{"id":938,"date":"2016-06-25T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otaviopinto.com\/?p=938"},"modified":"2024-04-26T19:23:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T22:23:05","slug":"6greatest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otaviopinto.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/25\/6greatest\/","title":{"rendered":"The best single game performances by the 6 greatest football\/soccer players of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/lang\/pt\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"pinterest\",\"email\",\"print\",\"linkedin\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"pt_BR\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"blogdootavio\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"The%20best%20single%20game%20performances%20by%20the%206%20greatest%20football%2Fsoccer%20players%20of%20all%20time\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All of us, fans of the beautiful game, remember with fondness the most memorable games\u00a0of our favorite footballers. Unforgettable games that helped some athletes enter the pantheon of the sport\u2019s greatest heroes. With that on mind, I\u2019ve decided to make a list with the two best single game performances (one for club and the other for international football) of those who I consider to be the 6 greatest players of all time: Pel\u00e9, Maradona, Garrincha, Messi, Cruyff and Di St\u00e9fano. \u00a0<strong>UPDATE IN 06\/08\/2017<\/strong>: as much as a love Garrincha, I now put Cristiano Ronaldo in my top 6 (Pel\u00e9, Maradona, Messi, Cruyff, Di St\u00e9fano and Cristiano Ronaldo), because of his extraodinary longevity at the top and \u00a0accomplishments during his amazing career. One can than other players have been better, but there it would be extremely hard to claim guys like Garrincha, Ronaldo, Romario, Zidane, and others, had superior and more consistent careers than the Portuguese star.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2539\" style=\"width: 519px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ddCZn4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2539\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2539\" src=\"https:\/\/otaviopinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/xbox.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otaviopinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/xbox.jpg 509w, https:\/\/otaviopinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/xbox-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on the image below to buy Xbox Series X with EA FC 24 and play with football legends<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">P<strong>ARAGRAPH UPDATE IN 04\/23\/2109 (because of the change made in 2017).<\/strong> In order to elucidate the reader\u2019s curiosity about my top 10, Beckenbauer, Garrincha, Ronaldo and Zidane would complete it. However several other players could easily also be placed there, such as: Zico, Zidane, Eus\u00e9bio, Puskas, Rom\u00e1rio, Platini, George Best, Bobby Charlton, Maldini, Didi, Rivera, G\u00e9rson, Gerd M\u00fcller, Rivellino, Van Basten, Roberto Baggio, Giuseppe Meazza, among others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As bonus, at the end, I\u2019ll will post videos of the best games of some of those great players: Zico, Zidane, Beckenbauer, Eus\u00e9bio, Puskas, Platini, Ronaldo,\u00a0Lothar Matth\u00e4us,\u00a0Rom\u00e1rio, Gerd M\u00fceller, Roberto Baggio, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo.\u00a0Therefore, 20 legends\u00a0(the 6 greatest plus 14 on the bonus section).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next, let\u2019s see all the great games I have chosen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>PEL\u00c9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Benfica 2 x 5 Santos \u2014 Lisbon, Portugal, 10\/11\/1962 \u2014 Intercontinental Cup Final.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pel\u00e9: 3 goals and 1 assist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the game considered by Pele himself as his best, Santos beat the European Champions (Benfica of the legendary Eus\u00e9bio) and won their first Intercontinental Cup.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inspired by Pel\u00e9\u2019s fantastic performance (with amazing dribbling and moves in his goals and assists), the Portuguese goalkeeper described like this the Brazilian great after the game:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifa.com\/live-scores\/news\/y=2010\/m=10\/news=what-they-said-about-pele-1321917.html\">\u201cI arrived hoping to stop a great man, but I went away convinced I had been undone by someone who was not born on the same planet as the rest of us\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Canal 100 - Benfica 2 x 5 Santos - 1962 - 2 jogo - Final Mundial Interclubes\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wvh9aAdhAao?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brazil 5 x 2 Sweden \u2014 Solna, Sweden, 06\/29\/1958 \u2014 World Cup Final.