Pelé played 11 complete matches in 1958 (4), 1962 (just 1...yes, one) and 1970 (6).This year's champion will have to play 8 matches.In a single match in 2026, each player plays the equivalent of 3 matches in 1962."The distance covered has tripled between the 1960s and 2026, going from about 4 km in the 1960s to an average of between 10 km and 13 km today. In addition to running much greater distances, the intensity and number of short sprints have doubled, which has radically changed the dynamics, the space available on the field and physical preparation."To become champion three times, Pelé played 11 complete matches, covering a total of 44 km of field (each player covered 4 km per match in the 1960s).Today, since each player covers 12 km per match, the distance Pelé covered to become a three-time champion is something any player today covers in the group stage.
>muh stats shit the fuck up nerd
>>156834886Everyone knows Garrincha and the rest carried him He was just the most marketing-friendly of the bunch and became the face of a star-studded team.Not denying his qualities obviously, but theynmade him twice as big as he actually was
>>156834886pelel cuckitini
>modern players can run more so they're better footballers
>>156835574Its not normal a guy having 3 wc playing 11 games
>>156834886If Pele was so good why did he take scamdemic vax and die
This kind of posts make me hate sports fans
>>156835693Just like Mbappe damn
>>156835805which is not even true considering could run 100 m in 11 seconds, 32km/h, and he had a 3 meter high jumping reach, per the new york times
>>156834886Yeah it was janitor ball back then. Hell Uruguay only played 1 group game in their 1950 campaign
