According to Tasnim news agency, the name of Brazil is associated with the World Cup; The team that holds the title of the most proud team of this tournament and the only team that has always been present in different periods of this tournament.
Looking for a sixth trophy, 20 years after the last championship
Brazil is the only team in the world that has participated in all rounds of the World Cup and has set a unique record in this respect. During the 92-year history of the World Cup, the Brazilians have won 5 championships, 2 runners-up, 2 third and 2 fourth titles, and are the most proud team in the world. The peak of this country’s power goes back to the years 1958 to 1978, when it won the championship 3 times in 1958, 1966 and 1978, in 1974 it stood in the third place and in 1978 it settled for the fourth place.
Seleção’s worst performance was in 1934, when the tournament was held in a single-elimination format, and this team was eliminated in the first round after losing 3-1 against Spain and ranked 14th.
In the history of the World Cup, Brazil has played 109 games, which resulted in 73 wins, 18 draws, 18 losses, 229 goals scored and 105 goals conceded.
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Due to its excellent performance in the World Cup qualifiers, Brazil has established itself as a contender for the championship. This team played 17 times in the South American regional tournament, which reached 14 wins and 3 draws, and without experiencing a defeat, it qualified for the World Cup with 45 points as the first team from this region.
In the qualifying matches of the World Cup, Neymar was the best scorer of Seleção with 8 goals and he was ranked second in the overall scorers table.
Will Tite be added to the list of legendary coaches?
The Brazilian national football team is led by “Adnor Leonardo Bacchi” nicknamed “Tite”. The 61-year-old coach has been coaching for nearly 32 years and has been in charge of the Seleção’s technical staff since June 20, 2016. During this period, Tite has sat on the bench for Brazil 76 times, which resulted in 57 wins, 14 draws, 5 losses, scored 164 goals and conceded 27 goals.
Tite was also the head coach of Brazil in the 2018 World Cup and he only advanced this team to the quarter-final stage.
He, who recently announced that he will step down as the head coach of Brazil after the World Cup, led his country’s national team to the Copa America championship in 2019 and to the final in 2021, where his students lost to Argentina in the final.
The stars align
Brazil has many stars in its team during this World Cup. From Alisson Becker and Ederson in the goal to Neymar, Rafinha and Vinicius in the attack, they are all the bright faces of their club teams, but without a doubt, everything will revolve around Neymar; A player who is at the top and is looking for a great honor in the old continent by wearing the captain’s armband.
2022 performance
Brazil has played 8 games this year and had 7 wins and 1 draw. Paraguay, Chile, Bolivia, South Korea, Japan, Ghana and Tunisia were the opponents who lost against Seleção, and only Ecuador could leave the field without losing.
List of players
Goalkeepers: Allison, Ederson and Whorton
Defenders: Danilo, Dani Alves, Alex Sandro, Alex Tellis, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Eder Militao and Bremer
Midfielders: Casemiro, Fabinho, Bruno Guimaraes, Fred, Lucas Paqueta and Everton Ribeiro
Attackers: Neymar, Vinicius Jr., Anthony, Rafinha, Richarlison, Gabriel Martinelli, Rodrigo and Pedro