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Brazil

Nickname(s)	Seleção (The Selection) Canarinho (Little Canary) Amarelinha (Little Yellow) Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow)
Association	Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (Brazilian Football Confederation)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Dorival Júnior
Captain	Danilo
Most caps	Cafu (142)
Top scorer	Neymar (79)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	BRA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	3 (7 February 2019)
Highest	1 (159 times on 8 occasions)
Lowest	22 (6 June 2013)
Elo ranking
Current	1 (3 March 2019)
Highest	1 (8,640 days on 40 occasions)
Lowest	20 (7 November 2001)
First international
Argentina 3–0 Brazil  (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 20 September 1914)
Biggest win
Brazil 10–1 Bolivia  (São Paulo, Brazil; 10 April 1949)  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)
World Cup
Appearances	22 (first in 1930)
Best result	Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Copa América
Appearances	38 (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)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1997)
Best result	Champions (1997, 2005, 2009, 2013)
Medal record FIFA World Cup Gold 1958 Sweden Team Gold 1962 Chile Team Gold 1970 Mexico Team Gold 1994 United States Team Gold 2002 Korea & Japan Team Silver 1950 Brazil Team Silver 1998 France Team Bronze 1938 France Team Bronze 1978 Argentina Team Copa América Gold 1919 Brazil Team Gold 1922 Brazil Team Gold 1949 Brazil Team Gold 1989 Brazil Team Gold 1997 Bolivia Team Gold 1999 Paraguay Team Gold 2004 Peru Team Gold 2007 Venezuela Team Gold 2019 Brazil Team Silver 1921 Argentina Team Silver 1925 Argentina Team Silver 1937 Argentina Team Silver 1945 Chile Team Silver 1946 Argentina Team Silver 1953 Peru Team Silver 1957 Peru Team Silver 1959 Argentina Team Silver 1983 South America Team Silver 1991 Chile Team Silver 1995 Uruguay Team Silver 2021 Brazil Team Bronze 1916 Argentina Team Bronze 1917 Uruguay Team Bronze 1920 Chile Team Bronze 1942 Uruguay Team Bronze 1959 Ecuador Team Bronze 1975 South America Team Bronze 1979 South America Team Panamerican Championship Gold 1952 Chile Team Gold 1956 Mexico Team Silver 1960 Costa Rica Team CONCACAF Gold Cup Silver 1996 United States Team Silver 2003 United States & Mexico Team Bronze 1998 United States Team FIFA Confederations Cup Gold 1997 Saudi Arabia Team Gold 2005 Germany Team Gold 2009 South Africa Team Gold 2013 Brazil Team Silver 1999 Mexico Team Olympic Games Silver 1984 Los Angeles Team Silver 1988 Seoul Team

The Brazil national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed Seleção Canarinho ("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. It is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs, 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, 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 levels.

In ranking standings, Brazil has the highest average football Elo rating, and the fourth all-time peak football Elo rating, established in 2022. In FIFA's ranking system Brazil holds the record for most Team of the Year first ranking wins with 13. Many commentators, experts, and former players have considered the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest team of all time. 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. In 1996, the Brazil national team achieved 35 consecutive matches undefeated, a feat which they held as a world record for 25 years.

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, Uruguay—known as the Clássico do Rio Negro, due to the traumatic Maracanazo, and the Netherlands due to several important meetings between the two teams at several World Cups.

History

Early history (1914–1922)

The first Brazil national team, 1914

Brazil's first match at home against Exeter City in 1914

It is generally believed that the inaugural game of the Brazil national football team 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. Brazil won 2–0 with goals by Oswaldo Gomes and Osman, though it is claimed that the match was a 3–3 draw.

In contrast to its future success, the national team's early appearances were not brilliant. Other early matches played during that time include several friendly games against Argentina (being defeated 3–0), Chile (first in 1916) and Uruguay (first on 12 July 1916). However, led by the goalscoring abilities of Arthur Friedenreich, they were victorious at home in the South American Championships in 1919, repeating their victory, also at home, in 1922.

First World Cup and title drought (1930–1949)

In 1930, Brazil played in the first World Cup, held in Uruguay. The squad defeated Bolivia but lost to Yugoslavia, being eliminated from the competition at group stage. They lost in the first round to Spain in 1934 in Italy, but reached the semi-finals in France in 1938, being defeated 2–1 by eventual winners Italy. Brazil were the only South American team to participate in this competition.

The 1949 South American Championship held in Brazil ended a 27-year streak without official titles. The last one was in the 1922 South American Championship, also played on Brazilian soil.

The 1950 Maracanazo

Brazil national team at the 1950 World Cup. National Archives of Brazil.

After that, Brazil first achieved international prominence when it hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup. The team 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. Uruguay, however, won the match and the Cup in a game known as "the Maracanazo". The match led to a period of national mourning.

