The well-built 17-year-old known to the world as Pele soared high into the air, caught the ball by his chest, then controlled it with his left thigh before whirling around hooking it over his head past the astonished Swedish goalie.

The goal handed Brazil a 3-1 lead 10 minutes after halftime, and the Brazilians, with the young Pele leading the way, overwhelmed Sweden,5-2, to capture the 1958 World Cup of Soccer in the Swedish capital Stockholm.

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