Date: 12-07-1966
Stage: first round
Place: LIVERPOOL
Running time: 102 min.
Colour: BW
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish(new)
My rating: **
Notes: D.Santos,Pelè,Garrincha,Jairzinho
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 12 July 1966, 19:30
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 52,847
Meteo: N.A.
BRAZIL
Gilmar
Altair
Bellini
Djalma Santos
Paulo Henrique
Denilson
Lima
Alcindo
Garrincha
Jairzinho
Pelé
Coach: Aymore Moreira (BRA)
BULGARIA
Georgi Naydenov
Borislav Gaganelov
Dimitar Penev
Aleksandar Shalamanov
Ivan Vutzov
Dobromir Zhechev
Stoyan Kitov
Georgi Asparoukov
Dinko Dermendjiev
Ivan Kolev
Dimitar Yakimov
Coach: Rudolf Vytlacil (BUL)
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (FRG)
Goals:
14′, Pelé, BRA
63′, Garrincha, BRA
Match overview
Brazil began their World Cup title defence with a 2-0 win over Bulgaria at Goodison Park. Pelé opened the scoring with a trademark effort, and Garrincha doubled the lead in the second half. The South Americans controlled the match, while Bulgaria struggled to threaten the Brazilian goal.
Trivia
This match marked the only World Cup game in which both Pelé and Garrincha scored, and Brazil never lost a match in which Garrincha played. The defending champions impressed with their attacking flair, setting a positive tone for the group stage.
