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History of the Club World Cup features outstanding performances by Pelé, Zico, Cássio and other Brazilians

The Club World Cup is about to start and the Brazilian representative this time is Flamengo. Before the Rubro-Negro enter the field, the tournament will have its debut this Wednesday (1), with the duel between Al Ahly (Egypt) and Auckland City (New Zealand). The millions of fans of the Rio de Janeiro team dream of the possibility of Gabigol scoring against Real Madrid and bringing Bi to the country of football. If Gávea’s new number 10 wants to make history, it will be necessary to repeat the feat of other countrymen.

That’s because several Brazilians have already been decisive in winning Club World Cups. Flamengo’s oldest fan knows this well, as Rei Zico went to Japan to seek the intercontinental title against Liverpool’s English side. The situation of the BRs gets even better when seeing the list of all brazucas who decided a final of the competitionwhich is now hosted by FIFA.

Remember some Brazilian names that stood out in the Club World Cup:

Cassio (Corinthians) 2012

In 2012, Fiel stopped the streets of Japan in the invasion that reminded us of the semifinal of the 1976 Brazilian Championship. Instead of filling Maracanã against Fluminense, Corinthians made history by filling the Yokohama International Stadium, against Chelsea. Guerrero’s goal was what stirred up the crowd in the stands, however, the champion of the title came from the other side of the field. The Peruvian’s happy header would be of no use if it weren’t for goalkeeper Cássio, who worked small miracles and took home a new car.

Rogério Ceni (Sao Paulo) 2005

Cássio was not the first Brazilian goalkeeper to win the World Cup star. People from São Paulo remember well one of the most historic moments of the Clube Tricolor, when Rogério Ceni went all out to save a free-kick taken from the angle by Steven Gerrard, from Liverpool. The Morumbi idol also scored a goal in that edition of the tournament, in the semifinal, against Al-Ittihad.

Renato Gaucho (Grêmio) 1983

The DVD of the Olímpico shirt number 7 became even more exciting after the year 1983. Renato Portaluppi scored both goals for Grêmio in winning the only Tricolor Club World Cup. The Germans from Hamburg were unable to keep up with the swings of the young gaucho, who would become famous years later on the sidewalks of the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. The ace also took a car from the sponsor of the competition, a Carina sedan, for his performance in the final.

Zico (Flemish) 1981

You don’t always have to score goals to write your name in World Cup history. Idolized by the biggest soccer fans in Brazil, Arthur Antunes Coimbra played so much ball that he was even admired by his rivals. Zico was involved in all three goals in the 1981 final against Liverpool, taking Flamengo’s image to the highest level in the world. With the help of Nunes and Adílio, who did not do badly in the attack, Galinho took to Rio not only the Intercontinental Cup but also a Toyota Celica sedan.

Pele (Santos) 1962

This short list could not end with a more emblematic figure for Brazilian and world football: Pelé. The King arrived in Lisbon in 1962 with two difficult tasks. In addition to leading Santos to the first Intercontinental do Peixe, Edson still had to overcome Eusébio, one of Portugal’s greatest sportsmen. And it was in this context that Pelé scored five goals in the two clashes that decided the competition, the season organized in home and away games. The following year the King won again, against Milan, but only participating in the first duel due to injury.

Check now all the Brazilians who were elected stars of the Club World Cup:

2021 – Thiago Silva (Chelsea)

2012 – Cássio (Corinthians)

2007 – Kaka (Milan)

2006 – Deco* (Barcelona)

2005 – Rogério Ceni (Sao Paulo)

2002 – Ronaldo Fenômeno (Real Madrid)

2000 – Edilson (Corinthians)

1993 – Toninho Cerezo (Sao Paulo)

1992 – Raí (São Paulo)

1983 – Renato Gaúcho (Grêmio)

1982 – Jair Gonçalves Prates (Peñarol)

1981 – Zico (Flamengo)

1963 – Pepe (Saints)

1962 – Pele (Santos)

OBS: Despite being born in Brazil, Deco became a naturalized Portuguese national and played for the European national team between 2003 and 2010.

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