"[projector clicking]" "[crowd cheering]" " Welcome back tothe1958WorldCup thegreatestsportingevent onEarth." "WeareliveinGothenburg, onlymomentsawayfrom thestartof thefinalmatch ofGroup4" "Brazilversus theSovietUnion." " It's so much more thanjustagameforBrazil." "Andwithalltheirlosses inthelastdecade thecountry'sspirit hasbeenjustcrushed." "We've even seen some Brazilian fanscommittingsuicide byjumpingfromthe upper tiersofthestadium." " But let's be honest, theSovietsarethe reigning" "Olympicchampions andBrazil,Imean" "Brazilshouldbe counting theirblessings theyevenqualified fortheWorldCup ." " Brazilians are about toenterastadium filledwithEuropeans allrootingagainstthem." "Theydon'tstandachance." "They'reyoung, they'reunorthodox theygotno discipline, andthey'remixedrace toboot." " It's just sad really and now with all their player injuries theyareforcedtoplay  a17-year-oldreserve." "Youalmosthave tofeelsorryfor Brazil." " Lack of confidence has been arealproblemfor the  Brazilians andstartinga17-year-old ishardlytheanswer." "Infact,reports fromthelockerroomsay theteenagerwassick tohisstomach uponlearning hewouldbe starting." "Notexactlytheconfidence boostBrazilwashopingfor." " The 1958 World Cup inSweden." "It'sBrazilversus theSovietUnion, theWorldCupdebutfor 17-year-oldEdsonNascimento theyoungestplayertoever  playinthetournament." "AndUlleviStadium isabsolutelybooming 50,000screamingfans." "Millionsmoretuningin fromaroundtheworld." "Inonlyafew moments, itwillbe up to  thisyoungster andhisSouthAmerican brotherstokeep theirnation'shopes anddreamsalive." " Today, July 16th, 1950 perhaps the most important day inourlifetimes for only in a few hours' time, 11ofBrazil's gracefulwarriors willplayrighthere inRiode Janeiro atthenewly-built MaracanaStadium." "Brazilistiedtowin andthewholecityhasbeen shutdownto prepare forcelebrations ona scaleneverbeforeseen ." " Come on, Dico, let's play!" " Yeah, come on, Dico." "[panting]" " I'm done shining' shoes!" "[instrumental music] [whooping]" "[all laughing]" " We need a new ball!" " Today's World Cup finals!" "Webringyouthe even biggerbigevent you'veallbeenwaitingfor!" "Welcome, Senhoras e Senhores to the famous Rubens Arruda street stadium!" "[cheering]" " Today's very important game." " Keepy uppy." "No, bounce!" "[instrumental music]" " Keepy uppy!" "[music continues]" " Over the roof." " I got this." "[music continues]" "[screams]" " I got it!" "Comeon!" " Keep away!" " Come on, guys." " Get out of here." " Dico!" "[music continues]" "[both grunting]" " Ah, Zoca!" " It was a bad pass and Dico tripped." "Andthesunwas inmyeyes." "Nofair!" "[all laughing]" "[laughing]" "[whistling]" " Hmm." "[clears throat]" " I finished shining shoes and was walking Zoca home when he slipped and fell in the river." " But you were playing football!" " You should know better." "You both go change and get back to shining shoes." " But, mom, what about the World Cup?" "!" " Don't even think about it." " The score is still tied1-1!" "Thecrowdin hereisnow chanting," Brazilmustwin!"" "AndherecomesBrazilnow givingiteverything they'vegot." " Go, go, just one, go." " -- here with a header!" "[indistinct chatter]" "80minutesin , thematchis stilltied1-1." "Over 200,000 fans now on their feet, crammed into every seat." "Someeagerfansare even watchingfromtheirroof." "And Uruguay's Ruben Moran now lines up for the quarter kick." "Hereitis ." "Uruguayshoots!" " Dico, Dico, what's the score?" " Still 1-1." "Final minutes." " He said still tied 1-1." " The match is winding down." "Fofinho." " Hey, guys!" "What's the score?" " Shh!" " Get lost, Zoca." " I'll tell ma you were here, listening to the World Cup." " Okay, just stay quiet." " He shoots and it's goal!" "Uruguaymovesahead." " What happened, Dico?" "What happened?" "Did we score?" " Score against Brazil. 2-1." " And now suddenly all the pressure is on Brazil." " Ugh!" " Come on, Brazil." " He's driving theballforward asfastas he can!" "Oh, no!" "Thefinalwhistle." "Wearedefeated21." "Brazilhaslost the1950World." "All200,000fans havefallen intoa deafeningsilence." "[instrumental music]" " Come on, guys, let's go." "Ithoughtwe weregonnawin." "[sobbing]" "[sobbing]" " I'll win a World Cup for Brazil, pai." "I promise." "[music continues]" " If you're smart, Dico." "You listen to your mother." "You focus on school and avoid the football like the plague." "[birds chirping]" " Yes, I get it." "Football is romantic." "I should know." "I met your father at a game." "5goalshe scored withhisheadthatday." "Hmm." "Then we got married and I told him if he was so good with his head, he wouldn't play football." "Theypaidhimnothing anddroppedhim assoonas he hurthis knee." "No insurance, no severance." "You think your father wanted to be a janitor?" "Spendtherestofhislife scrubbingtoilets?" " Celeste!" " Coming!" "Now, Dico, can I trust you to finish this so I can hang the wash?" "[door opens]" " The Bauru Youth Club?" "Man,thattournament's forstreetkids." "Why bother?" " 'Cause de Brito's gonna be at the final." " Waldemar de Brito, the scouts?" " Yeah, it says here he's looking for players fortheSantosFootballClub ." "Puxa!" "Once he sees me play like Di Stefano!" "I'm going pro, baby." "Waittillhe seesme playlikePuskas." " And I'll be like Mazzola!" " And I'll be like Pele!" " Who the heck's "Pele"?" " The goalkeeper for Vasco." "[all laughing]" " Bile, imbecil!" "His name's Bile!" " What idiot would think Bile'snamewasPele?" " We can call this boy Pele." " Hey, Pele, stop this shot!" " Senhor Jose, I'm sorry for my son." " Me?" "But he just " " Shh, Dico." "Shut your mouth." "I won't bring him again." " Hmm." " "Copa da