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Taffarel on World Cup memories, Brazil's bid for No.6 and more

It's a kind of pressure that is familiar to Claudio Taffarel.

It would turn out to be the zenith of his legendary playing career, but Taffarel remembers the lead-up to the 1994 World Cup. He recalls the pre-tournament mood in Brazil; the immense expectation upon the shoulders of he and his teammates.

Memories of the feted 1970 team that waltzed their way to glory in Mexico with an elan and verve not seen before, or indeed since, were fading into the distant past. The Brazilian people wanted – needed – to win the World Cup again.