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Brazil national football 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
Nickname(s)Seleção (The National Team)
Canarinho (Little Canary)
Amarelinha (Little Yellow)
Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow)
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachRamon Menezes (interim)
CaptainCasemiro
Most capsCafu (142)[1][2]
Top scorerPelé (77)
Neymar (77)[3]
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeBRA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 3 2 (6 April 2023)[4]
Highest1 (159 times on 8 occasions[5])
Lowest22 (6 June 2013)
First international
 Argentina 3–0 Brazil 
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 20 September 1914)[6][7]
Biggest win
 Brazil 10–1 Bolivia 
(São Paulo, Brazil; 10 April 1949)[8]
 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)[9]
World Cup
Appearances22 (first in 1930)
Best resultChampions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Copa América
Appearances37 (first in 1916)
Best resultChampions (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019)
Panamerican Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1952)
Best resultChampions (1952, 1956)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1996)
Best resultRunners-up (1996, 2003)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1997)
Best resultChampions (1997, 2005, 2009, 2013)

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.[12][13] It is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs,[14] 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 is also the most successful team in the now-defunct FIFA Confederations Cup, winning it four times, in 1997, 2005, 2009, and 2013.

In ranking standings, Brazil have the highest average football Elo rating, and the fourth all-time peak football Elo rating, established in 1962.[15] In FIFA's ranking system Brazil holds the record for most Team of the Year first ranking wins with 13.[16] Many commentators, experts, and former players have considered the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest team of all time.[17][18][19][20][21] Other Brazilian teams are also highly estimated 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.[22][23][24][25] In 1996, the Brazil national team achieved 35 consecutive matches undefeated, a feat which they held as a world record for 25 years.[26]

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,[27][28] Uruguay due to the traumatic Maracanazo,[29] 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.[30][31] Brazil won 2–0 with goals by Oswaldo Gomes and Osman,[30][31][32] though it is claimed that the match was a 3–3 draw.[33][34]

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).[35] 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.[36] 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.[37] The last one had been in the 1922 South American Championship, also played on Brazilian soil.[37]

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.[38]

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.[39]

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",[40] 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.[41]

 
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.[42][43]

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 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.[44]

 
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 since then often been considered the best World Cup football squad ever,[17][18][19][22] led by Pelé in his last World Cup finals, captain Carlos Alberto Torres, Jairzinho, Tostão, Gérson and Rivelino. 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.[45]

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.[46]

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 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.[47][48] 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.[23]

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 absent a championship. The last one had been in the 1970 World Cup.

At the 1990 World Cup in Italy, Brazil was coached by Sebastião Lazaroni, that 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.[49]

The Second Golden Era (1994–2002)

 
The Brazil squad during the 1994 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.[50] 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.[45]

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.[51] 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.[52]

 
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.[53] 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.[54] Ronaldo also won the Golden Shoe as the tournament's leading scorer with 8 goals.[55] Brazil's success saw them receive the Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year.[56]

Brazil won the 2004 Copa América, their third win in four competitions since 1997.[57] Brazil also won the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup for the second time.[58] 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.[59]

World Cup drought (2006–present)

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

In the 2006 World Cup, Brazil won its first two games against Croatia (1–0) and Australia (2–0). In the final group game against Japan, Brazil won 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, was eliminated in the quarter-finals against France, losing 1–0 to a Thierry Henry goal.[59]

Dunga was hired as Brazil's new team manager in 2006.[60] Brazil then won the 2007 Copa América, where forward Robinho was awarded the Golden Boot and named the tournament's best player. 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.[61] Kaká was named as the player of the tournament while striker Luís Fabiano won the top goalscorer award.[62]

 
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.[63]

In July 2010, Mano Menezes was named as Brazil's new coach.[64] At the 2011 Copa América, Brazil lost against Paraguay and was eliminated in the quarter-finals. On 4 July 2012, due to a lack of competitive matches because the team had automatically qualified for the 2014 World Cup as tournament hosts, Brazil was ranked 11th in the FIFA ranking.

Return of Luiz Felipe Scolari (2013–2014)

In November 2012, coach Mano Menezes was sacked and replaced by Luiz Felipe Scolari.[65][66]

 
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.[67] Brazil entered the 2013 Confederations Cup with the objective of defending their title. In the final, Brazil faced Spain,[68] winning 3–0 and sealing their fourth Confederations Cup title.[69][70] Neymar was named player of the tournament and received the Golden Ball Award and the Adidas Bronze Shoe, and Júlio César won the Golden Glove Award for the best goalkeeper of the tournament.[71]

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.[72] The team then drew with Mexico, before confirming qualification to the knockout stage by defeating Cameroon 4–1 with Neymar again scoring twice, and Fred and Fernandinho providing further goals.[73][74] Brazil faced Chile in the round of 16, taking an 18th-minute lead through David Luiz's first goal for the Seleção in a 1–1 draw. Brazil prevailed 3–2 on penalties, with Neymar, David Luiz and Marcelo converting their kicks, and goalkeeper Júlio César saving three times.[75]

 
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 with goals from central defenders David Luiz and the team captain Thiago Silva. Late in the match, Neymar was stretchered off after Juan Camilo Zúñiga's knee had made contact with the forward's back. Neymar was taken to hospital and was diagnosed with a fractured vertebra, ruling him out for the remainder of the tournament.[76] Prior to this, Neymar had scored four goals, provided one assist, and been named man of the match twice. Brazil faced further problems ahead of their semi-final against Germany, as Thiago Silva was to serve a one-match suspension for receiving his second yellow card of the tournament in the quarter-final.[77]

The Seleção went on to lose 1–7 to the Germans – their biggest ever defeat at the World Cup and first home loss in a competitive match since 1975.[78] Towards the end of the match, the home crowd began to "olé" each pass from the German team, and booed their own players off the pitch after the final whistle.[79] 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.[80] Brazil subsequently lost 0–3 to the Netherlands in the third-place play-off match.[81][82] The team ended the tournament with the worst defensive record of the 32 competing nations, having conceded 14 goals.[83] The only other countries to concede 12 or more goals in the current World Cup format are North Korea and Saudi Arabia.[84] Following these results, Scolari announced his resignation.[85]

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.[86]

Dunga's first match in his second reign as Brazil's manager was a friendly match against 2014 World Cup quarter-finalists Colombia at Sun Life Stadium in Miami on 5 September 2014, with Brazil winning the match 1–0 through an 83rd-minute Neymar free-kick goal.[87] Dunga followed this up with wins against Ecuador (1–0),[88] in the 2014 Superclásico de las Américas against Argentina (2–0),[89] against Japan (4–0),[90] against Turkey (0–4),[91] and against Austria (1–2).[92] Dunga continued Brazil's winning streak in 2015 by defeating France 3–1 in another friendly. They followed this with wins against Chile (1–0), Mexico (2–0) and Honduras (1–0).

