Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Brasileira de Futebol; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [se.leˈsɐ̃w bɾaziˈlejɾɐ dʒi futʃiˈbɔw]), nicknamed Seleção Canarinho ("Canary Squad", after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (English: Brazilian Football Confederation), the governing body of football in Brazil. It has been a member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of CONMEBOL since 1916. It was also a member of PFC, the unified confederation of the Americas from 1946 to 1961.

Brazil

Nickname(s)	Seleção (The Selection) Canarinho (Little Canary) Amarelinha (Little Yellow) Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow) Scratch (The Scratch)
Association	Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Carlo Ancelotti
Captain	Marquinhos
Most caps	Cafu (142)
Top scorer	Neymar (79)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	BRA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	5 (10 July 2025)
Highest	1 (23 September 1993)
Lowest	22 (6 June 2013)
First international
Argentina 3–0 Brazil  (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 20 September 1914)
Biggest win
Brazil 10–1 Bolivia  (São Paulo, Brazil; 10 April 1949)  Brazil 9–0 Colombia  (Lima, Peru; 24 March 1957)
Biggest defeat
Uruguay 6−0 Brazil  (Viña del Mar, Chile; 18 September 1920)  Brazil 1−7 Germany  (Belo Horizonte, Brazil; 8 July 2014)
World Cup
Appearances	22 (first in 1930)
Best result	Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Copa América
Appearances	38 (first in 1916)
Best result	Champions (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019)
Panamerican Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 1952)
Best result	Champions (1952, 1956)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1996)
Best result	Runners-up (1996, 2003)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1997)
Best result	Champions (1997, 2005, 2009, 2013)
Medal record FIFA World Cup 1958 Sweden Team 1962 Chile Team 1970 Mexico Team 1994 United States Team 2002 Korea & Japan Team 1950 Brazil Team 1998 France Team 1938 France Team 1978 Argentina Team Copa América 1919 Brazil Team 1922 Brazil Team 1949 Brazil Team 1989 Brazil Team 1997 Bolivia Team 1999 Paraguay Team 2004 Peru Team 2007 Venezuela Team 2019 Brazil Team 1921 Argentina Team 1925 Argentina Team 1937 Argentina Team 1945 Chile Team 1946 Argentina Team 1953 Peru Team 1957 Peru Team 1959 Argentina Team 1983 South America Team 1991 Chile Team 1995 Uruguay Team 2021 Brazil Team 1916 Argentina Team 1917 Uruguay Team 1920 Chile Team 1942 Uruguay Team 1959 Ecuador Team 1975 South America Team 1979 South America Team Panamerican Championship 1952 Chile Team 1956 Mexico Team 1960 Costa Rica Team CONCACAF Gold Cup 1996 United States Team 2003 United States & Mexico Team 1998 United States Team FIFA Confederations Cup 1997 Saudi Arabia Team 2005 Germany Team 2009 South Africa Team 2013 Brazil Team 1999 Mexico Team Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team 1988 Seoul Team
Website	cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira

Brazil is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner five times: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. The Seleção also has the best overall performance in the World Cup competition, both in proportional and absolute terms, with a record of 76 victories in 114 matches played, 129 goal difference, 247 points, and 19 losses. It is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs, and the only team to have won the World Cup in four different continents: once in Europe (the 1958 edition in Sweden), once in South America (the 1962 edition in Chile), twice in North America (the 1970 edition in Mexico and the 1994 tournament in the United States), and once in Asia (the 2002 edition co-hosted by South Korea and Japan). Brazil was also the most successful team in the now-defunct FIFA Confederations Cup, winning it four times, in 1997, 2005, 2009, and 2013. With the capture of the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil is one of only two countries, the other being France, to have won all men's FIFA 11-player competitions at all age levels.

