The 30 greatest international teams of all time

Numbers breakdown: the best represented countries and decades

Best represented countries

6 Brazil
5 Germany
4 Italy
3 Argentina
2 France
2 Netherlands
2 Uruguay

Best represented continents

19 Europe
9 South America
1 Africa

Best represented decades by number of years

30 1980s
23 1970s
19 1960s
16 1950s
15 1990s
13 2000s
7 1940s
6 1930s
6 1920s

 

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