For the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, Brazil was then almost completely renovated, with the team colours changed (to a new design by Aldyr Schlee) from all white to the yellow, blue and green of the national flag, to forget the Maracanazo, but still had a group of star players. Brazil reached the quarter-final, where they were beaten 4–2 by tournament favourites Hungary in one of the ugliest matches in football history, known as the "Battle of Berne".

Pelé and the First Golden Era (1958–1970)

The Brazil national team at the 1959 Copa América

For the 1958 World Cup, Brazil were drawn in a group with England, the USSR and Austria. They beat Austria 3–0 in their first match, then drew 0–0 with England. Before the match, coach Vicente Feola made three substitutions that were crucial for Brazil to defeat the Soviets: Zito, Garrincha and Pelé. From the kick-off, they kept up the pressure relentlessly, and after three minutes, which were later described as "the greatest three minutes in the history of football", 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 then beat Sweden 5–2 in the final, winning their first World Cup and becoming the first nation to win a World Cup title outside of its own continent. Pelé described it tearfully as a nation coming of age.

Defending champions Brazil at the 1962 FIFA World Cup

In the 1962 World Cup, Brazil earned its second title with Garrincha as the star player, a mantle and responsibility laid 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.

In the 1966 World Cup, Brazil had their worst performance in a World Cup. The 1966 tournament was remembered for its excessively physical play, and Pelé was one of the players most affected. Against Portugal, several violent tackles by the Portuguese defenders caused forward player Pelé to leave the match and the tournament. Brazil lost this match and was eliminated in the first round of the World Cup for the first time since 1934. They have not failed to reach the knockout stages of the competition since. Brazil became the second nation to be eliminated in the first round while holding the World Cup crown following Italy in 1950. After the 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups, France, Italy, Spain and Germany were also added to this list. After the tournament, Pelé declared that he did not wish to play in the World Cup again. Nonetheless, he returned in 1970.

The 1970 FIFA World Cup-winning Brazil team, considered by many distinguished commentators as the greatest football team ever

Brazil won its third World Cup in Mexico in 1970. It fielded what has been widely considered the best World Cup football squad ever, led by Pelé in his last World Cup finals, captain Carlos Alberto Torres, Jairzinho, Tostão, Gérson and Rivellino. Even though Garrincha had retired, this team was still a force to be reckoned with. They won all six of their games—against Czechoslovakia, England and Romania during group play, and against Peru, Uruguay and Italy in the knockout rounds. Jairzinho was the second top scorer with seven goals, and is the only player to score in every match in a World Cup; Pelé finished with four goals. Brazil lifted the Jules Rimet trophy for the third time (the first nation to do so), which meant that they were allowed to keep it. A replacement was then commissioned, though it would be 24 years before Brazil won it again.

The dry spell (1974–1990)

After the international retirement of Pelé and other stars from the 1970 squad, Brazil was not able to overcome the Netherlands at the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, and finished in fourth place after losing the third place game to Poland.

In the second group stage of the 1978 World Cup, Brazil competed 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 to the top of the group with a goal difference of +5. Argentina had a goal difference of +2, but in its last group match, it defeated Peru 6–0, and thus qualified for the final in a match accused of ultimately-unproven match fixing. Brazil subsequently beat Italy in the third place play-off, and were the only team to remain unbeaten in the tournament.

At the 1982 World Cup, held in Spain, Brazil were the tournament favorites, and easily moved through the early part of the draw, but a 3–2 defeat in Barcelona to Italy, in a classic World Cup match, eliminated them from the tournament in the match that they refer to as "Sarriá's Tragedy", referencing the stadium's name. The 1982 team, with a midfield of Sócrates, Zico, Falcão and Éder, is remembered as perhaps the greatest team never to win a World Cup.

Several players, including Sócrates and Zico, from 1982 returned to play at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Brazil, still a very good team and more disciplined defensively than four years earlier, met the Michel Platini-led France in the quarter-finals in a classic of Total Football. The game played to a 1–1 draw in regulation time, and after a goalless extra time, it all came down to a penalty shoot-out, where Brazil was defeated 4–3.

After a 40-year hiatus, Brazil was victorious in the 1989 Copa América, this being their fourth victory in four tournaments hosted in Brazil. This achievement ended Brazil's 19-year streak without an official championship since the 1970 World Cup.

At the 1990 World Cup in Italy, Brazil was coached by Sebastião Lazaroni, who had been the coach in the 1989 Copa América. With a defensive scheme, whose main symbol was midfielder Dunga, forward Careca and three centre-backs, the team lacked creativity but made it to the second round. Brazil was eliminated by Diego Maradona-led Argentina in the round of 16 in Turin, losing to their South American archrivals 1–0.

