We all talked about the classic teams, but I looked through a list to find what is really needed to make FIFA 2006 the best game to date.
If EA leaves out classic play I will never play it again.
Here is why: This World Cup will be held in Germany, and leaving out the German football history in the game would upset me.
But wait!! Who is classic Germany going to play in the classic tournaments? Check the list below. (big thanks to other posters who helped combine list).
CLASSIC ENGLAND
GK 1 . Peter Shilton
DF Terry Butcher
DF . Terry Fenwick
DF . Kenny Sansom
DF . Gary Stevens
MF . Paul Gascoigne
MF . Chris Waddle
MF . Glenn Hoddle
MF . Bryan Robson
FW Gary Lineker
FW Kevin Keegan
DF . Willy Wright
DF . Bobby Moore
DF . Ray Wilson
MF Bobby Charlton
MF . Duncan Edwards
FW . Tom Finney
FW .. Stanley Matthews
FW . Dixie Dean
FW Jimmy Greaves
FW . Geoff Hurst
GK . Gordon Banks
FW . Trevor Francis
CLASSIC FRANCE
GK 1 . Joel Bats
DF 8 . Marius Tresor
DF 6 Maxime Bossis
DF 2 . Manuel Amoros
DF 4 . Patrick Battiston
MF 9 . Luis Fernandez
MF 12 . Alain Giresse
MF 14 . Jean Tigana
MF 10 . Michel Platini
FW 17 .. Jean Pierre Papin
FW 7 . Eric Cantona
DF 3 . Thierry Tusseau
DF 5 . Gerard Janvion
DF 15 Christian Lopez
MF 20 . Bernard Genghini
MF 23 . JeanMarc Ferreri
MF 21 . Raymond Kopa
FW 13 . Didier Six
FW 18 . Dominique Rocheteau
FW 19 . Yannick Stopyra
FW 11 . Just Fontaine
FW 16 . Bruno Bellone
GK 22 . Jean Luc Ettori
CLASSIC HOLLAND
GK 1 .. Hans Van Breukelen
DF 4 . . Ronald Koeman
DF 17 . Frank Rijkaard
DF 2 .. Adri Van Tiggelen
DF 6 . Berrie Van Arele
MF 23 . Jan Wouters
MF 13 . . Erwin Koeman
MF 7 . Gerald Vanenburg
MF 8 . Arnold Muren
FW 12 .. Marco Van Basten
MF 10 .or Ruud Gullit
DF 5 . Barry Hulshoff
DF 25 Rinus Israel
DF 11 . Ruud Krol
DF 30 Wilhelmus Suurbier
MF 23 Wilhelmus Van Hanegem
MF 22 Adrianus Haan
MF 16 Johannes Rep
MF 15 Robert Rensenbrink
FW 14 Johan Cruyff
FW 9 Johan Neeskens
GK 28 Jan Jongbloed
MF 18 Wilhelmus Jansen
CLASSIC ITALY
GK 1 . Dino Zoff
DF 6 . Claudio Gentile
DF 7 . Giacinto Scirea
DF 5 . Fulvio Collovati
DF 4 . Antonio Cabrini
DF 13 . Gabriele Oriali
MF 14 . Marco Tardelli
MF 9 . Giancarlo Antognoni
FW 16 . Bruno Conti
FW 18 . Roberto Bettega
FW 20 . Paolo Rossi
DF 2 . Franco Baresi
DF 3 Giacinto Facchetti
DF 23 Giuseppe Bergomi
MF 8 . Sandro Mazzola
MF 10 . Gianni Rivera
MF 17 . Gianpiero Boniperti
MF 19 . Omar Sivori
FW 21 . Gianluca Vialli
FW 22 . Roberto Mancini
FW 11 . Luigi Riva
FW 29 . Salvatore Schillaci
GK 12 Walter Zenga
CLASSIC GERMANY
GK 1 Josef Maier
DF 5 Paul Breitner
DF 3 Karl Heinz Schnellinger
DF 2 Berti Vogts
DF 4 Franz Beckenbauer
MF 15 Rainer Bonhof
MF 18 Helmut Haller
MF 12 Wolfgang Overath
MF 8 Gunter Theodor Netzer
FW 9 Uwe Seeler
FW 13 Gerd Muller
DF 25 Willi Schulz
DF 26 Guido Buchwald
