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The Brazil national team of football (Portuguese: Selecao Brasileira de Futebol) known as Selecao Canarinho is a representative of Brazil in international football for men and is managed through the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) which is the governing body of the sport of football in Brazil. The team has been a part of FIFA since 1923, and an official part of CONMEBOL from 1916.

Brazil is one of the countries that has had the greatest success team at the FIFA World Cup, being winners five times from 1958, 1962 and 1970 1994, and 2002. The Selecao also boasts the highest overall performance during this World Cup competition, both in terms of absolute and proportional and with seven victories over 109 games played, 124 goal differential 237 points, and 18 defeats. The Selecao is the only team in the world that has played throughout every World Cup editions without any shortage or need for playoffs and is the only team in the world who have been able to win this World Cup on four different continents one time at the time in Europe (1958 Sweden), twice on South America (1962 Chile) three times across North America (1970 Mexico and 1994 United States), and one time at the bottom of Asia (2002 Japan/Korea). Brazil was also the top-performing team from the now defunct FIFA Confederations Cup, winning the tournament four times: 2005, 1997 2009, 1997 and 2013.

Regarding ranking standings, Brazil fared well, having been the top Elo ranking throughout the decade from 1960 until 2020, and had the top standard football Elo rating score in all nations, and with the fourth highest all-time peak score in football Elo Rating, set in 1962. The ranking system of FIFA is that Brazil has the distinction of having the the most Team of the Year first ranking wins with twelve. Numerous experts, commentators as well as former athletes have deemed the Brazil team in 1970 to be the best football team of all time. The other Brazilian teams are also highly regarded and frequently appear in lists of the top teams ever including the Brazil teams from 1958-62 as well as the Brazilian teams from the 1990s and the 2000s, as well as honorary mentions for the talented 1982 team. In 1996 the Brazilian national football team won 35 consecutive games without losing this feat was were able to record as the world record for over 25 years.

Brazil has many adversaries because of its achievements that include significant rivalries with Argentina, known in"the Superclassico das Americas in Portuguese Italy--known in Italy as Classico Mundial in Portuguese or the World Derby in English, Uruguay because of the tragic Maracanazo, France due to the fact that they typically face difficulties when playing France during World Cups, the Netherlands because of the numerous important matches between teams at World Cups, and the manner of play of both teams is considered to be similar. Portugal due to the fact that they share a common language, Portugal due to the shared traditions and cultural characteristics and the high number of Brazilian-born athletes in Portugal.

 

1. History

The story of Brazil national team of football began with their first match at an international level in 1914, which ended in a loss of 0-3 to Argentina. Brazil took part in the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930. Its Brazil National team has won numerous times throughout its time winning five times the FIFA World Cup five times from 1958.

1.1. Early history (1914–22)

It is widely thought that the inaugural match that was played by the Brazil national team an 1814 match between a Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo selected team as well as English football club Exeter City, held in the Fluminense stadium. Brazil defeated the opposition 2-0, thanks to goals scored by Oswaldo Gomes, and Osman however it was claimed that the match ended in three-three draw.

Contrary to its later successes, the team's initial performances were not great. Some of the early games played during this period include a series of friendly games with Argentina (being defeated by a score of 3-0), Chile (first in 1916) and Uruguay (first on the 12th of July 1916). But, aided by the goalscoring skills by Arthur Friedenreich, they were triumphant at home in their home match at the South American Championships in 1919 and then won again also on home turf in 1922.

1.2. First World Cup and title drought (1930–49)

The year was 1930 and Brazil participated in their inaugural World Cup, held in Uruguay. The team beat Bolivia but fell to Yugoslavia before being eliminated from the tournament. They were eliminated in the initial round against Spain during 1934's match in Italy and then made it to finals France in 1938. However, they were defeated by 2-1 the eventual champions Italy. Brazil are the one South American team to participate in this tournament.

In 1949, the South American Championship held in Brazil was the end of a 27-year run that had no titles officially recognized. The previous one was in 1922's South American Championship, also held in Brazilian soil.

1.3. The 1950 Maracanazo

Then, Brazil first achieved international recognition in 1950 when it hosted the FIFA World Cup. Brazil's team played in the final round of their final stage, against Uruguay at the Estadio do Maracana in Rio with only one draw to take home the World Cup. Uruguay was able to win the game and the Cup in a match known in the game as "the Maracanazo". The game triggered an era of national mourning.

The 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, Brazil was essentially revamped, with the team's colors changed (to an entirely new design created by Alyr Schlee) from white and black to the blue, yellow as well as the green color of their flag, and the Maracanazo however, they still featured a number of top players. Brazil made it to the quarter-finals but were defeated by the tournament favorites Hungary during one of the most ugly games in the history of football, dubbed for the Battle of Berne.

1.4. Pelé and the First Golden Era (1958–70)

In 1958, for the World Cup, Brazil were placed in a group alongside England as well as Austria, USSR along with the USSR and Austria. They defeated Austria 3-1 in their first match, and then played 1-1 against England. Prior to the game the head coach Vicente Feola made three substitutions that were crucial to Brazil to win against their opponents, the Soviets: Zito, Garrincha and Pele. At the start of the match, they continued to press hard and within three minutes of play, later referred to as "the most memorable ever three-minute football match", Vava gave Brazil the advantage. They took the game two goals. Pele made the goal in their quarter-final clash against Wales and they defeated France by 5-2 during the semifinal. Brazil later beat Sweden by 5-2 in the final to win the first World Cup and becoming the first nation to take home the World Cup title outside of the continent it is on. Pele expressed it as an emerging nation.

In 1962's World Cup, Brazil earned its second title . It was won with Garrincha as the main player as well as a responsibility and mantle was handed to him following the main talisman Pele suffered an injury during the second match of the group against Czechoslovakia and was unable to participate for the remainder of the tournament.

At the 1996 World Cup, Brazil had the worst performance they have ever had in the history of a World Cup. The 1966 World Cup was noted for the intense physicality of the game as well as Pele was among the players who suffered the most. In the match against Portugal numerous violent attacks by Portuguese defense led to Pele to withdraw from the game and also the tournament. Brazil was defeated and was eliminated from the opening stage of the World Cup for the first time since 1934. They have never failed to make it through the knockout stage of the tournament since. Brazil was the second country to be eliminated in the initial round, while also holding the World Cup crown following Italy in 1950. Following the 2002, 2010 2014, and the 2018 World Cups, France, Italy, Spain and Germany were added to the list. Following the event, Pele declared that he would not like to participate at his next World Cup again. But, he did return in the year 1970.

Brazil was the third country to win the World Cup in Mexico in 1970. The team has since was often regarded as the most impressive World Cup football squad ever and was with the help of Pele during his final World Cup finals, captain Carlos Alberto Torres, Jairzinho, Tostao, Gerson and Rivelino. Even when Garrincha had left the team the team was an entity to reckon with. They were able to win every single game they played, including against Czechoslovakia, England and Romania in group play, as well as in the knockout rounds against Peru, Uruguay and Italy in knockout round. Jairzinho scored the third highest scorer , scoring seven goals, and was the only player who has scored in every match at the World Cup; Pele finished with four goals. Brazil won the Jules Rimet trophy for the third time (the first country to do this) this meant that they were permitted to keep the trophy. The trophy was replaced however it would take twenty-four years until Brazil took it back.

