Portugal 3-1 Brazil. 19th July 1966 “Pelé would say that it was only when he saw the incident on film that he realised how bad it was. He would swear, then, never to play in a World Cup again. The indulgent, flaccid English referee, George McCabe, allowed Morais to stay on the field, so that now Portugal were playing against ten men”. Brian Glanville describing Morais’ vicious tackle on an already hobbled Pelé. This was Brazil’s worst result in three decades of football. Indeed, the whole 1966 World Cup campaign shamefully skulks in the corner of Brazil’s glorious history. The fans resented how poorly their heroes played and the...
