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Brazil
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)A Seleção (The Selection)
AssociationConfederação
Brasileira de Futebol
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachBrazil Dunga (2006 - )
CaptainLúcio
Most capsCafu (142)
Top scorerPelé (77)
Home stadiumEstádio do Maracanã
FIFA codeBRA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current3
Highest1 (September 1993)
Lowest8 (August 1993)
First international
Argentina Argentina 3 - 0 Brazil Brazil
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; September 20, 1914)
Biggest win
Brazil Brazil 14 - 0 Nicaragua Nicaragua
(Mexico; October 17, 1975)
Biggest defeat
Uruguay Uruguay 6 - 0 Brazil Brazil
(Viña del Mar, Chile; 18 September, 1920)
World Cup
Appearances18 (first in 1930)
Best resultWinners, 1958, 1962, 1970,
1994, 2002
Copa América
Appearances31 (first in 1916)
Best resultWinners, 1919, 1922, 1949,
1989, 1997, 1999, 2004
Confederations Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1997)
Best resultwinners, 1997 and 2005
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team

The Brazil national football team is controlled by the CBF and represents Brazil in international football competitions. They are the most successful national football team in the history of the World Cup, with five championships (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002). A common quip about football is: "The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it".[1] which stems from the fact that English players were the first to codify the modern game of football.

Brazil is generally considered to be the strongest football nation in the world and is the only team to have played in every World Cup.

Brazilians refer to national football teams (from any country) as "seleção", often capitalised when referring to the Brazilian team. The literal meaning is "selection" and can be translated as "the selected". A popular nickname is "Canarinho" (little canary), referring to the yellow jerseys worn during home games.

Early history

The first match of the Brazil national football team is generally considered to be a 1914 match between a Rio and São Paulo select team and the English club Exeter City F.C., which the Brazilian team won 2–0.[2] In contrast to future successes, the nation's early appearances were far from brilliant, partly due to internal strife within Brazilian football 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.

In particular, disputes between the São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro state football federations meant that the team would not be composed of players coming from either of the federations. In both the 1930 and 1934 tournaments, Brazil were knocked out at the very first stage. But 1938 was a sign of things to come, as Brazil finished a strong third, with Leonidas da Silva making history and being the first player to score four goals in a World Cup match.

Brazil hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup which was the first tournament to be held after World War II. It was the only time Brazil hosted. The 1950 tournament was unique in not having a single final, but rather a final round-robin stage of four teams; however, to all intents and purposes the deciding game between Brazil and Uruguay acted as that tournament's "final". The match was hosted at the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro, watched by 199,854 people, and Brazil only needed a draw to win, but lost the match 2-1 after being 1-0 up; this match has since been known in South America as "Maracanazo".

For the 1954 FIFA World Cup, in Switzerland, the Brazilian team was 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.

Pelé era (1958–1970)

World Cup 1958

Brazil's coach, Vicente Feola imposed strict rules on the squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, held in Sweden. The players were given a list of 40 things that they were not allowed to do, including wearing hats or umbrellas, smoking while wearing official clothing and talking to the press outside of allocated times. They were the only team to bring a psychologist (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 infections and also had negative impact on performance) with them, and had sent a representative to Europe to watch the qualifying matches a year before the tournament began.

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 and score an early goal. Before the match, the leaders of the team, Bellini, Nílton Santos, and Didi, spoke to coach Vicente Feola (feoli) and persuaded him to make three substitutions which were crucial for Brazil to defeat the Soviets and win the Cup: Zito, Garrincha, and 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",[3] Vavá gave Brazil the lead. They won the match 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 hosts Sweden, in the final 5-2, winning their first World Cup and becoming the first (and only until 2002 in Template:KORf/Template:JPNf when Brazil won) 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 mid-field.

1962–1970

In the 1962 FIFA World Cup, Brazil got its second title with Garrincha as the star player, especially after Pelé was injured in the first group match against Czechoslovakia and unable to play for the rest of the World Cup.

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, 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. The result was that, in 1966, Brazil had their worst performance in all World Cups. Of course, another perhaps bigger issue, was that Pelé (who may have been at the height of his career) was chopped at seemingly every opportunity in the group matches. And even more surprisingly, while some of the fouls were brutal and seemed to cause serious pain, if not injury, none of the opposing players who chopped him were sent off or carded.

