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PENALTIES BRAZIL - ITALY
The captain gently places the ball.
Italy scored two out of four penalty shots.
Dunga with the kick.
This is a decisive moment.
Of course I was nervous.
I thought, "If I miss, my God, I can't go back to Brazil."
DUNGA MIDFIELDER
But at the same time, I remembered that I'd asked for a chance.
Here comes Dunga.
SÃO PAULO BRAZIL
I have eight hours of behind-the-scenes footage.
I have a lot of stuff.
This tells the whole story, in detail.
Those were different times.
There's not even a player for this anymore.
I have a lot of stuff here.
I started recording,
and we made a wonderful archive of everything that happened.
I had an idea.
GOALKEEPER
What if we showed never-before-seen footage? From the inside,
the privacy of the locker room, the team talks,
the good and bad moments, everything.
This group came together and overcame very difficult times,
when many people wanted to bring us down.
We won't let that happen.
RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL
What was that?
That was our super comfortable bus.
JORGINHO FULLBACK
It was just a regular bus. It had a turnstile and everything.
Everything we went through during those months…
we spent approximately two to three months together…
we had to record that.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS,
NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE FILMED BY THE PLAYERS THEMSELVES
-Let's fucking do it! -What's for lunch today?
-What? -What's for lunch?
Macaroni!
What's for lunch? We were playing Italy, so it was macaroni.
This is the warm-up, we were very nervous.
I was five…
BEBETO FORWARD
…almost six, when I watched the 1970 World Cup.
Here comes Pelé! Goal!
I was a child, and I thought, "I'll be there one day."
"I'll be world champion. I'll play on the Seleção."
Brazil is a three-time football world champion!
IN 1994, BRAZIL SETS OUT TO WIN A 4TH WORLD CUP…
After 24 years, Brazil and Italy meet in a World Cup final.
…AFTER THEIR LAST TITLE IN 1970.
It's the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
Two decades later.
Only those of us who were there can describe that feeling.
CARLOS ALBERTO PARREIRA COACH
It's not just any game, it's Brazil versus Italy.
BRAZIL CELEBRATES ON THE WAY TO A FOURTH TITLE
We're one step away from--
Four-time champions! To those who root against us, we'll be four-time champions!
I wanted to be world champion.
I wanted to make history and be world champion.
Every time I put that jersey on, something changed.
Expectations are high.
If we weren't world champions, we'd be failures.
RAÍ MIDFIELDER
Pressure, demands.
ZINHO MIDFIELDER
-They aren't playing well. -Go home, Parreira!
Brazilian football was destroyed in 1994.
We hadn't won in 24 years.
MÁRCIO SANTOS CENTER BACK
For the Brazilian team, that's a long time.
Everyone remembers me kissing the post…
GOALKEEPER - ITALY
…but not my mistake.
The first World Cup decided on penalties.
BRANCO FULLBACK
When I shot the penalty…
MIDFIELDER- ITALY
…I'd call it unconsciousness.
Our people are hard-working, long-suffering.
I thought, "I have to bring joy to my people."
The World Cup was supposed to bring joy to my people.
VIOLA FORWARD
So I'd do it all over again.
I have zero regrets.
The fourth title.
"I was at X place at the time," "I was with my dad," "I was…"
Everyone remembers where they were during that game.
We were the most determined team to become world champions.
ROMÁRIO FORWARD
You have to have great emotional control.
ALBERICO EVANI MIDFIELDER - ITALY
A penalty can change your life.
If Taffarel saves it, Brazil will be champion.
Baggio steps up to take the kick.
USA 94: BRAZIL'S RETURN TO GLORY
4 YEARS EARLIER
Brazil gets ready
to celebrate in this match between Argentina and Brazil…
IN ITALY
…in the Round of 16 of the 1990 World Cup.
Very exciting.
Brazil and Argentina…
IN 1990 IN ITALY, BRAZIL FACED MARADONA'S ARGENTINA IN THE ROUND OF 16.
…a rivalry for the ages.
In a World Cup, you have to play with zero mistakes
and total precision.
Because they have 11 good players,
and probably two or three are crucial.
So if you make a mistake with that player, there's no going back.
If we don't concede a goal, we'll score.
The game has started for Brazil and Argentina!
Brazil played better. Argentina had just one chance.
But guess who got that chance.
There goes Maradona.
A genius. There's nothing you can do. That's football.
Maradona leaves Dunga behind and runs.
We gotta be careful now.
He passes it to Caniggia.
He dribbles past Taffarel and scores!
BRAZIL 0 - 1 ARGENTINA
Brazil is out of the 1990 World Cup.
Many cry alone over the defeat.
Now all that's left is to wait for the next World Cup, in four years.
When Brazil lost, people attacked both Lazaroni and me.
THE DUNGA ERA FAILURE FOR THE SELEÇÃO
Why the Dunga era?
MARADONA ELIMINATES BRAZIL
Because it symbolized an era…
TINO MARCOS JOURNALIST
…when the Seleção was known more for its defensive effort
than by its ability to be creative.
We should have switched coaches.
If the Brazilian people chose the coach, it'd be much easier for him to do his job.
You don't choose to be the coach of the Seleção,
you're invited.
Parreira spent the day at the Hilton Hotel here in Rome.
He talked a lot with Pelé, but didn't want to give interviews.
When Parreira was chosen to coach the Seleção, he said,
THIAGO UBERREICH JOURNALIST
"I'll go on one condition. I'm taking Zagallo with me."
We've known each other since the 1970 World Cup.
His words were pearls of wisdom.
We liked each other, we got along,
but first and foremost, we did our best for the Seleção.
PARREIRA TO HEAD THE SELEÇÃO.
HEROES ZINHO
The preparation begins after the 1990 World Cup.
They already started assembling the team for the fourth title.
BRAZIL FIGHTS FOR A SPOT IN THE WORLD CUP
The qualifiers were different back then. Each game was very decisive.
A lot of people were waiting for the Seleção at the hotel.
Raí even got kissed by fans.
Well, there was actually a four-year cycle
between one World Cup and the next.
In '91, I was in good form, so I helmed that whole "Road to 1994" restructuring.
BOLIVIA - BRAZIL 1994 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
The game starts in La Paz.
Until then, Brazil had never lost a single qualifying game.
Danger. Watch out, Taffarel. Oh no, Taffarel!
BOLIVIA 1 - 0 BRAZIL
That's a powerful shot. Goal for Bolivia.
BOLIVIA 2 - 0 BRAZIL
It was Brazil's first defeat ever in a qualifying match.
Brazil returns home searching for reasons and explanations for its failure.
People didn't have faith in that generation.
FIRST QUALIFIERS DEFEAT IN 40 YEARS
After 40 years of World Cup qualifiers, Brazil experienced its first defeat.
When we got back home, we played against Ecuador at Morumbi Stadium.
We were booed the entire game.
All of that made for a very hostile environment.
Here's why they're booing:
Parreira said these two can't play together.