1.5. The dry spell (1974–1990)

Following the retirement of Pele as well as other stars from the 1970 squad Brazil did not manage to beat the Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup in West Germany which ended in fourth position after losing the third-place game to Poland.

In the second stage during the 1978 World Cup, Brazil competed with hosts Argentina to win the top spot and an opportunity to play in the finals. In their final group game, Brazil defeated Poland 3-1 and advanced ahead of their group, with a the goal difference being 5. Argentina was a team with goals difference of 2 and in its final group match, it beat Peru by 6-0 and qualified for the final an event that was accused of unproven match fixing. Brazil then defeated Italy in the third-place play-off and became the only team unbeaten throughout the tournament.

In the 1982 World Cup, held in Spain, Brazil were the favorite to win the tournament. They progressed through the initial portion of the draw however, a 3-2 loss at the hands of Barcelona to Italy in an iconic World Cup match, eliminated Brazil from the tournament in the game they call "Sarria's disaster" which refers to its name. This 1982 squad, which included the midfield comprising Socrates, Zico, Falcao and Eder is regarded as the most prestigious team to never win the World Cup.

A number of players, including Socrates and Zico in 1982, returned to 1982's World Cup in Mexico. Brazil remains a excellent team, and more disciplined in defense than they were four years ago they faced Michel Platini's France in the quarterfinals of the classic game match of Total Football. The match was played to an 1-1 draw in the regulation time. Following an unproductive extra-time the game came down to a penalty shootout which Brazil lost 4-3. After a gap of 40 years, Brazil was victorious in the 1989 Copa America, this being their fourth win over four tournaments held in Brazil. The victory ended the 19-year drought without an Olympic title. The last time it was at the time of Brazil's 1970 World Cup.

In the 1990 World Cup in Italy, Brazil was coached by Sebastiao Lazaroni, who was also the coach for 1989's Copa America. With a defensive system with the main focus being midfielder Dunga and forward Careca and three centre-backs Brazil's squad was lacking in creativity, however they made it through in the next round. Brazil was eliminated by Diego Maradona's Argentina at the end of the 16th round in Turin defeating the South American archrivals 1-0.

1.6. The Second Golden Era (1994–2002)

Brazil was without for 24 years, never winning the World Cup or even participating in the final. Their troubles ended with the 1994 World Cup at Brazil in the United States, where a strong side, led by Romario and Bebeto in the attack and Captain Dunga in midfield as well as goal-keeper Claudio Taffarel and defender Jorginho took home their way to the World Cup for a then-record fourth time. Highlights of their run included a 1-0 win over their opponents in the United States in the round of 16 at Stanford University, a 3-2 victory against the Netherlands in the quarterfinals in Dallas and a 1-0 win against Sweden at the semi finals of the Pasadena's Rose Bowl. Brazil and Italy were set to meet to play in the championship game in Pasadena.

A match played in scorching heat that ended in an uncontested draw. Italy's defense led by Franco Baresi keeping out Romario The penalty kicks were looming as well, and Brazil were crowned champions, and Roberto Baggio missing Italy's last penalty. In spite of the victory that year, this team that won the 1994 World Cup winning team is not valued in the same respect in Brazil like their previous World Cup winning teams. FourFourTwo magazine called that group "unloved" within Brazil because of their defensive and pragmatic approach in contrast to the more traditional Brazilian approach to attacking.

When they entered the 1998 World Cup as defending champions, Brazil finished runner-up. They won their group, and then winning the following 2 rounds Brazil won against the Netherlands with penalties in the semi-final, following the draw of 1-1. The tournament's top player Ronaldo has scored 4 goals, and added three assists to reach the final. The run-up to the final was marred by Ronaldo having a convulsive episode just hours prior to kick-off. The team that was to be named without Ronaldo was revealed to a stunned world media and after the player pleaded that he felt well and was asked to play, Ronaldo was allowed to return by his coach, and then gave an unsatisfactory performance in the final as France with Zidane as their captain Zidane defeated the hosts 3-1.

2002 World Cup winning Brazil national football team plane dressed in Brazilian team livery

Inspiring by Brazil's "Three Three R's" (Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho), Brazil won its fifth World Cup title in the 2002 World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan. Brazil defeated all three of its opponents when they played in the group stage during the tournament in South Korea and topped the group. In Brazil's opening match against Turkey at Ulsan, Rivaldo fell to the ground, clutching his head after Turkish's Hakan Unsal struck the ball in his legs. Rivaldo did not receive a suspension, however was fined PS5,180 for playing-acting and became the first footballer ever punished for a crime for diving in FIFA's crackdown. In knockout round games at Japan, Brazil defeated Belgium by 2-0 at Kobe at the end of the 16th round. Brazil defeated England by 2-1 in the quarter-finals in Shizuoka in the quarter-finals, with the goal that won coming from a free-kick that was thrown in by Ronaldinho at 40 yards. The semi-final took place in Turkey at Saitama; Brazil won 1-0. The final took place between Germany as well as Brazil in Yokohama in Yokohama, in which Ronaldo was the goal scorer in Brazil's victory of 2-0. Ronaldo also took home the Golden Shoe as the tournament's most prolific scorer, scoring eight goals. Brazil's success earned them the Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year.

Brazil took home their first Copa America in 2004 Copa America, their third victory in four tournaments since 1997. Brazil also took home their first FIFA Confederations Cup for the second time. Director Carlos Alberto Parreira built his team using a four-2-2-2 formation. The formation was dubbed"the "Magic quartet" The attack was constructed with four main players in mind: Ronaldo, Adriano, Kaka and Ronaldinho.

1.7. World Cup drought (2006–present)

At the 2006. World Cup, Brazil won the first two matches with Croatia (1-0) as well as Australia (2-0). In the final group match in the group game against Japan, Brazil won 4-1. Ronaldo scored twice and broke the record for most goals scored at the entire World Cups. In the 16th round, Brazil defeated Ghana by 3-0. Ronaldo scored his 15th goal of World Cup history, breaking the record. Brazil did, however, get eliminated in the quarterfinals against France and lost 1-0 to the French thanks to a Thierry Henry's goal.

Dunga was appointed Brazil's new manager in the year 2006. Brazil also won the 2007 Copa America, where forward Robinho was named the Golden Boot and named the best player in the tournament. The following year, Brazil won the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, defeating the U.S. 3-2 in the final, to secure the 3rd Confederations Cup title. 64 Kaka was named the tournament's player of the year and forward Luis Fabiano won the top goalscorer prize.

