Xavi, Iniesta, Torres, Villa, Casillas, Cesc, Pique, Puyol copan Silva and the first 40 people · Messi is the first, second and Kaka Cristiano fourth · Only players who will feature in the World
The prestige of Spanish football again reflected in the Top 50 best players in the 2010 World Cup which has produced ESPN. Messi is the best in the world, ahead of Christian, and nine Spanish are among the top 40.

Spain is by far the national team brings more players to this top, with no fewer than nine. Xavi is the fifth, seventh Iniesta, Torres the eighth, eleventh Villa, Casillas the fifteenth (and first goalkeeper), Cesc the sixteenth, Piqué the 33rd, 38th and Silva on the 39th Puyol.
The nine Spanish outweigh six of Brazil and France, Argentina and England five or four of Italy.