Pelé in the World Cups

Information about Pelé and his performace in the FIFA Soccer World Cup. Profile with general and detailed stats and data that include National Team, total games, goals and cards and full list of matches played.

Player Profile for Pelé in the Soccer World Cups.

Pelé

Full name: Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Born Date: October 23, 1940
Place of birth: Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Position: Forward
Jersey Number: 10
Height: 1.73 mts.
Nickname: Pelé, O Rei (The King), The Black Pearl
Twitter: Pele

National Team

Brazil
Brazil

Pelé Stats

World Cups Total Games Champion
4
World Cups		 14
Games Played
Goals
12
Goals Scored		 0.86
Goal Average

Detail of World Cups Played

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World Cup Jersey Position Played Starter Captain DNP Goals GoalAverage Cards W D L Final Standing
Yellow Red
1958 Brazil 10 Forward 4 4 0 2 6 1.50 0 0 4 0 0 1
1962 Brazil 10 Forward 2 2 0 4 1 0.50 0 0 1 1 0 1
1966 Brazil 10 Forward 2 2 0 1 1 0.50 0 0 1 0 1 11
1970 Brazil 10 Forward 6 6 0 0 4 0.67 0 0 6 0 0 1
Totals:
14 14 0 7 12 0.86 0 0 12 1 1

Abbreviations: DNP = Did Not Play / W = Wins / D = Draws / L = Losses
Final Standing = His National Team final standing in that World Cup

Awards Won

Best Young Player 1958
All-Star Team 1958
All-Star Team 1970

Games played by Pelé

Total Games Wins Draw Games Losses
Goal Difference
14
Games Played 		12
Wins		 1
Draw 		1
Loss
+23
(37 - 14)

Full List of Games:

World Cup: 1958

1st Round Groups, Group 4

-
Jun 08, 1958
Brazil
Brazil
3 - 0
Austria
Austria
/
Pelé:
DNP
-
Jun 11, 1958
Brazil
Brazil
0 - 0
England
England
/
Pelé:
DNP
1.
Jun 15, 1958
Brazil
Brazil
2 - 0
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
/
Pelé:
Starter

Quarter Finals

2.
Jun 19, 1958
Brazil
Brazil
1 - 0
Wales
Wales
/
Pelé:
Starter
66'

Semi-Finals

3.
Jun 24, 1958
Brazil
Brazil
5 - 2
France
France
/
Pelé:
Starter
52'
64'
75'

Final Game

4.
Jun 29, 1958
Brazil
Brazil
5 - 2
Sweden
Sweden
/
Pelé:
Starter
55'
90'

World Cup: 1962

1st Round Groups, Group 3

5.
May 30, 1962
Brazil
Brazil
2 - 0
Mexico
Mexico
/
Pelé:
Starter
73'
6.
Jun 02, 1962
Brazil
Brazil
0 - 0
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
/
Pelé:
Starter
-
Jun 06, 1962
Brazil
Brazil
2 - 1
Spain
Spain
/
Pelé:
DNP

Quarter Finals

-
Jun 10, 1962
Brazil
Brazil
3 - 1
England
England
/
Pelé:
DNP

Semi-Finals

-
Jun 13, 1962
Brazil
Brazil
4 - 2
Chile
Chile
/
Pelé:
DNP

Final Game

-
Jun 17, 1962
Brazil
Brazil
3 - 1
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
/
Pelé:
DNP

World Cup: 1966

1st Round Groups, Group 3

7.
Jul 12, 1966
Brazil
Brazil
2 - 0
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
/
Pelé:
Starter
15'
-
Jul 15, 1966
Brazil
Brazil
1 - 3
Hungary
Hungary
/
Pelé:
DNP
8.
Jul 19, 1966
Brazil
Brazil
1 - 3
Portugal
Portugal
/
Pelé:
Starter

World Cup: 1970

1st Round Groups, Group 3

9.
Jun 03, 1970
Brazil
Brazil
4 - 1
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
/
Pelé:
Starter
59'
10.
Jun 07, 1970
Brazil
Brazil
1 - 0
England
England
/
Pelé:
Starter
11.
Jun 10, 1970
Brazil
Brazil
3 - 2
Romania
Romania
/
Pelé:
Starter
19'
67'

Quarter Finals

12.
Jun 14, 1970
Brazil
Brazil
4 - 2
Peru
Peru
/
Pelé:
Starter

Semi-Finals

13.
Jun 17, 1970
Brazil
Brazil
3 - 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
/
Pelé:
Starter

Final Game

14.
Jun 21, 1970
Brazil
Brazil
4 - 1
Italy
Italy
/
Pelé:
Starter
18'
DNP = Did Not Play
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