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Brazil

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5World Cup titles· last 20029Continental titles· last 20194Intercontinental titles2Other tournament wins7World Cup final runs15Continental finals reached

Footprint

Tournament appearances
77
Trophies
20
Major trophies
18
Last appearance
2026
World Cup appearances
23
Continental appearances
42
Last final reached
2021
Last trophy
2019

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Brazil. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Argentina
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 89.50 · distance 8.60
Germany
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 60.50 · distance 11.64
France
Reached the World Cup final without winning it
Honors 34.25 · distance 11.69
Italy
Reached the World Cup final without winning it
Honors 46.75 · distance 12.91
Uruguay
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 65.25 · distance 15.46

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

YearNameTournamentRound reached
2026BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 2026Group Stage
2024BrazilCopaCopa América 2024Quarterfinal
2022BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 2022Quarterfinal
2021BrazilCopaCopa América 2021 Final
2019BrazilCopaCopa América 2019 Champion
2018BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 2018Quarterfinal
2016BrazilCopaCopa América 2016Appearance
2015BrazilCopaCopa América 2015Quarterfinal
2014BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 2014Semifinal
2013BrazilInterFIFA Confederations Cup 2013 Champion
2011BrazilCopaCopa América 2011Quarterfinal
2010BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 2010Quarterfinal
2009BrazilInterFIFA Confederations Cup 2009 Champion
2007BrazilCopaCopa América 2007 Champion
2006BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 2006Quarterfinal
2005BrazilInterFIFA Confederations Cup 2005 Champion
2004BrazilCopaCopa América 2004 Champion
2003BrazilGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2003 Final
2003BrazilInterFIFA Confederations Cup 2003Appearance
2002BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 2002 Champion
2001BrazilCopaCopa América 2001Quarterfinal
2001BrazilInterFIFA Confederations Cup 2001Semifinal
1999BrazilCopaCopa América 1999 Champion
1999BrazilInterFIFA Confederations Cup 1999 Final
1998BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1998 Final
1998BrazilGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1998Semifinal
1997BrazilCopaCopa América 1997 Champion
1997BrazilInterFIFA Confederations Cup 1997 Champion
1997BrazilOther1997 Tournoi de FranceAppearance
1996BrazilGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1996 Final
1995BrazilCopaCopa América 1995 Final
1994BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1994 Champion
1993BrazilCopaCopa América 1993Quarterfinal
1991BrazilCopaCopa América 1991Semifinal
1990BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1990Round of 16
1989BrazilCopaCopa América 1989 Champion
1987BrazilCopaCopa América 1987Appearance
1986BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1986Quarterfinal
1983BrazilCopaCopa América 1983 Final
1982BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1982Appearance
1981BrazilInterMundialito 1981 Final
1979BrazilCopaCopa América 1979Semifinal
1978BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1978Appearance
1975BrazilCopaCopa América 1975Semifinal
1974BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1974Appearance
1970BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1970 Champion
1966BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1966Appearance
1963BrazilCopaCopa América 1963Appearance
1962BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1962 Champion
1960BrazilOther1960 Pan-American ChampionshipAppearance
1959BrazilCopaCopa América 1959Appearance
1959BrazilCopaCopa América 1959Appearance
1958BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1958 Champion
1957BrazilCopaCopa América 1957Appearance
1956BrazilCopaCopa América 1956Appearance
1956BrazilOther1956 Pan-American Championship Champion
1954BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1954Quarterfinal
1953BrazilCopaCopa América 1953 Final
1952BrazilOther1952 Pan-American Championship Champion
1950BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1950 Final
1949BrazilCopaCopa América 1949 Champion
1946BrazilCopaCopa América 1946Appearance
1945BrazilCopaCopa América 1945Appearance
1942BrazilCopaCopa América 1942Appearance
1938BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1938Semifinal
1937BrazilCopaCopa América 1937 Final
1936BrazilCopaCopa América 1936Appearance
1934BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1934Round of 16
1930BrazilWCFIFA World Cup 1930Appearance
1925BrazilCopaCopa América 1925Appearance
1923BrazilCopaCopa América 1923Appearance
1922BrazilCopaCopa América 1922 Champion
1921BrazilCopaCopa América 1921Appearance
1920BrazilCopaCopa América 1920Appearance
1919BrazilCopaCopa América 1919 Champion
1917BrazilCopaCopa América 1917Appearance
1916BrazilCopaCopa América 1916Appearance

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2021Copa AméricaArgentina0-1 Lost
2019Copa AméricaPeru3-1 Won
2013Confederations CupSpain3-0 Won
2009Confederations CupUnited States3-2 Won
2007Copa AméricaArgentina3-0 Won
2005Confederations CupArgentina4-1 Won
2004Copa AméricaArgentina2-2 (PKs 4) Won
2003CONCACAF Gold CupMexico0-1 Lost
2002World CupGermany2-0 Won
1999Copa AméricaUruguay3-0 Won
1999Confederations CupMexico3-4 Lost
1998World CupFrance0-3 Lost
1997Copa AméricaBolivia3-1 Won
1997Confederations CupAustralia6-0 Won
1996CONCACAF Gold CupMexico0-2 Lost
1995Copa AméricaUruguay1-1 (PKs 3) Lost
1994World CupItaly0-0 (PKs 3) Won
1983Copa AméricaUruguay0-2 Lost
1983Copa AméricaUruguay1-1T
1981MundialitoUruguay1-2 Lost
1970World CupItaly4-1 Won
1962World CupCzechia(as Czechoslovakia)3-1 Won
1958World CupSweden5-2 Won