FIFA World Cup 2022: Greatest show on Earth returns
FIFA World Cup 2022: Greatest show on Earth returns
At its best and its worst, the FIFA World Cup is more thrilling than any other event can conjure up. A live performance unequalled in its vigour and trickery, the thralling geometry of its movement a mere foil to the violent earnestness of its combat. From 1930 to 2022, from Pele to Zidane to Mbappe, here's a walk down the lanes of the history of the beautiful game
1958 A brace for Pele When Pele stepped onto the ground in the World Cup final against Sweden, he was 17, an age when one couldn’t legally drink alcohol. When he stepped off, he had scored two goals in the victorious final, crying as he lifted the trophy, cementing the moment into soccer lore. By the end of his career, Pelé would win three FIFA World Cups with Brazil, the most wins of the World Cup by any player.