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

1974–1990

After the international retirement of Pelé and other stars, Brazil was not able to overcome Holland's Total Football and could not defend its title in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, finishing in fourth place.

The 1978 FIFA World Cup was notoriously controversial. In the second group stage Brazil were competing with tournament hosts 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 to defeat Peru 6-0 and thus qualify for the final. Brazil was forced to settle for the third place match, where they defeated Italy 2-1. The controversy stemmed from the fact that not only was the Peruvian goalkeeper Ramón Quiroga born in Argentina, but had only let in 6 goals in the previous 5 matches, whereas the Argentines had only scored 6 goals in the tournament up to that point. Both Argentina and Peru have always denied any wrongdoing. Because of this and the fact that Brazil was the only undefeated team of the whole tournament, many Brazilians consider themselves the moral victors of this World Cup.

In the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the team played beautifully, with talents such as Zico, Falcão and Sócrates, under the coaching of the late Telê Santana, considered one of the best Brazilian coaches of all time. They won their group in the first round group, then beat Argentina 3–1 in their first second-round match. The tournament favourites Brazil could make do with a 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 football-art, was defeated in the match they still refer to as the "Sarria's Disaster", a reference at the stadium's name, and Telê would be much blamed for making an attacking system while the 2-2 drawn was enough. The 1982 squad is remembered as one of the greatest teams to be eliminated from the World Cup. After Brazil's quarter-final defeat in the 2006 World Cup, captain Cafu compared his squad to the 1982 team.

In 1986, Telê and several players of 1982 returned to play in the World Cup hosted by Mexico. The players were older, and could not repeat the same enchanting performance. Brazil was eliminated in a penalty shoot out against France. But when the match still was 1-1, Zico, hero of a generation, missed a penalty, what made the 'memories of an afternoon at Sarria's' came back to the crowd's mind.

In the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Brazil was coached by Sebastião Lazaroni, who was hardly known before the Cup and became even more anonymous afterwards. With a defensive scheme, whose main symbol was mid-fielder Dunga, the team lacked creativity but made it to the second round. Against a weaker Argentinian 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.

More successes (1994–2002)

World Cup 1994

Only in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 24 years after winning the World Cup in Mexico, were they able to win another title. The struggles ended in World Cup USA with a final against 1970 opponents Italy. A dour and defensive final finished 0–0 after extra time, so Brazil and Italy competed in the first penalty shootout for a World Cup in the history of the tournament, and Brazil won when Roberto Baggio missed the final penalty. Romário was acknowledged as the most important player of this Cup who lead Brazil to a record fourth World Cup title, scoring five goals including the game-winning header against Sweden in the semifinals. The Brazilians refer to this cup as the Cup that Romário won for Brazil.

The Ro-Ro Attack

In the mid-90's, Brazilian striker Romário formed, along with fellow Brazilian striker Ronaldo, a feared attacking combo, which was colloquially referred to as the Ro-Ro duo. They each scored a hat-trick in a 6-0 win against Australia in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. Ro-Ro scored in every game they played with each other.

World Cup 1998

Brazil finished as runner-up in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. After a very respectable campaign, the team lost to hosts France 3-0 in a problematic final game. Brazilian marking at defensive set pieces was poor, and Zinedine Zidane was able to score two headed goals from France's corner kicks. Also, Brazilian star Ronaldo suffered a nervous breakdown or an epileptic seizure a few hours before the match. Many criticized the decision to reinstate Ronaldo into the starting lineup as he put in a poor performance. The coach of the team at the time was Mário Zagallo, who won the World Cup as a player in 1958 and 1962, as the coach in 1970 and as assistant coach in 1994.

World Cup 2002

Fuelled by the scintillating play of the "Three R's" (Ronaldo, Rivaldo, and Ronaldinho), Brazil won its fifth championship at the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. When the groups were drawn, Brazil seemed to have been lucky; Brazil's adversaries would be Turkey, China and Costa Rica. At the end, it turned out that Turkey finished the tournament in third place, showing that indeed Brazil's group was the strongest of all. Brazil went on beating all three opponents, scoring 11 goals and conceding only three, and topping the group. Next they defeated Belgium 2-0. Against England in the quarter finals, Brazil won 2-1, which had been the most difficult match till then. 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. The final was between two of the most successful teams in the competition's history: Germany and Brazil. German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn had been the tournament's best keeper, but could not maintain that level of play, as Ronaldo vanquished his France '98 demons, scoring both goals in the Brazilian 2-0 triumph. These teams had never played each other in the World Cup before; there was however a match between Brazil and East Germany in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Brazil won 1–0.

