# Brazil 1–2 Argentina

> Pelé's first match for Brazil, at 16, in which he scored and became his country's youngest goalscorer.

Source page: https://pele.wiki/footballer/matches/brazil-debut-1957
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Pel%C3%A9

- Date: 7 July 1957
- Stage: Roca Cup, first leg
- Result: Lost
- His goals: 1

Ten months after turning professional, Pelé was called up by Brazil for the Roca Cup, a two-match series against Argentina. The first match was played at the Maracanã on 7 July 1957.

Argentina won 2–1, but Pelé scored Brazil's goal. He was 16 years and 259 days old. He is still the youngest player to score for Brazil.

Three days later, at the Pacaembu in São Paulo, he scored again as Brazil won the second match 2–0 after extra time and took the trophy.

At 16 years and 259 days he was also the youngest player ever to appear for Brazil. Less than a year later he was in the squad for the World Cup in Sweden.

It was the first of his 92 matches for Brazil.

## Related

- The stadium: [Maracanã Stadium](https://pele.wiki/footballer/locations/maracana)
- His side: [Brazil](https://pele.wiki/footballer/teams/brazil)
- The opponents: [Argentina](https://pele.wiki/footballer/teams/argentina-national-team)
- People who played a part in it: [Pelé](https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/pele)
- The chapters it appears in: [Santos: discovery and debut (1956–1957)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/santos-discovery-and-debut)
- The questions it answers: [How many matches and goals did Pelé play and score for Brazil?](https://pele.wiki/footballer/questions/how-many-caps-and-goals-for-brazil)