A few midfielders and defenders have put on the famous no.4 jersey, but the most famous is probably Franz Beckenbauer. The German centre-back, who played in three World Cups, captained his country to famous victory in 1974 against the Netherlands.
Africa had its own legend who wore the famous No. 4 jersey, and it was Cameroon’s Rigobert Song. The centre-back, who was capped 137 times by his country, represented the Indomitable Lions at the World Cup on four occasions, playing in nine games.
Four other stars who wore the famous jersey at the World Cup were England’s Steven Gerrard, Ronald Koeman from the Netherlands, France’s Patrick Vieira and Javier Zanetti from Argentina.