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  1.                                  later, he was on BrazilΓÇÖs
  2.                                  national team.
  3.  
  4.                                  His amazing plays and 
  5.                                  ability to whirl around 
  6. defenders and score goals helped Brazil win
  7. the World Cup championship in 1958.  Brazil
  8. won the title in Sweden, becoming the only
  9. South American country to win the World Cup
  10. in Europe. At the age of 17, Pel├⌐ was an
  11. international star. In 1962 and 1970, he led
  12. Brazil to two more World Cup titles.
  13.  
  14. Pel├⌐ scored a total of 97 goals for Brazil in 
  15. international competitions and an amazing 
  16. 1,088 goals while leading Santos to nine 
  17. league titles. 
  18.  
  19. After 18 years with Santos, Pel├⌐ joined