Pele may have been one of the greatest players in the history of the game, having been part of three victorious World Cup teams in 1958, 1962 and 1970, but, since retiring, he has become less respected as a pundit off-the-pitch.
The Brazilian is infamous for his numerous wrong predictions over the years. Romario once declared that “Pele is a poet when he keeps his mouth shut”, while coach Luiz Felipe Scolari delivered the legendary line, “I believe Pele knows nothing about football. His analysis always turns out to be wrong. If you want to win a title, you have to listen to Pele and then do the opposite.”
In light-hearted celebration of ‘The King’, Goal.com have put together the Top 10 Wrong Pele Predictions.
10) China 2002
Pele Prediction: China will qualify for the next round from their 2002 World Cup group.
Outcome: China finish bottom of Group C with no wins, no draws, no points, no goals, as well as -9 in their goal-difference column.
9) Spain 1998
Pele Prediction: Spain are favourites for the 1998 World Cup in France.
Outcome: Spain humiliatingly dumped out in the first round after losing to Nigeria, and drawing with Paraguay.
Colombia To Live American Dream
Pele Prediction: Colombia will win the 1994 World Cup in the USA.
Outcome: Colombia exit the competition in the first round, finishing bottom of their group. Their defender Andres Escobar is also tragically shot dead by an angry fan after Colombia return home.
7) Argentina, France & World Cup 2002
Pele Prediction: Argentina & France will both reach the final.
Outcome: Both countries eliminated in the first round, France without even scoring a goal.
6) Escape To Victory
Pele Prediction: During the famous film starring Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine, Allies star Pele is brutally fouled in the first half by the Nazi opponents. The injured Brazilian claims there is no way he can continue and is carried off. The Allies are 4-0 down, and a recovery is deemed impossible.
Outcome: Pele returns in the second half and inspires his team to an improbable comeback, even scoring a stunning bicycle kick. Even in fiction, Pele’s predictions go wrong.
5) Ronaldo Is Finished
Pele Prediction: Ronaldo will never play football again, and his career is over, following a serious injury for Milan in February 2008.
Outcome: Ronaldo returns in March 2009 for Corinthians, scoring 10 goals in his first 14 games to win the Campeonato Paulista.
4) Nii Lamptey – ‘The New Pele’
Pele Prediction: After starring in the 1991 Under-17 World Cup, which also featured Alessandro Del Piero, Pele proclaims Ghana youngster Lamptey as his successor, ‘The New Pele’.
Outcome: What happens next goes down in football infamy. Lamptey spectacularly fails to fulfil his talent, believing himself that he was cursed by dark forces. The midfielder shifts around clubs such as PSV, Aston Villa, Coventry, Venezia and Ankaragucu, without success, and endures tragedy in his personal life, as two of his children die.
3) Nicky Barmby – Up There With Zidane, Maldini & Ronaldo
Pele Prediction: Nicky Barmby will become a world class star.
Outcome: Nicky Barmby becomes nothing more than an average player, winning 23 England caps, and never even appearing in a World Cup.
2) Africa Will Rule
Pele Prediction: An African nation will win the World Cup before the year 2000.
Outcome: It is now 2010, and an African country has still yet to get past the quarter-final.
1) Brazil & World Cup 2002
Pele Prediction: Brazil won’t even get past the group stages.
Outcome: Brazil win the World Cup.
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June 8th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
ESPN-ah pawh khan tun kum 2010 World Cup-ah Brazil an champion ngei a rin thu a sawi bawk kha. 2012-ah khawvel a tawp dawn tih vel leh Sakawlh number tih vel ai chuan ka awi tho tho.
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June 8th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
:mrgreen: zahthlak ve deuh hlek nih chu le….
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June 8th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
My prediction:
No European team will lift this year’s trophy.
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June 8th, 2010 at 7:45 pm
11. Pele’s prediction: Argentina will lift the World Cup this year.
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June 8th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
Pele hi football zawlnei der dik tak a ni. 1900 buai hma ata toh engmah a puang dik ngai lo.