The Second Golden Era (1994–2002)

Brazil's Ronaldo in the 2002 FIFA World Cup

Brazil went 24 years without winning a World Cup or even participating in a final. Their struggles ended at the 1994 tournament in the United States, where a solid side headed by Romário and Bebeto in attack, captain Dunga in midfield, goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel and defender Jorginho, won the World Cup for a then-record fourth time. Highlights of their campaign included a 1–0 victory over the United States in the round of 16 at Stanford University, a 3–2 win over the Netherlands in the quarter-finals in Dallas, and a 1–0 victory over Sweden in the semi-finals at Pasadena's Rose Bowl. This set up Brazil–Italy in the final in Pasadena. A game played in searing heat which ended as a goalless draw, with Italy's defence led by Franco Baresi keeping out Romário, penalty kicks loomed, and Brazil became champions with Roberto Baggio missing Italy's last penalty. Despite the triumph, the 1994 World Cup winning team is not held in the same high esteem in Brazil as their other World Cup winning teams. FourFourTwo magazine labelled the 1994 team "unloved" in Brazil due to their pragmatic, defensive style over the more typical Brazilian style of attacking flair.

Entering the 1998 World Cup as defending champions, Brazil finished runner-up. Having topped their group and won the next two rounds, Brazil beat the Netherlands on penalties in the semi-final following a 1–1 draw. Player of the tournament Ronaldo scored four goals and made three assists en route to the final. The build up to the final itself was overshadowed by Ronaldo suffering a convulsive fit only hours before kick off. The starting line up without Ronaldo was released to a shocked world media, but after pleading that he felt fine and requested to play, Ronaldo was reinstated by the coach, before giving a below par performance as France, led by Zidane, won 3–0.

2002 World Cup winning Brazil national football team airplane in Brazilian team livery

Fuelled by the "Three R's" (Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho), Brazil won its fifth championship at the 2002 World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan. Brazil beat all three opponents in group play in South Korea and topped the group. In Brazil's opening game against Turkey, in Ulsan, Rivaldo fell to the ground clutching his face after Turkey's Hakan Ünsal had kicked the ball at his legs. Rivaldo escaped suspension but was fined £5,180 for play-acting, and became the first player ever to be punished in FIFA's crackdown on diving. In their knockout round matches in Japan, Brazil defeated Belgium 2–0 in Kobe in the round of 16. Brazil defeated England 2–1 in the quarter-finals in Shizuoka, with the winning goal coming from an unexpected free-kick by Ronaldinho from 40 yards out. The semi-final was against Turkey in Saitama; Brazil won 1–0. The final was between Germany and Brazil in Yokohama, where Ronaldo scored two goals in Brazil's 2–0 triumph. Ronaldo also won the Golden Shoe as the tournament's leading scorer with 8 goals. Brazil's success saw them receive the Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year.

Brazil won the 2004 Copa América, their third win in four competitions since 1997. Brazil also won the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup for the second time. Manager Carlos Alberto Parreira built his side through a 4–2–2–2 formation. Nicknamed the "Magic quartet", the attack was built around four players: Ronaldo, Adriano, Kaká and Ronaldinho.

World Cup drought (2006–present)

Brazil and Japan entering the field at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

In the 2006 World Cup, Brazil won their three group games against Croatia (1–0), Australia (2–0) and Japan (4–1). Ronaldo scored twice and equalled the record for the most goals scored across all World Cups. In the round of 16, Brazil beat Ghana 3–0. Ronaldo's goal was his 15th in World Cup history, breaking the record. Brazil, however, were eliminated in the quarter-finals against France, losing 1–0 to a Thierry Henry goal.

Dunga was appointed as Brazil's new team manager in 2006. Brazil then won the 2007 Copa América. Two years later, Brazil won the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, defeating the U.S. 3–2 in the final, to seal their third Confederations Cup title.

Brazil's Kaká against Chile at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Brazil won their first two matches against North Korea (2–1) and the Ivory Coast (3–1), respectively. Their last match, against Portugal, ended in a 0–0 draw. They faced Chile in the round of 16, winning 3–0, although in the quarter-final they fell to the Netherlands 2–1.

In July 2010, Mano Menezes was named as Brazil's new coach. At the 2011 Copa América, Brazil lost against Paraguay and was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In November 2012, coach Mano Menezes was sacked and replaced by Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Brazilian players celebrate winning the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. The team had five wins in five matches.

On 6 June 2013, Brazil was ranked 22nd in the FIFA ranking, their lowest-ever rank. At the 2013 Confederations Cup, Brazil defended their title, beating Spain in the final, winning 3–0 and sealing their fourth Confederations Cup title.

2014 FIFA World Cup

In the opening match of the 2014 World Cup against Croatia, two goals from Neymar and one from Oscar saw the Seleção off to a winning start in their first World Cup on home soil in 64 years. The team then drew with Mexico, before confirming qualification to the knockout stage by defeating Cameroon 4–1. Brazil faced Chile in the round of 16, needing penalties to prevail to the next round following a 1–1 draw.

