Quiz: Can you name every player from the 2002 Nike Secret Tournament Ad?

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With Nike launching the limited edition Phantom GT 'Scorpion' boot today we've spent the morning in something of a dizzy mess of nostalgia. 18 years ago that came out, which is frightening but also impressive as it remains the greatest football advert of all time. So can you name every player from the original?

Right, here's the deal. Remember that iconic Nike 'Secret Tournament' advert from back in 2002? 24 of the world's greatest players pushed into a cage for an epic and thunderous display of first goal wins football, refereed by the legendary Eric Cantona. Can you name all 25 players involved in the advert? You'll do well to get 15, we reckon.

Alright, we've already given you one in Cantona, but the rest of the 24 were grouped into teams of three for what has to be the greatest football advert ever made. We can't not mention it without showing you the video so have a watch of it below and remember how good it was, and how good a remake with current players would be. Also, watch it after the quiz, yeah?

How many did you get then?

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