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 | ||
| Captain | Casemiro | ||
| Most caps | Cafu (142) | ||
| Top scorer | Neymar (79) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | BRA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 1  (22 December 2022) | ||
| Highest | 1 (159 times on 8 occasions) | ||
| Lowest | 22 (6 June 2013) | ||
| 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 (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
- As of 1 February 2022
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 | Cafu | 142 | 5 | 12 September 1990 | 1 July 2006 |
| 2 | Roberto Carlos | 125 | 11 | 26 February 1992 | 1 July 2006 |
| 3 | Dani Alves | 121 | 8 | 10 October 2006 | 1 February 2022 |
| 4 | Neymar | 116 | 70 | 10 August 2010 | 11 November 2021 |
| 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
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| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Average | First cap | Latest cap | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neymar | 79 | 128 | 0.6 | 10 August 2010 | 11 November 2021 | 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
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