juventude deBauru."" " A tournament?" "Are you crazy?" "You promised mae you'd be shining shoes!" " Na!" "Zoca!" " Maybe he's right, Dico." "What if your mom finds out?" " Hey, come on." "Let's show these snobby riquinhoshowwe play." " Fine, but I'm out." "Idon'twantmae tokill me." "I'minnocent!" " Come on, let's do this!" " Welcome to Round 1 oftheBauruYouthClub ." "[whistles]" " Sign up here." " To me." "I'm open!" " Why does it go so far?" " It's full of air!" " Vai, Dico, vai!" "[grunts] [instrumental music]" "[grunts] [panting]" " Goal!" "1-0." "[music continues]" " Vai, Dico, vai!" " That's the match." "AndonFieldNumber1, TheKingsalsoadvanced tothesecondround." " Kings!" " Sorry, they don't match." "The only thing I had were my mom's bed sheets." " Wait." "You knit these?" " Well, sewed technically." " Hey, your sewing is pretty good, Yuri." " Yeah, I use a double hem." " A little more." " I guess I could take this out a bit." " Vai!" "Shirts make me feel all trapped inside!" "[instrumental music] [whistling]" " Goal!" "[cheering] [music continues]" " A goal on Field Number 2." "[music continues] [laughing]" " Everyone's over there watching the Kings." " And final seconds now onFieldNumber1." " Goal!" "And there's the final whistle!" "TheKingswin8-0 ." "Comebacktomorrow forthefinals wheretheKingswill takeonTeamNumber7." " Hey, They are called "The Shoeless Ones!"" "[all laughing]" " We need football boots." " Boots?" "How're we gonna pay for boots?" "[speaking in Portuguese]" " I got an idea." "[man yelling]" " Go!" "[screams]" "Hurry!" "Hurry!" "Throw it, under the fence!" "Thiago!" " Go, Thiago!" "[indistinct yelling]" " Ladies and gentlemen!" "Toasted!" "Salted!" "Packed with vitamins!" "Today's special!" "Buy two get a free shine!" " Free shoe shines!" "Free shoe shines!" "Whowantsashine?" " Ladies and gentlemen, steprightup !" "FreshfromtheAmazon!" "Steprightup !" " Peanuts!" "Peanuts!" "Peanuts here." " Wow, he scrubs floors and shines shoes!" "Hey, Pele, how much for a shine?" " Don't call me that." " Or what?" " Or you've got problems." " Who?" "Fatty and his sister?" " Hey, Yuri is not a girl." " Then why is he knitting, 4 eyes?" "[all laughing]" " Sewing technically." " Throw it away." " Now.." "How much for a shine, Pele?" "[all gasping] [scoffs]" "[grunts] [indistinct yelling]" " Your teacher did this to you?" " Uh-huh." "Is this true, Zoca?" "How dare she?" "You and me are gonna have a word with that woman tomorrow after school!" " Tomorrow?" "No, I can't!" "Uh, I mean, you have work." " Celeste " "Let me talk to his teacher." "You go to work." "[instrumental music]" "You know.." "...when I was your age, I used to get in fights." "Especially when the older boys called me names." "But with time, I learned, a good player knows that fighting comes from insecurity." "The point is, Dico if you wanna play professionally you can't be ashamed of who you are." " I couldn't believe it." "Notonlydidhekeep  thefightasecret but he knew all about the tournament." "And he even said he hoped I'd become a pro football player." " Wow, that's great, Dico ." " What happened to your glasses?" " I don't want them to call me names." " Bingo!" " What?" "They're used." "And gigantic, you kidding me?" " Any other complaints?" " Senhoras e Senhores , welcometothefinal of the bout Juventude!" "Today'smatch,theKings, ledbyCaptainJoseAltafini versusTheShoelessOnes ledbyCaptainPele!" "[crowd laughing]" " Acalme!" "Hey!" "Acalma!" "They're just trying to get you mad." " It's working." " And please, givea warmwelcome to football legend Waldemar de Brito!" "Heisscoutingfor  theSantosFootballClub!" " Wow." " Teams, take the field." " Kings!" " Okay, everyone know the plan?" " When in doubt?" " Do what they do!" " Alright, boys." "May the best team win!" " Block the angle!" "Block it!" " Goal!" "Jose Altafini." "AndtheKings, offtoaquicklead ." "TheKingsup ,2-0." " Watch where you're going, Thiago!" " The Shoeless Ones, alltrippedup !" " Goal!" "The Kings inperfectform!" "Abeautifulgive-and-go!" "Goal!" "Altafini6-0." " Nice moves, Pele." " Hey, hey, let it go." "It's not worth it." " Acalme, Dico." "[instrumental music]" " Dico, what are you doing?" " I hate these boots." "[all laughing]" "[laughter continues]" " Hey, Dico!" "[instrumental music]" "[music continues]" "[crowd gasping]" " Goal!" "Goal!" "Goal!" "Goal!" "LadiesandGentlemen, TheShoelessOnes!" "[intense music]" "[audience cheering]" " Freedom!" "Yeah." " Okay." " Come on, come on, no time to waste." "Let's go, let's go." "Come on, let's go." " Senhoras e Senhores, holdonto yourhats." "Ten minutes still on the clock inthesecondhalf." "Let'ssamba!" "[percussive music]" "My,my!" "Goal,Pele!" "5minutesstillontheclock ." "[music continues] [indistinct chatter]" "G-G-Goal!" "Ohmy,whatamove !" " Yuri!" " I'm over here, I'm open." " Thiago!" " Yuri!" " Caramba!" "Goal!" "TheShoelessOnes!" "Goalitis ." "TheShoelessOnesagain!" "Downtoonegoal!" " Come on!" "Come on!" "Let's go!" " And that's the final whistle." "TheKingswin,6-5 ." " We should have beat those guys." " Don't worry, Dico." "It's okay." "[crowd chanting]" " Pele!" "Pele!" " Listen." "[chanting continues]" " Wow." " I bet you don't mind being called Pele now!" " Hey, boys, come here." " Say cheese." "[shutter clicks] [laughs]" "[indistinct conversation]" " Dico, Dico, Dico." " Guys, I think someone wants their peanuts back." " Uh-oh." "[screams] [speaking in Portuguese]" "[screams]" " Come back here!" " I'm gonna get you!" " This way!" "[thunder rumbling] [indistinct shouting]" " Hurry!" " Come on, guys, jump it." "[grunting]" "Thiago!" " Thiago, come on." "[indistinct