These teams aren't based on a player's performance across a whole decade, as it's unfair on players who peaked at the end of one and the start of another. Instead, it's simply the best players seen in a given decade. A player can only be included in a single decade's team, so I've tried to assess when their peak was.
Formations and players' positions are interpreted for the modern day, to stay consistent with the rest of the site.
5 Best Players in Squad:
Players by Nation in Squad: England (6), Brazil (2), Hungary (2), Italy (2), Uruguay (2), Argentina (1), Austria (1), Czech Republic (1), Germany (1), Spain (1), Wales (1) Players by Major Club in Squad: Nacional (2), Barcelona (1), Blackburn Rovers (1), Boca Juniors (1), Corinthians (1), Everton (1), FC Nurnberg (1), Ferencvaros (1), Geona (1), Liverpool (1), Man City (1), Man United (1), MTK Budapest (1), Paulistano (1), Sheffield United (1), Sparta Prague (1), Torino (1), Vienna (1), West Brom (1) 5 Best Players not in Squad:
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5 Best Players in Squad:
Players by Nation: Italy (5), Argentina (3), Brazil (2) , Spain (2), Austria (1), Czech Republic (1) , England (1), Germany (1) , Hungary (1) , Paraguay (1) , Switzerland (1) , Uruguay (1) Players by Major Club: Independiente (3), Juventus (3), Real Madrid (2), Arsenal (1), Austria Wien (1), Bella Vista (1), Bologna (1), Ferencvaros (1), Flamengo (1), Fortuna Dusseldorf (1), Grasshopper (1), Inter Milan (1), Lazio (1), Sao Paolo (1), Slavia Prague (1) 5 Best Players not in the squad:
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5 Best Players in Squad:
Players by Nation: Argentina (5), Brazil (4), Italy (3), England (2), Austria (1) , Bosnia (1) , Chile (1) , Republic of Ireland (1) , Sweden (1) , Uruguay (1) Players by Major Club: River Plate (4), Vasco Da Gama (3), Torino (2), Flamengo (1), Juventus (1), Malmo (1), Man City (1), Man United (1), Penarol (1), Racing Club (1), Red Star Belgrade (1), Slavia Prague (1), Stoke City (1), Universidad Catolica (1) 5 Best Players not in the squad:
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5 Best Players in Squad:
Players by Nation: Hungary (4), Brazil (3), Uruguay (3), Argentina (2) ,England (2), Croatia (1), France (1), Germany (1), Spain (1), Sweden (1), Wales (1) Players by Major Club: Real Madrid (5), Botafogo (2), Budapest Honved (2), AC Milan (1), Barcelona (1), FC Kaiserslautern (1), Juventus (1), Manchester United (1), Orebro SK (1), Palmeiras (1), Penarol (1) , Red Star Belgrade (1) , River Plate (1), Wolves (1) 5 Best Players not in the squad:
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5 Best Players in squad:
Players by Nation: England (4), Italy (3), Brazil (2), Germany (2), Serbia (2), Argentina (1), Czechoslovakia (1), Northern Ireland (1), Portugal (1), Russia (1), Spain (1) Players by Major Club: Inter Milan (3), AC Milan (2), Man United (2), Ajax (1), Benfica (1), Blackpool (1), Botafogo (1), Dukla Prague (1), Dynamo Moscow (1), Hamburger SV (1), Leicester City (1), Racing Club (1), Real Madrid (1), Red Star Belgrade (1), Santos (1), West Ham United (1) 5 Best Players not in squad:
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5 Best Players in squad:
Players by Nation: Brazil (6), Germany (5), Netherlands (3), Argentina (2) , Chile (1) , Italy (1) , Peru (1), Ukraine (1) Players by Major Club: Bayern Munich (4), Ajax (3), Botafogo (2), Borussia Monchengladbach (1), Corinthians (1), Cruzeiro (1), Dynamo Kiev (1), Internacional (1), Juventus (1), Porto (1), River Plate (1), Santos (1), Sao Paolo (1), Valencia (1) 5 Best Players not in the squad:
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5 Best Players in squad:
Players by Nation: Brazil (4), Italy (4), Netherlands (4), Germany (2), Argentina (1), Belgium (1), England (1), France (1), Poland (1), Scotland (1) Players by Major Club: AC Milan (4), Juventus (4), Bayern Munich (2), Flamengo (2), Barcelona (1), Corinthians (1), Hamburger SV (1), Inter Milan (1), Liverpool (1), Napoli (1), Nottingham Forest (1), Roma (1) 5 Best Players not in the squad:
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5 Best Players in squad:
Players by Nation: Brazil (5), Germany (3), Argentina (2) , Denmark (2) , France (2) , Italy (2), Bulgaria (1) , Rep of Ireland (1) , Romania (1) , Spain (1) Players by Major Club: Barcelona (4), AC Milan (2), Inter Milan (2), Manchester United (2), Bayer Leverkusen (1), Bayern Munich (1), Borussia Dortmund (1), Fiorentina (1), Galatasaray (1), Juventus (1), Real Madrid (1), Roma (1), Parma (1), PSV (1) 5 Best Players not in the squad:
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5 Best Players in squad:
Players by Nation: Italy (6), France (4), Brazil (3), Spain (2), Argentina (1), Czech Republic (1), England (1), Portugal (1), Ukraine (1) Players by Major Club: AC Milan (4), Juventus (4), Real Madrid (4), Arsenal (2), Barcelona (2), Chelsea (2), Inter Milan (1), Roma (1) 5 Best Players not in the squad:
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5 Best Players in squad:
Players by Nation: Spain (6), Brazil (4), Germany (2), Argentina (1), Austria (1), Croatia (1), England (1), France (1), Portugal (1), Uruguay (1), Wales (1) Players by Major Club: Barcelona (8), Real Madrid (5), Bayern Munich (3), Manchester United (2), Chelsea (1), PSG (1) 5 Best Players not in squad:
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2020'S GREATEST XI
*Updating Regularly
5 Best Players in squad:
- Robert Lewandowski - Gold I
- Kylian Mbappe - Gold II
- Karim Benzema - Gold II
- Kevin De Bruyne - Gold II
- Mohamed Salah - Gold III
Players by Nation: Portugal (3), Spain (3), Belgium (2), Brazil (2), England (2), France (2), Germany (2), Egypt (1), Netherlands (1), Poland (1), Scotland (1)
Players by Major Club: Liverpool (5), Manchester City (5), Real Madrid (5), Bayern Munich (3), Barcelona (1), PSG (1)
5 Best Players not in squad:
- Erling Haaland - Gold III
- Ousmane Dembele - Gold V
- Heung-Min Son - Gold V
- Ilkay Gundogan - Gold V
- Lamine Yamal - Gold V
New 2020's Team Entries since 2022:
- 2024: Antonio Rudiger (Bench), Dani Carvajal (Bench > Starting XI), Rodri (Bench > Starting XI)
- 2025: Pedri (Bench)
