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l Confederation (CONMEBOL) since 1916. Brazil is the most successful national football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with five championships: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. They are also the most successful team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with four titles. Brazil are the current holders of the FIFA Confederations Cup after winning the 1997, 2005, 2009, and 2013 edition of the tournament. Brazil is the only national team to have played in all FIFA World Cup editions without having any absence.[9] Brazil have also qualified for every FIFA World Cup without the need for playoffs. Brazil national football team has the all-time highest average Football Elo Ranking in the world with 2013.3, and the third all-time highest Football Elo Ranking in the world, with 2153 in 1962, only behind the Hungarian Golden Team of 1954 and the Germany national football team of 2014. Brazil won a total of 72 official international titles to professional and grassroots level selections, being a world record. Its achievements have led CONMEBOL to consider it as The most glorious and successful of all national teams from South America and the World. Many distinguished commentators consider the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest association football team ever, although some argue the case for other teams, such as the Brazil team of 1958 and 1962.[10][11][12][13][14]

The national team is ranked number 4 in the World Football Elo Ratings[4] and 3 in the FIFA World Ranking. Brazil is the only team to have won the world cup on four different continents: once in Europe (1958 Sweden), once in South America (1962 Chile), twice in North America (1970 Mexico and 1994 United States) and once in Asia (2002 Korea/Japan). They also share with Spain a record of 35 consecutive official matches undefeated.[15][16][17]

Brazil was the hosts of the 2014 World Cup, and therefore automatically qualified for the tournament. In Brazil's semi-final match against Germany on 8 July 2014, Brazil suffered the worst-ever World Cup semi-final defeat, losing 1–7 to Germany.[18] The biggest defeat in scoreline by a World Cup winning team. Germany scored four goals in a single six-minute period in the first half.[19]

Early history (1914–57)
The first Brazil national team ever, 1914. Brazil's first match at home against Exeter City in 1914. It is generally believed that the first game of the Brazilian national football team was a 1914 match between a Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo select team and the English club Exeter City, held in Fluminense's stadium.[20][21] Brazil won 2–0 with goals by Oswaldo Gomes and Osman,[20][21][22] whilst others claim a 3–3 draw.[23][24] The line-up for that first match was: Nélson I, Pennaforte, Alemão, Mica, Nesi, Dino I, Paschoal, Torteroli, Nilo, Coelho, Amaro.[25]

In contrast to its future success, the national team's early appearances were not brilliant, partly due to an internal strife within Brazilian football associations over professionalism, which rendered the Brazilian Football Confederation unable to field full-strength teams. Other early matches played during that time includes several friendly games against Argentina (being defeated by 3-0), Chile (first in 1916) and Uruguay (first on July 12, 1916).[25]

After its debut against Exeter City, Brazil had not played against a European team until 1928, when the squad smashed Motherwell F.C. of Scotland by 5-0 on 24 June 1928. Other European teams that Brazil played included Ferencvárosi TC.[26]

In 1930 Brazil trip to play the first World Cup, held in Uruguay. The squad defeated Bolivia but lost to Yugoslavia, being eliminated from the competition. Brazil first achieved international prominence when it hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup. The team went into the last game of the final round, against Uruguay at Estádio do Maracanã in Rio, needing only a draw to win the World Cup. Prior to the match, Brazilian newspaper O Mundo prematurely declared Brazil the world champions. However, in one of the biggest upsets in football history, Uruguay scored with only 11 minutes remaining to win the match, and the Cup, for Uruguay in a game still known as "the Maracanzo." The match led to a period of national mourning, with Brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues later saying, "Everywhere has its irremediable national catastrophe, something like a Hiroshima. Our catastrophe, our Hiroshima, was the defeat by Uruguay in
The Golden Era with Pelé (1958–70)

