Pele. Brazil. Scored goals in the 1958 and 1970 FIFA World Cup Finals to win both. “It was God’s work. God took hold of me and lifted me up to score the goal.” Photographed in Sao Paulo.
Carlos Alberto. Brazil. 1970. Scored the winner for Brazil to win in Mexico. “Pele didn’t need to look, he knew I was coming. He rolled the ball to me and I scored.” It is considered to be the greatest goal ever scored in a World Cup Final. Photogr
Alcides Ghiggia. Uruguay. 1950. Scored the winner to beat Brazil in the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil have never recovered. “Only three people have silenced the Maracana, Frank Sinatra, the Pope, and me.” Photographed in Montevideo.
Sir Geoff Hurst. England. 1966. Scored a hat trick to win at Wembley. “I was thinking I’m just gonna hit this with my left foot high into the crowd, the game’s nearly finished. I miss-hit it and it flew in.” Photographed in the room he stayed in He
Jairzinho. Brazil 1970. He scored in every match in the Finals. “I scored to make it 3-1 and they basically gave up.” Photographed in a Rio de Janeiro favella street.
Amarildo. Brazil. 1962. “Pele got injured early in the tournament and I was brought in to replace him. I mean, how do you replace Pele!? But somehow I did and I scored in the Final to win.” Photographed in Rio de Janeiro.
Josef Masopust. Czechoslovakia. 1962. Masopust equalised in the fifteenth minute. “Before I could comprehend the joy I should have been feeling the score was 1:1. They scored and ruined it for me.” Photographed at Dukla Praha. Prague.
Ronaldo. Brazil. 1994. “To me it was the pinnacle of everything. To score two goals in the final to win the World Cup. I can’t describe that feeling.” Photographed at Corinthians FC, Sao Paulo.
Zinedine Zidane. France 1998. Zidane scores in the 27th and 45th minute. “It’s the World Cup…I mean, winning it and scoring two goals, I don’t think many players can say the same thing. I’m very proud of that.” Photographed at Old Trafford.
Roberto Bonninsegna. Italy. 1970. He wasn’t selected for the squad that flew to Mexico. When Italian striker Anastasi got injured he got the call but he was out fishing on lake Misurina and missed the call. His wife took it and he flew out the next
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