World Cup stars

Here are some of the stars of football to watch during the FIFA World Cup. (Click on names for full profiles.)

South African midfielder Quinton Fortune

Turkey's top scorer Hakan Sukur

Polish striker Pawel Kryszalowicz

Argentinian goalscorer Hernan Crespo

Italian midfielder Francesco Totti


Spanish goalscorer Fernando Morientes Sanchez


Danish striker Ebbe Sand


Mexico goalscorer Cuauhternoc Blanco Bravo


England Captain David Beckham


Brazil's star defender Roberto Carlos


French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez


Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn


Swedish goalscorer Henrik Larsson


American striker Joe-Max Moore

Turkey's top scorer Hakan Sukur

Cameroon's striker Patrick Mboma

Belgian veteran Gert Verheyen

Croatian striker Alen Boksic


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