Brazil has the highest average Elo football rating over time, and the fourth all-time peak football Elo rating, established in 2022. In FIFA's ranking system Brazil holds the record for most Team of the Year first ranking wins with 13. Many commentators, experts, and former players have considered the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest team of all time. Other Brazilian teams are also highly esteemed and regularly appear listed among the best teams of all time, such as the Brazil teams of 1958–62 and the squads of the 1994–02 period, with honorary mentions for the gifted 1982 side. In 1996, the Brazil national team achieved 35 consecutive matches undefeated, a feat which they held as a world record for 25 years.

Brazil has developed many rivalries through the years, with the most notable ones being with Argentina—known as the Superclássico das Américas in Portuguese, Italy—known as the Clássico Mundial in Portuguese or the World Derby in English,Uruguay—known as the Clássico do Rio Negro, due to the traumatic Maracanazo, and the Netherlands due to several important meetings between the two teams at several World Cups.

History

Early history (1914–1922)

The first Brazil national team, 1914

Brazil's first match at home against Exeter City in 1914

It is generally believed that the inaugural game of the Brazil national football 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, though it is claimed that the match was a 3–3 draw.

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. 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 in the group stage. 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. The last one was in the 1922 South American Championship, also played on Brazilian soil.

The 1950 Maracanazo

Brazil national team at the 1950 World Cup. National Archives of Brazil.

After that, Brazil first achieved international prominence when it hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup. The team went into the last game of the final round, against Uruguay at 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.

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".

Pelé and the First Golden Era (1958–1970)

The Brazil national team at the 1959 Copa América

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",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.

Defending champions Brazil at the 1962 FIFA World Cup

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.

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.

The 1970 FIFA World Cup-winning Brazil team, considered by many distinguished commentators as the greatest football team ever

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. The Jules Rimet trophy was stolen from the CBF in 1983, and never recovered. CBF then was awarded a replica.^{[citation needed]}

The first 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.

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. 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 where Zico missed a penalty kick, 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.

Brazil would struggle in the next cycle, as they finished runners-up at the 1991 Copa América, losing the title to Argentina, who would also knock Brazil out of the next edition on penalties in 1993. In the qualifiers for the 1994 World Cup, Brazil lost a qualifying match for the first time when Bolivia defeated the team 2–0 in La Paz. Brazil qualified for the tournament after defeating Uruguay at Maracanã with two Romário goals.

The Second Golden Era (1994–2002)

Brazil's Ronaldo in the 2002 FIFA World Cup

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 Stadium on 4 July, 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. 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).

In the meantime, Brazil lost the 1995 Copa América to hosts Uruguay on penalties, followed by victory in the 1997 tournament against Bolivia, the host of the latter tournament, after a 3–1 win. That same year, Brazil won the Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia with a 6-0 win against Australia.

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. 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.

Brazil won the 1999 Copa América with a 3–0 win over Paraguay in the final, but lost the 1999 Confederations Cup final to Mexico, before being eliminated from the 2001 Copa América in the quarterfinals with a 2–0 loss to Honduras. The team would also struggle in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, only securing a spot on the final matchday with a 3–0 victory over Venezuela.

2002 World Cup-winning Brazil plane livery, from Varig.

However, the 2002 World Cup, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, would be different, as Brazil topped their group with nine points and three wins. Their first match was against Turkey, in Ulsan, South Korea. In that match, 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. Brazil came from behind to defeat the Turks 2–1. This was followed by a 4–0 win over China and a 5–2 victory against Costa Rica. For the knockout round matches, Brazil traveled to Japan, continuing their campaign by defeating Belgium 2–0 in Kobe. They then proceeded to defeat England 2–1 in the quarter-finals in Shizuoka, with the winning goal coming from a free-kick by Ronaldinho from 40 yards out. The semi-final was against Turkey in Saitama, a rematch of the group stage, with Brazil winning 1–0 to advance to their third consecutive final. The final was against Germany in Yokohama, where Ronaldo scored both goals in Brazil's 2–0 triumph. Ronaldo also won the Golden Shoe as the tournament's leading scorer with eight goals. Among the highlights of the campaign were the "Three R's" (Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho). 2002 was Brazil's fifth world championship, their last to date, with the success seeing them receive the Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year.

