At the point when Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League last against Liverpool — its fourth title in five years — Cristiano Ronaldo turned into a five-time victor of that esteemed club rivalry.

Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have ruled the sport of soccer over the previous decade, and every ha amassed a noteworthy resume of profession individual and group achievements. However, one prize — the most fabulous of all — has been subtle.

They are not the only one. A large number of the best players in the historical backdrop of the diversion didn't win a World Cup.

11. Paolo Maldini

Nation: Italy

World Cups: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002

Best World Cup complete: Runner-up, 1994

Maldini — considered one of the best safeguards ever — played in 23 World Cup amusements (second most behind Germany's Lothar Matthaus' 25). Zlatan Ibrahimovic as of late said that Maldini was the best partner he at any point played with, which is a significant compliment given where Zlatan has played all through his vocation. Maldini had an embellished club profession amid 25 years at Italian powerhouse AC Milan, winning Serie A seven times and the UEFA Champions League five times (tied with Cristiano Ronaldo for the most record-breaking).

10. Zico

Nation: Brazil

World Cups: 1978, 1982, 1986

Best World Cup complete: Third place, 1978

Zico — an assaulting midfielder — played amidst the 24-year traverse between Pele's last World Cup win and when Ronaldo developed. The 1982 Brazil group — including Zico, Sócrates, Falcão, Eder, among some other awesome Brazilian soccer players who pass by one name — were thought about competition top picks, yet were disposed of by Italy in the second round in what is viewed as one of the most noticeably awful misfortunes in Brazil's soccer history.

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9. George Best

Nation: Northern Ireland

World Cups: None

Best World Cup complete: N/A

Known as a productive objective scorer, and in addition partier, Best was nicknamed the "Fifth Beatle" for being an extraordinary games star. Best immediately solidified status as a Manchester United legend, particularly to lead the group to triumph in the Champions League (at that point known as the European Cup) in 1968. That accomplishment earned him the Ballon d'Or at 22 years old. While he achieved the zenith of club rivalry, Best never showed up for Northern Ireland in the European Championships or World Cup.

8. Oliver Kahn

Nation: Germany

World Cups: 1998, 2002, 2006

Best World Cup complete: Runner-up, 2002

In driving Germany to the 2002 last against Brazil, Kahn — who had five clean sheets in the competition — turned into the primary goalkeeper in World Cup history to win the Golden Ball for the best individual execution. Kahn was a staggering nearness in objective, and helped lead Bayern Munich to eight Bundesliga titles and the Champions League crown in 2001.

7. Michel Platini

Nation: France

World Cups: 1978, 1982, 1986

Best World Cup complete: Third place, 1986

Before he progressed toward becoming leader of UEFA, Platini was a three-time Ballon d'Or victor for his skill for scoring objectives as an assaulting midfielder. Platini drove France to the 1984 European Championship, and the elimination rounds of the 1982 and 1986 World Cups.

6. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Nation: Germany

World Cups: 1978, 1982, 1986

Best World Cup complete: Runner-up, 1982 and 1986

In the five World Cups played from 1974 through 1990, Germany showed up in the last four times. Bite the dust Mannschaft won in 1974 and 1990, however lost in the 1982 last to Italy and 1986 last to Argentina. Rummenigge was a piece of those squads. He helped Germany win the 1980 European Championship, however quite a bit of his soccer achievement came at Bayern Munich. Rummenigge — who won consecutive Ballon d'Or grants in 1980-81 — drove Bayern to the European Cup title (now Champions League) twice.

5. Eusebio

Nation: Portugal

World Cup: 1966

World Cup complete: Third place

Before Cristiano Ronaldo tagged along, Eusebio was Portugal's most noteworthy ever footballer. The 1965 Ballon d'Or champ — and two-time sprinter up for the honor — was the best objective scorer of the 1966 World Cup in England, where he drove Portugal to a third-put wrap up. That is the best Portugal has ever done in the World Cup.

4. Ferenc Puskas

Nation: Hungary

World Cup: 1954

World Cup complete: Runner-up

Hungary's "Brilliant Team" — or "Heavenly Magyars," "Mysterious Magyars," or "Strong Magyars" — were the predominant group of the right on time to mid-1950s, and its best player was Puskas. Puskas and Hungary were precluded their minute from claiming magnificence in the 1954 World Cup last by Germany, whose bombshell of the "Brilliant Team" is nicknamed the "Supernatural occurrence of Bern" and is viewed as one of the all the more stunning outcomes in the competition's history.

3. Johan Cruyff

Nation: Netherlands

World Cup: 1974

World Cup complete: Runner-up

As the support of "Add up to Football" — or totaalvoetbal — Cruyff helped Holland ascend to noticeable quality in the mid 1970s. He drove the Netherlands to the last of the 1974 World Cup, where it was crushed by the hosts, Germany, in Munich. Cruyff, a three-time Ballon d'Or victor, likewise paralyzed the majority at the 1974 World Cup when he released what wound up known as the "Cruyff Turn," a move now basic in the cutting edge amusement.

2. Lionel Messi

Nation: Argentina

World Cups: 2006, 2010, 2014

Best World Cup complete: Runner-up, 2014

Messi came tantalizingly near World Cup brilliance in 2014, just to lose after an additional time objective by Germany in the last. With eight La Liga titles, four Champions League titles and five Ballon d'Or grants as of now close behind, the 2018 World Cup speaks to the last most obvious opportunity for Messi — who will turn 31 years of age on June 24 — to win most excellent prize.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo

Nation: Portugal

World Cups: 2006, 2010, 2014

Best World Cup complete: Fourth place, 2006

Ronaldo has won the European Championship with Portugal in 2016, three Premier League titles, two La Liga titles, the Champions League a record-tying five times, and the Ballon d'Or five times. A standout amongst the most embellished players in the diversion's history is missing one noteworthy achievement. Like Messi, Ronaldo — who is 33 years of age — is entering his fourth (and in all likelihood last) World Cup looking for that subtle win.