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Chapter 8 | On the Subs Bench

The full squad was selected for the final of the

World Cup and there in the line-up was Zelé. But

he was to remain on the substitute’s bench for the

start of the game. Perhaps he would never actually

play.

And so, there he was, on the substitute’s bench in

the great Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro. On

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