2015 Copa América

Brazil started the tournament with a victory against Peru after coming from behind by 2–1 (with Douglas Costa scoring in the dying moments),[93] followed by a 1–0 defeat against Colombia[94] and a 2–1 victory against Venezuela.[95] In the knockout stage, Brazil faced Paraguay and was eliminated after drawing 1–1 in normal time and losing 4–3 in the penalty shootout.[96] As such, Brazil was unable to qualify for a FIFA Confederations Cup (in this case, the 2017 edition) for the first time in almost 20 years.[97]

Copa América Centenario

Brazil began the 2016 Copa América Centenario with a scoreless draw against Ecuador, with the Ecuadorians having a goal wrongly disallowed in the second half. This was followed by an emphatic 7–1 victory over Haiti, with Philippe Coutinho scoring a hat-trick.[98] 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 by guiding the ball into the net with his arm.[99] This loss, Brazil's first loss to Peru since 1985,[100] saw Brazil eliminated from the tournament in the group stage for the first time since 1987.[101][102][103]

Tite era (2016–2022)

 
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.[104] Tite, who had managed Corinthians, the 2015 Brazilian champions and 2012 Club World Cup champions, was confirmed as his replacement six days later.[105] Tite's debut was marked with a 3–0 away victory against Ecuador on 2 September,[106] followed by a 2–1 win over Colombia, a 5–0 win against Bolivia and a 0–2 victory away against Venezuela, bringing Brazil to the top of the World Cup Qualifiers leaderboard for the first time since 2011.[107] Brazil then defeated Paraguay 3–0 to become the first team, other than the hosts Russia, to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.[108]

Brazil started their 2018 World Cup campaign with a draw against Switzerland – Brazil's goal coming from a 25-yard bending strike from Philippe Coutinho – their first non-win in an opener since 1978.[109] In the following match against Costa Rica on 22 June, goals from Coutinho and Neymar in stoppage time saw Brazil win 2–0.[110] They won their final group game 2–0 over Serbia with goals from Paulinho and Thiago Silva, meaning qualification for the last 16 as group winners.[111] On 2 July, goals from Neymar and Roberto Firmino saw Brazil 2–0 win over Mexico to advance to the quarter-finals.[112] On 6 July, Brazil were eliminated from the 2018 World Cup by Belgium in the quarter-finals, losing 2–1, with Fernandinho scoring an own goal for Belgium while Renato Augusto scored the only goal for Brazil.[113][114][115]

In spite of World Cup failure, the CBF continued to trust Tite and allowed him to continue his job as coach of Brazil for the 2019 Copa América held at home. However, Brazilian perpetration for the tournament at home was hampered by the injury of Neymar in a friendly match where Brazil thrashed 2019 AFC Asian Cup champions Qatar 2–0.[116] Despite this loss, Tite managed Brazil to their first Copa América title since 2007. Brazil overcame Bolivia after a goalless first half[117] and Peru in a celebratory 5–0 demolition.[118] Between these matches, Brazil drew Venezuela in a 0–0 draw with three goals ruled out by VAR.[119] Brazil met Paraguay in the quarter-finals where they won a 4–3 penalty shootout after a goalless draw.[120] In the semi-finals Brazil beat neighboring Argentina 2–0 to set up a rematch with Peru.[121] In the final, Brazil managed to defeat the Peruvians once again 3–1 to conquer their ninth Copa América title.[122]

On 8 June 2021, Brazil beat Paraguay 2–0 in a World Cup qualifier in Asunción – the first time they had won in the country since 1985.[123] In the 2022 World Cup, Brazil finished first in their group, having beaten Serbia 2–0, Switzerland 1–0, and losing 1–0 to Cameroon.[124] The team then faced South Korea in the round of 16, winning with a 3-goal margin, and progressed to the quarterfinals where they eventually lost 4–2 on penalties to Croatia.[125] Following their exit from the World Cup, Tite resigned as head coach.[126]

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 criticised 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.[127] The winning design was a yellow jersey with green trim and blue shorts with the white trim drawn by Aldyr Garcia Schlee, a nineteen-year-old from Pelotas.[127] 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.[128] Nike began making Brazil kits in late 1996, in time for the 1997 Copa América and the 1998 World Cup.[129]

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 wear yellow, and a draw gave the home team, Sweden, the right to play in yellow. Brazil, who travelled with no second kit, hurriedly purchased a set of blue shirts and sewed on them the badges taken from their yellow shirts.[130]

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier Period Contract
announcement
Contract
duration
Value Ref.
None 1908–1954
 
Athleta
1954–1977 1954–1977 None [131]
 
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 [132]
Unknown 2008–2026 €69.5 million per year [133]

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;[134] Amarelinha (Little Yellow One), Seleção (The National Squad), Verde-amarela (The Green and Yellow), Pentacampeão (Five-time Champions),[135] and Esquadrão de Ouro (The Golden Squad). Some Latin American commentators often refer to the Brazil team as El Scratch (The Scratch), among others.[136]

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.[137] Granja Comary was opened in 1987,[138] and underwent significant renovations in 2013 and 2014.

Results and fixtures

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

2022

2 June Friendly South Korea   1–5   Brazil Seoul, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+9)
  • Hwang Ui-jo   30'
Report
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 64,872
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
6 June 2022 Kirin Challenge Cup Japan   0–1   Brazil Tokyo, Japan
19:20 JST (UTC+9) Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 63,638
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
23 September Friendly Brazil   3–0   Ghana Le Havre, France
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Océane
Referee: Mikael Lesage (France)
27 September Friendly Brazil   5–1   Tunisia Paris, France
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
24 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Group G Brazil   2–0   Serbia Lusail, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium
Attendance: 88,103
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
28 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Group G Brazil   1–0   Switzerland Doha, Qatar
19:00 AST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Stadium 974
Attendance: 43,649
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
2 December 2022 FIFA World Cup Group G Cameroon   1–0   Brazil Lusail, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium
Attendance: 85,986
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
5 December 2022 FIFA World Cup R16 Brazil   4–1   South Korea Doha, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Stadium 974
Attendance: 43,847
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
9 December 2022 FIFA World Cup QF Croatia   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
  Brazil Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 AST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 43,893
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Penalties

