Brazil national football team

Early history (1914–1922)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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.

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

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.^[80][81] Brazil faced Chile in the round of 16, needing penalties to prevail to the next round following a 1–1 draw.^[82]

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.^[83]

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.^[84] 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.^[85] Brazil subsequently lost 3–0 to the Netherlands in the third-place play-off match.^[86][87] Following the tournament, Scolari announced his resignation.^[88]

Return of Dunga (2014–2016)

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.^[89]

At the 2015 Copa América, Brazil finished first in Group C to advance to the knockout stages.^[90] However, they were eliminated in the next round, losing on penalties to Paraguay.^[91]

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.^[92] 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.^[93] This defeat saw Brazil eliminated from the tournament in the group stage for the first time since 1987.^[94][95]

Tite era (2016–2022)

On 14 June 2016, Tite replaced Dunga as manager of Brazil.^[96][97] At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Brazil finished top of their group.^[98] After defeating Mexico in the round of 16,^[99] Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Belgium, losing 2–1.^{[100][101][102]} 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,^[103] Brazil beat Peru in the final to win their ninth Copa América title.^[104]

At the 2022 World Cup, Brazil finished first in their group.^[105] The team then faced South Korea in the round of 16, winning with a 3-goal margin,^[106] and progressed to the quarter-finals where they eventually lost 4–2 on penalties to Croatia.^[107] Following their exit from the World Cup, Tite resigned as head coach.^[108]

Uniforms

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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.^[109] 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.^[109] 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.^[110] Nike began making Brazil kits in late 1996, in time for the 1997 Copa América and the 1998 World Cup.^[111]

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.^[112]

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period	Contract announcement	Contract duration	Value	Ref.
None	1908–1954
Athleta	1954–1977		1954–1977	None	[113]
Adidas	1977–1981		1977–1981
Topper	1981–1991		1981–1991
Umbro	1991–1996		1991–1996
Nike	1997–present	December 1996	1997–2007	Total $200 million~$250 million	[114]
		Unknown	2008–2026	€69.5 million per year	[115]

Nicknames

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

• Canarinho, meaning 'Little Canary', a reference to a species of bird commonly found in Brazil that has a vivid yellow color, this phrase was popularized by the late cartoonist Fernando "Mangabeira" Pieruccetti during the 1950 World Cup despite the team not wearing the color yet back then^[116]
• Amarelinha (Little Yellow One)
• Seleção (The National Squad)
• Verde-amarela (The Green and Yellow)
• Pentacampeão (Five-time Champions)^[117]
• Esquadrão de Ouro (The Golden Squad)

Some Latin American commentators often refer to the Brazil team as El Scratch (The Scratch), among others.^[118] In 2022 FIFA World Cup, FIFA's YouTube channel referred to the team as Samba Boys.^[119][120]

Training camp

Brazil's training camp is the Granja Comary in Teresópolis, located 90 km (56 mi) from Rio de Janeiro.^[121] Granja Comary was opened in 1987,^[122] and underwent significant renovations in 2013 and 2014.

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

2023

Brazil  v  Guinea

17 June Friendly	Brazil	4–1	Guinea	Barcelona, Spain
21:30 UTC+2	Joelinton 27' Rodrygo 30' Militão 47' Vinícius 88' (pen.)	Report	Guirassy 36'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Andris Treismanis (Latvia)

Brazil  v  Senegal

20 June Friendly	Brazil	2–4	Senegal	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 UTC+1	Paquetá 11' Marquinhos 58'	Report	H. Diallo 22' Marquinhos 52' (o.g.) Mané 55', 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)

Brazil  v  Bolivia

8 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	5–1	Bolivia	Belém, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Rodrygo 24', 53' Raphinha 47' Neymar 61', 90+3'	Report	Ábrego 78'	Stadium: Mangueirão Attendance: 43,188 Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)

Peru  v  Brazil

12 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Peru	0–1	Brazil	Lima, Peru
21:00 UTC−5		Report	Marquinhos 90'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 56,328 Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Brazil  v  Venezuela

