Pele scored six goals at his first World Cup, and all came in the knockout stage. His first came in a 1-0 victory over Wales, a tight game settled by a moment of brilliance that was typical Pele.

Brazilian great Pele – the only man to ever win three World Cup Finals – sat down with CNN’s Don Riddell to rank his most memorable footballing achievements.

Since his retirement in 1977, Pele has been a worldwide ambassador for football. In celebration of the world cup, watch these clips of his finest moments, including those signature game-winning goals.

Before the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, Brazil had never won the famous Jules Rimet trophy. Then again, they never had a man called Pele on their team either. We call him a man, but Pele was just 17 ...

Brazil forward Neymar – who moved level with Pele’s record of 77 international goals during the 2022 World Cup – posted his own emotional tribute on Instagram.

Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil great Pelé congratulated Lionel Messi and Argentina for winning the World Cup and Kylian Mbappé for his goal-scoring exploits in Sunday's final.

Pele's 1,281 goals in 1,366 games, as tabulated by FIFA's website, came at a startling rate of 0.94 per match. Some of those were friendlies or came in games played as part of his military service ...

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Gerson and Pepe, who played with Pele in World Cup-winning Brazil sides, described the only man to win three World Cup trophies as a player from another planet, who was also a great guy off the pitch.

"The 1970 World Cup was the best time of my life, but I think it was more important for the country," says Pelé. "Because if Brazil had lost in 1970, things could have become worse.