5 Best Goals Featured By Pele In The World Cup Canal

JAKARTA Pele breathed his last on Friday morning WIB at the age of 82 years. O Rei or the King died at Albert Einstein Hospital, Sao Paulo after suffering from kidney and prostate problems in recent years.

Undeniably, Pele is the best footballer ever. FIFA even named him the Best Player of the Century in 2000.

During his career in football, he won a total of three World Cups. He became the only player in the history of the round skin who had done that.

Pele performed four times in the World Cup and scored 12 goals. Some of them were created in an extraordinary way.

The following are Pele's five best goals in the World Cup that have been successfully summarized by VOI from several sources:

Quarter-finals 1958 vs Wales (won 1-0)

June 19, 1958 in Gothenburg, Sweden

This was Pele's first goal of a total of 12 goals scored at the World Cup as Brazil faced a strong Wales team led by John Charles.

At that time, Pele broke the tight game with a brilliant moment in the 66th minute. He controlled the ball inside the box with his chest, before cheating the ball past a confused defender and finishing with a low volley into the lower corner.

At the time Pele, 17-year-old, became the youngest player in the tournament in the last group match of the Selecao against the Soviet Union.

Semifinal 1958 vs France (win 5-2)

June 24, 1958 in Stockholm

Pele did not waste the opportunity to increase his tally of goals at the World Cup in the same year. In this match Brazil took the lead 2-1 in the first half before Pele scored a hat trick (three goals) in the second half to take Brazil to the final.

He started his trigol using Les Bleus' goalkeeper's fault before scoring a second goal after showing beautiful individual skills.

However, the most interesting thing was that his third goal maximized Garrincha's right-wing cross with one touch and fired an unstoppable volley into the corner.

1958 vs Sweden final ( 5-2 win)

June 29, 1958 in Stockholm

Still in the same year, Pele then wrote his history in football by becoming the first youngest player to score in the World Cup final. Achievements that could only be matched 60 years later by Kylian Mbappe from France at Qatar's 2022 World Cup yesterday.

His two goals in that match led Brazil to a 5-2 win over host Sweden. One goal that was unforgettable was when he broke into the opponent's goal after three touchless touches to the ground.

Pele controlled the long pass with his chest, then past the forward defender and fired his iconic volley into the lower corner.

Group stage 1970 vs Romania (won 3-2), June 10, 1970 in Guadalajara, Mexico

After suffering an injury in the second match when Brazil won the 1962 World Cup and was expelled from the 1966 edition of England, Pele arrived in Mexico in the 1970s edition with important capital to prove himself.

This is where 29-year-old Pele at the time confirmed his status as the world's top player in the greatest team ever. His first goal of two goals in a 3-2 win over Romania in the group stage was a brilliant free kick from 30 yards (27.4 meters).

Final 1970 vs Italy (menang 4-1)

June 21, 1970 in Mexico City

Ini adalah pertandingan di mana Pele mencetak gol Piala Dunia terakhirnya di final. Ia membawa Brasil memimpin dengan sebuah gol sundulan yang luar biasa ke corner bawah pada menit ke-18.

Italy then equalized through Roberto Boninsegna, but Brazil moved away with goals from Gerson and Jairzinho before assist Pele completed the fourth goal scored by Carlos Alberto. The goal is widely regarded as the best ever scored at the World Cup.