2023

25 March Friendly Morocco   2–1   Brazil Tangier, Morocco
22:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium
Attendance: 63,500
Referee: Sadek Selmi (Tunisia)

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Ramon Menezes (caretaker)
Assistant coach Thiago Kosloski
Goalkeeping coach Sílvio Jardim
Fitness coach Leonardo Cupertino
General coordinator Ricardo Gomes

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for a friendly against Morocco on 25 March 2023.[139][140]

Caps and goals are correct as of 25 March 2023, after the match against Morocco.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ederson (1993-08-17) 17 August 1993 (age 29) 19 0   Manchester City
12 1GK Weverton (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987 (age 35) 10 0   Palmeiras
23 1GK Mycael (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 19) 0 0   Athletico Paranaense

2 2DF Emerson Royal (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 24) 8 0   Tottenham Hotspur
3 2DF Éder Militão (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 25) 28 1   Real Madrid
4 2DF Bremer (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 26) 3 0   Juventus
6 2DF Alex Telles (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 30) 11 0   Sevilla
13 2DF Arthur (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 20) 1 0   América Mineiro
14 2DF Roger Ibañez (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 24) 2 0   Roma
15 2DF Robert Renan (2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 19) 0 0   Zenit Saint Petersburg
16 2DF Renan Lodi (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 25) 16 0   Nottingham Forest

5 3MF Casemiro (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 31) 70 7   Manchester United
7 3MF Lucas Paquetá (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 25) 40 8   West Ham United
8 3MF Andrey Santos (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 18) 1 0   Vasco da Gama
17 3MF André (2001-07-16) 16 July 2001 (age 21) 0 0   Fluminense
18 3MF João Gomes (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 22) 0 0   Wolverhampton Wanderers
20 3MF Raphael Veiga (1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 (age 27) 1 0   Palmeiras

9 4FW Yuri Alberto (2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 (age 22) 1 0   Corinthians
10 4FW Rodrygo (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 22) 13 1   Real Madrid
11 4FW Vinícius Júnior (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 22) 21 2   Real Madrid
19 4FW Vitor Roque (2005-02-28) 28 February 2005 (age 18) 1 0   Athletico Paranaense
21 4FW Antony (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 23) 16 2   Manchester United
22 4FW Rony (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 (age 27) 1 0   Palmeiras

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Alisson (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 30) 61 0   Liverpool 2022 FIFA World Cup

DF Marquinhos (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 28) 76 5   Paris Saint-Germain v.   Morocco, 25 March 2023 INJ
DF Dani Alves (1983-05-06) 6 May 1983 (age 39) 126 8 Free agent 2022 FIFA World Cup
DF Thiago Silva (1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 38) 113 7   Chelsea 2022 FIFA World Cup
DF Danilo (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 31) 49 1   Juventus 2022 FIFA World Cup
DF Alex Sandro (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 32) 40 2   Juventus 2022 FIFA World Cup
DF Guilherme Arana (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 26) 4 0   Atlético Mineiro v.   Japan, 6 June 2022
DF Gabriel Magalhães (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 25) 0 0   Arsenal v.   Japan, 6 June 2022
DF Léo Ortiz (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 27) 0 0   Red Bull Bragantino v.   Japan, 6 June 2022

MF Fred (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 30) 32 0   Manchester United 2022 FIFA World Cup
MF Fabinho (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 29) 29 0   Liverpool 2022 FIFA World Cup
MF Éverton Ribeiro (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 34) 22 3   Flamengo 2022 FIFA World Cup
MF Bruno Guimarães (1997-11-16) 16 November 1997 (age 25) 10 1   Newcastle United 2022 FIFA World Cup
MF Philippe Coutinho (1992-06-12) 12 June 1992 (age 30) 68 21   Aston Villa v.   Japan, 6 June 2022
MF Danilo (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 21) 0 0   Nottingham Forest v.   Japan, 6 June 2022

FW Richarlison (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 25) 42 20   Tottenham Hotspur v.   Morocco, 25 March 2023 INJ
FW Neymar (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 31) 124 77   Paris Saint-Germain 2022 FIFA World Cup
FW Gabriel Jesus (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 26) 59 19   Arsenal 2022 FIFA World Cup
FW Raphinha (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 26) 16 5   Barcelona 2022 FIFA World Cup
FW Gabriel Martinelli (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 21) 6 0   Arsenal 2022 FIFA World Cup
FW Pedro (1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 25) 4 1   Flamengo 2022 FIFA World Cup
FW Roberto Firmino (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 31) 55 17   Liverpool v.   Tunisia, 27 September 2022
FW Matheus Cunha (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 23) 8 0   Wolverhampton Wanderers v.   Tunisia, 27 September 2022

  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to injury
  • SUS Player served suspension
  • WIT Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue

Individual records

Player records

As of 9 December 2022[3]
Players in bold are still active with Brazil.

Most capped players

 
Cafu is the all-time most capped player for Brazil, with 142 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals First cap Latest cap
1 Cafu 142 5 12 September 1990 1 July 2006
2 Dani Alves 126 8 10 October 2006 5 December 2022
3 Roberto Carlos 125 11 26 February 1992 1 July 2006
4 Neymar 124 77 10 August 2010 9 December 2022
5 Thiago Silva 113 7 12 October 2008 9 December 2022
6 Lúcio 105 4 15 November 2000 5 September 2011
7 Cláudio Taffarel 101 0 7 July 1988 12 July 1998
8 Robinho 100 28 13 July 2003 25 January 2017
9 Djalma Santos 98 3 10 April 1952 9 June 1968
Ronaldo 98 62 23 March 1994 7 June 2011

Top goalscorers

 
 
Pelé (left) and Neymar are Brazil's joint all-time top scorers, with 77 goals each.
Rank Player Goals Caps Average First cap Latest cap Pos
1 Pelé (list) 77 92 0.84 7 July 1957 18 July 1971 FW
Neymar (list) 77 124 0.62 10 August 2010 9 December 2022 FW
3 Ronaldo 62 98 0.63 23 March 1994 7 June 2011 FW
4 Romário 55 71 0.79 23 May 1987 27 April 2005 FW
5 Zico 48 71 0.68 25 February 1976 21 June 1986 MF
6 Bebeto 39 75 0.52 28 April 1985 12 July 1998 FW
7 Rivaldo 35 74 0.47 16 December 1993 19 November 2003 MF
8 Jairzinho 33 81 0.41 7 June 1964 3 March 1982 FW
Ronaldinho 33 97 0.34 26 June 1999 24 April 2013 MF
10 Ademir 32 39 0.82 21 January 1945 15 March 1953 FW
Tostão 32 54 0.59 15 May 1966 9 July 1972 FW

