Brazil national football team#Top goalscorer

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It is generally believed that the inaugural game of the Brazil national football{{cite web |url=https://apostasnobrasil.org/a-jornada-dos-triunfos-do-brasil-na-copa-do-mundo-da-fifa-de-1958-ate-hoje/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801140736/https://apostasnobrasil.org/a-jornada-dos-triunfos-do-brasil-na-copa-do-mundo-da-fifa-de-1958-ate-hoje/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 August 2023|title=A Jornada dos Triunfos do Brasil na Copa do Mundo da FIFA: De 1958 até hoje |date=24 May 2023 }} team was a 1914 match between a Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo select team and the English club Exeter City, held in Fluminense's stadium. Brazil won 2–0 with goals by Oswaldo Gomes and Osman,{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article436860.ece|title=Magic of Brazil comes to a corner of Devon|work=The Times|date=15 May 2009|location=London|first=Tom|last=Dart|access-date=20 May 2009|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214203439/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/may/31/sport.comment1|title=Grecians paved way despite kick in teeth|work=The Guardian|date=31 May 2004|access-date=15 May 2009|location=London os|first=Alex|last=Bellos|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202123138/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/may/31/sport.comment1|url-status=live}}{{cite book |last=Bellos |first=Alex |title=Futebol: the Brazilian way of life |url=https://archive.org/details/futebolbrazilian0000bell |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/futebolbrazilian0000bell/page/37 37] |publisher=Bloomsbury |location=London |year=2002 |isbn=0-7475-6179-6}} though it is claimed that the match was a 3–3 draw.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2377529/Exeter-fix-dream-date-against-Brazil.html|title=Exeter fix dream date against Brazil|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=23 April 2004|access-date=20 May 2009|location=London|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703201021/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2377529/Exeter-fix-dream-date-against-Brazil.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/brazils-past-masters-outsamba-exeter-in-90year-rematch-565306.html|title=Brazil's past masters out-samba Exeter in 90-year rematch|work=The Independent|date=31 May 2004|access-date=20 May 2009|location=London|first=Danielle|last=Demetriou|archive-date=13 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613023818/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/brazils-past-masters-outsamba-exeter-in-90year-rematch-565306.html|url-status=live}}

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), all nations to which football had been introduced decades earlier.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil191422.htm|title=Seleção Brasileira 1914–1922|website=www.rsssfbrasil.com|access-date=4 March 2021|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607144047/https://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil191422.htm|url-status=live}} 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.

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 in the group stage.Glanville, Brian (2005). The Story of the World Cup. London: Faber and Faber. p. 19 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.Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness Publishing. p. 560. The last one was in the 1922 South American Championship, also played on Brazilian soil.

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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.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/ghosts-of-uruguays-1950-world-cup-upset-still-haunt-some-in-brazil/2014/06/18/01cf598a-f728-11e3-9e63-ec28e320b8bf_story.html|title=Ghosts of Uruguay's 1950 World Cup upset still haunt some in Brazil|access-date=11 July 2014|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-date=17 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917143349/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/ghosts-of-uruguays-1950-world-cup-upset-still-haunt-some-in-brazil/2014/06/18/01cf598a-f728-11e3-9e63-ec28e320b8bf_story.html|url-status=live}}

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".{{cite news| url = https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/history-50-70.htm| title = World Cup and U.S. soccer history: 1950–1970| work = USA Today| access-date = 12 February 2009| date = 9 May 2006| archive-date = 29 April 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110429192044/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/history-50-70.htm| url-status = live}}

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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",Garrincha 122. Vavá gave Brazil the lead, and they won the match 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.{{cite news|author1=Pelé|title=How a teenager took the world by wizardry|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/may/13/sport.bookextracts|date=13 May 2006|access-date=16 July 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-date=22 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922080813/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/may/13/sport.bookextracts|url-status=live}}

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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=63869/index.html |title=FIFA Classic Player |publisher=FIFA.com |date=23 October 1940 |access-date=11 August 2012 |archive-date=11 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511171147/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=63869/index.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.ifhof.com/hof/pele.asp |title=PELE – International Football Hall of Fame |publisher=Ifhof.com |date=23 October 1940 |access-date=11 August 2012 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182600/http://www.ifhof.com/hof/pele.asp |url-status=live }}

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.{{cite web|title=PELE – International Football Hall of Fame|url=http://www.ifhof.com/hof/pele.asp|website=ifhof.com|access-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182600/http://www.ifhof.com/hof/pele.asp|archive-date=3 March 2016 }}

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Brazil won its third World Cup in Mexico in 1970. It fielded what has been widely considered the best World Cup football squad ever, led by Pelé in his last World Cup finals, captain Carlos Alberto Torres, Jairzinho, Tostão, Gérson and Rivellino. Even though Garrincha had retired, this team was still a force to be reckoned with. They won all six of their games—against Czechoslovakia, England and Romania during group play, and against Peru, Uruguay and Italy in the knockout rounds. Jairzinho was the second top scorer with seven goals, and is the only player to score in every match in a World Cup; Pelé finished with four goals. Brazil lifted the Jules Rimet trophy for the third time (the first nation to do so), which meant that they were allowed to keep it. A replacement was then commissioned, though it would be 24 years before Brazil won it again.{{cite news |title=Boring, boring Brazil? Why the Seleção's 1994 winners were unloved back home |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/boring-boring-brazil-why-selecaos-1994-winners-were-unloved-back-home |access-date=14 January 2020 |work=FourFourTwo |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510194335/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/boring-boring-brazil-why-selecaos-1994-winners-were-unloved-back-home |url-status=live }}

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.{{cite news| url = https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/2006-brazil-preview.htm| title = Brazil not too comfortable as World Cup favorite| work = USA Today| date = 23 May 2006| access-date = 12 February 2009| archive-date = 18 October 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111018081445/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/2006-brazil-preview.htm| url-status = live}}

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.{{cite web |url = https://ph.news.yahoo.com/day-paolo-rossi-changed-brazilian-140627796.html |title = The day Paolo Rossi changed Brazilian football for good |date = December 10, 2020 |website = Yahoo |access-date = December 22, 2022 |archive-date = 22 December 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221222124125/https://ph.news.yahoo.com/day-paolo-rossi-changed-brazilian-140627796.html |url-status = dead }}{{cite web |url = https://exame.com/casual/tragedia-do-sarria-da-copa-de-82-completa-30-anos/ |title = The Tragedy of Sarriá completes 30 years |language = Portuguese |website = Exame |date = 10 July 2012 |access-date = December 22, 2022 |archive-date = 22 December 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221222124153/https://exame.com/casual/tragedia-do-sarria-da-copa-de-82-completa-30-anos/ |url-status = dead }} The 1982 team, with a midfield of Sócrates, Zico, Falcão and Toninho Cerezo, is remembered as perhaps the greatest team never to win a World Cup.

