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Pelé won three World Cups

He is the only player to be on the winning side in 1958, 1962 and 1970

Pelé won the FIFA World Cup with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970, the only player to have done so. He was just 17 when he scored twice in the 1958 final. An injury ended his participation early in the 1962 tournament, but he still received a winner's medal.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: He is the only player to be on the winning side in 1958, 1962 and 1970. The figure is taken from FIFA, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a sports fact?: Yes. It sits on the Sports shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.