Youngest goalscorer

Oldest goalscorer

  • Romário (39 years and two months) vs.   Guatemala, 27 April 2005[142]

Most goals scored in a single match

First goal scored


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.[144]

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 To be determined To be determined
Total 5 titles 22/22 114 76 19 19 237 108 127 82 33 12 280 75
*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 Qualified
Total 9 titles 37/47 191 108 38 45 430 204

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 Did not participate
  1904
  1908
  1912
  1920
  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

Below is a result summary of all matches Brazil have played against FIFA recognized teams.[145] Updated to 25 March 2023.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
  Algeria 4 4 0 0 8 0 +8 100.00%
  Andorra 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00%
  Argentina 109 43 26 40 166 162 +4 39.45%
  Australia 8 6 1 1 21 1 +20 75.00%
  Austria 10 7 3 0 17 5 +12 70.00%
  Belgium 5 3 0 2 11 8 +3 60.00%
  Bolivia 32 23 4 5 108 25 +83 71.88%
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00%
  Bulgaria 9 8 1 0 19 2 +17 88.89%
  Cameroon 7 5 0 2 12 3 +9 71.43%
  Canada 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 50.00%
  Chile 75 53 14 8 170 61 +109 70.67%
  China 3 2 1 0 12 0 +12 66.67%
  Colombia 35 21 11 3 67 18 +49 60.00%
  Costa Rica 11 10 0 1 34 9 +25 90.91%
  Croatia 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 50.00%
  Czech Republic[note 1] 19 11 6 2 32 15 +17 57.89%
  Denmark 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 66.67%
  DR Congo[note 2] 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00%
  East Germany[146] 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 75.00%
  Ecuador 35 27 6 2 98 24 +74 77.13%
  Egypt[note 3] 6 6 0 0 18 4 +14 100.00%
  El Salvador 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 100.00%
  England 26 11 11 4 34 23 +11 42.31%
  Estonia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00%
  Finland 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 100.00%
  France 16 7 4 5 27 20 +7 43.75%
  Gabon 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00%
  Germany[note 4] 23 13 5 5 41 31 +10 56.52%
  Ghana 5 5 0 0 16 2 +14 100.00%
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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Brazil women s national football team The Brazil national football team Portuguese Selecao Brasileira de Futebol nicknamed Selecao 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 BrazilNickname s Selecao The National Team Canarinho Little Canary Amarelinha Little Yellow Verde Amarela Green Yellow AssociationConfederacao Brasileira de Futebol CBF ConfederationCONMEBOL South America Head coachRamon Menezes interim CaptainCasemiroMost capsCafu 142 1 2 Top scorerPele 77 Neymar 77 3 Home stadiumVariousFIFA codeBRAFirst coloursSecond coloursFIFA rankingCurrent3 2 6 April 2023 4 Highest1 159 times on 8 occasions 5 Lowest22 6 June 2013 First international Argentina 3 0 Brazil Buenos Aires 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Team2004 Peru Team2007 Venezuela Team2019 Brazil Team1921 Argentina Team1925 Argentina Team1937 Argentina Team1945 Chile Team1946 Argentina Team1953 Peru Team1957 Peru Team1959 Argentina Team1983 South America Team1991 Chile Team1995 Uruguay Team2021 Brazil Team1916 Argentina Team1917 Uruguay Team1920 Chile Team1942 Uruguay Team1959 Ecuador Team1975 South America Team1979 South America TeamPanamerican Championship1952 Chile Team1956 Mexico Team1960 Costa Rica TeamCONCACAF Gold Cup1996 United States Team2003 United States amp Mexico Team1998 United States TeamFIFA Confederations Cup1997 Saudi Arabia Team2005 Germany Team2009 South Africa Team2013 Brazil Team1999 Mexico TeamOlympic Games1984 Los Angeles Team1988 Seoul TeamBrazil is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup being crowned winner five times 1958 1962 1970 1994 and 2002 The Selecao 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 12 13 It is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs 14 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 is also the most successful team in the now defunct FIFA Confederations Cup winning it four times in 1997 2005 2009 and 2013 In ranking standings Brazil have the highest average football Elo rating and the fourth all time peak football Elo rating established in 1962 15 In FIFA s ranking system Brazil holds the record for most Team of the Year first ranking wins with 13 16 Many commentators experts and former players have considered the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest team of all time 17 18 19 20 21 Other Brazilian teams are also highly estimated 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 22 23 24 25 In 1996 the Brazil national team achieved 35 consecutive matches undefeated a feat which they held as a world record for 25 years 26 Brazil has developed many rivalries through the years with the most notable ones being with Argentina known as the Superclassico das Americas in Portuguese Italy known as the Classico Mundial in Portuguese or the World Derby in English 27 28 Uruguay due to the traumatic Maracanazo 29 and the Netherlands due to several important meetings between the two teams at several World Cups Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1914 1922 1 2 First World Cup and title drought 1930 1949 1 3 The 1950 Maracanazo 1 4 Pele and the First Golden Era 1958 1970 1 5 The dry spell 1974 1990 1 6 The Second Golden Era 1994 2002 1 7 World Cup drought 2006 present 1 7 1 Return of Luiz Felipe Scolari 2013 2014 1 7 1 1 2014 FIFA World Cup 1 7 2 Return of Dunga 2014 2016 1 7 2 1 2015 Copa America 1 7 2 2 Copa America Centenario 1 7 3 Tite era 2016 2022 2 Team image 2 1 Uniforms 2 1 1 Kit sponsorship 2 2 Nicknames 2 3 Training camp 3 Results and fixtures 3 1 2022 3 2 2023 4 Coaching staff 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Recent call ups 6 Individual records 6 1 Player records 6 1 1 Most capped players 6 2 Top goalscorers 6 2 1 Youngest goalscorer 6 2 2 Oldest goalscorer 6 2 3 Most goals scored in a single match 6 2 4 First goal scored 6 3 Manager records 7 Competitive record 7 1 FIFA World Cup 7 2 Copa America 7 3 FIFA Confederations Cup 7 4 Olympic Games 8 Head to head record 8 1 Matches against non FIFA and clubs 9 Honours 9 1 Major competitions 9 2 South American tournaments 9 3 Olympic Games 9 4 Friendlies 9 5 Awards 9 6 Chronology of titles 9 7 Summary 10 See also 11 Citations 12 Sources 13 External linksHistory EditMain article History of the Brazil national football team Early history 1914 1922 Edit 