Brazil at the FIFA World Cup
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This article summarizes the results and overall performance of Brazil at the FIFA World Cup.
The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase, officially called the World Cup Finals. The qualification phase, which currently takes place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated over 1 billion people watching the 2014 tournament final.[1]
Brazil is the most successful national team in the history of the World Cup, having won five titles, earning second-place, third-place and fourth-place finishes twice each. Brazil is one of the countries besides Argentina, Spain and Germany to win a FIFA World Cup away from its continent (Sweden 1958, Chile 1962, Mexico 1970, USA 1994 and South Korea/Japan 2002). Brazil is the only national team to have played in all FIFA World Cup editions without any absence or need for playoffs. Brazil also has the best overall performance in World Cup history in both proportional and absolute terms with a record of 73 victories in 109 matches played, 124 goal difference, 237 points and only 18 losses.[2][3]
Traditionally, Brazil's greatest rival is Argentina. The two countries have met each other four times in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with two wins for Brazil (West Germany 1974 and Spain 1982), one for Argentina (Italy 1990) and a draw (Argentina 1978). The country that played most against Brazil in the finals is Sweden: 7 times, with five wins for Brazil and two draws. Three other historical rivals are Italy, which lost two World Cup finals against Brazil and eliminated the Brazilians in two tournaments (France 1938 and Spain 1982), France, which has eliminated Brazil on three occasions (Mexico 1986, France 1998 and Germany 2006), and the Netherlands, which has eliminated Brazil at two of their five meetings (West Germany 1974 and South Africa 2010) and won the third place match in Brazil 2014.
Records[]
Brazil's World Cup record | |
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First Match | ![]() ![]() (14 July 1930; Montevideo, Uruguay) |
Biggest Win | ![]() ![]() (9 July 1950; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
Biggest Defeat | ![]() ![]() (8 July 2014; Belo Horizonte, Brazil) |
Best Result | Champions in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002 |
Worst Result | First round in 1934 and group stage in 1966 |
Winning World Cups[]
Year | Manager | Captain | Goalscorer(s) in Final |
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1958 | Vicente Feola | Hilderaldo Bellini | Vavá, Pelé, Mário Zagallo |
1962 | Aymoré Moreira | Mauro Ramos | Amarildo, Zito, Vavá |
1970 | Mário Zagallo | Carlos Alberto | Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho, Carlos Alberto |
1994 | Carlos Alberto Parreira | Dunga | N/A |
2002 | Luiz Felipe Scolari | Cafu | Ronaldo |
By match[]
Year | Round | Against | Score | Scorers |
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1930 | Group B | ![]() |
1–2 | Preguinho |
Group B | ![]() |
4–0 | Moderato (2), Preguinho (2) | |
1934 | Round 1 | ![]() |
1–3 | Leônidas |
1938 | Round 1 | ![]() |
6–5 (AET) | Leônidas (3), Romeu, Perácio (2) |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
1–1 (AET) | Leônidas | |
Quarter-finals (replay) | ![]() |
2–1 | Leônidas, Roberto | |
Semi-finals | ![]() |
1–2 | Romeu | |
Third place playoff | ![]() |
4–2 | Romeu, Leônidas (2), Perácio | |
1950 | Group A | ![]() |
4–0 | Ademir (2), Jair, Baltazar |
Group A | ![]() |
2–2 | Alfredo, Baltazar | |
Group A | ![]() |
2–0 | Ademir, Zizinho | |
Final Round | ![]() |
7–1 | Ademir (4), Chico (2), Maneca | |
