Brazil at FIFA world cups

Brazil has best record in FIFA world cup history. Brazil produced so many greatest players and Brazil teams always enter into world cup as favourites. Current Brazil has best goal keeper in world and top 2 right backs in world along with top central back. Brazil players are playing for top countries like Germany and Portugal etc.

Highlight: Brazil is hosting 2014 world cup after 64 years.

Brazil world cup records:

1. It participated in all 18 world cups.

2. It won world cup maximum number of times (5 times)

3. It recorded maximum wins in world cup history

4. Pele is the only player to be a member of 3 world cup winning teams.

5. Ronaldo is the highest goal scorer in FIFA world cup history (15 goals)

6. Mario Zagallo is the first man to win world cup both as a player and as a coach.

7. Viva is the first player to score goals in finals of two consecutive world cups.

8. Highest ever attendance recorded for a world cup match was for Brazil and Uruguay final in 1950 world cup at Rio de Janeiro.

9. Jairjinho scored goals in all games in 1970 world cup.

10. Brazil footballers won “FIFA World player of the Year” for maximum number of times.

Golden era in Brazilian football:

1958-1970: It won 3 out of 4 world cups

1994-2002: It won 2 world cups and lost in final in 1998.

Greatest players: Pele, Ronaldo, Garrincha, Romario, Zico, Rivelino, Gilmar, Santos, Ronaldinho, Jairjinho and Socrates etc.

Brazil at Football world cups:

Brazil is once again favourite to win 2010 world cup.