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 Sao Paulo select team and the English club Exeter City held in Fluminense s stadium 30 31 Brazil won 2 0 with goals by Oswaldo Gomes and Osman 30 31 32 though it is claimed that the match was a 3 3 draw 33 34 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 35 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 Edit 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 36 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 37 The last one had been in the 1922 South American Championship also played on Brazilian soil 37 The 1950 Maracanazo Edit 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 Estadio do Maracana 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 38 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 39 Pele and the First Golden Era 1958 1970 Edit The Brazil national team at the 1959 Copa America 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 Pele 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 40 Vava gave Brazil the lead They won the match by 2 0 Pele 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 Pele described it tearfully as a nation coming of age 41 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 Pele was injured during the second group match against Czechoslovakia and unable to play for the rest of the tournament 42 43 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 Pele was one of the players most affected Against Portugal several violent tackles by the Portuguese defenders caused Pele 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 Pele declared that he did not wish to play in the World Cup again Nonetheless he returned in 1970 44 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 since then often been considered the best World Cup football squad ever 17 18 19 22 led by Pele in his last World Cup finals captain Carlos Alberto Torres Jairzinho Tostao Gerson and Rivelino 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 Pele 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 45 The dry spell 1974 1990 Edit After the international retirement of Pele 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 46 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 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 Sarria s Tragedy referencing the stadium s name 47 48 The 1982 team with a midfield of Socrates Zico Falcao and Eder is remembered as perhaps the greatest team never to win a World Cup 23 Several players including Socrates 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 America this being their fourth victory in four tournaments hosted in Brazil This achievement ended Brazil s 19 year streak absent a championship The last one had been in the 1970 World Cup At the 1990 World Cup in Italy Brazil was coached by Sebastiao Lazaroni that had been the coach in the 1989 Copa America 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 49 The Second Golden Era 1994 2002 Edit Mauro Silva won the 1994 FIFA World Cup The Brazil squad during the 1994 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 Romario and Bebeto in attack captain Dunga in midfield goalkeeper Claudio 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 Romario penalty kicks loomed and Brazil became champions with Roberto Baggio missing Italy s last penalty 50 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 45 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 51 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 52 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 Unsal 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 53 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 54 Ronaldo also won the Golden Shoe as the tournament s leading scorer with 8 goals 55 Brazil s success saw them receive the Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year 56 Brazil won the 2004 Copa America their third win in four competitions since 1997 57 Brazil also won the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup for the second time 58 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 Kaka and Ronaldinho 59 World Cup drought 2006 present Edit Brazil and Japan entering the field at the 2006 FIFA World Cup In the 2006 World Cup Brazil won its first two games against Croatia 1 0 and Australia 2 0 In the final group game against Japan Brazil won 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 was eliminated in the quarter finals against France losing 1 0 to a Thierry Henry goal 59 Dunga was hired as Brazil s new team manager in 2006 60 Brazil then won the 2007 Copa America where forward Robinho was awarded the Golden Boot and named the tournament s best player 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 61 Kaka was named as the player of the tournament while striker Luis Fabiano won the top goalscorer award 62 Brazil s Kaka 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 63 In July 2010 Mano Menezes was named as Brazil s new coach 64 At the 2011 Copa America Brazil lost against Paraguay and was eliminated in the quarter finals On 4 July 2012 due to a lack of competitive matches because the team had automatically qualified for the 2014 World Cup as tournament hosts Brazil was ranked 11th in the FIFA ranking Return of Luiz Felipe Scolari 2013 2014 Edit In November 2012 coach Mano Menezes was sacked and replaced by Luiz Felipe Scolari 65 66 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 67 Brazil entered the 2013 Confederations Cup with the objective of defending their title In the final Brazil faced Spain 68 winning 3 0 and sealing their fourth Confederations Cup title 69 70 Neymar was named player of the tournament and received the Golden Ball Award and the Adidas Bronze Shoe and Julio Cesar won the Golden Glove Award for the best goalkeeper of the tournament 71 2014 FIFA World Cup Edit Main article Brazil at the 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 Selecao off to a winning start in their first World Cup on home soil in 64 years 72 The team then drew with Mexico before confirming qualification to the knockout stage by defeating Cameroon 4 1 with Neymar again scoring twice and Fred and Fernandinho providing further goals 73 74 Brazil faced Chile in the round of 16 taking an 18th minute lead through David Luiz s first goal for the Selecao in a 1 1 draw Brazil prevailed 3 2 on penalties with Neymar David Luiz and Marcelo converting their kicks and goalkeeper Julio Cesar saving three times 75 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 with goals from central defenders David Luiz and the team captain Thiago Silva Late in the match Neymar was stretchered off after Juan Camilo Zuniga s knee had made contact with the forward s back Neymar