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Brazil
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)[Canarinho] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (Little Canary)
[A Seleção] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (The Selection)
[Verde-Amarela] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (The Green and Yellow)
[Pentacampeões] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (The Five Time Champions)
Association[[[Brazilian Football Confederation|Confederação Brasileira de Futebol]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (CBF)
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
Current3
Highest1 (151 times on 7 occasions[3])
Lowest22 (June 2013)
First international
 Argentina 3–0 Brazil Brazil
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; September 20, 1914)[4]
Biggest win
 Brazil 14–0 Nicaragua Nicaragua
(Estadio Azteca, Mexico; October 17, 1975)
Biggest defeat
 Uruguay 6–0 Brazil 
(Viña del Mar, Chile; September 18, 1920)
Brazil  1–7  Germany
(Belo Horizonte, Brazil; July 8, 2014)
World Cup
Appearances20 (all) (first in 1930)
Best resultChampions, 1958, 1962,
1970, 1994 and 2002
Copa América
Appearances33 (first in 1916)
Best resultChampions, 1919, 1922,
1949, 1989, 1997, 1999,
2004 and 2007
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1996)
Best resultRunners-up: 1996 and 2003
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1997)
Best resultChampions, 1997, 2005, 2009 and 2013
Medal record
Olympic medal record
Men's football[5]
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team

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 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: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. They are also the most successful team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with four titles. Brazil are the current holders of the FIFA Confederations Cup after winning the 1997, 2005, 2009, and 2013 edition of the tournament. Brazil is the only national team to have played in all FIFA World Cup editions without having any absence.[8] Brazil have also qualified for every FIFA World Cup without the need for playoffs. Brazil national football team has the all-time highest average Football Elo Ranking in the world with 2012.9, and the second all-time highest Football Elo Ranking in the world, with 2153 in 1962, only behind the Hungarian Golden Team of 1954. Brazil won a total of 72 official international titles to professional and grassroots level selections, being a world record. Its achievements have led CONMEBOL to consider it as The most glorious and successful of all national teams from South America and the World.

Many distinguished commentators consider the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest association football team ever, although some argue the case for other teams, such as the Brazil team of 1958 and 1962.[9][10][11][12][13]

The national team are currently ranked number 1 in the World Football Elo Ratings[6] and 3 in the FIFA World Ranking. Brazil is the only team to have won the world cup 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). They also share with Spain a record of 35 consecutive official matches undefeated.[14][15][16]

Brazil are the hosts of the 2014 World Cup and therefore automatically qualified for the tournament.

History

Further information: Football in Brazil

Early history (1914–57)

The first Brazil national team ever, 1914.
Brazil's first match at home against Exeter City in 1914.

It is generally believed that the Brazil national football team's first game was a 1914 match between a Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo select team and the English club Exeter City, held in Fluminense's stadium.[17][18] Brazil won 2–0 with goals by Oswaldo Gomes and Osman,[17][18][19] whilst others claim a 3–3 draw.[20][21] The line-up for that first match was: Nélson I, Pennaforte, Alemão, Mica, Nesi, Dino I, Paschoal, Torteroli, Nilo, Coelho, Amaro.[22]

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.

Other early matches played during that time includes several friendly games against Argentina (being defeated by 3-0), Chile (first in 1916) and Uruguay (first on July 12, 1916).[22]

After its debut with Exeter F.C., Brazil had not played against a European team until 1928, when the squad smashed Motherwell F.C. of Scotland by 5-0 on 24 June 1928. Other European teams that Brazil played included Ferencvárosi TC.[23]

In 1930 Brazil trip to play the first World Cup, held in Uruguay. The squad defeated Bolivia but lost to Yugoslavia, being eliminated from the competition.

Brazil first achieved international prominence when it hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup. They went into the last game of the final round, against Uruguay at Estádio do Maracanã in Rio, needing only a draw to win the World Cup. However, in one of the biggest upsets in football history, Uruguay scored with only 11 minutes remaining to win the match, and the Cup, for Uruguay in a game still known as "the Maracanzo."

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.[24]

The Golden Era with Pelé (1958–70)

Brazil's head Vicente 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 scout to Europe to watch the qualifying matches a year before the tournament had begun.