Brazil line up against Colombia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Neymar (front row, second from right) would play his last game at the tournament after being stretchered off with a fractured vertebra.

The team again faced South American opposition in the quarter-final, defeating Colombia 2–1. However, late in the match, Neymar was stretchered off after suffering a fractured vertebra, ruling him out for the remainder of the tournament.

The Seleção went on to lose 7–1 to the Germans – their biggest ever defeat at the World Cup and first home loss in a competitive match since 1975. The match has been nicknamed the Mineirazo, making reference to the nation's previous World Cup defeat on home soil, the Maracanazo against Uruguay in 1950, and the Estádio do Mineirão where the match took place. Brazil subsequently lost 3–0 to the Netherlands in the third-place play-off match. Following the tournament, Scolari announced his resignation.

Return of Dunga (2014–2016)

Brazil's 1994 World Cup winning captain, Dunga, was coach from 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 2016.

On 22 July 2014, Dunga was announced as the new manager of Brazil, returning to the position for the first time since the team's exit at the 2010 World Cup.

At the 2015 Copa América, Brazil finished first in Group C to advance to the knockout stages. However, they were eliminated in the next round, losing on penalties to Paraguay.

At the 2016 Copa América Centenario, Brazil began the tournament with a goalless draw with Ecuador before beating Haiti 7–1 in the next match. Needing only a draw to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament, Brazil suffered a controversial 1–0 loss to Peru, with Raúl Ruidíaz scoring in the 75th minute. This defeat saw Brazil eliminated from the tournament in the group stage for the first time since 1987.

2016–present

Brazil team prior to their group game against Costa Rica at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

Brazil supporters at the 2018 World Cup

On 14 June 2016, Tite replaced Dunga as manager of Brazil. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Brazil finished top of their group. After defeating Mexico in the round of 16, Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Belgium, losing 2–1. Despite elimination from the tournament, Tite remained as head coach ahead of the 2019 Copa América held on home soil. He would lead Brazil to their first Copa América title since 2007. After beating rivals Argentina 2–0 in the semi-finals, Brazil beat Peru in the final to win their ninth Copa América title.

At the 2021 Copa América, Brazil reached the final match again, but this time they were defeated by Argentina 1–0 in the Maracana Stadium.

At the 2022 World Cup, Brazil finished first in their group. The team then faced South Korea in the round of 16, winning with a 3-goal margin, and progressed to the quarter-finals where they eventually lost 4–2 on penalties to Croatia. Following their exit from the World Cup, Tite resigned as head coach.

At the 2024 Copa América, Brazil were eliminated on penalties by Uruguay in the quarter-finals following a 0–0 draw.

Team image

Uniforms

Brazil's first team colors were white with blue collars, but following the defeat at Maracanã in the 1950 World Cup, the colors were criticized for lacking patriotism. With permission from the Brazilian Sports Confederation, the newspaper Correio da Manhã held a competition to design a new kit incorporating the four colors of the Brazilian flag. 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. The new colors were first used in March 1954 in a match against Chile, and have been used ever since. Topper were the manufacturers of Brazil's kit up to and including the match against Wales on 11 September 1991; Umbro took over before the next match, versus Yugoslavia in October 1991. Nike began making Brazil kits in late 1996, in time for the 1997 Copa América and the 1998 World Cup.

The use of blue and white as the second kit colors owes its origins to the defunct latter-day Portuguese monarchy and dates from the 1930s, but it became the permanent second choice accidentally in the 1958 World Cup Final. Brazil's opponents were Sweden, who also wore yellow, and a draw gave the home team, Sweden, the right to play in yellow. Brazil, who traveled with no second kit, hurriedly purchased a set of blue shirts and sewed the badges taken from their yellow shirts on them.

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period	Contract announcement	Contract duration	Value	Ref.
None	1908–1954
Athleta	1954–1977		1954–1977	None
Adidas	1977–1981		1977–1981
Topper	1981–1991		1981–1991
Umbro	1991–1996		1991–1996
Nike	1997–present	December 1996	1997–2007	Total $200 million~$250 million
		Unknown	2008–2026	€69.5 million per year

Nicknames

The Brazil national team is known by different names in various parts of the world. Nicknames for the squad in Brazil include:

• Canarinho, meaning 'Little Canary', a reference to a species of bird commonly found in Brazil that has a vivid yellow color, this phrase was popularized by the late cartoonist Fernando "Mangabeira" Pieruccetti during the 1950 World Cup despite the team not wearing the color yet back then
• Amarelinha (Little Yellow One)
• Seleção (The National Squad)
• Verde-amarela (The Green and Yellow)
• Pentacampeão (Five-time Champions)
• Esquadrão de Ouro (The Golden Squad)

Some Latin American commentators often refer to the Brazil team as El Scratch (The Scratch), among others. In 2022 FIFA World Cup, FIFA's YouTube channel referred to the team as Samba Boys.