DF 14 Karlheinz Forster
DF 23 Andreas Brehme
DF 24 Manfred Kaltz
MF 6 Bernd Schuster
MF 20 Juergen Grabowski
FW 11 Karl Heinz Rummenigge
FW 7 Pierre Littbarski
FW 19 Rudi Voller
GK 21 Harald Schumacher
DF 10 . Lothar Matthaus
CLASSIC ARGENTINA
GK 18 Nery Pumpido
CB 19 Oscar Ruggeri
CB 5 Jose Luis Brown
SB 13 Oscar Garre
SB 9 Jose Cuciuffo
DH 2 Sergio Batista
SH 12 Hector Enrique
SH 14 Ricardo Giusti
OH 7 Jorge Burruchaga
CF 10 Diego Maradona
CF 11 Jorge Valdano
CB 15 Daniel Passarella
CB 17 . Luis Galvan
SB 20 Alberto Tarantini
SB 16 Jorge Olguin
DH 1 Osvaldo Ardiles
SH 6 Americo Gallego
SH 4 Daniel Bertoni
OH 8 Oscar Ortiz
CF 22 Ramon Diaz
CF 21 Mario Kempes
GK 3 Ubaldo Fillol
FW 29 Alfredo Di Stefano
CLASSIC BRASIL
GK 1 Emerson (Leão)
CB 4 (Julio César) Silva
CB 3 José (Oscar) Bernardi
SB 6 Leovegildo Lins Gama (Junior)
SB 14 José (Leandro) Sousa Ferreira
DH 5 (Toninho Cerezo)
DH 15 (Falcão)
OH 8 (Socrates)
OH 10 (Zico)
CF 9 Antônio de Oliveira Filho (Careca)
FW 7 Luiz Antônio Correia Da Costa (Müller)
CB 2 Luiz (Edmundo) Pereira
CB 12 (Calros Alberto) Torres
SB 23 Nilton dos Santos (Nilton Santos)
SB 22 Djalma Santos (Djalminha)
DH 25 (Didi)
DH 19 (Gérson) de Oliveira Nunes
CF 20 Roberto (Rivelino)
OH 18 (Pelé) Edson Arantes do Nascimento
CF 17 (Jairzinho)
WG 27 (Tostão) Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade
WG 11 (Garrincha)
GK 21 (Gilmar) dos Santos Neves
I can't wait.. Adding tournaments for classic play would be amazing!
If EA leaves out classic play I will never play it again.
Here is why: This World Cup will be held in Germany, and leaving out the German football history in the game would upset me.
But wait!! Who is classic Germany going to play in the classic tournaments? Check the list below. (big thanks to other posters who helped combine list).
CLASSIC ENGLAND
GK 1 . Peter Shilton
DF Terry Butcher
DF . Terry Fenwick
DF . Kenny Sansom
DF . Gary Stevens
MF . Paul Gascoigne
MF . Chris Waddle
MF . Glenn Hoddle
MF . Bryan Robson
FW Gary Lineker
FW Kevin Keegan
DF . Willy Wright
DF . Bobby Moore
DF . Ray Wilson
MF Bobby Charlton
MF . Duncan Edwards
FW . Tom Finney
FW .. Stanley Matthews
FW . Dixie Dean
FW Jimmy Greaves
FW . Geoff Hurst
GK . Gordon Banks
FW . Trevor Francis
CLASSIC FRANCE
GK 1 . Joel Bats
DF 8 . Marius Tresor
DF 6 Maxime Bossis
DF 2 . Manuel Amoros
DF 4 . Patrick Battiston
MF 9 . Luis Fernandez
MF 12 . Alain Giresse
MF 14 . Jean Tigana
MF 10 . Michel Platini
FW 17 .. Jean Pierre Papin
FW 7 . Eric Cantona
DF 3 . Thierry Tusseau
DF 5 . Gerard Janvion
DF 15 Christian Lopez
MF 20 . Bernard Genghini
MF 23 . JeanMarc Ferreri
MF 21 . Raymond Kopa
FW 13 . Didier Six
FW 18 . Dominique Rocheteau
FW 19 . Yannick Stopyra
FW 11 . Just Fontaine
FW 16 . Bruno Bellone
GK 22 . Jean Luc Ettori
CLASSIC HOLLAND
GK 1 .. Hans Van Breukelen