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Ronaldinho's goal in a friendly match against Haiti: 19-8-2004.

2002–2005

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, making it the only team to win three championship in a row (winning the 2002 world cup, 2004 Copa América in which Brazil defeated Argentina in a penalty shootout and the Confederations Cup 2005).

World Cup 2006

Main article: Brazil at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Entering the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Brazil were seen as heavy favorites to repeat their success at the previous cup. Brazil beat Croatia 1-0, Australia 2-0, Japan 4-1, the first two being hard-fought matches, to come out at the top of their group. However, Ronaldo was heavily criticized by the press for being overweight and in poor fitness and did not find his scoring form until the match against Japan.

During the second round, they defeated Ghana 3-0. However, Brazil was eliminated in the quarterfinals against France by a score of 1-0 whom Thierry Henry scored the winning goal. France was led by a rejuvenated Zinedine Zidane and by a strong defense which kept the Brazilian strikers under check for the duration of the game, 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 consecutive matches against a particular team. France now has a 2-1-1 all-time record against Brazil in World Cup play.

After the result of 2006, the team was criticized by many Brazilians. Some, such as Pelé, blamed coach Parreira and Ronaldinho for the team's early elimination.[4] The night after Brazil's defeat, vandals burned and destroyed a 7-meter tall fiberglass and resin statue of Ronaldinho in the Brazilian city of Chapecó, which had been erected in 2004 to celebrate Ronaldinho's first election as FIFA World Player of the Year.[5] Roberto Carlos[6] and Juninho Pernambucano each announced their retirement from the team and Juninho asserted that it was time for the players over 30 to retire from the team.[7] Cafu, the Brazilian captain, made an infamous comparison between the team of 2006 and the team at 1982 World Cup, one that is remembered as one of the greatest teams that lost a World Cup.[8] Two days after the loss, Ronaldinho and Adriano partied through the night in Barcelona, increasing the feeling of the Brazilians that they were betrayed by their national team.[9] This reaction contrasted with other players such as Rogerio Ceni, who was ashamed of the game and said "some defeats are marked by struggle, but we lost in an infelicitous way, that wasn't what we had hoped for",[10] and Zé Roberto, who cried and said that "the unity that we had outside the pitch, was lacking inside it".[11] On July 19, Parreira resigned as the team coach.

After the 2006 World Cup

1994 World Cup champion Dunga was hired as Brazil's new team coach on July 24. His first match in charge was against Norway which was played in Oslo on August 16, ended in a 1-1 draw. His second match was held against arch rivals Argentina on September 3 in Arsenal F.C.'s new Emirates Stadium in London, in which Brazil defeated Argentina by a 3-0 scoreline. On 5 September they defeated Wales 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur F.C.'s White Hart Lane ground. They later defeated Kuwait club, Al-Kuwait 4-0, Ecuador 2-1 and had a 2-1 away win against Switzerland.

Unlike Parreira, Dunga has focused on the task of unemphasizing all players and treating them as equals. He did not just look for players in popular clubs such as AC Milan, Barcelona, Real Madrid, etc., but looked at the whole scope of Europe, finding individual talents such as Daniel Carvalho, Vagner Love and Dudu Cearense of Russian club CSKA Moscow and also Elano of Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk. Of the former "Magic Quartet", Ronaldinho and Kaká were the only players who had a place in the Brazilian national side on those matches, until the next year when Adriano was called back in the squad for a friendly against Portugal which Brazil lost 0-2. Dunga is yet to select the last member of the "Magic Quartet" Ronaldo, who has been struggling with form and fitness. Brazil defeated Chile 4-0 in Sweden on March 24, 2007.

