A controversial offside decision by fifa 14 coins buy Welsh linesman Benjamin Griffiths denied Puskas an 88th minute equaliser. 1958 also saw England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland all qualify for the first and so far only time. The tournament remains the only one for which Italy have failed to qualify. A 17 year old Pele made his World Cup debut: at the time he was the youngest player to appear in the finals. Hosts Sweden reached the final where they met Brazil. Despite Sweden taking an early lead, Brazil finished the match in emphatic style winning 5 2 with Pele contributing two goals. After the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, many match venues were dropped by the organisers and many other stadiums needed repairs.
Now a star at Real Madrid, Hungarian player Ferenc Puskas changed his nationality before the tournament, appearing for Spain. Despite the absence of Pele through injury for all but two of their early group games, Brazil retained the Cup with a team inspired by Garrincha and Amarildo. As in 1958 they went behind early in the final but recovered to beat Czechoslovakia 3 1. Portugal and North Korea made their World Cup debuts in 1966. Originally from Mozambique, then a Portuguese colony, Portugal's striker Eusebio was the top goalscorer of the tournament with nine goals. England met West Germany in the final at Wembley Stadium in front of 98, 000 spectators. With England leading 2 1, West Germany scored an equaliser to send the match into extra time.
As every England fan knows, a hat trick from Geoff Hurst made the score 4 2 and won England their only World Cup. After being the victim of harsh tackles in previous tournaments, Brazilian player Pele initially refused to take part in the 1970 World Cup. He returned to the side for the qualifying matches and subsequently lit up the finals. The final between Brazil and Italy finished 4 1 and saw Brazil win the World Cup for the third time. For achieving this feat, Brazil earned the right to retain the Jules Rimet Trophy. The trophy was stolen in 1983 while on display in Rio de Janeiro and never recovered. Despite remaining unbeaten, Scotland went out on goal difference in their group, which included 1970 www.fifacoinsworld.co.uk champions Brazil as well as Zaire, the first team from sub Saharan Africa to qualify.