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pel\u00e9: 2 goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an epic performance, the 17-year-old teenager delighted the world and helped Brazil on winning their first ever World Cup. His first goal, after a marvelous lobby over the opponent, is among the most famous in the history of the sport. Because of that goal, the Swedish defender, Sigge Parling, confessed in an interview:<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com.br\/books?id=6nGUl2GZOx4C&amp;pg=PA20&amp;lpg=PA20&amp;dq=%22depois+do+quinto+gol%22+Pel%C3%A9+sueco&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=gbc2wxNOgb&amp;sig=daL2OJ9Rp5bhw4oheHthrheUrqI&amp;hl=pt-BR&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj7y_2T3sDNAhUFvZAKHaPrD48Q6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&amp;q=%22depois%20do%20quinto%20gol%22%20Pel%C3%A9%20sueco&amp;f=false\"> \u201cAfter Pele set the final score of 5 to 2 with an artistic goal, a masterpiece, I just wanted to join the crowd and applaud him.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1958 17-year-old Pel\u00e9 vs Sweden - WORLD CUP FINAL\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-exZqMY1CUQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>MARADONA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Argentinos Jrs. 5 x 3 Boca Jrs \u2014 Buenos Aires, 11\/9\/1980 \u2014 Argentina League.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maradona: 4 goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After being called a \u201cgordito\u201d (fatty) by the folclorical Boca Goalkeeeper, Hugo Gatti, a 20-year-old Maradoda did what he had previously promised: 4 goals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CAMPEONATO NACIONAL 1980-Argentinos Juniors 5 con Maradona-Boca 3  9-11 de Sep\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9g7kqfmrEZw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Argentina 2 x 1 England \u2014 Mexico City, 6\/22\/1986 \u2014 World Cup Quarter-Finals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maradona: 2 goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a game fueled by political issues (the Falklands War), Maradona qualified Argentina to the Semifinal with an historical performance, scoring two famous goals: the first won with \u201cthe hand of God\u201d; the second, the most beautiful goal ever. About this goal, the English striker, Gary Lineker, said: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11833\/2370157\/lineker-messis-no-maradona\">&#8220;If it hadn&#8217;t have been such an important game I would have applauded it &#8211; it&#8217;s really impressive to score a goal like that\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1986 Diego Maradona vs England - World Cup\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RP6HzL_b1n4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>MESSI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona 4 x 1 Arsenal \u2014 Barcelona, 4\/6\/2010 \u2014 Champions League Quarter-Finals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Messi: 4 goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Messi, perhaps in his peak, took Barcelona under his wing to the Champions semifinal, scoring beautiful goals in individual plays. After the game, Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia said after the game: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurosport.co.uk\/football\/champions-league\/2014-2015\/lionel-messi-s-best-ever-performance-it-s-not-even-in-the-top-5_sto4715620\/story.shtml\">&#8220;How do you stop this kind of player?&#8221;.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/K_Th8yVDtro<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brasil 3 x 4 Argentina, Nova Jersey, USA \u2014 6\/9\/2012 \u2014 Friendly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Messi: 3 goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Messi had 3 goals, including the final comeback goal in a hard shot from distance, leading the Argentina senior team against Brazil (fielded with only players younger than 23, but representing the senior team). Messi became the eighth player to score a hat-trick in the great South American derby (in chronological order: <a href=\"https:\/\/pt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina-Brasil_em_futebol#Artilheiros\">Seoante, Peucelle, Mend\u00e9z, Sanfilippo, Pel\u00e9, Rivaldo, Ronaldo and Messi<\/a>), the first Argentinian since Jos\u00e9 Sanfilippo in 1959.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MESSI 4 X 3 Brasil Amistoso 09\/06\/12\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LwFGSCszeDs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>GARRINCHA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Botafogo 3 x 0 Flamengo \u2014 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 12\/15\/1962 \u2014 Carioca League Final.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Garrincha: 2 goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At a full packed Maracan\u00e3 Stadium, Garrincha was part of every goals scored by Botafogo in the championship game against Flamengo, their biggest rival.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV Canal #Sports - Botafogo 3x0 Flamengo, 1962 (010)\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3uPCfdMjDxQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brazil 3 x 1 England \u2014 Vi\u00f1a del Mar, Chile \u2014 World Cup Quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Garrincha: 2 goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his best performance at that Cup, Garrincha scored two goals (a rare header goal and the other after a long distance shot) and took the free-kick that resulted in Vav\u00e1\u2019s goal, helping Brazil to knock out the powerful English team.