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Brazil at the FIFA World Cup

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Pelé celebrating winning the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico

This article summarizes the results and overall performance of Brazil at the FIFA World Cup, including the qualification phase and the final phase, officially called the World Cup finals. The qualification phase, which currently takes place over the three years preceding the finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the finals. The current format of the finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Final is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated over 1 billion people watching the 2014 tournament final.[1]

Brazil is the most successful national team in the history of the World Cup, having won five titles, earning second place, third place and fourth place finishes twice each. Brazil is one of the countries besides Argentina, Spain and Germany to win a FIFA World Cup away from its continent and the only one to do it in four different continents. (Sweden 1958, Chile 1962, Mexico 1970, United States 1994 and South Korea/Japan 2002). Until the 2026 qualifiers, Brazil was the only national team to have played in all FIFA World Cup editions without any absence or need for playoffs. In 22 World Cup tournaments, Brazil had 76 victories out of 114 matches. Brazil also has the best overall performance in World Cup history in both proportional and absolute terms with a record of 76 victories in 114 matches played, 129 goal difference, 247 points and only 19 losses.[2][3]

Traditionally, Brazil's greatest rival is Argentina. The two countries have met each other four times in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with two wins for Brazil (West Germany 1974 and Spain 1982), one for Argentina (Italy 1990) and a draw (Argentina 1978). The country that played most against Brazil in the finals is Sweden: 7 times, with five wins for Brazil and two draws. Three other historical rivals are Italy, which lost two World Cup finals against Brazil and eliminated the Brazilians in two tournaments (France 1938 and Spain 1982), France, which has defeated Brazil on three occasions (Mexico 1986, France 1998 and Germany 2006), and the Netherlands, which has eliminated Brazil at two of their five meetings (West Germany 1974 and South Africa 2010) and won the third place match in Brazil 2014.

Brazil won their first world cup final in 1958, 28 years after the first competition was held in 1930. The second longest streak before winning their fourth world cup title in 1994 came 24 years after winning their third title in 1970. Since earning their fifth world cup tournament in 2002, by 2026, it will have been 24 years since Brazil has last won the title, the same duration between the third and the fourth title.

Records

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Main article: FIFA World Cup records and statistics
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Group stage 6th 2 1 0 1 5 2
Italy 1934 Round of 16 14th 1 0 0 1 1 3
France 1938 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 14 11
Brazil 1950 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 22 6
Switzerland 1954 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 8 5
Sweden 1958 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 16 4
Chile 1962 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 14 5
England 1966 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 6
Mexico 1970 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 19 7
West Germany 1974 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 6 4
Argentina 1978 Third Place 3rd 7 4 3 0 10 3
Spain 1982 Second group stage 5th 5 4 0 1 15 6
Mexico 1986 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 1 0 10 1
Italy 1990 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 4 2
United States 1994 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 11 3
France 1998 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 1 2 14 10
South KoreaJapan 2002 Champions 1st 7 7 0 0 18 4
Germany 2006 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 10 2
South Africa 2010 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 9 4
Brazil 2014 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 11 14
Russia 2018 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 8 3
Qatar 2022 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 1 1 8 3
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 To be determined
MoroccoPortugalSpain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 22/22 5 Titles 114 76 19 19 237 108

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

World Cup titles

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Year Manager Captain Goalscorer(s) in final
1958 Vicente Feola Bellini Vavá (2), Pelé (2), Zagallo
1962 Aymoré Moreira Mauro Ramos Amarildo, Zito, Vavá
1970 Mário Zagallo Carlos Alberto Torres Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho, Carlos Alberto Torres
1994 Carlos Alberto Parreira Dunga N/A
2002 Luiz Felipe Scolari Cafu Ronaldo (2)

