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 is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner five times: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. The Seleção also has the best overall performance in the World Cup competition, both in proportional and absolute terms, with a record of 76 victories in 114 matches played, 129 goal difference, 247 points, and 19 losses.[11][12] It is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs,[13] and the only team to have won the World Cup in four different continents: once in Europe (1958 Sweden), once in South America (1962 Chile), twice in North America (1970 Mexico and 1994 United States), and once in Asia (2002 South Korea/Japan). Brazil was also the most successful team in the now-defunct FIFA Confederations Cup, winning it four times, in 1997, 2005, 2009, and 2013. With the capture of the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[14] Brazil has become one of only two countries, the other being France, to have won all men's FIFA 11-player competitions at all age level.[15][16][17][18][14]
In ranking standings, Brazil have the highest average football Elo rating, and the fourth all-time peak football Elo rating, established in 1962.[19] In FIFA's ranking system Brazil holds the record for most Team of the Year first ranking wins with 13.[20] Many commentators, experts, and former players have considered the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest team of all time.[21][22][23][24][25] Other Brazilian teams are also highly esteemed and regularly appear listed among the best teams of all time, such as the Brazil teams of 1958–62 and the squads of the 1994–02 period, with honorary mentions for the gifted 1982 side.[26][27][28][29] In 1996, the Brazil national team achieved 35 consecutive matches undefeated, a feat which they held as a world record for 25 years.[30]
Brazil has developed many rivalries through the years, with the most notable ones being with Argentina—known as the "Superclássico das Américas" in Portuguese, Italy—known as the "Clássico Mundial" in Portuguese or the World Derby in English,[31][32] Uruguay due to the traumatic Maracanazo,[33] and the Netherlands due to several important meetings between the two teams at several World Cups.
History edit
Early history (1914–1922) edit
It is generally believed that the inaugural game of the Brazil national football[34] 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.[35][36] Brazil won 2–0 with goals by Oswaldo Gomes and Osman,[35][36][37] though it is claimed that the match was a 3–3 draw.[38][39]
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).[40] 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 at group stage.[41] 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.[42] The last one was in the 1922 South American Championship, also played on Brazilian soil.[42]
The 1950 Maracanazo edit
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.[43]
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".[44]
Pelé and the First Golden Era (1958–1970) edit
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",[45] 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.[46]
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.[47][48]
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.[49]
Brazil won its third World Cup in Mexico in 1970. It fielded what has been widely considered the best World Cup football squad ever,[21][22][23][26] 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.[50]
The dry spell (1974–1990) edit
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.[51]
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.[52][53] 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.[27]
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 a championship. The last one was in 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.[54]
The Second Golden Era (1994–2002) edit
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.[55] 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.[50]
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.[56] 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.[57]
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.[58] 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.[59] Ronaldo also won the Golden Shoe as the tournament's leading scorer with 8 goals.[60] Brazil's success saw them receive the Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year.[61]
Brazil won the 2004 Copa América, their third win in four competitions since 1997.[62] Brazil also won the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup for the second time.[63] 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.[64]
World Cup drought (2006–present) edit
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.[64]
Dunga was hired as Brazil's new team manager in 2006.[65] Brazil then won the 2007 Copa América, where forward Robinho was awarded the Golden Boot and named the tournament's best player.[66] 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.[67] Kaká was named as the player of the tournament while striker Luís Fabiano won the top goalscorer award.[68]
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.[69]
In July 2010, Mano Menezes was named as Brazil's new coach.[70] At the 2011 Copa América, Brazil lost against Paraguay and was eliminated in the quarter-finals.[71] 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.[72][73]
On 6 June 2013, Brazil was ranked 22nd in the FIFA ranking, their lowest-ever rank.[74] Brazil entered the 2013 Confederations Cup with the objective of defending their title. In the final, Brazil faced Spain,[75] winning 3–0 and sealing their fourth Confederations Cup title.[76][77] 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.[78]
2014 FIFA World Cup edit
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.[79] 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.[80][81] 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.[82]
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.[83] 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.[84]