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

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

At the 1990 World Cup in Italy, Brazil was coached by Sebastião Lazaroni, who had been the coach in the 1989 Copa América. With a defensive scheme, whose main symbol was midfielder Dunga, forward Careca and three centre-backs, the team lacked creativity but made it to the second round. Brazil was eliminated by Diego Maradona-led Argentina in the round of 16 in Turin, losing to their South American archrivals 1–0.[http://www.espnfc.com/feature/_/id/696774?cc=5739 "World Cup 1990"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425021202/http://www.espnfc.com/feature/_/id/696774?cc=5739 |date=25 April 2014 }}.ESPN. Retrieved 9 June 2018

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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 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.{{cite news |title=1994 Brazil winning team |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/usa1994/teams/team=43924/matches.html |agency=FIFA |date=9 June 2018 |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=27 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827215144/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/usa1994/teams/team=43924/matches.html |url-status=dead }} 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, in spite of the players' individual status as idols (mainly Romário, who was known as a clinical striker and whose contributions to the team are widely regarded as responsible both for allowing the team to qualify following a rocky start and for winning the tournament).

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.{{cite news |title=The great World Cup Final mystery |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1749000/1749324.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=2 April 2002 |access-date=10 June 2018 |archive-date=17 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217052606/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1749000/1749324.stm |url-status=live }} 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.[https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/may/08/world-cup-stunning-moments-25-ronaldo-france "World Cup stunning moments: Ronaldo falters as France win"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929021532/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/may/08/world-cup-stunning-moments-25-ronaldo-france |date=29 September 2018 }}. The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2018

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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.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/england_v_brazil/newsid_2049000/2049924.stm "Brazil end England's dream"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212040235/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/england_v_brazil/newsid_2049000/2049924.stm |date=12 December 2017 }}. BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2020 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.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/germany_v_brazil/newsid_2067000/2067939.stm|title=Brazil crowned world champions|date=30 June 2002|work=BBC Sport|access-date=22 August 2009|archive-date=14 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414085237/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/germany_v_brazil/newsid_2067000/2067939.stm|url-status=live}} Ronaldo also won the Golden Shoe as the tournament's leading scorer with 8 goals.[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/koreajapan2002/index.html "Redemption for Ronaldo as world's eyes turn east"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229005541/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/koreajapan2002/index.html |date=29 December 2014 }}. FIFA.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018 Brazil's success saw them receive the Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year.{{cite web| url = http://laureus17.laureus.com/awards-history/2003/nominees/team/#tab-container| title = Laureus World Team of the Year 2003 nominees| publisher = Laureus| access-date = 24 October 2017| url-status=dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154022/http://laureus17.laureus.com/awards-history/2003/nominees/team/#tab-container| archive-date = 24 October 2017| df = dmy-all}}

Brazil won the 2004 Copa América, their third win in four competitions since 1997.{{cite web | title = Brazil 2–2 Argentina: Shoot-out drama | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=151955&cc=3888 | access-date = 5 January 2009 | date = 26 July 2004 | publisher = ESPNsoccernet | archive-date = 2 November 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121102100117/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=151955&cc=3888 | url-status = dead }} They also won the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup for the second time.{{cite web | title = Brazil 4–1 Argentina: Adriano stars | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=184118&&cc=3888 | access-date = 5 January 2009 | date = 29 June 2005 | publisher = ESPNsoccernet | archive-date = 2 November 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121102100103/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=184118&&cc=3888 | url-status = dead }} 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.{{cite news |last1=Vickery |first1=Tim |title=Kaka's spectacular run with Milan and Brazil overshadowed by his successors |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/club/brazil/205/blog/post/3316565/kakas-spectacular-run-with-milan-and-brazil-overshadowed-by-his-successors |agency=ESPN |date=18 December 2017 |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142032/http://www.espn.com/soccer/club/brazil/205/blog/post/3316565/kakas-spectacular-run-with-milan-and-brazil-overshadowed-by-his-successors |url-status=live }}

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In the 2006 World Cup, Brazil won their three group games against Croatia (1–0), Australia (2–0) and Japan (4–1).{{cite web |url=https://rsssf.org/tables/2006f.html |title=World Cup 2006 |website=RSSSF |access-date=24 May 2024}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991528.stm |title=Brazil 3–0 Ghana |website=BBC Sport |date=27 June 2006 |access-date=24 May 2024}} Brazil, however, were eliminated in the quarter-finals against France, losing 1–0 to a Thierry Henry goal.

Dunga was appointed as Brazil's new team manager in 2006.{{cite news| title =Dunga completa dois anos na seleção garantindo ser um desafio ganhar o ouro| url =http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Times/Selecao_Brasileira/0,,MUL690880-15071,00-DUNGA+COMPLETA+DOIS+ANOS+NA+SELECAO+GARANTINDO+SER+UM+DESAFIO+GANHAR+O+OURO.html| access-date =5 January 2009| date =24 July 2009| newspaper =Globo Esporte| language =pt| archive-date =2 August 2008| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080802225919/http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Times/Selecao_Brasileira/0,,MUL690880-15071,00-DUNGA+COMPLETA+DOIS+ANOS+NA+SELECAO+GARANTINDO+SER+UM+DESAFIO+GANHAR+O+OURO.html| url-status =live}} Brazil then won the 2007 Copa América.{{Cite web |title=Brazil 3-0 Argentina: The heart-stopping final of the 2007 CONMEBOL Copa América |url=https://copaamerica.com/news/brasil-3-0-argentina-la-infartante-final-de-la-conmebol-copa-america-2007/?lang=en |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=copaamerica.com}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8120561.stm|title=USA 2–3 Brazil|date=28 June 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=28 June 2009|first=Phil|last=Dawkes|archive-date=27 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827183302/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8120561.stm|url-status=live}}

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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.{{cite web |url=https://rsssf.org/tables/2010f.html |title=World Cup 2010 |website=RSSSF |access-date=24 May 2024}} 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.{{cite news|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_57/default.stm|title = Netherlands 2–1 Brazil: The Netherlands produced a stunning second-half comeback to reach the semi-finals as Brazil's World Cup imploded in a dramatic game in Port Elizabeth.|date = 2 July 2010|access-date = 12 March 2015|website = BBC Sport|last = Bevan|first = Chris|archive-date = 1 July 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100701190212/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_57/default.stm|url-status = live}}