They started questioning the coach, Parreira, and his style.
I don't like Parreira's work.
They should change the coach.
I don't like the Seleção right now.
The press wanted Parreira and Zagallo out.
CENTER BACK
But we believed in them.
The squad believed in them.
Parreira out!
We had a late-night meeting with Parreira at Granja Comary…
MAURO SILVA MIDFIELDER
…Seleção's training camp.
"Parreira, stop right there."
"What do you mean, you're giving up your position?"
It was a way of reinforcing that commitment.
"We will keep going, Parreira. We will be world champions."
A moment of decision.
PARREIRA ON HIGH ALERT
We went to play in Recife,
and I made an appeal to the Pernambuco fans.
"We need you."
And when we got to Recife, we saw something extraordinary.
The airport was packed with people, it was a really warm welcome.
We were celebrated, they hugged us, they were very affectionate.
I think there were 5,000 people waiting for us,
screaming our names.
Raí!
WE HOPE BRAZIL WINS.
Everything's set for Sunday's game. I can feel this warm vibe here in Recife.
"You're home. We love you."
The players need warmth. You need it too, we all do, our families…
That's when our friends from Recife came to the rescue.
Brazil!
Sixty-nine thousand tickets were sold for tomorrow's game.
From that moment on, something changed.
Ricardo Rocha suggested
we should be explicit and loud
about how we felt on the pitch.
Holding hands.
The national team enters the field in a different way.
Maybe they're holding hands as a way of reciprocating
the affection that the people of Pernambuco have for the team.
So they are holding hands,
showing that this is how they'll play.
We knew our potential.
We knew what we were capable of.
We really showed off that day.
Come on! Goal!
Look! Goal!
Goal!
Look! Goal!
It would be perfect! Goal!
BRAZIL 6 - 0 BOLIVIA
Brazil's sixth goal.
For those who were complaining, this is our response.
But then came the decisive game.
It just so happened that the last qualifying match
was against Uruguay at Maracanã.
Here we go.
Maracanaço.
1950.
"No, not again!"
If we lost the game, we were out.
The Seleção could write an even sadder chapter…
to leave Brazil out of a World Cup for the first time.
I'm sure we'll manage to win and qualify.
Let me tell you, if we don't qualify, shut down the country.
In every interview, "Parreira, what about Romário?"
I said, "He'll be back when it's time."
Romário!
The crowd is calling Romário's name.
Romário was doing great in Barcelona. He was killing it in Europe.
And everyone knew how important Romário was.
To be honest, I was kind of expecting to be called,
because Brazil's situation was hard.
BRAZIL ASKS ROMÁRIO TO COME BACK.
Parreira and Zagallo got pressured to bring him back.
So Zagallo and Parreira called me and said,
"Bebeto, we're thinking of bringing Romário."
The coaching staff asked him what he thought about me coming.
He was the first to say, "Sure, bring him."
Bebeto was always one of my best friends in football.
And my best partner ever on the field.
Only two duos never lost playing together for the senior national team.
You know who?
Pelé and Garrincha, and Bebeto and Romário.
If we didn't bring Romário back, and lost against Uruguay,
and didn't make the World Cup for the first time ever?
It would be over.
I'm feeling important.
If we really don't get the result we want,
it'll be my fault.
I'm gonna be ready for that.
I responded on the field, so I didn't have to say a word.
The Brazilian team's on the field.
The right time came around, that decisive week against Uruguay.
BRAZIL VS URUGUAY 1994 QUALIFIERS
I don't have to be important all the time. Just when it's needed.
And every time it was needed, I was important.
The game begins.
He turns out of pressure, and the Maracanã erupts with joy!
Romário said to me,
"I'm going to do a nutmeg,
I'm going to do a sombrero,
and score twice, Ricardo."
I had to do all that to put on a real show.
End of the first half.
He's going down the tunnel, and I ask him, "What about the goal?"
"I'll score them in the second half."
Bebeto crosses.
That was a perfect cross. It looked more like a pass than a cross.
Bebeto crosses, it goes to Romário on the other side.
Goal!
I only jumped a little,
and hit a downward header.
Romário puts it away with a header.
One for Brazil.
BRAZIL 1 - 0 URUGUAY
Romário got there first.
My speed back then was impressive.
As I got closer to the keeper, I nudged the ball forward.
He covered one side, so I ran the other way.
He tried to punch me like this,
but I was going too fast.
Romário got there first.
What now? Look at the goal!
Tap it in!
Goal!
BRAZIL 2 - 0 URUGUAY
The game's over. Listen up!
That's a stamp in Brazil's passport!
BAIXINHO'S BEST GAME
Yes, we're in the World Cup.
Holy shit. We're fucking qualified.
I felt it there, in that group,
mainly because we had lost in '90,
that we didn't want to lose anymore.
The most important is that Brazil won and we're in the World Cup.
Brazil has qualified for the US World Cup.
It's great, honey.
It could've been a little better,
but now we're all gonna party and drink beer.
Everything I have in life, I owe to football.
I've had a connection with the ball since the day I was born.
Football reflects the situation of the country
or society.
The Brazilian people are a suffering people.
They're determined, hard-working.
Life here isn't easy.
It's a very large country.
And football is our pride and joy.
Brazil is known as the country of football.
People here breathe football, love football.
Everyone dreams of being a football player in Brazil.
We went to play in Paris,
against Paris Saint-Germain, Raí's team.
BRASIL VS PSG
And when I got to the team's training camp,
they were all very sad.
And that's when I found out
that a terrible accident had happened.
The passing of a great athlete, a friend of mine
who surely would have become the best in the world… Dener.
Here comes Dener, full speed.
He dribbles past the defender, past the goalkeeper.
We don't get to see a footballer like Dener every day.
He was phenomenal.
He challenged the laws of gravity with the way he moved.
5:15 a.m. In 10 or 15 minutes, Dener would have been home.
My dad was being driven from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro.
And 15 minutes before getting home…
DENER MATHEUS DENER AUGUSTO'S SON
…the driver dozes off, crashes into a tree, and my father dies.
Unfortunately, we lost another colleague in a car accident.
We received the news the same morning.
Without a doubt, he would have been there with us.
He would absolutely have been on the list.
He would've been one of the stars of the World Cup,
but fate had other plans.
That match was kicked off by Ayrton Senna.
There he is, the great Ayrton Senna, the Formula 1 driver,
here to take the ceremonial kickoff.
Go on, Ayrton. Step on it. A wave to the crowd.
Thanks for supporting the Brazilian National Team.
He was a three-time champion, and so was Brazil.
He would win his fourth, and we would too.
It was hard, but we were going to do our best.
We made a pact.
Right now, I think we've got a better chance in football
than in Formula One.
Just so you have an idea, we would stop on Sundays
to watch Ayrton race.
He was our great hero.
He was the joy of the Brazilian people on Sundays.
Fifteen days later, on May 1st…
MORACI SANT'ANNA FITNESS COACH
…he dies in an accident.
