by John Greece

Created on: March 22, 2008   Last Updated: October 07, 2008

The National Football Team of Brazil or better known with the name "Selecao" is the most successful team in the F.I.F.A. World Cup Tournaments of all time (Number 1 Football Team). Won the World Cup 5 times, most times than other national football team, and is the only country that took place in all World Cups Finals. Brazil also won the COPA America 8 times, the Confederation Cup 2 times and distinguished in the Olympic Games 3 times.

FIFA WORLD CUP

Brazil has participated in all FIFA World Cup Tournaments and won the trophy 5 times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002), 2 times finished in the second place (1950, 1998), 2 times in the third place (1938 and 1978) and 1 time in the forth place (1978). Brazil ranks at the first place in the general classification of FIFA. Brazil has also organized the World Cup Tournament 1 time (1950).

4th WCT in Brazil, 1950: Brazil vs Uruguay 1-2 6th WCT in Sweden, 1958: Sweden vs Brazil 2-5 7th WCT in Chile, 1962: Brazil vs Czechoslovakia 3-1 9th WCT in Mexico, 1970: Brazil vs Italy 4-1 15th WCT in USA, 1994: Brazil vs Italy 0-0 (3-2 penalty kicks) 16th WCT in France, 1998: France vs Brazil 3-0 17th WCT in Japan, 2002: Brazil vs Germany 2-0

COPA AMERICA

Brazil has participated in COPA America 31 times and won the trophy 8 times (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007) and 11 times has finished as a second (1921, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1983, 1991, 1995). Since now has organized the tournament 4 times (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989).

3rd COPA in Brazil, 1919: Brazil vs Uruguay 1-0 6th COPA in Chile, 1922: Brazil vs Paraguay 3-0 21th COPA in Brazil, 1949: Brazil vs Paraguay 7-0 34th COPA in Brazil, 1989: Brazil vs Uruguay 1-0 38th COPA in Bolivia, 1997: Bolivia vs Brazil 1-3 39th COPA in Paraguay, 1999: Brazil vs Uruguay 3-0 41th COPA in Peru, 2004: Argentina vs Brazil 2-2 (2-4 penalty kicks) 42th COPA in Venezuela, 2007: Brazil vs Argentina 3-0

CONFEDERATION CUP

Brazil participated in the Confederation Cup 5 times, won the trophy 2 times (1997, 2005) and finished in the second 1 time (1999).

3rd CC in Saudi Arabia, 1997: Brazil vs Australia 6-0 4th CC in Mexico, 1999: Mexico vs Brazil 4-3 7th CC in Germany, 2005: Brazil vs Argentina 4-1

OLYMPIC GAMES

Unfortunatelly since now, Brazil did not manage to won the olympic gold medal. it is the only trophy missing from the rich collection. So, won 2 silver medals 1984 in Los Angeles and 1988 in Seul) and 2 bronze medals (1996 in Atlanta and 2008 in Beijing).

In addition, it should be noted that Brazil has highlighted a number of world-class players like Tostao, Zizinho, Tafarel, Socrates, Alemao, Romario, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and of course one of the biggest football players ever in the world, Pele.Please support us by using Babylon search engine

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