It will not be easy for any player to break Pele’s record, the only one to win 3 World Cups

Pele Records Brazil: Football legend Pele passed away at the age of 82. Brazilian veteran footballer Pele was battling cancer. He was admitted to the hospital this month for the treatment of cancer. Pele may have said goodbye to this world, but he will always be present in the hearts of the fans. Pele made many records during his footballer career, breaking which would not be easy for any player.

Pele has been the face of football fans in Brazil as well as around the world. He made Brazil the champion three times. Pele led Brazil to World Cup victories in 1958, 1962 and 1970. He is the only player in the world to win the Football World Cup thrice. It will not be easy for any player to break this record of Pele. The interesting thing is that he played the World Cup four times and became its winner thrice.

Legendary footballer Pele scored two goals against Sweden in the 1958 FIFA World Cup final. It was a historic match for Pele. Brazil became the champion. Talking about Pele’s overall career, he scored 1283 goals in a total of 1363 professional matches. He played 92 matches for Brazil and scored 77 goals. Pele put an end to an excellent and memorable career in 1977. He retired from international football in 1977.

Significantly, in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, Brazil played the semi-final match against France. In this match, Brazil had taken a 2-1 lead till half time. After this Pele scored a hat-trick. He became the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the history of the FIFA World Cup. Brazil won the semi-final match 5–2 and France had to be eliminated from the tournament after losing.

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I have scored 1283 goals in my life.

— Pelé (@Pele) September 25, 2015

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