12 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	1–1	Venezuela	Cuiabá, Brazil
20:30 UTC−4	Gabriel 50'	Report	Bello 85'	Stadium: Arena Pantanal Attendance: 39,018 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Uruguay  v  Brazil

17 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Uruguay	2–0	Brazil	Montevideo, Uruguay
21:00 UTC−3	Núñez 42' De la Cruz 77'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 52,477 Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Colombia  v  Brazil

16 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Colombia	2–1	Brazil	Barranquilla, Colombia
19:00 UTC−5	Díaz 75', 79'	Report	Martinelli 4'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance: 44,604 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Brazil  v  Argentina

21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	0–1	Argentina	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Otamendi 63'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 68,138 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

2024

England  v  Brazil

23 March Friendly	England	0–1	Brazil	London, England
19:00 UTC±0		Report	Endrick 80'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 83,467 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Spain  v  Brazil

26 March Friendly	Spain	3–3	Brazil	Madrid, Spain
21:30 UTC+1	Rodri 12' (pen.), 87' (pen.) Olmo 36'	Report	Rodrygo 40' Endrick 50' Paquetá 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

Mexico  v  Brazil

8 June Friendly	Mexico	v	Brazil	College Station, United States
		Report		Stadium: Kyle Field

United States  v  Brazil

12 June Friendly	United States	v	Brazil	Orlando, United States
		Report		Stadium: Camping World Stadium

Brazil  v  Costa Rica

24 June 2024 Copa América Group D	Brazil	v	Costa Rica	Inglewood, United States
18:00 UTC−7				Stadium: SoFi Stadium

Paraguay  v  Brazil

28 June 2024 Copa América Group D	Paraguay	v	Brazil	Paradise, United States
18:00 UTC−7				Stadium: Allegiant Stadium

Brazil  v  Colombia

2 July 2024 Copa América Group D	Brazil	v	Colombia	Santa Clara, United States
18:00 UTC−7				Stadium: Levi's Stadium

Brazil  v  Ecuador

September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	v	Ecuador	Brazil
--:-- UTC−3

Paraguay  v  Brazil

September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Paraguay	v	Brazil	Asunción, Paraguay
--:-- UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco

Chile  v  Brazil

October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Chile	v	Brazil	Santiago, Chile
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano

Brazil  v  Peru

October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	v	Peru	Brazil
--:-- UTC−3

Venezuela  v  Brazil

November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Venezuela	v	Brazil	Venezuela
--:-- UTC−4

Brazil  v  Uruguay

November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	v	Uruguay	Brazil
--:-- UTC−3

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for friendlies against England and Spain on 23 and 26 March 2024, respectively.^{[124][125][126][127]}

Caps and goals are correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Spain.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Bento	(1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 24)	2	0	Athletico Paranaense
12	1GK	Rafael	(1989-06-23) 23 June 1989 (age 34)	0	0	São Paulo
23	1GK	Léo Jardim	(1995-03-20) 20 March 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Vasco da Gama
2	2DF	Danilo	(1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 32)	56	1	Juventus
3	2DF	Murilo	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Palmeiras
4	2DF	Bremer	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 27)	4	0	Juventus
6	2DF	Wendell	(1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 30)	2	0	Porto
13	2DF	Yan Couto	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Girona
14	2DF	Fabrício Bruno	(1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Flamengo
24	2DF	Ayrton Lucas	(1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 (age 26)	2	0	Flamengo
25	2DF	Lucas Beraldo	(2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Paris Saint-Germain
5	3MF	Bruno Guimarães	(1997-11-16) 16 November 1997 (age 26)	20	1	Newcastle United
8	3MF	Lucas Paquetá	(1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 26)	44	10	West Ham United
15	3MF	João Gomes	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
17	3MF	André	(2001-07-16) 16 July 2001 (age 22)	5	0	Fluminense
18	3MF	Douglas Luiz	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 25)	13	0	Aston Villa
19	3MF	Andreas Pereira	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28)	3	0	Fulham
26	3MF	Pablo Maia	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)	1	0	São Paulo
7	4FW	Vinícius Júnior	(2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 23)	28	3	Real Madrid
9	4FW	Richarlison	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 26)	48	20	Tottenham Hotspur
10	4FW	Rodrygo	(2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23)	22	5	Real Madrid
11	4FW	Raphinha	(1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 27)	22	6	Barcelona
16	4FW	Pepê	(1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Porto
20	4FW	Sávio	(2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Girona
21	4FW	Endrick	(2006-07-21) 21 July 2006 (age 17)	4	2	Palmeiras
22	4FW	Galeno	(1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 26)	1	0	Porto