was taken to hospital and was diagnosed with a fractured vertebra ruling him out for the remainder of the tournament 76 Prior to this Neymar had scored four goals provided one assist and been named man of the match twice Brazil faced further problems ahead of their semi final against Germany as Thiago Silva was to serve a one match suspension for receiving his second yellow card of the tournament in the quarter final 77 The Selecao went on to lose 1 7 to the Germans their biggest ever defeat at the World Cup and first home loss in a competitive match since 1975 78 Towards the end of the match the home crowd began to ole each pass from the German team and booed their own players off the pitch after the final whistle 79 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 Estadio do Mineirao where the match took place 80 Brazil subsequently lost 0 3 to the Netherlands in the third place play off match 81 82 The team ended the tournament with the worst defensive record of the 32 competing nations having conceded 14 goals 83 The only other countries to concede 12 or more goals in the current World Cup format are North Korea and Saudi Arabia 84 Following these results Scolari announced his resignation 85 Return of Dunga 2014 2016 Edit 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 86 Dunga s first match in his second reign as Brazil s manager was a friendly match against 2014 World Cup quarter finalists Colombia at Sun Life Stadium in Miami on 5 September 2014 with Brazil winning the match 1 0 through an 83rd minute Neymar free kick goal 87 Dunga followed this up with wins against Ecuador 1 0 88 in the 2014 Superclasico de las Americas against Argentina 2 0 89 against Japan 4 0 90 against Turkey 0 4 91 and against Austria 1 2 92 Dunga continued Brazil s winning streak in 2015 by defeating France 3 1 in another friendly They followed this with wins against Chile 1 0 Mexico 2 0 and Honduras 1 0 2015 Copa America Edit Brazil started the tournament with a victory against Peru after coming from behind by 2 1 with Douglas Costa scoring in the dying moments 93 followed by a 1 0 defeat against Colombia 94 and a 2 1 victory against Venezuela 95 In the knockout stage Brazil faced Paraguay and was eliminated after drawing 1 1 in normal time and losing 4 3 in the penalty shootout 96 As such Brazil was unable to qualify for a FIFA Confederations Cup in this case the 2017 edition for the first time in almost 20 years 97 Copa America Centenario Edit Brazil began the 2016 Copa America Centenario with a scoreless draw against Ecuador with the Ecuadorians having a goal wrongly disallowed in the second half This was followed by an emphatic 7 1 victory over Haiti with Philippe Coutinho scoring a hat trick 98 Needing only a draw to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament Brazil suffered a controversial 1 0 loss to Peru with Raul Ruidiaz scoring in the 75th minute by guiding the ball into the net with his arm 99 This loss Brazil s first loss to Peru since 1985 100 saw Brazil eliminated from the tournament in the group stage for the first time since 1987 101 102 103 Tite era 2016 2022 Edit 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 104 Tite who had managed Corinthians the 2015 Brazilian champions and 2012 Club World Cup champions was confirmed as his replacement six days later 105 Tite s debut was marked with a 3 0 away victory against Ecuador on 2 September 106 followed by a 2 1 win over Colombia a 5 0 win against Bolivia and a 0 2 victory away against Venezuela bringing Brazil to the top of the World Cup Qualifiers leaderboard for the first time since 2011 107 Brazil then defeated Paraguay 3 0 to become the first team other than the hosts Russia to qualify for the 2018 World Cup 108 Brazil started their 2018 World Cup campaign with a draw against Switzerland Brazil s goal coming from a 25 yard bending strike from Philippe Coutinho their first non win in an opener since 1978 109 In the following match against Costa Rica on 22 June goals from Coutinho and Neymar in stoppage time saw Brazil win 2 0 110 They won their final group game 2 0 over Serbia with goals from Paulinho and Thiago Silva meaning qualification for the last 16 as group winners 111 On 2 July goals from Neymar and Roberto Firmino saw Brazil 2 0 win over Mexico to advance to the quarter finals 112 On 6 July Brazil were eliminated from the 2018 World Cup by Belgium in the quarter finals losing 2 1 with Fernandinho scoring an own goal for Belgium while Renato Augusto scored the only goal for Brazil 113 114 115 In spite of World Cup failure the CBF continued to trust Tite and allowed him to continue his job as coach of Brazil for the 2019 Copa America held at home However Brazilian perpetration for the tournament at home was hampered by the injury of Neymar in a friendly match where Brazil thrashed 2019 AFC Asian Cup champions Qatar 2 0 116 Despite this loss Tite managed Brazil to their first Copa America title since 2007 Brazil overcame Bolivia after a goalless first half 117 and Peru in a celebratory 5 0 demolition 118 Between these matches Brazil drew Venezuela in a 0 0 draw with three goals ruled out by VAR 119 Brazil met Paraguay in the quarter finals where they won a 4 3 penalty shootout after a goalless draw 120 In the semi finals Brazil beat neighboring Argentina 2 0 to set up a rematch with Peru 121 In the final Brazil managed to defeat the Peruvians once again 3 1 to conquer their ninth Copa America title 122 On 8 June 2021 Brazil beat Paraguay 2 0 in a World Cup qualifier in Asuncion the first time they had won in the country since 1985 123 In the 2022 World Cup Brazil finished first in their group having beaten Serbia 2 0 Switzerland 1 0 and losing 1 0 to Cameroon 124 The team then faced South Korea in the round of 16 winning with a 3 goal margin and progressed to the quarterfinals where they eventually lost 4 2 on penalties to Croatia 125 Following their exit from the World Cup Tite resigned as head coach 126 Team image EditUniforms Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brazil national football team kits Brazil s first team colors were white with blue collars but following the defeat at Maracana in the 1950 World Cup the colors were criticised for lacking patriotism With permission from the Brazilian Sports Confederation the newspaper Correio da Manha held a competition to design a new kit incorporating the four colors of the Brazilian flag 127 The winning design was a yellow jersey with green trim and blue shorts with the white trim drawn by Aldyr Garcia Schlee a nineteen year old from Pelotas 127 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 128 Nike began making Brazil kits in late 1996 in time for the 