both were at the world cup in 1966 and1958 respectively,born in africa, Eusebio from lourenquo marques in mozambique, Fontaine from marrakesh in morocco,they won the golden boot for the best goal scorer in 1958 and
3 goals against paraguay in a 7-3 win
2 goals against yugoslavia in a 3-2 loss
1 goal against scotland in a 2-1 win
2 goals against ireland in a 4-0 win
1 goal against brazil in a 5-2 loss
4 goals against germany in a 6-3 win crowned him as the goleador at sweden, while france won the bronze medal .
Eusebio scored 9 goals in 1966 for portugal
1 goal against bulgaria in a 3-0 win
2 goals against brazil in a 3-1 win
4 goals against korea dpr in a 5-3 win
1 goal against england in a 2-1 loss
1 goal against ussr in a 2-1 win crowned him as the goleador in england, while portugal won the bronze medal.
the two african born stars lost at the semi finals to the eventual champions,
the two never played in the final,
the two never returned for the next edition nor any other one as a player,
the two scored four goals in one match,
the two represented Europe,
the two won individual honours and national honours at the global fiesta,
they won golden boots and bronze medals,
the two played against pele,arguably the greatest player of all time.
the two played six games in one tournament,
the two never sat on the bench for any match,
they were never injured or out of the field for the entire tournament
they were products of the colonial era.
they were soccer superstars and giants.
they were the best in their adopted countries for the past 50 years.

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