yell] [intense music] [speaking in Portuguese]" "Come on!" "In here." "Down there, down there." " You okay?" " I think it's sprained." " You could get outta here, you know?" " We're both getting outta here." " Just give it a minute to rest." " No, not the cave." "I mean, you could get out of here here, Dico." "[thunder rumbling]" "Whatyoudidtoday-- [screams]" " Come on!" "It'sgonnacollapse!" " Help, Dico!" "Help!" " Come on!" "Come on!" " I can't!" "I'm stuck!" "[screaming]" "[thunder rumbling]" "Help!" "[dramatic music]" "No,Thiago." "No!" "Thiago!" "Please!" "[music continues]" " So we stole the peanuts to buy football boots." "But if I hadn't said we needed the stupid boots" "Thiago wouldn't have died." "It's all my fault, mae." "I killed him." "I killed him." " It's okay, Dico." "Youdidn'tknow." " I'm gonna be good now, mae." "I'm gonna study and do good in school." "I promise." " Shh!" "Okay." "[instrumental music]" ""WaldemardeBrito, footballscout."" "I think it's time he'll work with you in the clinic after school." "[indistinct chatter] [indistinct radio chatter]" " No!" "That thing." "Just do this." "Yes." "[toilet flushes]" " Bloopers!" "Yuck!" " You know, when I was a kid" "I had a mango tree just like that." "I taught myself how to practice with the fruit." "Green for shooting." "Ripe for finesse." "[chuckles]" "[instrumental music]" "[screams]" " Yuri!" "Yuri!" "Yuri, here!" "[grunts]" "[music continues]" " Es culpa." "Esculpa." "Ugh!" "[music continues] [instrumental music]" " 12 is to 4 as.." "[music continues]" "[clatters]" "[scoffs]" "[music continues] [rattling]" "[chuckles]" " Nice and soft." "Okay?" "Whoa!" "Soft." "Let's do it again." "Again." "Whoa!" "Whoa." "That'sit." "Acalme." "It'sokay." "Breathe." "Don'ttryso hard." "Justenjoyyourself." "[chuckles softly]" "Everythingelsewillcome." "[instrumental music]" "[laughing]" "Hey!" "[both laughing] [music continues]" "Yes!" "[both laughing]" "Yeah." "[music continues]" "That'sit." "Try that one." "Good." "Now this one." " It's way too high." " Do what comes natural to you." "[music continues] [laughs]" "That's alright." "It'll come." "[grunts]" " No one can kick that highexceptwiththe header." " No, not a header." "With your feet." " Tomorrow, I'll just headsomething." " Yeah." "[both chuckling]" " Hey, Dico!" " Dico." "This is Mr. Waldemar de Brito." " How would you like to try out for the Santos Football Group?" "[instrumental music]" " Thank you, mae." "Thank you." "[birds chirping]" " You've had enough, Maria." "Go help your brother try on his new pants." " Okay." "All set." "[door creaking]" " What's wrong, Dico?" " I don't think I can do this, Maria." "Maybe I should just say no." " How'd you get the cake?" " An advance fromSenhoraAltafina." "How'dyouacquirethe pants?" " I took an advance for the cleaning." " But mae bought you a cake." " Yeah, they're giving up a lot for this, aren't they?" "You're right." "We have to be strong for them now." " He's only 15, Dondinho." "He's never even left Bauru." " Tchan tchan tchan tchan!" "[door opening]" " Zoca." "I'll be back before you know it, okay?" " It's time to go." " I love you guys." "Be good." " Go on, meu filho." "You go make us proud." "[instrumental music]" " Stay safe, meu filho!" "[whistling]" " Welcome to Santos!" "Eachofyouwillbeevaluated basedonyourexecution of proper form and discipline!" "Number 1 and number 2." "There's no magic in football, boys!" "Whateverprimitivestyle you played at home, forget it!" "Here,you'lllearntomaster thetechniques of the best teams in Europe!" "Oh, oh, oh, oh!" "That's exactly the kind of monkey business" "I'm talking about!" "Ball on the ground!" "Ballontheground,boys !" " Okay, okay!" "Waita minute!" "Waitaminute!" "Okay,okay,okay, backoff,boys!" "Backoff." "Thisisthelist fortheproteamnow." "Fortheproteam." "Andhere'sthelist forthejuniorteam,boys ." "Juniorteam." " Yeah!" "Whoo!" " And the youth team." "Okay, congratulations,everyone." "Welcometotheclub." "Now,showerup ." "Comeon,herewego!" " "Edson 'Dico' Arantes doNascimento."" " Now, the side-flip isforaccuracy." "Butforpower,use the instep here,withthelacesout." "Notthetoe." "Lacesout." "You see what happens when you play with that primitive style?" "Welose." "WatchhowHungarybeatsus inthe'54quarterfinal." "Noshowmanship, nobeatingtheirmark." "They just master the formations." "[indistinct chatter]" " Let's go, Dico!" "Let'sgo,Dico!" "Let'sgo!" " Man, let's go." "Let's go." "Comeon,Dico!" "Comeon,Dico!" "Comeon,Dico!" "Let 'sgo!" " Let's go!" "Let'sgo,team!" " Come on!" " Laces out." "Laces out." "[instrumental music]" " Come on, man." " Boy." " He never scores." "[snoring]" "[instrumental music] [music continues]" " Well, well." "Leaving so soon?" " Mr. de Brito?" "What are you doing here?" " I was going to ask the same of you." " I'm no good, Mr. de Brito." "I can't play like the other guys." "And if I don't go back to school now" "I'll end up cleaning toilets." " Mm-hmm." "And what's wrong with that?" " Cleaning toilets?" " No." "What's wrong with not playing the way the other guys do?" " Coach says the way I play is primitive." " It is primitive." "It has a long and rich history." " Then why does coach hate it?" " Well, uh.." "...it all started in the beginning of the 16th Century." "[laughing]" " Huh?" " Come on." " If you don't wanna know, I'll " " No, no, no, Mr. De Brito." "Idowannaknow." "Please." "Tell me." " Okay, like I was saying it was the beginning of the 16th Century." "ThePortuguesearrived to Brazil with African slaves." "ButtheAfricans'will wasstrong." "Andmanyescaped tothejungle." "Toprotectthemselves therunawayslaves calledupontheginga." "Thefoundationof