spartan Stadium, San Jose
|attendance = 15,367
|referee = Sonja Denoncourt (Canada)
|report = https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/fifa-world-star-games-519907.pdf?cloudid=s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd
}}
First ever women's World Stars match played to coincide with the official draw for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup USA
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2004|5|20|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|GER}}
|score = 2–3
|team2 = FIFA Women's World XI
|goals1 =
- Prinz {{goal|27}}
- Garefrekes {{goal|44}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade de France, Paris
|attendance = 41,000
|referee = Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
|report = https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/fifa-world-star-games-519907.pdf?cloudid=s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd
}}
FIFA Centennial Match
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2007|4|21|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CHN}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = FIFA Women's World XI
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan
|attendance = 31,000
|referee = Tammy Ogston (Australia)
|report = https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/fifa-world-star-games-519907.pdf?cloudid=s7puddxetpvmidgf7hxd
}}
Match played to coincide with the official draw for the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007
See also
Notes
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