In the 2010, World Cup in South Africa, Brazil won their first two games with North Korea (2-1) and the Ivory Coast (3-1), respectively. Their final game, against Portugal was a draw. They played Chile in the 16th round, with a 3-0 win, but in the quarter-final , they lost to the Netherlands with a score of 2-1.

In July of 2010, Mano Menezes was named Brazil's coach. In the 2010 Copa America, Brazil lost against Paraguay and then was eliminated in the quarterfinals. On July 4, 2012 because of a lack of games that were competitive due to the fact that Brazil had automatically been selected in 2014 for the World Cup as tournament hosts, Brazil was ranked 11th in the FIFA ranking.

1.8. Return of Luiz Felipe Scolari (2013–14)

In November 2012 in November 2012, head coach Mano Menezes was dismissed and substituted by Luiz Felipe Scolari.

The 6th of June, 2013 Brazil placed 22nd on the FIFA ranking, which was their lowest position. Brazil was in into the 2013. Confederations Cup with the objective of protecting their title. In the final Brazil played Spain by a score of 3-0, winning Brazil's 4th Confederations Cup title. Neymar was named the player of the tournament. He also received the Golden Ball Award and the Adidas Bronze Shoe, and Julio Cesar won the Golden Glove Award to be the best goalkeeper in the competition.

1.9. 2014 FIFA World Cup

In the opening game in the 2014 World Cup against Croatia, two goals scored by Neymar along with one scored by Oscar made it possible for the Selecao getting off to an impressive start to the first World Cup on home soil in over 64 years. The team then played Mexico and then confirmed their qualification to the knockout stage winning against Cameroon 4-1. Neymar once more scoring, with Fred and Fernandinho scoring additional goals. Brazil took on Chile in the 16th round with a lead of 18 minutes thanks to David Luiz's opening goal to the Selecao in a draw 1-1. Brazil triumphed 3-2 in penalties which saw Neymar, David Luiz and Marcelo scoring their goals as well as goalkeeper Julio Cesar saving three times.

The team was again up against South American opposition in the quarter-finals, and defeated Colombia 1-1 thanks to goals scored by central defensive players David Luiz and the team captain Thiago Silva. At the end of the match, Neymar was stretchered off following a collision with Juan Camilo Zunga's knee. was in contact with the back of the forward. Neymar was transported to a hospital and diagnosed with a broken vertebra, making him ineligible for the rest game. Prior to that, Neymar had scored four goals, assisted with one and was named the man of the game twice. Brazil was also facing further challenges prior to their semi-final match against Germany in the semi-final, as Thiago Silva was scheduled to be suspended for a single game after getting his 2nd yellow card in Brazil's tournament, in the quarter-final.

The Selecao were beaten 7-7 in the match to Germans the biggest loss in the World Cup and first home loss in a game since 1975. In the final moments of the game the crowd at home started to "ole" every move made by the German team, and then booed their own players off the field following the final whistle. The match was dubbed the Mineirazo in reference to Brazil's prior World Cup defeat on home in the stadium as well as in the Maracanazo with Uruguay during 1950 as well as at the Estadio do Mineirao where the game took place. Brazil then lost 0-3 to the Netherlands in the play-off for third place. match.

The team concluded in the finals with the poorest defense of all 32 nations competing with 14 goals conceded. The only other teams that conceded 12 or more goals under this present World Cup format are North Korea and Saudi Arabia. After these outcomes, Scolari announced his resignation.

1.10. Return of Dunga (2014–2016)

On the 22nd of July, 2014 Dunga has been named the next manager of Brazil who was reappointed to the role in the very first instance since Brazil's withdrawal from the time of World Cup.

Dunga's debut match during his second term in Brazil's management was an informal game against the 2014 World Cup quarter-finalists Colombia at Sun Life Stadium in Miami on September 5, 2014 The match ended with Brazil winning the game by 1-0 thanks to an 83rd minute Neymar Free-kick strike. 90 points Dunga then followed up by winning against Ecuador (1-0),[91 during the 2014 Superclasico de las Americas against Argentina (2-0),[92 in the 2014 Superclasico de las Americas against Argentina (2-0), [92 Japan (4-0) and in the 2014 Superclasico de las Americas against Japan (4-0), Turkey (0-4) against Turkey (0-4) and with Austria (1-2). Dunga maintained Brazil's win streak during 2015, beating France 3-1 in a friendly match. The Brazilians followed that up with victories over Chile (1-0), Mexico (2-0) and Honduras (1-0).

1.11. 2015 Copa América

Brazil began the tournament by winning against Peru after having come back from behind by the score of 2-1 (with Douglas Costa scoring in the final minutes) Then, they suffered losing 1-0 against Colombia as well as a 1-1 win against Venezuela. In the knockout phase, Brazil faced Paraguay and was eliminated after a draw in normal time before winning 4-3 on penalty shootout. In the end, Brazil did not be a participant in a FIFA Confederations Cup (in this instance, the 2017 edition) this was the first time it has happened in nearly 20 years.

 

1.12. Copa América Centenario

Brazil started this year's Copa America Centenario with a scoreless draw against Ecuador and ended up losing 1-0, with the Ecuadorians were that was wrongly disallowed during the second period. It was followed by a rout of 7-1 against Haiti and Philippe Coutinho scoring a hat-trick. With only a draw needed to advance into the knockout stage of the tournament Brazil was stung by an unpopular 1-0 loss to Peru in the group stage, with Raul Ruidiaz scoring the goal in the 75th minute after sending the ball into the net using his arm. This defeat was Brazil's first loss against Peru since 1985 was the first time since 1985 that Brazil eliminated at the stage of group play for the first time since 1987.

1.13. Tite era (2016–)

On June 14, 2016 Dunga was dismissed as the head of Brazil. Tite has previously managed Corinthians which were which were 2015 Brazilian champions as well as the the 2012 Club World Cup champions, was appointed as his replacement just six days after. Tite's debut began with the 3-0 victory away against Ecuador on September 2, then a 2-1 victory against Colombia as well as a 5-0 win in the face of Bolivia as well as a 2-2 triumph away from Venezuela which brought Brazil at first on the World Cup Qualifiers leaderboard for the first time since the 2011. Brazil also defeated Paraguay by 3-0, becoming the first team apart from hosts Russia to be selected to participate in 2018's World Cup.

Brazil began the 2018 World Cup campaign with a draw against Switzerland with Brazil's goal coming from a 25-yard bent strike by Philippe Coutinho - their first goalless draw in the first game since the 1978. In the next game with Costa Rica on 22 June Goals from Coutinho and Neymar during stoppage-time saw Brazil beat Costa Rica by 2-0. Brazil won their final group match with a 2-0 win over Serbia with goals scored by Paulinho as well as Thiago Silva, which meant they qualified for the final 16 as the group winners. Two goals scored by Neymar as well as Roberto Firmino saw Brazil 2-0 victory against Mexico in order to reach the quarterfinals. The 6th July was the day that Brazil had to be eliminated from their participation in the 2018 World Cup by Belgium in the quarter-finals. They lost by 2-1. Fernandinho scored an own-goal for Belgium and Renato Augusto scored Brazil's only goals for Brazil.