In July 2010, Mano Menezes was named as Brazil's new coach.{{cite news|agency=Press Association|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jul/24/brazil-dunga-mano-menezes|title=Brazil name Dunga's replacement as they rebuild for the next World Cup|date=24 July 2010|work=The Guardian|access-date=26 July 2010|location=London|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309021330/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jul/24/brazil-dunga-mano-menezes|url-status=live}} At the 2011 Copa América, Brazil lost against Paraguay and was eliminated in the quarter-finals.{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jonathan |date=2011-07-18 |title=Argentina and Brazil lead the fall of the Copa América giants |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/jul/18/argentina-brazil-giants-copa-america |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0261-3077}} In November 2012, coach Mano Menezes was sacked and replaced by Luiz Felipe Scolari.{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/584/brazil/2012/11/23/3551150/mano-menezes-sacked-as-brazil-coach|title=Mano Menezes sacked as Brazil coach|date=23 November 2012|access-date=23 November 2012|publisher=Goal.com|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224222935/https://www.goal.com/en/news/584/brazil/2012/11/23/3551150/mano-menezes-sacked-as-brazil-coach|url-status=live}}{{cite news | date=28 November 2012 | url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/selecao-brasileira/noticia/2012/11/andres-sanches-deixa-o-cargo-de-diretor-de-selecoes-da-cbf.html | title=Felipão é o novo técnico da Seleção, e Andrés deixa cargo na CBF | publisher=Globoesporte.com | access-date=28 November 2012 | language=pt | archive-date=11 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111231252/http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/selecao-brasileira/noticia/2012/11/andres-sanches-deixa-o-cargo-de-diretor-de-selecoes-da-cbf.html | url-status=live }}

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On 6 June 2013, Brazil was ranked 22nd in the FIFA ranking, their lowest-ever rank.{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/745/fifa/2013/06/06/4029331/netherlands-go-fifth-in-fifa-ranking|title=Netherlands go fifth in Fifa ranking|date=6 June 2013|access-date=6 June 2013|publisher=Goal.com|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026033337/https://www.goal.com/en/news/745/fifa/2013/06/06/4029331/netherlands-go-fifth-in-fifa-ranking|url-status=live}} At the 2013 Confederations Cup, Brazil defended their title, beating Spain in the final,{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2013/06/28/en/football/national_teams/1372444764.html|title=Brazil-Spain: a showdown 27 years in the making|newspaper=Marca|date=28 June 2013|access-date=1 July 2013|archive-date=3 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203143418/https://www.marca.com/2013/06/28/en/football/national_teams/1372444764.html|url-status=live}} winning 3–0 and sealing their fourth Confederations Cup title.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=255211/match=300222461/summary.html |title=Fred and Neymar claim Confeds for Brazil |publisher=FIFA.com |date=1 July 2013 |access-date=1 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702190636/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round%3D255211/match%3D300222461/summary.html |archive-date=2 July 2013 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/brazil-defeats-spain-to-win-confederations-cup-1.1313782|title=Brazil defeats Spain to win Confederations Cup|publisher=CBC|date=30 June 2013|access-date=1 July 2013|archive-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029020214/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/brazil-defeats-spain-to-win-confederations-cup-1.1313782|url-status=live}}

{{Main|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 Seleção off to a winning start in their first World Cup on home soil in 64 years.{{cite news|title=Brazil 3–1 Croatia|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25285029|access-date=9 July 2014|work=BBC Sport|date=12 June 2014|archive-date=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708110046/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25285029|url-status=live}} The team then drew with Mexico, before confirming qualification to the knockout stage by defeating Cameroon 4–1.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285277|title=Cameroon 1–4 Brazil|date=23 June 2014|access-date=9 July 2014|work=BBC|archive-date=24 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624000126/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285277|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186509/index.html#nosticky|title=Brazil 0–0 Mexico|date=17 June 2014|access-date=9 July 2014|publisher=FIFA.com|archive-date=9 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709081543/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186509/index.html#nosticky|url-status=dead}} Brazil faced Chile in the round of 16, needing penalties to prevail to the next round following a 1–1 draw.{{cite news|last1=Ornstein|first1=David|title=Brazil 1–1 Chile|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27952759|access-date=9 July 2014|work=BBC Sport|date=28 June 2014|archive-date=9 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709122914/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27952759|url-status=live}}

File:Brazil and Colombia match at the FIFA World Cup 2014-07-04 (26).jpg. Neymar (front row, second from right) would play his last game at the tournament after being stretchered off with a fractured vertebra.]]

The team again faced South American opposition in the quarter-final, defeating Colombia 2–1. However, late in the match, Neymar was stretchered off after suffering a fractured vertebra, ruling him out for the remainder of the tournament.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28173132|title=Neymar: Injured Brazil forward ruled out of World Cup|date=4 July 2014|access-date=5 July 2014|work=BBC Sport|archive-date=5 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705001328/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28173132|url-status=live}}

The Seleção went on to lose 7–1 to the Germans—their biggest ever defeat at the World Cup and first home loss in a competitive match since 1975.{{cite news|url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/the-rio-report/brazil-national-disaster-germany-enjoy-greatest-half-hour-205347770.html |title=The greatest half-hour in World Cup history? |date=9 July 2014 |access-date=9 July 2014 |work=Eurosport |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233107/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/the-rio-report/brazil-national-disaster-germany-enjoy-greatest-half-hour-205347770.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 }} 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.{{cite news|url=http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/423552_maracanazo-foi-tragico-minerazo-a-maior-vergonha-do-brasil|title=Maracanazo foi trágico, 'Minerazo', a maior vergonha do Brasil|date=8 July 2014|access-date=11 July 2014|work=ESPN|archive-date=30 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430191251/http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/423552_maracanazo-foi-tragico-minerazo-a-maior-vergonha-do-brasil|url-status=live}} Brazil subsequently lost 3–0 to the Netherlands in the third-place play-off match.{{cite web|url=https://www.footballparadise.com/neymar-magical-influence/|title=Neymar and the magical influence of an enigmatic amulet|work=Football Paradise|last=Kilpeläinen|first=Juuso|date=18 March 2018|access-date=15 December 2020|quote=For the Brazilians, the disappointment was too much to cope with. Canarinho subsequently dropped to fourth place as Holland cruised to a relatively comfortable 3–0 victory in the third place play-off at Estádio Nacional.|archive-date=24 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124044942/https://www.footballparadise.com/neymar-magical-influence/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/27463797|title=Brazil 0–3 Netherlands|date=12 July 2014|access-date=13 June 2014|work=BBC|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022034750/https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/27463797|url-status=live}} Following the tournament, Scolari announced his resignation.{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/14/luiz-filipe-scolari-resigns-brazil-world-cup-2014|title=Luiz Felipe Scolari resigns after Brazil's World Cup 2014 humiliation|date=14 July 2014|website=The Guardian|access-date=4 March 2021|archive-date=21 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621183219/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/14/luiz-filipe-scolari-resigns-brazil-world-cup-2014|url-status=live}}

