They became famous in the World Cup and their careers were far from the same

They became famous in the World Cup

But the direction of the career after the highlight is far from the same

The quadrennial World Cup is the dream of all professional players, the pinnacle of the world's best national teams, a place where young leaders gather, a top stage for them to showcase their football talents, and the best shortcut to increase their value and promote to a big club. Looking back at the 92-year history of the World Cup, there are endless stories of fame on this much-anticipated platform, some people have become famous and football since then, and some people have been short-lived, fleeting like shooting stars.

Bailey: The "first man" to become famous in World War I

Pele is the most typical World Cup famous star, and he is also the most accomplished star after becoming famous in the first battle.

Be famous as soon as possible! This phrase is perfect for Bailey. At just 17 years and 249 days old, he came off the bench at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden and shined in his first World Cup, scoring his only goal against Wales in the round of eight, scoring a hat-trick against France in the semi-finals and scoring twice in the final to help the "Samba Army" win the title 5-2 for the hosts. On his first World Cup trip, the 17-year-old Pelé scored six goals in four games, all of them in the knockout rounds, becoming a well-deserved "first man" to become famous in the first battle.

In the history of world football, there is no second player who can score in the semi-finals and finals at the age of 17.

Mbappe: Broke the Argentine defense alone

Mbappe began the 2016-2017 Ligue 1 season, scoring 15 goals and assisting 11 times in 29 appearances and scoring 6 goals in 9 appearances in the Champions League, becoming a hot new star in European football.

What really made "Mbappe" famous was the 4-3 victory over Argentina in the round of 16 of the 2018 World Cup, and the 19-year-old Mbappe fought a "god" with a dream performance of two goals and one point. In the 10th minute, he broke through the entire Argentine defence and was brought down in the box to create a penalty that led by Griezmann. He then broke through Argentina's goal twice in the 63rd and 68th minutes, becoming only the fourth under-20 player in history to score in a World Cup knockout match. Mbappe almost single-handedly eliminated his opponent and watched Messi leave, which is also considered to be the "handover" moment of the old and new stars.

Klose: The debut is the peak, and the battery life is even more amazing

German striker Klose is at the pinnacle of his debut! In the 2002 World Cup, the 24-year-old Klose made his World Cup debut, leaning over the top, pressing the defender, and throwing his head to complete a hat-trick in his first World Cup match, helping Germany win 8-0 against Saudi Arabia, and finally won the silver boot of the World Cup with four goals.

Klose has played in four World Cups, scored 16 goals in 24 matches, and is the all-time goalscorer in the World Cup, although he did not achieve Ronaldo's amazing data of 8 goals in a single session, but he has gained in each World Cup, and his stability is invaluable. Even though he was no longer an absolute fixture in Germany at the 2014 World Cup, he still scored two goals in a limited time.

Michael Owen: "Windchaser" wins with speed

The 1998 World Cup in France was Michael Owen's first time stepping on the World Cup field, when the 18-year-old "golden boy" was full of dreams and expectations for everything. Although he has scored 18 goals in 36 league games in the 1997-1998 season, becoming the youngest Golden Boot winner in Premier League history, he is really known for his famous match - the quarterfinals of the Anglo-Argentine League.

This fast-moving "wind-chasing boy" tore through Argentina's defenses many times. A penalty was created in the ninth minute to help Alan Shearer equalize, and an exciting moment came in the 16th minute: Owen received a pass from David Beckham, took a succession of leads, dangled past Chamot and Ayala, and blasted the goal on the right side of the penalty area, which also became a classic goal in World Cup history. Owen flew like a soaring falcon over the Pampas savannah of Argentina in an instant. The narrator exclaimed: "Owen taught us that to have speed is to do whatever you want. ”

Salenko: The five-goal record in a single game has been sealed so far

In the 1994 World Cup, when the world's attention was focused on stars such as Baggio, Romario, Batistutta, Gascoigne, Klinsmann, etc., the Golden Boot Award was won by the little-known striker Salenko from Russia. In the United States World Cup, Russia lost to Brazil in the first game, and although Salenko scored a goal in the second round, the team still lost 1-3 to Sweden and was out early. In the final round, facing Cameroon, who only has a chance to win, Russia won 6-1, Salenko staged "five-son denko" to set a World Cup record, and shared the glory of the Golden Boot with Stoichkov with 6 goals, and the World Cup record of 5 goals in a single game has not been broken so far.

After the World Cup, Salenko moved to clubs such as Valencia and Glasgow Rangers, but he never managed to reproduce the style of the World Cup, which was a short experience.

J Ronaldo: One goal to fame to join "Galaxy Battleship"

At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Colombian midfielder James Rodríguez, later known as "J Ronaldo", became the brightest star. Three games in the group stage contributed three shots and three passes, becoming the absolute master of the game, and his amazing performance made him quickly popular in Colombia, but the real "one-goal fame" came in the round of 16 against Uruguay, where James Rodriguez and Suarez faced off.

In the 28th minute, James Rodriguez's "flying fairy" from 25 meters away made the whole pitch boil, stopping the ball with his chest, turning and volleying, and moving continuously to the dead corner. In the end, James Rodriguez won the World Cup Golden Boot with six goals in five games and joined Real Madrid for a whopping price of 80 million euros after the game, which was a valuable goal, but the Colombian star did not establish himself in the "Galaxy Battleship", and the stars faded after Bayern and Everton.

Skilachi: a "nobody" in a golden boot

At the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, the Italian team had two newcomers, one was Baggio and the other was Skiracci, who was a supernova at the time and had already made a name for himself in Fiorentina, and Skiracci was a complete "nobody", grassroots among grassroots. Before the World Cup in Italy, Skiracci played only one international match for the Italian national team.

However, from the first group stage of the World Cup to the round of eight, Skiraci scored four goals and scored four times, until the semi-final against Maradona's Argentina, the goal momentum came to an abrupt end, but Skiracci still scored a goal in the final penalty shootout.

In the battle for three or four places, Skiraci scored another goal and won the Golden Boot and Golden Globe of the World Cup with six goals.

Although the World Cup completely overshadowed Baggio, Skiracci played four seasons in Serie A, never scoring more than six league goals before disappearing after moving to Japan's J-League.

Ovilan: Replicating Maradona's "goal of the century"

As the "backdrop" of the biggest scoreline event in World Cup history (0-8 defeat to Germany in the 2002 World Cup), the Saudis have also had their own moments of fame. In the 1994 World Cup group stage against Belgium, in the 6th minute, Oviran received a pass about 70 meters from the opponent's goal, and then drove straight in with a long man, and four Belgian defenders chased and intercepted, all of which were passed by Ovilan, and finally shot the ball in before Belgian goalkeeper Predhom came up to block.

The goal replicates Maradona's "goal of the century" against England in 1986, with which Oviran also made his name in the history of world football.

Yangcheng Evening News reporter Chai Zhi