Capoeira, themartialartofwar." "Whenslavery wasfinallyabolished theCapoeiristas cameoutof thejungle onlytofindthatCapoeira wasoutlawed throughouttheland." "Theysawfootball asa perfectway topracticetheginga withoutbeingarrested." "Itwastheultimate formofginga." "Andbeforelong thegingaevolved,adapted untilitwas nolongerjustours." "Buttherhythm withinallBrazilians." "Butbythe1950WorldCup mostbelieved ourgingastyle wastoblamefor the loss andturnedagainst anythingassociated withourAfricanheritage." "And just like your coach has been trying to remove ginga from your play.." "...we've been trying to remove it from our self as a people ever since." "But the ginga is very strong in you, Dico." "So you can either show us what happens when you have the courage to embrace who you truly are." "Or you can get on that train.." "...and you will never know." "[train chugging]" "[indistinct shouting]" "[instrumental music]" "[whistling]" " Keep it moving, boys!" "Let'sgo!" "Comeon!" "Gogetahead!" "[whistle blows]" "Isaidmoveup, Joao!" " Hey, hey!" "Whoa!" "[whistle blows]" "[music continues]" " Francis!" "It's yours!" "Nascimentostayback!" "[grunts]" "Open your eyes!" "Comeon!" "Getup!" "Let'sgo!" "[laughter]" "Comeon!" "Getup!" "Let'sgo,boy!" "[instrumental music]" "Wait for the formation!" "[music continues]" "[whistle blows]" " Goal!" "[all cheering]" " Hey, kid!" "Get over here!" "What the hell was that?" " I'm sorry." " Do it again." "[percussive music]" " "Santos, Cubatao, Edson Nascimento, 4 goals."" " You the kid thatscored4goals?" "Zito, midfielder." "Pro team." "So, uh.." "You know what the best part of scoring 4 goals is?" "You get to run out and bring me coffee." "Ancient Santos tradition." "[coin clatters] [chuckles]" "And put some gas into it, huh?" " The youngster, EdsonArantesdo Nascimento nicknamedDico movedup tothejuniorteamafter afewunbelievablematches attheyouthlevel." "Oh!" "Whatamove!" "He passes one!" "That's another!" "Nowthroughthemiddle!" "Theshot!" " Goal!" "[cheering]" "[singing in foreign language]" " You're not there, kid." "That'sthewronglist,Dico ." "Welcometothepros." " From a kid who, aswordhasit,  wasontheverge ofbeingcut fromtheyouthteam." "Andnow,suddenly, topscorerof thepro team halfwaythroughtheseason." "Fansnowstarting tocomeoutinhordes." "AsSantosracksupthewins,  everyoneeagerto watch the15-year-oldphenom and his magical style of play." "Ohmy!" "Thiskid  issomethingelse!" "Afake !" "Anotherfake!" "Nowhe'sbackthe otherway!" "HeditchesoffofZito !" "BacktoNascimento." "He'sgot himselfintoapicklenow!" "Threedefenders." "Hechangesdirection." "No,no!" "Waitaminute!" "He'sstillgotthe ball!" "Fromoutsidethebox !" "Goal!" "[screaming]" " Yes?" " Delivery for Dona Celeste." " For me?" "There must be a mistake." " It's a gift, mae!" " Dico!" " Dico!" " Dico!" "Dico, Dico!" " Maria." " Hey!" " Hey, buddy!" " It's going to be inthekitchen." "[speaking in foreign language]" " It's going in my room becausethere'smorespace." " Don't touch the stove, Maria." " Where's the fire?" " Hey, hey, it's not a toy." " You do realize there is no gas in Bauru, right?" " Don't break their hearts." "We can just use it as a table." "[laughing]" " For you, pai!" " Hey!" "Whoa!" "Wow!" " It's a radio." " Yeah." "I know what it is." " Now you can listen to my games." " Oh, no, no, not in my house." "Listen to your games?" "Are you trying to give your mother a heart attack?" " We can listen to Team Brazil invitations tomorrow!" " Don't you listen, Zoca." " Aah, mae!" " Besides, you have school and your father works." " Oh, mae!" " Does that mean nothingtoyou?" " Come on, Maria." "I'm 16." "There's no way I'm making the selection." " Mm-hmm." "He's right." "No point to listen.." "...just to be disappointed." " Radio Bandeirantes announces thelistof invitations tothenationalselection." "22ofourverybest  proplayers torepresentBrazil inthe1958WorldCup andheretheyare ." "Gilmar." "Bellini." "DjalmaSantos." "Didi." "Zagallo." "Garrincha." "NiltonSantos." "Orlando." "Zito." "Vava." "CastilhoandMazzola, whoat19 yearsold  wouldbe theyoungestmemberselected." "Butalsomakingthe list, 16-year-oldDicoNascimento." "[screaming]" " What's going on out there?" "Dico?" "You look sick." "Are you okay?" "[laughing]" " Let me get this straight." "Topscorergetscoffee?" "Theyoungestplayer getslunch?" "And the shortest cleans the showers." " Yep." "Always the Santos traditions." " Man." "You think maybe Zito was making them up?" "But, man, that's incredible." "You're playing with Zito and the pro team." " It's not the same as with you guys." "I miss Thiago." " Me too." " Where's Fofinho?" " We robbed a store." " What?" " I got away, but Fofinho got one year in jail." " Yuri." " I know." "I know." "It'sjust-- youknow howthingsgo aroundhere." "Hey, but I've been listening to all your games." "I still can't believe you made the selection." " You heard?" "It's pretty much the greatest thing that ever happened to us." "We're all going to be pulling for you out there." "[instrumental music]" " That was a critical time forourcountry,meu filho." "Ever since we lost the cup in '50 we've become ashamed." "The spirit of our people is dying." "Butnowyou canchangeallthat." "I had Yuri stitch it on for you." " Pele?" " Yeah." " But that's what those rich kids called me to make fun of me." " No." "It's what the people called you when they saw you play with ginga." "And when I saw you had something I did not." "Years ago, Dico [thunder rumbles] whenI firstbecame aprofessionalfootballer.." "[indistinct shouting] ...Iwantedto play withthegingasobeautiful" "Brazilianswould eruptwithpride." "But when I finally got