The Brazil national team at the 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",[25] 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 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.[26][27]

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 often (but not always) been considered the best association football squad ever,[9][10][11][12][13] 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 (1970–94)

The 1970 FIFA World Cup-winning Brazil team.

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.[28]

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.

Return to winning ways (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. This included 16 years without even making the round of eight. 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)[citation needed] 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

Entering the tournament as defending champions, 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 key factor.

2002 World Cup

Brazilian national football airplane in 2002.

Fuelled by the "Three R's" (Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho), Brazil won its fifth championship at the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. This happened despite a rather shaky qualifying tournament which saw the national team drop to its lowest-ever FIFA ranking, and only secure automatic qualification in the final round of group matches, largely in part due to Paraguay and Uruguay both failing to win their own final matches.

The groupings appeared at first glance to favor the 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.[29] 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 (2002–06)

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.[30] They also won another championship, the 2004 Copa América in which Brazil defeated Argentina in a penalty shootout.[31]

2006 World Cup

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

Manager Carlos Alberto Parreira built his side through a 4-2-2-2 formation, nicknamed "The Magic Square" by the Brazilian sport journalists, the 'square' was built around four extremely talented attacking players: Ronaldo, Adriano, Kaká, and Ronaldinho.

During the buildup to the tournament, star striker Ronaldo was suffering with several issues, most notably his fitness. After a 2 month injury layoff earlier in the season, the Real Madrid forward had gained a noticeable amount of weight, and was not as sharp and quick as the Ronaldo of the last decade. He also suffered from blisters on his feet and a fever during training.[32]

Despite winning the first 2 games against Croatia (1–0) and Australia (2–0), the "Magic Square" did not show anything close to the flair and imagination that it had promised. Despite the reputation of the four attacking players, Brazil were struggling to break down their opponents and create chances, and only two of the forwards had found themselves on the scoresheet, Kaka & Adriano. In the final group game against Japan, Parreira made several changes, dropping several experienced players and bringing in relative youngsters, including Robinho, and Cicinho, and dropped the 'Magic Square' in favour of a more balanced formation. The changes were successful, as Brazil strolled to a comfortable 4–1 win against Japan, Ronaldo seemed to be finding his fitness and form, scoring twice and equaling the record for most goals scored in the World Cup.

In the last 16, Brazil beat Ghana 3–0, with the 'Magic Square' restored, Ronaldo and Adriano both found themselves on the scoresheet. Ronaldo's goal was his 15th in World Cup history, a record that to this day remains intact, and is unlikely to be broken. However, despite Ronaldo's landmark and the comfortable scoreline, it was another unconvincing performance. Despite Perreira reverting once again to a more balanced formation, with Ronaldo the lone striker, supported by Kaka and Ronaldinho, Brazil were eliminated in the quarter finals against France, losing 1-0 to a Thierry Henry goal in the second half. Led by a rejuvenated Zinédine Zidane and safeguarded by a resolute defence, France were barely threatened by Brazil, despite Ronaldo's best efforts, the strikers 2nd half effort was the only shot on target that Brazil managed. 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 their early elimination, the defeated world champions were harshly criticized by the press and the fans. The media circulated images of the left wingback Roberto Carlos tying his shoes while Thierry Henry ran unmarked to score the winning goal. Pelé blamed Parreira and the under performing Ronaldinho for the team's early elimination.[33]

Dunga period (2006–10)

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.[34] Dunga's former teammate, Jorginho, was hired as his assistant. His first match in charge was Norway which was played in Oslo on August 16, 2006, ended in a 1–1 draw.[35] 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.[36] On September 5, they won over Wales by 2–0 at Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane ground. They later defeated Kuwait club Kuwait SC 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.[37] 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.[38]

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 had a massive comeback and won 3–2, after coming in 2–0 down at half-time, to seal their third Confederations Cup title.[39] 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.[40] 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 Chilean 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 North Korea on June 15, 2010 and won 2–1. On June 20, Brazil played their second game against Ivory Coast 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 (2010–12)

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.[41]

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.[42]

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 signalled 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 FIFA 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 at the time, since the ranking was created, in 1993.[43]

Return of Luiz Felipe Scolari (2013–)

Although Brazil won the 2012 Superclásico de las Américas, on November 23, 2012, following bad results in 2012, coach Mano Menezes was sacked.[44] CBF would announce a replacement by January 2013,[45] but on November 28, Luiz Felipe Scolari was appointed as Brazil's new manager.[46]

In the first match being coached by Scolari, on February 6, 2013, Brazil suffered a 2–1 defeat to England in Wembley Stadium.[47]

On June 6, 2013, Brazil was ranked 22nd in the FIFA ranking, making it their worst rank ever.[48]

Brazil won the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup with 5 wins in 5 matches.