Final Round | ![]() |
6–1 | Ademir (2), Jair, Chico (2), Zizinho | |
Final Round | ![]() |
1–2 | Friaça | |
1954 | Group A | ![]() |
5–0 | Baltazar, Didi, Pinga (2), Julinho |
Group A | ![]() |
1–1 (AET) | Didi | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
2–4 | Djalma Santos, Julinho | |
1958 | Group D | ![]() |
3–0 | Mazzola (2), Nilton Santos |
Group D | ![]() |
0–0 | ||
Group D | ![]() |
2–0 | Vavá (2) | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
1–0 | Pelé | |
Semi-finals | ![]() |
5–2 | Vavá, Didi, Pelé (3) | |
Final | ![]() |
5–2 | Vavá (2), Pelé (2), Zagallo | |
1962 | Group C | ![]() |
2–0 | Pelé, Zagallo |
Group C | ![]() |
0–0 | ||
Group C | ![]() |
2–1 | Amarildo (2) | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
3–1 | Garrincha (2), Vavá | |
Semi-finals | ![]() |
4–2 | Garrincha (2), Vavá (2) | |
Final | ![]() |
3–1 | Amarildo, Zito, Vavá | |
1966 | Group C | ![]() |
2–0 | Pelé, Garrincha |
Group C | ![]() |
1–3 | Tostão | |
Group C | ![]() |
1–3 | Rildo | |
1970 | Group C | ![]() |
4–1 | Rivelino, Pelé, Jairzinho (2) |
Group C | ![]() |
1–0 | Jairzinho | |
Group C | ![]() |
3–2 | Pelé (2), Jairzinho | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
4–2 | Rivelino, Tostão (2), Jairzinho | |
Semi-finals | ![]() |
3–1 | Clodoaldo, Jairzinho, Rivelino | |
Final | ![]() |
4–1 | Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho, Carlos Alberto | |
1974 | Group B | ![]() |
0–0 | |
Group B | ![]() |
0–0 | ||
Group B | ![]() |
3–0 | Jairzinho, Rivelino, Valdomiro | |
Group A Round 2 | ![]() |
1–0 | Rivelino | |
Group A Round 2 | ![]() |
2–1 | Rivelino, Jairzinho | |
Group A Round 2 | ![]() |
0–2 | ||
Third place playoff | ![]() |
0–1 | ||
1978 | Group C | ![]() |
1–1 | Reinaldo |
Group C | ![]() |
0–0 | ||
Group C | ![]() |
1–0 | Roberto Dinamite | |
Group B Round 2 | ![]() |
3–0 | Dirceu (2), Zico | |
Group B Round 2 | ![]() |
0–0 | ||
Group B Round 2 | ![]() |
3–1 | Nelinho, Roberto Dinamite (2) | |
Third place playoff | ![]() |
2–1 | Nelinho, Dirceu | |
1982 | Group F | ![]() |
2–1 | Sócrates, Éder |
Group F | ![]() |
4–1 | Zico, Oscar, Éder, Falcão | |
Group F | ![]() |
4–0 | Zico (2), Falcão, Serginho | |
Group C Round 2 | ![]() |
3–1 | Zico, Serginho, Júnior | |
Group C Round 2 | ![]() |
2–3 | Sócrates, Falcão | |
1986 | Group D | ![]() |
1–0 | Sócrates |
Group D | ![]() |
1–0 | Careca | |
Group D | ![]() |
3–0 | Careca (2), Josimar | |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
4–0 | Sócrates, Josimar, Edinho, Careca | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
1–1 (AET) | Careca | |
1990 | Group C | ![]() |
2–1 | Careca (2) |
Group C | ![]() |
1–0 | Müller | |
Group C | ![]() |
1–0 | Müller | |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
0–1 | ||
1994 | Group B | ![]() |
2–0 | Romário, Raí |
Group B | ![]() |
3–0 | Romário, Márcio Santos, Bebeto | |
Group B | ![]() |
1–1 | Romário | |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
1–0 | Bebeto | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
3–2 | Romário, Bebeto, Branco | |
Semi-finals | ![]() |
1–0 | Romário | |
Final | ![]() |
0–0 (AET) | ||
1998 | Group A | ![]() |
2–1 | César Sampaio, Boyd (OG) |
Group A | ![]() |
3–0 | Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Bebeto | |
Group A | ![]() |
1–2 | Bebeto | |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
4–1 | Ronaldo (2), César Sampaio (2) | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
3–2 | Bebeto, Rivaldo (2) | |
Semi-finals | ![]() |
1–1 (AET) | Ronaldo | |
Final | ![]() |
0–3 | ||
2002 | Group C | ![]() |
2–1 | Ronaldo, Rivaldo |
Group C | ![]() |
4–0 | Roberto Carlos, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo | |
Group C | ![]() |
5–2 | Ronaldo (2), Edmílson, Rivaldo, Júnior | |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
2–0 | Rivaldo, Ronaldo | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
2–1 | Rivaldo, Ronaldinho | |
Semi-finals | ![]() |
1–0 | Ronaldo | |
Final | ![]() |
2–0 | Ronaldo (2) | |
2006 | Group F | ![]() |
1–0 | Kaká |
Group F | ![]() |
2–0 | Adriano, Fred | |
Group F | ![]() |
4–1 | Ronaldo (2), Juninho, Gilberto | |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
3–0 | Adriano, Ronaldo, Zé Roberto | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
0–1 | ||
2010 | Group G | ![]() |
2–1 | Maicon, Elano |
Group G | ![]() |
3–1 | Luís Fabiano (2), Elano | |
Group G | ![]() |
0–0 | ||
Round of 16 | ![]() |
3–0 | Juan, Luís Fabiano, Robinho | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
1–2 | Robinho | |
2014 | Group A | ![]() |
3–1 | Neymar (2), Oscar |
Group A | ![]() |
0–0 | ||
Group A | ![]() |
4–1 | Neymar (2), Fred, Fernandinho | |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
1–1 (AET) | David Luiz | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
2–1 | Thiago Silva, David Luiz | |
Semi-finals | ![]() |
1–7 | Oscar | |
Third place playoff | ![]() |
0–3 | ||
2018 | Group E | ![]() |
1–1 | Coutinho |
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2–0 | Coutinho, Neymar | ||
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2–0 | Paulinho, Thiago Silva | ||
Round of 16 | ![]() |
2–0 | Neymar, Firmino | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
1–2 | Renato Augusto |
By opponent[]
Country | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 71 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 80 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 60 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 60 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 40 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 40 |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | –5 | 20 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 75 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 75 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 75 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 75 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 25 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 100 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 100 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 0 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 50 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 0 |
Record players[]
Brazil's record World Cup player, Cafu is also the only player ever to have appeared in three consecutive World Cup finals: 1994, '98 and 2002.
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No. | Name | Matches | World Cups |
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1 | Cafu | 20 | 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006 |
2 | Ronaldo | 19 | 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006 |
3 | Cláudio Taffarel | 18 | 1990, 1994 and 1998 |
Dunga | 18 | 1990, 1994 and 1998 | |
5 | Roberto Carlos | 17 | 1998, 2002 and 2006 |
Lúcio | 17 | 2002, 2006 and 2010 | |
7 | Jairzinho | 16 | 1966, 1970 and 1974 |
Gilberto Silva | 16 | 2002, 2006 and 2010 | |
9 | Nílton Santos | 15 | 1950, 1954, 1958 and 1962 |
Didi | 15 | 1954, 1958 and 1962 | |
Rivellino | 15 | 1970, 1974 and 1978 | |
Bebeto | 15 | 1990, 1994 and 1998 |
Top scorers[]
Five Brazilians have won the World Cup Golden Boot Award over the years: Leônidas with 7 goals in 1938, Ademir with 8 goals in 1950, Garrincha and Vavá with 4 goals each in 1962 and Ronaldo with 8 goals in 2002.