After that, Brazil won the 2004 Copa América in Peru, defeating Argentina on penalties after a 2–2 draw in the final, with a late goal by Adriano forcing the shootout. That was their third win in four competitions since 1997. They also won the FIFA Confederations Cup for the second time in 2005, with a 4–1 thumping of Argentina. 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.

The second dry spell (2006–present)

Brazil and Japan entering the field at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

In the 2006 World Cup, Brazil won their three group games against Croatia (1–0), Australia (2–0) and Japan (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, which would later be broken by Miroslav Klose in 2014. 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. Brazil then won the 2007 Copa América. Two years later, Brazil won the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, defeating the United States 3–2 in the final, to seal their third Confederations Cup title.

Brazil's Kaká against Chile at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

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.

In July 2010, Mano Menezes was named as Brazil's new coach. At the 2011 Copa América, Brazil lost against Paraguay and was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In November 2012, coach Mano Menezes was sacked and replaced by Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Brazilian players celebrate winning the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, where they won all five matches.

On 6 June 2013, Brazil was ranked 22nd in the FIFA World Rankings, their lowest ever. At the 2013 Confederations Cup, Brazil defended their title, beating Spain in the final, winning 3–0 and sealing their fourth Confederations Cup title.

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. The team then drew with Mexico, before confirming qualification to the knockout stage by defeating Cameroon 4–1. Brazil faced Chile in the round of 16, needing penalties to prevail to the next round following a 1–1 draw.

Brazil line-up against Colombia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Neymar (front row, second from right) would play his last game at the tournament after being stretchered off with a fractured 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 a horrible challenge by Zuniga, which led to the Brazilian suffering a fractured vertebra, ruling him out for the remainder of the tournament.

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. 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 Mineirão stadium where the match took place. In that match, Miroslav Klose scored, making him the top goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup with 16 goals.

Brazil subsequently lost 3–0 to the Netherlands in the third-place play-off match. Following the tournament, Scolari announced his resignation.

After the 2014 FIFA World Cup (2014–2022)

Brazil's 1994 World Cup winning captain, Dunga, was coach from 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 2016.

On 22 July 2014, Dunga was announced as the new manager of Brazil, returning to the position for his second stint leading the national team.

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

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. 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. This defeat saw Brazil eliminated from the tournament in the group stage for the first time since 1987., and also resulted in Dunga being fired from the national team.

Brazil team prior to their group game against Costa Rica at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

Brazil supporters at the 2018 World Cup

On 14 June 2016, Tite replaced Dunga as manager of Brazil. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Brazil finished top of their group. After defeating Mexico in the round of 16, Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Belgium, losing 2–1. Despite elimination from the tournament, Tite remained as head coach.

The 2019 Copa América was held on home soil, with the team beginning the campaign with a 3–0 win against Bolivia, where the Brazilians notoriously wore a white uniform. Then Brazil had a goalless draw with Venezuela, and thumped Peru 5–0. In the quarterfinals, Brazil defeated Paraguay on penalties after another goalless draw. After beating rivals Argentina 2–0 in the semi-finals, Brazil beat Peru 3–1 in the final to win their ninth Copa América title, and their first since 2007. The team only conceded once during the tournament, during the final from a penalty kick. The next Copa América was originally scheduled to be played the following year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was postponed to 2021. As a result, Colombia and Argentina resigned as co-hosts, and Brazil was selected to host the tournament. The hosts reached the final once again, this time being defeated by Argentina 1–0 in the Maracanã Stadium; this was the first time Brazil failed to win the Copa América on home soil.

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

Recent years (2023–present)

After Tite left, Ramon Menezes served as manager from March to July 2023, before being replaced by Fernando Diniz until the end of the year. Diniz's tenure ended after Brazil lost to Argentina 1–0 at the Maracanã, with this defeat being their first home loss in FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

The CBF then appointed Dorival Júnior as manager. At the 2024 Copa América, Brazil were eliminated on penalties by Uruguay in the quarter-finals following a 0–0 draw. Dorival was fired after losing 4–1 to Argentina at the Monumental de Nuñez, and in his place the federation appointed Italian manager Carlo Ancelotti as a replacement.

