Coach:
Tite
Nickname:
Selecao
Previous participations: 21
Titles: 5 in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002
FIFA ranking: 1 (August 2022)
Previous tournaments:
Brazil is the only country to appear in every World Cup and the only nation to win the trophy five times. After losing at home in the final match in 1950 they won back-to-back titles in 1958 and 1962 and then made it three in Mexico in 1970 with what many consider to be the greatest team of all time. After a 24-year drought that included heart-breaking eliminations in 1982 and 1986 they won again in 1994 with Romario and Bebeto starring. A rejuvenated Ronaldo, back from a series of knee injuries, helped them win the title in Japan in 2002 but they have disappointed since, not least in losing 7-1 to Germany in the semi-final at home in 2014.
Coach: Tite
Key players:
Neymar, Alisson, Vinicius Junior, Thiago Silva
Qualifiers
Brazil 5-0 Bolivia
Peru 2-4 Brazil
Brazil 1-0 Venezuela
Uruguay 0-2 Brazil
Brazil 2-0 Ecuador
Paraguay 0-2 Brazil
Chile 0-1 Brazil
Brazil - Argentina (abandoned)
Brazil 2-0 Peru
Venezuela 1-3 Brazil
Colombia 0-0 Brazil
Brazil 4-1 Uruguay
Brazil 1-0 Colombia
Argentina 0-0 Brazil
Ecuador 1-1 Brazil
Brazil 4-0 Paraguay
Brazil 4-0 Chile
Bolivia 0-4 Brazil