João Pedro Morais was a Portuguese

Portuguese people

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 international footballer.

Club career

He played as a defender for Sporting Clube de Portugal, from 1958/59 to 1968/69, where he won several national championships as well as the Portuguese Cup. He also played at the Cup Winners Cup final, in 1964, where he scored the winning goal against MTK

MTK

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, from a direct corner kick.

International career

He had 9 caps for Portugal

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. His first was in a 1–0 defeat of Scotland

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 on 18 June 1966.

In Portugal's final group game against Brazil

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 at the 1966 World Cup, Morais committed one of the most infamous World Cup fouls on Brazilian legend Pelé

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. However he was allowed to stay on field by referee George McCabe

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. Portugal finished the tournament as third, however, Morais did not play in the match for third place against the USSR.

Honours

• World Cup: 1966 3rd place
• European Cup of Cup Winners: 1964
• Championship of Portugal: 1958, 1962, 1966
• Cup of Portugal: 1963