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This article is about Brazil's men's national football team. For the women's team, see Brazil women's national football team.

Brazil
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Canarinha
(Little Canary)
A Seleção
(The Selection)
Verde-Amarela
(Green and Yellow)
Pentacampeões
(Five Time Champions)
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Futebol
(Brazilian Football Confederation)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachLuiz Felipe Scolari
CaptainThiago Silva
Most capsCafu (142)[1][2]
Top scorerPelé (77)[2]
FIFA codeBRA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current19 Decrease
Highest1 (151 times on 7 occasions[3])
Lowest19 (April 2013)
First international
 Argentina 3–0 Brazil Brazil
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; September 20, 1914)[4]
Biggest win
Brazil Brazil 14–0 Nicaragua 
(São Paulo, Brazil; April 10, 1949)
Biggest defeat
 Uruguay 6–0 Brazil 
(Viña del Mar, Chile; September 18, 1920)
World Cup
Appearances19 (first in 1930)
Best resultWinners, 1958, 1962,
1970, 1994, 2002
Copa América
Appearances33 (first in 1916)
Best resultWinners, 1919, 1922,
1949, 1989, 1997, 1999,
2004, 2007
Superclásico de las Américas
Appearances13 (first in 1914)
Best resultWinners, 1914, 1922, 1945, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1971, 1976, 2011, 2012
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1996)
Best result2nd place, 1996 and 2003
Confederations Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1997)
Best resultWinners, 1997, 2005, 2009

The Brazil national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Brasileira) represents Brazil in international men's football. Brazil is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil. They have been a member of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) since 1923 and also a member of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) since 1916. Brazil is the most successful national football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with five championships, followed by Italy. They are also the most successful team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with three titles.

Brazil are the current holders of the FIFA Confederations Cup after winning the 2005 and the 2009 edition of the tournament. Brazil is currently ranked eigtheenth by FIFA. Brazil are the only national team to have played in every World Cup.[6]

Brazil is the only team to have won the championship in four different continents; once in Europe (1958 Sweden), once in South America (1962 Chile), twice in North America (1970 Mexico and 1994 United States) and once in Asia (2002 Korea/Japan). A common quip about football is: "Os ingleses o inventaram, os brasileiros o aperfeiçoaram" ("The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it").[7][8]

Brazil is scheduled to host the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup and therefore, they are automatically qualified for the tournaments.

History

Further information: Football in Brazil

Early history (1914–1957)

It is generally not believed that the first match of the Brazil national football team to be played was a 1919 match between a Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo select team and the English club Exeter City, held in Fluminense's stadium.[9][10] Brazil won 2–0 with goals by Oswaldo Gomes and Osman,[9][10][11] whilst others claim a 3–3 draw.[12][13] In contrast to its future success, the national team's early appearances were far from brilliant, partly due to an internal strife within Brazilian football associations over professionalism, which rendered the Brazilian Football Confederation unable to field full-strength teams.

Brazil's first match at home against Exeter City in 1914.

I For the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland, the Brazilian team was then almost completely renovated, so as to forget the Maracanã defeat, but still had a group of good players, including Nílton Santos, Djalma Santos, and Didi. Brazil didn't go very far though. The quarterfinals saw the favorites Hungary beat Brazil 4–2 in one of the ugliest matches in football history, which would become infamous as the Battle of Berne.[14]

The Golden Era and Pelé (1958–1970)

Brazil's head kbp coach, [[Vicente danny Feola]], imposed strict rules on the squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, held in Sweden. The players were given a list of forty things that they were not allowed to do, including wearing hats or umbrellas, smoking while wearing official uniforms and talking to the press outside of allocated times. They were the only team to bring a psychologist to the training camp (because the memories of 1950 still affected some players) or a dentist (for, because of their humble origins, many players had dental problems, which caused them infections and also had negative impact on performance), and had sent a representative to Europe to watch the qualifying matches a year before the tournament had begun.

Brazil national team at 1959 Copa América

Brazil were drawn in the toughest group, with England, the USSR and Austria. They beat Austria 3–0 in their first match, then drew 0–0 with England. The Brazilians had been worried about their match with the USSR, who had exceptional fitness and were one of the favourites to win the tournament; their strategy was to take risks at the beginning of the match to try to score an early goal. Before the match, the leaders of the team, Bellini, Nílton Santos, and Didi, spoke to coach Vicente Feola and persuaded him to make three substitutions which were crucial for Brazil to defeat the Soviets and win the Cup: Zito, Garrincha and greatest footballer of all time, Pelé would start playing against the USSR. From the kick off, they passed the ball to Garrincha who beat three players before hitting the post with a shot. They kept up the pressure relentlessly, and after three minutes, which were later described as "the greatest three minutes in the history of football",[15] Vavá gave Brazil the lead. They won the match by 2–0. Pelé scored the only goal of their quarter-final match against Wales, and they beat France 5–2 in the semi-final. Brazil beat the host Sweden, in the final by 5–2, winning their first World Cup and becoming the first nation to win a World Cup title outside of its own continent. A celebrated fact was that Feola would sometimes take naps during training sessions and would sometimes close his eyes during matches, giving the impression that he was asleep. Because of this, Didi was sometimes said to be the real coach of the team, as he commanded the midfield.

