# Brazil 4–1 Czechoslovakia

> Brazil's first match of the 1970 World Cup, in which Pelé scored and almost scored from his own half.

Source page: https://pele.wiki/footballer/matches/brazil-4-1-czechoslovakia-1970
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_3

- Date: 3 June 1970
- Stage: Group stage
- Result: Won
- His goals: 1
- Attendance: 52,897

Brazil opened the 1970 World Cup at the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara. Ladislav Petráš put Czechoslovakia ahead in the 11th minute, and Rivellino equalised from a free kick.

In the 59th minute Pelé put Brazil ahead, becoming the second player after Uwe Seeler to score at four World Cups. Later in the game he saw the goalkeeper, Ivo Viktor, standing off his line and shot from inside his own half. The ball went just wide. Jairzinho scored twice more.

The crowd was 52,897.

It was Brazil's first match under Mário Zagallo at the finals and the first sign of how freely the new team would attack. The two sides had also met in the 1962 final, when Brazil won 3–1.

## Related

- The tournament it was played in: [FIFA World Cup 1970](https://pele.wiki/footballer/tournaments/1970-fifa-world-cup)
- The stadium: [Estadio Jalisco](https://pele.wiki/footballer/locations/estadio-jalisco)
- His side: [Brazil](https://pele.wiki/footballer/teams/brazil)
- The opponents: [Czechoslovakia](https://pele.wiki/footballer/teams/czechoslovakia-national-team)
- People who played a part in it: [Pelé](https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/pele), [Rivellino](https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/rivellino), [Jairzinho](https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/jairzinho), [Tostão](https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/tostao), [Carlos Alberto Torres](https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/carlos-alberto-torres), [Mário Zagallo](https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/mario-zagallo)
- His famous goals in it: [The shot from his own half](https://pele.wiki/footballer/goals/halfway-line-shot-1970)
- The chapters it appears in: [Mexico 1970](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/mexico-1970)