Brazil's head Vicente Feola, imposed strict rules on the squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, held in Sweden. The players were given a list of forty things that they were not allowed to do, including wearing hats or umbrellas, smoking while wearing official uniforms and talking to the press outside of allocated times. They were the only team to bring a psychologist to the training camp (because the memories of 1950 still affected some players) or a dentist (for, because of their humble origins, many players had dental problems, which caused them infections and also had negative impact on performance), and had sent a scout to Europe to watch the qualifying matches a year before the tournament had begun. The Brazil national team at the 1959 Copa América. Brazil were drawn in the toughest group, with England, the USSR and Austria. They beat Austria 3–0 in their first match, then drew 0–0 with England. The Brazilians had been worried about their match with the USSR, who had exceptional fitness and were one of the favourites to win the tournament; their strategy was to take risks at the beginning of the match to try to score an early goal. Before the match, the leaders of the team, Bellini, Nílton Santos, and Didi, spoke to coach Vicente Feola and persuaded him to make three substitutions which were crucial for Brazil to defeat the Soviets and win the Cup: Zito, Garrincha and greatest footballer of all time, Pelé, would start playing against the USSR. From the kick off, they passed the ball to Garrincha who beat three players before hitting the post with a shot. They kept up the pressure relentlessly, and after three minutes, which were later described as "the greatest three minutes in the history of football",[29] Vavá gave Brazil the lead. They won the match by 2–0. Pelé scored the only goal of their quarter-final match against Wales, and they beat France 5–2 in the semi-final. Brazil beat the host Sweden, in the final by 5–2, winning their first World Cup and becoming the first nation to win a World Cup title outside of its own continent. A celebrated fact was that Feola would sometimes take naps during training sessions and would sometimes close his eyes during matches, giving the impression that he was asleep. Because of this, Didi was sometimes said to be the real coach of the team, as he commanded the midfield. In the 1962 FIFA World Cup, Brazil earned its second title with Garrincha as the star player, a mantle and responsibility upon him after the regular talisman, Pelé, was injured during the second group match against Czechoslovakia and unable to play for the rest of the tournament.[30][31]

In the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the preparation of the team was affected by political influences. All the major Brazilian clubs wanted their players included in the Brazilian team, to give them more exposure. In the final months of preparation to the World Cup, the coach Vicente Feola was working with 46 players, of which only 22 would go to England; this caused lots of internal dispute and psychological pressure on the players and managing staff. The result was that, in 1966, Brazil had their worst performance in all World Cups. Another perhaps bigger issue was that Pelé, who possibly had been at the height of his career at this stage, was chopped off at seemingly every opportunity in the group matches.The 1966 tournament was remembered for its excessive physical play, and Pelé was one of the players affected by such play. After becoming the first player ever to score in three World Cups, with a direct free kick against Bulgaria, he had to rest, due to fatigue, for the match against Hungary, which Brazil lost. He then faced Portugal, and several violent tackles by the Portuguese defenders caused him to leave the match and the tournament. Brazil lost that match and was eliminated in the first round of the World Cup for the first time since 1934. After the tournament, Pelé declared that he did not wish to play in the World Cup again. Brazil won its third World Cup in Mexico in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Brazil fielded what has since then often (but not always) been considered the best association football squad ever,[10][11][12][13][14] led by Pelé in his last World Cup final, captain Carlos Alberto Torres, Jairzinho, Tostão, Gérson and Rivelino. After winning the Jules Rimet Trophy for the third time, Brazil was allowed to keep it for good. Six games, six wins. Jairzinho was second top scorer with seven goals, Pele finished with four goals. Most importantly, Brazil lifted the Jules Rimet World Cup trophy for the third time (the first nation to do so), which meant they got to keep it. The dominance of the Brazil teams of 1958 to 1970 are the reason we have a different World Cup trophy today. However, it would be 24 years before Brazil got their hands on the new version. The dry spell (1970–94)
The 1970 FIFA World Cup-winning Brazil team. After the international retirement of Pelé and other stars from the 1970 squad, Brazil was not able to overcome Netherlands' Total Football in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. The generation of 1974 could not defend their title, finishing in fourth place, after failing to achieve victory against a strong Polish side.[32]

