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Originally Posted by mlyons
That's true, but it's not because of the second-tier South American nations. It's place like Nigeria, Ghana, and the Ivory Coast. Paraguay, Uruguay, and Chile aren't producing world-class players right now. Guys like Roque Santa Cruz, Jorge Valdivia, and Diego Forlan are solid players with decent careers, but they're nowhere near the elite levels of the top players in the world. Can you name anyone playing for one of the second-tier South American teams who you'd put in the top 10 in the world at his position?
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I have no idea how you would measure who the 10 best players are at their positions. There is still lots of prejudice in the Euro football world toward these players. Yet many are doing very well in the Argentina, Brazil and Mexican top leagues. The only truly dominant football power is Brazil and its coming back to the pack. Again, I would like to see this resolved on the field.