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Brazil national under-20 football team

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Brazil U-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Seleção Sub-20 (The Selection U-20)
Canarinha (Little Canary)
Amarelinha (Little Yellow)
Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow)
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Futebol
(Brazilian Football Confederation)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachVacant
CaptainAndrey Santos
FIFA codeBRA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Brazil 7–1 Panama 
(Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954)
Biggest win
 Brazil 10–0 Belgium 
(Kuching, Malaysia; 25 June 1997)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 0–6 Argentina 
(Valencia, Venezuela; 24 January 2025)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances20 (first in 1977)
Best resultWinners (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011)
South American Youth Championship
Appearances30 (first in 1954)
Best resultWinners (1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023, 2025)
Brazil national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1983 Mexico Team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Soviet Union Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Australia Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 United Arab Emirates Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Colombia Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Portugal Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Qatar Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Egypt Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 New Zealand Team
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Tunisia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Saudi Arabia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Netherlands Team

The Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção Sub-20, represents Brazil in association football at this age level and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

The team has won the South American Youth Championship a record thirteen times and is the second most successful nation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, having won the competition five times. It also plays in unofficial under-19 and under-21 tournaments, such as the Toulon Tournament, of which Brazil is an eight-time winner.

Notable players that came through the ranks and went on to play for the senior team include Ronaldinho, Kaká, Rivaldo, Romário, Marcos, Roberto Carlos, César Sampaio, Cláudio Taffarel, Bebeto, Dida, Neymar, Dani Alves, Maicon, Adriano, Júlio Baptista, Luisão, Alex, Giovane Élber, Leonardo, Müller, Silas, Marcelo, David Luiz, Willian, Jô and Lucas Moura, among others.

Competitive record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup record

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Year Round M W D L GF GA
Tunisia 1977 Third place 5 3 2 0 13 3
Japan 1979 Did not qualify
Australia 1981 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 7 4
Mexico 1983 Champions 6 5 1 0 13 4
Soviet Union 1985 6 6 0 0 14 1
Chile 1987 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 6 3
Saudi Arabia 1989 Third place 6 5 0 1 13 2
Portugal 1991 Runners-up 6 4 2 0 14 4
Australia 1993 Champions 6 5 1 0 11 2
Qatar 1995 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 11 3
Malaysia 1997 Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 25 5
Nigeria 1999 5 3 0 2 13 5
Argentina 2001 5 4 0 1 15 3
United Arab Emirates 2003 Champions 7 5 1 1 14 6
Netherlands 2005 Third place 7 5 1 1 9 4
Canada 2007 Round Of 16 4 1 0 3 6 9
Egypt 2009 Runners-up 7 5 2 0 14 3
Colombia 2011 Champions 7 5 2 0 18 5
Turkey 2013 Did not qualify
New Zealand 2015 Runners-up 7 4 2 1 15 5
South Korea 2017 Did not qualify
Poland 2019
Argentina 2023 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 16 7
Chile 2025 Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 5
AzerbaijanUzbekistan 2027 To be determined
Total 5 titles 111 75 17 19 250 83

South American Youth Championship record

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South American Youth Championship record
Years Round M W D L GF GA
Venezuela 1954 Runners-up 6 3 3 0 14 5
Chile 1958 Third place 5 2 2 1 10 6
Colombia 1964 Did not enter
Paraguay 1967 Semi-finals 5 3 0 2 7 5
Paraguay 1971 First round 4 2 0 2 7 3
Chile 1974 Champions 6 5 1 0 18 3
Peru 1975 First round 5 1 0 4 6 7
Venezuela 1977 Runners-up 6 5 1 0 13 2
Uruguay 1979 Fourth place 7 2 1 4 5 7
Ecuador 1981 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 13 5
Bolivia 1983 Champions 7 6 1 0 16 3
Paraguay 1985 7 6 1 0 11 3
Colombia 1987 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 11 4
Argentina 1988 Champions 7 5 1 1 14 2
Venezuela 1991 7 4 3 0 15 5
Colombia 1992 6 5 1 0 7 0
Bolivia 1995 6 5 0 1 17 4
Chile 1997 Runners-up 9 6 2 1 26 10
Argentina 1999 Third place 9 4 3 2 22 10
Ecuador 2001 Champions 9 6 2 1 21 6
Uruguay 2003 Runners-up 9 7 1 1 23 5
Colombia 2005 9 5 2 2 18 9
Paraguay 2007 Champions 9 6 3 0 20 9
Venezuela 2009 9 6 1 2 17 9
Peru 2011 9 7 1 1 24 7
Argentina 2013 First round 4 1 1 2 4 6
Uruguay 2015 Fourth place 9 5 1 3 13 9
Ecuador 2017 Fifth place 9 3 4 2 10 9
Chile 2019 9 3 3 3 6 7
Colombia 2023 Champions 9 7 2 0 19 4
Venezuela 2025 9 6 1 2 14 12
Total 13 titles 208 126 45 37 407 164