Record after the 2006 World Cup

Date Opposition Result Scoreline Scorers For Scorers Against Competition
Aug. 16, 2006 Norway D 1-1 Daniel Carvalho Morten Gamst Pedersen International Friendly
Sep. 03, 2006 Argentina W 3-0 Elano Blumer (2), Kaká (none) International Friendly
Sep. 05, 2006 Wales W 2-0 Marcelo, Vagner Love (none) International Friendly
Oct. 10, 2006 Ecuador W 2-1 Fred, Kaká Felix Borja International Friendly
Nov. 15, 2006 Switzerland W 2-1 Luisão, Kaká Maicon (o.g.) International Friendly
Feb. 06, 2007 Portugal L 0-2 (none) Simão, Ricardo Carvalho International Friendly
Mar. 24, 2007 Chile W 4-0 Ronaldinho (2), Kaká, Juan (none) International Friendly
Mar. 27, 2007 Ghana W 1-0 Vagner Love (none) International Friendly
June 01, 2007 England xxx xxx xxx xxx International Friendly
June 27, 2007 Mexico xxx xxx xxx xxx Copa América

Nickname

The Brazilian national team has many nicknames and are known in differents parts of the world by different nicknames. The most common name used to refer to them, especially in Brazil, is A Seleção, which literally means the selection. Brazilians call any team from any country or sport a Seleção and because of this it becomes common for the national team to be referred to as the Seleção Brasileira or to really distinguish itself, the Seleção Brasileira de Futebol[12]. Although Brazilian media have popularized the Seleção as the nickname other nicknames for them in Brazil include Canarinho, meaning Canaries, a phrase that was popularized by the late cartoonist Fernando Pieruccetti, known as Mangabeira in the 1950 World Cup[13]. Other names like Amarelinha, Little Yellow, Verde-amarelo, Green-Yellow, Pentacampeão, Five-time Champions[14], and also Esquadrão de Ouro, The Golden Squad among others. It can also be noted that a lot of American and English media have referred to Brazil as Auriverde, coming from the Portugues words verde and amarela (or dourada) which mean green and yellow (or gold).[15]

Colours

Goalkeepers kit

Brazil's first team colours were white with blue collars, but following defeat in the Maracanazo at the 1950 World Cup, the colours 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 colours of the Brazilian flag.[16] 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.[17] The new colours 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 colour dates from the 1958 World Cup final. Brazil's opponents were Sweden, who also wear yellow, and as the home team Sweden had first choice of colours. Brazil, who travelled with no spare kit, hurriedly purchased a set of blue shirts and sewed on emblems cut from their yellow shirts.[18]

Kit evolution

1914
1916
1917
1918
1919
1919-1945
1945-1950
1950-1953
1954-present

Trivia

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Brazil is the most successful team in World Cup history.
  • Brazil remains the most successful team in terms of World Cup wins, with 5 from 10 semifinal appearances. It is the only team to participate in every single of the 18 World Cups since they began in 1930. Brazil has played 92 matches (a record, along with Germany), won 64, draw 14 and lost 14. The team scored 201 goals (a record) and conceded 84, for a positive goal differential of 117 and a 2.18 goal average.
  • Brazil have also won the Confederations Cup twice; in 1997 and 2005.
  • The Olympic football tournament is the only global international competition in football that Brazil has never won. Although they have never won a gold medal at the Olympic Games, they won two silver medals (1984 and 1988) and a bronze medal (1996).
  • The Brazilian youth team (formed by players under the age of 20) also won the World Youth Championship four times; in 1983, 1985, 1993, and 2003.

World Cup record

By Year

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Round 1 6 2 1 0 1 5 2
Italy 1934 Round 1 14 1 0 0 1 1 3
France 1938 Semi-finals 3 5 3 1 1 14 11
Brazil 1950 Final 2 6 4 1 1 22 6
Switzerland 1954 Quarter-finals 5 3 1 1 1 8 5
Sweden 1958 Champions 1 6 5 1 0 16 4
Chile 1962 Champions 1 6 5 1 0 14 5
England 1966 Round 1 11 3 1 0 2 4 6
Mexico 1970 Champions 1 6 6 0 0 19 7
West Germany 1974 Semi-finals 4 7 3 2 2 6 4
Argentina 1978 Semi-finals 3 7 4 3 0 10 3
Spain 1982 Group Round 2 5 5 4 0 1 15 6
Mexico 1986 Quarter-finals 5 5 4 1 0 10 1
Italy 1990 Round 2 9 4 3 0 1 4 2
United States 1994 Champions 1 7 5 2 0 11 3
France 1998 Final 2 7 4 1 2 14 10
Japan South Korea 2002 Champions 1 7 7 0 0 18 4
Germany 2006 Quarter-finals 5 5 4 0 1 10 2
Total 18/18 5 Championships 92 64 14 14 201 84

