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Originally Posted by GirlySports
It's pretty close.
Obviously Brazil's Pele who won World Cups 58, 62 and 70.
But who else? Three consecutive tournaments is amazing. And to answer the earlier question, it's never been done.. not by Brazil or Uruguay.
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Two of the best national sides that I can think of didn't actually win the one game they needed to when it counted; 1954 Hungary and 1974 Netherlands.
That early 50's Hungarian team hammered everyone they played, home and away. They had one loss (to the West Germans) in 6 years and were the first team to beat England in England in 90 years. It took a cheap tackle from a German defender, which broke Puskas' ankle in the 8-3 group match, to handicap them going into the knock-out stages. What a team that was.
Don't get me started on the 1970s Dutch either. That was glorious football.