Football legends Pele and Maradona are scheduled to parade at the Allianz Arena alongside 170 World Cup winning players before the inaugural match between Germany and Costa Rica on Friday. "As far as I know, 170 have said they will be there," FIFA president Sepp Blatter told the official website on Tuesday. Pele, who won the World Cup three times with Brazil, along with German model Claudia Schiffer will carry the World Cup Trophy into the Arena before the match. Germany chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to inaugurate the World Cup after a welcome speech by president Horst Koehler.