The World Cup is the dream of every footballer, the World Cup trophy is the supreme honor of football players, the series of articles Football Character Zhi World Cup Chapter plans to select a representative figure in each World Cup, through him to review the style of previous World Cups.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > pioneer of Brazilian football</h1>
In Brazil, there is a player who is revered as the first ball king before Pele, and Pereira, who was the head coach of the Brazilian national team, has described him as a pioneer in Brazilian football, which has brought the Brazilian striker to the world's attention and opened the way for Pele. That player is Leonardo da Vinci.
In 1913, Leondanis was born in the San Cristóván district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 63 years later, a man named Ronaldo was also born here. Just these two great strikers are enough for the world to remember this place.
In 1929, Leonardo da Vinci began his football career. From 1929 to 1936, Leonardo da Vinci frequently shuttled between Brazilian clubs and even took time to join Uruguayan Peñarol. In 1936 he joined Flamengo, this time for the team for five years. In 1942, he moved to São Paulo until his retirement in 1951.
At national team level, Leonardo da Vinci played in two World Cups, 1934 and 1938. At the 1934 World Cup, which was a single-game elimination system, Brazil experienced a round of travel; in the 1938 World Cup, Leonardos became the Golden Boot of the World Cup with 8 goals (Ronaldo was also crowned the Golden Boot with 8 goals 64 years later), and he also became the first player in world cup history to stage a single game of senior year.
In addition, he also kicked barefoot for a while in the first game because of the broken shoes, and scored goals, which is also a funny thing.
In addition, he is said to be the father of the barb, but he himself said that he learned from an unknown teammate.
Unfortunately, after the 1938 World Cup, World War II began, and he did not get another chance to participate in the World Cup.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the World Cup in France under the clouds of war</h1>
Anyone familiar with history should know that 1938 was the year before the outbreak of World War II, and Europe was already shrouded in the clouds of war.
Argentina and Uruguay refused to participate in protests that the World Cup was not hosted in South America, Austria, which qualified for the World Cup, was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to Germany's annexation, and eight Austrian players were forced to join the German team. Spain was also unable to compete because of the civil war.
In order to be able to assemble the participating teams, FIFA brought in Cuba and the Dutch East Indies, which became the first Asian team to participate in the World Cup.
This tournament continues to use a single-game knockout system. In the first round, the powerful Brazil only narrowly defeated Poland 6:5, and It was in this match that Leonardo da Vinci staged the big four.
After the first round, Switzerland, Cuba, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, France, Italy and Hungary advanced to the quarter-finals (Sweden bye, straight to the top). Among them, Switzerland and Cuba both advanced to the second round after the second replay, and the Swiss team eliminated the German team with a fascist gesture.
In the quarter-finals, Brazil, Italy, Hungary and Sweden defeated their opponents and advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Brazilian coach Pimenta inexplicably hid Leon Danis, a decision that also led to Brazil's final 1:2 defeat, which became one of the most famous cases of employment error in the history of the World Cup.
The World Cup final was played between Italy and Hungary, and Mussolini once again offered the order to die without a crown, and the helpless Italian players had to go to the Hungarian players. The Italian players were forced to opt for a black jersey representing fascism, which was the only time they used it at the World Cup.
The Hungarians gave up their honor in the face of life and death, and Italy was able to defend its title.
A disgraceful but helpless World Cup came to an end.