BRAZIL MOURNS SENNA
OVER A MILLION PEOPLE SAY GOODBYE TO SENNA
TO OUR HERO SENNA, THREE-TIME CHAMPION, FAREWELL
The loss of Ayrton Senna was devastating.
Brazil was going through a very sad time. Very sad.
After Senna's and Dener's deaths…
We always tried to turn a hard time,
a great loss, a great pain,
into strength so we could stay focused
and never give up.
With the loss of Ayrton, we felt we were representing
a country that was in turmoil.
Brazil was really going through a difficult time.
And football, the Seleção, was the Brazilian people's hope
for a moment of joy.
So, when we were called up,
we had only one goal:
to bring home the cup
so we could make our people smile.
THE WORLD TURNS TO THE USA
BRAZIL TAKES OFF WITH ONE LAST HOPE
You weren't there that time.
I was the first to get on the plane with the camera.
BRAZIL RACES AFTER THE FOURTH TITLE
I filmed everyone, so I have footage.
And I think it was wonderful.
It was a childhood dream come true.
When working as a group,
the main thing is that everyone is aligned with the same philosophy.
What do we want?
To be world champions.
UNITED STATES
Arriving in the US to play in a World Cup is definitely different.
Because the ball isn't that round there.
Going to the World Cup,
being able to play, to take part…
PAULO SÉRGIO FORWARD
There's nothing like it.
We didn't let any newspapers or magazines in.
We didn't get involved in anything.
We'd practice,
then go back to the hotel,
then have dinner, lunch.
And we would practice again the next day. Everyone was focused.
We knew we had to adapt,
and we were wondering how the public would react.
TAB RAMOS MIDFIELDER - UNITED STATES
"Up, down, pull and go."
Up, down, pull and go!
BRAZIL IS IN THE GROUP OF DEATH
Cameroon, Russia and Sweden in the group stage.
On the first game, against Russia, we were very nervous.
It was my first World Cup.
I think it was Cafu's, Leonardo's, and Márcio Santos's too.
We had a strong core from the 1990 squad.
It's the start of the World Cup, we're playing against Russia.
At the beginning… The first game for any team is really nerve-wracking.
We knew that the first game was important,
because winning the first game basically qualifies you.
And there's the anxiety, that nervousness of the first game, which is hard.
BRAZIL VS RUSSIA GROUP STAGE
I remember the first step I took. I was the first to enter the field.
When I step on the field with my right foot, it was…
I blink, and a movie plays out before me.
Everything that group had been through until then
to make it to the World Cup.
The whole stadium in yellow, wearing Brazil's colors.
He nutmegs the Russian.
He keeps the ball.
It was a hard-fought game against Russia, very scrappy.
The center back Ricardo Rocha can no longer play.
I got injured.
Apparently, it's a muscle injury.
The World Cup was over for me.
More than being named the best player, what I wanted was to score goals.
Brazil has a chance! Goal!
BRAZIL 1 - 0 RUSSIA
The team was talented. We were always marking, attacking.
We created many chances.
Penalty!
Raí takes it and scores!
BRAZIL 2 - 0 RUSSIA
We started out very well, and that's key in a World Cup.
Brazil!
VICTORIOUS START BRAZIL BEATS RUSSIA 2-0
Qualification's almost guaranteed with three points at the start.
We need another victory to move on to the next stage.
What about Ricardo Rocha, can we count him in?
It's too soon. The doctor hasn't seen him yet.
Then I thought, "I'll just go, I can't stay here."
Then Parreira and Zagallo came to me and said, "No,
I talked to the players and you're staying."
At that moment, Ricardo became
a link between the players, the management and the coaching staff.
I'm not playing in the World Cup, but I need to help these guys
the best way I can.
Look at the videos with Jorginho.
I said, "Tell me when to turn." He said, "Right here!"
When he learned to drive.
He's telling the story of when he went up a steep hill.
But since he didn't really know how to drive, he stopped,
put up the warning triangle and said, "Hey, we have a problem."
-Did you record that? -We did.
When I say, "And away it goes,"
you say "Strike!"
CAMEROON
Brazil was the reference for football all over the world.
Those players--
FRANÇOIS OMAM-BIYIK FORWARD - CAMEROON
We'd only see them on TV. It was amazing to play them.
June 24th.
Again, the Stanford Stadium is filled with thousands of Brazilians.
Brazil's second game is eagerly anticipated.
It's not easy to play against an African team like Cameroon.
BRAZIL VS CAMEROON GROUP STAGE
Here's the through ball for Romário. He goes all in…
They knew they could trust me.
"Pass is to that son of a bitch, and he'll score."
Come on! Goal!
BRAZIL 1 - 0 CAMEROON
Nice set up. Jorginho with the cross.
Márcio Santos finishes. Goal!
BRAZIL 2 - 0 CAMEROON
I scored the goal
and joined the hall of defenders who'd scored in a World Cup.
There are not that many.
Romário went for it, he tried.
He tried to pass the ball, but couldn't. So the ball came to me.
I didn't have a good angle, but I hit it in the corner.
Here comes Bebeto, he kicks! Goal!
BRAZIL 3 - 0 CAMEROON
I was so glad the game ended.
BRAZIL 3 - 0 CAMEROON
Brazil!
Have you noticed that Dunga is a different player now
than he was at the World Cup in Italy?
Brazil's first goal yesterday, which paved the way to victory,
was an assist from Dunga to Romário.
Football is very much a utopia.
Within a group, there are people you get along with better,
that you relate to.
That doesn't mean you don't get along with the others.
You respect them, you're part of a team.
Several people who think differently, but share the same goal.
Romário never really drank or smoked.
Romário's vices were women and dancing. He really liked to dance.
Let's see some samba.
I liked to enjoy life. I still do.
Women have always been my strength.
Or my weakness.
So Baixinho would sneak out, but he would come back on time,
sleep and focus without any problems.
Stop.
Let's play Salgueiro.
Because we had won the first two games,
both Sweden and us went into the last round qualified.
We'd be playing for the first place.
SWEDEN
Three-nil for Brazil!
BRAZIL VS SWEDEN GROUP STAGE
Danger. A placed shot. What a goal!
BRAZIL 0 - 1 SWEDEN
But they started ahead.
In the second half, Mazinho came in
to protect the back and allowed me to move up a little.
That was the play.
I rolled it to him, he was really fast.
Here comes Romário. He gets in and shoots!
Goal!
It was a tough game.
In the end, I scored a toe-poke,
and we tied.
One for Brazil and one for Sweden.
That's when Parreira changes to a more conservative formation.
He takes Raí out.
I was benched, but I immediately realized
that the most important thing was to think about the team.
When Raí, the captain, left the starting squad,
we didn't hesitate for a second.
It was obvious. "It's Dunga, that's it."
I didn't change when I put on the captain's armband.
I had always been like that.
The way I acted, my behavior on the field,
my strictness, my leadership style
had nothing to do with my being captain.
The announcement was made on Sunday by Coach Parreira.