1997 Copa America and the 1998 World Cup 129 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 wear yellow and a draw gave the home team Sweden the right to play in yellow Brazil who travelled with no second kit hurriedly purchased a set of blue shirts and sewed on them the badges taken from their yellow shirts 130 Kit sponsorship Edit Kit supplier Period Contractannouncement Contractduration Value Ref None 1908 1954 Athleta 1954 1977 1954 1977 None 131 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 132 Unknown 2008 2026 69 5 million per year 133 Nicknames Edit 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 134 Amarelinha Little Yellow One Selecao The National Squad Verde amarela The Green and Yellow Pentacampeao Five time Champions 135 and Esquadrao de Ouro The Golden Squad Some Latin American commentators often refer to the Brazil team as El Scratch The Scratch among others 136 Training camp Edit Granja Comary complex is the training camp of the national team Brazil s training camp is the Granja Comary in Teresopolis located 90 km 56 mi from Rio de Janeiro 137 Granja Comary was opened in 1987 138 and underwent significant renovations in 2013 and 2014 Results and fixtures EditMain article Brazil national football team results 2010 present The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months as well as any future matches that have been scheduled Win Draw Loss 2022 Edit South Korea v Brazil 2 June FriendlySouth Korea 1 5 BrazilSeoul South Korea20 00 KST UTC 9 Hwang Ui jo 30 Report Richarlison 6 Neymar 41 pen 56 pen Coutinho 79 Gabriel Jesus 90 2 Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance 64 872Referee Ryuji Sato Japan Japan v Brazil 6 June 2022 Kirin Challenge CupJapan 0 1 BrazilTokyo Japan19 20 JST UTC 9 Report Neymar 76 pen Stadium Japan National Stadium Attendance 63 638Referee Alireza Faghani Iran Brazil v Ghana 23 September FriendlyBrazil 3 0 GhanaLe Havre France20 30 CEST UTC 2 Marquinhos 9 Richarlison 28 40 Report Stadium Stade Oceane Referee Mikael Lesage France Brazil v Tunisia 27 September FriendlyBrazil 5 1 TunisiaParis France20 30 CEST UTC 2 Raphinha 11 40 Richarlison 19 Neymar 29 pen Pedro 74 Report Talbi 18 Stadium Parc des Princes Referee Ruddy Buquet France Brazil v Serbia 24 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Group GBrazil 2 0 SerbiaLusail Qatar22 00 AST UTC 3 Richarlison 62 73 Report Stadium Lusail Iconic Stadium Attendance 88 103Referee Alireza Faghani Iran Brazil v Switzerland 28 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Group GBrazil 1 0 SwitzerlandDoha Qatar19 00 AST UTC 3 Casemiro 83 Report Stadium Stadium 974 Attendance 43 649Referee Ivan Barton El Salvador Cameroon v Brazil 2 December 2022 FIFA World Cup Group GCameroon 1 0 BrazilLusail Qatar22 00 AST UTC 3 Aboubakar 90 2 Report Stadium Lusail Iconic Stadium Attendance 85 986Referee Ismail Elfath United States Brazil v South Korea 5 December 2022 FIFA World Cup R16Brazil 4 1 South KoreaDoha Qatar22 00 AST UTC 3 Vinicius 7 Neymar 13 pen Richarlison 29 Paqueta 36 Report Paik Seung ho 76 Stadium Stadium 974 Attendance 43 847Referee Clement Turpin France Croatia v Brazil 9 December 2022 FIFA World Cup QFCroatia 1 1 a e t 4 2 p BrazilAl Rayyan Qatar18 00 AST UTC 3 Petkovic 117 Report Neymar 105 1 Stadium Education City Stadium Attendance 43 893Referee Michael Oliver England PenaltiesVlasic Majer Modric Orsic Rodrygo Casemiro Pedro Marquinhos 2023 Edit Morocco v Brazil 25 March FriendlyMorocco 2 1 BrazilTangier Morocco22 00 UTC 1 Boufal 29 Sabiri 79 Report Casemiro 67 Stadium Ibn Batouta Stadium Attendance 63 500Referee Sadek Selmi Tunisia Brazil v Bolivia September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationBrazil v BoliviaBrazil Peru v Brazil September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationPeru v BrazilLima PeruStadium Estadio Nacional Brazil v Venezuela October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationBrazil v VenezuelaBrazil Uruguay v Brazil October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationUruguay v BrazilMontevideo UruguayStadium Estadio Centenario Colombia v Brazil November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationColombia v BrazilBarranquilla ColombiaStadium Estadio Metropolitano Brazil v Argentina November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationBrazil v ArgentinaBrazilCoaching staff EditMain article List of Brazil national football team managers Position NameHead coach Ramon Menezes caretaker Assistant coach Thiago KosloskiGoalkeeping coach Silvio JardimFitness coach Leonardo CupertinoGeneral coordinator Ricardo GomesPlayers EditCurrent squad Edit The following 23 players were called up for a friendly against Morocco on 25 March 2023 139 140 Caps and goals are correct as of 25 March 2023 after the match against Morocco No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 1 GK Ederson 1993 08 17 17 August 1993 age 29 19 0 Manchester City12 1 GK Weverton 1987 12 13 13 December 1987 age 35 10 0 Palmeiras23 1 GK Mycael 2004 03 12 12 March 2004 age 19 0 0 Athletico Paranaense2 2 DF Emerson Royal 1999 01 14 14 January 1999 age 24 8 0 Tottenham Hotspur3 2 DF Eder Militao 1998 01 18 18 January 1998 age 25 28 1 Real Madrid4 2 DF Bremer 1997 03 18 18 March 1997 age 26 3 0 Juventus6 2 DF Alex Telles 1992 12 15 15 December 1992 age 30 11 0 Sevilla13 2 DF Arthur 2003 03 17 17 March 2003 age 20 1 0 America Mineiro14 2 DF Roger Ibanez 1998 11 23 23 November 1998 age 24 2 0 Roma15 2 DF Robert Renan 2003 10 11 11 October 2003 age 19 0 0 Zenit Saint Petersburg16 2 DF Renan Lodi 1998 04 08 8 April 1998 age 25 16 0 Nottingham Forest5 3 MF Casemiro 1992 02 23 23 February 1992 age 31 70 7 Manchester United7 3 MF Lucas Paqueta 1997 08 27 27 August 1997 age 25 40 8 West Ham United8 3 MF Andrey Santos 2004 05 03 3 May 2004 age 18 1 0 Vasco da Gama17 3 MF Andre 2001 07 16 16 July 2001 age 21 0 0 Fluminense18 3 MF Joao Gomes 2001 02 12 12 February 2001 age 22 0 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers20 3 MF Raphael Veiga 1995 06 19 19 June 1995 age 27 1 0 Palmeiras9 4 FW Yuri Alberto 2001 03 18 18 March 2001 age 22 1 0 Corinthians10 4 FW Rodrygo 2001 01 09 9 January 2001 age 22 13 1 Real Madrid11 4 FW Vinicius Junior 2000 07 12 12 July 2000 age 22 21 2 Real Madrid19 4 FW Vitor Roque 2005 02 28 28 February 2005 age 18 1 0 Athletico Paranaense21 4 FW Antony 2000 02 24 24 February 2000 age 23 16 2 Manchester United22 4 FW Rony 1995 05 11 11 May 1995 age 27 1 0 PalmeirasRecent call ups Edit The following players have been called up to the Brazil squad in the last 12 months Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upGK Alisson 1992 10 02 2 October 1992 age 30 61 0 Liverpool 