Edson Arantes do Nascimento ‘Pelé’, considered by many to be the best footballer in history, assured this Thursday that he feels that the Brazilian team will win the World Cup in Qatar, which begins in ten days.
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“You may even think that I am too confident, but I feel that we will see Brazil win again,” said the triple world champion (1958, 1962 and 1970) in a message shared on social networks.
The 82-year-old former Santos and Cosmos player said he was anxious to see Canarinha’s debut on the 24th against Serbia in Group G, which is completed by Switzerland and Cameroon.
He accompanied his words with a black and white photograph in which he appears as a young man lifting the Jules Rimet trophy in a convertible vehicle as it passes through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Pelé continues with his recovery after undergoing surgery last year for a colon tumor and undergoing chemotherapy treatment that has forced him to go to the hospital several times.
Pelé’s health has also been affected by other causes in recent years, adding spinal, hip and knee problems, in addition to suffering a kidney crisis, for which he has drastically reduced his public appearances, although he remains very active in social networks.