my shot" "Iwasfilledwithdoubt." "[grunts] [crowd gasping]" "Anditendedmycareer." " But why?" " Because I stopped believing." "Doubt can turn a beautiful ginga move into a dangerous one." "Butyouhavetobestronger thanI was,Dico." "When people say mean things about you and how you play you must never feel " " Ashamed, pai." "I got it." "Calma." "[bus horn honking]" "[instrumental music]" " Tickets, please!" "RiodeJaneiro!" "Stay strong, meu filho." "[indistinct chatter] [instrumental music]" " Hey, hey, hey, hey." "Watch this." "Watch this." "So, you're that kid that thinks he can dribble like me, huh?" "Hmm, then you've got style." "[both laughing]" "Thename'sGarrincha." " Hi." "Dico." " This is Castilho." " Castilho." "Hey." " That's Mauro." " Hey, Mauro." "Dico." " Vava." " Hey, Vava." " Uh, Zito you know, right?" " Yeah." "[speaking in Portuguese] [chuckling]" " Hey, Zito." " And Didi." " See you on the bench, kid." " The bench?" "But coach hasn't picked the lineups yet." " Uh, you sure about that?" " There's your competition." "Mazzola." "Good luck convincing coach to start you over him." " Wow!" "He scrubs floors andshinesshoes." "Pele." "AndI 'llbelikeMazzola." " It's Jose Altafini." " Yeah." "But he goes by Mazzola." "'Cause he says he plays just like the legendary Italian striker." " Well, my family's Italian and I was trained in that style of play." "So I am confident I will bring some of the sophistication and class some others of the team may lack." "[reporters clamoring]" " Garrincha, do you really think your ginga style willholdup against theEuropeans?" " I.." " I don't see what's so bad about ginga." " Listen!" "Listen!" "It's okay." "Silencio!" "Silencio!" "Okay,okay,listen." "Noonehere wantstorelive1950." "I can assure you that this team will be civilized both on and off the field." "We will only show our best face in Sweden." "Alright." "Let's take the photo!" "[reporters clamoring]" "[indistinct chatter]" "Brazilisat acrossroads." "Weeithergo down inhistoryas thesavages orweenterthe ranks ofthecivilized." "The President spoke those words to me this morning." "And I promised him that this team, that my team unlike those of the past would not make fools of ourselves and Brazil." "And you " "You may be 16 years old but you are now a sportsman for this great nation." "Gingastylemighthaveworked for you back in Santos but it will never hold up at an international level." " But, coach " " I don't wanna hear it!" "It won't happen again." "Sayit." " It won't happen again." " What?" "!" " It won't happen again." " Get him a haircut and some proper clothes." " According to insider reports" "CoachFeolais struggling withhisnewrecruits duringtheir firstmonthof practices." "Butsincefanscalled forreplacingvirtually theentireteam afterthedisasterof1950  andthedisgraceof' 54  thecoachwasleft withfewoptions outsideofinexperienced andunconventionalplayers." "Thebulkymidfielder,Zito bent-leggedstriker, ManeGarrincha." "Andtheyoungster, DicoNascimento whomadeheadlines lastmonthforhis outburst at the inaugural banquet much to the chagrin of Coach Feola." "TeachingBrazilians toplaythesame disciplinedformations oftheEuropeanteams seemschallengingenough." "But the coaching staff appears toalsobe encouraging amorerefined presentationoffthefield." " Why all the fuss?" " It's about changing that image." "We don't want to arrive in Sweden and have the world say, "Oh, there's Brazil."" " Yes." "But you are Brazilian, aren't you?" " No." "You're not listening." "I'm-I'm talking about the way others see us and how we play." " Then how do you account forthereports oftheteamplayinglousy inpractices?" " Certain players still are not up to international standards." " And you think they can be bySweden?" " Maybe we're lousy 'cause we're not playing the way we know how." " I really hope you're not saying what I think you're saying." " I mean, what if we just didn't get it right in '50?" " All I know is that coach picks the starting lineup today." "Show him you can play the way Jose plays and you might have a shot." "But if you play with ginga " " I know, it's just my dad.." " Your dad what?" " Nothing." "Forget it." "[indistinct chatter] [indistinct shouting] [whistle blows]" " I want to see good, cleanfootball,boys!" "Short,sharppasses!" "[speaking in foreign language]" "You'vegotVavaonthewing!" "Crosstothewing!" "Takeitfromhim !" "Takeit!" "Alrightnow!" "Spreaditout,  move!" "Herewe go !" "Zito!" "Yougottablock thatout!" "Keeptheballmovinghere !" "Let'sgo!" "[upbeat music]" "Nascimento!" "No!" "No!" "Whatareyouthinking?" "[grunting] [groaning]" " Dico!" "Dico!" "[screaming] [groaning]" " Breathe." "[grunting]" " Dico?" "Areyouokay?" " I had a small collision." " What?" "Whatdoyoumean?" "Dico?" " It's my knee." "It'smyknee,mae ." "Theydon'tknowwhen Icanplayagain." " What happened?" " I should have stayedinschool." "I'msosorry." "I'msosorry,mae ." " No, Dico." "Dico?" "We made that choice together." "And it was the right choice." "Your father and I love you no matter what." " Te amo, mae." "[speaking in Portuguese] [instrumental music]" " Okay." "Let'shavealook." "Deepbreaths." "Hey!" "It's still too swollen to say." "Keep ice on it for a few days." " And then he can play?" " Maybe next season." "Iamso sorry." "We'lltakeanotherlook inSweden." "Ifhe'sgoing." " It's too late toreplacehimnow ." "Starthimon rehabilitation." " Better bag some ice for the flight." " Shh!" "Everyone quiet!" "This is it!" " In our World Cup willbe,Brazil." "Brazil'sstruggledimmensely withtheirteam'simage eversincetheylostin1950." "Then in '54 shamefully stormed theiropponent'slockerroom withbrokenbottlesafter