Brazil national football team/import

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation. They are the most successful national football team in the history of the World Cup, with five championships (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002). A common quip about football is: "The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it." Currently ranked second by FIFA, Brazil is consistently among the strongest football nations by Elo Ratings and is the only team to have played in every World Cup.

History
Below is a list of all matches Brazil have played against FIFA recognised teams

Current squad
The following players have been called up for the international friendly against Ireland on March 2, 2010 in London.

Caps and goals as of November 17, 2009, including the match against Oman.

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Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the Brazil squad in the past 12 months.

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Most appearances
Below is a list of the 20 players with the most appearances for Brazil, as of November 17, 2009: *Denotes players still available for selection

Most goals
Below is a list of the 20 players with the most goals for Brazil, as of November 17, 2009: *Denotes players still available for selection

IFFHS Player of the 20th Century
Below are the results of a poll by IFFHS for the best Brazilian player of the 20th century. *Denotes players still available for selection

Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame
The following Brazilians players have been inducted into the Pacaembu Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame in October 2008.

Honorable Mention in the "Heroes of Brazilian Football" section, on the Pacaembu Brazilian Football Museum:
 * Domingos da Guia
 * Leônidas

Coaches
World Cup winning coaches in bold.
 * Adhemar Pimenta (1936–1938; 1942)
 * Flávio Costa (1944–1950; 1955; 1956)
 * Zezé Moreira (1952; 1954–1955)
 * Aymoré Moreira (1953)
 * Vicente Feola (1955)
 * Osvaldo Brandão (1955–1956; 1957)
 * Teté (1956)
 * Silvio Pirilo (1957)
 * Pedrinho (1957)
 * Vicente Feola - 1958 FIFA World Cup (1958–1960)
 * Aymoré Moreira - 1962 FIFA World Cup (1961–1963)
 * Vicente Feola (1964–1967)
 * Dorival Yustrich (1968)
 * João Saldanha (1969–1970)
 * Mário Zagallo - 1970 FIFA World Cup (1970–1974; 2002)
 * Osvaldo Brandão (1975–1977)
 * Cláudio Coutinho (1977–1980)
 * Telê Santana (1980–1982)
 * Carlos Alberto Parreira (1983)
 * Edu (1983–1984)
 * Evaristo de Macedo (1984–1985)
 * Telê Santana (1985–1986)
 * Carlos Alberto Silva (1987–1988)
 * Sebastião Lazaroni (1989–1990)
 * Paulo Roberto Falcão (1991)
 * Carlos Alberto Parreira - 1994 FIFA World Cup (1991–1994)
 * Mário Zagallo (1995–1998)
 * Vanderlei Luxemburgo (1998–2000)
 * Émerson Leão (2000–2001)
 * Luiz Felipe Scolari - 2002 FIFA World Cup (2001–2002)
 * Carlos Alberto Parreira (2002–2006)
 * Dunga (2006–present)

Official titles

 * FIFA World Cup:
 * Winners (5): 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
 * Runners-up (2): 1950, 1998
 * 3rd place (2): 1938, 1978
 * 4th place (1): 1974


 * Confederations Cup:
 * Winners (3): 1997, 2005, 2009
 * Runners-up (1): 1999


 * Copa América:
 * Winners (8): 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007
 * Runners-up (11): 1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959,1983, 1991, 1995


 * Panamerican Championship:
 * Winners (2): 1952, 1956

Friendly titles

 * Taça Independência:
 * Winners (1): 1972


 * Taça do Atlântico:
 * Winners (3): 1956, 1970, 1976


 * Copa Roca:
 * Winners (8): 1914, 1922, 1945, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1971, 1976

Olympic team

 * Olympic Summer Games:
 * Silver Medals (2): 1984, 1988
 * Bronze Medals (2): 1996, 2008


 * Pan American Games:
 * Winners (4): 1963, 1975, 1979, 1987


 * CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament:
 * Winners (7): 1968, 1971, 1976, 1984, 1987, 1996, 2000