Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (Brazilian Football Confederation)
Confederation
CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach
Dorival Júnior
Captain
Casemiro
Most caps
Cafu (142)[1][2]
Top scorer
Neymar (79)
Home stadium
Various
FIFA code
BRA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current
5 (4 April 2024)[3]
Highest
1 (159 times on 8 occasions[4])
Lowest
22 (6 June 2013)
First international
Argentina 3–0 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 20 September 1914)[5][6]
Biggest win
Brazil 10–1 Bolivia (São Paulo, Brazil; 10 April 1949)[7] Brazil 9–0 Colombia (Lima, Peru; 24 March 1957)
Biggest defeat
Uruguay 6−0 Brazil (Viña del Mar, Chile; 18 September 1920) Brazil 1−7 Germany (Belo Horizonte, Brazil; 8 July 2014)[8]
World Cup
Appearances
22 (first in 1930)
Best result
Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Copa América
Appearances
37 (first in 1916)
Best result
Champions (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019)
Panamerican Championship
Appearances
3 (first in 1952)
Best result
Champions (1952, 1956)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances
3 (first in 1996)
Best result
Runners-up (1996, 2003)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances
7 (first in 1997)
Best result
Champions (1997, 2005, 2009, 2013)
Medal record
FIFA World Cup
1958 Sweden
Team
1962 Chile
Team
1970 Mexico
Team
1994 United States
Team
2002 Korea & Japan
Team
1950 Brazil
Team
1998 France
Team
1938 France
Team
1978 Argentina
Team
Copa América
1919 Brazil
Team
1922 Brazil
Team
1949 Brazil
Team
1989 Brazil
Team
1997 Bolivia
Team
1999 Paraguay
Team
2004 Peru
Team
2007 Venezuela
Team
2019 Brazil
Team
1921 Argentina
Team
1925 Argentina
Team
1937 Argentina
Team
1945 Chile
Team
1946 Argentina
Team
1953 Peru
Team
1957 Peru
Team
1959 Argentina
Team
1983 South America
Team
1991 Chile
Team
1995 Uruguay
Team
2021 Brazil
Team
1916 Argentina
Team
1917 Uruguay
Team
1920 Chile
Team
1942 Uruguay
Team
1959 Ecuador
Team
1975 South America
Team
1979 South America
Team
Panamerican Championship
1952 Chile
Team
1956 Mexico
Team
1960 Costa Rica
Team
CONCACAF Gold Cup
1996 United States
Team
2003 United States & Mexico
Team
1998 United States
Team
FIFA Confederations Cup
1997 Saudi Arabia
Team
2005 Germany
Team
2009 South Africa
Team
2013 Brazil
Team
1999 Mexico
Team
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles
Team
1988 Seoul
Team
The Brazil national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed Seleção Canarinha ("Canary Squad", after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil. They have been a member of FIFA since 1923 and a member of CONMEBOL since 1916.
Brazil is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner five times: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. The Seleção also has the best overall performance in the World Cup competition, both in proportional and absolute terms, with a record of 76 victories in 114 matches played, 129 goal difference, 247 points, and 19 losses.[11][12] It is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs,[13] and 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 South Korea/Japan). Brazil was also the most successful team in the now-defunct FIFA Confederations Cup, winning it four times, in 1997, 2005, 2009, and 2013. With the capture of the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[14] Brazil has become one of only two countries, the others being France, to have won all men's FIFA 11-player competitions at all age level.[15][16][17][18][14]
In ranking standings, Brazil have the highest average football Elo rating, and the fourth all-time peak football Elo rating, established in 1962.[19] In FIFA's ranking system Brazil holds the record for most Team of the Year first ranking wins with 13.[20] Many commentators, experts, and former players have considered the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest team of all time.[21][22][23][24][25] Other Brazilian teams are also highly esteemed and regularly appear listed among the best teams of all time, such as the Brazil teams of 1958–62 and the squads of the 1994–02 period, with honorary mentions for the gifted 1982 side.[26][27][28][29] In 1996, the Brazil national team achieved 35 consecutive matches undefeated, a feat which they held as a world record for 25 years.[30]
Brazil has developed many rivalries through the years, with the most notable ones being with Argentina—known as the "Superclássico das Américas" in Portuguese, Italy—known as the "Clássico Mundial" in Portuguese or the World Derby in English,[31][32] Uruguay due to the traumatic Maracanazo,[33] and the Netherlands due to several important meetings between the two teams at several World Cups.
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^"Marcos Evangelista de Morais "CAFU" – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. 23 July 2006. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^23 September 1993 until 19 November 1993, 19 April 1994 until 14 June 1994, 21 July 1994 until 16 May 2001, 3 July 2002 until 14 February 2007, 18 July 2007 until 19 September 2007, 1 July 2009 until 20 November 2009, 28 April 2010 until 14 July 2010, 6 April 2017 until 6 July 2017, 10 August 2017 until 14 September 2017, 31 March 2022 until 6 April 2023
^"Argentina v Brazil, 20 September 1914". 11v11.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^"Brazil & Argentina: A rivalry like no other – FIFA Museum (english)". www.fifamuseum.com. 31 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^"Brazil matches, ratings and points exchanged". Eloratings.net. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
^"Brazil 1 - 7 Germany". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^"Soccer World Cup All-Time Standings". Thesoccerworldcups.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
^All-time table of the FIFA World Cup
^Brazil at the FIFA World Cup
^ ab"Rio 2016: Neymar PK wins Brazil's first Olympic soccer gold | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^"How many times have Brazil won the World Cup? Selecao history and record at FIFA tournament". www.sportingnews.com. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^Munday, Billy (12 November 2021). "The Confederations Cup: an odd tournament now consigned to history". These Football Times. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^"Brazil won the U20 World Cup five times: who were the famous heroes". Sambafoot EN. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^Jimenez, Juan Salas. "Brazil Wins U17 FIFA World Cup". Eagle Eye. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^"World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^"Team of the Year Award 2010". Archived from the original on 18 December 2010.
^"Beckenbauer says Brazil 1970 was the best national team of all time". Beckenbauer diz que Brasil de 1970 foi melhor seleção de todos os tempos (Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
^Pitt-Brooke, Jack (3 July 2012). "The greatest team of all time: Brazil 1970 v Spain 2012". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
^"10 Greatest National Teams in World Football History". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
^Lea, Greg. "The Best Ever International Teams: Part Two". betsson.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
^"The 30 greatest international teams of all time". The Football Pantheon. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^"Soccer great Zico: Brazil '58 best team ever". Zico. CNN. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
^"Phenomenal goals, silky skills and tight blue shorts – Why Brazil 1982 was the best World Cup team ever". Mirror.co.uk. 10 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^"World Cup: The 10 best teams of all times". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
^"Euro 2016: Which is the greatest team in history of international football?". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
^"Spain win again to extend unbeaten streak". CNN. 20 June 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^víctor pérez. "Brasil-Italia, el clásico del fútbol mundial que consagró el viejo Sarriá". ABC.es. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^Molinaro, John (20 June 2009). "World Derby: Brazil vs Italy". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
^"FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 – News – Brazil & Uruguay, a rivalry with history – FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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