USA 94: Brazil's Return to Glory (Tetra: Acreditar de Novo)

This is a chance for Brazil to extend their lead.

The captain carefully places the ball.

Italy scored two out of four penalty kicks.

Dunga steps up.

It's a decisive moment.

Of course I was nervous. I thought, "If I fail,

I won't be allowed back in Brazil."

But at the same time, it just dawned on me.

I'd asked for a chance.

Dunga steps up to take it.

SÃO PAULO BRAZIL

I have eight hours of material from back then.

Imagine how much is in there.

The entire story is in here, in detail.

It was a whole other time.

Nothing even plays this anymore.

There's so much in here.

I began recording, and we were able to create

an amazing archive of all that happened.

I had an idea then.

What if we showed what no one has ever seen?

But like an insider.

What happened in the locker room, the pre-match talks,

the good and bad moments, all of it.

This group came together and was able to get through the worst of times,

when many people tried to bring us down.

We won't let that happen.

RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL

And where was that?

Oh, that was inside our bus. Super comfy one too.

It was a regular bus. Had a turnstile and all.

Everything we went through during that period,

which was around two to three months of us all being together,

needed to be recorded.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS,

NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE FILMED BY THE PLAYERS THEMSELVES

- Let's fucking do it! - What's for lunch today?

- What? - What's for lunch?

- Today. - Macaroni!

What's for lunch today? We play Italy, so macaroni.

We were warming up here. We were so nervous already.

BEBETO FORWARD

I was almost six when I watched the World Cup in 1970.

Here comes Pelé! He scores a goal!

I was a kid, and I thought, "I'm going to be there one day."

"I'll be champion with the national team."

And Brazil is now a three-time world soccer champion!

24 years later, Brazil and Italy

face each other again in a World Cup final

at the1994 World Cup in the United States

two decades later.

Only those of us who'd been through it know how to describe what we felt.

It's not any game, it's Brazil against Italy.

We're one step away from the title everyone--

It's going to be ours! To those rooting against us, we'll be four-time champions!

I wanted to win it, to make history and become world champion.

When I put on that jersey, I became someone else entirely.

Expectations are high.

If we weren't world champions, we would have failed.

Pressure, demands…

Those Italian fuckers aren't playing well. Let's go, Parreira!

Brazilian soccer was shattered in 1994.

We hadn't won in 24 years. That's way too long for the Brazilian team.

When people see me, they remember me kissing the post.

They don't remember my mistake.

First ever World Cup to be decided by penalties.

When I went up to take that penalty I didn't think about it, I just did it.

Our people are so hard-working and have gone through so much.

I thought, "I've got to bring some joy back to my people."

The World Cup was supposed to bring joy to my people.

So I'd do it all over again.

I have no regrets at all.

The fourth title…

"Oh, I was in that specific place at the time," "I was with my father…"

Everyone has some kind of memory attached to that game.

We were the team who was most determined to become world champions.

It requires a great deal of emotional stability.

A penalty can truly change your life.

If Taffarel saves this, Brazil will take the win.

Baggio steps up to take it.

BRAZIL'S RETURN TO GLORY

4 YEARS EARLIER

The whole country gets ready

to cheer on as Argentina and Brazil face off

in the Round of 16 of the 1990 World Cup.

Emotions are running high.

Brazil and Argentina,

a historic rivalry.

In a World Cup, you've got to know that there's zero margin for error.

It has to be perfect.

Why? They have 11 quality players,

and two or three can decide a game.

If you make a mistake with a player, there's no going back from there.

If we don't concede, we'll score one.

And the game is underway between Brazil and Argentina!

It was Brazil's best game,

and Argentina had an opportunity, and who do you think took it?

Here comes Maradona.

A genius. There's nothing you can do. That's soccer for you.

Maradona gets past Dunga. Look at Maradona go!

Careful, he's dangerous. He passes to Caniggia

who faces Taffarel.

It's a goal!