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.[85] 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.[86] 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.[87] Brazil subsequently lost 0–3 to the Netherlands in the third-place play-off match.[88][89] The team ended the tournament with the worst defensive record of the 32 competing nations, having conceded 14 goals.[90] The only other countries to concede 12 or more goals in the current World Cup format are North Korea and Saudi Arabia.[91] Following these results, Scolari announced his resignation.[92]
Return of Dunga (2014–2016) edit
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.[93]
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.[94] Dunga followed this up with wins against Ecuador (1–0),[95] in the 2014 Superclásico de las Américas against Argentina (2–0),[96] against Japan (4–0),[97] against Turkey (0–4),[98] and against Austria (1–2).[99] 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 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),[100] followed by a 1–0 defeat against Colombia[101] and a 2–1 victory against Venezuela.[102] 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.[103] 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.[104]
Copa América Centenario edit
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.[105] 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.[106] This loss, Brazil's first loss to Peru since 1985,[107] saw Brazil eliminated from the tournament in the group stage for the first time since 1987.[108][109][110]
Tite era (2016–2022) edit
On 14 June 2016, Tite replaced Dunga as manager of Brazil.[111] Tite, who had managed Corinthians, the 2015 Brazilian champions and 2012 Club World Cup champions, was confirmed as his replacement six days later.[112] Tite's debut was marked with a 3–0 away victory against Ecuador on 2 September,[113] 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.[114] Brazil then defeated Paraguay 3–0 to become the first team, other than the hosts Russia, to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.[115]
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.[116] In the following match against Costa Rica on 22 June, goals from Coutinho and Neymar in stoppage time saw Brazil win 2–0.[117] 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.[118] On 2 July, goals from Neymar and Roberto Firmino saw Brazil 2–0 win over Mexico to advance to the quarter-finals.[119] 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.[120][121][122]
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.[123] Despite this loss, Tite managed Brazil to their first Copa América title since 2007. Brazil overcame Bolivia after a goalless first half[124] and Peru in a celebratory 5–0 demolition.[125] Between these matches, Brazil drew Venezuela in a 0–0 draw with three goals ruled out by VAR.[126] Brazil met Paraguay in the quarter-finals where they won a 4–3 penalty shootout after a goalless draw.[127] In the semi-finals Brazil beat neighboring Argentina 2–0 to set up a rematch with Peru.[128] In the final, Brazil managed to defeat the Peruvians once again 3–1 to conquer their ninth Copa América title.[129]
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.[130] 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.[131] The team then faced South Korea in the round of 16, winning with a 3-goal margin,[132] and progressed to the quarterfinals where they eventually lost 4–2 on penalties to Croatia.[133] Following their exit from the World Cup, Tite resigned as head coach.[134]
Team image edit
Uniforms edit
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.[135] 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.[135] 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.[136] Nike began making Brazil kits in late 1996, in time for the 1997 Copa América and the 1998 World Cup.[137]
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.[138]
Kit sponsorship edit
| Kit supplier | Period | Contract announcement | Contract duration | Value | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 1908–1954 | ||||
| 1954–1977 | 1954–1977 | None | [139] | ||
| 1977–1981 | 1977–1981 | ||||
| 1981–1991 | 1981–1991 | ||||
| 1991–1996 | 1991–1996 | ||||
| 1997–present | December 1996 | 1997–2007 | Total $200 million~$250 million | [140] | |
| Unknown | 2008–2026 | €69.5 million per year | [141] |
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;[142] Amarelinha (Little Yellow One), Seleção (The National Squad), Verde-amarela (The Green and Yellow), Pentacampeão (Five-time Champions),[143] and Esquadrão de Ouro (The Golden Squad). Some Latin American commentators often refer to the Brazil team as El Scratch (The Scratch), among others.[144]
Training camp edit
Brazil's training camp is the Granja Comary in Teresópolis, located 90 km (56 mi) from Rio de Janeiro.[145] Granja Comary was opened in 1987,[146] and underwent significant renovations in 2013 and 2014.
Results and fixtures edit
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
2022 edit
| 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) |
2023 edit
| 20 June Friendly | Brazil | 2–4 | Senegal | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal) |
| 12 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Peru | 0–1 | Brazil | Lima, Peru |
| 21:00 UTC−5 | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 56,328 Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina) |
| 12 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Brazil | 1–1 | Venezuela | Cuiabá, Brazil |
| 20:30 UTC−4 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Arena Pantanal Attendance: 39,018 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru) |
| 17 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Uruguay | 2–0 | Brazil | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 21:00 UTC−3 |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 52,477 Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) |
| 16 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Colombia | 2–1 | Brazil | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| 19:00 UTC−5 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance: 44,604 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay) |
| 21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Brazil | 0–1 | Argentina | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report |
| Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 68,138 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile) |
2024 edit
| 23 March Friendly | England | v | Brazil | London, England |
| Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| 26 March Friendly | Spain | v | Brazil | Madrid, Spain |
| Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
| September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Brazil | v | Ecuador | Brazil |
| --:-- UTC−3 |
| September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Paraguay | v | Brazil | Asunción, Paraguay |
| --:-- UTC−4 | Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco |
| October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Chile | v | Brazil | Santiago, Chile |
| --:-- UTC−3 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano |
| October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Brazil | v | Peru | Brazil |
| --:-- UTC−3 |
| November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Venezuela | v | Brazil | Venezuela |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Brazil | v | Uruguay | Brazil |
| --:-- UTC−3 |
Coaching staff edit
| Position | Name | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Fernando Diniz (caretaker) | [147] |
| Assistant coach | Eduardo Barros Dado Cavalcanti | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Wagner Bertelli | |
| Fitness coach | Marcos Seixas | |
| General coordinator | Ricardo Gomes | [148] |
Players edit
Current squad edit
The following 23 players were called up for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Colombia and Argentina on 16 and 21 November 2023, respectively.[149]
Caps and goals are correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against Argentina.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Alisson | 2 October 1992 | 63 | 0 | Liverpool |
| 12 | GK | Lucas Perri | 10 December 1997 | 0 | 0 | Botafogo |
| 23 | GK | Bento | 10 June 1999 | 0 | 0 | Athletico Paranaense |
| 2 | DF | Emerson Royal | 14 January 1999 | 10 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 3 | DF | Marquinhos (vice-captain) | 14 May 1994 | 84 | 7 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 4 | DF | Gabriel Magalhães | 19 December 1997 | 6 | 1 | Arsenal |
| 6 | DF | Renan Lodi | 8 April 1998 | 19 | 0 | Marseille |
| 13 | DF | Nino | 10 April 1997 | 1 | 0 | Fluminense |
| 14 | DF | Bremer | 18 March 1997 | 3 | 0 | Juventus |
| 15 | DF | Carlos Augusto | 7 January 1999 | 2 | 0 | Internazionale |
| 5 | MF | André | 16 July 2001 | 4 | 0 | Fluminense |
| 8 | MF | Bruno Guimarães | 16 November 1997 | 18 | 1 | Newcastle United |
| 16 | MF | Douglas Luiz | 9 May 1998 | 11 | 0 | Aston Villa |
| 18 | MF | Joelinton | 14 August 1996 | 5 | 1 | Newcastle United |
| 20 | MF | Raphael Veiga | 19 June 1995 | 6 | 0 | Palmeiras |
| 7 | FW | Gabriel Martinelli | 18 June 2001 | 9 | 1 | Arsenal |
| 9 | FW | Gabriel Jesus | 3 April 1997 | 64 | 19 | Arsenal |
| 10 | FW | Rodrygo | 9 January 2001 | 20 | 4 | Real Madrid |
| 11 | FW | Raphinha | 14 December 1996 | 20 | 6 | Barcelona |
| 17 | FW | Pepê | 24 February 1997 | 1 | 0 | Porto |
| 19 | FW | Paulinho | 15 July 2000 | 1 | 0 | Atlético Mineiro |
| 21 | FW | Endrick | 21 July 2006 | 2 | 0 | Palmeiras |
| 22 | FW | João Pedro | 26 September 2001 | 1 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Recent 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-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ederson | 17 August 1993 | 25 | 0 | Manchester City | v. Colombia, 16 November 2023 INJ |
| GK | Weverton | 13 December 1987 | 10 | 0 | Palmeiras | v. Senegal, 20 June 2023 |
| GK | Mycael | 12 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | Athletico Paranaense | v. Morocco, 25 March 2023 |
| DF | Guilherme Arana | 14 April 1997 | 6 | 0 | Atlético Mineiro | v. Uruguay, 17 October 2023 |
| DF | Yan Couto | 3 June 2002 | 2 | 0 | Girona | v. Uruguay, 17 October 2023 |
| DF | Adryelson | 23 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | Botafogo | v. Uruguay, 17 October 2023 |
| DF | Danilo | 15 July 1991 | 54 | 1 | Juventus | v. Venezuela, 12 October 2023 INJ |
| DF | Vanderson | 21 June 2001 | 2 | 0 | Monaco | v. Venezuela, 12 October 2023 INJ |
| DF | Caio Henrique | 31 July 1997 | 1 | 0 | Monaco | v. Venezuela, 12 October 2023 INJ |
| DF | Roger Ibañez | 23 November 1998 | 3 | 0 | Al-Ahli | v. Peru, 12 September 2023 |
| DF | Éder Militão | 18 January 1998 | 30 | 2 | Real Madrid | v. Senegal, 20 June 2023 |
| DF | Alex Telles | 15 December 1992 | 12 | 0 | Al-Nassr | v. Senegal, 20 June 2023 |
| DF | Robert Renan | 11 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | v. Senegal, 20 June 2023 |
| DF | Ayrton Lucas | 19 June 1997 | 2 | 0 | Flamengo | v. Senegal, 20 June 2023 |
| DF | Arthur | 17 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | v. Morocco, 25 March 2023 |
| MF | Casemiro (captain) | 23 February 1992 | 75 | 7 | Manchester United | v. Uruguay, 17 October 2023 |
| MF | Gerson | 20 May 1997 | 5 | 0 | Flamengo | v. Uruguay, 17 October 2023 |
| MF | Lucas Paquetá | 27 August 1997 | 42 | 9 | West Ham United | v. Senegal, 20 June 2023 |
| MF | Andrey Santos | 3 May 2004 | 1 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | v. Morocco, 25 March 2023 |
| MF | João Gomes | 12 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v. Morocco, 25 March 2023 |
| FW | Vinícius Júnior | 12 July 2000 | 26 | 3 | Real Madrid | v. Argentina, 21 November 2023 INJ |
| FW | Neymar | 5 February 1992 | 128 | 79 | Al-Hilal | v. Uruguay, 17 October 2023 |
| FW | Richarlison | 10 May 1997 | 48 | 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | v. Uruguay, 17 October 2023 |
| FW | Matheus Cunha | 27 May 1999 | 11 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v. Uruguay, 17 October 2023 |
| FW | David Neres | 3 March 1997 | 8 | 1 | Benfica | v. Uruguay, 17 October 2023 |
| FW | Antony | 24 February 2000 | 16 | 2 | Manchester United | v. Bolivia, 8 September 2023 EXP[150] |
| FW | Pedro | 20 June 1997 | 6 | 1 | Flamengo | v. Senegal, 20 June 2023 |
| FW | Malcom | 26 February 1997 | 2 | 0 | Al-Hilal | v. Senegal, 20 June 2023 |
| FW | Rony | 11 May 1995 | 3 | 0 | Palmeiras | v. Senegal, 20 June 2023 |
| FW | Yuri Alberto | 18 March 2001 | 1 | 0 | Corinthians | v. Morocco, 25 March 2023 |
| FW | Vitor Roque | 28 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | Athletico Paranaense | v. Morocco, 25 March 2023 |
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Individual records edit
- As of 12 October 2023[151]
- Players in bold are still active with Brazil.
