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Brazil

In the World Cup since 1930 · 5× champions

Five-time World Cup champions. No nation has won it more. Winners more often than not — 79 of 119 matches.

Brazil have played 119 World Cup matches across 23 editions in the covered data: 79 won, 20 drawn, 20 lost, with 247 goals scored and 112 conceded.

Quick answers

Has Brazil ever won the World Cup?

Yes — Brazil have won the World Cup five times: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002.

How many times has Brazil appeared at the World Cup?

Brazil have appeared at 23 World Cup editions in the covered data, first in 1930.

How many goals has Brazil scored in World Cups?

Brazil have scored 247 World Cup goals and conceded 112 across 119 matches in the covered data.

What is Brazil's best World Cup result?

Brazil's best World Cup result — the furthest they have gone — is champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002).

When did Brazil last play in a World Cup?

Brazil last played at the 2026 World Cup.

All-time record

Penalty shootouts: 3–2. W/D/L is by the 90-minute or extra-time scoreline; a shootout only decides who advances.

Tournament finishes

Champions: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002. Runners-up: 1950, 1998. Third place: 1938, 1978.

Biggest wins

Notable matches

• Brazil 6–5 Poland (Group stage), 1938
• Brazil 5–2 Sweden (Final), 1958
• Brazil 3–1 Czechoslovakia (Final), 1962
• Brazil 4–1 Italy (Final), 1970
• Brazil 0–0 Italy (pens) (Final), 1994
• France 3–0 Brazil (Final), 1998
• Brazil 2–0 Germany (Final), 2002
• Germany 7–1 Brazil (Semi-final), 2014

Source: 2026 World Cup match record, via openfootball (public-domain data) — source

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