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ederson	(1993-08-17) 17 August 1993 (age 30)	25	0	Manchester City	v.  England, 23 March 2024 INJ
GK	Alisson	(1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 31)	63	0	Liverpool	v.  Argentina, 21 November 2023
GK	Lucas Perri	(1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 26)	0	0	Lyon	v.  Argentina, 21 November 2023
GK	Weverton	(1987-12-13) 13 December 1987 (age 36)	10	0	Palmeiras	v.  Senegal, 20 June 2023
DF	Marquinhos (vice-captain)	(1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 29)	84	7	Paris Saint-Germain	v.  England, 23 March 2024 INJ
DF	Gabriel Magalhães	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26)	6	1	Arsenal	v.  England, 23 March 2024 INJ
DF	Renan Lodi	(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 26)	19	0	Al-Hilal	v.  Argentina, 21 November 2023
DF	Emerson Royal	(1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 25)	10	0	Tottenham Hotspur	v.  Argentina, 21 November 2023
DF	Carlos Augusto	(1999-01-07) 7 January 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Inter Milan	v.  Argentina, 21 November 2023
DF	Nino	(1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Zenit Saint Petersburg	v.  Argentina, 21 November 2023
DF	Guilherme Arana	(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 27)	6	0	Atlético Mineiro	v.  Uruguay, 17 October 2023
DF	Adryelson	(1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Lyon	v.  Uruguay, 17 October 2023
DF	Vanderson	(2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 22)	2	0	Monaco	v.  Venezuela, 12 October 2023 INJ
DF	Caio Henrique	(1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 26)	1	0	Monaco	v.  Venezuela, 12 October 2023 INJ
DF	Roger Ibañez	(1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 25)	3	0	Al-Ahli	v.  Peru, 12 September 2023
DF	Éder Militão	(1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26)	30	2	Real Madrid	v.  Senegal, 20 June 2023 INJ
DF	Alex Telles	(1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 31)	12	0	Al-Nassr	v.  Senegal, 20 June 2023
DF	Robert Renan	(2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Internacional	v.  Senegal, 20 June 2023
MF	Casemiro (captain)	(1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 32)	75	7	Manchester United	v.  England, 23 March 2024 INJ
MF	Raphael Veiga	(1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 (age 28)	6	0	Palmeiras	v.  Argentina, 21 November 2023
MF	Joelinton	(1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 27)	5	1	Newcastle United	v.  Argentina, 21 November 2023
MF	Gerson	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 26)	5	0	Flamengo	v.  Uruguay, 17 October 2023
FW	Gabriel Martinelli	(2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 22)	9	1	Arsenal	v.  England, 23 March 2024 INJ
FW	Gabriel Jesus	(1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 27)	64	19	Arsenal	v.  Argentina, 21 November 2023
FW	João Pedro	(2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 22)	1	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	v.  Argentina, 21 November 2023
FW	Paulinho	(2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 23)	1	0	Atlético Mineiro	v.  Argentina, 21 November 2023
FW	Neymar	(1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 32)	128	79	Al-Hilal	v.  Uruguay, 17 October 2023
FW	Matheus Cunha	(1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 24)	11	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v.  Uruguay, 17 October 2023
FW	David Neres	(1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 27)	8	1	Benfica	v.  Uruguay, 17 October 2023
FW	Antony	(2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 24)	16	2	Manchester United	v.  Bolivia, 8 September 2023 EXP[128]
FW	Pedro	(1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 26)	6	1	Flamengo	v.  Senegal, 20 June 2023
FW	Malcom	(1997-02-26) 26 February 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Al-Hilal	v.  Senegal, 20 June 2023
FW	Rony	(1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 (age 28)	3	0	Palmeiras	v.  Senegal, 20 June 2023
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

As of 12 October 2023.^[129]

Players in bold are still active with Brazil.

