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Nickname(s) A Seleção (The National Team)
  • The Brazil national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed Seleção Canarinho, represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil.
  • They have been a member of FIFA since 1923 and a member of CONMEBOL since 1916.
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  • Brazil is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner five times: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
  • The Seleção also has the best overall performance in the World Cup competition, both in proportional and absolute terms, with a record of 73 victories in 109 matches played, 124 goal difference, 237 points, and 18 losses.
  • It is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs, and the only national team to have won the World Cup on four different continents: once in Europe (1958 Sweden), once in South America (1962 Chile), twice in North America (1970 Mexico and 1994 United States), and once in Asia (2002 Korea/Japan).
  • Brazil is also the most successful national team in the now-defunct FIFA Confederations Cup, winning it four times, in 1997, 2005, 2009, and 2013.
Canarinho (Little Canary)
Association Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Tite
Captain Rotation
Most caps Cafu (142)
Top scorer Pelé (77)
Home stadium Various
FIFA code BRA
   
   
   
   
   

 

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