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

By team

Against Wins Draws Losses Total
Template:SWEf 5 2 0 7
Template:CZSf 3 2 0 5
Template:ESPf 3 1 1 5
Template:ITAf 2 1 2 5
Template:ENGf 3 1 0 4
Template:POLf 3 0 1 4
Template:ARGf 2 1 1 4
Template:YUGf 1 2 1 4
Template:FRAf 1 0 3 4
Template:MEXf 3 0 0 3
Template:SCOf 2 1 0 3
Template:NEDf 1 1 1 3
Template:AUTf 2 0 0 2
Template:CHIf 2 0 0 2
Template:CRCf 2 0 0 2
Template:PERf 2 0 0 2
Template:TURf 2 1 0 2
Template:URSf 2 0 0 2
Template:SWIf 1 1 0 2
Template:URUf 1 0 1 2
Template:HUNf 0 0 2 2
Template:ALGf 1 0 0 1
Template:AUSf 1 0 0 1
 Belgium 1 0 0 1
 Bolivia 1 0 0 1
Template:BULf 1 0 0 1
Template:CHNf 1 0 0 1
Template:CMRf 1 0 0 1
Template:CROf 1 0 0 1
Template:DENf 1 0 0 1
Template:GDRf 1 0 0 1
Template:GERf 1 0 0 1
Template:GHAf 1 0 0 1
Template:JAPf 1 0 0 1
Template:MARf 1 0 0 1
Template:NIRf 1 0 0 1
Template:NZLf 1 0 0 1
Template:ROMf 1 0 0 1
Template:RUSf 1 0 0 1
Template:USAf 1 0 0 1
Template:WALf 1 0 0 1
Template:ZAIf 1 0 0 1
Template:NORf 0 0 1 1
Template:PORf 0 0 1 1
Total 64 14 14 92

Copa América record

Pan American Games record

 

Players History

Notable former players

Most appearances

Below is a list of the 20 players with the most appearances for Brazil, as of March 28, 2006:

# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Cafu 1990 - 2006 142 5
2 Roberto Carlos 1992 - 2006 125 11
3 Cláudio Taffarel 1987 - 1998 101 0
4 Djalma Santos 1952 - 1968 98 3
5 Ronaldo* 1994 - present 97 62
6 Gilmar 1953 - 1969 94 0
7 Pelé 1957 - 1971 92 77
= Rivelino 1965 - 1978 92 26
9 Dida* 1995 - 2006 91 0
= Dunga 1982 - 1998 91 6
11 Zé Roberto* 1995 - present 84 6
12 Aldair 1989 - 2000 81 3
= Jairzinho 1963 - 1982 81 33
14 Leão 1970 - 1986 80 0
15 Bebeto 1985 - 1998 75 39
= Nílton Santos 1949 - 1962 75 3
17 Rivaldo* 1993 - 2003 74 34
18 Emerson* 1997 - present 73 6
= Ronaldinho* 1999 - present 73 29
20 Branco 1985 - 1994 72 9
= Zico 1971 - 1989 72 52

*Denotes players still available for selection

Most goals

Below is a list of the 20 players with the most goals for Brazil, as of March 28, 2006:

# Name Career Goals Caps
1 Pelé 1957 - 1971 77 92
2 Ronaldo* 1994 - present 62 97
3 Romário* 1987 - 2005 55 70
4 Zico 1971 - 1989 52 72
5 Bebeto 1985 - 1998 39 75
6 Rivaldo* 1993 - 2003 34 74
7 Jairzinho 1963 - 1982 33 81
8 Ademir 1945 - 1953 32 39
= Tostão 1966 - 1972 32 54
10 Zizinho 1942 - 1957 30 53
11 Careca 1982 - 1993 29 60
= Ronaldinho* 1999 - present 29 73
13 Rivelino 1965 - 1978 26 92
14 Adriano* 2000 - present 25 37
15 Jair 1940 - 1950 22 39
= Sócrates 1979 - 1986 22 60
17 Leônidas 1932 - 1946 21 xxx
18 Roberto Dinamite 1975 - 1984 20 38
= Didi 1952 - 1962 20 68
20 Kaká* 2002 - present 18 50

*Denotes players still available for selection

IFFHS Player of the 20th Century

Below are the results of a poll by IFFHS for the best Brazilian player of the 20th century.

