Didi asked the ball. ', "Mel said: 'What do you mean where have we been? Pele. In March of 1958, a new President takes over in the Brazilian Confederation: João Havelange (Havelange would be President of the Brazilian Confederation until 1974, and then President of FIFA from 1974 until 1998; he lost much of the prestige he once had, though). They beat us 3-1 in both games. 1958 Verlag Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft Brazil Vs Wales Pele RC BVG 1.5 PR (PWCC) One of over 14,000 cards, lots and sets up for bid in our 6th Auction of 2020. In the second half, Vavá scored again, and Brazil won by 2 x 0. »FIFA Archives of the 1958 World Cup. Vicente Feola (coach), Djalma Santos, Zito, Bellini, Nilton Santos, Orlando and Gilmar; He only made it into the starting lineup when Rene Bliard hurt his ankle in training before the tournament started and was forced to return home to France. Both reports agreed: Brazilian players had skills, strenght, talent, but they lacked emotional stability to overcome the pressures of winning a World Cup. 3 of 10. On May 29th 1958, Brazil played against Fiorentina; in a given moment, Garrincha takes the ball and dribbles the entire defense (see movie); before kicking to the open goal, he awaits another defender to arrive; he dribbles the adversary again and only then does he score the goal. It was the first time Brazil trailed in the tournament. "We didn't know anything at all about him," said Jones. Last, all said that it was time to give a chance to that young guy who seemed to have big potential, called Pelé; Mazolla had received a millionaire offer to play in Italy after the cup and that could be affecting his performance. The happiness, if existed, lasted short. Then, Bellini, Didi and Nilton Santos called Paulo Machado and Vicente Feola for a talk to express their concerns (see here and here), regarding the following match, against Soviet Union (update: in 2008, Zito denied the talk between players and Feola). But Pele scored the only goal midway through the second half and the Welsh, without their talismanic centre forward John Charles, were out. Average goals per game: 3.60 Rumours say that the Soviets were happy with the changes in Brazil. "When you passed the ball you wouldn't see it for another 20 minutes. Feola agreed with the ideas, and, in the match against Soviet Union, Brazil would play with Zito, Pelé and Garrincha. I don't think that would happen now.". Tottenham winger Cliff Jones scored Wales' fourth goal of the tie in the same month that he earned a move to Tottenham from Swansea Town. "When I was playing on a Saturday morning as a young lad down on Swansea beach, it'd be like 20-a-side," said Jones.