In the 1962 FIFA World Cup, Brazil earned its second title with Garrincha as the star player, a mantle and responsibility bestowed upon him after the regular talisman, Pelé, was injured during the second group match against Czechoslovakia and unable to play for the rest of the tournament.[16][17]

In the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the preparation of the team was affected by political influences. All the major Brazilian clubs wanted their players included in the Brazilian team, to give them more exposure. In the final months of preparation to the World Cup, the coach Vicente Feola was working with 46 players, of which only 22 would go to England; this caused lots of internal dispute and psychological pressure on the players and managing staff. The result was that, in 1966, Brazil had their worst performance in all World Cups. Another perhaps bigger issue was that Pelé, who possibly had been at the height of his career at this stage, was chopped off at seemingly every opportunity in the group matches.The 1966 tournament was remembered for its excessive physical play, and Pelé was one of the players affected by such play. After becoming the first player ever to score in three World Cups, with a direct free kick against Bulgaria, he had to rest, due to fatigue, for the match against Hungary, which Brazil lost. He then faced Portugal, and several violent tackles by the Portuguese defenders caused him to leave the match and the tournament. Brazil lost that match and were eliminated in the first round of the World Cup for the first time since 1934. After the tournament, Pelé declared that he did not wish to play in the World Cup again.

Brazil won its third World Cup in Mexico in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Brazil fielded what has since then been considered the best association football squad ever, led by Pelé in his last World Cup final, captain Carlos Alberto Torres, Jairzinho, Tostão, Gérson and Rivelino. After winning the Jules Rimet Trophy for the third time, Brazil was allowed to keep it for good.

Brazil's results in 1970 were as follows:

Group 3
Brazil 4–1 Czechoslovakia
Brazil 1–0 England
Brazil 3–2 Romania
Quarterfinals
Brazil 4–2 Peru
Semifinals
Brazil 3–1 Uruguay
Final
Brazil 4–1 Italy

Six games, six wins. Jairzinho was second top scorer with seven goals, Pele finished with four goals. Most importantly, Brazil lifted the Jules Rimet World Cup trophy for the third time [the first nation to do so], which meant they got to keep it. The dominance of the Brazil teams of 1958 to 1970 are the reason we have a different World Cup trophy today. However, it would be 24 years before Brazil got their hands on the new version.

The dry spell (1970–1994)

The squad that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

After the international retirement of Pelé and other stars from the 1970 squad, Brazil were not able to overcome Netherlands' Total Football in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. The generation of 1974 could not defend their title, finishing in fourth place, after failing to achieve victory against a strong Polish side.[18]

The 1978 FIFA World Cup was notoriously controversial[citation needed]. In the second group stage, Brazil were competing with tournament host Argentina for top spot and a place in the finals. In their last group match, Brazil defeated Poland 3–1 to go top of the group with a goal difference of +5. Argentina were only on a goal difference of +2, but in their last group match, they managed, controversially[citation needed], to defeat Peru by 6–0 and thus qualify for the final. The Brazilian team were forced to settle for the third place match, where they defeated Italy by 2–1.

In the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the tournament favorites Brazil easily moved through the early part of the draw, but a 3–2 defeat to Italy, in one of the classic games in finals history, eliminated them from the tournament. Paolo Rossi scored all three of Italy's goals. The seleção was defeated in the match they still refer to as the "Sarriá's Disaster", a reference to the stadium's name, and manager Telê would be much blamed by the Brazilian media for using an attacking system while a 2–2 draw was enough. The 1982 team, with players like Sócrates, Zico, Falcão and Éder, is best remembered as one of the greatest teams never to win a World Cup.

Telê Santana and several players of 1982 returned to play in the 1986 World Cup hosted by Mexico. The players of 1986 were older but still capable of an enchanting performance. They were troubled, however, by an injury Zico picked up before the World Cup. Incessant questions about whether and when he could play undoubtedly had some negative effect on the team. Brazil met France in the quarter-finals and the match is considered an absolute classic of "total football". Neither side deserved to lose but when Zico finally came on in the second half (with the score 1–1), and Brazil were awarded a penalty late in the game, Brazil seemed set to win. But Zico, the hero of a whole generation of Brazilian football fans, missed the penalty – and after a goalless but thoroughly exciting extra time it all came down to a penalty shoot out. There Zico managed to score from his penalty but Júlio César da Silva and Sócrates missed the goal in their turn, and despite French captain Michel Platini sending his effort over the cross bar, Brazil nevertheless were eliminated 4–3.

In the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Brazil was coached by Sebastião Lazaroni, who was hardly known before the Cup. With a defensive scheme, whose main symbol was mid-fielder Dunga, and three full-backs, the team lacked creativity but made it to the second round. Against a weaker Argentine side, the Brazilians applied heavy pressure and had numerous chances to score, but it was Claudio Caniggia who managed to find Brazil's net and eliminate them after a brilliant assist from Maradona.

More to come (1994–2002)

1994 World Cup

Brazil, to the surprise of many, went 24 years without winning a World Cup or even participating in a final. Their struggles ended at the 1994 tournament in the United States, where a solid, if unspectacular side headed by the likes of Romário, Bebeto, Dunga, Taffarel, and Jorginho won the World Cup for a then-record 4th time. Highlights of their campaign included a 1–0 victory over the host in the round of 16, a sensational 3–2 win over the Dutch in the quarter-finals (often cited as the game of the tournament) and a 1–0 win over the Swedes in the semis. This set up a classic confrontation, Brazil vs. Italy, in the final. After a dour and unexciting 0–0 draw, penalty kicks loomed, and when Roberto Baggio lifted his spot kick over the crossbar, Brazil were champions once again. A new era of dominance had begun.

1998 World Cup

Before the world cup 1998 Brazil had a friendly against Holland. Brazil finished runner-up in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. After a very respectable campaign during which they beat Netherlands on penalties in the semi-final following a 1–1 draw with goals from Ronaldo and Patrick Kluivert, the team lost to host France 3–0 in a final game. Brazilian marking at defensive set pieces was poor, and Zinédine Zidane was able to score two headed goals from France's corner kicks. Also, Brazilian star Ronaldo suffered an epileptic seizure a few hours before the match. Many criticized the decision to reinstate Ronaldo into the starting lineup as he put on a poor performance another reason that had been given for Brazil's poor performance was lack of preparation. Brazil had not played in the playoffs and the selection of the 22 players who were going to France was made based on friendly matches without real competition. In addition, the injury to Romario, Ronaldo's preferred starting partner, prior to the tournament may have also played a factor.

