In 1958, the Brazilian hero scored twice in the ultimate to down hosts Sweden 5-2 and he went on to win the World Cup two further times. Racking up an outstanding 77 goals in 92 caps for the Selecao, Pele spent a long time because the country’s all-time leading scorer before Neymar recently joined him on the identical total.
While watching on from hospital, the present Brazil side fell short in Qatar as Croatia beat them in a quarter-final penalty shootout. Following an epic final between Argentina and France, Pele delivered a message for each Lionel Messi, who won the trophy for the primary time in his illustrious profession, and Kylian Mbappe, who got here out on the losing side despite scoring a hat-trick and burying his spot-kick within the shootout.