But fans are still not happy.
BRAZIL DISAPPOINTS 1-1 AGAINST SWEDEN
Because we are 220 million coaches.
Everyone has their opinion, everyone has their favorite team,
everyone has their favorite star, a guy who stands out.
BRAZILIANS IN DETROIT MAD AT PARREIRA
The performance was horrible. I'm here,
I cheered, painted my face, but you sucked.
I know what it's like for fans to follow their team, to root for it.
They do crazy stuff. It's very passionate.
I love football.
We only bought tickets for the first stage.
ULISSES RIBEIRO FAN
We thought that we might not qualify, you know, and we…
We didn't want to spend a month in the US watching other teams.
Brazil was gonna play against the United States on July 4th
in the Round of 16.
It was terrible because the United States was getting better at football.
WORLD CUP DAILY
A photographer on the sidelines heard Tab Ramos say
before the game
that the Brazilians would be leaving like we did in Maracanã in 1950.
Strike!
Come on, guys! Let's play some samba.
Strike!
I already did my advertisement.
Brought to you by…
Things just happen and it's natural, there are opportunities.
LEONARDO BRAZIL'S FULLBACK
Branco is injured today, he won't be able to play.
Tomorrow could be me.
Those guys have always had patriotism running through their veins.
Eighty percent of the fans in the stadium were American.
BRAZIL VS UNITED STATES ROUND OF 16
The match between Brazil and the United States begins.
Their team was good,
they were tactically perfect, tight, they had good players.
So all of that mattered.
Nice pass from Tab Ramos to Thomas Dooley. Danger here!
Bebeto and Romário, with those two up front,
we'll soon score a goal and win the game.
Tab Ramos and Leonardo battling for the ball…
Foul by Leonardo.
There's a bit of a scuffle there.
Red card. Leonardo is sent off.
And then he's sent off.
That was in the first half.
The stadium stopped.
The Brazilian fans stopped to see
what was happening. They were in disbelief.
A player was sent off.
And when a player is sent off, you say, "God, what now?"
Brazil lose control.
That makes things very difficult now.
It's disappointing to see Leonardo behave that way.
It was terrible, because we realized we could go home.
It hits the post!
End of the first half.
Enough of Parreira's football, because that's not Brazilian football.
If Brazil is out after Leonardo is sent off,
he could never go back home.
When the first half ended, I go into the locker room,
"Where's Leonardo?"
He was sitting in the shower.
I looked at him and said, "Hey!"
"Get up!"
He was crying his eyes out. I said, "Man, let me tell you something."
"I'm going to score. Don't worry, we're gonna win this game."
We knew we had to run twice as much.
The second half starts.
The ball just wasn't… I eventually understood
I wouldn't score, because the ball didn't want to go in.
There goes Romário, he kicks and…
Down to ten men, the pressure grows.
I played right, left, through the middle.
I fought, I attacked, I defended.
The game turned dramatic.
There goes Romário, he's our hope.
Romário came from the middle of the field.
I made way for him
to pass me the ball.
Go, Romário. Go!
I kept looking at him and upfield,
tracking the last defender so I wouldn't be offside.
Believe in yourself, Romário!
"Come on!" I waited and waited.
They were coming and I thought, "I'm going to be offside."
I was looking at their last man.
Then I looked at Romário. All in a split second.
Since I couldn't score, I had to pass the ball to someone who could.
Romário passes to Bebeto…
When he rolled it to me, I turned.
I looked at the huge goalie.
I thought, "It's now or never."
And Bebeto kicks it!
Go! Goal!
BRAZIL 1 - 0 UNITED STATES
Brazil scores! Goal!
As always, he was so accurate.
No one else could've scored a goal like that.
I put it right in the corner,
where the water bottles usually sit.
And that was that, man.
Goal!
I scored and I told him,
"I love you."
We had love for each other.
And there are different ways to love.
And it was from the heart, he knows that.
It was from the heart. We have a lot of love for each other,
for all of them, you know?
What a joy to watch Brazil play like this.
The stadium erupts in celebration.
Come on, Brazil!
That goal was crucial.
I told Jorginho,
"Bro, no one can take this title from us."
When I go into the locker room, Leonardo…
hugs me.
We all cried together.
The referee blows the whistle. It's the end of the match against the US.
Brazil moves on to the quarterfinals.
Come on, Brazil. On to the quarterfinals.
BRAZIL 1 - 0 UNITED STATES
FIFA suspended fullback Leonardo for four games
and fined him 10,000 Swiss Francs, almost 7,000 reais.
Leonardo is such an upright guy,
he would never do something like that.
I'm at peace because it wasn't on purpose,
I had no intention of hurting or assaulting anyone.
The Brazilian press and the Brazilian people always want more.
Winning the game is not enough.
In the end, we won.
But playing like that against the United States,
scared and not taking risks,
is a hard pill to swallow.
I don't think the win was a struggle at all.
BRAZIL'S HEAD COACH
But it was hard.
Mattheus was born on July 7th, 1994.
We played the Netherlands on the 9th.
I wasn't there, my sister-in-law was in the delivery room,
and I spent almost an hour on the phone waiting to hear my son cry.
I think he only relaxed…
DENISE DE ANDRADE BEBETO'S WIFE
Mattheus had the cord wrapped around his neck,
so he was a little purple when he was born,
and it took him a while to cry.
When I finally heard him cry, it was such a thrill.
Then they turn on the TV,
and my wife pops up with my son.
Wow, man. It was such a thrill.
She can hear you, talk to her.
I'm happy, I'm so happy and…
Hopefully I can score a goal for Mattheus against the Netherlands.
Did you see how big he is?
He's great, he's beautiful.
-He looks just like his dad, right? -Right.
But he looks like his mom too, right?
You want all your children to look like you.
"Being here and seeing my son,
I wish I could be there too, but it will be worth it," I told her.
"It will be worth it."
Sergi, Abelardo, Alkorta,
Nadal, Ferrer, Luis Enrique.
I had severe sciatic nerve inflammation.
I wasn't a starter at first, Leonardo was.
He spent the whole World Cup recovering.
Leonardo was playing because Branco was injured.
LONELY AND DEPRESSED, BRANCO PRAYS FOR STRENGTH.
So, I said,
"He can't run on the field, but he can run in the pool."
"I can even improve his conditioning in the pool."
They gave me a vote of confidence.
I practiced in the pool with a vest and an elastic rope
because I couldn't even touch the ground due to my sciatic nerve inflammation.
I got a lot of flak for calling up Branco.
Branco is in terrible physical condition, everybody knows that.
He hasn't played in 50 days, and the heat's still unbearable.
And when we needed someone,
I didn't even hesitate putting him in.
And he sure showed up.
Soon, we'll face the Netherlands in a do-or-die match.
Branco is back on the team, much to the nation's disappointment.
Better late than never.
It is important to repay that support
by playing well and maybe sneaking in a goal.
I was racing against time.
