The Brazilian icon was ranked the greatest FIFA World Cup player of all time by Sports Illustrated, a nod to a tournament résumé that remains unmatched in soccer history. And when you look at the numbers—and the moments—it’s easy to understand why. Simply put, no player has ever owned the world’s biggest stage quite like Pelé.
At just 17 years old, Pelé burst onto the scene at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, dazzling the soccer world with six goals, including two in Brazil’s 5-2 victory over the host nation in the final. The teenager became an international superstar almost overnight and helped deliver Brazil’s first-ever World Cup title.
Pelé won three FIFA World Cups—in 1958 in Sweden, 1962 in Chile, and 1970in Mexico—a record that still stands today, and likely won't be broken any time soon. No men’s player has matched the feat, and no active player can equal it before the 2030 tournament.
The man known simply as “O Rei” (“The King”) also had a gift for putting the game’s magic into words. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and, most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do,” is one poignant quote famously attributed to the field icon.
Pelé died on Dec. 29, 2022, at the age of 82, after a battle with colon cancer, per ESPN.
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