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Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
Brazil's World Cup record; First match Brazil 1–2 Yugoslavia (14 July 1930; Montevideo, Uruguay) Biggest win Brazil 7–1 Sweden (9 July 1950; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Biggest defeat Brazil 1–7 Germany (8 July 2014; Belo Horizonte, Brazil) Best result Champions in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002: Worst result
As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the finals of the FIFA World Cup. [1] Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy and Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. [2] Eight nations have won the tournament.
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Brazil won its third World Cup in Mexico in 1970. It fielded what has been widely considered the best World Cup football squad ever, [20] [21] [22] [25] led by Pelé in his last World Cup finals, captain Carlos Alberto Torres, Jairzinho, Tostão, Gérson and Rivellino. Even though Garrincha had retired, this team was still a force to be ...
A total of 471 players have been in the winning team in the World Cup. Brazil's Pelé is the only one to have won three times, while another 20 have won twice. Only players from Brazil and Italy, and one player from Argentina, have won the World Cup more than once. No player has won two World Cups both as captain.
FIFA World Cup. Winners (5): 1958, ... Cafu is the all-time most capped player for Brazil with 142 appearances. ... Neymar is Brazil's all-time top scorer with 79 goals.
Brazil, winners in 2002, were the first defending champions to play qualifying matches. ... (2002–2014) is the all-time top scorer at the World Cup with 16 goals.