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No. | Name | Goals | World Cups |
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1 | Ronaldo | 15 | 1998 (4), 2002 (8) and 2006 (3) |
2 | Pelé | 12 | 1958 (6), 1962 (1), 1966 (1) and 1970 (4) |
3-4 | Vavá | 9 | 1958 (5) and 1962 (4) |
Jairzinho | 9 | 1970 (7) and 1974 (2) | |
5-7 | Leônidas | 8 | 1934 (1) and 1938 (7) |
Ademir | 8 | 1950 | |
Rivaldo | 8 | 1998 (3) and 2002 (5) | |
8 | Careca | 7 | 1986 (5) and 1990 (2) |
9-11 | Bebeto | 6 | 1994 (3) and 1998 (3) |
Rivellino | 6 | 1970 (3) and 1974 (3) | |
Neymar | 6 | 2014 (4) and 2018 (2) |
Awards and records[]
Team awards[]
- World Champions 1958
- World Champions 1962
- World Champions 1970
- World Champions 1994
- World Champions 2002
- FIFA Fair Play Trophy 1982
- FIFA Fair Play Trophy 1986
- FIFA Fair Play Trophy 1994
- FIFA Fair Play Trophy 2006
- Most Entertaining Team 1994
Individual awards[]
Golden Ball awards[]
- Golden Ball 1938: Leônidas
- Golden Ball 1950: Zizinho
- Golden Ball 1958: Didi
- Golden Ball 1962: Garrincha
- Golden Ball 1970: Pelé
- Golden Ball 1994: Romário
- Golden Ball 1998: Ronaldo (youngest Golden Ball winner of all time at 21 years)
- Silver Ball 1958: Pelé (youngest Ball award winner at 17 years)
- Silver Ball 1970: Gérson
- Silver Ball 1982: Falcão
- Silver Ball 2002: Ronaldo
- Bronze Ball 1950: Ademir
- Bronze Ball 1978: Dirceu
Golden Boot awards[]
- Golden Boot 1938: Leônidas
- Golden Boot 1950: Ademir
- Golden Boot 1962: Garrincha and Vavá (shared)
- Golden Boot 2002: Ronaldo
- Silver Boot 1958: Pelé (youngest Boot award winner at 17 years)
- Silver Boot 1970: Jairzinho
- Silver Boot 1986: Careca
- Silver Boot 2002: Rivaldo
- Bronze Boot 1950: Chico
- Bronze Boot 1982: Zico
- Bronze Boot 1994: Romário
- Bronze Boot 2006: Ronaldo
- Bronze Boot 2014: Neymar
Other individual awards[]
- Best Young Player Award 1958: Pelé (youngest Best Young Player award winner at 17 years)
- Man of the Match award 2002: Rivaldo
Awards as coaches of other nations[]
Brazilian coaches have appeared on the sidelines of other nations with some regularity. Three of them have won team awards with their nations:
- Otto Glória won Third Place with Portugal in 1966.
- Didi won the FIFA Fair Play Trophy with Peru in 1970.
- Luiz Felipe Scolari won the Most Entertaining Team award with Portugal in 2006.
Team records[]
- Most titles (5)
- Most participations (21)
- Most victories (73)
- Most sendings-off (11)
- One of two teams to have defended their title as champions (1962). The other being Italy 1938.
- Most wins in one tournament (7, 2002)
Individual records[]
- Pelé holds a number of FIFA World Cup records:
- Only player to win three FIFA World Cups (1958, 1962 and 1970)
- Youngest tournament winner (1958, at 17y 249d)
- Youngest goalscorer (1958 v Wales, at 17y 239d)
- Youngest hat-trick scorer (1958 v France, at 17y 244d)
- Youngest goalscorer in a final (1958 v Sweden, at 17y 249d)
- Youngest Golden Ball winner: Ronaldo (1998, at 21y 9m 24d)
- Most appearances in an All-Star Team: Djalma Santos (3, 1954–1962) (shared with Franz Beckenbauer and Philipp Lahm)
- Most appearances as a substitute: Denílson (11, 1998–2002)
- Most tournament wins as player and coach: Mário Zagallo (3, 1958 & 1962 as player, 1970 as coach)
- Only player to appear in three consecutive FIFA World Cup finals: Cafu (1994, 1998 and 2002)
- Most team awards won: Cafu (6, 1994–2006)
- Most cautions: Cafu (6)
References[]
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup™ reached 3.2 billion viewers, one billion watched final" (Press release). FIFA. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup™ Teams Statistics". FIFA. Retrieved 17 November 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "World Cup All Time League Table". WorldFootball.net.
External links[]
- Brazil at the FIFA World Cup
- History of the Brazil national football team
- Countries at the FIFA World Cup