Brazil qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a 1–0 victory against Paraguay on 10 June 2025.

Team image

Uniforms

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brazil national football team kits.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 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. 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.Nike began making Brazil kits in late 1996, in time for the 1997 Copa América and the 1998 World Cup.

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.

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period	Contract announcement	Contract duration	Value	Ref.
None	1908–1954
Athleta	1954–1977		1954–1977	None
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
		Unknown	2008–2024	€69.5 million per year
		December 2024	2024–2038	$100 million per year

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
• Amarelinha (Little Yellow One)
• Seleção (The National Squad)
• Verde-amarela (The Green and Yellow)
• Pentacampeão (Five-time Champions)
• Esquadrão de Ouro (The Golden Squad)

Some Latin American commentators often refer to the Brazil team as El Scratch or Scratch du Oro (The Scratch), among others. In the 2022 World Cup, FIFA's YouTube channel referred to the team as Samba Boys.

Training camp

Granja Comary complex is the training camp of the national team.

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

Results and fixtures

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

2024

Brazil  v  Ecuador

6 September 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	1–0	Ecuador	Curitiba, Brazil
22:00 UTC−3	Rodrygo 30'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Couto Pereira Attendance: 36,914 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Paraguay  v  Brazil

10 September 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Paraguay	1–0	Brazil	Asunción, Paraguay
20:30 UTC−4	D. Gómez 20'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 31,962 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Chile  v  Brazil

10 October 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Chile	1–2	Brazil	Santiago, Chile
21:00 UTC−3	Vargas 2'	Report	Igor Jesus 45+1' Luiz Henrique 89'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 43,059 Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

Brazil  v  Peru

15 October 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	4–0	Peru	Brasília, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Raphinha 38' (pen.), 54' (pen.) Pereira 71' Luiz Henrique 74'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 60,139 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Venezuela  v  Brazil

14 November 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Venezuela	1–1	Brazil	Maturín, Venezuela
17:00 UTC−4	Segovia 46'	Report	Raphinha 43'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 32,200 Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Brazil  v  Uruguay

19 November 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	1–1	Uruguay	Salvador, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Gerson 62'	Report	Valverde 55'	Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 41,511 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

2025

Brazil  v  Colombia

20 March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	2–1	Colombia	Brasília, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Raphinha 6' (pen.) Vinícius Júnior 90+9'	Report	Díaz 41'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 70,027 Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Argentina  v  Brazil

25 March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Argentina	4–1	Brazil	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:00 UTC−3	Alvarez 4' Fernández 12' Mac Allister 37' Simeone 71'	Report	Cunha 26'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 85,015 Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Ecuador  v  Brazil

5 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Ecuador	0–0	Brazil	Guayaquil, Ecuador
18:00 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo Attendance: 59,283 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Brazil  v  Paraguay

10 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	1–0	Paraguay	São Paulo, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Vinícius Júnior 44'	Report		Stadium: Neo Química Arena Attendance: 46,316 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Brazil  v  Chile

4 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	v	Chile	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Maracanã

Bolivia  v  Brazil

9 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bolivia	v	Brazil	El Alto, Bolivia
19:30 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal de El Alto

South Korea  v  Brazil

10 October 2025 Friendly	South Korea	v	Brazil	Seoul, South Korea
--:-- UTC+9				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

Japan  v  Brazil

14 October 2025 2025 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	v	Brazil	Chōfu, Japan
--:-- UTC+9				Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

Brazil  v  Angola

November 2025 Friendly	Brazil	v	Angola
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Coaching staff

Carlo Ancelotti, the head coach of the Brazil national football team since 26 May 2025

Position	Name	Ref
Head coach	Carlo Ancelotti
Assistant coach	Paul Clement
Goalkeeping coaches	Cláudio Taffarel
	Marco Antônio Trocourt
Physical coach	Francesco Mauri
Match analysts	Simone Montanaro
	Guilherme Lyra
	João Marcos Soares
	Thomaz Koerich
Performance analyst	Mino Fulco
Physiologist	Guilherme Passos
Doctor	Rodrigo Lasmar
Team coordinator	Juan
Sporting director	Rodrigo Caetano

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Chile and Bolivia on 4 and 9 September 2025, respectively.

