Pelé and Garrincha - Gods of Brazil

You have given me something to do on my morning off tomorrow G. Thank you.

Didi

Everyone thinks that Juninho invented that dipping style of freekicks/kicks... but it was Didi.  What a player.

Full 1958 WC semis France-Brazil:



1 GK Carlos José Castilho 27 November 1927 (aged 30) 20 Brazil Fluminense
2 DF Hilderaldo Bellini (captain) 7 June 1930 (aged 28) 8 Brazil Vasco da Gama
3 GK Gilmar 22 August 1930 (aged 27) 31 Brazil Corinthians
4 DF Djalma Santos 27 February 1929 (aged 29) 47 Brazil Portuguesa
5 MF Dino Sani 23 May 1932 (aged 26) 5 Brazil São Paulo
6 DF Didi 8 October 1929 (aged 28) 41 Brazil Botafogo
7 FW Mário Zagallo 9 August 1931 (aged 26) 3 Brazil Flamengo
8 MF Oreco 13 June 1932 (aged 25) 9 Brazil Corinthians
9 MF Zózimo 19 June 1932 (aged 25) 26 Brazil Bangu
10 FW Pelé 23 October 1940 (aged 17) 5 Brazil Santos
11 FW Garrincha 28 October 1933 (aged 24) 8 Brazil Botafogo
12 DF Nílton Santos 16 May 1927 (aged 31) 46 Brazil Botafogo
13 MF Moacir 18 May 1936 (aged 22) 5 Brazil Flamengo
14 DF De Sordi 14 February 1931 (aged 27) 14 Brazil São Paulo
15 DF Orlando 20 September 1935 (aged 22) 1 Brazil Vasco da Gama
16 DF Mauro Ramos 30 August 1930 (aged 27) 10 Brazil São Paulo
17 FW Joel Antônio Martins 11 November 1931 (aged 26) 11 Brazil Flamengo
18 FW Mazzola 24 July 1938 (aged 19) 5 Brazil Palmeiras
19 MF Zito 18 August 1932 (aged 25) 3 Brazil Santos
20 FW Vavá 12 November 1934 (aged 23) 3 Brazil Vasco da Gama
21 FW Dida 26 March 1934 (aged 24) 3 Brazil Flamengo
22 FW Pepe 25 February 1935 (aged 23) 11 Brazil Santos

1 GK Claude Abbes 24 May 1927 (aged 31) 3 France Saint-Ètienne
2 GK Dominique Colonna 4 September 1928 (aged 29) 3 France Stade de Reims
3 GK François Remetter 8 August 1928 (aged 29) 23 France Girondins de Bordeaux
4 DF Raymond Kaelbel 31 January 1932 (aged 26) 17 France AS Monaco
5 DF André Lerond 6 December 1930 (aged 27) 4 France Olympique de Lyon
6 DF Roger Marche (captain) 5 March 1924 (aged 34) 55 France RC Paris
7 DF Robert Mouynet 25 March 1930 (aged 28) 0 France Olympique de Lyon
8 MF Bernard Chiarelli 24 February 1934 (aged 24) 1 France Valenciennes
9 MF Kazimir Hnatow 9 January 1929 (aged 29) 0 France Angers
10 MF Robert Jonquet 3 May 1925 (aged 33) 46 France Stade de Reims
11 MF Maurice Lafont 13 September 1927 (aged 30) 0 France Nimes
12 MF Jean-Jacques Marcel 13 June 1931 (aged 26) 25 France Marseille
13 DF Armand Penverne 26 November 1926 (aged 31) 26 France Stade de Reims
14 MF Raymond Bellot 9 June 1929 (aged 28) 0 France AS Monaco
15 FW Stéphane Bruey 11 December 1932 (aged 25) 2 France Angers
16 FW Yvon Douis 16 May 1935 (aged 23) 3 France Lille
17 FW Just Fontaine 18 July 1933 (aged 24) 5 France Stade de Reims
18 FW Raymond Kopa 13 October 1931 (aged 26) 24 Spain Real Madrid
19 MF Célestin Oliver 12 July 1930 (aged 27) 5 France UA Sedan-Torcy
20 FW Roger Piantoni 26 December 1931 (aged 26) 25 France Stade de Reims
21 FW Jean Vincent 29 November 1930 (aged 27) 22 France Stade de Reims
22 FW Maryan Wisnieski 1 February 1937 (aged 21) 9 France Lens

thanks for the videos RG and Sports

No words for these GOATs.

its amazing how garrincha tracked back, he was sometimes  playing alongside the cbs in the 58 final.

Didi kind of reminds me of Gerrard