Training camp

Granja Comary complex is the training camp of the national team.

Brazil's training camp is the Granja Comary in Teresópolis, located 90 km (56 mi) from Rio de Janeiro. Granja Comary was opened in 1987, and underwent significant renovations in 2013 and 2014.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2024

Friendly 23 March 2024	England	0–1	Brazil	London, England
19:00 UTC±0		https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/03/23/world/friendlies/england/brazil/4268141/	Endrick  80'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 83,467 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Friendly 26 March 2024	Spain	3–3	Brazil	Madrid, Spain
21:30 UTC+1	Rodri  12' (pen.), 87' (pen.) Olmo  36'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/03/26/world/friendlies/spain/brazil/4301176/	Rodrygo  40' Endrick  50' Paquetá  90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 65,000 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

Friendly 8 June 2024	Mexico	2–3	Brazil	College Station, United States
20:00 UTC−5	Quiñones  73' Martínez  90+2'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/08/world/friendlies/mexico/brazil/4285666/	Pereira  5' Martinelli  54' Endrick  90+6'	Stadium: Kyle Field Attendance: 85,249 Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)

Friendly 12 June 2024	United States	1–1	Brazil	Orlando, United States
19:00 UTC−4	Pulisic  26'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/13/world/friendlies/united-states-of-america/brazil/4328420/	Rodrygo  17'	Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 60,016 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

2024 Copa América Group D 24 June 2024	Brazil	0–0	Costa Rica	Inglewood, United States
18:00 UTC−7		https://www.concacaf.com/en/copa-america/game-details?matchid=726965		Stadium: SoFi Stadium Attendance: 67,158 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

2024 Copa América Group D 28 June 2024	Paraguay	1–4	Brazil	Paradise, United States
18:00 UTC−7	Alderete  48'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/copa-america/game-details?matchid=726973	Vinícius  35', 45+5' Savinho  43' Paquetá  65' (pen.)	Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 46,939 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

2024 Copa América Group D 2 July 2024	Brazil	1–1	Colombia	Santa Clara, United States
18:00 UTC−7	Raphinha  12'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/copa-america/game-details?matchid=726981	Muñoz  45+2'	Stadium: Levi's Stadium Attendance: 70,971 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

2024 Copa América Quarter-finals 6 July 2024	Uruguay	0–0 (4–2 pen)	Brazil	Paradise, United States
18:00 UTC−7		https://www.concacaf.com/en/copa-america/game-details?matchid=726986		Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 55,770 Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
		Penalties
	*Valverde Bentancur De Arrascaeta Giménez Ugarte		* Militão A. Pereira Douglas Luiz Martinelli

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 September 2024	Brazil	1–0	Ecuador	Curitiba, Brazil
22:00 UTC−3	Rodrygo  30'	https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400018617		Stadium: Estádio Couto Pereira Attendance: 36,914 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 September 2024	Paraguay	1–0	Brazil	Asunción, Paraguay
20:30 UTC−4	D. Gómez  20'	https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400018615		Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 31,962 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 October 2024	Chile	1–2	Brazil	Santiago, Chile
21:00 UTC−3	Vargas  2'	https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400018922	Igor Jesus  45+1' Luiz Henrique  89'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 43,059 Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 15 October 2024	Brazil	4–0	Peru	Brasília, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Raphinha  38' (pen.), 54' (pen.) Pereira  71' Luiz Henrique  74'	https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400018923		Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 60,139 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 14 November 2024	Venezuela	1–1	Brazil	Maturín, Venezuela
17:00 UTC−4	Segovia  46'	https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400019108	Raphinha  43'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 32,200 Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 19 November 2024	Brazil	1–1	Uruguay	Salvador, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Gerson  62'	https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400019117	Valverde  55'	Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

2025

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 20 March 2025	Brazil	v	Colombia	Brazil
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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 25 March 2025	Argentina	v	Brazil	Argentina
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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 June 2025	Ecuador	v	Brazil	Ecuador
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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 June 2025	Brazil	v	Paraguay	Brazil
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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 September 2025	Brazil	v	Chile	Brazil
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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 9 September 2025	Bolivia	v	Brazil	El Alto, Bolivia
--:-- UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Municipal de El Alto

Coaching staff

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Venezuela and Uruguay on 14 and 19 November 2024, respectively.

Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Uruguay.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Weverton	(1987-12-13) 13 December 1987 (age 37)	10	0	Palmeiras
12	1GK	Bento	(1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Al-Nassr
23	1GK	Ederson	(1993-08-17) 17 August 1993 (age 31)	29	0	Manchester City
2	2DF	Danilo (captain)	(1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 33)	65	1	Juventus
3	2DF	Léo Ortiz	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Flamengo
4	2DF	Marquinhos	(1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30)	95	7	Paris Saint-Germain
6	2DF	Alex Telles	(1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 32)	12	0	Botafogo
13	2DF	Dodô	(1998-11-17) 17 November 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Fiorentina
14	2DF	Gabriel Magalhães	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 27)	13	1	Arsenal
16	2DF	Abner	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Lyon
17	2DF	Murillo	(2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Nottingham Forest
5	3MF	Bruno Guimarães	(1997-11-16) 16 November 1997 (age 27)	32	1	Newcastle United
8	3MF	Lucas Paquetá	(1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 27)	55	11	West Ham United
15	3MF	Gerson	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)	11	1	Flamengo
18	3MF	André	(2001-07-16) 16 July 2001 (age 23)	10	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
19	3MF	Andreas Pereira	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28)	9	2	Fulham
7	4FW	Vinícius Júnior	(2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 24)	37	5	Real Madrid
9	4FW	Igor Jesus	(2001-02-25) 25 February 2001 (age 23)	4	1	Botafogo
10	4FW	Raphinha	(1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 28)	31	10	Barcelona
11	4FW	Gabriel Martinelli	(2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 23)	16	2	Arsenal
20	4FW	Savinho	(2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 (age 20)	11	1	Manchester City
21	4FW	Luiz Henrique	(2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23)	6	2	Botafogo
22	4FW	Estêvão	(2007-04-24) 24 April 2007 (age 17)	4	0	Palmeiras

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Alisson	(1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 32)	71	0	Liverpool	v.  Chile, 10 October 2024 INJ
GK	Rafael	(1989-06-23) 23 June 1989 (age 35)	0	0	São Paulo	2024 Copa América
GK	Léo Jardim	(1995-03-20) 20 March 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Vasco da Gama	v.  Spain, 26 March 2024
DF	Guilherme Arana	(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 27)	11	0	Atlético Mineiro	v.  Uruguay, 19 November 2024 INJ
DF	Vanderson	(2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23)	4	0	Monaco	v.  Uruguay, 19 November 2024 SUS
DF	Éder Militão	(1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26)	35	2	Real Madrid	v.  Venezuela, 14 November 2024 INJ
DF	Lucas Beraldo	(2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Paris Saint-Germain	v.  Peru, 15 October 2024
DF	Fabrício Bruno	(1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Flamengo	v.  Peru, 15 October 2024
DF	Bremer	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 27)	5	0	Juventus	v.  Chile, 10 October 2024 INJ
DF	Wendell	(1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 31)	6	0	Porto	v.  Paraguay, 10 September 2024
DF	William	(1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Cruzeiro	v.  Paraguay, 10 September 2024
DF	Yan Couto	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Borussia Dortmund	v.  Ecuador, 6 September 2024 INJ
DF	Ayrton Lucas	(1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Flamengo	v.  Spain, 26 March 2024
DF	Murilo Cerqueira	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Palmeiras	v.  Spain, 26 March 2024
MF	Matheus Pereira	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Cruzeiro	v.  Peru, 15 October 2024
MF	João Gomes	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 23)	9	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v.  Paraguay, 10 September 2024
MF	Douglas Luiz	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 26)	18	0	Juventus	2024 Copa América
MF	Éderson	(1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Atalanta	2024 Copa América
MF	Pablo Maia	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)	1	0	São Paulo	v.  Spain, 26 March 2024
MF	Casemiro	(1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 32)	75	7	Manchester United	v.  England, 23 March 2024 INJ
FW	Rodrygo	(2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23)	31	7	Real Madrid	v.  Venezuela, 14 November 2024 INJ
FW	Endrick	(2006-07-21) 21 July 2006 (age 18)	13	3	Real Madrid	v.  Peru, 15 October 2024
FW	Lucas Moura	(1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 32)	37	4	São Paulo	v.  Paraguay, 10 September 2024
FW	João Pedro	(2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	v.  Paraguay, 10 September 2024
FW	Pedro	(1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 27)	6	1	Flamengo	v.  Ecuador, 6 September 2024 INJ
FW	Evanilson	(1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Bournemouth	2024 Copa América
FW	Pepê	(1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Porto	2024 Copa América
FW	Richarlison	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 27)	48	20	Tottenham Hotspur	v.  Spain, 26 March 2024
FW	Galeno	(1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Porto	v.  Spain, 26 March 2024
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to injury SUS Player served suspension WIT Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue EXP Player expelled from squad

Individual records

Brazil national football team records and statistics

Manager records

Mário Zagallo became the first person to win the FIFA World Cup both as a player (1958 and 1962) and as a manager (1970). In 1970, when he was of age 38, he won the FIFA World Cup which made him the second youngest coach to win the FIFA World Cup. While still in Brazil as an assistant coach, the team won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Competitive record

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place     Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

FIFA World Cup

Brazil has qualified for every FIFA World Cup they entered, never requiring a qualifying play-off. With five titles, they have won the tournament on more occasions than any other national team.