While the country suffered World Cup failure, the CBF kept faith with Tite and let him keep his position as head coach for Brazil during this year's Copa America held at home. The problem was that Brazilian performance for the event at home was hindered by the injury to Neymar during a friendly game in which Brazil defeated the 2019 AFC Asian Cup champions Qatar 2 -0. However, Tite managed Brazil to their first Copa America title since 2007. Brazil defeated Bolivia with a lopsided response from the home crowd following the first half was goalless and Peru with a rousing 5-1 destruction.

In between these two matches, Brazil drew Venezuela in an uninteresting 0-0 draw, with three goals disallowed by VAR. Brazil faced Paraguay in the quarter-finals , where they were barely able to escape the penalty shootout 4-3, following an unsatisfactory goalless draw. In the famous semi-finals match against their neighbor and another powerful Argentina, Brazil put up its most impressive performance to date in beating Lionel Messi and the Argentines by 2-0 and setting up a rematch against Peru. In the final match, Brazil was able to beat the Peruvians by a score of 3-1 to claim their 9th Copa America title. The victory for Brazil however was criticised in the press by Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni, who accused CONMEBOL for match-fixing using VAR and claimed that Brazil had been "designed" to win the competition and that was a claim Tite denied.

On June 8, 2021 Brazil defeated Paraguay 2-0 in an World Cup qualifier in Asuncion which was the first time they'd won in Brazil since 1985.

2. Nicknames

There are many names for the Brazil nation's national soccer team has been known under a variety of names across the world. The nicknames of the team from Brazil are: Canarinho, meaning 'Little Canary', which refers to a bird species that is common in Brazil with a vibrant yellow hue, this term was popularized by famous cartoonist Fernando "Mangabeira" Pieruccetti during the 1950 World Cup; Amarelinha (Little Yellow One), Selecao (The National Squad) Verde-amarela (Green and yellow), Pentacampeao (Five-time Champions) in addition to Esquadrao in Ouro (The Golden Squad). Certain Latin American commentators often refer to the Brazil team as El Scratch (The Scratch) as well as other names.

3. Team image

Brazil's initial team colours were white with blue collars. However, following the loss at Maracana in 1950's World Cup, the colors were condemned for lack of patriotism. With the permission of the Brazilian Sports Confederation, the newspaper Correio da Manha held a competition to create a brand new kit that featured all four colours of the Brazilian flag. The winner included a yellow jersey, blue shorts in green and green trim with white trim, drawn by Aldyr Garca Schlee, a teenager from Pelotas. New colors were first worn in March 1954, in an international match against Chile and have been in use since then. Topper was the manufacturer of Brazil's kit until and including the game against Wales 11 September 1991. Umbro became the manufacturer prior to the next match, which was against Yugoslavia in the month of October. Nike began to produce Brazil kits just in time for World Cup 1998 World Cup.

The choice of white and blue as the secondary kit colors dates back to the disbanded latter-day Portuguese monarchy. It dates to the 1930s. However, it was adopted as the official second option accidentally during 1958's World Cup Final. The opponents for Brazil were Sweden and they also wore yellow. A draw granted the team from home, Sweden, the right to wear yellow. Brazil traveled without a second kit, quickly bought a pair of blue shirts, and then sewn onto them the badges that were removed from their yellow shirt.

3.1. Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier Period Contract
announcement
Contract
duration
Value
None 1908–1954      
Brazil Athleta 1954–1977   1954–1977 None
Germany Adidas 1977–1981   1977–1981  
Brazil Argentina Topper 1981–1991   1981–1991  
United Kingdom Umbro 1991–1996   1991–1996  
United States Nike 1997–present
50 million dollars per annum
2008–2026 €69.5 million per year

4. Training camp

Brazil's training facility is Granja Comary in Teresopolis, located 90 kilometers (56 miles) away from Rio de Janeiro. [138It is Granja Comary was opened in 1987, and then underwent major changes in 2013 and 2014.

5. Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

5.1. 2021

 

Brazil 2021 Results
Event Date Homer Result Away Place
World Cup - Qualification South America 05 June Brazil 2-0 Ecuador Estádio José Pinheiro Borda
World Cup - Qualification South America 09 June Paraguay 0-2 Brazil Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Copa America 13 June Brazil 3-0 Venezuela Estádio Nacional de Brasília
Copa America 18 June Brazil 4-0 Peru Olympic Stadium
Copa America 24 June Brazil 2-1 Columbia Olympic Stadium
Copa America 27 June Brazil 1-1 Ecuador Estadio Olimpico Pedro Ludovico
Copa America 03 July Brazil 1-0 Chile Olympic Stadium
Copa America 05 July Brazil 1-0 Peru Olympic Stadium
Copa América Final 11 July Argentina 1-0 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
World Cup - Qualification South America 2 Sept Chile 0-1 Brazil Macul, Chile
World Cup - Qualification South America 9 Sept Brazil 2-0 Peru São Lourenço da Mata, Brazil
World Cup - Qualification South America 7 Oct Venezuela 1-3 Brazil Caracas, Venezuela
World Cup - Qualification South America 10 Oct Columbia 0-0 Brazil Barranquilla, Colombia
World Cup - Qualification South America 14 Oct Brazil 4-1 Uruguay Manaus, Brazil
World Cup - Qualification South America 11 Nov Brazil 1-0 Columbia São Paulo, Brazil
World Cup - Qualification South America 16 Nov Argentina 0-0 Brazil San Juan, Argentina

5.2. 2022

 

Brazil 2022 Fixtures and Results
Event Date Homer Result Away Place
World Cup - Qualification South America 27 Jan Ecuador 1-1 Brazil Quito, Ecuador
World Cup - Qualification South America 01 Feb Brazil 4-0 Paraguay Belo Horizonte, Brazil
World Cup - Qualification South America 24 Mar Brazil 4-0 Chile Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
World Cup - Qualification South America 29 Mar Bolivia 0-4 Brazil La Paz, Bolivia
Friendly Match 02 June South Korea 1-5 Brazil Seoul, South Korea
Kirin Challenge Cup 06 June Japan 0-1 Brazil Tokyo, Japan
World Cup - Qualification South America 22 Sep Brazil vs Argentina São Paulo, Brazil
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 24 Nov Brazil vs Serbia Lusail, Qatar
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 28 Nov Brazil vs Switzerland Doha, Qatar
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 02 Dec Cameroon vs Brazil Lusail, Qatar

6. Coaching staff

 

Brazil National Teams Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Brazil Tite
Assistant coach Brazil Cléber Xavier
Assistant coach Brazil Matheus Bacchi
Goalkeeping coach Brazil Cláudio Taffarel
Fitness coach Brazil Fábio Mahseredjian
General coordinator Brazil Juninho Paulista

7. Players

The following players were called up for friendlies against South Korea and Japan on 2 and 6 June 2022, respectively. Check for latest Brazil National Teams here. 

