Brazil national football team
men's national association football team representing Brazil
Brazil national football team is the national football team of Brazil. It is one of the most successful national teams with five World Cup titles (1958,1962,1970,1994 and 2002). It also has the most World Cup titles, with five.
| Nickname(s) | Seleção (The National Squad) Canarinho (Little Canary) Verde-Amarela (The Green and Yellow) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Dorival Júnior[1] | ||
| Captain | Casemiro[2] | ||
| Most caps | Cafu (156)[3][4] | ||
| Top scorer | Neymar (79)[5] | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | BRA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 1  (22 December 2022)[6] | ||
| Highest | 1 (159 times on 8 occasions[7]) | ||
| Lowest | 22 (6 June 2013) | ||
| First international | |||
 Argentina 3–0 Brazil  (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 20 September 1914)[8] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Brazil 14–0 Nicaragua  (Mexico City, Mexico, 17 October 1975)[9] | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Uruguay 6–0 Brazil (Viña del Mar, Chile; 18 September 1920)  Brazil 1–7 Germany  (Belo Horizonte, Brazil; 8 July 2014)[10] | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 21 (first in 1930) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) | ||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 35 (first in 1916) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007) | ||
| Panamerican Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1952) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1952, 1956) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1997, 2005, 2009, 2013) | ||
Medal record | |||
Most caps
change- As of 1 February 2022[5]
A cap is a player's appearance in a game at international level.
- Players in bold are still active with Brazil.
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | First cap | Latest cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neymar | 148 | 101 | 10 August 2010 | 17 October 2023 |
| 2 | Cafu | 142 | 5 | 12 September 1990 | 1 July 2006 |
| 3 | Roberto Carlos | 125 | 11 | 26 February 1992 | 1 July 2006 |
| 4 | Dani Alves | 121 | 8 | 10 October 2006 | 1 February 2022 |
| 5 | Lúcio | 105 | 4 | 15 November 2000 | 5 September 2011 |
| 6 | Thiago Silva | 104 | 7 | 12 October 2008 | 1 February 2022 |
| 7 | Cláudio Taffarel | 101 | 0 | 7 July 1988 | 12 July 1998 |
| 8 | Robinho | 100 | 28 | 13 July 2003 | 25 January 2017 |
| 9 | Djalma Santos | 98 | 3 | 10 April 1952 | 9 June 1968 |
| Ronaldo | 98 | 62 | 23 March 1994 | 7 June 2011 |
Top goalscorers
change| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Average | First cap | Latest cap | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neymar | 79 | 128 | 0.61 | 10 August 2006 | 17 Octuber 2023 | FW |
| 2 | Pele | 77 | 92 | 0.84 | 7 July 1957 | 18 July 1971 | FW |
| 3 | Ronaldo | 62 | 98 | 0.63 | 23 March 1994 | 7 June 2011 | FW |
| 4 | Romário | 56 | 70 | 0.79 | 23 May 1987 | 27 April 2005 | FW |
| 5 | Zico | 48 | 71 | 0.68 | 25 February 1976 | 21 June 1986 | MF |
| 6 | Bebeto | 39 | 75 | 0.52 | 28 April 1985 | 12 July 1998 | FW |
| 7 | Rivaldo | 35 | 74 | 0.47 | 16 December 1993 | 19 November 2003 | MF |
| 8 | Jairzinho | 33 | 81 | 0.41 | 7 June 1964 | 3 March 1982 | FW |
| Ronaldinho | 33 | 97 | 0.34 | 26 June 1999 | 24 April 2013 | MF | |
| 10 | Ademir | 32 | 39 | 0.82 | 21 January 1945 | 15 March 1953 | FW |
| Tostão | 32 | 54 | 0.59 | 15 May 1966 | 9 July 1972 | FW |
References
change- ↑ "Tite aceita proposta e é substituto de Dunga no comando da Seleção", globoesporte.com, 15 June 2016, Retrieved on 15 June 2016
- ↑ "Fim do rodízio: Neymar volta a ser o capitão da Seleção no novo ciclo de Tite". Globoesporte.com. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ↑ “FIFA Century Club” Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. FIFA. Retrieved 9 June 2018
- ↑ "Marcos Evangelista de Morais "CAFU" – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. 23 July 2006. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Brazil – Record International Players". RSSSF. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ 23 September 1993 until 19 November 1993, 19 April 1994 until 14 June 1994, 21 July 1994 until 16 May 2001, 3 July 2002 until 14 February 2007, 18 July 2007 until 19 September 2007, 1 July 2009 until 20 November 2009, 28 April 2010 until 14 July 2010, 6 April 2017
- ↑ "Argentina versus Brazil". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ↑ "World Football Elo Ratings: Brazil".
Brazil 7–0 Chile
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 17 September 1959)Brazil 7–0 Peru
(Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, 26 June 1997) |title=Brazil matches, ratings and points exchanged |publisher=Eloratings.net |access-date=3 August 2014 - ↑ "Brazil versus Germany". globalblogsports.com.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ 1958–63, 1965–66, 1970–74, 1978–79, 1981–83, 1986–87, 1990, 1992, 1994–00, 2002–10, 2016–2017, 2018–present