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June 8th, 2010 at 7:58 pm
sandman…
khi khi chu a dik ka ring…Argentina will lift..
mahse ka tran miahlo.
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June 8th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
My prediction: Argentina will kiss the FIFA Cup this year
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June 8th, 2010 at 8:03 pm
Argentina an champ chuan Maradona saruakin Beunos Aires khawlaiah a tlan dawn…Argentina fans zawng zawngin kan zawm ve ngam ang em? lolzz
Pu Sandman-a’n hmaa hruai ang..lol
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June 8th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Pele hian intihlarna pakhatah mipuite a bawl mai mai nih ber hi!
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June 8th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Europe an champion dawn lo, mahse khawinge chu ka hre lo. South America lam chu an nih hmel. He khawmual 2 te hi an in champion chhawk vel mai mai a nih ber hi.
South Africa khawlum Europe chuan an ti hleithei vak lo ang. Tih hi ka hrilhlawk e.
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June 8th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
10 thleng chiah a comment theih ami chaun??
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June 8th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Kan predict ve ang nge… 100% dik turin..
“Final ah team hnih chauhin an khel ang. Goal thun tam zawk zawk an chak ang. An indraw chuan Tie-break hmanga chak zawk zawn a ni ang” :lol:
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June 8th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
North Korea an chmap dawn
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June 8th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
Mihring ve bawk a ni a..rindan a neih chu a thiang a. Mi lar leh mi ngaihsan em em a nih avangin a rindan thutak bawla bawl chiama, dik ngei ngei tura ngaiho hi an a letling zawk viauvin ka hria.
Pele pawh hian, heti khawp hian mi’n a ngaihdan an ngaihlu a ni tih hria se, predict kual dun dun lo sela, a fuh ka ring. Mahse, like everyone of us, he does predict!:)
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June 8th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
My dear Coolsoul09te a, ka sawi tum min sawikhalh chu le…
Ni e, football a khel thiam a ni mai a (a vanglaiin), thil rin dik theihlam chu a thil pek dawnlohna lam a ni ve mai a.
Inthlan dawn a – chu chu an sorkar dawn ti pawl ang tho a ni ve mai a, Pele sawi a nih avang a..Pathianthu pawm bur kha a ho a ni ber… Romario sawi ang khian, ngawi hmak sela, ngaihsan a hlawh zel zawk mahna…
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June 8th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
Pele hian tun kumah Argentina chak a ring an ti!!!
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June 8th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
keipawh tun kum chu Argentina an chak ka ring deuh tlat.. pele a rin vang lam nilovin, England ka tran bawksia buaithlak.
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June 8th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Ple hian a la ring diklo tlangpuiin ka hria. Last world cup khan Italy (Europe) an champion a, tun tum chu S.America lam a nih hmel. Pele-an a ring dik ngai meuh si lova, chuvangin a champion tur chu BRAZIL a nih a rinawm ta khawp mai..
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June 8th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
@muantea
lo zaithiam zia hi Zonet Idol hian an tichiang thloits ani.I en ve huna i comment ka hre chak.
Zanin chu Vanlalruati
Cameroon an champ tlat dawn
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June 8th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
mzvision, Pi ruati hi ka ngaisang teh mai a nia. a hla satute hian a aw hi an khum zo lo chiang thei khawp mai. Autograph ngat phei kha chu ka ngaihthlak hian ka mur sung sung thei. ‘ti maia a chul tur hi’ a uiawm vawng vawng khawp mai. Mahse Zorimawiah hian fiah takin ziak a ni reng tawh ang.
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June 8th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
kei chu Bangladesh an chak ka ring,tun tum world cup chu.
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June 8th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
A en na tur khawl kan nei ve mang silo a..
mi sawiah in nghah mai angai don anih hmel..
internet ah te hian live-na te om sela, kan en ve thei ang.. a hria ten min la hrilh don nia.