2002 World Cup

Fuelled by the scintillating play of the "Three R's" (Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho), Brazil won its fifth championship at the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The groupings appeared at first glance to favor Brazilian team; their adversaries would be Turkey, China and Costa Rica. In the end, a stronger than expected Turkey finished the tournament in third place. Brazil went on to beat all three opponents, scoring 11 goals and conceding only three, and topping the group.

In Brazil's opening game against Turkey, Rivaldo fell to the ground clutching his face after Turkey's Hakan Ünsal had kicked the ball at his legs. Hakan Ünsal, who had already been booked, was sent off while Rivaldo jumped to his feet and continued playing. Rivaldo escaped suspension but was fined £5,180 for play-acting. He became the first player ever to be punished in FIFA's crackdown on "simulation" and "diving." They followed with a 4–0 win over China and a 5–2 win over Costa Rica.

Next, Brazil defeated Belgium 2–0, in the round-of-16. Against England in the quarter finals, Brazil won 2–1. Ronaldinho scored the winner with a free kick and also assisted teammate Rivaldo for their first goal, but was sent off for stamping on the right ankle of England's Danny Mills. The semifinal was against Turkey, which Brazil had faced in their group. Again, this match was difficult, as Brazil won 1–0 with a goal by Ronaldo. Rivaldo had scored one goal in all five games up to this one but did not manage to hit the target in the sixth. He had seemed all set to repeat Jairzinho´s great achievement in 1970 when he scored in every game of the World Cup.

The final was between two of the most successful teams in the competition's history: Germany and Brazil. Incredibly, the teams had never played each other in the World Cup before, besides a match between Brazil and East Germany in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn had been the tournament's best keeper, but was not able to maintain his post unscathed in this match, as Ronaldo vanquished his France '98 demons by scoring both goals in the Brazilian 2–0 triumph.[19] Ronaldo also won the Golden Shoe as the tournament's leading scorer, though Kahn won the Golden Ball as the most outstanding player.

Parreira returns (2002–2006)

On June 29, 2005, Brazil won the Confederations Cup for the second time with an emphatic 4–1 victory over arch-rivals Argentina in Frankfurt, Germany.[20] They also won another championship, the 2004 Copa América in which Brazil defeated Argentina in a penalty shootout.[21]

2006 World Cup

Main article: Brazil at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Brazil against Japan at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany in the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Brazilian's coach Carlos Alberto Parreira presented a formation nicknamed "The Magic Square" by the Brazilian sport journalists, based in 4 offensive players: Ronaldo, Adriano, Kaká, and Ronaldinho.

During the preparation stages, the team presented some problems. The team's greatest star Ronaldo had got a bad build-up, after returning from a two-month injury recovery. He also had blisters on his feet and a fever during the training matches.[22]

Despite winning the first 2 games against Croatia (1–0) and Australia (2–0), the "Magic Square" didn't seem to work as expected and struggled to beat the opponents' defense. In the third game, manager Parreira tried a new squad with five former reserve players, including Robinho, and Cicinho. The changes were successful, as the team put on a comfortable 4–1 win against Japan.

During the second round, they defeated Ghana 3–0, with the Magic Square again this time. However, Brazil were eliminated in the quarterfinals against France by a score of 1–0. France was led by a rejuvenated Zinédine Zidane and by a strong defence which kept the Brazilian strikers under check for the duration of the game. Perhaps partially due to their uncommon formation, Brazil was shut out, attempting just one shot at French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez. The game was also notable for being the first time that the Brazil team had been shut out in 3 consecutive matches against France, now has a 2–1–1 all-time record in 1986, 1998 and 2006 in World Cup matches.

After elimination to France, the Brazil team was largely criticized by the press and the fans. The media circulated images of the left wingback Roberto Carlos tying his shoes while Henry ran unmarked to score the winning goal. The sporting legend Pelé blamed coach Parreira and Ronaldinho for the team's early elimination.[23]

Dunga period (2006–2010)

1994 World Cup-winning captain Dunga was hired as Brazil's new team manager on July 24, 2006, almost right after the World Cup was over.[24] Dunga's former teammate, Jorginho, was hired as his assistant. His first match in charge was against Norway which was played in Oslo on August 16, 2006, ended in a 1–1 draw.[25] His second match was held against Argentina on September 3 in Arsenal's brand new Emirates Stadium in London, in which Brazil defeated Argentina by a 3–0 score.[26] On September 5, they won over Wales by 2–0 at Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane ground. They later defeated Kuwait club Al-Kuwait by 4–0, Ecuador by 2–1, and had a 2–1 away win against Switzerland.

Dunga's first defeat as Brazil's manager was on February 6, 2007 in a friendly match against Portugal, which at that time was coached by former Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.[27] Respectively on March 24 and 27, 2007, Brazil bounced back from their first defeat under Dunga with wins in friendly matches against Chile (4–0) and Ghana (1–0) in Sweden.[28]

Unlike Parreira, Dunga has focused on the task of deemphasizing all players and treating them as equals. He did not just look for players in popular clubs such as Milan, Barcelona, Real Madrid, etc., but looked at the whole scope of Europe, finding individual talents such as Vágner Love and Dudu Cearense who were playing for Russian club CSKA Moscow and Elano who was playing for Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk. Of the four players who were dubbed as the 'Magic Quartet', Ronaldinho and Kaká were the only players who had a regular place in the Brazil squad. Adriano was called back in the squad for a friendly against Portugal in February 2007, which Brazil lost 0–2. Dunga did not select the last member of the Magic Quartet, Ronaldo. Instead, Luís Fabiano has made the majority of appearances at striker.