On June 9, 2013, in the last match before the Confederations Cup, Brazil beat France in the Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre by 3–0, ending a 21–year winless run against the Bleus, and it was also the first victory over a former World Cup champion in nearly four years.[49]

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

Brazil entered the tournament with the objective of defending their title, and did it successfully. With a good start in a 3–0 victory against Japan, Brazil beat Mexico (2–0) and Italy (4–2) to qualify for the semifinals. After a somewhat troublesome match against Uruguay, with Paulinho scoring the winning goal in the dying moments, Brazil went to face Spain, the current world and European champions, for the first time in a FIFA tournament in nearly 27 years.[50] Brazil won comfortably by 3–0, sealing their fourth Confederations Cup title and ending their opponent's run of 29 unbeaten matches in competitive football.[51][52] Neymar was named player of the tournament and received the Golden Ball Award, whilst Fred won the Silver Shoe Award with five goals in five matches and Júlio César won the Golden Glove Award for the best goalkeeper of the tournament.[53]

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).[54] The Brazilian Olympic team is often coached by the current national team coach, such as Mário Zagallo in 1996, Dunga in 2008 and Mano Menezes in 2012.

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 a 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.[55] 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.[56] Other names like Amarelinha, "Little Yellow One", Verde-amarelo, or "Green-Yellow", Pentacampeão, "Five-time Champions",[57] Esquadrão de Ouro (the Golden Squad), some Latin American commentators often refer to the Brazil National team El Scratch (The Scratch),[58] among others.

Venues

Granja Comary complex in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro is home of the national team.
The main entrance of the training camp.

The training camp is located in the mountain city of Teresópolis, about 90 kilometres (55 miles) away from the city of Rio de Janeiro.[59]

Renovations in 2013 and 2014 in the approximately 8.5 thousand m² built-up area at Granja Comary, which sits in a 149 thousand m² plot of land. Only players and technical staff will have access to Sector 1. There, only the foundations were kept, as almost everything was rebuilt. Now, the 22 double rooms have turned into 30 individual en-suite rooms and six doubles. Sector 1 also has a living room, where players may host their family members. In addition, there is also a games room, videogame room, exclusive gym, special medical room and another for physiotherapy, barber, dentist, podiatrist, pharmacy, service area with launderette, stockroom, print works and restaurant.

Sector 2 is where are located the dressing rooms, fields and gym next to the pitch, which have also been renovated. The dressing room has a separate area for the technical staff and another for the players, a spa with jacuzzis, cryotherapy baths and saunas. Still in Sector 3, we have three fields that have been prepared for pre-World Cup training. The same company that has laid down the pitches for the World Cup was in charge of renovations, following the same standards for the pitch and irrigation. Sector 3 is where we find the multi-purpose gym, which has also been renovated. The floorboard has been changed, the roof was rebuilt to fix some problems and the male and female lavatories totally remodelled.

In Sector 4 is located some interesting new things in relation to the recovery and treatment of injured players. Sector 5 stands out because of the stand facing Brazil's training pitches, which now is able to cater for 180 people. In addition, an exclusive car park was also put in to supply for the press, measuring 1,800m², as well as another lot where guests and service providers may park, measuring 600m². Throughout its 27 year long history, Granja Comary has served as temporary home to many great players. It was opened on 31 January 1987.[60]

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.[61] 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.[62] The new colors were first used in March 1954 in a match against Chile, and have been used ever since.[63]

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.[64]

Brazil's current kit suppliers since 1997 are Nike and will continue to do so until 2018.