Caps and goals are correct as of 10 June 2025, after the match against Paraguay.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alisson	(1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 32)	74	0	Liverpool
12	1GK	Bento	(1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 26)	4	0	Al-Nassr
23	1GK	Hugo Souza	(1999-01-31) 31 January 1999 (age 26)	0	0	Corinthians
3	2DF	Alexsandro	(1999-08-09) 9 August 1999 (age 26)	2	0	Lille
4	2DF	Marquinhos (captain)	(1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 31)	99	7	Paris Saint-Germain
6	2DF	Alex Sandro	(1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 34)	42	2	Flamengo
13	2DF	Vanderson	(2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 24)	7	0	Monaco
16	2DF	Wesley	(2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Roma
	2DF	Gabriel Magalhães	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 27)	14	1	Arsenal
	2DF	Fabrício Bruno	(1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 29)	2	0	Cruzeiro
	2DF	Caio Henrique	(1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 28)	1	0	Monaco
	2DF	Douglas Santos	(1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 31)	1	0	Zenit Saint Petersburg
5	3MF	Casemiro	(1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 33)	77	7	Manchester United
8	3MF	Bruno Guimarães	(1997-11-16) 16 November 1997 (age 27)	35	1	Newcastle United
18	3MF	Andrey Santos	(2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Chelsea
	3MF	Joelinton	(1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 29)	7	1	Newcastle United
	3MF	Lucas Paquetá	(1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 28)	55	11	West Ham United
9	4FW	Richarlison	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 28)	50	20	Tottenham Hotspur
11	4FW	Raphinha	(1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 28)	34	11	Barcelona
20	4FW	Estêvão	(2007-04-24) 24 April 2007 (age 18)	5	0	Chelsea
21	4FW	Matheus Cunha	(1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 26)	15	1	Manchester United
22	4FW	Gabriel Martinelli	(2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 24)	18	2	Arsenal
	4FW	Luiz Henrique	(2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 24)	6	2	Zenit Saint Petersburg
	4FW	João Pedro	(2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Chelsea
	4FW	Kaio Jorge	(2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Cruzeiro

