In that June, Sweden set the stage for a new birth that changed the course of the history of the game. A tactical innovation by manager Vicente Feola stunned Brazil on Swedish grounds. In later times, his opponents looked at him in wonder as he was ‘from an alien planet’ – Manuel Francisco dos Santaras, a Garrincha. The 21-year-old was joined by a 17-year-old Sakshal Pele, a teenager with no experience on the game’s big stage – Edison Arans de Nascimentra. Together with them, Wawa, Didi, Seeto, Mario Zagalo, Sosimo, Gilmer, Dyalma Xenras, Bellini…the world was amazed and the team decided to play new equations. Brazil’s ashwamedha in the game started when the Yellow Army won the World Cup by defeating the hosts Sweden 5-2 in the final at the Rasunda Stadium in Solna. In the next World Cup in 1962, when Pele and his team appeared, the Brazilian dignity was rooted in the history of the game.
In 1950, Hungary’s magical Magyars were another variant of the wonder of Brazil’s samba steps, which filled Sweden eight years later. Fiola switched tactics to a 4-2-4 to cope with the tight pace of the WM formation. Two center forwards capable of raiding the opposition’s goal. Two wingers helped them. Brazil came up with the new method at a time when teams were traditionally facing their opponents with man-to-man marking in the 2-3-5 style.
With the wing backs playing up and the ball constantly passing to the attacking center defenders with the creative midfielders leading the midfield, Brazil were unable to come up with a counter-strategy and the opponents were confused. When seven or eight players are ready to attack in forward moves, the other teams have to go completely defensive. Those creative and success-oriented strategies combined with personal skill and tactical intelligence helped the Canaries to flourish at the top of world football for a long time.
Brazil’s Ekaletha and the best players Pele and Garincha are in the front row. Wawa and Zagalo to help the left and right in attack. Didi and Zito constantly bowled from the midfield. Bellini and Dyalma Xenras line up the defense. Combining a solid defense with a spirited and spirited attack, Brazil’s performance was a blueprint for tactics on the field; One of the worst performances in the history of football.
Pele and Garincha were at the helm of this chariot race. It was also the world cup where two geniuses made their debut simultaneously. If Pele later became the emperor of the game, Garinja became the owner of the title of the most talented right winger that world football has ever seen. In the 1962 World Cup held in Chile, Garincha was a player who surpassed Pele in dribbling and passing. The Brazilian attack was rewritten forever by both of them.
On June 15, 1958, both of them entered the World Cup for the first time in the playground of Gothenburg. In that World Cup, Brazil’s third match was against Lev Yash’s Soviet Union. After the draw with England and the hopes of the quarter ended in three-quarters, Feola decided to include Pele, who was resting due to a knee injury, along with Garinja in the playing eleven. Brazil, who won that match and reached the quarters, beat Wales with Pele’s goal. The teenager saved the team with a hat-trick against the strong France in the semi-finals. 5-2 in the final match.
In the final, half a million spectators were excited and Nils Leadholm shot past Gilmour in the fourth minute. Brazil trailed in a match for the first time in the tournament. The wounded Canaries immediately struck back. Garincha’s measured pass passed his marker within five minutes. Wawa’s goal. Another goal in the 30th minute with the same combination. Brazil lead 2-1 at the break. In the 55th minute, when Pele appeared with the aforementioned beautiful goal, all of Sweden’s hopes were dashed. Agne Simoson put the hosts down again, but Pele scored again in the 89th minute to defeat even the faintest expectations. A legend was born. The beginning of an undeniable war.
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