The president-elect of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Pt), celebrates the victory against South Korea in the round of 16 of the World Cup on Instagram and wishes Pele a speedy recovery.
"We must all cheer so that the best symbol of the national team and of Brazilian football can recover and be among us to celebrate the victory of the sixth" World Cup.
"Pelé, cheers to you," said Lula, after declaring: "Today's victory was very important. I believe Brazil can win the World Cup if they play seriously in the first half today."