NETHERLANDS
ARON WINTER MIDFIELDER - NETHERLANDS
RONALD DE BOER MIDFIELDER - NETHERLANDS
Brazil better watch out,
because the Dutch national team, unlike ours, is getting better.
It seems to have found a tactical pattern and developed team chemistry.
The Netherlands, as we all know, is a football powerhouse
and had great players at that World Cup.
They beat us in '74, but we've got this. We'll win our fourth title.
BRAZIL VS NETHERLANDS QUARTERFINALS
We had watched all the Netherlands' games.
In the second half, they'd slow down to a crawl thanks to the heat.
But it rained the day before the game.
The temperature dropped 20°C,
and that balanced the game.
A journalist came to us and handed us a note,
"Please ask Parreira not to put Branco in."
The team's response was, "We vouch for Branco."
Here we go, Brazil and the Netherlands.
ALDAIR CENTER BACK
The Netherlands and Argentina are teams that attack,
they're on the same level as Brazil.
So that game was intense.
I chucked the ball down the field, Bebeto touched it twice,
and Romário just tapped it in.
Aldair to Bebeto. Bebeto to Romário, Romário gets the ball, goal!
BRAZIL 1 - 0 NETHERLANDS
Technically speaking, it was Brazil's best game.
Brazil was crushing the Netherlands.
Bebeto insists, keeps going.
He keeps going.
It's now or never.
I wasn't taking any chances,
so I dribbled the defender, the keeper, and practically carried it over the line
to make sure I wasn't missing.
What a beautiful play!
Goal!
I went out to celebrate…
Mattheus' birth was the only one I missed.
I thought, "I'll pretend to rock him in my arms."
What a lovely celebration from Bebeto.
Then came Romário and Mazinho,
I just looked at them.
And the three of us did that.
Your friend, a guy you love, a guy who loves you
scores a goal and makes that move for his baby,
you can't help it.
That was like his christening.
Being a dad is wonderful. My God.
Danger here! The Netherlands score.
God almighty, what a moment.
BRAZIL 2 - 1 NETHERLANDS
Aron Winter with the header. And it's a goal!
You know when you feel one team is on an upward trajectory
and the other on a downward one?
Raí comes on for Mazinho. Let's go, Brazil!
Raí came in with a sliding tackle.
Raí with the sliding tackle.
Playing hard. We were like, "Relax!"
"You're gonna get sent off!"
That was yet another sign that the group was solid.
Because Raí could have been upset.
He was the team captain.
Not Dunga.
I didn't even think about the pressure of being captain.
The pressure was not being able to go back to Brazil.
People would kill us, especially after 1990.
So, at that moment,
our focus was to solve the problem.
We have to win this game.
From then on, it was life or death.
I placed my right leg toward his,
then I dove and got the foul.
He kicked me when I was on the ground, there was an argument.
And then he set a five-men wall.
Branco to take the free kick.
And I thought, "I'll go for his own corner."
Because his view was partially blocked.
I thought, "It's now or never." Because it was my moment.
When I took the free kick, I bent the ball,
so it went around the wall.
He shoots!
Goal!
BRAZIL 3 - 2 NETHERLANDS
Then I celebrated, pointing at the staff.
All of them, the doctor, the physical therapists,
Moraci, all of them.
It's the final whistle.
Thanks to Branco and that last goal,
Brazil is through to the semifinals.
AYRTON SENNA: THIS CUP IS FOR YOU
BRAZIL, THE ORANGE CRUSHER
After this beautiful victory against the Netherlands,
we can finally state with all certainty,
we're one of the four best teams in the world.
-What's up, bro? -How are you?
My man! Now we're all set.
We did it. All debts are settled.
Romário says he scored that goal.
Does he?
He does.
I went like, "Oh, shit."
That fucking ball came straight at me.
If I say that, he's gonna be pissed at me.
Zagallo wants to say something.
After this amazing win, I know we'll win the fourth-title.
Well done, Mr. Power Shot.
That's football. One day you're up, the next day you're down.
Divine justice, as they say.
Branco, what would you call the most important goal of your career?
Honestly, perhaps I'd call it the shut-up goal.
'Cause it shut a lot of mouths up.
When you win, the fans get excited.
Brazil's played well for the first time this World Cup. I enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed yesterday's game. It was great.
BRANCO SAVES BRAZIL THE FOURTH-TITLE IS CLOSER
An unexpected hero, Branco made every fan eat their words.
Branco will kill it.
And then we started to shift the stance of many journalists a bit,
because they were all against us. Truth be told.
So Parreira is nailing it?
He's starting to.
Everyone agrees
the coach played a big role in the win over the Netherlands.
Carlos Alberto Parreira went from zero to hero overnight.
Back then, many people thought, me included,
when Branco scored Brazil's third goal against the Netherlands,
I said, "Oh my God, it's happening."
We're in the World Cup semifinals, one step away from the fourth title.
Let's go, Brazil. The kids are counting on you.
Everybody was happy. That team had something…
They're brothers that football, that life gave me, you know?
Parreira made it clear to us that
it would not take just one to win.
One player may win a game,
but you need a team to win the World Cup.
And for that, you have to be friends.
GO, BRAZIL!
When was the last time Brazil got to a World Cup semifinal?
I don't know. I really don't.
I don't know.
I don't have the numbers in my head,
but we'll make it to the final, God willing.
At that point, none of the players there had made it to a World Cup semifinal.
So, that was a big deal.
-Are you dreaming of the title, Parreira? -No. We haven't made it to the final yet.
Only those who make the final can dream of the title.
And we wanted to be world champions. To be world champions again.
The winners of Sweden vs. Saudi Arabia and Romania vs. Argentina
meet in the quarterfinals,
and whoever wins will face Brazil in the semifinals.
Parreira and the defenders studied the rivals,
but there was no internet, there was no…
They studied photos and reports.
He showed us that Sweden played in two lines of four.
It was really hard to get through them.
We had to be patient, we had to work it through
with Mazinho and Zinho to try and break those lines out.
Romário and Bebeto would have to widen their…
To look for each other. And we had to insist.
If we got to the byline and crossed it in, sooner or later we were going to score.
Remember that the difficult moment was overcome
because we stood together.
So that's important. Let's do this, guys, goddammit!
All the Brazilian fans are with us,
holding hands.
Fuck yeah! Let's win!
Strike!
Look what they did on the asphalt.
There are drawings and paintings,
a path of victory open to the passion and joy of the fans.
We need this.
The country needs this boost,
and I'm sure we'll make it.
Brazil and Sweden. Brazil holding hands.
BRAZIL VS SWEDEN SEMIFINAL
The game starts at the Rose Bowl.
It's good to play against Sweden, because they really play.
And they let us play.
Romário gets the ball. Controls it.
Whoa! Mazinho goes for it! Mazinho misses.
The goal just wouldn't come. Until, in the closing moments,
Jorginho crossed it in, and Romário, in the middle of the defense…
It was a cross that marked my life.
I had a very clear reading of the play.
