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World Cup: 50 years ago, Brazil taught the world to play

Brazilian football legend Pele. [AFP]

Fifty years ago this month, modern football was born at the World Cup in Mexico, kicking and yelling, and live in vibrant colour for a global audience. 

This weekend marks the anniversary of the quarter-finals of that tournament as a star-studded cast played a thrilling series of knock-out games which built to a dazzling final when the first World Cup broadcast in colour ended with an unparalleled display by a technicolour team. 

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