Current FIFA Ranking: 5
Highest FIFA Ranking: 1 (last, March-April 2023)
Lowest FIFA Ranking: 22 (June 2013)
Football Team Nickname: Selecao (The Squad), Canarinho (Little Canary)
Honours:
World Cup (5): 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
Copa America (9): 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019
Confederations Cup (4): 1997, 2005, 2009, 2013
Head coach: Carlo Ancelotti (May 2025)
Top scorer in qualifying: Raphinha (5)
Star players: Raphinha (Barcelona), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Estevao (Chelsea)
It’s now five World Cups without lifting the trophy for five-time champions Brazil who have not reached the final since beating Germany in 2002 (but have qualified for all 23 editions) – they have never gone six consecutive finals without lifting the trophy. Their 2022 campaign once again ended at the quarter-final stage, as it has in four of the last five finals, beaten on penalties against Croatia in Qatar.
Their 2026 qualifying campaign ended with just 8 wins, their fewest in an 18-match campaign.
Appointed Carlo Ancelotti as head coach in May, his first foray into national team management and his first move out of Europe as a player or coach. He’ll be hoping to add to his 24 major honours in management which include five Champions Leagues.
Previous World Cup appearances (22):
2022: Quarter-final (1-1 aet v Croatia, 2-4 on pens)
2018: Quarter-final
2014: Fourth
2010: Quarter-final
2006: Quarter-final
2002: Winners
1998: Runners-up
1994: Winners
1990: Round of 16
1986: Quarter-final
1982: Second group stage
1978: Third
1974: Fourth
1970: Winners
1966: Group stage
1962: Winners
1958: Winners
1954: Quarter-final
1950: Runners-up
1938: Third
1934: Preliminary round
1930: Group stage
Are the most successful World Cup nation, with 5 titles.