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played 27 September – 19 October 2025.[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 10 June 2025, after the match against South Korea.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Pedro Cobra (2006-05-15)15 May 2006 (aged 19) 0 0 Brazilian Football Confederation Atlético Mineiro
12 1GK Otávio (2005-12-27)27 December 2005 (aged 19) 0 0 Brazilian Football Confederation Cruzeiro
21 1GK Lucas Furtado (2005-03-09)9 March 2005 (aged 20) 0 0 Portuguese Football Federation Vitória de Guimarães
2 2DF Igor Serrote (2005-03-01)1 March 2005 (aged 20) 8 0 United Arab Emirates Football Association Al Jazira
3 2DF Iago Teodoro (2005-04-18)18 April 2005 (aged 20) 10 2 Brazilian Football Confederation Flamengo
4 2DF Bruno Alves (2005-08-04)4 August 2005 (aged 20) 0 0 Brazilian Football Confederation Cruzeiro
6 2DF Leandrinho (2005-03-17)17 March 2005 (aged 20) 7 0 Brazilian Football Confederation Vasco da Gama
13 2DF Gilberto (2005-03-27)27 March 2005 (aged 20) 0 0 Brazilian Football Confederation Palmeiras
14 2DF João Victor (2007-01-01)1 January 2007 (aged 18) 2 0 Brazilian Football Confederation Flamengo
16 2DF Léo Derik (2005-07-24)24 July 2005 (aged 20) 2 0 Brazilian Football Confederation Athletico Paranaense
5 3MF Rayan Lucas (2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 20) 2 1 Portuguese Football Federation Sporting CP
8 3MF João Cruz (2006-05-12)12 May 2006 (aged 19) 2 0 Brazilian Football Confederation Athletico Paranaense
15 3MF Rafael Coutinho (2006-03-24)24 March 2006 (aged 19) 0 0 Brazilian Football Confederation Palmeiras
17 3MF Rhuan Gabriel (2006-02-06)6 February 2006 (aged 19) 0 0 Brazilian Football Confederation Cruzeiro
18 3MF Murilo Rhikman (2006-03-13)13 March 2006 (aged 19) 0 0 Brazilian Football Confederation Cruzeiro
7 4FW Gustavo Prado (2005-06-06)6 June 2005 (aged 20) 8 1 Brazilian Football Confederation Internacional
9 4FW Deivid Washington (2005-06-05)5 June 2005 (aged 20) 9 3 The Football Association Chelsea
10 4FW Pedrinho (2006-02-05)5 February 2006 (aged 19) 18 4 Russian Football Union Zenit St. Petersburg
11 4FW Wesley (2005-03-05)5 March 2005 (aged 20) 9 0 Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al-Nassr
19 4FW Luighi (2006-04-30)30 April 2006 (aged 19) 0 0 Brazilian Football Confederation Palmeiras
20 4FW Erick Belé (2007-01-21)21 January 2007 (aged 18) 0 0 Brazilian Football Confederation Palmeiras

Recent call-ups

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The following players were named to a squad in the last 24 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Robert Alves (2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 20) 10 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2025 South American U-20 Championship
GK Felipe Longo (2005-05-03) 3 May 2005 (age 20) 6 0 Brazil Corinthians 2025 South American U-20 Championship
GK Henrique Menke (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 19) 1 0 Brazil Internacional 2025 South American U-20 Championship
DF Paulo Ricardo (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 20) 15 0 Brazil Vasco da Gama 2025 South American U-20 Championship
DF Zé Guilherme (2005-03-16) 16 March 2005 (age 20) 9 0 Brazil Bahia 2025 South American U-20 Championship
DF Filipe Bordon (2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 20) 13 0 Italy Lazio 2025 South American U-20 Championship
DF Anthony (2005-07-12) 12 July 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Brazil Goiás 2025 South American U-20 Championship
DF Arthur Dias (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 18) 0 0 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 2025 South American U-20 Championship
MF Breno Bidon (2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 20) 13 1 Brazil Corinthians 2025 South American U-20 Championship
MF Kauan Rodrigues (2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 20) 14 3 Brazil Fortaleza 2025 South American U-20 Championship
FW Rayan (2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 (age 19) 2 0 Brazil Vasco da Gama 2025 South American U-20 Championship
FW Ricardo Mathias (2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 19) 17 2 Brazil Internacional 2025 South American U-20 Championship
FW Alisson Santana (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 20) 9 5 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2025 South American U-20 Championship
  • INJ: Withdrew due to injury
  • CLUB: Player withdrew from the current squad after his club made him unavailable for the call-up