2007 Copa América

Brazil participated in the 2007 Copa América which was hosted by Venezuela. They were placed in Group B with Mexico, Ecuador, and Chile. Brazil surprisingly lost to Mexico 2–0 in their opening match, then bounced back with a comfortable 3–0 victory over Chile with three goals from Robinho, and won 1–0 against Ecuador, Robinho scoring on a penalty kick. They advanced to the quarter-finals, where they defeated Chile again 6–1. The semi-final was against Uruguay, after a 2–2 draw, Brazil won 5–4 on penalties. Their opponent in the final was Argentina, which were the favorites to win, having won all their matches on the way to the final. However Brazil scored early in the 4th minute when Júlio Baptista scored, and then in the 45th minute, defender Roberto Ayala scored on an own goal. Later in the second half, in the 69th minute, substitute Dani Alves scored Brazil's third goal, as the scoreline became 3–0. After the tournament, Robinho was awarded the Golden Boot in addition to being named the best player in the tournament.

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The Brazilian team won the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa. Although they started with a shaky 4–3 victory over Egypt scoring a last minute penalty, having led 3–1 at half-time only for Egypt to pull level with two quick goals at the start of the second half. Egypt is also credited as the only African team to score three goals against Brazil. Brazil comfortably beat the USA, as well as Italy, both with a 3–0 scoreline. After beating South Africa in the semi-final with a late free kick, they went on to a rematch against USA in the final which they won 3–2, after coming in 2–0 down at half-time, to seal their third Confederations Cup title.[29] Kaká was named as the player of the tournament and Luís Fabiano won the top goalscorer award with five goals in five matches.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

After a 3–1 victory over Argentina in Rosario, on September 5, 2009, Brazil qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[30] Brazil topped the CONMEBOL qualification with 9 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses. The 2 losses came during the away match to Bolivia and Paraguay. Brazil also went undefeated at home during the qualification.

2010 FIFA World Cup

Main article: Brazil at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
The Brazilian and North Korean teams in 2010.

On December 4, Brazil was drawn into Group G, dubbed as the Group of Death. The Seleção played their first match against Korea DPR on June 15, 2010 and won 2–1. On June 20, Brazil played their second match against Côte d'Ivoire and won 3–1, qualifying for the next round. Their last match against Portugal ended in a 0–0 draw. They faced Chile in the Round of Last 16. Juan, Luís Fabiano and Robinho scored the three goals to give Brazil a 3–0 win. In the quarterfinals they lost to the Netherlands 2–1 despite gaining an early lead.

After the 2010 World Cup (2010–)

On July 24, 2010, Mano Menezes was named as the new Brazil coach, replacing Dunga, whose contract was not renewed following Brazil's World Cup campaign.[31]

On July 26, 2010, Menezes announced his first 24 man squad, including 10 debutants. Only four players from the 2010 FIFA World Cup team were named in the squad (Robinho, Daniel Alves, Ramires and Thiago Silva). Players included in that squad but left out of the 23-man in the World Cup included Alexandre Pato of Milan, Lucas Leiva of Liverpool, Ganso of Santos, and Sandro of Tottenham Hotspur. Menezes' first match was a 2–0 win over the United States. Neymar scored on his debut for the national team, and also won the man of the match award.

2011 Copa América

At the 2011 Copa América, Brazil was put in Group B with Venezuela, Paraguay, and Ecuador. In their first two games they drew with Venezuela and Paraguay. In their last game, Brazil beat Ecuador 4–2 to advance to the quarter-finals as well finishing first in their group. Eventually, Brazil lost in the penalty shootout against Paraguay and was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Post Copa América

After receiving much criticism from Brazil's failure at the Copa América, Mano Menezes decided to call up the likes of Marcelo, Hulk, and Ronaldinho which signals a return to the old Joga Bonito style.

In preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics, the new look Brazil team was on an undefeated streak since August 2011 until recently they lost back-to-back games to Mexico 2–0 and Argentina 4–3, both of which were played in the United States. This includes nine wins and impressive victories over Ghana, Argentina, and the United States while only finishing one game with a draw other than the recent losses to Mexico and Argentina.

On July 4, 2012, due to a lack of competitive matches, as Brazil is automatically qualified for the 2014 World Cup, Brazil was ranked 11th in the FIFA ranking, being the first time the Seleção was ruled out the top 10 and also the lowest position since the ranking was created, in 1993.[32]

Although Brazil won the 2012 Superclásico de las Américas, on November 23, 2012, following bad results in 2012, coach Mano Menezes was sacked.[33] CBF would announce a replacement by January 2013,[34] but on November 28, Luiz Felipe Scolari was appointed as Brazil's new manager.[35]

In the first match being coached by Scolari, on February 6, 2013, Brazil suffered a 2–1 defeat to England in Wembley Stadium.[36]

On April 11, 2013, Brazil was ranked 19th in the FIFA ranking, making it their worst rank ever.[37]

Olympics

Main article: Brazil Olympic football team

The Olympic football tournament is the only international competition in football organized by FIFA that Brazil has never won, although they have won three silver medals (1984, 1988 and 2012) and two bronze medals (1996, 2008).[38] The Brazilian Olympic team is often coached by the current national team coach, such as Mario Zagallo in 1996 and Dunga in 2008.

