[THREAD] Best All-time starting XI from each continent (excl. Oceania). I tried to include all the top stars from each continent while also maintaining the balance within those lineups. Each team includes 11 starting players + 7 bench players + honourable mentions if necessary

You will be able to vote on how many changes you would make to each starting lineup. I will also mention the 5 best National Teams from each continent based on their success. Players who represented more than one NT (such as Di Stefano & Paulinho Alcantara) will not be included.

Some players may not be selected in their preferred position. This could be due to the fact that either there is a better player in their main position or there aren't any players who are good enough to make the all-time team in their 2nd most preferred position (ex: Marquez)

If 2 players were close in terms of how good they were or had a similar legacy, I chose the player with more success at both club+international level (individually 1st & then collectively). A good example of that would be Garrincha & Ronaldinho as well as Madjer, Okocha & Salah)

Europe XI

Formation: 4-4-2

GK - Lev Yashin

RB - Philipp Lahm
CB - Franco Baresi
CB - Franz Beckenbauer
LB - Paolo Maldini

RM - Johan Cruyff
CM - Zinedine Zidane
CM - Andrés Iniesta
LM - Cristiano Ronaldo

CF - Ferenc Puskás
CF - Gerd Müller

Subs:
- Buffon
- Ramos
- Puyol
- Xavi
- Best
- Van Basten
- Eusebio

Honourable mentions: Thuram, Ashley Cole, Rijkaard, Bobby Charlton and Platini.

Best National Teams

1) Germany
2) Italy
3) France
4) Spain
5) Netherlands

How many changes would you make to UEFA's All-time starting lineup? What changes would you make? Comment below.

South America All-time XI

Formation: 4-1-3-2

GK - José Luis Chilavert

RB - Cafu
CB - Diego Godín
CB - Elías Figueroa
LB - Roberto Carlos

DM - Javier Zanetti

RM - Lionel Messi
LM - Ronaldinho
AM - Diego Maradona

ST - Ronaldo Nazário
ST - Pelé

Subs:
- Alisson
- Daniel Passarella
- Carlos Alberto
- Dani Alves
- Obdulio Varela
- Garrincha
- Romário

HM: Marcelo, Gilberto Silva, Rivaldo, Luis Suárez & Mario Kempes.

Best National Teams:
1) Brazil
2) Argentina
3) Uruguay
4) Chile
5) Paraguay

How many changes would you make to CONEMBOL's all-time starting lineup? What changes would you make? Comment below.

Africa All-time XI

Formation: 3-4-3

GK - Thomas N’Kono

CB - Sammy Kuffour
CB - Kalidou Koulibaly
CB - Wael Gomaa

RM - Rabah Madjer
CM - Yaya Touré
CM - Abedi Pelé
LM - Mohamed Aboutrika

CF - George Weah
CF - Samuel Eto’o
CF - Didier Drogba

Subs:
- Essam El Hadary
- Rigobert Song
- Lauren
- Michael Essien
- Sadio Mané
- Mo Salah
- Jay-Jay Okocha

HM: Bruce Grobbelaar, Finidi George, Hadji, Aubameyang & Kanu

Best National Teams:
1) Cameroon
2) Egypt
3) Ghana
4) Nigeria
5) Algeria

How many changes would you make to CAF's all-time starting lineup? What changes would you make? Comment below.

CONCACAF all-time XI

Formation: 4-4-2 Diamond

GK - Keylor Navas

RB - Ricardo Osorio
CB - Claudio Suárez
CB - Wes Morgan
LB - Alphonso Davies

DM - Rafa Márquez
RM - Dwight Yorke
AM - Clint Dempsey
LM - Landon Donovan

ST - Hugo Sánchez
ST - Luis Hernández

Subs:
- Tim Howard
- Carlos Bocanegra
- Wilson Palacios
- Christian Pulisic
- Mágico González
- Alejandro Morrera Soto
- Chicharito

Best National Teams:
1) Mexico
2) United States
3) Costa Rica
4) Canada
5) Honduras

How many changes would you make to CONCACAF's all-time starting lineup? What changes would you make? Comment below.

Asia All-time XI

Formation: 3-5-2

GK - Mohamed Al-Deayea

CB - Yuji Nakazawa
CB - Hong Myung-bo
CB - Masami Ihara

RM - Park Ji-Sung
CM - Shunsuke Nakamura
AM - Hidetoshi Nakata
CM - Tim Cahill
LM - Heung Min Son

ST - Ali Daei
ST - Cha Bum-kun

Subs:
- Ali Al-Habsi
- Lee Young-pyo
- Shinji Kagawa
- Yoo Sang-chul
- Ali Karimi
- Younis Mahmoud
- Majed Abdullah

Australian players' performances prior to 2006 not taken into account

Best teams:
1) Japan
2) ROK
3) KSA
4) Iran
5) Australia (since '06)

How many changes would you make to AFC's all-time starting lineup? What changes would you make? Comment below.

[End of thread] Hope you enjoyed it!