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Neymar is Brazil's all-time top scorer with 79 goals.

Other records

Youngest goalscorer

• Pelé (16 years and nine months) vs.  Argentina, 7 July 1957^[130]

Oldest goalscorer

• Romário (39 years and two months) vs.  Guatemala, 27 April 2005^[131]

Most goals scored in a single match

• Evaristo (5 goals) vs.  Colombia, 24 March 1957^[132]

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

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.^[133]

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

FIFA World Cup

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

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

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1916	Third place	3rd	3	0	2	1	3	4	Squad
1917	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	7	8	Squad
1919	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	12	3	Squad
1920	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	1	8	Squad
1921	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	0	2	4	3	Squad
1922	Champions	1st	5	2	3	0	7	2	Squad
1923	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	2	5	Squad
1924	Withdrew
1925	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	11	9	Squad
1926	Withdrew
1927
1929
1935
1937	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	17	11	Squad
1939	Withdrew
1941
1942	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	15	7	Squad
1945	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	19	5	Squad
1946	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	13	7	Squad
1947	Withdrew
1949	Champions	1st	8	7	0	1	46	7	Squad
1953	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	0	3	17	9	Squad
1955	Withdrew
1956	Fourth place	4th	5	2	2	1	4	5	Squad
1957	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	23	9	Squad
1959	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	17	7	Squad
1959	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	7	10	Squad
1963	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	12	13	Squad
1967	Withdrew
1975	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	16	4	Squad
1979	Third place	3rd	6	2	2	2	10	9	Squad
1983	Runners-up	2nd	8	2	4	2	8	5	Squad
1987	Group stage	5th	2	1	0	1	5	4	Squad
1989	Champions	1st	7	5	2	0	11	1	Squad
1991	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	1	2	12	8	Squad
1993	Quarter-finals	5th	4	1	2	1	6	4	Squad
1995	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	10	3	Squad
1997	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	22	3	Squad
1999	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	17	2	Squad
2001	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	0	2	5	4	Squad
2004	Champions	1st	6	3	2	1	13	6	Squad
2007	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	15	5	Squad
2011	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	3	0	6	4	Squad
2015		5th	4	2	1	1	5	4	Squad
2016	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	7	2	Squad
2019	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	13	1	Squad
2021	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	12	3	Squad
2024	Qualified
Total	9 Titles	37/47	191	108	38	45	430	204	—

FIFA Confederations Cup

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

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1900	Did not participate
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1936
1948
1952	Quarter-finals	6th	3	2	0	1	9	6	Squad
1956	Did not participate
1960	Group stage	6th	3	2	0	1	10	6	Squad
1964	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	5	2	Squad
1968	Group stage	11th	3	0	2	1	4	5	Squad
1972	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	4	6	Squad
1976	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	6	6	Squad
1980	Did not qualify
1984	Silver medal	2nd	6	4	1	1	9	5	Squad
1988	Silver medal	2nd	6	4	1	1	12	4	Squad
Since 1992	See Brazil national under-23 football team
Total	2 Silver medals	8/19	32	15	7	10	59	40	—

Below is a result summary of all matches Brazil have played against FIFA recognized teams.^[134]

Updated to 26 March 2024, after the match against  Spain.

