Total world cup statistics

CUP WINS

05

TOURNAMENTS PARTICIPATED IN

21

GAMES PLAYED

109

WINS

73

GOALS SCORED

229

AVERAGE GOALS SCORED

11

YELLOW CARDS

98

RED CARDS

11

BRAZIL SQUAD ACROSS THE AGES

Select a year to see the Brazil team which participated in the that World Cup.

WORLD CUP STATS HISTORY
History and Stats

brazil top scorers

Ronaldo
Corinthians

Ronaldo started his career at Cruzeiro in 1993 and moved to PSV in 1994. He joined Barcelona in 1996, Inter Milan in 1997, Real Madrid in 2002, Milan in 2006, and Corinthians in 2009.

Goals Scored in FIFA World Cups 15
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Pelé
New York Cosmos

Pelé is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played for Santos from 1956 to 1974. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA.

Goals Scored in FIFA World Cups 12
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Hat-tricks by brazil players in world cups

1938

France World Cup - Round 16 Leonidas against Poland

1950

Brazil World Cup - Final Group Stage Adamir against Sweden

1958

Sweden World Cup - Semi Final Pelé against France

Most Played Players

Top 5 Legend players who played the most number of games in FIFA World Cups for Brazil

Brazil played 109 games until now in FIFA World Cups. Cafu is the most played player with 22 games. Ronaldo follows him with 20 games, and Taffarel follows Ronaldo with 19 games. Also, Dunga played 17 games and Roberto Carlos played 16 games.

Games History

games, victories, draws & defeats

Goals History

Goals scored vs goals conceded stats

Brazil has the best scoring performance in World Cup history with a record of 124 goal difference in 109 games.

Players Around The World




WORLD CUP STATS HISTORY
BRAZIL
Cards History

yellow & red cards

Brazil have had the most red cards in FIFA World Cup history.

players who made history

The top three players that made history playing for the Brazil team.


Ronaldo or Ronaldo Nazário, started his career at Cruzeiro in 1993 and moved to PSV in 1994. He joined Barcelona in 1996, Inter Milan in 1997, Real Madrid in 2002, Milan in 2006, and Corinthians in 2009. He retired in 2011.

At age 17, he was the youngest member of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Now, he is president of La Liga club Real Valladolid, owner of Brasileiro Série B club Cruzeiro.

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Pelé is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played for Santos from 1956 to 1974. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA.

Pelé began playing for Santos at age 15 and the Brazil national team at 16. During his international career, he won three FIFA World Cups: 1958, 1962 and 1970, the only player to do so.

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Marcos Evangelista de Morais, known as Cafu is a Brazilian former professional footballer. With 142 appearances for the Brazil national team, he is the most internationally capped Brazilian player of all time. He is the only player in history to have appeared in three consecutive World Cup finals, winning the 1994 and 2002.

In 1994, Cafu was crowned South American Footballer of the Year, and in 2004, was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. He was additionally named to the FIFPro World XI in 2005, and in 2020 was included in the Ballon d'Or Dream Team.

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Dream Team


Dream team
Taffarel
Parma
Goalkeeper

Taffarel played as a goalkeeper, and he is currently the goalkeeping coach of Liverpool and the Brazil national team. He played for five different clubs in both Brazil and Europe in his 18 years professional career.

His senior career began in 1985 with Internacional, and then he joined Parma, Reggiana, Atlético Mineiro, and Galatasaray. He ended his career in 2003 with the Italian team Parma.


Dream team
Cafu
Parma
Right Back

Cafu played 142 games for the Brazil national team. With this number, he is the most internationally capped Brazilian player of all time. He is the only player in history to have appeared in three consecutive World Cup finals. He also won 2 World Cups in 1994 and 2002.

In 1994, Cafu has crowned South American Footballer of the Year, and in 2004, he was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players by Pelé. He was also named to the FIFPro World XI in 2005, and he was included in the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020.


Dream team
Lucio
Brasiliense
Centre Back

Lúcio began his professional career in 1998 with Internacional. After three years in the club, he joined a German club which was Bayer Leverkusen. With Bayer Leverkusen, he reached the 2002 Champions League final against Real Madrid.

Lúcio won the 2002 World Cup, 2005 Confederations Cup, and 2009 Confederations Cup with the Brazil National Team. Also, he was the last active player of the 2002 winning team.


Dream team
Djalma Santos
Athletico Paranaense
Centre Back

He joined Brazil's national team in four World Cups and won two of them in 1958 and 1962.

Djalma Santos made history in the three big clubs he played for. Santos played 498 games for Palmeiras in nine years and won several titles. He played 510 games for Portuguesa, and he ended his career at Atlético Paranaense.


Dream team
Roberto Carlos
Delhi Dynamos
Left Back

Roberto Carlos joined the Brazil national team in 1992 for the first time. He played in three World Cups. He reached the final in 1998 in France and won the 2002 tournament in Korea/Japan. He was also named to the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team in 1998 and 2002.

