World Cup XI Competition

Welcome to our free to enter World Cup XI competition, you could win AU$100 and plaudits from all of your peers! The competition is very simple, pick your best World Cup XI from the last 20 years from the shortlist of players below. If your team matches the team we have created, you win first prize. It is as simple as that!

If entering our competition gets you in the mood, check out our full 2014 World Cup Odds section for team by team, group by group and game by game analysis of the betting and best odds for the 2014 World Cup.

There are 2 easy ways to enter:
1. Tweet us using the hashtag #worldcupxi at our twitter account @BetAustralia
2. Post your team on our facebook account BetAustraliaweb

Your team:
You should pick a team in a 4-4-2 formation, picking 1 x Goalkeeper, 1 x Right Back, 2 x Centre Backs, 1 x Left Back, 1 x Right Wing, 2 x Central Midfielders, 1 x Left Winger and 2 x Forwards. Your team should reflect the very best starting 11 you think from the shortlist of players, all of whom have played in at least one World Cup from 1994 onwards. Easy isn’t it? We’ve even including links to wikipedia so you can read all about the players!

The shortlist:
Goalkeepers (pick one):
Gianluigi Buffon – Italy – Wiki Link
Iker Casillas – Spain – Wiki Link
Oliver Kahn – Germany – Wiki Link
Peter Schmeichel – Denmark – Wiki Link

Right Backs (pick one):
Dani Alves – Brazil – Wiki Link
Cafu – Brazil – Wiki Link
Lilian Thuram – France – Wiki Link
Gianluca Zambrotta – Italy – Wiki Link

Centre Backs (pick two):
Franco Baresi – Italy – Wiki Link
Laurent Blanc – France – Wiki Link
Fabio Cannavaro – Italy – Wiki Link
Ricardo Carvalho – Portugal – Wiki Link
Marcel Desailly – France – Wiki Link
Lucio – Brazil – Wiki Link
Alessandro Nesta – Italy – Wiki Link
Carles Puyol – Spain – Wiki Link

Left Backs (pick one):
Roberto Carlos – Brazil – Wiki Link
Philipp Lahm – Germany – Wiki Link
Bixente Lizarazu – France – Wiki Link
Paolo Maldini – Italy – Wiki Link

Right Wingers (pick one):
David Beckham – England – Wiki Link
Luis Figo – Portugal – Wiki Link
Arjen Robben – Holland – Wiki Link
Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal – Wiki Link

Central Midfielders (pick two):
Michael Ballack – Germany – Wiki Link
Dunga – Brazil – Wiki Link
Xavi Hernadez – Spain – Wiki Link
Andreas Iniesta – Spain – Wiki Link
Andrea Pirlo – Italy – Wiki Link
Rivaldo – Brazil – Wiki Link
Patrick Vieira – France – Wiki Link
Zinedine Zidane – France – Wiki Link

Left Wingers (pick one):
Roberto Donadoni – Italy – Wiki Link
Gheorge Hagi – Romania – Wiki Link
Marc Overmars – Holland – Wiki Link
Ronaldinho – Brazil – Wiki Link

Forwards (pick two):
Gabriel Batistuta – Argentina – Wiki Link
Dennis Bergkamp – Holland – Wiki Link
Thierry Henry – France – Wiki Link
Miroslav Klose – Germany – Wiki Link
Lionel Messi – Argentina – Wiki Link
Romario – Brazil – Wiki Link
Ronaldo – Brazil – Wiki Link
Davor Suker – Croatia – Wiki Link

So there you have it, some undoubtedly controversial choices to make up the shortlist, feel free to tell us who you think we missed, but the World Cup XI shortlist will remain unchanged. Enter by twitter @BetAustralia with #worldcupxi or by posting on our facebook wall at BetAustraliaweb.

Entries must be received before 23:59:59 AEST on 12th June 2014, and participants must be aged 18 or over.

Good luck!

Terms and Conditions
1. This competition is open to participants aged 18 years or over, any entries from participants under 18 will be null and void. We reserve the right to ask for photo identification should there be an element of doubt.
2. This is a fun promotion and we reserve the right to exclude any entries which are deemed unsuitable, or to exclude participants for any reason whatsoever.
3. There is one prize, $100 (Australian Dollars) in cash which will be sent to the winning participant by a mutually agreed method, the winner will be the participant who picks the same starting XI as that already picked and stored by Bet-au.com. In the event of two or more participants choosing the exact same starting XI, the winner will be determined as the first participant to have submitted their entry.
4. Valid forms of entries are listed below:
4a: By twitter to the @BetAustralia twitter account, including the hashtag #worldcupxi
4b: On facebook as a post on the betaustraliaweb facebook page
5. We reserve the right to alter this competition in anyway, or to cancel it without explanation
6. The competition not limited to participants from Australia, and in the event of the winning participant being from a country other than Australia, the prize will be awarded in a currency appropriate for that participant.
7. It is the participants responsibility to ensure that by entering this free competition, they are adhering to local laws and regulations.
8. This competition is run by Brave Planet Media Ltd, owner and operator of Bet-au.com