Most capped players edit
| Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cafu | 142 | 5 | 1990–2006 |
| 2 | Neymar | 128 | 79 | 2010–present |
| 3 | Dani Alves | 126 | 8 | 2006–2022 |
| 4 | Roberto Carlos | 125 | 11 | 1992–2006 |
| 5 | Thiago Silva | 113 | 7 | 2008–present |
| 6 | Lúcio | 105 | 4 | 2000–2011 |
| 7 | Cláudio Taffarel | 101 | 0 | 1988–1998 |
| 8 | Robinho | 100 | 28 | 2003–2017 |
| 9 | Djalma Santos | 98 | 3 | 1952–1968 |
| Ronaldo | 98 | 62 | 1994–2011 |
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Average | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neymar (list) | 79 | 128 | 0.62 | 2010–present |
| 2 | Pelé (list) | 77 | 92 | 0.84 | 1957–1971 |
| 3 | Ronaldo | 62 | 98 | 0.63 | 1994–2011 |
| 4 | Romário | 55 | 70 | 0.79 | 1987–2005 |
| 5 | Zico | 48 | 71 | 0.68 | 1976–1986 |
| 6 | Bebeto | 39 | 75 | 0.52 | 1985–1998 |
| 7 | Rivaldo | 35 | 74 | 0.47 | 1993–2003 |
| 8 | Jairzinho | 33 | 81 | 0.41 | 1964–1982 |
| Ronaldinho | 33 | 97 | 0.34 | 1999–2013 | |
| 10 | Ademir | 32 | 39 | 0.82 | 1945–1953 |
| Tostão | 32 | 54 | 0.59 | 1966–1972 |
Other records edit
- Youngest goalscorer
- Oldest goalscorer
- Most goals scored in a single match
- First goal scored
- Oswaldo Gomes vs. Exeter City FC, 21 July 1914 (unofficial game)
- Rubens Salles vs. Argentina, 27 September 1914 (official game)
- Most clean sheets
- Cláudio Taffarel (52 matches)
- Most matches as a captain
- Cafu (66 matches)
- Most yellow cards received
- Neymar (31 yellow cards)
- Most red cards received
- Dunga and Éder Aleixo (3 red cards each)
Manager records edit
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.[155]
Competitive record edit
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
FIFA World Cup edit
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 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| 2034 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 5 Titles | 22/22 | 114 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 237 | 108 | — | 133 | 84 | 34 | 15 | 288 | 82 | ||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Copa América edit
| 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 |
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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 Selection Canarinha Little Canary Amarelinha Little Yellow Verde Amarela Green Yellow AssociationConfederacao Brasileira de Futebol CBF ConfederationCONMEBOL South America Head coachFernando Diniz caretaker CaptainCasemiroMost capsCafu 142 1 2 Top scorerNeymar 79 Home stadiumVariousFIFA codeBRAFirst coloursSecond coloursFIFA rankingCurrent3 26 October 2023 3 Highest1 159 times on 8 occasions 4 Lowest22 6 June 2013 First international Argentina 3 0 Brazil Buenos Aires Argentina 20 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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 11 12 It is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs 13 and the only team to have won the World Cup in four different continents once in Europe 1958 Sweden once in South America 1962 Chile twice in North America 1970 Mexico and 1994 United States and once in Asia 2002 South Korea Japan Brazil was also the most successful team in the now defunct FIFA Confederations Cup winning it four times in 1997 2005 2009 and 2013 With the capture of the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics 14 Brazil has become one of only two countries the other being France to have won all men s FIFA 11 player competitions at all age level 15 16 17 18 14 In ranking standings Brazil have the highest average football Elo rating and the fourth all time peak football Elo rating established in 1962 19 In FIFA s ranking system Brazil holds the record for most Team of the Year first ranking wins with 13 20 Many commentators experts and former players have considered the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest team of all time 21 22 23 24 25 Other Brazilian teams are also highly esteemed and regularly appear listed among the best teams of all time such as the Brazil teams of 1958 62 and the squads of the 1994 02 period with honorary mentions for the gifted 1982 side 26 27 28 29 In 1996 the Brazil national team achieved 35 consecutive matches undefeated a feat which they held as a world record for 25 years 30 Brazil has developed many rivalries through the years with the most notable ones being with Argentina known as the Superclassico das Americas in Portuguese Italy known as the Classico Mundial in Portuguese or the World Derby in English 31 32 Uruguay due to the traumatic Maracanazo 33 and the Netherlands due to several important meetings between the two teams at several World Cups 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 3 3 2024 4 Coaching staff 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Recent call ups 6 Individual records 6 1 Most capped players 6 2 Top goalscorers 6 3 Other records 6 4 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 nbsp The first Brazil national team 1914 nbsp Brazil s first match at home against Exeter City in 1914It is generally believed that the inaugural game of the Brazil national football 34 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 35 36 Brazil won 2 0 with goals by Oswaldo Gomes and Osman 35 36 37 though it is claimed that the match was a 3 3 draw 38 39 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 40 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 at group stage 41 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 42 The last one was in the 1922 South American Championship also played on Brazilian soil 42 The 1950 Maracanazo edit nbsp 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 43 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 44 Pele and the First Golden Era 1958 1970 edit nbsp The Brazil national team at the 1959 Copa AmericaFor 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 45 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 