The 1978 FIFA World Cup was notoriously controversial[citation needed]. In the second group stage, Brazil was competing with tournament host Argentina for top spot and a place in the finals. In their last group match, Brazil defeated Poland 3–1 to go top of the group with a goal difference of +5. Argentina had only on a goal difference of +2, but in its last group match, it managed, controversially[citation needed], to defeat Peru by 6–0 and thus qualify for the final. The Brazilian team was forced to settle for the third place match, in which they defeated Italy by 2–1. In the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the tournament favorites Brazil easily moved through the early part of the draw, but a 3–2 defeat to Italy, in one of the classic games in finals history, eliminated them from the tournament. Paolo Rossi scored all three of Italy's goals. The Seleção was defeated in the match they still refer to as the "Sarriá's Disaster", a reference to the stadium's name, and manager Telê would be much blamed by the Brazilian media for using an attacking system while a 2–2 draw was enough. The 1982 team, with players like Sócrates, Zico, Falcão and Éder, is best remembered as one of the greatest teams never to win a World Cup. Telê Santana and several players of 1982 returned to play in the 1986 World Cup hosted by Mexico. The players of 1986 were older but still capable of an enchanting performance. They were troubled, however, by an injury Zico picked up before the World Cup. Incessant questions about whether and when he could play undoubtedly had some negative effect on the team. Brazil met France in the quarter-finals and the match is considered an absolute classic of "total football". Neither side deserved to lose but when Zico finally came on in the second half (with the score 1–1), and Brazil was awarded a penalty late in the game, Brazil seemed set to win. But Zico, the hero of a whole generation of Brazilian football fans, missed the penalty – and after a goalless but thoroughly exciting extra time it all came down to a penalty shoot out. There Zico managed to score from his penalty but Júlio César da Silva and Sócrates missed the goal in their turn, and despite French captain Michel Platini sending his effort over the cross bar, Brazil nevertheless was eliminated 4–3. In the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Brazil was coached by Sebastião Lazaroni, who was hardly known before the Cup. With a defensive scheme, whose main symbol was mid-fielder Dunga, and three full-backs, the team lacked creativity but made it to the second round. Against a weaker Argentine side, the Brazilians applied heavy pressure and had numerous chances to score, but it was Claudio Caniggia who managed to find Brazil's net and eliminate them after a brilliant assist from Maradona. Return to winning ways (1994–2002)
1994 World Cup

Brazil, to the surprise of many, went 24 years without winning a World Cup or even participating in a final. This included 16 years without even making the round of eight. Their struggles ended at the 1994 tournament in the United States, where a solid, if unspectacular side headed by the likes of Romário, Bebeto, Dunga, Taffarel, and Jorginho won the World Cup for a then-record 4th time. Highlights of their campaign included a 1–0 victory over the host in the round of 16, a sensational 3–2 win over the Dutch in the quarter-finals (often cited as the game of the tournament)[citation needed] and a 1–0 win over the Swedes in the semis. This set up a classic confrontation, Brazil vs. Italy, in the final. After a dour and unexciting 0–0 draw, penalty kicks loomed, and when Roberto Baggio lifted his spot kick over the crossbar, Brazil was champion once again. A new era of dominance had begun.
1998 World Cup