Home kit

1914 [65][66]
1917-50 [66][67]
1954–Present [66][67]

Special cases

1916 1
1917 2
1917-18 3

  • 1 Worn in the 1916 South American championship.[65]
  • 2 Worn in the 1917 South American championship.[65]
  • 3 Worn in some matches v. Argentine and Uruguayan teams during 1917-18.[65]

Competitive record

Main article: Brazil national football team competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Brazil at the FIFA World Cup

Brazil has qualified for every FIFA World Cup, never requiring a qualifying play-off. With five titles, they have won the tournament on more occasions than any other national team. Brazil is the only national team to have played in all FIFA World Cup editions without having any absence.

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 Round 1 6th 2 1 0 1 5 2 – – – – – –
Italy 1934 Round 1 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-Finals 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 Round 2 5th 5 4 0 1 15 6 4 4 0 0 11 2
Mexico 1986 Quarter-Finals 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-Finals 5th 5 4 0 1 10 2 18 9 7 2 35 17
South Africa 2010 6th 5 3 1 1 9 4 18 9 7 2 33 11
Brazil 2014 In progress 6 3 2 1 11 11 Qualified as hosts
Russia 2018 To Be Determined – – – – – –
Qatar 2022 – – – – – –
Total 5 titles 20/20 97 67 15 15 210 88 92 56 25 11 199 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 over the past 12 months, as well as Brazil's upcoming fixtures during the next 6 months.[68]

  Win   Draw   Loss

June 15, 2013 Confederations Cup Brazil  3–0  Japan Estádio Nacional, Brasília
16:00 Neymar 3'
Paulinho 48'
Jô 90+3'		 Report Attendance: 67,423
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
June 19, 2013 Confederations Cup Brazil  2–0  Mexico Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
16:00 (UTC−03:00) Neymar 9'
Jô 90+3'		 Report Attendance: 57,804
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
June 22, 2013 Confederations Cup Italy  2–4  Brazil Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
16:00 (UTC−03:00) Giaccherini 51'
Chiellini 71'		 Report Dante 45+1'
Neymar 55'
Fred 66', 89'		 Attendance: 48,874
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
June 26, 2013 Confederations Cup Brazil  2–1  Uruguay Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
16:00 (UTC−03:00) Fred 41'
Paulinho 86'		 Report Cavani 48' Attendance: 57,483
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
June 30, 2013 Confederations Cup Brazil  3–0  Spain Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
19:00 (UTC−03:00) Fred 2', 47'
Neymar 44'		 Report Attendance: 73,531
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
August 14, 2013 Friendly Switzerland  1–0  Brazil Basel, Switzerland
Alves 47' (o.g.) Report Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 31,100
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
September 7, 2013 Friendly Brazil  6–0  Australia Brasília, Brazil
Jô 8', 34'
Neymar 36'
Ramires 58'
Pato 73'
Luiz Gustavo 84'		 Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 40,996
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
September 10, 2013 Friendly Brazil  3–1  Portugal Foxborough, United States
Thiago Silva 23'
Neymar 34'
Jô 49'		 Report Raul Meireles 17' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 62,310
Referee: Juan Guzman (United States)
October 12, 2013 Friendly South Korea  0–2  Brazil Seoul, South Korea
Report Neymar 44'
Oscar 49'		 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 65,038
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
October 15, 2013 Friendly Brazil  2–0  Zambia Beijing, China
Oscar 59'
Dedé 66'		 Report Stadium: Beijing National Stadium
Referee: Fan Qi (China P.R.)
November 16, 2013 Friendly Honduras  0–5  Brazil Miami, United States
Report Bernard 22'
Dante 55'
Maicon 66'
Willian 70'
Hulk 74'		 Stadium: Sun Life Stadium
Attendance: 71,124
Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)
November 19, 2013 Friendly Brazil  2–1  Chile Toronto, Canada
Hulk 14'
Robinho 79'		 Report Vargas 71' Stadium: Rogers Centre
Attendance: 53,331
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
March 5, 2014 Friendly South Africa  0–5  Brazil Johannesburg, South Africa
Report Oscar 10'
Neymar 40', 46', 90+1'
Fernandinho 79'		 Stadium: Soccer City Stadium
Attendance: 67,616
June 3, 2014 Friendly Brazil  4–0  Panama Goiânia, Brazil
Neymar 26'
Dani Alves 40'
Hulk 46'
Willian 73'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada
June 6, 2014 Friendly Brazil  1–0  Serbia São Paulo, Brazil
Fred 58' Report Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
June 12, 2014 World Cup Brazil  3–1  Croatia São Paulo, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−3) Neymar 29', 71' (pen.)
Oscar 90+1'		 Report Marcelo 11' (o.g.) Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 62,103
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
June 17, 2014 World Cup Brazil  0–0  Mexico Fortaleza, Brazil
16:00 (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Estádio Castelão
Attendance: 60,342
Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (Turkey)
June 23, 2014 World Cup Cameroon  1–4  Brazil Brasília, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−3) Matip 26' Report Neymar 17', 34'
Fred 49'
Fernandinho 84'		 Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 69,112
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
June 28, 2014 World Cup Brazil  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		  Chile Belo Horizonte, Brazil
13:00 (UTC−3) David Luiz 18' Report Sánchez 32' Stadium: Estádio Mineirão
Attendance: 57,714
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Penalties
David Luiz soccer ball with check mark
Willian soccer ball with red X
Marcelo soccer ball with check mark
Hulk soccer ball with red X
Neymar soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Pinilla
soccer ball with red X Sánchez
soccer ball with check mark Aránguiz
soccer ball with check mark Díaz
soccer ball with red X Jara
July 4, 2014 World Cup Brazil  2–1  Colombia Fortaleza, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−3) Thiago Silva 7'
David Luiz 69'		 Report Rodríguez 80' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio Castelão
Attendance: 60,342
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
July 8, 2014 World Cup Brazil  1–7  Germany Belo Horizonte, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−3) Stadium: Estádio Mineirão

