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| | Brazil in the 1958 World Cup - Sweden |
 | | Journalists of the epoch noticed that only two players in the principal team were fl or creoles: Didi and Dida; this was seen as an attempt to bring more emotional stability to the team (as the matches progressed, this theory showed completely wrong). |
 | | Pelé, the youngest and probably least known of all players, was given the #10. |
 | | Besides his friendly attitude with all players, Américo was known as a "messenger pigeon" of the team: when the coach wanted to transmit lenghty diretives, a player would simulate a contusion and, while giving a massage, Américo had time to talk to the player. |
| www.v-brazil.com /culture/sports/world-cup/1958-Sweden.html (1475 words) |
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