Explained/ Brazil national football team records and statistics: Everything to know about the Selecaos
Brazil's football team has been one of the most successful teams in the World. Let's have a look at some of the records held by the Selecao.
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Brazilian football has always been full of legacy. The land of Peles and Ronaldos has had an enormous effect on how football is played these days. Despite their dominance in world football, they haven't managed to lif the coveted World Cup trophy since they last won it in 2002.
3 things you need to know
- When it comes to football Brazil remain one of the coveted sides in the world
- There have been ups and downs in their fortunes
- They have the most number of World Cup titles so far
There hasn't been a dearth of talent in the Latin American country as the likes of Neymar, Vinicius Junior, Casemiro and Thiago Silva are amongst some high profile players the country has produced so far. They also have five World Cup titles in their tally alongside Copa America and Confederations Cup titles.
Trophies won by Brazil's team
- FIFA World Cup: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
- Copa America: 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997, 2005, 2009, 2013
- Panamerican Championship: 1952, 1956
Brazil top five goalscorers
- Neymar: 79 goals in 128 matches
- Pele: 77 goals in 92 matches
- Ronaldo: 62 goals in 98 matches
- Romario: 55 goals in 70 matches
- Zico: 48 goals in 71 matches
Brazil top five capped players
- Cafu: 142 caps
- Neymar: 128 caps
- Dani Alves: 126 caps
- Roberto Carlos: 125 caps
- Thiago Silva: 113 caps
Brazil team win-loss records
- Matches won: 669
- Matches drawn: 200
- Matches lost: 171
Brazil Football Team records
- Pele remains the youngest goal scorer as he netted his first international goal at the age of 16 years and 9 months back in 1957
- Romario is the oldest goal scorer for Brazil team as he found the net at the age of 39 years and two months.
- Claudio Taffarel holds the record for having the most number (52) of clean sheets.
- Cafu captained the Brazil team for the most number of matches (66)
- Mario Zagallo is the longest serving manager as he was at the helm of the Brazil team for 126 matches.
- Brazil team has the envious record of qualifying for each and every World Cup campaign so far.
- With 2012.9 points they have the highest average for Football Elo Rankings.
- They also have gone onto win 35 consecutive football matches, a record they share with Spain