The World Cup offers the perfect opportunity to admire and appreciate some of the most beautiful moments in all of sports. But it also offers the chance to experience some of the most ridiculous and original haircuts in the sporting world. We have taken it upon ourselves to select an all-time World Cup starting 11 based on hair alone. We could only select one player per position, so some of your favorites may have been left out. One note: In order to achieve both tactical and stylish balance, we’ve been flexible with some of the positions. For example, this is a very attacking line-up with Roberto Baggio playing an attacking midfield role behind two strikers. Tell us how we’re wrong and who we should have included instead in the comments. And don’t forget photos. Also, see our 2014 World Cup of hair starting 11.
Goalkeeper: René Higuita, Colombia
Photo by Mark Leech/Getty Images
Left back: Christian Ziege, Germany
Photo by Sandra Behne/Bongarts/Getty Images
Center back: Taribo West, Nigeria
Taribo West of Nigeria in January 2000.
Photo by Ben Radford/Allsport/Getty Images
Center back: José Luis Perlaza, Ecuador
Photo by Jaime Razuri/AFP/Getty Images
Right back: Alexi Lalas, USA
Alexi Lalas of the USA in New Jersey, June 1995.
Photo by Rick Stewart/Allsport/Getty Images
Central midfielder: Carlos “El Pibe” Valderrama, Colombia
Photo by David Cannon/Allsport/Getty Images
Right winger: Ümit Davala, Turkey
Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images
Attacking midfielder: Roberto Baggio, Italy
Roberto Baggio of Brescia during the Coppa Italia match against Juventus in Brescia, Italy.
Photo by Claudio Villa/Grazia Neri/Allsport/Getty Images
Left winger: Jairzinho, Brazil
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Striker: Ronaldo, Brazil
Ronaldo during the Japan-Korea World Cup in 2002.
Photo by Gunnar Berning/Bongarts/Getty Images
Striker: Rudi Völler, West Germany
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