Mário Zagallo vs Son Heung-min
Brazil against South Korea. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Mário Zagallo
Brazil · 1958–64 · LM
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in Brazil
- #28 of 33
- Caps
- 33 · 5 goals
- Clubs
- America Football Club, Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Botafogo F.R.
Sweden led the 1958 final when the tireless left winger they called Formiguinha, the little ant, headed a shot off his own goal line; before the end he scored Brazil's fourth in a 5-2 win. That was the first of two World Cups as a player, and in 1970 he coached Brazil to a third, the first man to win the trophy in both roles, with five Rio championships at Flamengo and Botafogo. Career record: 33 caps and 5 goals for Brazil; club career at America Football Club, Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Botafogo F.R..
Son Heung-min
South Korea · 2018–25 · LM
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in South Korea
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 144 · 56 goals
- Clubs
- Hamburger SV, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Tottenham Hotspur
Against Burnley on 7 December 2019 he collected the ball outside his own penalty area and ran 71.4 metres past six defenders in eleven seconds before finishing, a goal that won him the FIFA Puskas Award. He captained Tottenham to the 2025 Europa League in Bilbao, shared the 2021/22 Premier League Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah on 23 goals as the first Asian winner, and led South Korea to Asian Games gold in 2018. Career record: 144 caps and 56 goals for South Korea; club career at Hamburger SV, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Tottenham Hotspur.
The verdict
The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 90.
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