Brazil at the FIFA Confederations Cup
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Brazil at the FIFA Confederations Cup covers the participation of the Brazil national football team in the FIFA Confederations Cup, a tournament contested by the continental champions of each FIFA confederation alongside the host nation. Brazil have participated in eight of the ten editions of the tournament, winning four titles (1997, 2005, 2009, and 2013), finishing as runners-up once (1999), in fourth place once (2001), and exiting in the group stage once (2003). Brazil did not qualify for the 1992 and 1995 editions (then known as the King Fahd Cup) or the 2017 edition.
Overall record
| FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
 1992 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 1997 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | Squad |
 1999 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | Squad |
  2001 |
Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
 2003 |
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
 2005 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
 2009 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | Squad |
 2013 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | Squad |
 2017 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 4 titles | 7/10 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 28 | — |
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
 Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Mexico |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 |
(H) Hosts
| Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | César Sampaio  65'Romário 73', 80' |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Brazil | 2–0 |  Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Romário 54' Ronaldo 83' |
Report |
Final
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
| Brazil | 4–0 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| New Zealand | 0–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Brazil | 8–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Final
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group B
| Brazil | 2–0 |  Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Washington 53' Carlos Miguel 57' |
Report |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
 Turkey |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Brazil |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| United States |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| Brazil | 1–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Adriano 22' |
Report |
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Greece |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Italy |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Egypt |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
Source: FIFA
| United States | 0–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
| United States | 2–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Dempsey 10' Donovan 27' |
Report | Luís Fabiano 46', 74' Lúcio 84' |
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Confederations Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronaldinho | 9 | 1999 (6) and 2005 (3) |
| 2 | Adriano | 7 | 2003 (2) and 2005 (5) |
| Romário | 7 | 1997 | |
| 4 | Alex | 5 | 1999 (4) and 2003 (1) |
| Luís Fabiano | 5 | 2009 | |
| Fred | 5 | 2013 |