Entering the tournament as defending champions, Brazil finished runner-up in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. After a very respectable campaign during which they beat Netherlands on penalties in the semi-final following a 1–1 draw with goals from Ronaldo and Patrick Kluivert, the team lost to host France 3–0 in a final game. Brazilian marking at defensive set pieces was poor, and Zinédine Zidane was able to score two headed goals from France's corner kicks. Also, Brazilian star Ronaldo suffered an epileptic seizure a few hours before the match. Many criticized the decision to reinstate Ronaldo into the starting lineup as he put on a poor performance another reason that had been given for Brazil's poor performance was lack of preparation. Brazil had not played in the playoffs and the selection of the 22 players who were going to France was made based on friendly matches without real competition. In addition, the injury to Romario, Ronaldo's preferred starting partner, prior to the tournament may have also played a key factor.
2002 World Cup
Brazilian national football airplane in 2002. Fuelled by the "Three R's" (Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho), Brazil won its fifth championship at the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. This happened despite a rather shaky qualifying tournament which saw the national team drop to its lowest-ever FIFA ranking, and only secure automatic qualification in the final round of group matches, largely in part due to Paraguay and Uruguay both failing to win their own final matches. The groupings appeared at first glance to favor the Brazilian team; their adversaries would be Turkey, China and Costa Rica. In the end, a stronger than expected Turkey finished the tournament in third place. Brazil went on to beat all three opponents, scoring 11 goals and conceding only three, and topping the group. In Brazil's opening game against Turkey, Rivaldo fell to the ground clutching his face after Turkey's Hakan Ünsal had kicked the ball at his legs. Hakan Ünsal, who had already been booked, was sent off while Rivaldo jumped to his feet and continued playing. Rivaldo escaped suspension but was fined £5,180 for play-acting. He became the first player ever to be punished in FIFA's crackdown on "simulation" and "diving." They followed with a 4–0 win over China and a 5–2 win over Costa Rica. Next, Brazil defeated Belgium 2–0, in the round of 16. Against England in the quarter-finals, Brazil won 2–1. Ronaldinho scored the winner with a free kick and also assisted teammate Rivaldo for their first goal, but was sent off for stamping on the right ankle of England's Danny Mills. The semifinal was against Turkey, which Brazil had faced in their group. Again, this match was difficult, as Brazil won 1–0 with a goal by Ronaldo. Rivaldo had scored one goal in all five games up to this one but did not manage to hit the target in the sixth. He had seemed all set to repeat Jairzinho´s great achievement in 1970 when he scored in every game of the World Cup. The final was between two of the most successful teams in the competition's history: Germany and Brazil. Incredibly, the teams had never played each other in the World Cup before, besides a match between Brazil and East Germany in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn had been the tournament's best keeper, but was not able to maintain his post unscathed in this match, as Ronaldo vanquished his France '98 demons by scoring both goals in the Brazilian 2–0 triumph.[33] Ronaldo also won the Golden Shoe as the tournament's leading scorer, though Kahn won the Golden Ball as the most outstanding player. Parreira returns (2002–06)

On 29 June 2005, Brazil won the Confederations Cup for the second time with an emphatic 4–1 victory over arch-rivals Argentina in Frankfurt, Germany.[34] They also won another championship, the 2004 Copa América, in which Brazil defeated Argentina in a penalty shootout.[35]
2006 World Cup
Main article: Brazil at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Brazil against Japan at the 2006 FIFA World Cup at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany. Manager Carlos Alberto Parreira built his side through a 4-2-2-2 formation, nicknamed "The Magic Square" by the Brazilian sport journalists, the 'square' was built around four extremely talented attacking players: Ronaldo, Adriano, Kaká, and Ronaldinho. During the buildup to the tournament, star striker Ronaldo was suffering with several issues, most notably his fitness. After a two month injury layoff earlier in the season, the Real Madrid forward had gained a noticeable amount of weight, and was not as sharp and quick as the Ronaldo of the last decade. He also suffered from blisters on his feet and a fever during training.[36]