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Alisson 2 October 1992 (age 29) 55 0  Liverpool
12 GK Weverton 13 December 1987 (age 34) 8 0  Palmeiras
  GK Ederson 17 August 1993 (age 28) 18 0  Manchester City

2 DF Éder Militão 18 January 1998 (age 24) 22 1  Real Madrid
3 DF Thiago Silva 22 September 1984 (age 37) 107 7  Chelsea
4 DF Marquinhos 14 May 1994 (age 28) 69 4  Paris Saint Germain
6 DF Guilherme Arana 14 April 1997 (age 25) 4 0  Atlético Mineiro
13 DF Dani Alves 6 May 1983 (age 39) 124 8 Unattached
16 DF Alex Telles 15 December 1992 (age 29) 6 0  Manchester United
  DF Danilo 15 July 1991 (age 30) 45 1  Juventus
  DF Alex Sandro 26 January 1991 (age 31) 37 2  Juventus
  DF Gabriel Magalhães 19 December 1997 (age 24) 0 0  Arsenal
  DF Léo Ortiz 3 January 1996 (age 26) 0 0  Red Bull Bragantino

5 MF Casemiro 23 February 1992 (age 30) 63 5  Real Madrid
7 MF Lucas Paquetá 27 August 1997 (age 24) 33 7  Lyon
8 MF Fred 5 March 1993 (age 29) 27 0  Manchester United
11 MF Philippe Coutinho 12 June 1992 (age 30) 68 21  Aston Villa
14 MF Danilo 19 April 2001 (age 21) 0 0  Palmeiras
15 MF Fabinho 23 October 1993 (age 28) 27 0  Liverpool
17 MF Bruno Guimarães 16 November 1997 (age 24) 8 1  Newcastle United

9 FW Richarlison 10 May 1997 (age 25) 36 14  Tottenham Hotspur
10 FW Neymar 5 February 1992 (age 30) 119 74  Paris Saint-Germain
18 FW Gabriel Jesus 3 April 1997 (age 25) 56 19  Arsenal
19 FW Raphinha 14 December 1996 (age 25) 9 3  Barcelona
20 FW Vinícius Júnior 12 July 2000 (age 22) 14 1  Real Madrid
21 FW Matheus Cunha 27 May 1999 (age 23) 7 0  Atlético Madrid
22 FW Gabriel Martinelli 18 June 2001 (age 21) 3 0  Arsenal
  FW Rodrygo 9 January 2001 (age 21) 5 1  Real Madrid

8. Records

This is a list of Brazil national football team's all kinds of competitive records.

8.1. Most capped players

Players in bold are still active with Brazil.
Brazil Most capped players
Rank Player Caps Goals First cap Latest cap
1 Cafu 142 5 12 September 1990 1 July 2006
2 Roberto Carlos 125 11 26 February 1992 1 July 2006
3 Dani Alves 124 8 10 October 2006 6 June 2022
4 Neymar 119 74 10 August 2010 6 June 2022
5 Thiago Silva 107 7 12 October 2008 6 June 2022
6 Lúcio 105 4 15 November 2000 5 September 2011
7 Cláudio Taffarel 101 0 7 July 1988 12 July 1998
8 Robinho 100 28 13 July 2003 25 January 2017

9

Djalma Santos 98 3 10 April 1952 9 June 1968
Ronaldo 98 62 23 March 1994 7 June 2011

8.2. Top goalscorers

 

Brazil Top goalscorers
Rank Player Goals Caps Average First Cap Latest Cap Pos
1 Pelé 77 92 0.84 7 July 1957 18 July 1971 FW
2 Neymar 74 119 0.62 10 August 2010 6 June 2022 FW
3 Ronaldo 62 98 0.63 23 March 1994 7 June 2011 FW
4 Romario 56 70 0.79 23 May 1987 27 April 2005 FW
5 Zico 48 71 0.68 25 February 1976 21 June 1986 MF
6 Bebeto 39 75 0.52 28 April 1985 12 July 1998 FW
7 Rivaldo 35 74 0.47 16 December 1993 19 November 2003 MF
8 Jairzinho 33 81 0.41 7 June 1964 3 March 1982 FW
8 Ronaldinho 33 97 0.34 26 June 1999 24 April 2013 MF
9 Ademir 32 39 0.82 21 January 1945 15 March 1953 FW
9 Tostão 32 54 0.59 15 May 1966 9 July 1972 FW

8.2.1. Youngest goalscorer

  • Pelé (16 years and nine months) vs.  Argentina, 7 July 1957

8.2.2. Oldest goalscorer

  • Romário (39 years and two months) vs.  Guatemala, 27 April 2005

8.2.3. Most goals scored in a single match

  • Evaristo (5 goals) vs.  Colombia, 24 March 1957

8.2.4. First goal scored

  • Oswaldo Gomes vs. England Exeter City FC, 21 July 1914 (unofficial game)
  • Rubens Salles vs.  Argentina, 27 September 1914 (official game)

9. Competition records

Brazil all competition records

9.1. FIFA World Cup

Brazil has qualified for each FIFA World Cup they entered and never required an extra play-off to qualify. With five championships Brazil has won the tournament more times than any other team.

FIFA World Cup record   Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
 1930 Group stage 6th 2 1 0 1 5 2 Squad Qualified as invitees
 1934 Round of 16 14th 1 0 0 1 1 3 Squad Qualified automatically
 1938 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 14 11 Squad Qualified automatically
 1950 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 22 6 Squad Qualified as hosts
 1954 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 8 5 Squad 4 4 0 0 8 1
 1958 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 16 4 Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1
 1962 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 14 5 Squad Qualified as defending champions
 1966 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 6 Squad Qualified as defending champions
 1970 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 19 7 Squad 6 6 0 0 23 2
 1974 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 6 4 Squad Qualified as defending champions
 1978 Third place 3rd 7 4 3 0 10 3 Squad 6 4 2 0 17 1
 1982 Second round 5th 5 4 0 1 15 6 Squad 4 4 0 0 11 2
 1986 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 1 0 10 1 Squad 4 2 2 0 6 2
 1990 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 4 2 Squad 4 3 1 0 13 1
 1994 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 11 3 Squad 8 5 2 1 20 4
 1998 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 1 2 14 10 Squad Qualified as defending champions
  2002 Champions 1st 7 7 0 0 18 4 Squad 18 9 3 6 31 17
  2006 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 10 2 Squad 18 9 7 2 35 17
  2010 6th 5 3 1 1 9 4 Squad 18 9 7 2 33 11
  2014 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 11 14 Squad Qualified as hosts
  2018 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 8 3 Squad 18 12 5 1 41 11
  2022 Qualified 17 14 3 0 40 5
  2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 5 Titles 22/22 109 73 18 18 229 105 127 82 33 12 280 75
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

9.2. Copa América

 

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
 1916 Third place 3rd 3 0 2 1 3 4
 1917 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 7 8
 1919 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 12 3
 1920 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 1 8
 1921 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 0 2 4 3
 1922 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 7 2
 1923 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 2 5
 1924 Withdrew
 1925 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 11 9
 1926