Nicknames

The Brazilian national team has many nicknames and are known in different parts of the world by various nicknames. The most common one used to refer to them, especially in Brazil, is seleção, which literally means the selection. Brazilians call any national team from any country or sport a seleção and because of this it has become common for the national team to be referred to as the Seleção Brasileira or, more specifically in the case of the national football team, the Seleção Brasileira de Futebol.[39] Although the Brazilian media have popularized seleção, other nicknames for the squad in Brazil include Canarinho, meaning "Little Canary", a phrase that was popularized by the late cartoonist Fernando "Mangabeira" Pieruccetti during the 1950 World Cup.[40] Other names like Amarelinha, "Little Yellow One", Verde-amarelo, or "Green-Yellow", Pentacampeão, "Five-time Champions",[41] Esquadrão de Ouro (the Golden Squad), some Latin American commentators often refer to the Brazil National team El Scratch (The Scratch),[42] among others.

Venues

Brazil does not have a home national stadium like many other national teams and as such rotate their home World Cup qualifying matches through various venues: the Estádio do Maracanã or Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro, the Estádio do Morumbi or Estádio do Pacaembu in São Paulo, the Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, the Estádio Nacional de Brasília in the capital Brasília and the Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre. Some smaller provincial stadia were used in the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Since September 2006, Brazil have played many international friendlies at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in London. After their initial 3–0 win over Argentina drew a near sell-out attendance and was screened live on BBC Two, Brazil have returned to the ground regularly, facing Portugal, Sweden, Italy, Republic of Ireland and most recently against Scotland.

Kit evolution

Brazil's first team colors were white with blue collars, but following defeat in the Maracanã at the 1950 World Cup, the colors were criticised for lacking patriotism. With permission from the Brazilian Sports Confederation, the newspaper Correio da Manhã held a competition to design a kit incorporating the four colors of the Brazilian flag.[43] The winning design was a yellow jersey with green trim and blue shorts with white trim drawn by Aldyr Garcia Schlee, a nineteen-year-old from Pelotas.[44] The new colors were first used in March 1954 in a match against Chile, and have been used ever since.

The use of blue as the away kit color dates from the 30s, but it became the permanent second choice accidentally in the 1958 World Cup Final. Brazil's opponents were Sweden, who also wear yellow, and a draw gave the home team, Sweden, the right to play in yellow. Brazil, who travelled with no spare kit, hurriedly purchased a set of blue shirts and sewed on emblems cut from their yellow shirts.[45]

1914–1917
1917
1917
1917
1918–1919
1919–1938
1938–1948 (away)
1945–1949
1949–1953
1954-1962
1966-1974
1978
1986–1990
1994
1997
1998
2002–2004 (home)
1958 (away)
1962–2009 (away)
1994(away)
1997 (away)
2002–2004 (away)
2010 (away)
1988 Summer Olympics

Competitive record

Main article: Brazil national football team competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Brazil have never failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, and, with 5 titles, have won the cup on more occasions than any other nation.

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Group stage 6th 2 1 0 1 5 2 – – – – – –
Italy 1934 First round 14th 1 0 0 1 1 3 – – – – – –
France 1938 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 14 11 – – – – – –
Brazil 1950 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 22 6 Qualified as hosts
Switzerland 1954 Quarter-final 5th 3 1 1 1 8 5 4 4 0 0 8 1
Sweden 1958 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 16 4 2 1 1 0 2 1
Chile 1962 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 14 5 Qualified as defending champions
England 1966 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 6 Qualified as defending champions
Mexico 1970 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 19 7 6 6 0 0 23 2
West Germany 1974 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 6 4 Qualified as defending champions
Argentina 1978 Third place 3rd 7 4 3 0 10 3 6 4 2 0 17 1
Spain 1982 Second group stage 5th 5 4 0 1 15 6 4 4 0 0 11 2
Mexico 1986 Quarter-final 5th 5 4 1 0 10 1 4 2 2 0 6 2
Italy 1990 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 4 2 4 3 1 0 13 1
United States 1994 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 11 3 8 5 2 1 20 4
France 1998 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 1 2 14 10 Qualified as defending champions
South Korea Japan 2002 Champions 1st 7 7 0 0 18 4 18 9 3 6 31 17
Germany 2006 Quarter-final 5th 5 4 0 1 10 2 18 9 7 2 35 17
South Africa 2010 Quarter-final 6th 5 3 1 1 9 4 18 9 7 2 33 11
Brazil 2014 Qualified as host – – – – – –
Russia 2018 To Be Determined – – – – – –
Qatar 2022 – – – – – –
Total 5 Titles 20/20 97 67 15 15 210 88 90 54 25 11 190 59
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Results and fixtures

The following are Brazil's results and fixtures since Luiz Felipe Scolari took over on November 28, 2012.[47]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Venue Opponent Competition Result Brazil scorers Captain
2013
February 6 England London  England Friendly 1–2 Fred 47' David Luiz
March 21 Switzerland Geneva  Italy Friendly 2–2 Fred 33'
Oscar 42' 		David Luiz
March 25 England London  Russia Friendly 1–1 Fred 90' Thiago Silva
April 6 Bolivia Santa Cruz de la Sierra  Bolivia Friendly 4–0 Leandro Damião 4'
Neymar 31', 42'
Leandro 90' 		Ronaldinho
April 24 Brazil Belo Horizonte  Chile Friendly 2–2 Réver 22'
Neymar 54' 		Ronaldinho
June 2 Brazil Rio de Janeiro  England Friendly –
June 9 Brazil Porto Alegre  France Friendly –
June 15 Brazil Brasília  Japan 2013 FIFA CC –
June 19 Brazil Fortaleza  Mexico 2013 FIFA CC –
June 22 Brazil Salvador  Italy 2013 FIFA CC –
August 14 Switzerland Basel   Switzerland [48] Friendly –
September 9 United States Foxborough  Portugal Friendly –
September 18  Argentina Friendly –
October 2  Argentina Friendly –

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called for the 2013 Confederations Cup.[49]