Despite winning the first 2 games against Croatia (1–0) and Australia (2–0), the "Magic Square" did not show anything close to the flair and imagination that it had promised. Despite the reputation of the four attacking players, Brazil was struggling to break down their opponents and create chances, and only two of the forwards – Kaká and Adriano – had found themselves on the scoresheet. In the final group game against Japan, Parreira made several changes, dropping several experienced players and bringing in relative youngsters, including Robinho, and Cicinho, and dropped the 'Magic Square' in favour of a more balanced formation. The changes were successful, as Brazil strolled to a comfortable 4–1 win against Japan, Ronaldo seemed to be finding his fitness and form, scoring twice and equaling the record for most goals scored in the World Cup. In the round of 16, Brazil beat Ghana 3–0, with the 'Magic Square' restored, Ronaldo and Adriano both found themselves on the scoresheet. Ronaldo's goal was his 15th in World Cup history, a record at that time. However, despite Ronaldo's landmark and the comfortable scoreline, it was another unconvincing performance. Despite Perreira reverting once again to a more balanced formation, with Ronaldo the lone striker, supported by Kaka and Ronaldinho, Brazil was eliminated in the quarter-finals against France, losing 1–0 to a Thierry Henry goal in the second half. Led by a rejuvenated Zinedine Zidane and safeguarded by a resolute defence, France was barely threatened by Brazil, despite Ronaldo's best efforts, the strikers second half effort was the only shot on target that Brazil managed. The game was also notable for being the first time that the Brazil team had been shut out in three consecutive matches against France, now has a 2–1–1 all-time record in 1986, 1998 and 2006 in World Cup matches. After their early elimination, the defeated world champions were harshly criticized by the press and the fans. The media circulated images of the left wingback Roberto Carlos tying his shoes while Thierry Henry ran unmarked to score the winning goal. Pelé blamed Parreira and the under performing Ronaldinho for the team's early elimination.[37]
Dunga period (2006–10)

1994 World Cup-winning captain Dunga was hired as Brazil's new team manager on 24 July 2006, almost right after the World Cup was over.[38] Dunga's former teammate, Jorginho, was hired as his assistant. His first match in charge was Norway which was played in Oslo on 16 August 2006, ended in a 1–1 draw.[39] His second match was held against Argentina on September 3 in Arsenal's brand new Emirates Stadium in London, in which Brazil defeated Argentina by a 3–0 score.[40] On September 5, they won over Wales by 2–0 at Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane ground. They later defeated Kuwait club Kuwait SC by 4–0, Ecuador by 2–1, and had a 2–1 away win against Switzerland. Dunga's first defeat as Brazil's manager was on 6 February 2007 in a friendly match against Portugal, which at that time was coached by former Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.[41] In March 2007, Brazil bounced back from their first defeat under Dunga with wins in friendly matches against Chile (4–0) and Ghana (1–0) in Sweden.[42]

Unlike Parreira, Dunga has focused on the task of deemphasizing all players and treating them as equals. He did not just look for players in popular clubs such as Milan, Barcelona, Real Madrid, etc., but looked at the whole scope of Europe, finding individual talents such as Vágner Love and Dudu Cearense who were playing for Russian club CSKA Moscow and Elano who was playing for Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk. Of the four players who were dubbed as the "Magic Quartet", Ronaldinho and Kaká were the only players who had a regular place in the Brazil squad. Adriano was called back in the squad for a friendly against Portugal in February 2007, which Brazil lost 0–2. Dunga did not select the last member of the Magic Quartet, Ronaldo. Instead, Luís Fabiano has made the majority of appearances at striker.
2007 Copa América