 

Withdrew

 1927
 1929
 1935
 1937 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 17 11
 1939 Withdrew
 1941
 1942 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 15 7
 1945 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 19 5
 1946 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 13 7
 1947 Withdrew
 1949 Champions 1st 8 7 0 1 46 7
 1953 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 0 3 17 9
 1955 Withdrew
 1956 Fourth place 4th 5 2 2 1 4 5
 1957 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 23 9
 1959 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 2 0 17 7
 1959 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 7 10
 1963 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 12 13
 1967 Withdrew
 1975 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 16 4
 1979 Third place 3rd 6 2 2 2 10 9
 1983 Runners-up 2nd 8 2 4 2 8 5
 1987 Group stage 5th 2 1 0 1 5 4
 1989 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 11 1
 1991 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 1 2 12 8
 1993 Quarter-finals 5th 4 1 2 1 6 4
 1995 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 2 0 10 3
 1997 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 22 3
 1999 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 17 2
 2001 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 5 4
 2004 Champions 1st 6 3 2 1 13 6
 2007 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 15 5
 2011 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 3 0 6 4
 2015 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 5 4
 2016 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 7 2
 2019 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 13 1
 2021 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 12 3
 2024 Qualified
Total 9 Titles 37/47 191 108 38 45 430 204

9.3. FIFA Confederations Cup

 

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
 1992 Did not qualify
 1995
 1997 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 14 2
 1999 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 18 6
  2001 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 3 3
  2003 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 3
  2005 Champions 1st 5 3 1 1 12 6
  2009 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 14 5
  2013 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 14 3
  2017 Did not qualify
Total 4 Titles 7/10 33 23 5 5 78 28

9.4. Olympic Games

 

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
 1900

 

 

 

Did not participate

 1904
 1908
 1912
 1920
 1924
 1928
 1936
 1948
 1952 Quarter-finals 6th 3 2 0 1 9 6 Squad
 1956 Did not participate
 1960 Group stage 6th 3 2 0 1 10 6 Squad
 1964 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 5 2 Squad
 1968 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 4 5 Squad
 1972 Group stage 12th 3 0 1 2 4 6 Squad
 1976 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 6 6 Squad
 1980 Did not qualify
 1984 Silver medal 2nd 6 4 1 1 9 5 Squad
 1988 Silver medal 2nd 6 4 1 1 12 4 Squad
Since 1992 See Brazil national under-23 football team
Total 2 Silver medals 8/19 32 15 7 10 59 40
 

10. Head to head record

Below is a result summary of all matches Brazil have played against FIFA recognized teams. Updated to 6 June 2022.

 

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Brazil FIFA Head to Head Records
Opponents Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Algeria 4 4 0 0 8 0 8 100.00%
 Andorra 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 100.00%
 Argentina 109 43 26 40 166 162 4 39.45%
 Australia 8 6 1 1 21 1 20 75.00%
 Austria 10 7 3 0 17 5 12 70.00%
 Belgium 5 3 0 2 11 8 3 60.00%
 Bolivia 32 23 4 5 108 25 83 71.86%
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 100.00%
 Bulgaria 9 8 1 0 19 2 17 88.89%
 Cameroon 6 5 0 1 12 2 10 83.33%
 Canada 4 2 2 0 8 4 4 50.00%
 Chile 75 53 14 8 170 61 109 70.67%
 China PR 3 2 1 0 12 0 12 66.67%
 Colombia 35 21 11 3 67 18 49 60.00%
 Costa Rica 11 10 0 1 34 9 25 90.91%
 Croatia 5 3 2 0 8 3 5 60.00%
 Czech Republic [note 1] 19 11 6 2 32 15 17 57.89%
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 66.67%
 DR Congo [note 2] 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 100.00%
 East Germany[146] 4 3 1 0 10 4 6 75.00%
 Ecuador 35 27 6 2 98 24 74 77.13%
 Egypt 6 6 0 0 18 4 14 100.00%
 El Salvador 3 3 0 0 13 0 13 100.00%
 England 26 11 11 4 34 23 11 42.31%
 Estonia 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 100.00%
 Finland 3 3 0 0 9 3 6 100.00%
 France 16 7 4 5 27 20 7 43.75%
 Gabon 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100.00%
 Germany [note 3] 23 13 5 5 41 31 10 56.52%
 Ghana 4 4 0 0 13 2 11 100.00%
 Greece 2 1 1 0 3 0 3 50.00%
 Guatemala 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 50.00%
 Haiti 3 3 0 0 17 1 16 100.00%
 Honduras 8 6 1 1 29 6 23 75.00%
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 7 1 6 100.00%
 Hungary 6 2 1 3 12 14 −2 33.33%
 Iceland 2 2 0 0 9 1 8 100.00%
 Iran 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 100.00%
 Iraq 1 1 0 0 6 0 6 100.00%
 Israel 3 3 0 0 11 1 10 100.00%
 Italy 16 8 3 5 30 23 7 50.00%
 Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 100.00%
 Jamaica 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 66.67%
 Japan 13 11 2 0 35 5 30 84.62%
 Kuwait 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 100.00%
 Latvia 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 100.00%
 Lithuania 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 100.00%
 Malaysia 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 100.00%
 Mexico 41 24 7 10 75 36 39 58.54%
 Morocco 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 100.00%
 Netherlands 12 3 5 4 15 18 −3 25.00%
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 10 0 10 100.00%
 Nigeria 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 50.00%
 Northern Ireland 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 100.00%
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 100.00%
 Norway 4 0 2 2 5 8 −3 0.00%
 Oman 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100.00%
 Panama 5 4 1 0 17 1 16 80.00%
 Paraguay 82 49 22 11 179 66 113 59.77%
 Peru 50 36 9 5 109 33 76 72.00%
 Poland 13 10 2 1 40 20 20 76.92%
 Portugal 20 13 3 4 39 16 23 65.00%
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100.00%
 Republic of Ireland 7 5 1 1 18 2 16 71.43%
 Romania 5 4 1 0 9 4 5 80.00%
 Russia [note 4] 13 9 4 0 27 9 18 69.23%
 Saudi Arabia 5 5 0 0 18 3 15 100.00%
 Scotland 10 8 2 0 16 3 13 80.00%
 Senegal 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00%
 Serbia [note 5] 20 11 7 2 39 23 16 55.00%
 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 5 0 5 100.00%
 South Africa 5 5 0 0 12 3 9 100.00%
 South Korea 7 6 0 1 16 5 11 85.71%
 Spain 9 5 2 2 14 8 6 55.56%
 Sweden 16 10 4 2 36 18 18 62.50%
 Switzerland 9 3 4 2 11 9 2 33.33%
 Tanzania 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 100.00%
 Thailand 1 1 0 0 7 0 7 100.00%
 Tunisia 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 100.00%
 Turkey 6 4 2 0 10 3 7 66.67%
 Ukraine 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100.00%
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 8 0 8 100.00%
 United States 19 18 0 1 41 12 29 94.74%
 Uruguay 78 38 20 20 142 98 44 48.72%
 Venezuela 28 24 3 1 96 9 87 85.71%
 Wales 10 8 1 1 20 5 15 80.00%
 Zambia 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100.00%
 Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 100.00%
Total (88) 1024 653 211 160 2227 906 1321 63.77%
  1.  Includes matches against  Czechoslovakia
  2.  Includes matches against  Zaire
  3.  Includes matches against  West Germany
  4.  Includes matches against  Soviet Union
  5.  Includes matches against  Yugoslavia