File:Aecio Neves e Dunga - 17-06-2008 (8368243127) (cropped).jpg, 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/105/main/2014/07/22/4973942/dunga-sends-brazil-back-to-the-future|title=Dunga sends Brazil back to the future|date=22 July 2014|access-date=22 July 2014|publisher=Goal.com|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019081052/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/105/main/2014/07/22/4973942/dunga-sends-brazil-back-to-the-future|url-status=live}}

At the 2015 Copa América, Brazil finished first in Group C to advance to the knockout stages.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2015sa.html |title=Copa América 2015 |first=Karel |last=Stokkermans |website=RSSSF |date=16 June 2016 |access-date=5 April 2024}} However, they were eliminated in the next round, losing on penalties to Paraguay.{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/brazil-vs-paraguay/1947929?ICID=RE|title=Brazil 1–1 Paraguay (3–4 on pens): Selecao dumped out of Copa America|date=28 June 2015|access-date=30 June 2015|publisher=Goal.com|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306225612/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/brazil-vs-paraguay/1947929?ICID=RE|url-status=live}}

At the 2016 Copa América Centenario, Brazil began the tournament with a goalless draw with Ecuador before beating Haiti 7–1 in the next match.{{cite news|title=Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho scores hat-trick for Brazil|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36486889|access-date=9 June 2016|work=BBC Sport|date=8 June 2016|archive-date=22 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222052205/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36486889|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Wiener|first1=David|title=Brazil v Peru: Raul Ruidiaz scores controversial goal that eliminates Dunga's side from Copa America|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/brazil-v-peru-raul-ruidiaz-scores-controversial-goal-that-eliminates-dungas-side-from-copa-america/news-story/3a16ed9716f8bb9af08f20b20351d397|website=Fox Sports Australia|date=13 June 2016|access-date=13 June 2016|archive-date=15 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615221027/http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/brazil-v-peru-raul-ruidiaz-scores-controversial-goal-that-eliminates-dungas-side-from-copa-america/news-story/3a16ed9716f8bb9af08f20b20351d397|url-status=live}} This defeat saw Brazil eliminated from the tournament in the group stage for the first time since 1987.{{cite news|title=Brazil knocked out of Copa America by Peru thanks to 'handball' goal|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/13/brazil-knocked-out-of-copa-america-by-peru-thanks-to-handball-go/|website=The Telegraph|date=13 June 2016|access-date=13 June 2016|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703201021/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/13/brazil-knocked-out-of-copa-america-by-peru-thanks-to-handball-go/|url-status=live|last1=Sport|first1=Telegraph}}{{cite web|title=Brazil dumped out of Copa America by lowly Peru for earliest exit since 1987|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/brazil-dumped-out-of-copa-america-by-lowly-peru-for-earliest-exit-since-1987-34795439.html|website=Independent.ie|date=13 June 2016 |access-date=13 June 2016|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803012807/https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/brazil-dumped-out-of-copa-america-by-lowly-peru-for-earliest-exit-since-1987-34795439.html|url-status=live}}

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On 14 June 2016, Tite replaced Dunga as manager of Brazil.{{cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/584/brazil/2016/06/14/24633392/dunga-sacked-as-brazil-coach |title=Dunga sacked as Brazil coach |date=14 June 2016 |access-date=14 June 2016 |work=Goal.com |last=Edwards |first=Daniel |archive-date=22 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140225/http://www.goal.com/en/news/584/brazil/2016/06/14/24633392/dunga-sacked-as-brazil-coach |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/20/brazil-confirm-tite-new-coach |title=Brazil confirm appointment of Tite as new coach to replace Dunga |date=20 June 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=28 June 2016 |agency=Reuters |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727054445/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/20/brazil-confirm-tite-new-coach |url-status=live }} At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Brazil finished top of their group.{{cite news |title=Brazil 2–0 Serbia |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331521/#motm |agency=FIFA.com |date=3 July 2018 |access-date=3 July 2018 |archive-date=26 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226162251/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331521/#motm |url-status=dead }} After defeating Mexico in the round of 16,{{cite news |title=Brazil beat Mexico to reach last 8 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44597762 |agency=BBC |date=2 July 2018 |access-date=2 July 2018 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109043559/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44597762 |url-status=live }} Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Belgium, losing 2–1.{{cite news |title=World Cup 2018: Belgium produce masterclass to knock out Brazil with 2–1 win |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44652178 |last=Johnston |first=Neil |date=6 July 2018 |access-date=7 July 2018 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127153334/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44652178 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=Martin |title=Brazil is no longer the class of world soccer |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/martin-rogers/2018/07/06/brazil-neymar-world-cup-belgium/764475002/ |date=6 July 2018 |access-date=7 July 2018 |newspaper=USA Today |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109043836/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/martin-rogers/2018/07/06/brazil-neymar-world-cup-belgium/764475002/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.es/brazil-knocked-out-world-cup-belgium-wide-open-2018-7?r=US&IR=T |title=Brazil, the overwhelming favorite to win the World Cup, has been knocked out, and now the tournament is wide open |last=Wiggins |first=Brandon |date=6 July 2018 |access-date=7 July 2018 |work=Business Insider |publisher=Axel Springer |archive-date=7 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707034531/https://www.businessinsider.es/brazil-knocked-out-world-cup-belgium-wide-open-2018-7?r=US&IR=T |url-status=dead }} Despite elimination from the tournament, Tite remained as head coach ahead of the 2019 Copa América held on home soil. He would lead Brazil to their first Copa América title since 2007. After beating rivals Argentina 2–0 in the semi-finals,{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/02/argentina-brazil-copa-america-match-report|title=Brazil 2–0 Argentina {{!}} Copa América semi-final match report|newspaper=The Guardian |date=3 July 2019|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=9 July 2019|archive-date=21 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721175222/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/02/argentina-brazil-copa-america-match-report|url-status=live}} Brazil beat Peru in the final to win their ninth Copa América title.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48897389|title=Copa America 2019: Brazil beat Peru 3–1 to win first title in 12 years|work=BBC Sport|date=7 July 2019|access-date=9 July 2019|archive-date=7 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707141935/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48897389|url-status=live}}

At the 2021 Copa América, Brazil reached the final again, but this time they were defeated by Argentina 1–0 in the Maracana Stadium.{{cite web|date=11 July 2021|title=Copa America 2021 Final Highlights: Argentina beat Brazil 1–0, Messi wins first senior International trophy|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/copa-america-2021-final-live-score-argentina-vs-brazil-live-score-streaming-7398292/|access-date=11 July 2021|website=The Indian Express|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711014514/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/copa-america-2021-final-live-score-argentina-vs-brazil-live-score-streaming-7398292/|url-status=live}}