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[69] Neymar suffered a fractured vertebra following a foul by Colombia defender Juan Camilo Zúñiga in the quarter-final; it was announced that Neymar would miss the remainder of the tournament.[70]
Caps and goals as of July 4, 2014, subsequent to the match against Colombia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jefferson (1983-01-02) January 2, 1983 (age 41) 9 0 Brazil Botafogo
12 1GK Júlio César (1979-09-03) September 3, 1979 (age 44) 85 0 Canada Toronto
22 1GK Victor (1983-01-21) January 21, 1983 (age 41) 6 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
2 2DF Dani Alves (1983-05-06) May 6, 1983 (age 41) 79 6 Spain Barcelona
3 2DF Thiago Silva (Captain) (1984-09-22) September 22, 1984 (age 39) 51 3 France Paris Saint-Germain
4 2DF David Luiz (1987-04-22) April 22, 1987 (age 37) 41 2 France Paris Saint-Germain
6 2DF Marcelo (1988-05-12) May 12, 1988 (age 36) 36 4 Spain Real Madrid
13 2DF Dante (1983-10-18) October 18, 1983 (age 40) 12 2 Germany Bayern Munich
14 2DF Maxwell (1981-08-27) August 27, 1981 (age 42) 9 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
15 2DF Henrique (1986-10-14) October 14, 1986 (age 37) 6 0 Italy Napoli
23 2DF Maicon (1981-07-26) July 26, 1981 (age 42) 73 7 Italy Roma
5 3MF Fernandinho (1985-05-04) May 4, 1985 (age 39) 10 2 England Manchester City
8 3MF Paulinho (1988-07-25) July 25, 1988 (age 35) 30 5 England Tottenham Hotspur
11 3MF Oscar (1991-09-09) September 9, 1991 (age 32) 36 10 England Chelsea
16 3MF Ramires (1987-03-24) March 24, 1987 (age 37) 47 4 England Chelsea
17 3MF Luiz Gustavo (1987-07-23) July 23, 1987 (age 36) 23 1 Germany Wolfsburg
18 3MF Hernanes (1985-05-29) May 29, 1985 (age 38) 26 2 Italy Internazionale
19 3MF Willian (1988-08-09) August 9, 1988 (age 35) 10 2 England Chelsea
20 3MF Bernard (1992-09-08) September 8, 1992 (age 31) 13 1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
7 4FW Hulk (1986-07-25) July 25, 1986 (age 37) 39 9 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
9 4FW Fred (1983-10-03) October 3, 1983 (age 40) 38 18 Brazil Fluminense
10 4FW Neymar (1992-02-05) February 5, 1992 (age 32) 54 35 Spain Barcelona INJ
21 4FW Jô (1987-03-20) March 20, 1987 (age 37) 19 5 Brazil Atlético Mineiro

