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Cafu has made history in this World Cup:

Cafu is the first player ever to have taken part in three consecutive Final Matches
(1994 - 1998 - 2002, winner in 1994 & 2002)

Cafu is moreover the first player ever to lift the Trophy for a fifth World Title.

Pelé is the only player in the world who has conquered 3 World Cup Titles:
1958, 1962, 1970.

Zagallo, in turn, holds another unique record so far:
he has been World Champion four times, all in all!

Zagallo was World Cup Champion in 1958 and 1962 as a player,

Then, in 1970, Zagallo was World Cup Champion as the coach of the winning Brazilian Squad
and in 1994 as the technical coordinator of the winning Brazilian Squad.

Cafu & Ronaldo must now be added to a selected group of 14 other Brazilian players
who have conquered 2 World Cup Titles:

Gilmar, Castilho, Djalma Santos, Bellini, Mauro, Zózimo,
Nílton Santos, Zito, Didi, Garrincha, Vavá and Pepe,
all World Cup Champions in 1958 & 1962,
in addition to Zagallo and Pelé, as already specified above.

Cafu & Ronaldo, however, hold an advantage
among this special elite of 16 Brazilian players now, just mentioned:

these two 1994 + 2002 Champions were, in addition, Vice-Champions in 1998
(when France conquered the Title against Brazil).

Pelé still has the edge, though, having won 3 World Cups as a player,
followed by Zagallo, who won 2 World Cups as a player
and 2 others while holding coaching & technical team functions.

Germany’s Franz Beckebauer has won a World Cup as a player, and then again as a coach.