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Goalkeeper Gordon Banks' famous 'Save of the Century', tipping a downward header over the crossbar, denied which Brazilian legend at the 1970 World Cup?
CORRECT ANSWER
Pelé
In England's group-stage match against Brazil on 7 June 1970 in Guadalajara, Banks somehow clawed Pelé's close-range downward header over the bar in what is widely regarded as the greatest save in World Cup history.
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