Raí, who had just come into the game,
made a run to the near post to draw the defenders with him.
Jorginho with the cross. He jumps for it. And it's a goal! Romário!
I managed to find Baixinho, and he was great.
He headed it down, and Ravelli didn't stand a chance.
I never stay near a player who's taller than me.
So it was easy for me to jump and score that goal.
Brazil scores!
And it was pure joy,
because we were in the World Cup final.
It's all over.
Brazil is through to the final after 24 years.
BRAZIL 1 - 0 SWEDEN
The excitement is overwhelming.
No one is leaving the stadium. Look at the celebration here!
Wonderful, Brazil.
Come on, we can do it. Just one more to go!
Brazil is in the final against Italy,
echoing the story of 1970.
There you go!
Today is the 13th, damn it!
Check this out,
Jorginho, our number 2, got to the byline,
and crossed to our number 11, Romário.
Eleven plus two, 13!
ITALY
Yes, we felt we could be world champions,
but we knew we were up against Brazil,
a traditionally hard team to beat.
That World Cup was absolutely incredible,
filled with ups and downs.
ITALY'S JOURNEY IN THE '94 WORLD CUP
When expectations are high, tension gets really high.
The first game, we didn't play well for many reasons.
What a powerful shot. Goal!
ITALY 0 - 1 IRELAND GROUP STAGE
In the second game, later on,
we were playing 10 against 11 and we had to win.
I was the first goalkeeper in history to be sent off.
He crosses it! Dino Baggio scores!
ITALY 1 - 0 NORWAY GROUP STAGE
Playing with 10 men against 11, Italy performed a miracle.
We couldn't win the game against Mexico.
ITALY 1 - 1 MEXICO GROUP STAGE
Fortunately, we qualified as best third-placed team.
Here's a chance and goal!
ITALY 0 - 1 NIGERIA ROUND OF 16
I was already thinking where I'd spend my vacation
because we were frankly almost out.
Precisely…
People say Roberto Baggio took us out from the airplane,
and that's exactly what happened.
Roberto Baggio ties the game.
ITALY 1 - 1 NIGERIA ROUND OF 16
Baggio delivers.
ITALY 2 - 1 NIGERIA ROUND OF 16
Spain's style of play always gave us a lot of trouble,
historically speaking.
But our combative Italian spirit
always helps us overcome obstacles.
It's the Italian character, not only in football.
ITALY 2 - 1 SPAIN QUARTERFINALS
Italy, characteristically, always gets stronger as it goes.
Is hard to stop a horse charging up from behind.
We were really happy, after all the odds we'd faced in the previous month.
ITALY 2 - 1 BULGARIA SEMIFINAL
The possibility of playing an important and extraordinary game
like the World Cup final.
Then Baggio suffered a minor injury,
and we didn't know if he'd be able to play in the final.
Without Baggio, Italy loses strength, like Brazil without Romário.
BAGGIO INJURED UNSURE IF HE'LL PLAY
ROMÁRIO BETS ON THE ONE-ON-ONE
Two crucial figures in this final.
DUNGA SAYS, "GETTING TO THE FINAL IS MY REVENGE."
The Brazil-Italy final puts two giants of the game face to face.
Both countries have mystique, tradition,
renowned players, and passionate fans.
In the US, the matches kicked off at 4:00, 5:00 in the afternoon.
Our people were on the streets. Our streets were painted, flags all over.
And with all the emotional weight of Ayrton Senna's death…
SENNA: TAKE BRAZIL TO THE FOURTH TITLE
…and with Brazil in crisis,
the Seleção was the people's joy.
Even if Brazil loses, we'll throw a party for the kids.
Kids, what do you think? Are we going to win?
Yes!
We'll be four-time champions.
Brazil!
We've waited so long for this day.
We've been waiting for 24 years.
Go for it, Brazil, because we're on the edge of our seats.
And people are here cheering, rooting for the team.
Over 25,000 people on Paulista Avenue.
The mood on Brazil's bus is very different from everyone else's in any final.
They showed the Italian bus. They were all serious, suited up,
all stiff.
And our bus is a mess. Everyone's sweaty ahead of the game.
Strike!
This is how we prepare for the game.
It's a rush of adrenaline
that takes away the anxiety.
And there we have a brotherhood.
I mean, it's magic.
It's a Brazilian thing. Don't even try to understand it.
Ricardo was the guy who always boosted our morale.
And we really trusted him.
He joked around,
but when it was time to be serious, he was serious.
The whole group showed up.
Not one individual, but all of us collectively.
-So that's the spirit. -Damn!
Let's hang on tight to our brotherhood,
hold hands and take this winning spirit to the field,
because we are the best.
You don't win on quality alone.
You win with balance, mental toughness,
the hunger to win, and selflessness.
I remember some of the meetings we had.
"We're here to win this fucking World Cup."
"We'll be champions!"
"Everybody's got to do their part. Nobody wins this alone."
"This isn't about individuality, it's about solidarity."
It was like that in '94 and it remains so to this day.
My stomach stirred a little, the team was a bit…
tense and anxious.
I gathered the team.
"First, let's thank God we're in the final."
"And let me say a few things, one of them being family."
"Let's thank our families and the Brazilian people,
they deserve the title."
I said, "Guys, let's be like those Japanese pilots
who fought for their country."
"If they saw they had 500 kilometers' worth of fuel in the tank
and knew they were going to die when it ran out, what did they do?"
"They threw themselves at the enemy and died for their homeland."
"Beautiful story, right? That's what we'll do today."
"We'll leave here dead but champions."
Holy shit. They started crying.
"Let's go, let's be champions! What were those fighters called again?"
And I knew their name.
It's a shame a different name came to mind.
Don't do that.
Kawasaki, those men from Japan.
"I'm a dead man walking anyway."
I yelled, "Kawasaki!" The room went quiet. That's when Romário jumped in.
Kamikaze, man!
It's kamikaze, man!
"You said…"
"Kawasaki is a motorcycle, man. What are you talking about?"
He got confused, but he laughed it off.
Everybody…
It was very laid-back. We…
He used to tell jokes. We…
But when he had to be serious,
"You're the best! You have this game in the bag!"
We've been criticized for 24 years. We're gonna win today.
Let's stay calm and focus.
-Let's do this. -We can't forget this.
Let's do this. Let's stay calm and focused.
-Let's go. -Let's go.
That's how we went into the game.
I think here's where that famous moment took place
where I'm first in line, and Baggio's watching me from behind…
A sign of respect.
I would've done the same if I were him.
I remember very clearly, that, damn, this place was…
packed full of people.
I think it was a full house. It was crazy.
Brazil!
BRAZIL VS ITALY FINAL
It was our way of giving each other positive energy.
We kept the hand-holding ritual from the Recife match on.
If you look at all the games, we came out holding hands every time.
It was 50°C, scorching hot.
But our attitude was, "We'll be together till the end."
Brazil is more consistent, and the ball gets rolling at the Rose Bowl.
The great final between Brazil and Italy begins.