# Name Career Votes
1 Pelé 1957 - 1971 220
2 Garrincha 1955 - 1966 142
3 Zico 1971 - 1989 51
4 Zizinho 1942 - 1957 40
5 Arthur Friedenreich 1912 - 1935 21
= Tostão 1966 - 1972 21
7 Didi 1952 - 1962 17
8 Leônidas 1932 - 1946 13
9 Nílton Santos 1949 - 1962 12
= Ronaldo* 1994 - present 12
11 Romário* 1987 - 2005 11
12 Falcão 1976 - 1986 10
= Rivelino 1965 - 1978 10
14 Ademir da Guia xxx 9
15 Luís Edmundo Pereira 1973 - 1977 7
16 Carlos Alberto Torres 1964 - 1977 5
17 Domingos da Guia xxx 4
18 Ademir 1945 - 1953 3
19 Bebeto 1985 - 1998 2
= Jairzinho 1963 - 1982 2

*Denotes players still available for selection

Past coaches

World Cup winning coaches in bold.

Current squad

The following players were named for the friendly match against England in Wembley Stadium. Caps and goals as of March 2007, included against Ghana.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Júlio César 3 September 1979 12 0 Italy Inter Milan
1GK Gomes 15 February 1981 10 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
1GK Helton 18 May 1978 4 0 Portugal FC Porto
2DF Cicinho 24 June 1980 15 1 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Daniel Alves 6 May 1983 4 0 Spain Sevilla FC
2DF Lúcio 8 May 1978 61 2 Germany Bayern Munich
2DF Juan 1 February 1979 50 3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
2DF Alex 17 June 1982 7 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
2DF Luisão 13 February 1981 22 2 Portugal SL Benfica
2DF David Beckham 12 May 1988 1 1 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Gilberto 25 April 1976 15 1 Germany Hertha Berlin
3MF Cristiano Ronaldo 10 July 1976 37 1 Spain Manchester United
3MF Daniel Carvalho 1 March 1983 3 1 Russia CSKA Moscow
3MF Kaká 22 April 1982 50 18 Italy A.C. Milan
3MF Mancini 1 August 1980 12 0 Italy A.S. Roma
3MF Elano 14 June 1981 10 2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
3MF Dudu Cearance 15 April 1983 11 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
3MF Ronaldinho 21 March 1980 73 29 Spain Barcelona
3MF Diego 28 February 1985 16 2 Germany Werder Bremen
4FW Robinho 25 January 1984 34 5 Spain Real Madrid
4FW Rafael Sóbis 17 June 1985 5 0 Spain Real Betis
4FW Klose 3 October 1983 9 4 Germany Werder Bremen
4FW Romario 29 January 1966 71 56 Brazil Vasco Da Gama

See also

World Cups squads

 

References

  • Ruy Castro, Andrew Downie (translator) (2005). Garrincha - The triumph and tragedy of Brazil's forgotten footballing hero. Yellow Jersey Press, London. ISBN 0-224-06433-9. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

Notes

  1. ^ "World Cup History - The Facts and Stats", William Hill, May 28, 2006. URL accessed on 15 June 2006.
  2. ^ Bellos, Alex (2002). Futebol: the Brazilian way of life. London: Bloomsbury. p. 37. ISBN 0-7475-6179-6.
  3. ^ Garrincha 122.
  4. ^ "Pelé culpa Ronaldinho e Parreira por eliminação precoce" (in Portuguese). Terra Esportes. 2006-07-04. Retrieved 2006-07-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Estátua de Ronaldinho é queimada em Santa Catarina" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2006-07-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Carlos quits international scene". British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2006-07-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Juninho quits international scene". British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2006-07-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Cafu evita falar em aposentadoria da seleção" (in Portuguese). Terra Esportes. 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2006-07-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Decepção da Copa, Ronaldinho "festeja" com comida, dança e balada" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 2006-07-04. Retrieved 2006-07-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Envergonhado, Ceni admite superioridade francesa" (in Portuguese). Terra Esportes. 2006-07-04. Retrieved 2006-07-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Emocionado, Zé Roberto diz que faltou união em campo" (in Portuguese). Terra Esportes. 2006-07-04. Retrieved 2006-07-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "Use of Seleção and Canarinho". FIFA. Retrieved October 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Fernando Pieruccetti creates the Canarinhos". Terra. Retrieved October 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Reference to Pentacampeão". BBC Brasil. Retrieved October 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Nickname Auriverde in use". FIFA. Retrieved October 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Futebol, p64
  17. ^ Ibid
  18. ^ Futebol, p67

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