Caps and goals as of April 24, 2013 subsequent to the friendly match against Chile.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Júlio César (1979-09-03) September 3, 1979 (age 45) 67 0 England Queens Park Rangers
12 1GK Jefferson (1983-01-02) January 2, 1983 (age 41) 7 0 Brazil Botafogo
22 1GK Diego Cavalieri (1982-12-01) December 1, 1982 (age 41) 2 0 Brazil Fluminense
2 2DF Dani Alves (1983-05-06) May 6, 1983 (age 41) 62 5 Spain Barcelona
3 2DF Thiago Silva (captain) Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day 32 1 France Paris Saint-Germain
4 2DF David Luiz (1987-04-22) April 22, 1987 (age 37) 21 0 England Chelsea
6 2DF Marcelo (1988-05-12) May 12, 1988 (age 36) 18 4 Spain Real Madrid
15 2DF Réver (1985-01-04) January 4, 1985 (age 39) 8 1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
16 2DF Filipe Luís (1985-08-09) August 9, 1985 (age 39) 3 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
14 2DF Dante (1983-10-18) October 18, 1983 (age 41) 2 0 Germany Bayern Munich
5 3MF Paulinho (1988-07-25) July 25, 1988 (age 36) 11 2 Brazil Corinthians
7 3MF Lucas Moura (1992-08-13) August 13, 1992 (age 32) 23 3 France Paris Saint-Germain
8 3MF Hernanes (1985-05-29) May 29, 1985 (age 39) 10 1 Italy Lazio
10 3MF Oscar (1991-09-09) September 9, 1991 (age 33) 15 5 England Chelsea
13 3MF Jean (1986-06-24) June 24, 1986 (age 38) 5 0 Brazil Fluminense
17 3MF Luiz Gustavo (1987-07-23) July 23, 1987 (age 37) 3 0 Germany Bayern Munich
18 3MF Jádson (1983-10-05) October 5, 1983 (age 41) 7 1 Brazil São Paulo
19 3MF Fernando (1992-03-03) March 3, 1992 (age 32) 4 0 Brazil Grêmio
23 3MF Bernard (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
9 4FW Fred (1983-10-03) October 3, 1983 (age 41) 22 10 Brazil Fluminense
11 4FW Neymar (1992-02-05) February 5, 1992 (age 32) 32 20 Spain Barcelona
20 4FW Hulk (1986-07-25) July 25, 1986 (age 38) 20 6 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
21 4FW Leandro Damião (1989-07-22) July 22, 1989 (age 35) 16 3 Brazil Internacional