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Weverton	(1987-12-13) 13 December 1987 (age 37)	10	0	Palmeiras	v.  Argentina, 25 March 2025
GK	Lucas Perri	(1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Leeds United	v.  Argentina, 25 March 2025
GK	Ederson	(1993-08-17) 17 August 1993 (age 32)	29	0	Manchester City	v.  Colombia, 20 March 2025 ^INJ
DF	Danilo	(1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 34)	66	1	Flamengo	v.  Paraguay, 10 June 2025
DF	Lucas Beraldo	(2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Paris Saint-Germain	v.  Paraguay, 10 June 2025
DF	Carlos Augusto	(1999-01-07) 7 January 1999 (age 26)	2	0	Inter Milan	v.  Paraguay, 10 June 2025
DF	Léo Ortiz	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 29)	2	0	Flamengo	v.  Paraguay, 10 June 2025
DF	Guilherme Arana	(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 28)	13	0	Atlético Mineiro	v.  Argentina, 25 March 2025
DF	Murillo	(2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 23)	1	0	Nottingham Forest	v.  Argentina, 25 March 2025
DF	Éder Militão	(1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 27)	35	2	Real Madrid	v.  Venezuela, 14 November 2024 ^INJ
DF	Bremer	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 28)	5	0	Juventus	v.  Chile, 10 October 2024 ^INJ
DF	Wendell	(1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 32)	6	0	São Paulo	v.  Paraguay, 10 September 2024
DF	William	(1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 30)	0	0	Cruzeiro	v.  Paraguay, 10 September 2024
DF	Yan Couto	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 23)	4	0	Borussia Dortmund	v.  Ecuador, 6 September 2024 ^INJ
MF	Gerson	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 28)	14	1	Zenit Saint Petersburg	v.  Paraguay, 10 June 2025
MF	Andreas Pereira	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 29)	10	2	Fulham	v.  Paraguay, 10 June 2025
MF	Éderson	(1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 26)	3	0	Atalanta	v.  Paraguay, 10 June 2025
MF	André	(2001-07-16) 16 July 2001 (age 24)	12	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v.  Argentina, 25 March 2025
MF	João Gomes	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 24)	10	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v.  Argentina, 25 March 2025
MF	Matheus Pereira	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 29)	1	0	Cruzeiro	v.  Peru, 15 October 2024
FW	Vinícius Júnior	(2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 25)	41	7	Real Madrid	v.  Paraguay, 10 June 2025
FW	Antony	(2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 25)	16	2	Manchester United	v.  Paraguay, 10 June 2025
FW	Rodrygo	(2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 24)	33	7	Real Madrid	v.  Argentina, 25 March 2025
FW	Endrick	(2006-07-21) 21 July 2006 (age 19)	14	3	Real Madrid	v.  Argentina, 25 March 2025
FW	Savinho	(2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 (age 21)	13	1	Manchester City	v.  Argentina, 25 March 2025
FW	Neymar	(1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 33)	128	79	Santos	v.  Colombia, 20 March 2025 ^INJ
FW	Pedro	(1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 28)	6	1	Flamengo	v.  Ecuador, 6 September 2024 ^INJ
^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

Individual records

As of 10 June 2025.

Players in bold are still active with Brazil.

Most capped players

Cafu is the all-time most capped player for Brazil with 142 appearances.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Cafu	142	5	1990–2006
2	Neymar	128	79	2010–present
3	Dani Alves	126	8	2006–2022
4	Roberto Carlos	125	10	1992–2006
5	Thiago Silva	113	7	2008–2022
6	Lúcio	105	4	2000–2011
7	Cláudio Taffarel	101	0	1988–1998
8	Robinho	100	28	2003–2017
9	Marquinhos	99	7	2013–present
10	Ronaldo	98	62	1994–2011
	Djalma Santos	98	3	1952–1968

Top goalscorers

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

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Average	Career
1	Neymar	79	128	0.62	2010–present
2	Pelé	77	92	0.84	1957–1971
3	Ronaldo	62	98	0.63	1994–2011
4	Romário	55	70	0.79	1987–2005
5	Zico	48	71	0.68	1976–1986
6	Bebeto	38	75	0.51	1985–1998
7	Rivaldo	35	74	0.47	1993–2003
8	Jairzinho	33	81	0.41	1964–1982
	Ronaldinho	33	97	0.34	1999–2013
10	Ademir	32	39	0.82	1945–1953
	Tostão	32	54	0.59	1966–1972

1. This includes a match for Brazil against the rest of the world, which FIFA does not recognise, played for the 10th anniversary of their first World Cup title
2. Some sources, including FIFA, credit Romário with an extra goal in a 3–2 win against Mexico in the 1997 Copa América while other sources give it as an own goal to Camilo Romero. It is not counted here.

Other records

Youngest goalscorer

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

Oldest goalscorer

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

Most goals scored in a single match

• Evaristo (5 goals) vs.  Colombia, 24 March 1957

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, 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.

Competitive record

  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	Qualified										16	7	4	5	21	16
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	5 Titles	23/23	114	76	19	19	237	108	—		143	89	37	17	301	91

*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	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	3	0	5	2	Squad
Total	9 Titles	38/48	195	109	41	45	435	206	—

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