In 1997, he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. As one of the greatest left-backs in history, he was named to the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players by Pelé in 2004.


Dream team
Dunga
Internacional
Midfielder

He won and lifted the 1994 FIFA World Cup as the captain of Brazil's National Team. He is one of two players to have played in a World Cup final, an Olympic final, a Confederations Cup final, and a continental championship final.

He was head coach of Brazil twice. The first one was between 2006 and 2010. He won Copa América in 2007 and FIFA Confederations Cup in 2009. He also reached the quarter-finals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.


Dream team
Zico
Kashima Antlers
Midfielder

Zico was the eighth player in the 1999 FIFA Player of the Century grand jury vote. He was also named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players in 2004. As stated by Pelé himself, considered one of the greatest players of all time, "throughout the years, the one player that came closest to me was Zico".

He scored 48 goals in 71 official games for Brazil. Zico is the fifth-highest goalscorer for his national team. He was selected to the Brazil National Team for 1978, 1982, and 1986 World Cups.


Dream team
Didi
Bangu
Midfielder

He played in three FIFA World Cup tournaments in 1954, 1958, and 1962. He won two of them and in 1958, he was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player for the performance he showed.

He was part of Fluminense FC between the end of the 1940s to the mid-1950s. He was also one of the main players in Botafogo FR in the early 1960s with other world champions such as Garrincha, Nilton Santos, Zagallo, and Amarildo.


Dream team
Ronaldinho
Fluminense
Midfielder

Ronaldinho made his professional debut for Grêmio, in 1998. At age 20, he joined Paris Saint-Germain. Then he signed for Barcelona in 2003. As one of the best and most talented players, Ronaldinho won two FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or awards.

Ronaldinho scored 33 goals in 97 games for Brazil and he represented his country in two FIFA World Cups. He won the 1999 Copa América and 2002 FIFA World Cup with Brazil's National Team.


Dream team
Ronaldo
Corinthians
Forward

Ronaldo started his career at Cruzeiro in 1993 and joined PSV in 1994. He signed for Barcelona in 1996, Inter Milan in 1997, Real Madrid in 2002, Milan in 2006, and Corinthians in 2009. He retired in 2011.

At age 17, he was the youngest member of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Now, he is president of La Liga club Real Valladolid, and owner of Brasileiro Série B club Cruzeiro.


Dream team
Pelé
New York Cosmos
Forward

Pelé played for Santos from 1956 to 1974. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and labeled "the greatest" by FIFA.

Pelé began playing for Santos at age 15 and for the Brazil national team at 16. In his international career with Brazil's National Team, he won three FIFA World Cups in 1958, 1962, and 1970. He is the only player who did this.

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BRAZIL In the World cup history facts

BRAZIL

WORLD CUP HISTORY

  • Most Titles: 5
  • Most Participations: 21
  • Most Victories: 73
  • Most Sendings-Off: 11
  • One of two teams to have defended their title as champions (1962). The other being Italy 1938.
  • Most Wins In One Tournament: 7 in 2002
THE BRAZIL TEAM SUCCESS

DISCOVER

THE BRAZIL TEAM SUCCESS

  • Most Titles: 5
  • Most Participations: 21
  • Most Victories: 73
  • Most Sendings-Off: 11
  • One of two teams to have defended their title as champions (1962). The other being Italy 1938.
  • Most Wins In One Tournament: 7 in 2002
ABOUT THE HISTORY AND STATISTICS

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ABOUT THE HISTORY AND STATISTICS

  • Most Titles: 5
  • Most Participations: 21
  • Most Victories: 73
  • Most Sendings-Off: 11
  • One of two teams to have defended their title as champions (1962). The other being Italy 1938.
  • Most Wins In One Tournament: 7 in 2002

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    Brazil ranks second in market value out of all the teams that qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. The combined Brazil squad is valued at approximately 1.2 billion euros with 43.73 million euros average value. Brazil is the only country from its continent in Top 5.

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    This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab World and the second World Cup held entirely in Asia. FIFA announced the list of 36 referees, 69 assistant referees, and 24 VAR for the tournament. For the first time, women referees will referee games at a major men's tournament.


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    Top Scorers

    FIFA World Cup Top Scorers

    Miroslav Klose
    Germany

    Klose is best known for his performances with the German national team. He was part of the squad that won the 2014 World Cup, having previously finished second (2002).

    Total Goals Scored in FIFA World Cups 16
    Ronaldo
    Brazil

    Ronaldo started his career at Cruzeiro in 1993 and moved to PSV in 1994. He joined Barcelona in 1996, Inter Milan in 1997, Real Madrid in 2002, Milan in 2006, and Corinthians in 2009.

    Total Goals Scored in FIFA World Cups 15

    World Cup statistics for the Brazil Team are for matches played during a World Cup tournaments. Data includes World Cup Tournaments from 1930 to 2018.

    Data compiled: 16 / 11 / 2022