By match

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Year Round Opponents Score Brazil scorers
Uruguay 1930 Group B  Yugoslavia 1–2 Preguinho
 Bolivia 4–0 Moderato (2), Preguinho (2)
Italy 1934 Round of 16  Spain 1–3 Leônidas
France 1938 Round of 16  Poland 6–5 (a.e.t.) Leônidas (3), Romeu, Perácio (2)
Quarter-finals  Czechoslovakia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Leônidas
Quarter-finals (replay)  Czechoslovakia 2–1 Leônidas, Roberto
Semi-finals  Italy 1–2 Romeu
Third place play-off  Sweden 4–2 Romeu, Leônidas (2), Perácio
Brazil 1950 Group A  Mexico 4–0 Ademir (2), Jair, Baltazar
  Switzerland 2–2 Alfredo, Baltazar
 Yugoslavia 2–0 Ademir, Zizinho
Final round  Sweden 7–1 Ademir (4), Chico (2), Maneca
 Spain 6–1 Ademir (2), Jair, Chico (2), Zizinho
Final  Uruguay 1–2 Friaça
Switzerland 1954 Group A  Mexico 5–0 Baltazar, Didi, Pinga (2), Julinho
 Yugoslavia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Didi
Quarter-finals  Hungary 2–4 Djalma Santos, Julinho
Sweden 1958 Group D  Austria 3–0 Mazzola (2), Nilton Santos
 England 0–0
 Soviet Union 2–0 Vavá (2)
Quarter-finals  Wales 1–0 Pelé
Semi-finals  France 5–2 Vavá, Didi, Pelé (3)
Final  Sweden 5–2 Vavá (2), Pelé (2), Zagallo
Chile 1962 Group C  Mexico 2–0 Pelé, Zagallo
 Czechoslovakia 0–0
 Spain 2–1 Amarildo (2)
Quarter-finals  England 3–1 Garrincha (2), Vavá
Semi-finals  Chile 4–2 Garrincha (2), Vavá (2)
Final  Czechoslovakia 3–1 Amarildo, Zito, Vavá
England 1966 Group C  Bulgaria 2–0 Pelé, Garrincha
 Hungary 1–3 Tostão
 Portugal 1–3 Rildo
Mexico 1970 Group C  Czechoslovakia 4–1 Rivelino, Pelé, Jairzinho (2)
 England 1–0 Jairzinho
 Romania 3–2 Pelé (2), Jairzinho
Quarter-finals  Peru 4–2 Rivelino, Tostão (2), Jairzinho
Semi-finals  Uruguay 3–1 Clodoaldo, Jairzinho, Rivelino
Final  Italy 4–1 Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho, Carlos Alberto
West Germany 1974 Group 2  Yugoslavia 0–0
 Scotland 0–0
 Zaire 3–0 Jairzinho, Rivelino, Valdomiro
Group A  East Germany 1–0 Rivelino
 Argentina 2–1 Rivelino, Jairzinho
 Netherlands 0–2
Third place play-off  Poland 0–1
Argentina 1978 Group 3  Sweden 1–1 Reinaldo
 Spain 0–0
 Austria 1–0 Roberto Dinamite
Group B  Peru 3–0 Dirceu (2), Zico
 Argentina 0–0
 Poland 3–1 Nelinho, Roberto Dinamite (2)
Third place play-off  Italy 2–1 Nelinho, Dirceu
Spain 1982 Group 6  Soviet Union 2–1 Sócrates, Éder
 Scotland 4–1 Zico, Oscar, Éder, Falcão
 New Zealand 4–0 Zico (2), Falcão, Serginho
Group C  Argentina 3–1 Zico, Serginho, Júnior
 Italy 2–3 Sócrates, Falcão
Mexico 1986 Group D  Spain 1–0 Sócrates
 Algeria 1–0 Careca
 Northern Ireland 3–0 Careca (2), Josimar
Round of 16  Poland 4–0 Sócrates, Josimar, Edinho, Careca
Quarter-finals  France 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Careca
Italy 1990 Group C  Sweden 2–1 Careca (2)
 Costa Rica 1–0 Müller
 Scotland 1–0 Müller
Round of 16  Argentina 0–1
United States 1994 Group B  Russia 2–0 Romário, Raí
 Cameroon 3–0 Romário, Márcio Santos, Bebeto
 Sweden 1–1 Romário
Round of 16  United States 1–0 Bebeto
Quarter-finals  Netherlands 3–2 Romário, Bebeto, Branco
Semi-finals  Sweden 1–0 Romário
Final  Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
France 1998 Group A  Scotland 2–1 César Sampaio, Boyd (OG)
 Morocco 3–0 Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Bebeto
 Norway 1–2 Bebeto
Round of 16  Chile 4–1 Ronaldo (2), César Sampaio (2)
Quarter-finals  Denmark 3–2 Bebeto, Rivaldo (2)
Semi-finals  Netherlands 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Ronaldo
Final  France 0–3
South Korea Japan 2002 Group C  Turkey 2–1 Ronaldo, Rivaldo
 China 4–0 Roberto Carlos, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo
 Costa Rica 5–2 Ronaldo (2), Edmílson, Rivaldo, Júnior
Round of 16  Belgium 2–0 Rivaldo, Ronaldo
Quarter-finals  England 2–1 Rivaldo, Ronaldinho
Semi-finals  Turkey 1–0 Ronaldo
Final  Germany 2–0 Ronaldo (2)
Germany 2006 Group F  Croatia 1–0 Kaká
 Australia 2–0 Adriano, Fred
 Japan 4–1 Ronaldo (2), Juninho, Gilberto
Round of 16  Ghana 3–0 Adriano, Ronaldo, Zé Roberto
Quarter-finals  France 0–1
South Africa 2010 Group G  North Korea 2–1 Maicon, Elano
 Ivory Coast 3–1 Luís Fabiano (2), Elano
 Portugal 0–0
Round of 16  Chile 3–0 Juan, Luís Fabiano, Robinho
Quarter-finals  Netherlands 1–2 Robinho
Brazil 2014 Group A  Croatia 3–1 Neymar (2), Oscar
 Mexico 0–0
 Cameroon 4–1 Neymar (2), Fred, Fernandinho
Round of 16  Chile 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 David Luiz
Quarter-finals  Colombia 2–1 Thiago Silva, David Luiz
Semi-finals  Germany 1–7 Oscar
Third place play-off  Netherlands 0–3
Russia 2018 Group E   Switzerland 1–1 Coutinho
 Costa Rica 2–0 Coutinho, Neymar
 Serbia 2–0 Paulinho, Thiago Silva
Round of 16  Mexico 2–0 Neymar, Firmino
Quarter-finals  Belgium 1–2 Renato Augusto
Qatar 2022 Group G  Serbia 2–0 Richarlison (2)
  Switzerland 1–0 Casemiro
 Cameroon 0–1
Round of 16  South Korea 4–1 Vinícius, Neymar, Richarlison, Paquetá
Quarter-finals  Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Neymar

