For Brazil, he holds a goalscoring record that Pele never matched, yet was prohibited from playing at the 1958 World Cup. It was while playing for Brazil, during qualifying for the 1958 World Cup, that Evaristo's path diverted from Flamengo. Evaristo stayed at Barca until 1962 - when he joined arch rivals Real MadridContent off the pitch, Evaristo quickly adapted to life on it. He took charge of Iraq for the 1986 World Cup. In April 1985, Evaristo was named Brazil manager and asked to prepare for the following year's World Cup in Mexico.

Source: BBC January 14, 2021 00:00 UTC