46 nbsp Defending champions Brazil at the 1962 FIFA World CupIn 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 47 48 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 forward player 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 49 nbsp The 1970 FIFA World Cup winning Brazil team considered by many distinguished commentators as the greatest football team everBrazil won its third World Cup in Mexico in 1970 It fielded what has been widely considered the best World Cup football squad ever 21 22 23 26 led by Pele in his last World Cup finals captain Carlos Alberto Torres Jairzinho Tostao Gerson 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 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 50 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 51 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 Sarria s Tragedy referencing the stadium s name 52 53 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 27 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 without a championship The last one was in the 1970 World Cup At the 1990 World Cup in Italy Brazil was coached by Sebastiao Lazaroni who 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 54 The Second Golden Era 1994 2002 edit 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 55 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 50 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 56 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 57 nbsp 2002 World Cup winning Brazil national football team airplane in Brazilian team liveryFuelled 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 58 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 59 Ronaldo also won the Golden Shoe as the tournament s leading scorer with 8 goals 60 Brazil s success saw them receive the Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year 61 Brazil won the 2004 Copa America their third win in four competitions since 1997 62 Brazil also won the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup for the second time 63 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 64 World Cup drought 2006 present edit nbsp Brazil and Japan entering the field at the 2006 FIFA World CupIn 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 64 Dunga was hired as Brazil s new team manager in 2006 65 Brazil then won the 2007 Copa America where forward Robinho was awarded the Golden Boot and named the tournament s best player 66 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 67 Kaka was named as the player of the tournament while striker Luis Fabiano won the top goalscorer award 68 nbsp Brazil s Kaka against Chile at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South AfricaAt 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 69 In July 2010 Mano Menezes was named as Brazil s new coach 70 At the 2011 Copa America Brazil lost against Paraguay and was eliminated in the quarter finals 71 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 72 73 nbsp 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 74 Brazil entered the 2013 Confederations Cup with the objective of defending their title In the final Brazil faced Spain 75 winning 3 0 and sealing their fourth Confederations Cup title 76 77 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 78 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 79 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 80 81 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 82 nbsp 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 vertebraThe 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 83 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 84 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 85 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 86 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 87 Brazil subsequently lost 0 3 to the Netherlands in the third place play off match 88 89 The team ended the tournament with the worst defensive record of the 32 competing nations having conceded 14 goals 90 The only other countries to concede 12 or more goals in the current World Cup format are North Korea and Saudi Arabia 91 Following these results Scolari announced his resignation 92 Return of Dunga 2014 2016 edit nbsp 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 93 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 94 Dunga followed this up with wins against Ecuador 1 0 95 in the 2014 Superclasico de las Americas against Argentina 2 0 96 against Japan 4 0 97 against Turkey 0 4 98 and against Austria 1 2 99 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 100 followed by a 1 0 defeat against Colombia 101 and a 2 1 victory against Venezuela 102 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 103 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 104 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 105 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 106 This loss Brazil s first loss to Peru since 1985 107 saw Brazil eliminated from the tournament in the group stage for the first time since 1987 108 109 110 Tite era 2016 2022 edit nbsp Brazil team prior to their group game against Costa Rica at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia nbsp Brazil supporters at the 2018 World CupOn 14 June 2016 Tite replaced Dunga as manager of Brazil 111 Tite who had managed Corinthians the 2015 Brazilian champions and 2012 Club World Cup champions was confirmed as his replacement six days later 112 Tite s debut was marked with a 3 0 away victory against Ecuador on 2 September 113 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 114 Brazil then defeated Paraguay 3 0 to become the first team other than the hosts Russia to qualify for the 2018 World Cup 115 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 116 In the following match against Costa Rica on 22 June goals from Coutinho and Neymar in stoppage time saw Brazil win 2 0 117 