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Brazil


Federation founded: 1914
FIFA member since: 1923

 
WORLD CUP HISTORY
1930 - First round exit
1934 - First round exit
1938 - 3rd place
1950 - Beaten finalist
1954 - Quarterfinal exit
1958 - CHAMPIONS
1962 - CHAMPIONS
1966 - First round exit
1970 - CHAMPIONS
1974 - 4th place
1978 - 3rd place
1982 - Second phase exit
1986 - Quarterfinal exit
1990 - Second round exit
1994 - CHAMPIONS
1998 - Beaten finalist
2002 - CHAMPIONS
2006 - Quarterfinal exit

 
STATISTICS
Played
92
Won
64
Drawn
14
Lost
14
Goals for
201
Goals against
84
Points
206
Brazil are leading the all-time table.

 
TEAM RECORDS
Biggest victory:
7-1 vs Sweden in 1950.
Biggest defeat:
0-3 vs France in 1998.
Overall topscorer:
Ronaldo, 15 goals.
Most appearances:
Cafu, 20 matches.
Hosted the World Cup:
1950

 
GREATEST PLAYERS
Pelé
Jairzinho
Garrincha
Rivelino
Zico
Socrates
Careca
Leonidas
Romario

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


  YEAR   RD   OPPONENTS                     RESULT

  1930   1R   Yugoslavia                    L  1-2
         1R   Bolivia                       W  4-0


  1934   1R   Spain                         L  1-3


  1938   1R   Poland                  [aet] W  6-5
         QF   Czechoslovakia          [aet] D  1-1
              Czechoslovakia       [replay] W  2-1
         SF   Italy                         L  1-2
         3/4  Sweden                        W  4-2


  1950   1R   Mexico                        W  4-0
         1R   Switzerland                   D  2-2
         1R   Yugoslavia                    W  2-0
         FP   Sweden                        W  7-1
         FP   Spain                         W  6-1
         FP   Uruguay                       L  1-2


  1954   1R   Mexico                        W  5-0
         1R   Yugoslavia              [aet] D  1-1
         QF   Hungary                       L  2-4


  1958   1R   Austria                       W  3-0
         1R   England                       D  0-0
         1R   Soviet Union                  W  2-0
         QF   Wales                         W  1-0
         SF   France                        W  5-2
         F    Sweden                        W  5-2


  1962   1R   Mexico                        W  2-0
         1R   Czechoslovakia                D  0-0
         1R   Spain                         W  2-1
         QF   England                       W  3-1
         SF   Chile                         W  4-2
         F    Czechoslovakia                W  3-1


  1966   1R   Bulgaria                      W  2-0
         1R   Hungary                       L  1-3
         1R   Portugal                      L  1-3


  1970   1R   Czechoslovakia                W  4-1
         1R   England                       W  1-0
         1R   Romania                       W  3-2
         QF   Peru                          W  4-2
         SF   Uruguay                       W  3-1
         F    Italy                         W  4-1


  1974   1R   Yugoslavia                    D  0-0
         1R   Scotland                      D  0-0
         1R   Zaïre                         W  3-0
         2Ph  East Germany                  W  1-0
         2Ph  Argentina                     W  2-1
         2Ph  Netherlands                   L  0-2
         3/4  Poland                        L  0-1


  1978   1R   Sweden                        D  1-1
         1R   Spain                         D  0-0
         1R   Austria                       W  1-0
         2Ph  Peru                          W  3-0
         2Ph  Argentina                     D  0-0
         2Ph  Poland                        W  3-1
         3/4  Italy                         W  2-1


  1982   1R   Soviet Union                  W  2-1
         1R   Scotland                      W  4-1
         1R   New Zealand                   W  4-0
         2Ph  Argentina                     W  3-1
         2Ph  Italy                         L  2-3


  1986   1R   Spain                         W  1-0
         1R   Algeria                       W  1-0
         1R   Northern Ireland              W  3-0
         2R   Poland                        W  4-0
         QF   France               [3-4 ap] D  1-1


  1990   1R   Sweden                        W  2-1
         1R   Costa Rica                    W  1-0
         1R   Scotland                      W  1-0
         2R   Argentina                     L  0-1


  1994   1R   Russia                        W  2-0
         1R   Cameroon                      W  3-0
         1R   Sweden                        D  1-1
         2R   United States                 W  1-0
         QF   Netherlands                   W  3-2
         SF   Sweden                        W  1-0
         F    Italy                [3-2 ap] D  0-0


  1998   1R   Scotland                      W  2-1
         1R   Morocco                       W  3-0
         1R   Norway                        L  1-2
         2R   Chile                         W  4-1
         QF   Denmark                       W  3-2
         SF   Netherlands          [4-2 ap] D  1-1
         F    France                        L  0-3


  2002   1R   Turkey                        W  2-1
         1R   China                         W  4-0
         1R   Costa Rica                    W  5-2
         2R   Belgium                       W  2-0
         QF   England                       W  2-1
         SF   Turkey                        W  1-0
         F    Germany                       W  2-0


  2006   1R   Croatia                       W  1-0
         1R   Australia                     W  2-0
         1R   Japan                         W  4-1
         2R   Ghana                         W  3-0
         QF   France                        L  0-1


 

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