DF 4 . . Ronald Koeman
DF 17 . Frank Rijkaard
DF 2 .. Adri Van Tiggelen
DF 6 . Berrie Van Arele
MF 23 . Jan Wouters
MF 13 . . Erwin Koeman
MF 7 . Gerald Vanenburg
MF 8 . Arnold Muren
FW 12 .. Marco Van Basten
MF 10 .or Ruud Gullit
DF 5 . Barry Hulshoff
DF 25 Rinus Israel
DF 11 . Ruud Krol
DF 30 Wilhelmus Suurbier
MF 23 Wilhelmus Van Hanegem
MF 22 Adrianus Haan
MF 16 Johannes Rep
MF 15 Robert Rensenbrink
FW 14 Johan Cruyff
FW 9 Johan Neeskens
GK 28 Jan Jongbloed
MF 18 Wilhelmus Jansen
CLASSIC ITALY
GK 1 . Dino Zoff
DF 6 . Claudio Gentile
DF 7 . Giacinto Scirea
DF 5 . Fulvio Collovati
DF 4 . Antonio Cabrini
DF 13 . Gabriele Oriali
MF 14 . Marco Tardelli
MF 9 . Giancarlo Antognoni
FW 16 . Bruno Conti
FW 18 . Roberto Bettega
FW 20 . Paolo Rossi
DF 2 . Franco Baresi
DF 3 Giacinto Facchetti
DF 23 Giuseppe Bergomi
MF 8 . Sandro Mazzola
MF 10 . Gianni Rivera
MF 17 . Gianpiero Boniperti
MF 19 . Omar Sivori
FW 21 . Gianluca Vialli
FW 22 . Roberto Mancini
FW 11 . Luigi Riva
FW 29 . Salvatore Schillaci
GK 12 Walter Zenga
CLASSIC GERMANY
GK 1 Josef Maier
DF 5 Paul Breitner
DF 3 Karl Heinz Schnellinger
DF 2 Berti Vogts
DF 4 Franz Beckenbauer
MF 15 Rainer Bonhof
MF 18 Helmut Haller
MF 12 Wolfgang Overath
MF 8 Gunter Theodor Netzer
FW 9 Uwe Seeler
FW 13 Gerd Muller
DF 25 Willi Schulz
DF 26 Guido Buchwald
DF 14 Karlheinz Forster
DF 23 Andreas Brehme
DF 24 Manfred Kaltz
MF 6 Bernd Schuster
MF 20 Juergen Grabowski
FW 11 Karl Heinz Rummenigge
FW 7 Pierre Littbarski
FW 19 Rudi Voller
GK 21 Harald Schumacher
DF 10 . Lothar Matthaus
CLASSIC ARGENTINA
GK 18 Nery Pumpido
CB 19 Oscar Ruggeri
CB 5 Jose Luis Brown
SB 13 Oscar Garre
SB 9 Jose Cuciuffo
DH 2 Sergio Batista
SH 12 Hector Enrique
SH 14 Ricardo Giusti
OH 7 Jorge Burruchaga
CF 10 Diego Maradona
CF 11 Jorge Valdano
CB 15 Daniel Passarella
CB 17 . Luis Galvan
SB 20 Alberto Tarantini
SB 16 Jorge Olguin
DH 1 Osvaldo Ardiles
SH 6 Americo Gallego
SH 4 Daniel Bertoni
OH 8 Oscar Ortiz
CF 22 Ramon Diaz
CF 21 Mario Kempes
GK 3 Ubaldo Fillol
FW 29 Alfredo Di Stefano
CLASSIC BRASIL
GK 1 Emerson (Leão)
CB 4 (Julio César) Silva
CB 3 José (Oscar) Bernardi
SB 6 Leovegildo Lins Gama (Junior)
SB 14 José (Leandro) Sousa Ferreira
DH 5 (Toninho Cerezo)
DH 15 (Falcão)
OH 8 (Socrates)
OH 10 (Zico)
CF 9 Antônio de Oliveira Filho (Careca)
FW 7 Luiz Antônio Correia Da Costa (Müller)
CB 2 Luiz (Edmundo) Pereira
CB 12 (Calros Alberto) Torres
SB 23 Nilton dos Santos (Nilton Santos)
SB 22 Djalma Santos (Djalminha)
DH 25 (Didi)
DH 19 (Gérson) de Oliveira Nunes
CF 20 Roberto (Rivelino)
OH 18 (Pelé) Edson Arantes do Nascimento
CF 17 (Jairzinho)
WG 27 (Tostão) Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade
WG 11 (Garrincha)
GK 21 (Gilmar) dos Santos Neves
I can't wait.. Adding tournaments for classic play would be amazing!