11. Honours

Brazil National Football Team achievements

11.1. Senior team

Brazil senior team honours :

11.1.1. Titles

  • FIFA World Cup:

    • Winners (5): 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
    • Runners-up (2): 1950, 1998
    • Third place (2): 1938, 1978
    • Fourth place (2): 1974, 2014
  • South American Championship / Copa América:

    • Winners (9): 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019
    • Runners-up (12): 1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959 (Argentina), 1983, 1991, 1995, 2021
    • Third place (7): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1942, 1959 (Ecuador), 1975, 1979
    • Fourth place (3): 1923, 1956, 1963
  • FIFA Confederations Cup:

    • Winners (4): 1997, 2005, 2009, 2013
    • Runners-up (1):1999
    • Fourth place: (1): 2001
  • Panamerican Championship:

    • Winners (2): 1952, 1956
    • Runners-up (1): 1960
  • CONCACAF Gold Cup:

    • Runners-up (2): 1996, 2003
    • Third place (1): 1998

11.1.2. Awards

  • FIFA Team of the Year:

    • Winners (12): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • World Soccer Team of the Year

    • Winners (2): 1982, 2002
    • FIFA World Cup Fair Play Trophy:

      • Winners (4): 1982, 1986, 1994, 2006
    • FIFA Confederations Cup Fair Play Trophy:

      • Winners (2): 1999, 2009
    • Copa América Fair Play Trophy:

      • Winners (2) : 2019, 2021

11.1.3. South American Tournaments

  • Roca Cup / Superclásico de las Américas (vs  Argentina):

    • Winners (12): 1914, 1922, 1945, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1971 (shared), 1976, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018
  • Copa Confraternidad[147] (vs  Argentina):

    • Winners: 1923
  • Copa 50imo Aniversario de Clarín[148] (vs  Argentina):

    • Winners: 1995
  • Copa Río Branco (vs  Uruguay):

    • Winners (7): 1931, 1932, 1947, 1950, 1967 (shared), 1968, 1976
  • Copa Rodrigues Alves[149] (vs  Paraguay):

    • Winners (2): 1922, 1923
  • Taça Oswaldo Cruz (vs  Paraguay):

    • Winners (8): 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1976
  • Copa Bernardo O'Higgins[150] (vs  Chile):

    • Winners (4): 1955, 1959, 1961, 1966 (shared)
  • Copa Teixeira[151] (vs  Chile):

    • Winners: 1990 (shared)
  • Taça Jorge Chavéz / Santos Dumont[152] (vs  Peru):

    • Winners: 1968

11.1.4. Friendly Match

 

  • Taça Interventor Federal (vs EC Bahia):

    • Winners: 1934
  • Taça Dois de Julho (vs Bahia XI):

    • Winners: 1934
  • Copa Emílio Garrastazú Médici (vs  Mexico):

    • Winners: 1970
  • Taça Independência:

    • Winners: 1972
  • Taça do Atlântico:

    • Winners (3): 1956, 1970, 1976
  • U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament:

    • Winners: 1976
  • Taça Centenário Jornal O Fluminense (vs Rio de Janeiro XI):

    • Winners: 1978
  • Saudi Crown Prince Trophy (vs Al Ahli Saudi FC):

    • Winners: 1978
  • Rous Cup:

    • Winners: 1987
  • Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup:

    • Winners: 1988
  • Amistad Cup:

    • Winners: 1992
  • Umbro Cup:

    • Winners: 1995
  • Nelson Mandela Challenge:

    • Winners: 1996
  • Lunar New Year Cup:

    • Winners: 2005
  • Kirin Challenge Cup:

    • Winners: 2022

11.2. Olympic Games

 

  • Summer Olympics:

    • Silver Medalists (2): 1984, 1988
    • Fourth place: 1976
  • CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament:

    • Winners (5): 1968, 1971, 1976, 1984, 1987
    • Runners-up (1): 1964
    • Third place (1): 1960

11.3. Medals

 

Senior Competition 1st 2nd 3rd Total
World Cup 5 2 2 9
Confederations Cup 4 1 0 5
Copa América 9 12 7 28
Panamerican Championship 2 1 0 3
Gold Cup 0 2 1 3
Total 20 18 10 48
 

FAQ

According to FIFA's rankings system, Brazil is the leader in the most Team of the Year first rankings wins, with twelve. Numerous experts, commentators, or former athletes have thought the Brazil team in 1970 to be the best football team in history.

Within Brazilian soccer players, Neymar da Silva Santos Junior. has the top FIFA 22 rating. He is followed by Ederson Santana de Moraes who is in the second spot and Alisson Ramses Becker, who is in third place.

Brazil's most prolific scorer is Pele Pele has scored 77 goals in 92 caps with the Brazil national team. Pele as well as Neymar were the sole two footballers in Selecao's history who have crossed the mark of 70 goals for their country.

Without any question, Brazil has to be the greatest soccer nation in history. They are among the most successful having won 5 World Cups won. The only country to be a participant in every World Cup. No other nation has that record and neither can any other nation ever will.

Brazil is home to one of the largest populations of any country in the world. It's the only place. China, India, USA and Indonesia have greater populations, however football is a way of life in Brazil. You've got a wonderful place to develop footballers in many passionate people.

Top 10 Greatest Brazilian Players of All Time :

  1. Pelé (1956 – 1977)

    Who is the greatest Brazilian soccer player of all time? It's Pele whom scored 1282 goals during the entire span during his entire career. Although that might be controversial, and beyond the fact that Pele will be the most well-known Brazilian soccer star.

    Pele might be surpassed as the greatest footballer ever by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo However, he's still the ideal role of a model for many young Brazilians. With 77 goals over 92 games, Pele remains to be Brazil's top goalscorer of all time.

    Therefore, there is no any doubt that Pele is at high on the list for the 10 most influential Brazilian players of all time.

  2. Ronaldo (1993 – 2011)

    Ronaldo is considered to be to be among the top players ever. As as a player of the Brazil National Team He has won the two FIFA World Cups (1994 and 2002; runners-up in 1998) as well as 2 Copa America, one FIFA Confederations Cup and one Olympic silver medal. Also, he was the youngest winner from the FIFA World Player of the Year award at the age of twenty years old.

    Ronaldo was a nearly unstoppable combination of speed, strength and strength, a formidable No.9 who was a constant flurry of attack on opponents. He played in 98 games for Brazil's national teamand scored the team 62 goals. However, the moment that he had always longed for, was in 2002, the year that Ronaldo came back to the Brazilian national side to score eight goals which won Brazil their fifth World Cup in their history.

