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Brazil
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)A Seleção (The Selection)
Seleção Canarinha (Little Canary Selection)
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Futebol
(Brazilian Football Confederation)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachBrazil Dunga (2006 - )
CaptainLúcio
Most capsCafu (142)
Top scorerPelé (77)
FIFA codeBRA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current1
Highest1 (September 1993)
Lowest8 (August 1993)
First international
 Argentina 3 - 0 Brazil 
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; September 20, 1914)
Biggest win
 Brazil 14 - 0 Nicaragua 
(Mexico; October 17, 1975)
Biggest defeat
 Uruguay 6 - 0 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, 2007
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1997)
Best resultWinners, 1997 and 2005

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] Currently ranked first by FIFA, 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.

History

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 is the only time Brazil has hosted the tournament to date. 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". In Brazil it is called "Final Fatídica" ("fateful final")[3].

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 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",[4] 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 South Korea/Japan 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; a mantle and responsibility bestowed upon him after regular talisman, Pelé, was injured during the first group match against Mexico and unable to play for the rest of the tournament.

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.

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 were allowed to keep it for good.

1974–1990

After the international retirement of Pelé and other stars, Brazil were 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 were 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 selecao was defeated in the match they still refer to as the "Sarrias Disaster", a reference to the stadium's name, and Telê would be much blamed for using an attacking system while a 2-2 draw 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 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, and Brazil was out. Memories of the afternoon at Sarria's came back to haunt the crowd.

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, and three full-backs, 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.

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 stronger than most had expected. 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. Ronaldinho scored a remarkable goal but was then sent off. 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 each in all five game 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. Either Germany (or West Germany) or Brazil had played in all World Cup finals since 1950 - except 1978! (If the last game of 1950 is considered to be a proper final.) 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.

Incredibly, 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. They also won another championship, the 2004 Copa América in which Brazil defeated Argentina in a penalty shootout. Argentina had defeated Peru in the quaterfinals, and Colombia in the semifinals.

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 were 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.[5] 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.[6] Roberto Carlos[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] 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",[11] and Zé Roberto, who cried and said that "the unity that we had outside the pitch, was lacking inside it".[12] 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.

Dunga's first defeat as Brazil's coach occurred in February 2007 in a friendly match against Portugal, which is coached by former Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. In March 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.

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 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 is yet to select the last member of the Magic Quartet, Ronaldo.

2007 Copa America

Dunga took the Brazilians to Venezuela, for the 2007 Copa America. They were placed in a group with Mexico, Ecuador, and Chile. In Group B, Brazil surprisingly lost to Mexico 2-0, then bounced back with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Chile, and suffered but won 1-0 against the Ecuadorians. They advanced to the quarter-finals, where they crushed Chile again 6-1. The Semi-Final game against Uruguay was slightly controversial. For the most part, Uruguay tackled and played violently, and the game ended 2-2, off to penalty shootouts. Brazil won 5-4. Their opponent in the final was to be Argentina. Brazil and Argentina met in the finals, and Argentina were heavy favorites. But in the 4th minute of the final, Julio Baptista dribbled past a couple of defenders, and scored an absolutly beautiful goal, surprising the Argentinian team. Then in the 45th Minute, defender Roberto Ayala scored an own goal. It was now 2-0. The first half ended 2-0. The second half began, and later in the 69th minute, Daniel Alves received the ball from a Vagner Love cross and flew off to the goal posts, shooting it into the side of the net and making it 3-0. Brazil won the 2007 Copa America, with Robinho being the top scorer.

Recent results

Date Opposition Result Score Scorers For Scorers Against Competition
August 16, 2006  Norway D 1-1 D. Carvalho M. Gamst Pedersen International Friendly
September 3, 2006  Argentina W 3-0 Elano (2), Kaká - International Friendly
September 5, 2006  Wales W 2-0 Marcelo, V. Love - International Friendly
October 7, 2006 Kuwait Al Kuwait W 4-0 R. Sóbis, Robinho, D. Carvalho, Kaká - International Friendly (unofficial match)
October 10, 2006  Ecuador W 2-1 Fred, Kaká F. Borja International Friendly
November 15, 2006   Switzerland W 2-1 Luisão, Kaká Maicon (own goal) International Friendly
February 6, 2007  Portugal L 0-2 - Simão, R. Carvalho International Friendly
March 24, 2007  Chile W 4-0 Ronaldinho (2), Kaká, Juan - International Friendly
March 27, 2007  Ghana W 1-0 V. Love - International Friendly
June 1, 2007  England D 1-1 Diego J. Terry International Friendly
June 5, 2007  Turkey D 0-0 - - International Friendly
June 27, 2007  Mexico L 0-2 - N. Castillo, R. Morales Copa América
July 1, 2007  Chile W 3-0 Robinho (3) - Copa América
July 4, 2007  Ecuador W 1-0 Robinho - Copa América
July 7, 2007  Chile W 6-1 Juan, J Baptista, Robinho (2), Josué, V. Love H. Suazo Copa América
July 10, 2007  Uruguay W 2-2 (5-4)* Maicon, J Baptista D. Forlán, S. Abreu Copa América
July 15, 2007  Argentina W 3-0 J Baptista, R. Ayala (own goal), D. Alves - Copa América
August 22, 2007  Algeria International Friendly
September 9, 2007  United States International Friendly
September 12, 2007  Mexico International Friendly