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Concerning that game, the English player Johnny Haynes said: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football-england-at-the-world-cup-1962-chile-garrincha-the-hero-as-war-breaks-out-1162484.html\">&#8220;How do you set about stopping the unstoppable?&#8221;.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Garrincha vs England: 1962 World Cup\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Do983FplzkY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>CRUYFF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ajax 2 x 0 Internazionale \u2014 Rotterdam, Netherlands, 5\/31\/1972 \u2014European Cup Final<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Through their total football and in one of their greatest games, Ajax dominated the Italians all game long. The best player of that generation, the late Cruyff, scored both goals of the game.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ajax 2-0 Inter {31.05.1972}\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fTmJxevgoC0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Netherlands 4 x 0 Argentina \u2014 Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 6\/26\/1974 \u2014 Second round of the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cruyff: 1 goal and 1 assist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Led by Cruyff, \u201cthe Clockwork Orange\u201d, with its total football, did not give a chance to Argentina, who could have been defeated by an even bigger margin. The great Dutch superstar scored his goal after dribbling past the Argentinian Goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Cruyff and the Dutch team, \u00c0ngel Bargas, Argentinian defender in that year, stated: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lance.com.br\/maurobeting\/2009\/04\/25\/historia-em-jogo-holanda-4-x-0-argentina-copa-74\/\">\u201cThe Dutch don\u2019t have specialists. There\u2019s a goalkeeper and ten players who do everything \u2014 and can do everything. They are at the same time too close and too far from one another. It\u2019s a total vertigo this blur of orange jerseys on field. The most dangerous ones are those without the ball, all of them orchestrated by Cruyff\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Holland vs Argentina World Cup 1974\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kd8zi-DZSnQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>DI ST\u00c9FANO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Real Madrid 7 x 3 Eintracht Frankfurt \u2014 Glasgow, Scotland, 5\/18\/1960 \u2014 European Cup Final.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Di St\u00e9fano: 3 goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a match widely considered one of greatest in football history, Di St\u00e9fano and Puskas\u00a0scored all 7 Real Madrid goals (3 by the Argentinian and 4 by the Hungarian).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In regard to that game, the British \u201cDaily Mail\u201d wrote: <a href=\"http:\/\/bundesligafanatic.com\/1960-european-cup-final-eintracht-frankfurts-run-to-the-final-and-the-game-of-the-century\/\">\u201cIt\u2019s just a pity that the thousands of people at the game, and those who have to return to watching Scottish football, must have thought that they were dreaming\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">About that legendary Real Madrid team (arguably the greatest of all time), the great English footballer Bobby Charlton said in 1957, before a game against the Spanish club: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.couriermail.com.au\/news\/special-features\/in-depth\/1960-european-cup-final-real-madrid-play-purest-football-ever\/news-story\/467d354681fc40911e133d42a5d3c596\">\u201cTo be honest, I saw Di Stefano and those others and I thought these people aren\u2019t human. It\u2019s not the sort of game I\u2019ve been taught\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Real Madrid 7-3 Eintracht Frankfurt (18 Mayo 1960) Hampden Park (Glasgow)\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1H_89ue5s20?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Argentina 6 x 0 Col\u00f4mbia \u2014 Guayaquil, Ecuador, 12\/18\/1947 \u2014 South American Championship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Di St\u00e9fano: 3 goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Di St\u00e9fano did not have a great international career, especially because of bureaucratic problems: Argentina refused to participate in the 1950 World Cup; and in 1954, FIFA forbid his participation because he had previously played for both Colombia and Argentina. In 1958, playing for Spain, Stefano was not able to help Spain qualify for the World Cup, which he did in 1962, but, sadly, he suffered an injury before the tournament.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All of Di St\u00e9fano 6 goals for Argentina happened in the 1947 South American Championship won by his national team. In one of the games, he scored an unforgettable hat-trick against Colombia, his best game in that tournament, in which he finished second in the top scorers list. Unfortunately, I could not find any footage of that game.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>BONUS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ZICO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Flamento 2 x 0 Cobreloa \u2014 1981 Libertadores Final.