Match · 18 July 1971 · Friendly
Brazil 2–2 Yugoslavia
Pelé's last match for Brazil, a friendly at the Maracanã that ended 2–2.
Pelé chose to retire from international football in 1971, at 30. His last match was a friendly against Yugoslavia at the Maracanã on 18 July.
Rivellino and Gérson scored for Brazil, and Džajić and Jerković for Yugoslavia, in a 2–2 draw. Pelé did not score. His last international goal had come a week earlier, against Austria in São Paulo.
The crowd was very large, but reported figures differ, from about 138,000 to 180,000. He did not play for Brazil again, despite requests to return for the 1974 World Cup.
Pelé had played 92 matches for Brazil by the count most widely used, scoring 77 goals. With him in the team, Brazil had won 67, drawn 14 and lost 11.
He was 30 years old.
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How many matches and goals did Pelé play and score for Brazil?
Pelé scored 77 goals in 92 matches for Brazil between 1957 and 1971, by the count most widely used. That total includes one 1968 match that FIFA does not recognise as official.