Head-to-head record

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Record players

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Brazil's record World Cup player, Cafu is also the only player ever to have appeared in three consecutive World Cup finals: 1994, 1998 and 2002.

Cafu won the World Cup twice, in 1994 and in 2002, and is Brazil's record World Cup player.

Most matches played

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Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Cafu 20 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
2 Ronaldo 19 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
3 Cláudio Taffarel 18 1990, 1994, 1998
Dunga 18 1990, 1994, 1998
5 Roberto Carlos 17 1998, 2002, 2006
Lúcio 17 2002, 2006, 2010
7 Jairzinho 16 1966, 1970, 1974
Gilberto Silva 16 2002, 2006, 2010
9 Nílton Santos 15 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962
Didi 15 1954, 1958, 1962
Rivellino 15 1970, 1974, 1978
Bebeto 15 1990, 1994, 1998

Most tournament appearances

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Altogether eight players share the record of four participations. The goalkeeper Émerson Leão is the only one who has played four tournaments non-consecutively (not called at 1982).

Apps. Name Pos. World Cups
4 Cafu DF 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
Castilho GK 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962
Djalma Santos DF 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966
Leão GK 1970, 1974, 1978, 1986
Nílton Santos DF 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962
Pelé FW 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970
Ronaldo FW 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
Thiago Silva DF 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022

Top goalscorers

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With 15 goals, Ronaldo is the second-most successful striker in World Cup history, behind only Miroslav Klose (16).

Five Brazilians have won the World Cup Golden Boot Award over the years: Leônidas with 7 goals in 1938, Ademir with 9 goals in 1950, Garrincha and Vavá with 4 goals each in 1962 and Ronaldo with 8 goals in 2002.

Rank Player Goals World Cups
1 Ronaldo 15 1998 (4), 2002 (8), 2006 (3)
2 Pelé 12 1958 (6), 1962 (1), 1966 (1), 1970 (4)
3 Ademir 9 1950
Vavá 9 1958 (5), 1962 (4)
Jairzinho 9 1970 (7), 1974 (2)
6 Leônidas 8 1934 (1), 1938 (7)
Rivaldo 8 1998 (3), 2002 (5)
Neymar 8 2014 (4), 2018 (2), 2022 (2)
9 Careca 7 1986 (5), 1990 (2)
10 Bebeto 6 1994 (3), 1998 (3)
Rivellino 6 1970 (3), 1974 (3)

Players provided by club

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Below is the list of clubs that have provided more than 5 players throughout the FIFA World Cup editions:[4][5]