Brazil participated in the 2007 Copa América which was hosted by Venezuela. The team was placed in Group B with Mexico, Ecuador, and Chile. Brazil surprisingly lost to Mexico 2–0 in their opening match, then bounced back with a comfortable 3–0 victory over Chile with three goals from Robinho, and won 1–0 against Ecuador, Robinho scoring on a penalty kick. They advanced to the quarter-finals, where they defeated Chile again 6–1. The semi-final was against Uruguay, after a 2–2 draw, Brazil won 5–4 on penalties. Their opponent in the final was Argentina, which was the favorites to win, having won all their matches on the way to the final. However Brazil scored early in the 4th minute when Júlio Baptista scored, and then in the 45th minute, defender Roberto Ayala scored on an own goal. Later in the second half, in the 69th minute, substitute Dani Alves scored Brazil's third goal, as the scoreline became 3–0. After the tournament, Robinho was awarded the Golden Boot in addition to being named the best player in the tournament.
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The Brazilian team won the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa. Although they started with a shaky 4–3 victory over Egypt scoring a last minute penalty, having led 3–1 at half-time only for Egypt to pull level with two quick goals at the start of the second half. Egypt is also credited as the only African team to score three goals against Brazil. Brazil comfortably beat the USA, as well as Italy, both with a 3–0 scoreline. After beating South Africa in the semi-final with a late free kick, they went on to a rematch against USA in the final which they had a massive comeback and won 3–2, after coming in 2–0 down at half-time, to seal their third Confederations Cup title.[43] Kaká was named as the player of the tournament and Luís Fabiano won the top goalscorer award with five goals in five matches.
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

After a 3–1 victory over Argentina in Rosario, on 5 September 2009, Brazil qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[44] Brazil topped the CONMEBOL qualification with nine wins, seven draws and two losses. The two losses came during away matches in Bolivia and Paraguay. Brazil also went undefeated at home during the qualification.
2010 FIFA World Cup
Main article: Brazil at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
The Brazilian and Chilean teams in 2010. On 4 December, Brazil was drawn into Group G, dubbed as the Group of Death. The Seleção played their first match against North Korea on 15 June 2010 and won 2–1. On 20 June, Brazil played their second game against Ivory Coast and won 3–1, qualifying for the next round. Their last match against Portugal ended in a 0–0 draw. They faced Chile in the round of 16. Juan, Luís Fabiano and Robinho scored the three goals to give Brazil a 3–0 win. In the quarter-final, they lost to the Netherlands 2–1 despite gaining an early lead. After the 2010 World Cup (2010–12)

On 24 July 2010, Mano Menezes was named as the new Brazil coach, replacing Dunga, whose contract was not renewed following Brazil's World Cup campaign.[45]

On 26 July 2010, Menezes announced his first 24 man squad, including ten debutants. Only four players from the 2010 FIFA World Cup team were named in the squad (Robinho, Daniel Alves, Ramires and Thiago Silva). Players included in that squad but left out of the 23-man in the World Cup included Alexandre Pato of Milan, Lucas Leiva of Liverpool, Ganso of Santos, and Sandro of Tottenham Hotspur. Menezes' first match was a 2–0 win over the United States. Neymar scored on his debut for the national team, and also won the man of the match award.[46]
2011 Copa América

At the 2011 Copa América, Brazil was put in Group B with Venezuela, Paraguay, and Ecuador. In their first two games they drew with Venezuela and Paraguay. In their last game, Brazil beat Ecuador 4–2 to advance to the quarter-finals as well finishing first in their group. Eventually, Brazil lost 3–0 in the penalty shootout against Paraguay and was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Post-Copa América

After receiving much criticism from Brazil's failure at the Copa América, Mano Menezes decided to call up the likes of Marcelo, Hulk and Ronaldinho, which appeared to signal a return to the old Joga Bonito style. In preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics, the new look Brazil team was on an undefeated streak since August 2011 until recently they lost back-to-back games to Mexico 2–0 and Argentina 4–3, both of which were played in the United States. This includes nine wins and impressive victories over Ghana, Argentina and the United States, while only finishing one game with a draw other than the recent losses to Mexico and Argentina. On 4 July 2012, due to a lack of competitive matches, as the team automatically qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup as hosts, Brazil was ranked 11th in the FIFA ranking, being the first time the Seleção was ruled out the top ten and also the lowest position at the time, since the ranking was created, in 1993.[47]
Return of Luiz Felipe Scolari (2013–)