At the 2022 World Cup, Brazil finished first in their group.{{Cite web |title=World Cup 2022 Group G: Match schedule, fixtures, times and dates for Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon in Qatar |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/world-cup-2022-group-g-draw-fixtures-teams-times-schedule/wimywxglszmgrceffvocgxsi |access-date=11 December 2022 |website=www.sportingnews.com |date=29 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=11 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211065120/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/world-cup-2022-group-g-draw-fixtures-teams-times-schedule/wimywxglszmgrceffvocgxsi |url-status=live }} The team then faced South Korea in the round of 16, winning by a 3-goal margin,{{Cite news |last=Liew |first=Jonathan |date=2022-12-05 |title=Brazil dismantle South Korea to dance into World Cup quarter-finals |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/05/brazil-south-korea-world-cup-last-16-match-report |access-date=2023-07-05 |issn=0261-3077}} and progressed to the quarter-finals where they eventually lost 4–2 on penalties to Croatia.{{Cite web |last=Church |first=Ben |date=2022-12-09 |title=Tournament favorite Brazil out of World Cup after losing to Croatia on penalties |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/09/football/brazil-croatia-world-cup-qatar-quarterfinals-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=CNN |language=en}} Following their exit from the World Cup, Tite resigned as head coach.{{cite news|title=Tite to step down amid criticism after Brazil's defeat to Croatia|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/09/tite-to-step-down-amid-criticism-following-brazils-defeat-to-croatia|access-date=9 December 2022|website=The Guardian|date=9 December 2022|language=en|last1=Liew|first1=Jonathan|archive-date=9 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209205007/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/09/tite-to-step-down-amid-criticism-following-brazils-defeat-to-croatia|url-status=live}}

At the 2024 Copa América, Brazil were eliminated on penalties by Uruguay in the quarter-finals following a 0–0 draw.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/football/report/_/gameId/703949 |title=Uruguay 0–0 Brazil (Game Analysis) |website=ESPN |date=6 July 2024 |access-date=30 July 2024}}

{{Commons|Brazil national football team kits}}

{{Commons|Brazil national football team kits (goalkeeper kits)}}

Brazil's first team colors were white with blue collars, but following the defeat at Maracanã in the 1950 World Cup, the colors were criticized for lacking patriotism. With permission from the Brazilian Sports Confederation, the newspaper Correio da Manhã held a competition to design a new kit incorporating the four colors of the Brazilian flag.Futebol, p64 The winning design was a yellow jersey with green trim and blue shorts with white trim drawn by Aldyr Garcia Schlee, a nineteen-year-old from Pelotas. The new colors were first used in March 1954 in a match against Chile, and have been used ever since. Topper were the manufacturers of Brazil's kit up to and including the match against Wales on 11 September 1991; Umbro took over before the next match, versus Yugoslavia in October 1991.{{cite news|title=Topper 1991 Brazil Match Worn Home Shirt|date=3 January 2018|access-date=3 February 2018|work=footballshirtculture.com|publisher=Football Shirt Culture|url=http://www.footballshirtculture.com/Vintage-Football-Shirts/topper-1991-brazil-match-worn-home-shirt-cleber.html}} Nike began making Brazil kits in late 1996, in time for the 1997 Copa América and the 1998 World Cup.{{cite web|title=FIFA World Cup 1998 Group A|access-date=3 February 2018|work=historicalkits.co.uk|publisher=Historical Football Kits|url=http://historicalkits.co.uk/international/tournaments/fifa-world-cup/1998/1998-group-a.html}}

The use of blue and white as the second kit colors owes its origins to the defunct latter-day Portuguese monarchy and dates from the 1930s, but it became the permanent second choice accidentally in the 1958 World Cup final. Brazil's opponents were Sweden, who also wore yellow, and a draw gave the home team, Sweden, the right to play in yellow. Brazil, who traveled with no second kit, hurriedly purchased a set of blue shirts and sewed the badges taken from their yellow shirts on them.Futebol, p67

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{{cite web| url=https://www.terra.com.br/istoegente/46/testemunha/| title=Fernando Pieruccetti creates the Canarinhos| work=Terra| access-date=6 October 2006| archive-date=27 July 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727035449/http://www.terra.com.br/istoegente/46/testemunha/| url-status=live}}
• Amarelinha (Little Yellow One)
• Seleção (The National Squad)
• Verde-amarela (The Green and Yellow)
• Pentacampeão (Five-time Champions){{cite web| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/forum/020630_copa2002.shtml| title=Reference to Pentacampeão| work=BBC Brasil| access-date=6 October 2006| archive-date=12 July 2011| archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110712232520/http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/forum/020630_copa2002.shtml| url-status=dead}}
• Esquadrão de Ouro (The Golden Squad)

Some Latin American commentators often refer to the Brazil team as El Scratch (The Scratch), among others.{{cite web| url=http://www.oocities.org/gszahn/tactics.html| title=Reference to the Scratch| work=Guilherme Soares| access-date=16 June 2011| archive-date=27 July 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727040247/http://www.oocities.org/gszahn/tactics.html| url-status=live}} In the 2022 World Cup, FIFA's YouTube channel referred to the team as Samba Boys.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-09 |title=Samba Boys on the way to the Final 8 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnClPNCkZGs&ab_channel=FIFA |website=FIFA's YouTube}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=Samba boys turn on the style {{!}} Brazil v Korea Republic {{!}} Round of 16 {{!}} FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0-ZhEkEFtA&ab_channel=FIFA |website=FIFA's YouTube}}

File:Teresopolis-Comary1.jpg is the training camp of the national team.]]

Brazil's training camp is the Granja Comary in Teresópolis, located {{cvt|90|km}} from Rio de Janeiro.{{cite web|url=http://www.coastreporter.net/sports/world/brazil-s-national-team-begins-preparations-for-world-cup-at-home-amid-protests-1.1075303#sthash.RrxygKNZ.dpuf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529103300/http://www.coastreporter.net/sports/world/brazil-s-national-team-begins-preparations-for-world-cup-at-home-amid-protests-1.1075303#sthash.RrxygKNZ.dpuf|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 May 2014|title=Brazil's national team begins preparations for World Cup at home amid protests – World – Coast Reporter|date=29 May 2014}} Granja Comary was opened in 1987,{{cite web|url=http://www.copa2014.gov.br/en/noticia/brazils-team-base-camp-granja-comary-reopened|title=Brazil's Team Base Camp Granja Comary is reopened|website=www.copa2014.gov.br|access-date=29 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052924/http://www.copa2014.gov.br/en/noticia/brazils-team-base-camp-granja-comary-reopened|archive-date=29 May 2014|url-status=dead}} and underwent significant renovations in 2013 and 2014.

{{Main|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.