*Penalty Shootouts

Nickname

The Brazilian national team has many nicknames and are known in different 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[13]. Although Brazilian media have popularized the Seleção as the nickname other nicknames for them in Brazil include Canarinho, meaning Little Canary, a phrase that was popularized by the late cartoonist Fernando Pieruccetti, known as Mangabeira in the 1950 World Cup[14]. Other names like Amarelinha, Little Yellow, Verde-amarelo, Green-Yellow, Pentacampeão, Five-time Champions[15], 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).[16]

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.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19]

Kit evolution

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

Competitive record

Copa America/South American Championship
Total: 8 Titles
Year Position Year Position Year Position
Argentina 1916 Third place Peru 1939 Withdrew Uruguay 1967 Withdrew
Uruguay 1917 Third place Chile 1941 Withdrew 1975 Semi-Finals
Brazil 1919 Champions Uruguay 1942 Third place 1979 Semi-Finals
Chile 1920 Third place Chile 1945 Second place 1983 Second place
Argentina 1921 Second place Argentina 1946 Second place Argentina 1987 Round 1
Brazil 1922 Champions Ecuador 1947 Withdrew Brazil 1989 Champions
Uruguay 1923 Fourth place Brazil 1949 Champions Chile 1991 Second place
Uruguay 1924 Withdrew Peru 1953 Second place Ecuador 1993 Quarter-Finals
Argentina 1925 Second place Chile 1955 Withdrew Uruguay 1995 Second place
Chile 1926 Withdrew Uruguay 1956 Fourth place Bolivia 1997 Champions
Peru 1927 Withdrew Peru 1957 Second place Paraguay 1999 Champions
Argentina 1929 Withdrew Argentina 1959 Second place Colombia 2001 Quarter-Finals
Peru 1935 Withdrew Ecuador 1959 Third place Peru 2004 Champions
Argentina 1937 Second place Bolivia 1963 Fourth place Venezuela 2007 Champions

Pan American Games record

By team

Against Wins Draws Losses Total
 Sweden 5 2 0 7
 Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 5
 Spain 3 1 1 5
 Italy 2 1 2 5
 England 3 1 0 4
 Poland 3 0 1 4
 Argentina 2 1 1 4
 Yugoslavia 1 2 1 4
 France 1 0 3 4
 Mexico 3 0 0 3
 Scotland 2 1 0 3
 Turkey 2 0 0 2
 Netherlands 1 1 1 3
 Chile 2 0 0 2
 Costa Rica 2 0 0 2
 Peru 2 0 0 2
 Austria 2 0 0 2
 Soviet Union 2 0 0 2
  Switzerland 1 1 0 2
 Uruguay 1 0 1 2
 Hungary 0 0 2 2
 Algeria 1 0 0 1
 Australia 1 0 0 1
 Belgium 1 0 0 1
 Bolivia 1 0 0 1
 Bulgaria 1 0 0 1
 China 1 0 0 1
 Cameroon 1 0 0 1
 Croatia 1 0 0 1
 Denmark 1 0 0 1
 East Germany 1 0 0 1
 Germany 1 0 0 1
 Ghana 1 0 0 1
 Japan 1 0 0 1
 Morocco 1 0 0 1
 Northern Ireland 1 0 0 1
 New Zealand 1 0 0 1
 Romania 1 0 0 1
 Russia 1 0 0 1
 United States 1 0 0 1
 Wales 1 0 0 1
 Zaire 1 0 0 1
 Norway 0 0 1 1
 Portugal 0 0 1 1
Total 64 14 14 92

Coaches

World Cup winning coaches in bold.