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Year(s) U-20 goals
1 Adaílton 1997 24
2 Marcos Leonardo 2021– 15
3 Romário 1985 11
4 Neymar 2011 9
Henrique 2011 9
5 Rodrigo Gral 1999 8
Edu 1999 8
Alexandre Pato 2007 8
Vitor Roque 2022– 8
8 Dudu Cearense 2003 7
9 Geovani 1983 6
Ronaldinho 1999 6
Adriano 2001 6
Daniel Carvalho 2003 6
Alan Kardec 2009 6
Marcos Guilherme 2015 6
Andrey Santos 2021– 6

Individual awards

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  • FIFA U-20 World Cup

Honours

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  • FIFA U-20 World Cup:
    • Winners (5): 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011
    • Runners-up (4): 1991, 1995, 2009, 2015
  • South American Youth Championship:
    • Winners (13): 1974, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023 , 2025
    • Runners-up (7): 1954, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 2003, 2005

Friendlies

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  • Tournoi Juniors de Cannes:[2]
    • Winners (4): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
  • Tournament of the Crown Prince:[3]
    • Winners: 1978
  • Toulon Tournament:
    • Winners (9): 1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2019
  • Torneio Internacional de Ribeirão Preto:[4]
    • Winners: 1981
  • Beijing Youth Tournament:[5]
    • Winners: 1986
  • Qatar Friendship Tournament:[6]
    • Winners: 1987
  • COTIF:
    • Winners (3): 1990, 2002, 2014
  • Copa Gobernador del Estado Carabobo:[7]
    • Winners: 1992
  • Val-Action Cup:[6]
    • Winners: 1993
  • King's Cup:
    • Winners: 1999
  • Mediterranean International Cup U-20:[8]
    • Winners (5): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010
  • Mediterranean International Cup U-18:[8]
    • Winners (9): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
  • TyC Asia Cup:[9]
    • Winners: 2001
  • Oman International Tournament:[10]
    • Winners: 2002
  • Malaysia International Tournament:[11]
    • Winners: 2003
  • Sendai Cup:[12]
    • Winners (6): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • SBS Cup:
    • Winners: 2004
  • Valais Youth Cup:
    • Winners: 2013
  • Panda Cup:
    • Winners: 2014
  • Talca International Tournament:[13][14]
    • Winners: 2016
  • Torneio Quadrangular de Teresópolis:[15]
    • Winners: 2020
  • Torneio Internacional do Espírito Santo:[16]
    • Winners: 2022

Managers

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Head-to-head record

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The following table shows Brazil's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Seleção Masculina Sub-20 se apresenta em Atibaia" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Tournoi Juniors U-18 de Cannes". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ^ "U-20 Tournament of the Crown Prince (Iran)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. ^ "U-18 Tournament 1981 (Brazil)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Beijing Youth Tournament 1986". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b Napoleão, Antonio Carlos; Assad, Roberto. Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006 (in Portuguese). pp. 113–116.
  7. ^ "1992 – Copa Gobernador del estado Carabobo" (in Spanish). Eliezer Perez - Historias y estadísticas del fútbol de Venezuela desde 1902. May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. ^ a b "MIC Football - An impressive honor roll". MIC Football (official website). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. ^ "TyC Asia Offers Under-20 Soccer Event in Hong Kong". sportcal. 17 January 2001. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Convocada seleção sub-20 para o Torneio de Oman" (in Portuguese). nsctotal. 2 September 2002. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Seleção sub-20 bate Portugal e ganha torneio na Malásia" (in Portuguese). Folha de São Paulo. 16 March 2003. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Sendai Cup (Japan)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Seleção sub-20 festeja conquista do título de torneio no Chile" (in Portuguese). Hoje em Dia. 17 October 2016. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Comandada por Micale, seleção brasileira sub-20 é campeã no Chile" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Brasil empata com o Chile e conquista o Torneio Internacional Sub-20" (in Portuguese). CBF (Site Oficial). Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Espetáculo brazuca. Brasil goleia o Uruguai e conquista o título do Torneio Internacional Sub-20" (in Portuguese). CBF (Site Oficial). 12 June 2022.
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