These are two historic teams.
Dunga with the cross. Romário with the header!
Any error would be fatal.
You won't lose a game, you'll lose the Cup.
Mauro Silva slipped up. Look at that stride. Careful.
Taffarel saves it.
If Italy scored, sure, we could tie, but we'd have to work hard as hell.
I believe in the final, our players were all tired
because our way to that game had been exhausting.
Well-positioned and organized, Brazil controls the game.
Bebeto takes the shot!
We had a very solid midfield.
Technically very good.
It's a once-in-a-lifetime moment for every football player.
I believe our team got really tired at that final.
Our pace was way slower than in previous matches.
Halftime. Brazil nil, Italy nil.
BRAZIL 0 - 0 ITALY
It was a game with very few scoring chances.
The referee signals the kick-off.
Let's go, Brazil!
Pagliuca had struggled badly with shots to his right in the previous season.
He conceded several soft goals throughout the campaign.
He almost let in the mother of all howlers.
Mauro Silva takes a shot. Pagliuca spills it!
It hits the post!
It saved my reputation in football,
because if we had lost that game 0-1 thanks to that goal…
it might not have ended my career, but it certainly would have stained it.
When people meet me, they remember me kissing the post,
but nobody remembers my mistake.
We knew it would be a very even match
because of their experience and their players.
Italy comes forward.
Baggio puts it wide.
Extra time, 90 minutes, 36°C.
The ref didn't want to invite trouble.
Nil-nil against Italy,
a side that had been completely written off,
but they kept going further and further…
Baggio gets injured,
and they keep moving on, with Baggio pushing through the pain.
But it was a final,
and you don't get to play a World Cup final every day.
The temperature is rising here at the Rose Bowl.
The first half ended nil-nil, the second half ended nil-nil.
In extra time, Brazil missed goals.
Cross from Brazil. There's still a chance.
Just past the post!
Romário shoots. Pagliuca saves and pushes it away.
Romário missed a goal that he couldn't have missed.
Cross to Romário, he's unmarked. This is the chance. He sends it wide!
I missed one of the easiest goals in World Cup history.
But we had already missed two others.
When I entered the field,
I looked at the score.
"I only have the last 15 minutes
to score a goal."
There was a play where I came dribbling down,
and when I found myself face to face with the goal…
There goes Viola, he pushes down the left.
I thought of Romário.
Last chance. Romário shoots…
People question me to this day, "Why didn't you take that shot yourself?"
No, he did what he had to do. He had to pass that ball to me.
I was the big dog, the top scorer. That game was mine to settle.
But unfortunately, I couldn't score.
We couldn't win in extra time, so it went to penalty shootout.
End of the game.
BRAZIL 0 - 0 ITALY
It's the first time a World Cup is being decided by penalty shootout.
First time in history.
And the heat intensified it. Because there was a lot of tension.
I started to feel sick.
Because there was a lot of tension.
We couldn't stand on our feet in the last few minutes.
We had to stand on our heels, because our soles were burning.
I remember that when the extra time was over,
Parreira came onto the field to talk to me.
"Márcio, will you take the first one?" I said, "Sure."
Parreira started walking towards me, and I said, "God, he's gonna pick me."
It's a big responsibility.
There was a player who was supposed to take a penalty,
but he said, "Parreira, I can't."
I don't remember who.
"I can't do it, because after playing for 120 minutes,
my legs are weighing a ton."
The best thing you can do is go with whoever's got the guts.
Romário hadn't practiced penalty kicks at all and said, "No, I want to take one."
They said, "Go for it."
I wasn't used to taking penalties. I had taken two, three or four, at most.
"Are you taking one, Bebeto?"
He went up to everyone.
He came right up to me.
I said, "I'll take one and I want to go first."
I told him.
Then he said, "No, you'll take the final one."
It's on you now, Taffarel.
Brazil is with you.
The pressure is on the penalty takers, not on the keepers.
The goalkeeper has much more to win, in my view.
Those who are shooting the penalties
think differently than those who'll try to save them.
Even if you're not there to take a penalty,
your heart stops and you can't cheer, nothing.
Baresi takes it… wide!
Come on, Brazil!
Imagine the people at home.
Imagine how stressed out they get.
The tension is huge.
For the goalkeeper it's different, though.
Márcio Santos gets ready.
Italy started the penalties with Baresi.
Baresi missed. They still haven't found his ball.
It flew out of the stadium.
Everyone's holding hands.
The players are arm in arm. The whole of Brazil united.
Márcio Santos to take it.
Pagliuca saves it.
Then we were in total despair.
At least I didn't miss the target.
I went for his right corner.
I think I made a great save,
but most of all I helped the team get closer to winning.
Márcio Santos, our best penalty taker in the practices,
takes the first one and misses.
That made the environment even more tense.
I missed my penalty, so we're basically starting from scratch.
At that moment, anything can happen. You have to be prepared.
Until all five penalties are taken, you can't think you've won or lost.
Anything can happen.
I was 22,
and it was my first penalty kick as a professional player.
Albertini places it.
I wasn't calm.
Calmness is something external.
No run-up.
Italy scores.
When I scored the penalty,
I was kind of happy.
It was such a relief.
Taffarel will save a bunch!
Come on!
Romário said, "I'm a fearless guy,
but at that moment, I was scared."
Romário against Pagliuca. Come on, Baixinho!
It was difficult. It was hard.
The responsibility was all on me.
Brazil hadn't won in 24 years.
Pagliuca gets ready.
You really need to focus.
Leave everything behind.
You have to pretend to be alone, and not hear anything.
And that's how it was for me.
Right foot! Goal!
Come on, Brazil!
When the ball hit the goalpost, he said he got goosebumps.
Thank God the ball went in.
I felt relieved, but I know it wasn't over yet.
I heard it hit the post and I thought it had gone out,
but it went in.
I took the ball and headed to the goal.
I faced the goal and thought,
"Right, left, right, left?"
When I got closer, I made the call.
Evani steps back.
When I was preparing the shot,
I thought the best I could do was to take a power shot.
Here comes Evani. He blasts it down the middle!
The ball went right in the middle,
the goalkeeper jumped to the side,
and I scored.
Two goals for Italy, one for Brazil.
I was the third.
Now Branco takes the shot.
In 1994, the World Cup final, 24 years without a win.
The whole country was watching.
All that expectation and the responsibility on me.
I mean personally.
After all I'd been through.
Your life flashes before your eyes,
a movie of your life. All that led to that moment.
Family, friends, everything, the whole country.
Branco steps up to take it.
He backs up for a long run-up.
Since I took a long run-up, he thought I was going for power.
I thought, "To stop my shot, he'll have to move early."
So I waited for him to pick a side and placed the shot instead.
It was a crazy decision.
But as I'm getting closer, he…
I'm getting closer to the ball,
and he's not moving.
And then, two, three steps away, he…
He does this and gives me his left side.
There goes Branco!
Brazil scores!
My instinct told me to pick a side, and I was surprised.