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Brazil squad in the past twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Matheus Vidotto (1993-04-10) April 10, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Brazil Corinthians v.  Bolivia, April 6, 2013
GK Diego Alves (1985-06-24) June 24, 1985 (age 39) 7 0 Spain Valencia v.  England, February 6, 2013
GK Victor (1983-01-21) January 21, 1983 (age 41) 5 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro v.  Japan, October 16, 2012
GK Cássio (1987-06-06) June 6, 1987 (age 37) 0 0 Brazil Corinthians v.  Argentina, October 3, 2012
GK Gabriel (1992-09-27) September 27, 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Italy Milan v.  Sweden, August 15, 2012
GK Renan Ribeiro (1990-03-23) March 23, 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro v.  Sweden, August 15, 2012
GK Neto (1989-07-19) July 19, 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Italy Fiorentina v.  Sweden, August 15, 2012
GK Rafael Cabral (1990-05-20) May 20, 1990 (age 34) 2 0 Brazil Santos v.  Argentina, June 9, 2012
DF André Santos (1983-03-08) March 8, 1983 (age 41) 24 0 Brazil Grêmio v.  Chile, April 24, 2013
DF Dedé (1988-07-01) July 1, 1988 (age 36) 8 0 Brazil Cruzeiro v.  Chile, April 24, 2013
DF Henrique (1986-10-14) October 14, 1986 (age 38) 2 0 Brazil Palmeiras v.  Chile, April 24, 2013
DF Marcos Rocha (1988-12-11) December 11, 1988 (age 35) 1 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro v.  Chile, April 24, 2013
DF Rodrigo Moledo (1987-10-27) October 27, 1987 (age 37) 0 0 Brazil Internacional v.  Chile, April 24, 2013
DF Dória (1994-11-08) November 8, 1994 (age 29) 1 0 Brazil Botafogo v.  Bolivia, April 6, 2013
DF Douglas Santos (1994-03-22) March 22, 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Brazil Náutico v.  Bolivia, April 6, 2013
DF Miranda (1984-08-07) August 7, 1984 (age 40) 7 0 Spain Atletico Madrid v.  England, February 6, 2013
DF Leandro Castán (1986-11-05) November 5, 1986 (age 37) 2 0 Italy Roma v.  England, February 6, 2013
DF Adriano (1984-10-26) October 26, 1984 (age 40) 17 0 Spain Barcelona v.  England, February 6, 2013
DF Durval (1980-07-11) July 11, 1980 (age 44) 1 0 Brazil Santos v.  Argentina, November 21, 2012
DF Carlinhos (1987-01-23) January 23, 1987 (age 37) 1 0 Brazil Fluminense v.  Argentina, November 21, 2012
DF Fábio Santos (1985-09-16) September 16, 1985 (age 39) 3 0 Brazil Corinthians v.  Argentina, November 21, 2012
DF Leonardo Silva (1979-06-22) June 22, 1979 (age 45) 0 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro v.  Argentina, November 21, 2012
DF Lucas Marques (1988-03-26) March 26, 1988 (age 36) 2 0 Brazil Botafogo v.  Argentina, November 21, 2012
DF Alex Sandro (1991-01-26) January 26, 1991 (age 33) 6 0 Portugal Porto v.  Iraq, October 12, 2012INJ
DF Rhodolfo (1986-08-11) August 11, 1986 (age 38) 0 0 Brazil São Paulo v.  Argentina, October 3, 2012
DF Danilo (1991-07-15) July 15, 1991 (age 33) 6 0 Portugal Porto v.  Sweden, August 15, 2012
DF Juan Jesus (1991-06-10) June 10, 1991 (age 33) 4 0 Italy Internazionale v.  Sweden, August 15, 2012
DF Bruno Uvini (1991-06-03) June 3, 1991 (age 33) 3 0 Italy Siena v.  Sweden, August 15, 2012
DF Rafael (1990-07-09) July 9, 1990 (age 34) 2 0 England Manchester United v.  Sweden, August 15, 2012
MF Ronaldinho (1980-03-21) March 21, 1980 (age 44) 97 33 Brazil Atlético Mineiro v.  Chile, April 24, 2013
MF Ralf (1984-06-09) June 9, 1984 (age 40) 8 0 Brazil Corinthians v.  Chile, April 24, 2013
MF Arouca (1986-08-11) August 11, 1986 (age 38) 4 0 Brazil Santos v.  Bolivia, April 6, 2013INJ
MF Kaká (1982-04-22) April 22, 1982 (age 42) 87 29 Spain Real Madrid v.  Russia, March 25, 2013
MF Ramires (1987-03-24) March 24, 1987 (age 37) 34 3 England Chelsea v.  Russia, March 25, 2013INJ
MF Thiago Neves (1985-02-27) February 27, 1985 (age 39) 7 0 Brazil Fluminense v.  Argentina, November 21, 2012
MF Fellype Gabriel (1985-12-06) December 6, 1985 (age 38) 0 0 Brazil Botafogo v.  Argentina, November 21, 2012
MF Sandro (1989-03-15) March 15, 1989 (age 35) 16 1 England Tottenham Hotspur v.  Colombia, November 14, 2012
MF Giuliano (1990-05-31) May 31, 1990 (age 34) 8 0 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v.  Colombia, November 14, 2012
MF Rômulo (1990-09-19) September 19, 1990 (age 34) 8 1 Russia Spartak Moscow v.  China, September 10, 2012
MF Ganso (1989-10-12) October 12, 1989 (age 35) 8 0 Brazil São Paulo v.  Sweden, August 15, 2012
MF Casemiro (1992-02-23) February 23, 1992 (age 32) 3 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Argentina, June 9, 2012
FW Alexandre Pato (1989-09-02) September 2, 1989 (age 35) 24 9 Brazil Corinthians v.  Chile, April 24, 2013
FW Osvaldo (1987-04-11) April 11, 1987 (age 37) 2 0 Brazil São Paulo v.  Chile, April 24, 2013
FW Leandro (1993-05-12) May 12, 1993 (age 31) 1 1 Brazil Palmeiras v.  Chile, April 24, 2013
FW Diego Costa (1988-10-07) October 7, 1988 (age 36) 2 0 Spain Atletico Madrid v.  Russia, March 25, 2013
FW Luís Fabiano (1980-11-08) November 8, 1980 (age 43) 45 28 Brazil São Paulo v.  England, February 6, 2013
FW Wellington Nem (1992-02-06) February 6, 1992 (age 32) 3 0 Brazil Fluminense v.  Argentina, October 3, 2012
FW Jonas (1984-04-01) April 1, 1984 (age 40) 8 2 Spain Valencia v.  China, September 10, 2012
Notes
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • WD Player withdrew from the squad due to personal reason.

Most capped players

As of April 24, 2013[2]
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
# Name Caps Goals First cap Latest cap
1 Cafu 142 5 September 12, 1990 July 1, 2006
2 Roberto Carlos 125 11 February 26, 1992 July 1, 2006
3 Lúcio 105 4 November 15, 2000 September 5, 2011
4 Cláudio Taffarel 101 0 July 7, 1988 July 12, 1998
6 Djalma Santos 98 3 April 10, 1952 June 9, 1968
Ronaldo 98 62 March 23, 1994 June 7, 2011
8 Ronaldinho 97 33 June 26, 1999 April 24, 2013
9 Gilmar 94 0 March 1, 1953 June 12, 1969
10 Gilberto Silva 93 3 November 7, 2001 July 2, 2010
11 Pelé 92 77 July 7, 1957 July 18, 1971
Rivelino 92 26 November 16, 1965 June 24, 1978

Top goalscorers

As of April 24, 2013[2]
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
# Name Goals Caps First cap Latest cap
1 Pelé 77 92 July 7, 1957 July 18, 1971
2 Ronaldo 62 98 March 23, 1994 June 7, 2011
3 Romário 55 70 May 23, 1987 April 27, 2005
4 Zico 52 72 February 25, 1976 June 21, 1986
5 Bebeto 39 75 April 28, 1985 July 12, 1998
6 Rivaldo 34 74 December 16, 1993 November 19, 2003
7 Jairzinho 33 81 June 7, 1964 March 3, 1982
Ronaldinho 33 97 June 26, 1999 April 24, 2013
9 Ademir 32 39 January 21, 1945 March 15, 1953
Tostão 32 54 May 15, 1966 July 9, 1972

Notable players

IFFHS Player of the Century

Below are the results of a poll by International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) for the best Brazilian player of the 20th century.[50][51]

Brazilian Football Museum – Hall of Fame

The following Brazilians players have been inducted into the Pacaembu Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame.[52]

Previous squads

Managers

World Cup winning coaches in bold.

   

Current coaching staff

Head Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari
Assistant Coach Flávio Murtosa
Fitness Coach Paulo Paixão
Technical Coordinator Carlos Alberto Parreira

Titles

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Brazil is the most successful team in World Cup history.