losinginthequarter-finals." "The big question now was could theyremakethemselves?" "Well,theybroughtin CoachVicenteFeola forjustthatpurpose." "And the reports we've received havereally surprisedtheworld." "ItappearsBrazil hasn'tlearnedtheirlesson." "Earlierthisweek, weheardabout playersinjuringthemselves usingthatsame untrainedstreetstyle thatfailedthemin1950 ." "ClearlyFeolawasn't manenoughforthe task." "ExpectGroup4togo totheSovietUnion, followedby" "[door slams shut]" "¶ It's the World Cup in Sweden ¶" "¶ Football football football ¶" "¶ The greatest game on earth ¶¶" " Stockholm, thejewelof theBaltic andhome tothe1958WorldCup." "Ticketqueuestretching aroundcityblocks fortheupcominggames." "Whereteamsfrom16countries willcompeteforthe coveted" "JulesRimettrophy." "LasttoarriveisTeam Brazil whoonlyhad toplayPerutoqualify afterVenezuelainexplicably withdrewafterceding." "Practicallygiving theBrazilians afreepasstothecup." "Andthere's theFrenchNationalTeam oneofthefavorites towintheWorldCup." "Butnotas favored asthehomenation,Sweden." "Theretheyare!" "StarsGunnarGren, KurtHamrin,SiggeParling" "Nils Liedholm, Agne Simonsson." "Anditseems oneluckyreporter hasscoredan interview witheveryone's favoriteleft-winger" "Lennart" Nacka"Skoglund." " Nacka, how's your team feeling?" " Perfect." "It is our country, our fans and our time to shine." " How about Mexico?" " Well, no team from outside Europe's ever won the cup on the European soil." "Do you really think Mexico or these misfits there will ever change that?" " Let's see what Team Brazil hastosayfor themselves." "Itisfortunate theseyoungathletes playwiththeirfeet." "Becauseitwouldappear thecat'sgot thisone'stongue." "Andstaytuned fora specialreport onthewondersof Swedishcultureandcuisieeahole intheSovietdefense." "Garrinchapopsone throughthemiddle." "Theshot,goal!" "Goal!" "Braziltakesthelead, 1to0!" "Astrokeof luck forCoachFeola andTeamBrazil!" "Themiddlechanges intheBrazilianlineup seemtohaveconfused theSoviets." "AndnewcomersGarrincha andVavacapitalize unliketheyoungNascimento." "TheSovietshavereally hadtheirwaywithhim." "He'llhaveto do abetterjob tostayoutoftheirway ifheintendstowalk out ofhereon hisown two feet." "[indistinct commentaries] [indistinct yelling]" " Dico!" "Dico!" " And there's another missedpassforBrazil." "Butnonetheless, theSovietshave yettocapitalize ontheseturnovers." "Andwithonlyafewminutes remaininginthematch itappearsBrazil mayjustedgeaway withthisone whichwouldpitthem againstFrance innextweek'ssemi-final." "[crowd cheering]" "[grunts]" " Hey!" "Hey!" "Hey!" " And the crowd wanted awhistleon thatpush fromNascimento whoshowshisfrustration afterlosingtheball." "Hehesitated onhisdribblethere." "Thekindof mistakethatcan easilyleadto injury." "Andhere'sFrancenow , RaymondKopa laysoneout forJustFontaine." "Fontainepassesit on ." "Goal!" "[moaning]" "AgoalforFrance." "Weareon theboardsfirst withthegoalfromVava  butnowFrancestrikesback  andthathasgot  todemoralizeBrazil." "Astheteamshead tothelockerrooms aftera veryphysical firsthalf." " When I say 4-2-4, Imean4-2-4." "No4-3-3,youunderstand?" "Ifyouunderstand whatI 'msaying,thenyou say" ""Yes, coach, I'll do it." "Can you say it?" " Yes, coach, I'll do it." " Eso." "Look." "Youwaitfor the set , thenyourelease." " Where's the center line?" "Whereisit ?" " Not tomorrow, today!" "Comeon!" "Up !" "Up !" " Let's go!" "Weonlygetone shothere ." "Let'smakeit count." " I can't play like you." "If your leg is better, you should go back in." " It's not my leg." "Myheadis notright." " Your head?" " My whole life all I ever wanted was to be European." "Sincewe'vegothere, Irealizethat" "I'm Brazilian and always will be." "That day back in Bauru you showed everyone that they're part of us." "The ginga itwasbeautiful." "That's what we need now." " The World Cup semi-final." "FranceandBrazil neckandneck atthestart ofthesecondhalf." "Today'swinnerwilladvance toSunday'sfinal wheretheywill likelyfaceSweden." "France,ofcourse, favoredoverBrazil theonlyteamfromoutside Europestillin competition." " Hey, hey, hey!" "[crowd roaring] [grunts]" "[upbeat music]" " Watch the knee!" "The knee!" " Stay back!" "Stay back!" "[music continues]" "[all cheering]" " Goal, Brazil!" "Whata drive andwhatafinish!" "The17-year-old witha humdingerof ashot givingBrazilaleg-up inthissecondhalf!" "Garrinchanowapproaching thearea, knockedawayby Jonquet." "Alooseballin,  Brazilcomesawaywithit!" "Brazilturningthetides nowadvancingtheball backdownfield." "That'sDidifeedingthe ball downthemiddle." "It'sa chip." "Nascimentoshoots!" "Goal!" "Goal!" "Goal!" "Goal,Brazil!" "TheyoungNascimentocomesup withtwodazzlinggoals backtoback!" "[all cheering]" "Andnowtheyoungster isbackat it  rightoverMarcel!" "Atouchandsomekind  ofdoublefake." "Neverseenthatbefore." "Marcelgrabbing atthelad'sshirt." "Andnowhe makesPiantoni!" "Orlandolettingit  rollbyto Vava!" "Alittletouch tothegiveand go backtoNascimento." "Hesteppedrightoverit!" "Kaelbeldidn'teven seeitgo by !" "Heshoots!" "It'sa goal!" "Goal,Brazil!" "Goal,Nascimento!" "Another-worldlydisplay bythe17-year-oldphenom!" " And believe it or not, ladiesandgentlemen" "Brazilison theirway  tothe1958WorldCupfinal !" " He's fine." "And, uh, he scored three goals." " Listen up." "I got four days to get you in shape for the final." "Everyonetakenotes." "Sweden has been shifting from Pyramid 5-3-2 to 3-2-2-3." "And sometimes to metodo 2-3-2-3." "We play straight 4-2-4." "But if we're gonna beat these guys we're gonna have to shift formation as they do." "Andthisis how we'regonnado it ." "If they go to 5-3-2, then we go to 3-4-3!" "Let'sgo." "Next!" "Whatevertheyrun, withthemethodof3-2-3 