Players

Notable former players

Most appearances

Below is a list of the 20 players with the most appearances for Brazil, as of July 16, 2007:

# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Cafu 1990 - 2006 142 5
2 Roberto Carlos 1992 - 2006 125 11
3 Rivelino 1965 - 1978 122 43
4 Émerson Leão 1970 - 1986 106 0
5 Cláudio Taffarel 1987 - 1998 101 0
6 Djalma Santos 1952 - 1968 100 3
7 Ronaldo* 1994 - present 97 62
8 Gilmar 1953 - 1969 94 0
9 Aldair 1989 - 2000 93 4
10 Pelé 1957 - 1971 92 77
11 Dida* 1995 - 2006 91 0
= Dunga 1982 - 1998 91 6
13 Zico 1971 - 1989 88 66
14 Zé Roberto 1995 - 2007 84 6
15 Jairzinho 1963 - 1982 81 33
16 Bebeto 1985 - 1998 76 42
17 Nílton Santos 1949 - 1962 75 3
= Ronaldinho* 1999 - present 75 29
19 Rivaldo 1993 - 2003 74 34
20 Emerson* 1997 - present 73 6
21 Branco 1985 - 1994 72 9

*Denotes players still available for selection

Most goals

Below is a list of the 20 players with the most goals for Brazil, as of July 16, 2007:

# Name Career Goals Caps
1 Pelé 1957 - 1971 77 92
2 Zico 1971 - 1989 66 88
3 Ronaldo* 1994 - present 62 97
4 Romário 1987 - 2005 56 71
5 Rivelino 1965 - 1978 43 122
6 Bebeto 1985 - 1998 42 76
7 Tostão 1966 - 1972 36 65
8 Rivaldo 1993 - 2003 34 74
9 Jairzinho 1963 - 1982 33 81
10 Ademir 1945 - 1953 32 39
11 Zizinho 1942 - 1957 30 53
12 Ronaldinho* 1999 - present 29 75
= Careca 1982 - 1993 29 60
14 Adriano* 2000 - present 25 37
= Sócrates 1979 - 1986 25 63
= Roberto Dinamite 1975 - 1984 25 47
17 Jair 1940 - 1950 24 49
18 Leônidas 1932 - 1946 21 xxx
19 Didi 1952 - 1962 20 68
20 Kaká* 2002 - present 15 52

*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 1965 - 1974 9
15 Luís Edmundo Pereira 1973 - 1977 7
16 Carlos Alberto Torres 1964 - 1977 5
17 Domingos da Guia 1938 4
18 Ademir 1945 - 1953 3
19 Bebeto 1985 - 1998 2
= Jairzinho 1963 - 1982 2

*Denotes players still available for selection

Current squad

The following players named for friendly match against Algeria [1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Doni (1979-10-22) October 22, 1979 (age 44) 7 0 Italy Roma
1GK Júlio César (1979-09-03) September 3, 1979 (age 44) 12 0 Italy Internazionale
2DF Alex Silva (1985-03-10) March 10, 1985 (age 39) 1 0 Brazil São Paulo
2DF Thiago Silva (1985-03-10) March 10, 1985 (age 39) 1 0 Brazil Fluminense
2DF Daniel Alves (1983-05-06) May 6, 1983 (age 41) 9 1 Spain Sevilla
2DF Gilberto (1976-04-25) April 25, 1976 (age 48) 22 1 Germany Hertha Berlin
2DF Kléber (1980-04-01) April 1, 1980 (age 44) 9 0 Brazil Santos
2DF Lúcio (1978-05-08) May 8, 1978 (age 46) 61 2 Germany Bayern Munich
2DF Maicon (1981-07-26) July 26, 1981 (age 43) 26 2 Italy Internazionale
2DF Naldo (1982-09-10) September 10, 1982 (age 41) 3 0 Germany Werder Bremen
3MF Diego (1985-02-28) February 28, 1985 (age 39) 22 3 Germany Werder Bremen
3MF Elano (1981-06-14) June 14, 1981 (age 43) 15 2 England Manchester City
3MF Fernando (1981-05-03) May 3, 1981 (age 43) 3 0 France Bordeaux
3MF Josué (1979-07-19) July 19, 1979 (age 45) 7 1 Germany Wolfsburg
3MF Júlio Baptista (1981-10-01) October 1, 1981 (age 42) 26 3 Spain Real Madrid
3MF Kaká (1982-04-22) April 22, 1982 (age 42) 52 15 Italy AC Milan
3MF Lucas (1987-01-09) January 9, 1987 (age 37) 0 0 England Liverpool
3MF Mineiro (1975-08-02) August 2, 1975 (age 49) 13 0 Germany Hertha Berlin
3MF Ronaldinho (1980-03-21) March 21, 1980 (age 44) 75 29 Spain Barcelona
4FW Rafael Sóbis (1985-06-17) June 17, 1985 (age 39) 5 0 Spain Real Betis
4FW Robinho (1984-01-25) January 25, 1984 (age 40) 42 11 Spain Real Madrid
4FW Vágner Love (1984-06-11) June 11, 1984 (age 40) 13 3 Russia CSKA Moscow