Senior team

Official titles

Friendly titles

Olympic team

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Marcos Evangelista de Morais "CAFU" – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. July 23, 2006. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "Brazil – Record International Players". RSSSF. November 7, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
  3. ^ September 23, 1993 until November 19, 1993, April 19, 1994 until June 14, 1994, July 21, 1994 until May 16, 2001, July 3, 2002 until February 14, 2007, July 18, 2007 until September 19, 2007, July 1, 2009 until November 20, 2009, April 28, 2010 until July 14, 2010
  4. ^ "Argentina versus Brazil". FIFA.com. Retrieved January 5, 2009. [dead link]
  5. ^ 1958–63, 1965–66, 1970–74 1978–79, 1981–83, 1986–87, 1990,1992,1994–00, 2002–10
  6. ^ Together with France, Brazil are also the only team to have entered every World Cup and played at least in the qualifications (United States have also entered every World Cup, but once withdrew before the qualifications started).
  7. ^ "The birth of a revolution". FIFA.com. July 1, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2009. [dead link]
  8. ^ "Futebol: Brasil x ItĂĄlia em 2009". Setelagoas.com.br. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  9. ^ a b Dart, Tom (MayMay 15, 2009). "Magic of Brazil comes to a corner of Devon". The Times. London. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ a b Bellos, Alex (May 31, 2004). "Grecians paved way despite kick in teeth". The Guardian. London os. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  11. ^ Bellos, Alex (2002). Futebol: the Brazilian way of life. London: Bloomsbury. p. 37. ISBN 0-7475-6179-6.
  12. ^ "Exeter fix dream date against Brazil". London: The Daily Telegraph. April 23, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  13. ^ Demetriou, Danielle (May 31, 2004). "Brazil's past masters out-samba Exeter in 90-year rematch". The Independent. London. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  14. ^ "World Cup and U.S. soccer history: 1950–1970". USA Today. May 9, 2006. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  15. ^ Garrincha 122.
  16. ^ "FIFA Classic Player". FIFA.com. October 23, 1940. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  17. ^ "PELE - International Football Hall of Fame". Ifhof.com. October 23, 1940. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  18. ^ "Brazil not too comfortable as World Cup favorite". USA Today. May 23, 2006. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  19. ^ "Brazil crowned world champions". BBC Sport. June 30, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  20. ^ "Brazil 4–1 Argentina: Adriano stars". ESPNsoccernet. June 29, 2005. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  21. ^ "Brazil 2–2 Argentina: Shoot-out drama". ESPNsoccernet. July 26, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  22. ^ Bellos, Alex (June 15, 2006). "One more bad game and Ronaldo's tournament is over". London os: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved August 1, 2009. {{cite news}}: line feed character in |location= at position 7 (help)
  23. ^ "Pelé culpa Ronaldinho e Parreira por eliminação precoce" (in Portuguese). Terra Esportes. July 4, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2006.
  24. ^ "Dunga completa dois anos na seleção garantindo ser um desafio ganhar o ouro" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  25. ^ "Na estréia de Dunga, Brasil empata com Noruega" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. August 16, 2006. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  26. ^ "Dunga fica surpreso com atuação do Brasil contra Argentina" (in Portuguese). UOL. September 3, 2006. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  27. ^ "Portugal impõe a Dunga sua primeira derrota à frente da seleção" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. February 6, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  28. ^ "Seleção Brasileira embarca para Frankfurt" (in Portuguese). Terra. March 28, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  29. ^ "USA 2–3 Brazil". BBC Sport. June 28, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  30. ^ "Brazil ensure qualification, Argentina in distress". ESPN. September 5, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  31. ^ "Brazil name Dunga's replacement as they rebuild for the next World Cup". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Press Association. July 24, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  32. ^ "Heard the joke about England being better than Italy? Just ask FIFA..." DailyMail. July 4, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  33. ^ "Mano Menezes sacked as Brazil coach". Goal.com. November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  34. ^ "Mano deixa o comando da Seleção: CBF anunciará substituto em janeiro" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  35. ^ "Felipão é o novo técnico da Seleção, e Andrés deixa cargo na CBF" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  36. ^ "England 2-1 Brazil: Rooney & Lampard secure Wembley win". Goal.com. February 6, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  37. ^ "FIFA rankings farce! England drop three places while Brazil plummet to 19th". Daily Mail. April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  38. ^ a b Since 1992, squads for Football at the Summer Olympics have been restricted to three players over the age of 23. The achievements of such teams are not usually included in the statistics of the international team.
  39. ^ "Use of Seleção and Canarinho". FIFA. Archived from the original on September 4, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2006.
  40. ^ "Fernando Pieruccetti creates the Canarinhos". Terra. Retrieved October 6, 2006.
  41. ^ "Reference to Pentacampeão". BBC Brasil. Retrieved October 6, 2006.
  42. ^ "Reference to the Scratch". Guilherme Soares.
  43. ^ Futebol, p64
  44. ^ Ibid
  45. ^ Futebol, p67
  46. ^ As 1994 FIFA World Cup Champions
  47. ^ FIFA.com – Brazil: Fixtures and Results
  48. ^ "CBF anuncia amistoso da Seleção contra a Suíça em agosto" (in Portuguese). Lancenet!. January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  49. ^ "Felipão convocou os 23 jogadores para a Copa das Confederações". CBF. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  50. ^ "Brazil – Player of the Century". RSSSF. January 30, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  51. ^ "Brazil – Player of the Century". RSSSF. January 30, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  52. ^ "Anjos Barrocos" (in Portuguese). Museu do Futebol. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  53. ^ "Sala de Troféus da CBF" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF). Retrieved January 5, 2009.

References

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