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Group stage	6th	2	1	0	1	5	2	Squad		Qualified as invitees
1934	Round of 16	14th	1	0	0	1	1	3	Squad		Qualified automatically
1938	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	14	11	Squad
1950	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	22	6	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1954	Quarter-finals	5th	3	1	1	1	8	5	Squad		4	4	0	0	8	1
1958	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	16	4	Squad		2	1	1	0	2	1
1962	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	14	5	Squad		Qualified as defending champions
1966	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	4	6	Squad
1970	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	19	7	Squad		6	6	0	0	23	2
1974	Fourth place	4th	7	3	2	2	6	4	Squad		Qualified as defending champions
1978	Third place	3rd	7	4	3	0	10	3	Squad		6	4	2	0	17	1
1982	Second group stage	5th	5	4	0	1	15	6	Squad		4	4	0	0	11	2
1986	Quarter-finals	5th	5	4	1	0	10	1	Squad		4	2	2	0	6	2
1990	Round of 16	9th	4	3	0	1	4	2	Squad		4	3	1	0	13	1
1994	Champions	1st	7	5	2	0	11	3	Squad		8	5	2	1	20	4
1998	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	1	2	14	10	Squad		Qualified as defending champions
2002	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	18	4	Squad		18	9	3	6	31	17
2006	Quarter-finals	5th	5	4	0	1	10	2	Squad		18	9	7	2	35	17
2010		6th	5	3	1	1	9	4	Squad		18	9	7	2	33	11
2014	Fourth place	4th	7	3	2	2	11	14	Squad		Qualified as hosts
2018	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	1	1	8	3	Squad		18	12	5	1	41	11
2022		7th	5	3	1	1	8	3	Squad		17	14	3	0	40	5
2026	Qualification in progress										12	5	3	4	17	11
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	5 Titles	22/22	114	76	19	19	237	108	—		139	87	36	16	297	86

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Copa América

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1916	Third place	3rd	3	0	2	1	3	4	Squad
1917	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	7	8	Squad
1919	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	12	3	Squad
1920	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	1	8	Squad
1921	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	0	2	4	3	Squad
1922	Champions	1st	5	2	3	0	7	2	Squad
1923	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	2	5	Squad
1924	Withdrew
1925	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	11	9	Squad
1926	Withdrew
1927
1929
1935
1937	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	17	11	Squad
1939	Withdrew
1941
1942	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	15	7	Squad
1945	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	19	5	Squad
1946	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	13	7	Squad
1947	Withdrew
1949	Champions	1st	8	7	0	1	46	7	Squad
1953	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	0	3	17	9	Squad
1955	Withdrew
1956	Fourth place	4th	5	2	2	1	4	5	Squad
1957	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	23	9	Squad
1959	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	17	7	Squad
1959	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	7	10	Squad
1963	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	12	13	Squad
1967	Withdrew
1975	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	16	4	Squad
1979	Third place	3rd	6	2	2	2	10	9	Squad
1983	Runners-up	2nd	8	2	4	2	8	5	Squad
1987	Group stage	5th	2	1	0	1	5	4	Squad
1989	Champions	1st	7	5	2	0	11	1	Squad
1991	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	1	2	12	8	Squad
1993	Quarter-finals	5th	4	1	2	1	6	4	Squad
1995	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	10	3	Squad
1997	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	22	3	Squad
1999	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	17	2	Squad
2001	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	0	2	5	4	Squad
2004	Champions	1st	6	3	2	1	13	6	Squad
2007	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	15	5	Squad
2011	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	3	0	6	4	Squad
2015		5th	4	2	1	1	5	4	Squad
2016	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	7	2	Squad
2019	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	13	1	Squad
2021	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	12	3	Squad
2024	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	3	0	5	2	Squad
Total	9 Titles	38/48	195	109	41	45	435	206	—

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	14	2	Squad
1999	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	18	6	Squad
2001	Fourth place	4th	5	1	2	2	3	3	Squad
2003	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	3	3	Squad
2005	Champions	1st	5	3	1	1	12	6	Squad
2009	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	14	5	Squad
2013	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	14	3	Squad
2017	Did not qualify
Total	4 Titles	7/10	33	23	5	5	78	28	—