wematchwiththe 4-3-3." "There's nobody in the field over here." "Vada!" "Vada!" "Everybody is here and nobody is here!" " Never follow." "Not ever." " But, coach, isn't that theirshiftto 3-4-3?" " No." "Skoglund sweeps to start Sweden'scounterattack." "Didi,sweeponly." "What is that?" "I said 4-5-1!" "Didi slide over!" "You'rerunningthe4-5-1!" "Garrincha, roll out!" "You gotta be ready for that on the wing!" " Coach?" " What?" " I don't understand how I'm supposed to be on the wing and covering Skoglund at the same time." " Because you " " The Swedes have the edge overBrazilin almostevery regard." "Experience,sophistication, strategyandstrength andevendirtyplay." "Lastweek,we saw WestGermancaptain" "FritzWalter'sillustrious careercometo an end afterthisseverecollision withSwedishmidfielder SiggeParling." "Well,comeSunday'sfinal expectParling'ssights tobeseton theyoungEdsonNascimento." " Nascimento scored animpressivehat-trick in20minutes inthesemi-final againstFrance." "CoachRaynor,anyconcern he'lldothesame againstSweden inSunday'sfinal?" " No, no." "That's not possible." "No." "Our boys will eliminate him from the equation." " Coach Feola, CoachRaynor'soffense outsmarted West Germany, Hungary." "Do you have any plans to contain them?" " Well " " They can't." "[all laughing]" "We will come out strong, score early and Brazil will panic just like they did in 1950." "Theywereundisciplinedthen andtheyare undisciplinednow." "But what do you expect?" "They're abnormal." " You're referring to their mixed race?" " No." "I mean they are literally abnormal." " Can you elaborate?" " Well, yes, in fact, I can." "Djalma Santos, full back." "Hemangledhishand inanaccident whileworkingin afactory asa teenager." "Therightwinger,Garrincha, bornwithadeformedspine andonelegshorter thantheother." "Thereserve,Castilho he'scolorblind andmissingafinger." "Challenging for a goalkeeper, I imagine." "[all laughing] [indistinct chatter]" " I heard about thepressconference." "Everyonehere isreallydownaboutit." "But this is exactly what happened in '50." "You can't let the doubt get to you." "Iheardtheguys arecallingyouPelenow." " Yeah." "Jose started it." "It's silly." " This is a sign." "Now is the time for Pele." " But Sweden's gonna be all over me, pai." "And did you see what they did to Fritz Walter?" "They're brutal." "And smart." " Dico." "You believed in yourself against France." "Now you must inspire your team tobelievein themselves.." "...inBrazil.." "...intheginga." " Hey, Garrincha!" " What the heck, Pele?" " Hey!" "Lighthouse, no bounce!" " Come on, kid!" "Time to wake up." "Take a seat." "Have some breakfast." " You won't be able to do it alone." " Zito, come on." "[talking indistinctly]" " Hey, where did that ball go?" " Come on, guys." " To the lighthouse." "[instrumental music] [indistinct yelling]" " Nice one." "[speaking in Portuguese]" "[music continues] [gasps] [woman speaking in foreign language]" " Anyone see it fall?" " Not me!" " Keepy uppy!" " Alright!" "Game on!" "Comeon." "Go,go,go ,go ,go !" "Let'sgo!" "[yelling]" "[clattering]" " I'm sorry, sir." " Wake up, kid." "To the lighthouse!" "[chuckling]" " Yeah!" "Comeon,comeon, comeon!" " Outside!" " Calma." "You can do it." " Long ball!" " Didi!" "You got Pele long!" " Run, Pele!" "Getthere!" "Jump!" " I can't swim!" " I got you, Pele!" "I got you." " Grab my hand." "Hereyougo ." "[laughing]" " We were so close!" "[indistinct chatter] [laughter]" " Here he comes." " You see?" "That's how it's done." " Tomorrow you will play for the Jules Rimet trophy." "And if you play the way you played this last week you will lose." "And it will be my fault." "The truth is that shifting formations may work miracles for Sweden but it is not us." "What I saw at the hotel today that's how we play." "They say that we don't all play the same." "It's true." "We certainly don't all look the same like they do." "[faint laughter]" "But that's what makes us who we are." "We have one thing in common." "The ginga." "The joy and expression of Brazil." "[murmuring]" "So when you take the field tomorrow forget everything that I told you this last week." "I don't want the world to see a bunch of scared Brazilians trying to play like Sweden." "I want them to see Brazil, just as we are." "I don't know if we will win" "but I do know that we will show them a beautiful game." "What are you all sitting around for?" "I did not say that practice was canceled!" "[all cheering]" " Let's go, Brazil!" "Alright." " After a night ofheavyrains, it'sa brisksummermorning withclearskies hereinStockholm." "Fineweatherforfootball asSwedenpreparestohost  the1958WorldCup final." "TheNordicTitansofEurope willtakeon  theless-experienced butever-flamboyantBrazil." "Twoteams withnothingin common otherthan,perhaps, theiryellowjerseys." "Butofcourse, pertheKing'sdecree" "Brazilwillbe forced towearbluetoday againsttheheavily-favored homenation." "Howmanygoals willSwedenwinby?" "Noonecansay ." "Buteveryoneagrees" "Brazilwillneednothing shortofamiracle totakehome theJulesRimettrophy." "[instrumental music]" "Over50,000already inattendance andmillionsmoretuningin fromaroundtheworld forthebiggest sportingeventon earth." "NoteamfromoutsideEurope haseverwonthe cup  onEuropeansoil." "But that doesn't stop the rest oftheworldfromwatching andhopingthatone day  thatmaychange." "There'stheKingofSweden, GustavVIAdolf withQueenMountbatten arrivingintheirbox ." "Andnowtheentrance ofourhost,TeamSweden." "British-bornmanager, GeorgeRaynor, pulledplayers fromnotjustSweden butotherEuropeancountries." "Abitof aEuropean all-starteam,really." "Andontheotherside  CoachFeolaandTeamBrazil." "Andthere'souryoungstar  