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FIFA World Cup Heartbreak: The XXI Century Finalists Who Fell Short

Can you name the starting XI of the nations that reached a FIFA World Cup final in the 21st century — but didn't lift the trophy?
Note: Includes finals from 2002 to 2022.
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Korea-Japan 2002
 
Coach
Rudi Völler
 
GK
Oliver Khan
DF
Thomas Linke
DF
Carsten Ramelow
DF
Christop Metzelder
DF
Christian Ziege
MD
Torsten Frings
MD
Dietmar Hamann
MD
Jens Jeremies
MD
Marco Bode
MD
Bernd Schneider
FW
Miroslav Klose
 
 
Germany 2006
 
Coach
Raymond Domenech
 
Gk
Fabien Barthez
DF
Willy Sagnol
DF
Lilian Thuram
DF
William Gallas
DF
Eric Abidal
MD
Patrick Vieira
MD
Claude Makélélé
MD
Zinedine Zidane
MD
Franck Ribéry
FW
Florent Malouda
FW
Thierry Henry
South Africa 2010
 
Coach
Bert van Marwijk
 
GK
Maarten Stekelenburg
DF
Gregory van der Wiel
DF
Johnny Heitinga
DF
Joris Mathijsen
DF
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
MD
Mark van Bommel
MD
Nigel de Jong
MD
Wesley Sneijder
MD
Arjen Robben
FW
Dirk Kuyt
FW
Robin van Persie
 
 
Brazil 2014
 
Coach
Alejandro Sabella
 
GK
Sergio Romero
DF
Pablo Zabaleta
DF
Ezequiel Garay
DF
Martín Demichelis
DF
Marcos Rojo
MD
Javier Mascherano
MD
Lucas Biglia
MD
Enzo Pérez
FW
Lionel Messi
FW
Ezequiel Lavezzi
FW
Gonzalo Higuaín
Russia 2018
 
Coach
Zlatko Dalić
 
GK
Danijel Subašić
DF
Šime Vrsaljko
DF
Dejan Lovren
DF
Domagoj Vida
DF
Ivan Strinić
MD
Marcelo Brozović
MD
Luka Modrić
MD
Ivan Rakitić
MD
Ante Rebić
FW
Ivan Perišić
FW
Mario Mandžukić
 
 
Qatar 2022
 
Coach
Didier Deschamps
 
GK
Hugo Lloris
DF
Jules Koundé
DF
Raphaël Varane
DF
Dayot Upamecano
DF
Theo Hernández
MD
Aurélien Tchuaméni
MD
Adrien Rabiot
FW
Ousmane Dembélé
FW
Kylian Mbappé
FW
Antoine Griezmann
FW
Olivier Giroud
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