    Ronaldo Nazario's legacy Ronaldo Nazario will always be honored and he will forever remain among the top 10 most famous Brazilian footballers of all time.

  3. Ronaldinho Gaúcho (1998 – 2015)

    Ronaldinho Gaucho was an attacking midfielder who was a player with Gremio, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Milan, the Brazil National Team, among other clubs. He is well-known for his technical expertise creativeness, dribbling abilities and tricks, as well as his capability to hit the ball.

    Perhaps football's most impressive showman, Ronaldinho was a special talent. At the age of 24 he had already won the FIFA World Player of the Award as well as the FIFA World Cup title, along with a variety of other awards. He was also a member of 2002's FIFA World Cup winning team.

    Ronaldinho could be higher on this list if it were not for his frustratingly erratic final half of his career. Naturally, Ronaldinho is one of the top 10 most famous Brazilian players ever.

  4. Romário (1985 – 2009)

    Romario is certainly one of the top 10 greatest Brazilian footballers of the past. Romario was a forward soccer player in Brazil and was known for his skillful performance, scoring more than 500 goals. He was part of many teams during his career which included Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, Barcelona, Valencia, and Al Sadd.

    Only a handful of players have the skill of scoring goals like Romario. His statistics for his career with Brazil's national team Brazil national team show the importance he played to them in the 1990s and he scored 55 goals in 70 games.

    As a player of the Brazil National Football Team, Romario was awarded the silver Olympic medal as well as the Copa America, and a FIFA World CUP. He also received the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball and a Bronze Boot in 1994, and was named being named the FIFA World Player of the Year award in the same year.

  5. Garrincha (1951 - 1972) 

    The use of nicknames is an everyday feature of Brazilian players, and goes back far back. Garrincha's actual name was Manuel Francisco dos Santos, however, he was often referred to by the name Mane Garrincha. One of the most successful Brazilian players to ever play, Garrincha was lavishly talented and was among the top dribblers in time of football. He was a player who was a symbol of the spirit of football across the globe and was loved in the eyes of Brazil as a whole nation.

    Although Pele is widely considered to be the greatest footballer ever Garrincha's stunning performances from the right-wing regularly beat his counterpart. Garrincha was the winner of both FIFA World Cups (1958 and 1962). He was also thought to be the top player and most prolific goal scorer of the 1962 championship.

    Garrincha will always be in the top 10 list of the top 10 most famous Brazilian players of all time.

  6. Socrates (1973 - 2004)

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    Socrates is born in the year 1954 and was thought of as to be one of the best midfielders of his time. His medical training and political savvy, in conjunction with the style and the quality of his game earned him the nickname "Doctor Socrates". He was a skilled and skilled player, well-known for his amazing passes as well as his precise long ball, and his vision in the field. In 2004, in fact, Pele named Socrates in the FIFA 100 list of the best players alive today.

    In his time, Socrates won five state championships, and was a part of the two FIFA World Cups. While he's not had a title at international level and was not the captain of the Brazil National Team during 1982 FIFA World Cup. He was a teammate of Zico, Falcao, Toninho Cerezo and Eder. Many think they're one of the most impressive Brazilian national teams of all time.

    Socrates is still among the top 10 best Brazilian players of all time.

  7. Zico (1971 - 1994) 

    Reminiscing about Zico the Greatest Brazilian To Never Have A World Cup.

    Arthur Antunes Coimbra, famously called Zico is among the most coveted 10 Brazilian soccer players of all time. He was an attacking midfielder. He was often referred to as"the "White Pele". He was a brilliant playmaker with exceptional technical abilities and vision, as well as an eye for the goal. Zico is thought to be one of the best finishing players and top passers ever. Zico is also widely considered as the most successful Brazilian footballer ever to not be crowned this World Cup.

    With 48 goals across 71 games played in the official league, Zico is the fifth most prolific goal scorer for Brazil. This shows how effective a presence he had in the midfield. As per Goal.com, Zico is the player who scored the most goals via free kicks in direct contact, scoring 101 goals.

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    "Zico I am the one person who has a style that is similar to mine."

  8. Roberto Carlos (1991 - 2015) 

    Roberto Carlos on THAT goal in 1997: "I was aiming for the letter "A" in La Poste... but it got a long way from the goal!" | FourFourTwo

    Robert Carlos is one of the most coveted 10 most successful Brazilian footballers, and one of the most outstanding defensive players ever. He was a star with left-foot and scored even at 50 yards. It's not bad for a fullback you think?

    He began his career as a player in Brazil with a position as forward. He played the majority of his time as a left-back. He has been called the "most offensively-minded left-back in history of football". The full-back was also a kick expert. Robert Carlos' famous freekick that he kicked past Fabian Barthez is simply mind amazing,

    Robert Carlos won one World Cup with Brazil and three Champions League titles with Real Madrid and Real Madrid, which makes him among the top 10 most successful Brazilian soccer players ever. This is why he has earned the eighth spot among our lists of the top 10 most influential Brazilian players of all time.

  9. Kaka (2001 - 2017) 

    In the 9th position among our top 10 list of 10 most famous Brazilian athletes of the past are Ricardo Kaka. Kaka was a Brazilian player who played professional soccer who was at-back midfielder. He was the most popular as playmaker. He was famous for his imaginative passing, goal-scoring and midfield dribbles. Kaka was listed in the FIFA website as possessing an "capacity to glide effortlessly through opponents, make defensively-splitting plays and score consistently from a distance." Kaka was renowned for his skill in scoring goals, as well as generating and supporting the goalkeepers.

    Kaka is under-rated by many people, but we must not forget how gifted Kaka was. He was among the greatest footballers of the time. At the 2007, Ballon d'Or ceremony, Kaka overcame the likes Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi to win his first ever Ballon d'Or award. To be honest there aren't many who have had the chance to achieve the feat.

    Kaka was the winner of the 2006-2007 Champions League, the 2007 Super Cup and the Club World Cup 2007 alongside AC Milan. The AC Milan team consisted of many talented players, however Kaka was their life force and their driving force.

  10. Neymar Jr. ( 2009 - Present). 

    Neymar Junior is on the top 10 best Brazilian players ever. He is among the most skilled players around the world. His dribbling abilities as well as his tricks and play-making ability are reminiscent of his fellow Brazilian Ronaldinho. The primary characteristics of his game are his ability to see

    Neymar is the second-highest goalscorer for Brazil's national team second only to Pele. The Brazilian has scored 70 goals across 116 games for Brazil since his debut at the age of 18. He was an integral participant in Brazil's success in the 2012 South American Youth Championship, which he won as the top goal scorer, and in the 2012 FIFA Confederations Cup, where he was awarded the Golden Ball.

    At the age of 30 years old, the winger has much to learn to become the greatest Brazilian footballer ever. However, it could be said that he's one of the top Brazilian players currently.

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