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Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country's national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. [5]
Pelé celebrating the victory of Brazil in the FIFA World Cup.. Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazil national football team, governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, has won the FIFA World Cup a record 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002, [1] and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every FIFA World Cup competition ever held.
This page details football records in Brazil. Highest Single-Match Attendances. Most matches with attendance of more than 100,000, ranked by club. [1]
The Brazilian national football team was eliminated twice in a row in the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup in 2006 and 2010. [110] [111] Brazil arrived as favorites in both editions, due to their results in the period between cups, with victories in the 2004 and 2007 Copa América and 2005 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. [112] [113] [114]
Volleyball is the second most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazilian men's team has 6 Olympic medals (3 gold, 3 silver), 7 World Championship medals (3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze) and has won nine World Leagues, while Brazil's women's team has won two gold, one silver and three bronze medals at the Olympic Games, in addition to four runners-up ...
17-year-old Real Madrid-bound sensation Endrick has earned a milestone call up to the senior Brazil men’s national team.. Interim Canarinha head coach Fernando Diniz announced his squad on ...
Brazil will play Mexico in a friendly in the United States in June as part of the preparations for next year's Copa America, the Brazilian soccer confederation said in a statement Tuesday. The ...
Rivalry between Brazil and Uruguay also burgeoned following the World Cup final of 1950, when millions of Brazilian football fans were traumatized by a 1–2 defeat. In South America, Peru and Chile are also considered traditional rivals; the confrontation between the two nations is known as the Clásico del Pacífico, or Pacific Classic.