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Brazil football team

Brazil
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Canarinho (Little Canary)
Verde-Amarela (The Green and Yellow)
Seleção (The Squad)
Association Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Tite
Captain Various
Most caps Cafu (142)
Top scorer Pelé (77)
Home stadium Various
FIFA code BRA
FIFA ranking
Current 2 Steady(12 April 2018)
Highest 1 (153 times on 8 occasions)
Lowest 22 (June 2013)
Elo ranking
Current 1 Steady(18 April 2018)
Highest 1 (8,640 days on 39 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 21 (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
Panamerican Championship
Appearances 3 (all) (first in 1952)
Best result Champions, 1952 and 1956
Confederations Cup
Appearances 7 (first in 1997)
Best result Champions, 1997, 2005, 2009, and 2013
Olympic medal record
Men's football
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team

 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 team in the FIFA World Cup, the main football international competition, being crowned winner five times: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Brazil also has the best overall performance in the World Cup, both in proportional and absolute terms, with a record of 70 victories in 104 matches played, 119 goal difference, 227 points, and 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 likewise the most successful national team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with four titles: 1997, 2005, 2009 and 2013.


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