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 118 On 2 July goals from Neymar and Roberto Firmino saw Brazil 2 0 win over Mexico to advance to the quarter finals 119 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 120 121 122 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 0 123 Despite this loss Tite managed Brazil to their first Copa America title since 2007 Brazil overcame Bolivia after a goalless first half 124 and Peru in a celebratory 5 0 demolition 125 Between these matches Brazil drew Venezuela in a 0 0 draw with three goals ruled out by VAR 126 Brazil met Paraguay in the quarter finals where they won a 4 3 penalty shootout after a goalless draw 127 In the semi finals Brazil beat neighboring Argentina 2 0 to set up a rematch with Peru 128 In the final Brazil managed to defeat the Peruvians once again 3 1 to conquer their ninth Copa America title 129 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 130 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 131 The team then faced South Korea in the round of 16 winning with a 3 goal margin 132 and progressed to the quarterfinals where they eventually lost 4 2 on penalties to Croatia 133 Following their exit from the World Cup Tite resigned as head coach 134 Team image editUniforms edit nbsp 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 135 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 135 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 136 Nike began making Brazil kits in late 1996 in time for the 1997 Copa America and the 1998 World Cup 137 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 138 Kit sponsorship edit Kit supplier Period Contractannouncement Contractduration Value Ref None 1908 1954 nbsp Athleta 1954 1977 1954 1977 None 139 nbsp Adidas 1977 1981 1977 1981 nbsp Topper 1981 1991 1981 1991 nbsp Umbro 1991 1996 1991 1996 nbsp Nike 1997 present December 1996 1997 2007 Total 200 million 250 million 140 Unknown 2008 2026 69 5 million per year 141 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 142 Amarelinha Little Yellow One Selecao The National Squad Verde amarela The Green and Yellow Pentacampeao Five time Champions 143 and Esquadrao de Ouro The Golden Squad Some Latin American commentators often refer to the Brazil team as El Scratch The Scratch among others 144 Training camp edit nbsp 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 145 Granja Comary was opened in 1987 146 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 in the last 12 months as well as any future matches that have been scheduled Win Draw Loss Fixture 2022 edit Brazil nbsp v nbsp Switzerland 28 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Group GBrazil nbsp 1 0 nbsp SwitzerlandDoha Qatar19 00 AST UTC 3 Casemiro nbsp 83 Report Stadium Stadium 974 Attendance 43 649Referee Ivan Barton El Salvador Cameroon nbsp v nbsp Brazil 2 December 2022 FIFA World Cup Group GCameroon nbsp 1 0 nbsp BrazilLusail Qatar22 00 AST UTC 3 Aboubakar nbsp 90 2 Report Stadium Lusail Iconic Stadium Attendance 85 986Referee Ismail Elfath United States Brazil nbsp v nbsp South Korea 5 December 2022 FIFA World Cup R16Brazil nbsp 4 1 nbsp South KoreaDoha Qatar22 00 AST UTC 3 Vinicius nbsp 7 Neymar nbsp 13 pen Richarlison nbsp 29 Paqueta nbsp 36 Report Paik Seung ho nbsp 76 Stadium Stadium 974 Attendance 43 847Referee Clement Turpin France Croatia nbsp v nbsp Brazil 9 December 2022 FIFA World Cup QFCroatia nbsp 1 1 a e t 4 2 p nbsp BrazilAl Rayyan Qatar18 00 AST UTC 3 Petkovic nbsp 117 Report Neymar nbsp 105 1 Stadium Education City Stadium Attendance 43 893Referee Michael Oliver England PenaltiesVlasic nbsp Majer nbsp Modric nbsp Orsic nbsp nbsp Rodrygo nbsp Casemiro nbsp Pedro nbsp Marquinhos 2023 edit Morocco nbsp v nbsp Brazil 25 March FriendlyMorocco nbsp 2 1 nbsp BrazilTangier Morocco22 00 UTC 1 Boufal nbsp 29 Sabiri nbsp 79 Report Casemiro nbsp 67 Stadium Ibn Batouta Stadium Attendance 63 500Referee Sadek Selmi Tunisia Brazil nbsp v nbsp Guinea 17 June FriendlyBrazil nbsp 4 1 nbsp GuineaBarcelona Spain21 30 UTC 2 Joelinton nbsp 27 Rodrygo nbsp 30 Militao nbsp 47 Vinicius nbsp 88 pen Report Guirassy nbsp 36 Stadium RCDE Stadium Attendance 20 000Referee Andris Treismanis Latvia Brazil nbsp v nbsp Senegal 20 June FriendlyBrazil nbsp 2 4 nbsp SenegalLisbon Portugal20 00 UTC 1 Paqueta nbsp 11 Marquinhos nbsp 58 Report H Diallo nbsp 22 Marquinhos nbsp 52 o g Mane nbsp 55 90 7 pen Stadium Estadio Jose Alvalade Attendance 25 000Referee Gustavo Correia Portugal Brazil nbsp v nbsp Bolivia 8 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationBrazil nbsp 5 1 nbsp BoliviaBelem Brazil21 45 UTC 3 Rodrygo nbsp 24 53 Raphinha nbsp 47 Neymar nbsp 61 90 3 Report Abrego nbsp 78 Stadium Mangueirao Attendance 43 188Referee Juan Benitez Paraguay Peru nbsp v nbsp Brazil 12 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationPeru nbsp 0 1 nbsp BrazilLima Peru21 00 UTC 5 Report Marquinhos nbsp 90 Stadium Estadio Nacional Attendance 56 328Referee Fernando Rapallini Argentina Brazil nbsp v nbsp Venezuela 12 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationBrazil nbsp 1 1 nbsp VenezuelaCuiaba Brazil20 30 UTC 4 Gabriel nbsp 50 Report Bello nbsp 85 Stadium Arena Pantanal Attendance 39 018Referee Kevin Ortega Peru Uruguay nbsp v nbsp Brazil 17 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationUruguay nbsp 2 0 nbsp BrazilMontevideo Uruguay21 00 UTC 3 Nunez nbsp 42 De la Cruz nbsp 77 Report Stadium Estadio Centenario Attendance 52 477Referee Alexis Herrera Venezuela Colombia nbsp v nbsp Brazil 16 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationColombia nbsp 2 1 nbsp BrazilBarranquilla Colombia19 00 UTC 5 Diaz nbsp 75 79 Report Martinelli nbsp 4 Stadium Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Melendez Attendance 44 604Referee Andres Matonte Uruguay Brazil nbsp v nbsp Argentina 21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationBrazil nbsp 0 1 nbsp