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zico: 2 goals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flamengo 2 x 0 Cobreloa - Final da Libertadores 1981\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oPDRZKsND5M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>National Team:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brazil 3 x 1 Argentina \u20141982 World Cup:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zico: 1 goal and 1 assist.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"02\/07\/1982 Brazil v Argentina\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vCnHXEPcwnQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>EUS\u00c9BIO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Benfica 5 x 3 Real Madrid \u20141962 European Cup Final.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eus\u00e9bio: 2 goals and 1 assist.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Benfica 5 - Real Madrid 3 - Final Champions 1962\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BOAIYoxYp3Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Portugal 5 x 3 North Korea \u20141966 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eus\u00e9bio: 4 goals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"23\/07\/1966 North Korea v Portugal\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WvDKYywpusU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>PUSKAS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Real Madrid 7 x 3 Eintracht Frankfurt \u2014 1960 European Cup Final.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Puskas: 4 goals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Real Madrid 7-3 Eintracht Frankfurt (18 Mayo 1960) Hampden Park (Glasgow)\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1H_89ue5s20?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">England 3 x 6 Hungary \u2014 &#8220;The match of the century&#8221;, friendly in 1953.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Puskas: 2 goals and 1 assist.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"25\/11\/1953  England v Hungary\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7wdW5p3jd2Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>PLATINI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Juventus 2 x 2 Argentinos Juniors \u2014 1985 Intercontinental Cup Final.<\/p>\n<p>Platini: 1 goal and 1 assist (he also scored a masterpiece goal, which was wrongly ruled offside by the referee).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1985 Platini vs Argentinos Juniors\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vL-_aOXcBa8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>France 3 x 2 \u00a0Yugoslavia\u00a0\u2014 1984 Euro\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>Platini: 3 goals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"(Reupload)1984 Michael Platini vs Yugoslavia\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1u9j_muLDao?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>RONALDO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Manchester United 4 x 3 Real Madrid \u2014 2003 Champions League Quarter- finals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldo: 3 goals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Legend Ronaldo vs Man Utd - Season 02\/03\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-0QiX2KgiV8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brazil 2 x 0 Germany \u2014 2002 World Cup Final.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/eVp9a_cdE7A<\/p>\n<p><strong>LOTHAR MATTH\u00c4US\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Internazionale 2 x 1 Napoli \u00a0\u2014 1989 Italian League.<\/p>\n<p>Matth\u00e4us:\u00a01 goal.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stagione 1988\/1989 - Inter vs. Napoli (2:1) Highlights\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gcAjW9ngid8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Germany\u00a04 x 1 Yugoslavia\u00a0\u2014 1990 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Matth\u00e4us:\u00a01 goal.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/KeWgY7pPkwY<\/p>\n<p>Trivia: Matth\u00e4us himself think those were his best games for<a href=\"http:\/\/www.box2boxfootball.com\/single-post\/2015\/07\/17\/LONG-LIVE-LOTHAR-A-QA-WITH-MATTH%C3%84US-KING-OF-GERMANY\"> club <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2000\/mar\/05\/sport.comment3\">country<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ROM\u00c1RIO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona 5 x 0 Real Madrid \u2014 1994 Spanish League.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rom\u00e1rio: 3 goals and 1 assist.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/2s3SAXHPrcs<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brazil 2 x 0 Uruguay \u20141994 World Cup Qualification.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rom\u00e1rio: 2 goals.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/xkgzof8oT58<\/p>\n<p><strong>GERD M\u00dcLLER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Atl\u00e9tico \u00a0Madrid 0 x 4 Bayern M\u00fcnchen \u2014 \u00a01974\u00a0European Cup Final replay (first game was a draw).<\/p>\n<p>M\u00fceller: 2 goals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gerd M\u00fcller - Bayern Munich 4 x 0 Atl\u00e9tico Madrid (1974)\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BezVChaGit0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>National team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Germany\u00a03 x 0 Peru\u00a0\u2014 1970 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>M\u00fcller: 3 goals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"M\u00fcller vs Peru (1970 World Cup)\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cNL16kcykt4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ZIDANE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bayer Leverkusen 1 x 2 Real Madrid \u2014 2002 Champions League Final.