Club Total players
Brazil Botafogo 47
Brazil São Paulo 46
Brazil Flamengo 36
Brazil Vasco da Gama 34
Brazil Fluminense 32
Brazil Corinthians 24
Brazil Palmeiras
Brazil Santos
Spain Real Madrid 13
Brazil Atlético Mineiro 12
Spain Barcelona 11
Brazil Cruzeiro
Italy Roma 10
Italy Internazionale 9
France Paris Saint-Germain
Brazil Grêmio 8
Brazil Internacional
Italy Milan 7
Portugal Benfica 6
England Chelsea
Italy Juventus
England Manchester City
Brazil Portuguesa
Notes
  • 1930: Some sources claim that players Doca (São Cristóvão) and Benevenuto (Flamengo) were not officially entered at the 1930 squad. This count includes Benevenuto and Doca. Araken never played for Flamengo, but he was registered as a club athlete just as a matter of formality, since APEA (São Paulo) was in a power struggle over command of Brazilian football with the CBD, situated in Rio de Janeiro. The player, in fact, had terminated with Santos and signed with São Paulo.[6][7]
  • 1934: This count does not include players who didn't travel to Italy and stayed on stand-by in Brazil: Almeida (Bahia), Bilé (Ypiranga-SP), Jaguaré (Corinthians) and Pamplona (Botafogo).[8] Neither includes Domingos da Guia, barred from participating in the competition by Nacional Montevideo, who had already ceded Patesko and demanded a high compensation fee.[9]

Awards and records

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Team awards

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Individual awards

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Golden Ball awards

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Golden Boot awards

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Other individual awards

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Awards as coaches of other nations

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Brazilian coaches have appeared on the sidelines of other nations with some regularity. Three of them have won team awards with their nations:

Team records

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  • Most titles (5)
  • Most participations (22)
  • Most games played (114)
  • Most victories (76)
  • Most goals scored (237)
  • Biggest goal difference (+129)
  • Most sendings-off (11)
  • Most finishes in the Top 8 (19) and Top 16 (22)
  • Most consecutive wins (11) and matches without losing (13)
  • One of two teams to have defended their title as champions (1962). The other being Italy (1938).
  • One of two teams to have progressed to three consecutive World Cup finals (1994-2002). The other being Germany (1982-1990).
  • Most wins in one tournament (7, 2002)
  • Biggest goal difference as champion (+14, 2002), shared with Germany (2014)

Individual records

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  • Pelé holds a number of FIFA World Cup records:
    • Only player to win three FIFA World Cups (1958, 1962 and 1970)
    • Youngest tournament winner (1958, at 17y 249d)
    • Youngest goalscorer (1958 v Wales, at 17y 239d)
    • Youngest hat-trick scorer (1958 v France, at 17y 244d)
    • Youngest goalscorer in a final (1958 v Sweden, at 17y 249d)
  • Youngest Golden Ball winner: Ronaldo (1998, at 21y 9m 24d)
  • Most appearances in an All-Star Team: Djalma Santos (3, 1954–1962) (shared with Franz Beckenbauer and Philipp Lahm)
  • Most appearances as a substitute: Denílson (11, 1998–2002)
  • Most tournament wins as player and coach: Mário Zagallo (3, 1958 & 1962 as player, 1970 as coach)
  • Only player to appear in three consecutive FIFA World Cup finals: Cafu (1994, 1998 and 2002)
  • Most team awards won: Cafu (4, 1994–2006)
  • Most cautions: Cafu (6), shared with Zinedine Zidane and Rafael Márquez[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup reached 3.2 billion viewers, one billion watched final" (Press release). FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup Teams Statistics". FIFA. Retrieved 17 November 2017.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "World Cup All Time League Table". WorldFootball.net. 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Copa: Botafogo segue líder entre clubes que mais cederam jogadores à Seleção". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Blog Numerólogos. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. ^ Serra, Michael (19 November 2022). "Guia Histórico da Copa do Mundo 2022" (PDF). São Paulo FC (in Portuguese).
  6. ^ "Araken Patusca: a curiosa história de um dos astros da Seleção Brasileira na primeira Copa do Mundo" (in Portuguese). CBF. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  7. ^ "São Paulo em Copas: clube já cedeu 46 jogadores ao Brasil, mas não tem convocados há 16 anos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 25 November 2022.
  8. ^ Gehringer, Max (3 September 2021). A grande história dos mundiais 1930, 1934, 1938, 1950 (in Portuguese). e-Galáxia. ISBN 978-65-8763-955-0.
  9. ^ Vellozo Ribas, Lycio (2018). O Livro de Ouro das Copas (in Portuguese). Faro Digital. ISBN 978-85-9581-013-6.
  10. ^ "FIFA World Cup All Time Statistics — All editions". FIFA. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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