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Most World Cup wins by player: Pele, Ronaldo top list of soccer stars with multiple FIFA championships

The World Cup is a communal offering, breathing joy into thoroughfares across the world. It belongs to the children, to the workers, to the peasants — to the masses of people who dance when ball caresses their foot.

And yet, the beautiful game's most beautiful competition is also shaped by individuals. The sport's greatest players are musicians, moving the ball to a melody that is jazz, folk, samba and semba.

Not all are rewarded for their contributions to this wall of sound. Countless greats have failed to get their hands on the World Cup trophy, from Ferenc Puskas, Eusebio and Johan Cruyff to Marco Van Basten, George Weah and Luka Modric.

It's hard to win a W

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