2022 FIFA World CupDF Marquinhos 1994 05 14 14 May 1994 age 28 76 5 Paris Saint Germain v Morocco 25 March 2023 INJDF Dani Alves 1983 05 06 6 May 1983 age 39 126 8 Free agent 2022 FIFA World CupDF Thiago Silva 1984 09 22 22 September 1984 age 38 113 7 Chelsea 2022 FIFA World CupDF Danilo 1991 07 15 15 July 1991 age 31 49 1 Juventus 2022 FIFA World CupDF Alex Sandro 1991 01 26 26 January 1991 age 32 40 2 Juventus 2022 FIFA World CupDF Guilherme Arana 1997 04 14 14 April 1997 age 26 4 0 Atletico Mineiro v Japan 6 June 2022DF Gabriel Magalhaes 1997 12 19 19 December 1997 age 25 0 0 Arsenal v Japan 6 June 2022DF Leo Ortiz 1996 01 03 3 January 1996 age 27 0 0 Red Bull Bragantino v Japan 6 June 2022MF Fred 1993 03 05 5 March 1993 age 30 32 0 Manchester United 2022 FIFA World CupMF Fabinho 1993 10 23 23 October 1993 age 29 29 0 Liverpool 2022 FIFA World CupMF Everton Ribeiro 1989 04 10 10 April 1989 age 34 22 3 Flamengo 2022 FIFA World CupMF Bruno Guimaraes 1997 11 16 16 November 1997 age 25 10 1 Newcastle United 2022 FIFA World CupMF Philippe Coutinho 1992 06 12 12 June 1992 age 30 68 21 Aston Villa v Japan 6 June 2022MF Danilo 2001 04 19 19 April 2001 age 21 0 0 Nottingham Forest v Japan 6 June 2022FW Richarlison 1997 05 10 10 May 1997 age 25 42 20 Tottenham Hotspur v Morocco 25 March 2023 INJFW Neymar 1992 02 05 5 February 1992 age 31 124 77 Paris Saint Germain 2022 FIFA World CupFW Gabriel Jesus 1997 04 03 3 April 1997 age 26 59 19 Arsenal 2022 FIFA World CupFW Raphinha 1996 12 14 14 December 1996 age 26 16 5 Barcelona 2022 FIFA World CupFW Gabriel Martinelli 2001 06 18 18 June 2001 age 21 6 0 Arsenal 2022 FIFA World CupFW Pedro 1997 06 20 20 June 1997 age 25 4 1 Flamengo 2022 FIFA World CupFW Roberto Firmino 1991 10 02 2 October 1991 age 31 55 17 Liverpool v Tunisia 27 September 2022FW Matheus Cunha 1999 05 27 27 May 1999 age 23 8 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tunisia 27 September 2022INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to injury SUS Player served suspension WIT Player withdrew from the squad due to non injury issueIndividual records EditMain article Brazil national football team records and statistics Player records Edit Main article List of Brazil international footballers As of 9 December 2022 3 Players in bold are still active with Brazil Most capped players Edit Cafu is the all time most capped player for Brazil with 142 appearances Rank Player Caps Goals First cap Latest cap1 Cafu 142 5 12 September 1990 1 July 20062 Dani Alves 126 8 10 October 2006 5 December 20223 Roberto Carlos 125 11 26 February 1992 1 July 20064 Neymar 124 77 10 August 2010 9 December 20225 Thiago Silva 113 7 12 October 2008 9 December 20226 Lucio 105 4 15 November 2000 5 September 20117 Claudio Taffarel 101 0 7 July 1988 12 July 19988 Robinho 100 28 13 July 2003 25 January 20179 Djalma Santos 98 3 10 April 1952 9 June 1968Ronaldo 98 62 23 March 1994 7 June 2011Top goalscorers Edit Pele left and Neymar are Brazil s joint all time top scorers with 77 goals each Rank Player Goals Caps Average First cap Latest cap Pos1 Pele list 77 92 0 84 7 July 1957 18 July 1971 FWNeymar list 77 124 0 62 10 August 2010 9 December 2022 FW3 Ronaldo 62 98 0 63 23 March 1994 7 June 2011 FW4 Romario 55 71 0 79 23 May 1987 27 April 2005 FW5 Zico 48 71 0 68 25 February 1976 21 June 1986 MF6 Bebeto 39 75 0 52 28 April 1985 12 July 1998 FW7 Rivaldo 35 74 0 47 16 December 1993 19 November 2003 MF8 Jairzinho 33 81 0 41 7 June 1964 3 March 1982 FWRonaldinho 33 97 0 34 26 June 1999 24 April 2013 MF10 Ademir 32 39 0 82 21 January 1945 15 March 1953 FWTostao 32 54 0 59 15 May 1966 9 July 1972 FWYoungest goalscorer Edit Pele 16 years and nine months vs Argentina 7 July 1957 141 Oldest goalscorer Edit Romario 39 years and two months vs Guatemala 27 April 2005 142 Most goals scored in a single match Edit Evaristo 5 goals vs Colombia 24 March 1957 143 First goal scored Edit Oswaldo Gomes vs Exeter City FC 21 July 1914 unofficial game Rubens Salles vs Argentina 27 September 1914 official game Manager records Edit Mario 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 144 Competitive record Edit Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil FIFA World Cup Edit Main article Brazil at the 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 recordYear 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 To be determined To be determinedTotal 5 titles 22 22 114 76 19 19 237 108 127 82 33 12 280 75 Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot out Copa America Edit Main article Brazil at the Copa America South American Championship Copa America recordYear 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 QualifiedTotal 9 titles 37 47 191 108 38 45 430 204 FIFA Confederations Cup Edit FIFA Confederations Cup recordYear 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 qualifyTotal 4 titles 7 10 33 23 5 5 78 28 Olympic Games Edit Olympic Games recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad 1900 Did not participate 1904 1908 1912 1920 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 SquadSince 1992 See Brazil national under 23 football teamTotal 2 silver medals 8 19 32 15 7 10 59 40 Head to head record EditMain article Brazil national football team records and statistics Below is a result summary of all matches Brazil have played against FIFA recognized teams 145 Updated to 25 March 2023 Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win Algeria 4 4 0 0 8 0 8 100 00 Andorra 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 100 00 Argentina 109 43 26 40 166 162 4 39 45 Australia 8 6 1 1 21 1 20 75 00 Austria 10 7 3 0 17 5 12 70 00 Belgium 5 3 0 2 11 8 3 60 00 Bolivia 32 23 4 5 108 25 83 71 88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 100 00 Bulgaria 9 8 1 0 19 2 17 88 89 Cameroon 7 5 0 2 12 3 9 71 43 Canada 4 2 2 0 8 4 4 50 00 Chile 75 53 14 8 170 61 109 70 67 China 3 2 1 0 12 0 12 66 67 Colombia 35 21 11 3 67 18 49 60 00 Costa Rica 11 10 0 1 34 9 25 90 91 Croatia 6 3 3 0 9 4 5 50 00 Czech Republic note 1 19 11 6 2 32 15 17 57 89 Denmark 3 2 0 1 6 7 1 66 67 DR Congo note 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 100 00 East Germany 146 4 3 1 0 10 4 6 75 00 Ecuador 35 27 6 2 98 24 74 77 13 Egypt note 3 6 6 0 0 18 4 14 100 00 El Salvador 3 3 0 0 13 0 13 100 00 England 26 11 11 4 34 23 11 42 31 Estonia 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 100 00 Finland 3 3 0 0 9 3 6 100 00 France 16 7 4 5 27 20 7 43 75 Gabon 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100 00 Germany note 4 23 13 5 5 41 31 10 56 52 Ghana 5 5 0 0 16 2 14 100 00 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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