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Brazil National Football Team

Brazil
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Canarinho (Little Canary)
Verde-Amarela (The Green and Yellow)
Pentacampeões (Five-Time Champions)
Association Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Tite
Captain Renato Augusto
Most caps Cafu (142)
Top scorer Pelé (77)
FIFA code BRA
FIFA ranking
Current 2 Steady(22 December 2016)
Highest 1 (151 times on 7 occasions)
Lowest 22 (June 2013)
Elo ranking
Current 1 (21 December 2016)
Highest 1 (7,708 days on 38 occasions)
Lowest 18 (November 2001)
First international
 Argentina 3–0 Brazil 
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 20 September 1914)
Biggest win
 Brazil 14–0 Nicaragua 
(Mexico City, Mexico, 17 October 1975)
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 20 (all) (first in 1930)
Best result Champions, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002
Copa América
Appearances 35 (first in 1916)
Best result Champions, 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004 and 2007
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances 3 (first in 1996)
Best result Runners-up, 1996 and 2003
Confederations Cup
Appearances 7 (first in 1997)
Best result Champions, 1997, 2005, 2009 and 2013

 Uruguay 6–0 Brazil 
(Viña del Mar, Chile; 18 September 1920)

The Brazil national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Brasileira de Futebol) represents Brazil in international men's association football. Brazil is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil. They have been a member of the FIFA since 1923 and member of the CONMEBOL since 1916. Brazil is the most successful national football team in the FIFA World Cup with five championships: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Brazil also has the best overall performance in World Cup history in both proportional and absolute terms with a record of 70 victories in 104 matches played, 119 goal difference, 227 points and only 17 losses. Brazil is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs. The seleção is also the most successful national team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with four titles: 1997, 2005, 2009 and 2013, being the holder of the last title of the tournament.


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