On September 9, 2023, Brazil beat Bolivia 5:1, Neymar scored 2 goals, surpassing Pele with 79 national team goals and becoming Brazil's all-time top scorer. It has to be said that Neymar is indeed Brazil's strongest active striker, and he is also the most famous Brazilian active international. Brazil has always had the label "football kingdom", so they have never lacked good players. In fact, in addition to Neymar, Brazil also has these 5 great strikers, of which Da Luo and Pele can be ranked in the top 2.
5th: Rivaldo. In the 2002 World Cup, Brazil had a very classic 3R combination, of which Rivaldo was a striker who was neck and neck with Ronaldo. He won the Ballon d'Or in 1999 and became World Footballer of the Year. In 1998, he and Da Luo were very promising to continue to dominate, but the surprise of the final was unexpected. Riva made 73 appearances for Brazil, scoring 33 goals. In fact, his role to the team is not fully reflected in the statistics. In other words, he deserves the word great.
4th: Garincha. A few decades ago, Garincha, nicknamed "Little Bird", was a supergiant known in world football. The player is very inspirational because he is physically different from normal people: there is a gap of 6 cm between the left and right legs. Although others have some flaws, he strives to overcome his own difficulties and fights on the green field. In the 3 World Cups of 1958, 1962 and 1966, Garrincha participated in the competition, and dominated the competition twice, and became the top scorer + MVP of the tournament in 1962. It can be seen that he also deserves the word great.
3rd: Romario. Known as the "lone wolf", Romario is small in stature, but his combat power is particularly powerful. He went to PSV Eindhoven at the age of 22 and scored 128 goals in 5 years, spending just 148 games. It wasn't until he was 43 that Romario chose to retire. In fact, he is also a very efficient shooter. He made 70 appearances in Brazil, scoring 55 goals directly. He is obviously not a striker who eats physically, but constantly scoring goals with excellent technique. In 1994, he helped Brazil win the World Cup.
No. 2: Ronaldo. Da Luo was once called an alien by the outside world, and was even so powerful that it was considered not to belong to Earth. Da Luo has played for Real Madrid, Inter and other giants, but his performance in the national team is even stronger. He won two World Cup titles in 1994 and 2002, and also scored 15 goals in the World Cup, only one less than Klose. In addition, he has been named World Footballer of the Year 3 times. It is enviable that Da Luo has gathered the World Cup, World Footballer of the Year, and the Golden Ball Award in his 20s. Although he has not won the Champions League either, he is particularly brave in the Brazilian national team. If it hadn't been for the 1998 World Cup falling off the chain, Ronaldo could even be on par with Pele.
No. 1: Bailey. Looking around the entire world football, there are very few people who can be worthy of the word 2 of the ball king, such as "three-ball king", "martial arts king", etc. are just nicknames given by fans to face, but Mr. Pele is recognized by everyone. For some historical reasons, Pele has not won the Ballon d'Or, nor dominated the Champions League, nor played for European teams, but he led Brazil to dominate the World Cup three times and scored 1283 goals in his lifetime. Just take these two statistics to say things, Pele deserves the word 2 of the ball, and can also be regarded as the greatest striker in Brazil.
Originally, Ronaldo was also a very great player in Brazil, but he was not a striker in the traditional sense, more like a midfielder, a forward and a shadow striker, so it is not discussed here. What's your favorite player? Welcome to leave a comment, daily football highlights, daily update information.
Author - Liu Hongtao