  Positive Record  Neutral Record  Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Algeria	4	4	0	0	8	0	+8	100.00%
Andorra	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00%
Argentina[135]	110	42	26	42	166	163	+3	38,1%
Australia	8	6	1	1	21	1	+20	75.00%
Austria	10	7	3	0	17	5	+12	70.00%
Belgium	5	3	0	2	11	8	+3	60.00%
Bolivia	33	24	4	5	113	26	+87	72.74%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00%
Bulgaria	9	8	1	0	19	2	+17	88.89%
Cameroon	7	5	0	2	12	3	+9	71.43%
Canada	4	2	2	0	8	4	+4	50.00%
Chile	75	53	14	8	170	61	+109	70.67%
China	3	2	1	0	12	0	+12	66.67%
Colombia	36	21	11	4	68	20	+48	58.33%
Costa Rica	11	10	0	1	34	9	+25	90.91%
Croatia	6	3	3	0	9	4	+5	50.00%
Czech Republic[note 1]	19	11	6	2	32	15	+17	57.89%
Denmark	3	2	0	1	6	7	−1	66.67%
DR Congo[note 2]	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00%
East Germany[136]	4	3	1	0	10	4	+6	75.00%
Ecuador	35	27	6	2	98	24	+74	77.13%
Egypt[note 3]	6	6	0	0	18	4	+14	100.00%
El Salvador	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	100.00%
England	27	12	11	4	35	23	+12	44.44%
Estonia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00%
Finland	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	100.00%
France	16	7	4	5	27	20	+7	43.75%
Gabon	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00%
Germany[note 4]	23	13	5	5	41	31	+10	56.52%
Ghana	5	5	0	0	16	2	+14	100.00%
Greece	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	50.00%
Guatemala	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	50.00%
Guinea	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00%
Haiti	3	3	0	0	17	1	+16	100.00%
Honduras	8	6	1	1	29	6	+23	75.00%
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00%
Hungary	6	2	1	3	12	14	−2	33.33%
Iceland	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	100.00%
Iran	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00%
Iraq	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00%
Israel	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	100.00%
Italy	16	8	3	5	30	23	+7	50.00%
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00%
Jamaica	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	66.67%
Japan	13	11	2	0	35	5	+30	84.62%
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00%
Latvia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00%
Lithuania	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00%
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00%
Mexico	41	24	7	10	75	36	+39	58.54%
Morocco	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	66.67%
Netherlands	12	3	5	4	15	18	−3	25.00%
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00%
Nigeria	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	50.00%
Northern Ireland	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00%
North Korea	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00%
Norway	4	0	2	2	5	8	−3	0.00%
Oman	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00%
Panama	5	4	1	0	17	1	+16	80.00%
Paraguay	82	49	22	11	179	66	+113	59.77%
Peru	51	37	9	5	110	33	+77	72.55%
Poland	13	10	2	1	40	20	+20	76.92%
Portugal	20	13	3	4	39	16	+23	65.00%
Qatar	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00%
Republic of Ireland	7	5	1	1	18	2	+16	71.43%
Romania	5	4	1	0	9	4	+5	80.00%
Russia[note 5]	13	9	3	1	27	9	+18	69.23%
Saudi Arabia	5	5	0	0	18	3	+15	100.00%
Scotland	10	8	2	0	16	3	+13	80.00%
Senegal	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	0.00%
Serbia[note 6]	21	12	7	2	41	23	+18	57.14%
Slovakia	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00%
South Africa	5	5	0	0	12	3	+9	100.00%
South Korea	8	7	0	1	20	6	+14	87.50%
Spain	10	5	3	2	17	11	+6	50.00%
Sweden	16	10	4	2	36	18	+18	62.50%
Switzerland	10	4	4	2	12	9	+3	40.00%
Tanzania	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00%
Thailand	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00%
Tunisia	2	2	0	0	9	2	+7	100.00%
Turkey	6	4	2	0	10	3	+7	66.67%
Ukraine	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00%
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	8	0	+8	100.00%
United States	19	18	0	1	41	12	+29	94.74%
Uruguay	79	38	20	21	142	100	+42	48.11%
Venezuela	29	24	4	1	97	10	+87	82.77%
Wales	10	8	1	1	20	5	+15	80.00%
Zambia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00%
Zimbabwe	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00%
Total (89)	1042	661	214	167	2263	927	+1336	63.53%