ArgentinaRio de Janeiro Brazil21 30 UTC 3 Report Otamendi nbsp 63 Stadium Maracana Attendance 68 138Referee Piero Maza Chile 2024 edit England nbsp v nbsp Brazil 23 March FriendlyEngland nbsp v nbsp BrazilLondon EnglandReport Stadium Wembley Stadium Spain nbsp v nbsp Brazil 26 March FriendlySpain nbsp v nbsp BrazilMadrid SpainStadium Santiago Bernabeu Brazil nbsp v nbsp Ecuador September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationBrazil nbsp v nbsp EcuadorBrazil UTC 3 Paraguay nbsp v nbsp Brazil September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationParaguay nbsp v nbsp BrazilAsuncion Paraguay UTC 4 Stadium Estadio Defensores del Chaco Chile nbsp v nbsp Brazil October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationChile nbsp v nbsp BrazilSantiago Chile UTC 3 Stadium Estadio Monumental David Arellano Brazil nbsp v nbsp Peru October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationBrazil nbsp v nbsp PeruBrazil UTC 3 Venezuela nbsp v nbsp Brazil November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationVenezuela nbsp v nbsp BrazilVenezuela UTC 4 Brazil nbsp v nbsp Uruguay November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationBrazil nbsp v nbsp UruguayBrazil UTC 3Coaching staff editMain article List of Brazil national football team managers Position Name RefHead coach Fernando Diniz caretaker 147 Assistant coach Eduardo BarrosDado CavalcantiGoalkeeping coach Wagner BertelliFitness coach Marcos SeixasGeneral coordinator Ricardo Gomes 148 Players editCurrent squad edit The following 23 players were called up for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Colombia and Argentina on 16 and 21 November 2023 respectively 149 Caps and goals are correct as of 21 November 2023 after the match against Argentina No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 1 GK Alisson 1992 10 02 2 October 1992 age 31 63 0 nbsp Liverpool12 1 GK Lucas Perri 1997 12 10 10 December 1997 age 25 0 0 nbsp Botafogo23 1 GK Bento 1999 06 10 10 June 1999 age 24 0 0 nbsp Athletico Paranaense2 2 DF Emerson Royal 1999 01 14 14 January 1999 age 24 10 0 nbsp Tottenham Hotspur3 2 DF Marquinhos vice captain 1994 05 14 14 May 1994 age 29 84 7 nbsp Paris Saint Germain4 2 DF Gabriel Magalhaes 1997 12 19 19 December 1997 age 25 6 1 nbsp Arsenal6 2 DF Renan Lodi 1998 04 08 8 April 1998 age 25 19 0 nbsp Marseille13 2 DF Nino 1997 04 10 10 April 1997 age 26 1 0 nbsp Fluminense14 2 DF Bremer 1997 03 18 18 March 1997 age 26 3 0 nbsp Juventus15 2 DF Carlos Augusto 1999 01 07 7 January 1999 age 24 2 0 nbsp Internazionale5 3 MF Andre 2001 07 16 16 July 2001 age 22 4 0 nbsp Fluminense8 3 MF Bruno Guimaraes 1997 11 16 16 November 1997 age 26 18 1 nbsp Newcastle United16 3 MF Douglas Luiz 1998 05 09 9 May 1998 age 25 11 0 nbsp Aston Villa18 3 MF Joelinton 1996 08 14 14 August 1996 age 27 5 1 nbsp Newcastle United20 3 MF Raphael Veiga 1995 06 19 19 June 1995 age 28 6 0 nbsp Palmeiras7 4 FW Gabriel Martinelli 2001 06 18 18 June 2001 age 22 9 1 nbsp Arsenal9 4 FW Gabriel Jesus 1997 04 03 3 April 1997 age 26 64 19 nbsp Arsenal10 4 FW Rodrygo 2001 01 09 9 January 2001 age 22 20 4 nbsp Real Madrid11 4 FW Raphinha 1996 12 14 14 December 1996 age 26 20 6 nbsp Barcelona17 4 FW Pepe 1997 02 24 24 February 1997 age 26 1 0 nbsp Porto19 4 FW Paulinho 2000 07 15 15 July 2000 age 23 1 0 nbsp Atletico Mineiro21 4 FW Endrick 2006 07 21 21 July 2006 age 17 2 0 nbsp Palmeiras22 4 FW Joao Pedro 2001 09 26 26 September 2001 age 22 1 0 nbsp Brighton amp Hove AlbionRecent 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 Ederson 1993 08 17 17 August 1993 age 30 25 0 nbsp Manchester City v nbsp Colombia 16 November 2023 INJGK Weverton 1987 12 13 13 December 1987 age 35 10 0 nbsp Palmeiras v nbsp Senegal 20 June 2023GK Mycael 2004 03 12 12 March 2004 age 19 0 0 nbsp Athletico Paranaense v nbsp Morocco 25 March 2023DF Guilherme Arana 1997 04 14 14 April 1997 age 26 6 0 nbsp Atletico Mineiro v nbsp Uruguay 17 October 2023DF Yan Couto 2002 06 03 3 June 2002 age 21 2 0 nbsp Girona v nbsp Uruguay 17 October 2023DF Adryelson 1998 03 23 23 March 1998 age 25 0 0 nbsp Botafogo v nbsp Uruguay 17 October 2023DF Danilo 1991 07 15 15 July 1991 age 32 54 1 nbsp Juventus v nbsp Venezuela 12 October 2023 INJDF Vanderson 2001 06 21 21 June 2001 age 22 2 0 nbsp Monaco v nbsp Venezuela 12 October 2023 INJDF Caio Henrique 1997 07 31 31 July 1997 age 26 1 0 nbsp Monaco v nbsp Venezuela 12 October 2023 INJDF Roger Ibanez 1998 11 23 23 November 1998 age 25 3 0 nbsp Al Ahli v nbsp Peru 12 September 2023DF Eder Militao 1998 01 18 18 January 1998 age 25 30 2 nbsp Real Madrid v nbsp Senegal 20 June 2023DF Alex Telles 1992 12 15 15 December 1992 age 30 12 0 nbsp Al Nassr v nbsp Senegal 20 June 2023DF Robert Renan 2003 10 11 11 October 2003 age 20 0 0 nbsp Zenit Saint Petersburg v nbsp Senegal 20 June 2023DF Ayrton Lucas 1997 06 19 19 June 1997 age 26 2 0 nbsp Flamengo v nbsp Senegal 20 June 2023DF Arthur 2003 03 17 17 March 2003 age 20 1 0 nbsp Bayer Leverkusen v nbsp Morocco 25 March 2023MF Casemiro captain 1992 02 23 23 February 1992 age 31 75 7 nbsp Manchester United v nbsp Uruguay 17 October 2023MF Gerson 1997 05 20 20 May 1997 age 26 5 0 nbsp Flamengo v nbsp Uruguay 17 October 2023MF Lucas Paqueta 1997 08 27 27 August 1997 age 26 42 9 nbsp West Ham United v nbsp Senegal 20 June 2023MF Andrey Santos 2004 05 03 3 May 2004 age 19 1 0 nbsp Nottingham Forest v nbsp Morocco 25 March 2023MF Joao Gomes 2001 02 12 12 February 2001 age 22 0 0 nbsp Wolverhampton Wanderers v nbsp Morocco 25 March 2023FW Vinicius Junior 2000 07 12 12 July 2000 age 23 26 3 nbsp Real Madrid v nbsp Argentina 21 November 2023 INJFW Neymar 1992 02 05 5 February 1992 age 31 128 79 nbsp Al Hilal v nbsp Uruguay 17 October 2023FW Richarlison 1997 05 10 10 May 1997 age 26 48 20 nbsp Tottenham Hotspur v nbsp Uruguay 17 October 2023FW Matheus Cunha 1999 05 27 27 May 1999 age 24 11 0 nbsp Wolverhampton Wanderers v