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|round = Friendly

|date = 8 June 2024

|time = {{UTZ|20:00|-5}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 2–3

|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/08/world/friendlies/mexico/brazil/4285666/

|goals1 =

• Quiñones {{goal|73}}
• Martínez {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2 =

• Pereira {{goal|5}}
• Martinelli {{goal|54}}
• Endrick {{goal|90+6}}

|location = College Station, United States

|stadium = Kyle Field

|attendance = 85,249

|referee = Lukasz Szpala (United States)

|result = W

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|round = Friendly

|date = 12 June 2024

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|-4}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/13/world/friendlies/united-states-of-america/brazil/4328420/

|goals1 =

• Pulisic {{goal|26}}

|goals2 =

• Rodrygo {{goal|17}}

|location = Orlando, United States

|stadium = Camping World Stadium

|attendance = 60,016

|referee = Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

|result = D

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|round = 2024 Copa América Group D

|date = 24 June 2024

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|-7}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/copa-america/game-details?matchid=726965

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = Inglewood, United States

|stadium = SoFi Stadium

|attendance = 67,158

|referee = César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

|result = D

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|round = 2024 Copa América Group D

|date = 28 June 2024

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|-7}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR}}

|score = 1–4

|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/copa-america/game-details?matchid=726973

|goals1 =

• Alderete {{goal|48}}

|goals2 =

• Vinícius {{goal|35||45+5}}
• Savinho {{goal|43}}
• Paquetá {{goal|65|pen.}}

|location = Paradise, United States

|stadium = Allegiant Stadium

|attendance = 46,939

|referee = Piero Maza (Chile)

|result = W

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|round = 2024 Copa América Group D

|date = 2 July 2024

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|-7}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|COL}}

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/copa-america/game-details?matchid=726981

|goals1 =

• Raphinha {{goal|12}}

|goals2 =

• Muñoz {{goal|45+2}}

|location = Santa Clara, United States

|stadium = Levi's Stadium

|attendance = 70,971

|referee = Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

|result = D

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|round = 2024 Copa América Quarter-finals

|date = 6 July 2024

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|−7}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}

|score = 0–0

|penaltyscore = 4–2

|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/copa-america/game-details?matchid=726986

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penalties1 =

• Valverde {{pengoal}}
• Bentancur {{pengoal}}
• De Arrascaeta {{pengoal}}
• Giménez {{penmiss}}
• Ugarte {{pengoal}}

|penalties2 =

• {{penmiss}} Militão
• {{pengoal}} A. Pereira
• {{penmiss}} Douglas Luiz
• {{pengoal}} Martinelli

|location = Paradise, United States

|stadium = Allegiant Stadium

|attendance = 55,770

|referee = Darío Herrera (Argentina)

|result = D

}}

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|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

|date = 6 September 2024

|time = {{UTZ|22:00|-3}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|ECU}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400018617

|goals1 =

• Rodrygo {{goal|30}}

|goals2 =

|location = Curitiba, Brazil

|stadium = Estádio Couto Pereira

|attendance = 36,914

|referee = Facundo Tello (Argentina)

|result = W

}}

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|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

|date = 10 September 2024

|time = {{UTZ|20:30|-4}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400018615

|goals1 =

• D. Gómez {{goal|20}}

|goals2 =

|location = Asunción, Paraguay

|stadium = Estadio Defensores del Chaco

|attendance = 31,962

|referee = Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

|result = L

}}

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|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

|date = 10 October 2024

|time = {{UTZ|21:00|-3}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400018922

|goals1 =

• Vargas {{goal|2}}

|goals2 =

• Igor Jesus {{goal|45+1}}
• Luiz Henrique {{goal|89}}

|location = Santiago, Chile

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

|attendance = 43,059

|referee = Darío Herrera (Argentina)

|result = W

}}

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|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

|date = 15 October 2024

|time = {{UTZ|21:45|-3}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fb|PER}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400018923

|goals1 = Raphinha {{goal|38|pen.|54|pen.}}
Pereira {{goal|71}}
Luiz Henrique {{goal|74}}

|goals2 =

|location = Brasília, Brazil

|stadium = Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha

|attendance = 60,139

|referee = Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

|result = W

}}

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|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

|date = 14 November 2024

|time = {{UTZ|17:00|-4}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|VEN}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400019108

|goals1 =

• Segovia {{goal|46}}

|goals2 =

• Raphinha {{goal|43}}

|location = Maturín, Venezuela

|stadium = Estadio Monumental

|attendance = 32,200

|referee = Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

|result = D

}}

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|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

|date = 19 November 2024

|time = {{UTZ|21:45|-3}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|URU}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400019117

|goals1 =

• Gerson {{goal|62}}

|goals2 =

• Valverde {{goal|55}}

|location = Salvador, Brazil

|stadium = Arena Fonte Nova

|attendance = 41,511

|referee = Piero Maza (Chile)

|result = D

}}

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|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

|date = 20 March 2025

|time = {{UTZ|21:45|-3}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|COL}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400019527

|goals1 =

• Raphinha {{goal|6|pen.}}
• Vinícius Júnior {{goal|90+9}}

|goals2 =

• Díaz {{goal|41}}

|location = Brasília, Brazil

|stadium = Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha

|attendance = 70,027

|referee = Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

|result = W

}}

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|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

|date = 25 March 2025

|time = {{UTZ|21:00|-3}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400019525

|goals1 =

• Alvarez {{goal|4}}
• Fernández {{goal|12}}
• Mac Allister {{goal|37}}
• Simeone {{goal|71}}

|goals2 =

• Cunha {{goal|26}}

|location = Buenos Aires, Argentina

|stadium = Estadio Monumental

|attendance = 85,015

|referee = Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

|result = L

}}

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|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

|date = 5 June 2025

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|-5}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ECU}}

|score =

|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|report =

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = Guayaquil, Ecuador

|stadium = Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo

|attendance =

|referee =

|result =

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|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

|date = 10 June 2025

|time = {{UTZ|21:45|-3}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score =

|team2 = {{fb|PAR}}

|report =

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = São Paulo, Brazil

|stadium = Neo Química Arena

|attendance =

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|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

|date = 4 September 2025

|time = {{UTZ|--:--|-3}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score =

|team2 = {{fb|CHI}}

|report =

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|stadium =

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|date = 9 September 2025

|time = {{UTZ|--:--|-4}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BOL}}

|score =

|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|report =

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = El Alto, Bolivia

|stadium = Estadio Municipal de El Alto

|attendance =

|referee =

|result =

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{{Main|List of Brazil national football team managers}}

The following players were named in the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Colombia and Argentina on 20 and 25 March 2025, respectively.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/noticias-selecao-masculina/a/dorival-jr-convoca-selecao-para-jogos-contra-colombia-e-argentina|title=Dorival Jr convoca Seleção para jogos contra Colômbia e Argentina|trans-title=CBF announces preliminary squad for Qualifiers games in March|publisher=Brazilian Football Confederation|website=cbf.com.br|date=28 February 2025|language=pt-br}} Alisson Becker, Gabriel Magalhães, Bruno Guimarães and Gerson withdrew from the squad following the match against Colombia and were replaced by Weverton, Lucas Beraldo, João Gomes and Éderson.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/noticias-selecao-masculina/a/beraldo-joao-gomes-ederson-e-weverton-sao-convocados-para-jogo-com-a-argentina|title=João Gomes, Beraldo, Éderson e Weverton são convocados para jogo com a Argentina|trans-title=João Gomes, Beraldo, Éderson and Weverton are called up for the match against Argentina|publisher=Brazilian Football Confederation|website=cbf.com.br|date=21 March 2025|language=pt-br}}

Caps and goals are correct as of 25 March 2025, after the match against Argentina.