INJ = player injured

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Brazil squad in last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Diego Cavalieri (1982-12-01) December 1, 1982 (age 41) 3 0 Brazil Fluminense 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby)
DF Miranda (1984-09-07) September 7, 1984 (age 39) 7 0 Spain Atlético Madrid 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby)
DF Filipe Luís (1985-08-09) August 9, 1985 (age 38) 4 0 Spain Atlético Madrid 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby)
DF Rafinha (1985-09-07) September 7, 1985 (age 38) 2 0 Germany Bayern Munich 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby)
DF Dedé (1988-07-01) July 1, 1988 (age 35) 9 1 Brazil Cruzeiro v.  Chile, November 19, 2013
DF Marquinhos (1994-05-14) May 14, 1994 (age 30) 1 0 France Paris Saint-Germain v.  Chile, November 19, 2013
DF Marcos Rocha (1988-12-11) December 11, 1988 (age 35) 2 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro v.  Portugal, September 10, 2013
MF Lucas Moura (1992-08-13) August 13, 1992 (age 31) 31 4 France Paris Saint-Germain 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby)
MF Lucas Leiva (1987-01-09) January 9, 1987 (age 37) 24 0 England Liverpool 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby)
MF Fernando (1992-03-03) March 3, 1992 (age 32) 8 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Portugal, September 10, 2013
MF Jean (1986-06-24) June 24, 1986 (age 37) 6 0 Brazil Fluminense v.   Switzerland, August 14, 2013
FW Alan Kardec (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Brazil São Paulo 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby)
FW Robinho (1984-01-25) January 25, 1984 (age 40) 92 27 Italy Milan v.  Chile, November 19, 2013
FW Alexandre Pato (1989-09-02) September 2, 1989 (age 34) 27 10 Brazil São Paulo v.  Zambia, October 15, 2013

Most capped players

Cafu is the most capped player in the history of Brazil with 142 caps.
As of July 4, 2014[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 Taffarel 104 0 July 7, 1988 July 12, 1998
5 Djalma Santos 98 3 April 10, 1952 June 9, 1968
Ronaldo 98 62 March 23, 1994 June 7, 2011
Ronaldinho 98 33 June 26, 1999 April 24, 2013
8 Gilmar 94 0 March 1, 1953 June 12, 1969
9 Gilberto Silva 93 3 November 7, 2001 July 2, 2010
10 Pelé 92 77 July 7, 1957 July 18, 1971
Rivelino 92 26 November 16, 1965 June 24, 1978
Robinho 92 27 July 13, 2003 November 19, 2013

Top goalscorers

Pelé is the top scorer in the history of Brazil with 77 goals.
As of July 4, 2014[2]
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
# Name Goals Caps Average First cap Latest cap Position
1 Pelé 77 92 0.84 July 7, 1957 July 18, 1971 FW
2 Zico 66 88 0.75 February 25, 1976 June 21, 1986 MF
3 Ronaldo 62 98 0.63 March 23, 1994 June 7, 2011 FW
4 Romário 55 70 0.79 May 23, 1987 April 27, 2005 FW
5 Bebeto 39 75 0.52 April 28, 1985 July 12, 1998 FW
6 Neymar 35 54 0.65 August 10, 2010 July 4, 2014 FW
7 Rivaldo 34 74 0.46 December 16, 1993 November 19, 2003 MF
8 Jairzinho 33 81 0.40 June 7, 1964 March 3, 1982 MF
Ronaldinho 33 98 0.33 June 26, 1999 April 24, 2013 MF
10 Ademir 32 39 0.82 January 21, 1945 March 15, 1953 FW
Tostão 32 54 0.59 May 15, 1966 July 9, 1972 FW

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.[71][72]

Brazilian Football Museum – Hall of Fame

The following Brazilians players have been inducted into the Pacaembu and Maracanã Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame.[73]

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

Senior team

Official titles

Friendly titles

Olympic team

See also

Notes

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  7. ^ 1958–63, 1965–66, 1970–74, 1978–79, 1981–83, 1986–87, 1990, 1992, 1994–00, 2002–10
  8. ^ Together with France, Brazil is 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).
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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)

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