World Cup moments No25
Brazil's World Cup-winning side of 1970 was arguably the best team ever to grace football's greatest stage and their final triumph over Italy earned them a deserved place in the game's hall of fame.
The fourth goal, from captain Carlos Alberto, remains the strongest memory of the day in June 1970 when they crushed the Italians 4-1.
After sweeping aside England, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Peru and Uruguay, Brazil needed only to beat Italy to win their third Jules Rimet trophy.
Pele put them ahead in Mexico City in the opening stages, but Italy levelled before half-time through Roberto Boninsegna. Faced with stiff opposition for the first time since their opening match of the tournament, when they beat England 1-0, Brazil raised their game to another level and produced the kind of football which has since seen them held up as the best of the best.
Goals from Gerson and Jairzinho put Brazil in control before Alberto drove a shot with the outside of the foot past Italy goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi.
Alberto said: "It was one of the greatest moments and one which defined Brazilian football."
That success was Brazil's third in 12 years and earned them the Jules Rimet trophy on a permanent basis. Unfortunately, the trophy was stolen in Brazil and was never seen again.
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