Brazil National Football Team
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Brazil’s national football team is the men’s football team for Brazil National which has won the FIFA World Cup 5 times, Copa America 9 times, and the FIFA Confederations Cup 4 times. It is the highest number of times ever won by any country. The team is governed by the Brazilian Football Confederation. Brazil has the best overall performance in FIFA World Cup history with 76 victories and only 19 losses in 114 matches played.
Brazil is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions. It comes under the CONMEBOL Confederation of the South American continent. There is no official home ground like other national but teams play qualifying matches in various venues. Brazil’s training camp is the Granja Comar 1987 which has been renovated 2 times.
Dorival Júnior is the current coach and Danilo is the captain of the Brazilian football team. Cafe was the most caps player for the national team with 142 caps and 5 goals. Neymar is the top goalscorer (128 caps with 79 goals), Pele (92 caps with 77 goals), and Ronaldo(98 caps with 62 goals) are in second and third positions in the sequence.
Brazil National Football Team Roster
Pele, Ronaldo, Cafe, Ronaldinho, Kaka, and Neymar are some of the famous soccer players from Brazil. Goalkeeping coach Claudio Taffarel, who played three World Cups for Brazil, and was the first-choice goalkeeper for the National team. He won the trophy in the 1994 World Cup. The team’s first international match was in 1914 and Brazil won the last World Cup title in 2002.
Current Football Squad of Brazil national football team:
Brazil Football Team –
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Alisson (Liverpool), Bento (Al-Nassr), Ederson (Manchester City) |
| Defenders | Danilo (Juventus), Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund), Guilherme Arana (Atletico Mineiro), Wendell (Porto), Beraldo, Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Éder Militão (Real Madrid), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) |
| Midfielders | André (Fluminense), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Gerson (Flamengo), João Gomes (Wolverhampton), Lucas Paquetá (West Ham) |
| Forwards | Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Endrick (Real Madrid), Vinicius Júnior (Real Madrid), Estêvão (Palmeiras), Luiz Henrique (Botafogo), Pedro (Flamengo), Savinho (Manchester City) |
| Captain | Casemiro |
Brazil National Football Team Squad Players
Here is the Brazil National team’s final squad which will be selected for 2024 Copa America. Player details are provided on the Brazil Squad 2022 FIFA World Cup and Brazil squad of 2024 Copa America and their position.
Brazil Copa America 2024 Squad :
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Lucas Perri (Botafogo).
Defenders: Emerson Royal (Tottenham), Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan), Renan Lodi (Olympique Marseille), Bremer (Juventus), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), Nino (Fluminense), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain).
Midfielder: André (Fluminense), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), Joelinton (Newcastle), Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras), Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
Forwards: Endrick (Palmeiras), Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), João Pedro (Brighton), Paulinho (Atlético Mineiro), Pepê (Porto), Raphinha (Barcelona) and Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid).
Brazil Copa America 2021 Squad :
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Weverton (Palmeiras)
Defenders: Dani Alves (Sao Paulo), Danilo (Juventus), Alex Sandro (Juventus), Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Thiago Silva (Chelsea), Eder Militao (Real Madrid), Lucas Verissimo (Benfica)
Midfielders: Casemiro (Real Madrid), Fabinho (Liverpool), Fred (Manchester United), Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Lucas Paqueta (Lyon)
Forwards: Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Richarlison (Everton), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo), Everton (Benfica).
| Brazil Football Team Information | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Selected on Rotation Policy |
| FIFA code | BRA |
| FIFA Current Ranking | 5 (24 Oct 2024) |
| Top Score | Neymar (79) |
| Head coach | Dorival Júnior |
| Appearance | World Cup: 22 Best Results- Won (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002) Copa América – 38 Best Results- Won (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019) Confederations Cup- 7 Best Results- Won (1997, 2005, 2009, and 2013) |
| Tournament | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Olympic Games | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Copa América | 9 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| Panamerican Championship | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 10 | 50 |
Head-to-head record
Played – 1053
Win – 666
Loss – 168
Drew – 219
Win % – 63.24%
Brazil Football Team Logo
The Brazil National Football Team logo comes in yellow, green, dark blue, light blue, and white colors. All the colors are inside a shield-shaped object with a huge cross in the middle.
2024 Copa America and Brazil 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification
2024 Copa America Fixtures
Here are the fixures of 2024 Copa America below. The team is in the Group B of the tournament.
- Brazil vs Costa Rica – 23 June
- Final Score: 0–0
- Paraguay vs Brazil – 27 June
- Final Score: 1–4
- Brazil vs Colombia- 1 July
- Final Score: 1–1
2024 Copa América Quarter-finals
- Uruguay vs Brazil – 6 July
- Final Score: 0–0 (4–2 p)
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification Squad
Goalkeepers: Alisson, Bento, Ederson
Defenders: Danilo, Vanderson, Abner, Guilherme Arana, Bremer, Eder Militao, Gabriel Magalhaes, Marquinhos
Midfielders: Andre, Bruno Guimaraes, Gerson, Rodrygo, Lucas Paqueta
Forwards: Endrick, Gabriel Martinelli, Igor Jesus, Luiz Henrique, Raphinha, Savinho, Vinicius Jr
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Fixtures
Here are the fixures of the 2026 FIFA World Cup below
- Brazil vs Ecuador – Sep 2024
- Final Score: 1–0
- Paraguay vs Brazil – Sep 2024
- Final Score: 1–0
- Chile vs Brazil – 10 October
- Final Score: 1–2
- Brazil vs Peru – 15 October
- Final Score: 4–0
- Venezuela vs Brazil – 14 November 2024 | Venue: Estadio Monumental de Maturín
- Final Score: 1-1
- Brazil vs Uruguay- 19 November 2024 | Venue: Emirates Stadium
- Final Score: 1-1
2026 FIFA World Cup Brazil Team Qualification Match Schedule
| S.R | Team | Score | Team | Time/Date |
| 2024 Fixtures | ||||
| 1 | Brazil | 1–0 | Ecuador | 6 September |
| 2 | Paraguay | 1–0 | Brazil | 10 September |
| 3 | Chile | 1–2 | Brazil | 10 October |
| 4 | Brazil | 4–0 | Peru | 15 October |
| 5 | Venezuela | 1-1 | Brazil | 14 November |
| 6 | Brazil | 1-1 | Uruguay | 19 November |
| 2025 Fixtures | ||||
| 7 | Brazil | Colombia | 20 March | |
| 8 | Argentina | Brazil | 25 March | |
| 9 | Ecuador | Brazil | 6 June | |
| 10 | Brazil | Paraguay | 10 June | |
| 11 | Brazil | Chile | 9 September | |
| 12 | Bolivia | Brazil | 9 September | |
Most capped Players
| S. No | Name | Caps (Goals) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cafu | 142 (5) |
| 2 | Neymar | 128 (79) |
| 3 | Dani Alves | 126 (8) |
| 4 | Roberto Carlos | 125 (10) |
| 5 | Thiago Silva | 113 (7) |
Most Top Goalscorer Players
Neymar is Brazil’s all-time top scorer with 79 goals in 128 Caps.
| S. No | Name | Goals(Caps ) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neymar | 79(128) |
| 2 | Pele | 77(92) |
| 3 | Ronaldo | 62(98) |
| 4 | Romário | 55(70) |
| 5 | Zico | 48(71) |
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