Recent call-up

The following players have all recently been called up to the Brazil squad within this year. Bracket shows last call-up time.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Helton (Copa America) 18 May 1978 3 0 Portugal Porto
1GK Diego (Copa America (provisional)) 24 June 1985 0 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
1GK Cássio (friendly v. Chile, 24 March, 2007) 6 June 1987 0 0 Brazil Gremio
2DF Alex (Copa America) 17 June 1982 14 0 England Chelsea
2DF Edu Dracena (Copa America (provisional)) 18 May 1981 0 0 Turkey Fenerbahce
2DF Thiago Silva (Copa America (provisional)) 22 September 1984 0 0 Brazil Fluminense
2DF Luisão (friendly v. Chile, 24 March, 2007) 13 February 1981 22 2 Portugal Benfica
2DF Cicinho (Copa America (provisional)) 24 June 1980 15 1 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Marcelo (Copa America (provisional)) 12 May 1988 2 1 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Ilsinho (friendly v. Chile, 24 March, 2007) 12 October 1985 1 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
2DF Adriano (friendly v. Portugal, 7 February, 2007) 26 October 1984 7 0 Spain Sevilla
3MF Gilberto Silva (Copa America) 7 October 1976 54 3 England Arsenal
3MF Anderson (Copa America) 13 April 1988 4 0 England Manchester Utd
3MF Edmilson (Copa America (provisional)) 10 July 1976 39 1 Spain Barcelona
3MF Dudu Cearense (friendly v. Chile, 24 March, 2007) 15 April 1983 11 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
3MF Tinga (friendly v. Portugal, 7 February, 2007) 13 January 1978 4 0 Germany Dortmund
3MF Lincoln (Copa America (provisional)) 22 January 1979 0 0 Turkey Galatasaray
3MF Morais (Copa America (provisional)) 17 July 1984 0 0 Brazil Vasco
3MF Carlos Eduardo (Copa America (provisional)) 18 July 1987 0 0 Brazil Grêmio
4FW Afonso Alves (Copa America) 20 January 1981 5 0 Netherlands Heerenveen
4FW Fred (Copa America) 3 October 1983 9 4 France Lyon
4FW Jô (Copa America (provisional)) 20 March 1987 1 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
4FW Ricardo Oliveira (friendly v. Chile, 24 March, 2007) 6 May 1980 11 3 Spain Real Zaragoza
4FW Adriano (friendly v. Portugal, 7 February, 2007) 17 February 1982 37 25 Italy Internazionale

Previous World Cup, Confederations Cup squads

 

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.
  • The Brazilian national team (along with the England team) is one of the few national teams left who still plays with the old number system, where the eleven players in the starting lineup gets a number from 1 to 11. They don't play with surnames on the back of the shirt either, only when they play matches in a World Cup, Confederations Cup or Copa América.
  • There are a number of Brazil-born players that opted to play for another country such as:
Further information: List of Brazilian players that play for another national team

See also

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. ^ Bellos, Alex (2003). Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life. London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ Garrincha 122.
  5. ^ "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)
  6. ^ "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)
  7. ^ "Carlos quits international scene". British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2006-07-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Juninho quits international scene". British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2006-07-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "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)
  10. ^ "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)
  11. ^ "Envergonhado, Ceni admite superioridade francesa" (in Portuguese). Terra Esportes. 2006-07-04. Retrieved 2006-07-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "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)
  13. ^ "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)
  14. ^ "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)
  15. ^ "Reference to Pentacampeão". BBC Brasil. Retrieved October 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Nickname Auriverde in use". FIFA. Retrieved October 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Futebol, p64
  18. ^ Ibid
  19. ^ Futebol, p67
  20. ^ There was no official World Cup final match in 1950. The tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams (Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden, and Spain). However, Uruguay's 2-1 victory over Brazil (a match known as Maracanazo) was the decisive match (and also coincidentally one of the last two matches of the tournament) which put them ahead on points and ensured that they finished top of the group as world champions. Therefore, this match is often considered the "final" of the 1950 World Cup Template:PDFlink. Likewise, Sweden's 3-1 victory over Spain (played at the same time as Uruguay vs Brazil) ensured that they finished third.

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)

Titles

Preceded by World Champions
1958 (First title)
1962 (Second title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by World Champions
1970 (Third title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by World Champions
1994 (Fourth title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by World Champions
2002 (Fifth title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Confederations Cup Champions
1997 (First title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Confederations Cup Champions
2005 (Second title) 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by South American Champions
1919 (First title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by South American Champions
1922 (Second title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by South American Champions
1949 (Third title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by South American Champions
1989 (Fourth title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by South American Champions
1997 (Fifth title)
1999 (Sixth title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by South American Champions
2004 (Seventh title)
2007 (Eighth title) 		Succeeded by
Incumbent

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