And Brazil bows out of the 1990 World Cup.

Many quietly mourn the defeat.

Now it's time to wait for the next World Cup in four years.

When Brazil lost, they jumped at the chance

to attack both Lazaroni and me for the loss.

Why call it the Dunga era?

Because it somewhat symbolizes that era,

when the national team was known more for its defensive effort

than for the magic when creating plays.

They really should've changed the coach.

When the people choose the coach,

it's definitely much easier for him to get his work done.

Listen, you don't choose to be the coach for the national team, they choose you.

Parreira spent the day at the Hilton, here in Rome.

He talked a lot to Pelé, but gave no interviews.

When Parreira was appointed coach of the national team, he said,

"I'll accept on one condition, that Zagallo comes with me."

We knew each other since the 1970 World Cup.

Every word he said carried immense wisdom.

The two of us liked and understood each other.

And most importantly is that we gave our best for the national team.

PARREIRA TO HEAD THE SELEÇÃO.

HEROES ZINHO

Preparation began after the 1990 World Cup.

That's when they start putting together the team for the fourth title.

Back then, the qualifying matches were quite different from today's.

Each single game was very important.

Fans were waiting for the team at the hotel when they arrived.

Raí even got kisses from some of them.

Well, there's always a four-year cycle between one World Cup and the next.

In '91, things were going well for me,

so I took on that restructuring to prepare for 1994.

The game begins in La Paz.

Up to that point, Brazil had never lost a single game in the qualifiers.

Danger here. Taffarel going back… No, Taffarel!

Look at that strike. Goal for Bolivia!

BOLIVIA 2 - 0 BRAZIL

The first time ever that the national team lost in a qualifier.

Brazil is heading home, looking for reasons

and explanation for the shocking loss.

There was widespread skepticism toward that generation.

In almost 40 years of qualifying rounds,

Brazil has suffered its first ever defeat.

When we got back home, we played against Ecuador at Morumbi.

We were booed for the entire game.

I think all of this combined made for a pretty hostile environment.

Honestly, the booing's understandable

because Parreira said the two of them can't play together.

People started to question Parreira, his coaching style, style of game we played.

I don't like Parreira's work.

I think we need a new coach.

I do not like this national team.

The media wanted to get rid of Parreira and Zagallo.

But the thing was, we believed in both of them. The entire team believed in them.

Parreira out!

So at one point in the early hours of the morning,

we called Parreira for a meeting at Granja Comary,

which is the national team's training headquarters.

"Parreira, listen,

what's this about, you handing in your position?"

It was a way we found to reinforce that commitment.

"We're going to keep going, Parreira. We're going to be world champions."

It was a turning point.

PARREIRA ON HIGH ALERT.

Then, we went to play in Recife. I called out to the fans in Pernambuco.

"We need you right now."

When we arrived in Recife, we saw something extraordinary.

They were everywhere. It was packed. People filled the airport to welcome us.

They were hugging us, celebrating us and showering us with affection.

There were nearly five thousand people waiting for us, and screaming our names.

Everything's set for Sunday's game and we feel the love here in Recife.

"You're home here, we all love you."

Players need affection, we all do, our families, our friends,

and our friends from Recife came through to help us.

Brazil! Brazil! Brazil!

Sixty-nine thousand tickets were sold for tomorrow's match.

From that point on, something quite different began to happen.

Ricardo Rocha had the idea

for us to demonstrate and express to the outside world,

the way we were feeling on the field

Holding hands.

The Brazilian team is walking onto the field

differently than they normally do.

Perhaps they're holding hands…

Perhaps they're holding hands as a way of reciprocating

the affection the people of Pernambuco have for them.

So they're coming onto the field holding hands,

showing us that's how they'll play from now on.

We were aware of our potential.

We knew what we were capable of.

We really showed off that day.

Come on! Come on! Goal!

Look at 'em! Goal!

Goal!

There! Goal!

That was a perfect pass! Goal!

Six for Brazil!