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{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Weverton|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|12|13}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=Palmeiras|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=Bento|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|6|10}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Al-Nassr|clubnat=KSA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=GK|name=Lucas Perri|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|12|10}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Lyon|clubnat=FRA}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Marquinhos|other=captain|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|5|14}}|caps=97|goals=7|club=Paris Saint-Germain|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=Alex Sandro|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|1|26}}|caps=40|goals=2|club=Flamengo|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=Guilherme Arana|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|4|14}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=Atlético Mineiro|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Vanderson|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|6|21}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Monaco{{efn|name=mon|Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.}}|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Lucas Beraldo|age={{Birth date and age|2003|11|24|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Paris Saint-Germain|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=Léo Ortiz|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|1|3}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Flamengo|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=Wesley França|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|9|6}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Flamengo|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=DF|name=Murillo|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|7|4}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Nottingham Forest|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs break|background=#FBEC5D}}

{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=MF|name=Matheus Cunha|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|5|27}}|caps=13|goals=1|club=Wolverhampton Wanderers|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=André|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|7|16}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=Wolverhampton Wanderers|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=João Gomes|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|2|12}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=Wolverhampton Wanderers|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=Joelinton|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|8|14}}|caps=7|goals=1|club=Newcastle United|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Éderson|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|7|7}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Atalanta|clubnat=ITA}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=Vinícius Júnior|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|7|12}}|caps=39|goals=6|club=Real Madrid|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=Raphinha|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|12|14}}|caps=33|goals=11|club=Barcelona|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=Rodrygo|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|1|9}}|caps=33|goals=7|club=Real Madrid|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=Endrick|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2006|7|21}}|caps=14|goals=3|club=Real Madrid|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=FW|name=Savinho|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2004|4|10}}|caps=13|goals=1|club=Manchester City|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=FW|name=Estêvão Willian|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2007|4|24}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Palmeiras|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=João Pedro|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|9|26}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Brighton & Hove Albion|clubnat=ENG}}

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

{{nat fs r start|background=#FBEC5D|color=#008000}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Alisson Becker|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|10|2}}|caps=72|goals=0|club=Liverpool|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|ARG}}, 25 March 2025 ^INJ}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Ederson|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|8|17}}|caps=29|goals=0|club=Manchester City|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^INJ}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Hugo Souza|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|1|31}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Corinthians|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Rafael|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|6|23}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=São Paulo|clubnat=BRA|latest=2024 Copa América}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Gabriel Magalhães|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|12|19}}|caps=14|goals=1|club=Arsenal|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|ARG}}, 25 March 2025 ^SUS}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Danilo|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|7|15}}|caps=65|goals=1|club=Flamengo|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^INJ}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Alex Telles|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|12|15}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=Botafogo|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Abner Vinícius|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|5|27}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Lyon|clubnat=FRA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Fabrício Bruno|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|2|12}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Cruzeiro|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Douglas Santos|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|3|22}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Zenit Saint Petersburg|clubnat=RUS|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Alexsandro|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|8|9}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Lille|clubnat=FRA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Dodô|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|11|17}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Fiorentina|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Éder Militão|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|1|18}}|caps=35|goals=2|club=Real Madrid|clubnat=ESP|latest=v. {{fb|VEN}}, 14 November 2024 ^INJ}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Gleison Bremer|age={{Birth date and age|1997|3|18|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Juventus|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|CHI}}, 10 October 2024 ^INJ}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Wendell|age={{Birth date and age|1993|7|20|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=São Paulo|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|PAR}}, 10 September 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=William|age={{Birth date and age|1995|4|3|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Cruzeiro|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|PAR}}, 10 September 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Yan Couto|age={{Birth date and age|2002|6|3|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Borussia Dortmund|clubnat=GER|latest=v. {{fb|ECU}}, 6 September 2024 ^INJ}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Bruno Guimarães|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|11|16}}|caps=33|goals=1|club=Newcastle United|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|ARG}}, 25 March 2025 ^SUS}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Gerson|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|5|20}}|caps=12|goals=1|club=Flamengo|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|ARG}}, 25 March 2025 ^INJ}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Neymar|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|2|5}}|caps=128|goals=79|club=Santos|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^INJ}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Lucas Paquetá|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|8|27}}|caps=55|goals=11|club=West Ham United|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Oscar|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|9|9}}|caps=48|goals=12|club=São Paulo|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Lucas Moura|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|8|13}}|caps=37|goals=4|club=São Paulo|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Andreas Pereira|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|1|1}}|caps=9|goals=2|club=Fulham|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Andrey Santos|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2004|5|3}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Strasbourg|clubnat=FRA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Alisson|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|6|25}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=São Paulo|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Matheus Pereira|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|5|5}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Cruzeiro|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|PER}}, 15 October 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Douglas Luiz|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|5|9}}|caps=18|goals=0|club=Juventus|clubnat=ITA|latest=2024 Copa América}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Antony|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|2|24}}|caps=16|goals=2|club=Real Betis|clubnat=ESP|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Gabriel Martinelli|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|6|18}}|caps=16|goals=2|club=Arsenal|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Luiz Henrique|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|1|2}}|caps=6|goals=2|club=Zenit Saint Petersburg|clubnat=RUS|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Igor Jesus|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|2|25}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=Botafogo|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Bruno Henrique|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|12|30}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Flamengo|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Galeno|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|10|21}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Al-Ahli|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Yuri Alberto|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|3|18}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Corinthians|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Igor Paixão|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|6|28}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Feyenoord|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Samuel Lino|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|12|23}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Atlético Madrid|clubnat=ESP|latest=v. {{fb|COL}}, 20 March 2025 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Pedro|age={{Birth date and age|1997|6|20|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=Flamengo|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|ECU}}, 6 September 2024 ^INJ}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Evanilson|age={{Birth date and age|1999|10|6|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Bournemouth|clubnat=ENG|latest=2024 Copa América}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Pepê|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|2|24}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Porto|clubnat=POR|latest=2024 Copa América}}

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

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{{#section-h:Brazil national football team records and statistics|Individual 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, at the age of 38, he became the second-youngest coach to win the tournament. While still in Brazil as an assistant coach, the team won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Rhett |title=Brazil National Football Team: The History Of The Selecao |url=https://historyofsoccer.info/brazil-national-football-team |access-date=4 October 2022 |website=History Of Soccer |date=15 August 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=4 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004100908/https://historyofsoccer.info/brazil-national-football-team |url-status=live }}

{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Champions  {{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} Runners-up  {{Color box|#cc9966|border=darkgray}} Third place  {{Color box|#9acdff|border=darkgray}} Fourth place  {{legend-inline|white|border=3px solid red;}} Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

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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.