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zidane: 1 goal.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zinedine Zidane vs Bayer Leverkusen 2002\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QryFUtRtUiM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brazil 0 x 1 France \u20142006 World Cup Quarters-finals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zidane: 1 assist.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/iSZmcO8L93c<\/p>\n<p><strong>BECKENBAUER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bayern \u00a0M\u00fcnchen 2 x 0 Real Madrid \u2014 1976 European Cup Semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>The German legend perfectly showed the role of a sweeper, great at both defending and organizing the team on offense.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Franz Beckenbauer vs Real Madrid - 1975-76 European Cup Semi Final 2nd leg\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BYchGDUQ3oE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Germany\u00a03 x 2 England\u00a0\u2014 1970 World Cup Quarter-finals (despite the symbolic game against Italy, in which he kept playing despite a dislocated shoulder, I think Beckenbauer had his best game against England).<\/p>\n<p>Beckenbauer: 1 goal.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/RnPVi5HBnj4<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROBERTO BAGGIO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Juventus 3 x 0 Borrusia Dortumund\u00a0\u2014 1993 UEFA Cup Final.<\/p>\n<p>Baggio: 1 assist.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"92\/93 Roberto Baggio VS borussia dortmund (Home)\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Li7fqdQhzUQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bulgaria 1 x 2 Italy. 1994 World Cup Semifinal .<\/p>\n<p>Baggio: 2 goals.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/AWp6EmdQ-eU<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>CRISTIANO RONALDO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Real Madrid 3 x 0 Wolsfurg \u20142016 Champions League de 2016 Quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldo: 3 goals.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/r_pac6vrEXI<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sweden 2 x 3 Portugal \u2014 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Second Round.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldo: 3 goals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cristiano Ronaldo Vs Sweden Away (English Commentary) - 13-14 HD 720p By CrixRonnie\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wx09LVxP6Jo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>RONALDINHO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Real Madrid 0 x 3 Barcelona \u20142005 Spanish League.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldinho: 2 goals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Resum Real Madrid 0-3 Bar\u00e7a. Lliga 2005\/06\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aeeKT5i4uJw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brazil 2 x 1 England \u20142002 World Cup Quarters-finals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldinho: 1 goal and 1 assist.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"England - Brazil 1-2 [FIFA World Cup Quarter Final 2002 Highlights]\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EgwEY1ODInI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>RIVALDO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona 3 x 2 Val\u00eancia \u20142001 Spanish League.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rivaldo: 3 goals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rivaldo Hat Trick Barcelona x Valencia 2001\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ro9dA0rKLzw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brasil 4 x 2 Argentina \u20141999 Friendly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rivaldo: 3 goals and 1 assist.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1999 Home Rivaldo vs Argentina\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B1fJ91H1kLs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/lang\/pt\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"pinterest\",\"email\",\"print\",\"linkedin\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"pt_BR\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"blogdootavio\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"The%20best%20single%20game%20performances%20by%20the%206%20greatest%20football%2Fsoccer%20players%20of%20all%20time\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/lang\/pt\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"pinterest\",\"email\",\"print\",\"linkedin\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"pt_BR\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"blogdootavio\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"The%20best%20single%20game%20performances%20by%20the%206%20greatest%20football%2Fsoccer%20players%20of%20all%20time\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>All of us, fans of the beautiful game, remember with fondness the most memorable games\u00a0of our favorite footballers. 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