Nascimento nowbeingcalled"Pele" byhisteammates." " Fofinho, it's Pele!" " But make no mistake." "Brazilwillneed therestof theteam tostepup todayagainst theindomitableSwedes." "Theentirenation hasshutdownfor the day  aseveryBrazilian fromeverywalkoflife  comestogetherto watch thebiggame." "[whistle blows]" " And there's thestartingwhistle." "It'sZagalloto Vava, VavatotheyoungNascimento backtoNiltonSantos, andParlinglaysintohim." "Watchout!" "Oh my ." "Nocardthere." "Soeitherthereferee missedthatone orhe'sgoingtolet Parlingplayrough." "Garrinchalooking forNascimento buthe'smarked bythreeyellowshirts." "Garrinchapassesto Zito." "Stolenawayby Skoglund!" "Sweden'firstpossession." "AndnowRaynor callsfortheshift!" "Herewego ,theSwedes movingquicklydownfield." "PassingitdowntoParling, aquicktouchovertoHamrin" "Hamrinbackto Liedholm andnowHamrinbreaksdown  therightwing." "Liedholmsendsit to Parling, Parlingpunchesaswiftpass  throughBrazil'sbackbone andintothearea." "Simonssondownthemiddle, Hamlinwithacrosshitch." "Simonsson,justwide!" "Abrilliantattack fromtheNordicTitans!" " And Sweden's applying pressureearlyon ." "Gilmarwilltake thegoalkick." "TrappedbyNascimentoand now  finallywithan opportunity." "Andherehe goes, spinninghisway throughLiedholmandAxbom." " Now's the time, meu filho." " And Pele is back theotherway." "Nascimentotrying todoit allonhisown!" "Oh,mygoodness!" "AhugejoltfromParling." " Sweden removing Pele fromtheequation justaspromised." "Theyaredetermined tostophisone-manshow ." "AndPelestilldown holdingonthatrightknee  herecentlyinjured." " Brazil down a man andSwedenlooking tocapitalize!" "KurtHamrinplaysthe ball upfieldto Liedholm" "Liedholmstraightto Lofgren." "Nowhe'saloneinthearea." "Goal!" "Sweden!" "Liedholm!" "Lessthan4minutes ontheclock." "Andthisis big!" "[all moaning]" " Everyone expected Sweden tocomeoutearly butnooneexpectedit thisearly." "Confidence,ourclearweak pointeversince1950." "Andit'shardnot tothink ofthattragiclossnow." " The fans remembering CoachRaynor'sprediction thatanearlyscore wouldsealthevictory." "TheKing,theQueen, GeorgeRaynorandTeamSweden theyallwant theJulesRimettrophy tostayon friendlyshores." "Andstayit will fromthelooksofthings asthevictorycelebrations beginherein RasundaStadium eventheelevenBrazilians on the field can't deny the " "[instrumental music] [whistle blows]" "[upbeat music] [indistinct commentary]" "[music continues]" "[all cheering] [ecstatic yelling]" " Pele!" "[all cheering]" " Nascimento threw Sweden's irondefense offtheirmarksfreeingup thelad'steammates andBrazilevensthe score." "Amostunexpectedturn." "And this is a Team Brazil like we've never seen them before." "Justexudingconfidence." "[crowd cheering]" "[whistle blows]" " It's Liedholm to Gren, backtoGustavsson andnowovertoHamlin." "Hamlinpushingit  forwardtoSimonsson." "AndnowRaynorsends hisdefenseforward ina fullattack!" "It'sBergmarkforward to Liedholm marked by Orlando." "Hepassesto Simonsson." "Simonssonbackto Liedholm and now it's Gustavsson again." "Hesendsit intothe area lookingforSimonsson." " It's Gilmar coming outofthegoal." "Grencrosses." "[indistinct chatter]" " Vava!" " Vava now marked by Axbom, Borjessoncomesin  forthestopbut now Vava dishesitouttoGarrincha." "Bergmark'sthere, Garrinchafakes, leavestheflankplanted." "Garrinchanowallalone!" "Svennson comes out to challenge." "Thecross." "It'sVava!" "Goal,2 to1!" "Brazilhastakenthe lead." "[all cheering]" "Sweden caught off guard twice." "The Nordic Titans fall behind." "Brazil,2 ." "Sweden,1 ." "Andnow, theentireRasundaStadium ina stateof shock." "ExpectSwedento movefast andstrong after that slap in the face -- [whistling]" "Stolenawayby Garrincha!" "Brazilregainscontrol!" "Garrinchadishesto Vava." "VavafakesGren, shakesoffBergmark abeautiful, blinddishto Didi." "Brazilworking inperfectharmony." "Ladiesandgentlemen, somethingisshifting." "Braziliscomingalive!" "[instrumental music]" "[music continues]" "Nowincompletecontrol!" "Anditappears they'resmiling!" "[indistinct commentaries]" " Finally the world can see Brazil's beauty!" "Our heroes now in perfect harmony!" "It'sbeyondfootball." "It'sthemostbeautifulgame !" "[instrumental music]" "[indistinct commentary on TV]" "[music continues]" "[crowd cheering]" "[all cheering]" " Ladies and Gentlemen, theunthinkable!" "Brazil,3 ." "Sweden,1 ." "ThefanshereinSweden, indeed,allof Europe eventheKingand Queen nowapplauding theSouthAmericans." "GeorgeRaynor'sstrategy nomatchforBrazil!" "[indistinct commentary]" "AndherecomesBrazil!" "NascimentofakesHamrin" "Bergmarkcomingin  forsupport." "NowNascimento sendsthecross." "Pelesendsalongcross totheleftwing." "It'sZagallo, fromthecornerofthebox." "Svennsondives." "Goal!" "[all cheering]" "[instrumental music]" "[sobbing]" " Only seconds now leftontheclock andit'sDidiwith acrossto Nascimento" "[all cheering]" "Brazilwins the1958WorldCup !" "[upbeat music]" "[clamoring] [yelling in joy]" "[whooping]" "[all cheering] [horn honking]" "[ecstatic yell] [yelling]" "[music continues] [yelling in joy]" " June 29th, 1958 thedayBrazilwon  ourfirstWorldCup ." "Whenthefinalwhistleblew" "Ifainted rightthereon thefield." "WhenI finallyopenedmyeyes  everythingfeltlikeadream." "Ithadonlybeen18months sinceI firstlefthome butitfeltlikeyears." "Mymotherandfather cameoutto meetme." "Anddadremindedme ofthepromiseImade  8yearsearlier." "ButI 'llneverforget1958, theyearIbecamePele ." "Ourgingastylebecameknown asTheBeautifulGame." "AndtheBrazilianseverywhere cametosee." "Itwasourdifferences thatmadeus beautiful." "[singing in foreign language]" "[singing continues] [music continues]" "[singing continues]" "[instrumental music]"