nbsp Uruguay 17 October 2023FW David Neres 1997 03 03 3 March 1997 age 26 8 1 nbsp Benfica v nbsp Uruguay 17 October 2023FW Antony 2000 02 24 24 February 2000 age 23 16 2 nbsp Manchester United v nbsp Bolivia 8 September 2023 EXP 150 FW Pedro 1997 06 20 20 June 1997 age 26 6 1 nbsp Flamengo v nbsp Senegal 20 June 2023FW Malcom 1997 02 26 26 February 1997 age 26 2 0 nbsp Al Hilal v nbsp Senegal 20 June 2023FW Rony 1995 05 11 11 May 1995 age 28 3 0 nbsp Palmeiras v nbsp Senegal 20 June 2023FW Yuri Alberto 2001 03 18 18 March 2001 age 22 1 0 nbsp Corinthians v nbsp Morocco 25 March 2023FW Vitor Roque 2005 02 28 28 February 2005 age 18 1 0 nbsp Athletico Paranaense v nbsp Morocco 25 March 2023INJ 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 squadIndividual records editMain article Brazil national football team records and statistics Main article List of Brazil international footballers As of 12 October 2023 151 Players in bold are still active with Brazil Most capped players edit nbsp Cafu is the all time most capped player for Brazil with 142 appearances Rank Name Caps Goals Career1 Cafu 142 5 1990 20062 Neymar 128 79 2010 present3 Dani Alves 126 8 2006 20224 Roberto Carlos 125 11 1992 20065 Thiago Silva 113 7 2008 present6 Lucio 105 4 2000 20117 Claudio Taffarel 101 0 1988 19988 Robinho 100 28 2003 20179 Djalma Santos 98 3 1952 1968Ronaldo 98 62 1994 2011Top goalscorers edit nbsp Neymar is Brazil s all time top scorer with 79 goals Rank Player Goals Caps Average Career1 Neymar list 79 128 0 62 2010 present2 Pele list 77 92 0 84 1957 19713 Ronaldo 62 98 0 63 1994 20114 Romario 55 70 0 79 1987 20055 Zico 48 71 0 68 1976 19866 Bebeto 39 75 0 52 1985 19987 Rivaldo 35 74 0 47 1993 20038 Jairzinho 33 81 0 41 1964 1982Ronaldinho 33 97 0 34 1999 201310 Ademir 32 39 0 82 1945 1953Tostao 32 54 0 59 1966 1972Other records edit Youngest goalscorerPele 16 years and nine months vs nbsp Argentina 7 July 1957 152 Oldest goalscorerRomario 39 years and two months vs nbsp Guatemala 27 April 2005 153 Most goals scored in a single matchEvaristo 5 goals vs nbsp Colombia 24 March 1957 154 First goal scoredOswaldo Gomes vs nbsp Exeter City FC 21 July 1914 unofficial game Rubens Salles vs nbsp Argentina 27 September 1914 official game Most clean sheetsClaudio Taffarel 52 matches Most matches as a captainCafu 66 matches Most yellow cards receivedNeymar 31 yellow cards Most red cards receivedDunga and Eder Aleixo 3 red cards each 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 155 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 nbsp 1930 Group stage 6th 2 1 0 1 5 2 Squad Qualified as invitees nbsp 1934 Round of 16 14th 1 0 0 1 1 3 Squad Qualified automatically nbsp 1938 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 14 11 Squad nbsp 1950 Runners up 2nd 6 4 1 1 22 6 Squad Qualified as hosts nbsp 1954 Quarter finals 5th 3 1 1 1 8 5 Squad 4 4 0 0 8 1 nbsp 1958 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 16 4 Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1 nbsp 1962 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 14 5 Squad Qualified as defending champions nbsp 1966 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 6 Squad nbsp 1970 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 19 7 Squad 6 6 0 0 23 2 nbsp 1974 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 6 4 Squad Qualified as defending champions nbsp 1978 Third place 3rd 7 4 3 0 10 3 Squad 6 4 2 0 17 1 nbsp 1982 Second group stage 5th 5 4 0 1 15 6 Squad 4 4 0 0 11 2 nbsp 1986 Quarter finals 5th 5 4 1 0 10 1 Squad 4 2 2 0 6 2 nbsp 1990 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 4 2 Squad 4 3 1 0 13 1 nbsp 1994 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 11 3 Squad 8 5 2 1 20 4 nbsp 1998 Runners up 2nd 7 4 1 2 14 10 Squad Qualified as defending champions nbsp nbsp 2002 Champions 1st 7 7 0 0 18 4 Squad 18 9 3 6 31 17 nbsp 2006 Quarter finals 5th 5 4 0 1 10 2 Squad 18 9 7 2 35 17 nbsp 2010 6th 5 3 1 1 9 4 Squad 18 9 7 2 33 11 nbsp 2014 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 11 14 Squad Qualified as hosts nbsp 2018 Quarter finals 6th 5 3 1 1 8 3 Squad 18 12 5 1 41 11 nbsp 2022 7th 5 3 1 1 8 3 Squad 17 14 3 0 40 5 nbsp nbsp nbsp 2026 Qualification in progress 6 2 1 3 8 7 nbsp nbsp nbsp 2030 To be determined To be determined nbsp 2034Total 5 Titles 22 22 114 76 19 19 237 108 133 84 34 15 288 82 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 nbsp 1916 Third place 3rd 3 0 2 1 3 4 Squad nbsp 1917 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 7 8 Squad nbsp 1919 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 12 3 Squad nbsp 1920 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 1 8 Squad nbsp 1921 Runners up 2nd 3 1 0 2 4 3 Squad nbsp 1922 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 7 2 Squad nbsp 1923 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 2 5 Squad nbsp 1924 Withdrew nbsp 1925 Runners up 2nd 4 2 1 1 11 9 Squad nbsp 1926 Withdrew nbsp 1927 nbsp 1929 nbsp 1935 nbsp 1937 Runners up 2nd 6 4 0 2 17 11 Squad nbsp 1939 Withdrew nbsp 1941 nbsp 1942 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 15 7 Squad nbsp 1945 Runners up 2nd 6 5 0 1 19 5 Squad nbsp 1946 Runners up 2nd 5 3 1 1 13 7 Squad nbsp 1947 Withdrew nbsp 1949 Champions 1st 8 7 0 1 46 7 Squad nbsp 1953 Runners up 2nd 7 4 0 3 17 9 Squad nbsp 1955 Withdrew nbsp 1956 Fourth place 4th 5 2 2 1 4 5 Squad nbsp 1957 Runners up 2nd 6 4 0 2 23 9 Squad nbsp 1959 Runners up 2nd 6 4 2 0 17 7 Squad nbsp 1959 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 7 10 Squad nbsp 1963 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 12 13 Squad nbsp 1967 Withdrew nbsp 1975 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 16 4 Squad nbsp 1979 Third place 3rd 6 2 2 2 10 9 Squad nbsp 1983 Runners up 2nd 8 2 4 2 8 5 Squad nbsp 1987 Group stage 5th 2 1 0 1 5 4 Squad span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. | |||||||||