00:05Winning two World Cups in a row is so tough that only two nations have ever done it and none
00:12for
00:12many decades but in that time there have been three instances where a country has won two
00:20out of three and as the saying goes that ain't bad Brazil did it in 1962 and 1970 having missed
00:29out in 66 Argentina did it in 1978 and 1986 and then Brazil did it again winning in 1994 missing
00:42in 98 before winning again in 2002 on each occasion the eight-year gap has meant the two winning teams
00:50have born little similarity the only member of Brazil's 1962 squad to still be around for the
00:571970 tournament was Pele but he didn't play in the 62 final because of injury the only Argentinian
01:06to play in both the 1978 and 1986 tournaments was Daniel Passarella but he didn't play in the 1986 final
01:16and only two players Ronaldo and Cafu were in both of Brazil's 1994 and 2002 squads although Ronaldo
01:25didn't play a single game in the USA that leaves Cafu the only person to have played in winning World
01:33Cup finals eight years apart and he's also the only person to have ever played in three World Cup finals
01:40in a row part of Brazil's losing 1998 World Cup final team more than that he's Brazil's most capped player
01:50and
01:50was captain in 2002 the first to hold up the trophy I felt at the time we took this photo
02:01it was such an
02:02incredible happiness I felt at the time we raised that cup the whole world looking at you and saying
02:08you are good you are winners you were the champions that moment crowned all the hard work done here in
02:15this room during all this time everyone has dreams while young and when you raise the World Cup trophy
02:22you see your dreams came true that moment represents a dream coming true the feeling of having the job
02:31done on behalf of your nation back in 94 Cafu was used mainly as a substitute but played most of
02:42the
02:42final against Italy coming on at the 21 minute mark after Jorginho was injured the 94 World Cup was
02:51played in the United States and was generally a high scoring and attractive tournament
02:56the irony being that for the first time ever the final was nil-nil at the end of extra time
03:02and the
03:03first to be decided on penalties Brazil were unquestionably the best team in the tournament
03:11forwards Romario and Bebeto are often judged a step below Brazil's greatest match winners like Pelé
03:20Garincha Ronaldo and Neymar but they performed admirably the Selesau topped their group with Romario
03:30scoring in all three matches while Bebeto was the scorer in their win over USA in the round of 16
03:37and they combined for three goals in the quarter final before Romario sent them into the final with an
03:4580th minute goal against Sweden in the semi Italy on the other hand were fortunate to even make it
03:52out of the group stage losing their first match to the Republic of Ireland beating Norway with a single
03:58goal to Dino Baggio and only drawing with Mexico for the only time in World Cup history the four teams
04:06in
04:07group finished with the same points Italy sneaking through as one of the best third place teams
04:15they only just made it through their round of 16 match against Nigeria too trailing until the 88th
04:22minute when Roberto Baggio drew them level before his 102nd minute penalty gave them the win
04:30but they found their rhythm in the quarter and semi-finals with sound victories thanks to a goal each from
04:36Dino and Roberto Baggio against Spain and two to Roberto against Bulgaria
04:45for Italy the pain of losing the penalty shootout in the final was exacerbated by the fact that their
04:50captain Franco Beresi missed the first penalty and their best shooter Roberto Baggio missed the last
04:59but for Cafu and his Brazilian teammates it was pure joy
05:05you play for your country your nation while millions are watching millions of people are watching what you
05:12do in a world cup for those who have never been to a FIFA world cup those who are going
05:18for the first
05:18time for those who have already been there and could not become champions I can say that becoming a world
05:24champion is the best thing on the planet there is no greater thrill than to raise the trophy and say
05:30I am a world champion in 1998 Brazil would make the final again but the sensational mystery ailment
05:39which afflicted the world's best player Ronaldo would cost them the chance of beating France
05:45but nothing could stop Ronaldo Captain Cafu and the rest of the Brazilians in 2002 by any measure the 2002
05:53Brazilian team was superior to the 1994 victors
06:00the three R's Ronaldo Rivaldo and Ronaldinho all won the Ballon d'Or and formed one of the great attacking
06:08trios of all time while one of the greatest left backs in history Roberto Carlos created beautiful
06:16balance with the breakneck pace of Cafu on the right Ronaldo was in no doubt the 2002 team was the
06:25best of the four world cup squads he was in but his respect for Pele stopped him short of declaring
06:32it
06:32the best ever I dare to say the team of 2002 was better than all the others Brazil sent to
06:41a world cup
06:42except for the 1970 team he said
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