Had I missed that penalty,
I'd be living on a Caribbean island. I'd never have come back to Brazil.
Go, Massaro!
I've known Taffarel since he started.
He told me afterwards
that on the first and second penalties he was so eager to make the save
that he ended up moving early,
so he failed.
But then he said to himself, "I need to relax and focus.
"I need to know when to move."
Massaro has the ball. Taffarel looks focused.
Brilliant save from Taffarel! Come on, Brazil!
Dunga was next.
I thought, "Oh my God, it's the captain's turn."
"He has a stiff leg."
Can you imagine the weight on Dunga's shoulders
during his walk to the penalty spot?
He must have walked a thousand kilometers in his head.
It took him forever.
Come on, Dunga. He takes a few steps back.
I asked for a chance
to rewrite my story in the Seleção, to become world champion,
to go down in history for my country, to bring joy to the people,
and still be decisive, because I would take a penalty.
He runs up, strikes it firmly. Goal!
I trained for this. I had to take it. There's no other way.
I have to hit the side of the net, where the keeper won't reach.
Dunga went for my left corner. I thought he was going for the right.
I didn't know the penalty takers that well.
It wasn't like today, when you can study everybody.
I didn't know them, so it was all down to intuition
and luck.
Unfortunately, I dove the wrong way.
In that Cup, we complemented each other, we had great respect for one another.
We all wanted to do our best
and contribute to the team.
Baggio steps up to take it.
If Taffarel saves it, Brazil wins the fourth title.
Baggio against Taffarel.
Baggio was a penalties specialist,
but that was a very tense moment for everyone.
Save this penalty, you son of a bitch!
And Roberto Baggio,
a phenomenal goalscorer who almost always kept his shots low…
Goes to show the kind of pressure there is when you're taking a penalty.
Brazil has three. Italy has two.
There goes Baggio.
A penalty kick can change your life.
He runs up, hits it and… it's all over!
It's over! Brazil!
Brazil wins their fourth World Cup!
We did it!
Thank you, Brazil! We're four-time champions!
"We are champions!"
It was one of the happiest moments of my life.
Four-time champion!
It was a childhood dream come true.
Brazil is a four-time world champion!
That's the happiest moment of my life to this day.
Football is Brazilian!
It's official!
If one of us were to score the winning goal,
he'd be labeled the hero of the fourth World Cup.
The fact that we won with Baggio missing
showed that the fourth title belonged to the whole team.
To the work, the unity, the resilience, and the people.
We often criticized you,
but you showed inner strength.
You are worthy of your position. Thanks, Parreira.
No one believed in that team, but we did it.
We had faith.
Courage, dedication,
love for the yellow jersey.
And then, to make the moment even more emotional,
the players come in…
with a banner for Ayrton Senna.
Brazil really needed that title.
And it reads, "Ayrton Senna,
we raced with you."
SENNA… WE RACED WITH YOU, THE FOURTH-TITLE IS OURS!
Ayrton Senna is forever a champion in the hearts of Brazilians.
The players pay him a tribute.
"Senna, we raced with you."
"The fourth-title is ours."
It's overwhelming.
When we won, we walked up there.
Up there.
We went to get the cup and celebrate.
Dunga, the captain, turned things around.
In '90, he was torn apart.
"The Dunga era."
In '94, he lifts the World Cup.
You don't become champion when you lift the cup,
but when you practice, when you work, everything.
Yes, Dunga! Lift that cup.
We are world champions.
Four-time World Cup champions!
I never thought I would leave Bagé, on the border with Uruguay,
60 kilometers from Uruguay, down in southern Brazil.
That I would leave that small town and conquer the world.
It's incredible.
Romário is in tears.
They said he lacked discipline, that he didn't take it seriously.
Look at him proving them all wrong.
A victory for my parents, for the parents of all those guys.
A victory for that generation
that had been through a lot in '90.
Something that would last forever.
That's why I'm here today, talking to you.
I went down those massive stairs, holding the cup.
And I said to everyone, "You can hold it, touch it. It's ours."
That was seen all over the world. I'll never forget that moment.
It's our World Cup, for our Seleção.
What determination. What a moment.
What joy, Brazil.
-Congratulations, champions! -We're having a party tonight.
There's a huge party waiting for us.
-You bet! -That's what I heard.
-Congrats, Mauro! My man! -Thanks.
You crushed it, Mauro!
We did it. All debts are settled.
Hey, Leo. Congrats, my friend!
You did it, kid!
Ronaldinho! Only 17, and already a world champion, kiddo!
Márcio, you killed it. You're a king.
We are four-time champions! We crushed it!
They tried to bring us down, but God is fair.
-Congrats, Mora. -Thank you for everything, Jorginho.
-I mean it. -Cool.
There are only two four-time champions in the world: Brazil and Zagallo!
-Yeah! -Yeah!
Thanks!
Four-time champions!
FOUR-TIME FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONS
Check out the fourth star, guys!
"Friends forever."
That's our motto to this day.
We are in Brazil, we're in Brazilian airspace.
When we opened the blinds, two fighter jets.
Two Air Force aircraft escorting us.
Then…
We were welcomed like war heroes.
The first city we went to after the World Cup was Recife,
to thank the people of Recife.
For being so nice to us.
Because it all started here.
The pilot said,
"There's a crowd of a million people waiting for you down there."
When the plane started descending and we saw it,
that's when I shed my first happy tear.
When we came back to Brazil and saw how crazy it was…
I'll never forget those images.
Nor will anyone who was a part of that.
It was fantastic, phenomenal.
I was standing next to the President, the customs guy and so,
a guard came up, some security guy.
He came running, all sweaty and said,
"Look, people are breaking the airport fences."
"They are trespassing."
We would look at the buildings, and everyone would be…
rocking the baby.
It was such great joy.
Those who were 10 or 15 back then would say,
"It's the first time I saw Brazil win the World Cup."
It's the first thing they'd say.
That's how much it meant to those children,
to the whole country's hope.
When we saw that joy, we all thought,
"Man, we had a tough four years."
"We practiced, we sacrificed a lot, it was hard, but it was all worth it."
"We're bringing joy. Look, people are happy."
"All they care about is celebrating. That's what we want."
"They're not thinking whether they're rich or poor,
what religion they are, what club they support."
"No. We're just happy. It brought the country together."
No one can achieve such an important victory
without a strong team.
It's collective, it's a society, it's a group of people, a country.
It's nice to relive it all again.
We got out to the street,
I remember this boy on a tree, he was crying so much.
Everyone watched.
It was a tough moment in time.
The moment was very…
And people understood.
Brazil!
It's priceless, you know?
I get emotional just talking about it, because it was very powerful,
it was something…
All our struggle was worth it.
I get emotional just talking about it.
Four-time champions!
Deep down, I celebrate to this day.
After everything that happened,
our team just had to believe.
And that's what happened. We believed.
We need to restore hope. Not just in football, but in the country.
Subtitles by: Y. Yun