Brazil evoke adored memories of 1970 and 1982 as Pelé watches on

O Rei was hopefully gazing from his hospital bed as Brazil put on a masterclass akin to the famous teams of the past

SAMBA BOYS: Brazil's Vinicius Junior celebrates their side's fourth goal of the game, scored by team-mate Lucas Paqueta (not pictured). Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

“Football is happiness. It’s a dance. It’s a true party,” Pelé had said and here, on the night he watched from the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in São Paulo, it was. 

O Rei had posted that in September to encourage Vinícius Júnior never to back down in the face of abuse: if he wanted to celebrate goals dancing, he should dance. In fact, they all should.