The Elite Club: Only 3 Players Have Scored in Every WC Knockout & Won

Only three players in World Cup history have scored in every knockout match of a single tournament and gone on to win the trophy. Pelé achieved this in 1958 at just 17, scoring the winner against Wales in the quarter-final, a hat-trick in the semi-final against France, and a brace in the final versus Sweden. Jairzinho repeated the feat in 1970, netting against Peru in the quarter-final, Uruguay in the semi-final, and Italy in the final. Most recently, Lionel Messi joined the club in 2022, scorin...