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

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{{Main|Brazil national football team records and statistics}}

{{#section-h:Brazil national football team records and statistics|Head-to-head record}}

• FIFA World Cup
• {{gold1}} Champions (5): 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
• {{silver2}} Runners-up (2): 1950, 1998
• {{bronze3}} Third place (2): 1938, 1978
• FIFA Confederations Cup
• {{gold1}} Champions (4): 1997, 2005, 2009, 2013
• {{silver2}} Runners-up (1): 1999
• Olympic GamesSince 1992, squads for Football at the Summer Olympics have been restricted to three players over the age of 23. The achievements of such teams are not included in the statistics of the senior national team.
• {{silver2}} Silver medal (2): 1984,¹ 1988¹

• South American Championship/Copa América
• {{gold1}} Champions (9): 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019
• {{silver2}} Runners-up (12): 1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959 (Argentina), 1983, 1991, 1995, 2021
• {{bronze3}} Third place (7): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1942, 1959 (Ecuador), 1975, 1979
• Panamerican Championship²
• {{gold1}} Champions (2): 1952, 1956
• {{silver2}} Runners-up (1): 1960
• CONCACAF Gold Cup
• {{silver2}} Runners-up (2): 1996, 2003
• {{bronze3}} Third place (1): 1998

• Roca Cup (8): 1914, 1922, 1945, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1971 (shared), 1976
• Copa Rodrigues Alves (2): 1922, 1923{{cite web|title=Copa Rodrigues Alves|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rod-alves.html|access-date=25 June 2021|archive-date=30 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930023239/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rod-alves.html|url-status=live}}
• Copa Confraternidad (1): 1923{{cite web|title=Copa Confraternidad|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/confrater23.html|access-date=25 June 2021|archive-date=29 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929041817/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/confrater23.html|url-status=live}}
• Copa Río Branco (7): 1931, 1932, 1947, 1950, 1967 (shared), 1968, 1976
• Taça Interventor Federal (1): 1934
• Taça Dois de Julho (1): 1934
• Taça Oswaldo Cruz (8): 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1976
• Copa Bernardo O'Higgins (4): 1955, 1959, 1961, 1966 (shared){{cite web|title=Copa Bernardo O'Higgins|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ohiggins.html|access-date=25 June 2021|archive-date=29 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929082713/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ohiggins.html|url-status=live}}
• Taça do Atlântico (3): 1956, 1970, 1976{{cite web|title=Sala de Troféus da CBF |url=http://www.cbf.com.br/salao/ |access-date=5 January 2009 |publisher=Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106202126/http://www.cbf.com.br/salao |archive-date=6 January 2009 }}
• Taça Jorge Chavéz / Santos Dumont (1): 1968{{cite web|title=Taça Jorge Chavéz-Santos Dumont|url=https://www.futeboldaselecaobrasileira.com.br/1970/07/peru-0-x-4-brasil.html|access-date=31 July 2021|publisher=Jogos da Seleção Brasileira|language=pt|archive-date=31 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731192051/https://www.futeboldaselecaobrasileira.com.br/1970/07/peru-0-x-4-brasil.html|url-status=live}}
• Copa Emílio Garrastazú Médici (1): 1970
• Taça Independência (1): 1972
• U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament (1): 1976
• Taça Centenário Jornal O Fluminense (1): 1978
• Saudi Crown Prince Trophy (1): 1978
• Rous Cup (1): 1987
• Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup (1): 1988
• Copa Teixeira (1): 1990 (shared){{cite web|title=Copa Teixeira 1990|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/teixeira90.html|access-date=25 June 2021|archive-date=27 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727201304/https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/teixeira90.html|url-status=live}}
• Amistad Cup (1): 1992{{cite web|title=Amistad Cups 1989–92|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amistad.html|access-date=25 June 2021|archive-date=29 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929135232/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amistad.html|url-status=live}}
• Copa 50imo Aniversario de Clarín (1): 1995{{cite web|title=Copa 50imo Aniversario de Clarín|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/clarin95.html|access-date=25 June 2021|archive-date=29 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929085034/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/clarin95.html|url-status=live}}
• Umbro Cup (1): 1995
• Nelson Mandela Challenge (1): 1996
• Lunar New Year Cup (1): 2005
• Superclásico de las Américas (4): 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018
• Kirin Challenge Cup (1): 2022{{cite web |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2022/06/06/neymar-zoa-argentina-e-posta-foto-com-trofeu-de-amistoso-quero-nem-saber.htm |title=Neymar zoa Argentina e posta foto com troféu de amistoso: 'Quero nem saber' |website=UOL Esporte |date=6 June 2022 |language=pt |access-date=7 June 2022 |archive-date=7 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607020259/https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2022/06/06/neymar-zoa-argentina-e-posta-foto-com-trofeu-de-amistoso-quero-nem-saber.htm |url-status=live }}

• FIFA Team of the Year (13): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2022
• FIFA Fair Play Award (1): 2023
• Laureus World Team of the Year (1): 2003
• World Soccer Team of the Year (2): 1982, 2002
• Gazzetta Sports World Team of the Year (2): 1994, 2002
• Prince of Asturias Award for Sports (1): 2002
• FIFA World Cup Fair Play Trophy (4): 1982, 1986, 1994, 2006
• FIFA World Cup Most Entertaining Team (1): 1994
• FIFA Confederations Cup Fair Play Trophy (2): 1999, 2009
• Copa America Fair Play Award (2): 2019, 2021

;Notes:

1. The Brazil Olympic football team participated, officially not recognized by FIFA in the senior team records.
2. Official senior competition organized by PFC. It was a unified confederation of the Americas, which was formed by NAFC, CCCF and CONMEBOL.

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• {{cite book | author=Ruy Castro |translator=Andrew Downie | title=Garrincha – The triumph and tragedy of Brazil's forgotten footballing hero | publisher=Yellow Jersey Press |location=London| year=2005| isbn=0-224-06433-9}}
• {{cite book | author=Ivan Soter | title=Enciclopédia da Seleção: 100 anos de seleção brasileira de futebol | publisher=Folha Seca |location=Rio de Janeiro | year=2015| isbn=978-85-87199-29-4}}

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