The worst soccer player in the world? Isn't that you?

The question is actually very complicated. Determining the best is somehow easier. The worst football player in the world by what parameters can be determined? But the parameters are unknown ... Let's try to understand this tricky question.

Charity Lists

Of course, the lists of the worst players are created almost every year. However, candidates for inclusion in them are determined, as a rule, not by objective indicators. It’s just that someone did not live up to great hopes, the audience simply didn’t like it (by appearance, statements, behavior). Therefore, among the worst are sometimes the stars of football. We will not list all of these ratings. For example, we mention the Italian "Golden urn".

Worst among the best?

Since 2003, one of the programs of the Italian State Radio Company (RAI) took the initiative to determine the worst footballer of the year in the Italian Serie A. On a special site, anyone could put their vote on one of fifty candidates. Gaining a simple majority of votes received the title of not very happy owner of the "Golden urn". A list of all those who were selected can be found below. It is easy to make sure that there is practically no stupidity in it. They even got into it with a couple of Golden Ball owners (if anyone does not remember, then this is a prize to the best football player in the world), which confirms the protest nature of the vote. The same names sometimes appeared from year to year on the list. And they represented entirely strong clubs, which in itself is nonsense. The worst footballer, probably, still needs to be looked for in outsider clubs.

Golden urn laureates

We are looking for the worst football player in the world

Let us push from the promise to seek the worst among the worst. The Italian Serie A, the German Bundesliga, the Spanish Primera, the English Premier League, even the Dutch Eredivisia are not the places where the worst play. Rather, the opposite. Yes and selection parameters are still a problem.

And let's take the FIFA rating as a basis! It is considered according to a certain system, and therefore you can not find fault with the numbers. We are interested in the weakest teams. As of July 7, 2018, there are six such teams with zero points (more than a half thousand points (!) Behind the leader), proudly dividing conditionally the last 206th place. Here we look for the worst football player in the world. By the way, perhaps many readers will learn for the first time that there are such countries in the world. They do not enter the world football arena, and the national team plays not only official matches, but even friendly ones not every year. Therefore, for orientation, let’s let us know where these countries are.

Team Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands are not two islands, but two groups of 40 islands. Located north of Haiti and southeast of the Bahamas. Overseas territory of Great Britain with self-government. The population is mostly black (descendants of former slaves), English-speaking.

Last five matches: Aruba - 0: 1 (05/31/2014, Oranjestad, CONCACAF OI Cup); British Virgin Islands - 2: 0 (06/04/2014, Oranjestad, CONCACAF Cup Olympics); Saint Kitts and Nevis - 2: 6 (03.24.2015, Basseter, World Championship OI), 2: 6 (03/27/2015, Coburn Town, World Championship OI); Dominican Republic - 0-4 (03/23/2018, Santo Domingo, friendly match).

Composition in recent official matches.

Anguilla national team

Anguilla is an island. Northern neighbor Turks and Caicos. The rest is the same as the neighbors.

Last five matches: Dominican Republic - 0:10 (09/07/2014, Valley, CONCACAF OI Cup); Nicaragua - 0: 5 (03/24/2015, Managua, UI World Championship), 0: 3 (03/30/2015, Valley, UI World Championship); Guyana - 0: 7 (03.23.2016, Georgeown, CONCACAF Cup JI); Puerto Rico - 0: 4 (03/27/2016, Valley, CONCACAF Cup Olympics).

Composition in recent official matches.

Bahamas National Team

The western neighbors of Anguilla and Turks with Caicos. In fact, an independent state, but for some reason containing the British governor.

Last five matches: Jamaica - 0: 6 (06/19/2008, Nassau, World Cup Olympic Games); Turks and Caicos - 4: 0 (07/03/2011, Coburn Town, World Championship OI), 6-0 (07/10/2011, Nassau, World Championship OI); Bermuda - 0: 7 (03/26/2015, Nassau, UI World Cup), 0: 3 (03/29/2015, Hamilton, OI World Cup).

Composition in recent official matches.

Eritrea Team

Eritrea is a young African (since 1993) state. In fact, the separated coast of Ethiopia, in fact, deprived this country of access to the Red Sea. The long war of independence hindered the development of football.

Last five matches: Sudan - 0: 3 (11/29/2013, Machakos, friendly match); Uganda - 0: 3 (12/02/2013, Nairobi, friendly match); Rwanda - 0: 1 (12/05/2013, Machakos, friendly match); Botswana - 0: 2 (10/10/2015, Asmara, UI World Cup), 1: 3 (10/14/2015, Francistown, OI World Cup).

Composition in recent official matches.

Somalia national team

Perhaps the most famous country on our list. True, notorious. However, the "country without a government" finds time not only for civil war and unrest, but for whatever it is, but football.

Last five matches: Zambia - 0-4 (12/04/2013, Nakuru, friendly match); Niger - 0: 2 (10/09/2015, Addis Ababa, World Championship OI), 0: 4 (10/13/2015, Niamey, World Championship OI); South Sudan - 1: 2 (04/22/2017, Djibouti, friendly match), 0: 2 (04/30/2017, Dzhuba, friendly match).

A list of football players about whom there is at least some information other than a name.

Tonga national team

The Kingdom of Tonga in Pacific Polynesia, despite its modest size, is quite significant in world rugby, but not in football.

The last five matches: Samoa - 0: 3 (09/04/2015, Atele, World Championship OI); Solomon Islands - 0: 8 (12/02/2017, Port Vila, friendly match); Vanuatu - 0: 5 (December 6, 2017, Port Vila, friendly match); New Caledonia - 2-4 (12/12/2017, Port Vila, friendly match); Fiji - 0-4 (12/12/2017, Port Vila, friendly match).

Composition in the last official match.

Which soccer player is the worst?

Some of the players listed above. Among them, probably the worst goalkeepers in the world. Choose any of those who like it, because there is no other way to evaluate their skill level: few people saw them in the game. Yes, and keep in mind another fact. For example, eight clubs play in the so-called major league of Turks and Caicos Islands. Each has at least 11 players. In total, the league, again, is a minimum of 88 people, and we have only 20 in the national team. If the best are called up to the national team, then who are the ones that remain in it? The worst football players in the world? Of course, and here everything is relative ...

Although the obvious contender for the title of the worst goalkeeper in the world is American Samoa goalkeeper Niki Salapu, who conceded 31 (!) Goals from the Australians in the 2002 World Cup qualifier.

And if he, is that you?

But, by the way, why do we wander around the outskirts of the world and do not look at ourselves. Dear readers, if 99% of you let out on the field in the championship final, we are afraid that you will look no better (if not worse) than any other Anguilla, Eritrean, Somali or Tongan player. I think it’s better to close this topic on this topic.