Who is the only player to have won three FIFA World Cup tournaments? Pelé is the only player to have won three World Cups.
Pelé won with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970. He was only 17 when Brazil defeated Sweden in the 1958 final, and he scored twice in that match. Four years later, Brazil retained the trophy in Chile, although Pelé was injured early in the tournament and could not play in the final.
Pelé returned for the 1970 tournament in Mexico and helped Brazil defeat Italy 4–1 in the final. That victory gave him a third winners’ medal, an achievement no other player has matched.
The wording concerns tournament victories as a player, not appearances in three finals. Brazil’s Cafu played in three finals, while several players—including Cafu and Ronaldo—won two tournaments. Pelé’s record is unique because he won in three different editions.