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1900	Only club teams participated
1904
1908	No national representative
1912
1920	Did not participate
1924
1928
1936
1948
1952	Quarter-finals	6th	3	2	0	1	9	6	Squad
1956	Did not participate
1960	Group stage	6th	3	2	0	1	10	6	Squad
1964	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	5	2	Squad
1968	Group stage	11th	3	0	2	1	4	5	Squad
1972	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	4	6	Squad
1976	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	6	6	Squad
1980	Did not qualify
1984	Silver medal	2nd	6	4	1	1	9	5	Squad
1988	Silver medal	2nd	6	4	1	1	12	4	Squad
Since 1992	See Brazil national under-23 football team
Total	2 Silver medals	8/19	32	15	7	10	59	40	—

Head-to-head record

Brazil national football team records and statistics

Honours

Major competitions

Worldwide

• FIFA World Cup
  • 1 Champions (5): 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
  • 2 Runners-up (2): 1950, 1998
  • 3 Third place (2): 1938, 1978
• FIFA Confederations Cup
  • 1 Champions (4): 1997, 2005, 2009, 2013
  • 2 Runners-up (1): 1999
• Olympic Games
  • 2 Silver medal (2): 1984, 1988

Continental

• South American Championship / Copa América
  • 1 Champions (9): 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019
  • 2 Runners-up (12): 1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959 (Argentina), 1983, 1991, 1995, 2021
  • 3 Third place (7): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1942, 1959 (Ecuador), 1975, 1979
• Panamerican Championship
  • 1 Champions (2): 1952, 1956
  • 2 Runners-up (1): 1960
• CONCACAF Gold Cup
  • 2 Runners-up (2): 1996, 2003
  • 3 Third place (1): 1998

Friendly

• Roca Cup (8): 1914, 1922, 1945, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1971 (shared), 1976
• Superclásico de las Américas (4): 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018
• Copa Confraternidad: 1923
• Copa 50imo Aniversario de Clarín: 1995
• Copa Río Branco (7): 1931, 1932, 1947, 1950, 1967 (shared), 1968, 1976
• Copa Rodrigues Alves (2): 1922, 1923
• Taça Oswaldo Cruz (8): 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1976
• Copa Bernardo O'Higgins (4): 1955, 1959, 1961, 1966 (shared)
• Copa Teixeira: 1990 (shared)
• Taça Jorge Chavéz / Santos Dumont: 1968
• Taça Interventor Federal: 1934
• Taça Dois de Julho: 1934
• Copa Emílio Garrastazú Médici: 1970
• Taça Independência: 1972
• Taça do Atlântico (3): 1956, 1970, 1976
• U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament: 1976
• Taça Centenário Jornal O Fluminense: 1978
• Saudi Crown Prince Trophy: 1978
• Rous Cup: 1987
• Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup: 1988
• Amistad Cup: 1992
• Umbro Cup: 1995
• Nelson Mandela Challenge: 1996
• Lunar New Year Cup: 2005
• Kirin Challenge Cup: 2022

Awards

• FIFA Team of the Year(13): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2022
• World Soccer Team of the Year (2): 1982, 2002
• Laureus World Team of the Year: 2003
• Gazzetta Sports World Team of the Year (2): 1994, 2002
• FIFA World Cup Fair Play Trophy (4): 1982, 1986, 1994, 2006
• FIFA Confederations Cup Fair Play Trophy (2): 1999, 2009
• Copa América Fair Play Trophy (2): 2019, 2021

Chronology of titles

Host nation	Tournament	Year	N.º
Brazil	Copa América	1919	1º
Brazil	Copa América	1922	2º
Brazil	Copa América	1949	3º
Chile	Panamerican Championship	1952	4º
Mexico	Panamerican Championship	1956	5º
Sweden	FIFA World Cup	1958	6º
Chile	FIFA World Cup	1962	7º
Mexico	FIFA World Cup	1970	8º
Brazil	Copa América	1989	9º
United States	FIFA World Cup	1994	10º
Bolivia	Copa América	1997	11º
Saudi Arabia	FIFA Confederations Cup	1997	12º
Paraguay	Copa América	1999	13º
South Korea–Japan	FIFA World Cup	2002	14º
Peru	Copa América	2004	15º
Germany	FIFA Confederations Cup	2005	16º
Venezuela	Copa América	2007	17º
South Africa	FIFA Confederations Cup	2009	18º
Brazil	FIFA Confederations Cup	2013	19º
Brazil	Copa América	2019	20º

Summary

Senior Competition	1	2	3	Total
FIFA World Cup	5	2	2	9
FIFA Confederations Cup	4	1	0	5
Olympic Games	0	2	0	2
Copa América	9	12	7	28
Panamerican Championship	2	1	0	3
CONCACAF Gold Cup	0	2	1	3
Total	20	20	10	50

See also

In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Brasil para niños

• Brazil national football team results (2010–present)
• Brazil national under-23 football team
• Brazil national under-20 football team
• Brazil national under-17 football team
• Brazil national futsal team
• Brazil national beach soccer team
• Brazilian football songs
• List of Brazil national football team managers
• Pra Frente Brasil