Although Brazil won the 2012 Superclásico de las Américas, on 23 November 2012, following bad results in 2012, coach Mano Menezes was sacked.[48] CBF would announce a replacement by January 2013,[49] but on 28 November, Luiz Felipe Scolari was appointed as Brazil's new manager.[50]

In the first match being coached by Scolari, on 6 February 2013, Brazil suffered a 2–1 defeat to England in Wembley Stadium.[51]

On 6 June 2013, Brazil was ranked 22nd in the FIFA ranking, making it their worst rank ever.[52]
Brazil won the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup with 5 wins in 5 matches. On 9 June 2013, in the last match before the Confederations Cup, Brazil beat France in the Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre by 3–0, ending a 21–year winless run against Les Bleus, and it was also the first victory over a former World Cup champion in nearly four years.[53]
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

Brazil entered the tournament with the objective of defending their title, and did it successfully. With a good start in a 3–0 victory against Japan, Brazil beat Mexico (2–0) and Italy (4–2) to qualify for the semi-final. After a somewhat troublesome match against Uruguay, with Paulinho scoring the winning goal in the dying moments, Brazil went to face Spain, the current world and European champions, for the first time in a FIFA tournament in nearly 27 years.[54] Brazil won comfortably by 3–0, sealing their fourth Confederations Cup title and ending their opponent's run of 29 unbeaten matches in competitive football.[55][56] Neymar was named player of the tournament and received the Golden Ball Award, whilst Fred won the Silver Shoe Award with five goals in five matches and Júlio César won the Golden Glove Award for the best goalkeeper of the tournament.[57]
2014 FIFA World Cup

Brazil was drawn into Group A of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, alongside Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon. In the opening match of the tournament, Marcelo gave the Croatians an early lead with an own goal. However, two goals from Neymar and one from Oscar turned the game around to get the Seleção off to a winning start in their first World Cup on home soil in 64 years.[58] The team then drew 0–0 with Mexico, as Guillermo Ochoa produced a man of the match performance in the Mexican goal.[59] Brazil confirmed qualification to the knockout stage by defeating Cameroon 4–1 – with Neymar again scoring twice, and Fred and Fernandinho providing further goals.[60]

Brazil faced Chile in the round of 16, taking an 18th minute lead through David Luiz's first goal for the Seleção. With no further scoring after Alexis Sánchez's equaliser, the match went to a penalty shootout. Brazil prevailed 3–2, with Neymar, Luiz and Marcelo converting their kicks, and goalkeeper Júlio César saving from Chileans Alexis and Mauricio Pinilla.[61] The team again faced South American opposition in the quarter-final, defeating Colombia 2–1 with goals from central defenders David Luiz and the team captain Thiago Silva. Late in the match, Neymar was substituted on a stretcher after Juan Camilo Zúñiga's knee had made contact with the forward's back. Neymar was taken to hospital and later diagnosed with a broken vertebra, which ruled him out for the remainder of the tournament.[62] Prior to this, Neymar had scored four goals, provided one assist, and been named man of the match twice. Brazil faced further problems ahead of their semi-final against Germany, as Thiago Silva was to serve a one-match suspension for receiving his second yellow card of the tournament in the quarter-final.[63] The Seleção went on to defeat 1-7 the Germans – their biggest ever defeat at the World Cup and first home loss in a competitive match since 1975.[64] Towards the end of the match, the home crowd began to "olé" each pass from the German team, and booed their own players off the pitch after the final whistle.[65] The match has been nicknamed the Minerazo, making reference to the nation's previous World Cup defeat on home soil, the Marcanazo against Uruguay in 1950, and the Estádio do Mineirão where the match took place.[66]
Olympics
Main article: Brazil Olympic football team

The Olympic football tournament is the only international competition in football organized by FIFA that Brazil has never won, although they have won three silver medals (1984, 1988 and 2012) and two bronze medals (1996, 2008).[67] The Brazilian Olympic team is often coached by the current national team coach, such as Mário Zagallo in 1996, Dunga in 2008 and Mano Menezes in 2012.