World cup 1958 : Brésil 2 x 0 URSS "Le match où Pelé et Garrincha ont changé le football en couleur"

It was sixty years ago. In the summer of 1958, the elite of world football gathered in Sweden for the sixth edition of the World Cup. Brazil seized the opportunity to win the first of the five stars now emblazoned on its jersey. The epic semi-final against Just Fontaine's France (5-2) and the final against the host nation (5-2) remain etched in memory. But the defining match of this triumphant adventure took place a little earlier. On June 15th, in the group stage, against the USSR. That day, Garrincha definitively earned his place in the starting lineup, alongside the young Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé. That day, the Brazilians had a revelation. That day, they needed only three minutes to realize they could conquer the world...