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June 8th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
My prediction : 666 in zoram (MFA)football a khawih danglam lovang
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June 8th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
Awww Argentina !
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June 8th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
Argentina hi ka tran miahlo na in Messi hian C.Ronaldo hi bum kawi hrep se kati.. an line in a zir bawksilova buaithlak. hehehe
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June 8th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Mi fa te hi chu an ropui bik mang e. Tu te emaw World Cup champion tur ring dik ai chuan Pele-a ring diklo hi a lar zawk daih. World Cup Champion tur hi ring dik char char pawh ni ila, sap chanchinbu ah kan lang pha ve dawn leuh.
My prediction: Kumin world cup ah hian khawii ram team emaw ber chu an champion dawn chiang. Hei hi chu ka chiang ve khawp mai.
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June 8th, 2010 at 10:32 pm
pele hi mihring vetho ania, a prediction hi han ngaihsak teh luam chi ah pawh ka ngailo.. a football thiam dan leh tunlai footbal strategy a in ang tawhlo ropui si. tunlai game a hrechianglo ang ka tihna nilovin, tunlai game hrechiang em em tan pawh unpredictable aniin ka hria.. mihring che vel kha chu predict theih chi ah ka ngailo keini mihring tan chuan. A thiam kan tih chu han ring ve bawk mahila Field chhungah hian eng pawh a thleng thei tlatz. a thiam nana na chuan win theihna probability chu an nei sang mahna, mahse anni ang ho ah hi chuan thiam fal an awm silova..
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June 8th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
Football a ni tlat predict xog2 a dik vek kherlo tih pawh kan hria………
N.Korea pawh an Champ thut thei…
Tumah’n an hrelo
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June 8th, 2010 at 11:48 pm
#12 “Goal thun tam zawk zawk an chak ang.” Own goal te a awm chuan a thun tam zawk an chak ngei ngei kher lo thei
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Pele hi chu a predict sual nasa ve thei a nia. Kumin chhiarpui pawh sakawlh lo chhuahna tur te a tih kha mawle
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June 8th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Kei chu kei chu ih… ih… SPAIN
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June 9th, 2010 at 12:51 am
Kei leh ka chhungte zawngin ARGENTINA a ni kan tan dawn ni!!!
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June 9th, 2010 at 1:41 am
Ih…ih….ih….Fut bawl chu game nia sawi theih loh…… ENGLAND ka ring e
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June 9th, 2010 at 4:42 am
Chiang kuang lutuk tak maiin ARGENTINA an champion dawn. Inlarna ka hmu tlat, ka thianpa mang kaltlangin…Dah mai a…
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June 9th, 2010 at 9:39 am
“Pele is a poet when he keeps his mouth shut” ka duh tlats, ka chang thlan e.
Ronan Keating Hla You say it best
When you say
Nothing at all tih lai tak te pawh kha Pele ngaihthlak atan ka thlan sak bawk e.
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June 9th, 2010 at 11:55 am
King of Football Pele te meuh pawhin an rindik hleihtheih loh laiin ring dik ta nulh nulh ila ka lar chuang lo vang
Football game ropuina tilangtu a ni e, rindik reng theih chu ni se a ho viau mai thei a sin
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June 9th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Football hi chu rin vak vak tur a ni lo, khelh tawp mai tur… :lol:
…Kei chu Brazil… :lol:
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June 9th, 2010 at 5:38 pm
Football pet en ai chuan KOREAN FILM en ka thlang jokes
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June 9th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
No.6 movie hi hmanni khan ka en a. Inhmeh lutuk. Pele nge nge. Predict lah hi inthlahrung der si lo a
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June 9th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
a tar a toh aniang…hahahahaha….football chu a thiam mahce Prediction alo thiam vak lo.wahahaaha..a choh eeee…in lak ropui vak vak hi..!
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