Brazil at the FIFA World Cup
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This article summarizes the results and overall performance of Brazil at the FIFA World Cup, including the qualification phase and the final phase, officially called the World Cup finals. The qualification phase, which currently takes place over the three years preceding the finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the finals. The current format of the finals involves 48 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host country.
Brazil is the most successful national team in the history of the World Cup, having won five titles, earning second place, third place and fourth place finishes twice each. Brazil is one of four countries along with Argentina, Spain and Germany to win a FIFA World Cup away from its continent (Sweden 1958, Chile 1962, Mexico 1970, United States 1994 and South Korea/Japan 2002). Brazil is also the only national team to have played in all FIFA World Cup editions without any absence or need for play-offs. In 22 World Cup tournaments, Brazil has 76 victories out of 114 matches. Brazil also has the best overall performance in World Cup history in both proportional and absolute terms, with a record of 76 victories in 114 matches played, 129 goal difference, 247 points and only 19 losses.[1][2]
Traditionally, Brazil's greatest rival is Argentina. The two countries have met each other four times in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with two wins for Brazil (West Germany 1974 and Spain 1982), one for Argentina (Italy 1990) and a draw (Argentina 1978). The country that played the most matches against Brazil at the World Cup is Sweden: seven times, with five wins for Brazil and two draws. Three other historical rivals are Italy, which lost two World Cup finals against Brazil and eliminated the Brazilians in two tournaments (France 1938 and Spain 1982), France, which has defeated Brazil on three occasions (Mexico 1986, France 1998 and Germany 2006), and the Netherlands, which has eliminated Brazil at two of their five meetings (West Germany 1974 and South Africa 2010), and won the match for third place in Brazil 2014.
Records
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1930 | Group stage | 6th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
 1934 | Round of 16 | 14th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 1938 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 |
 1950 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
 1954 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
 1958 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
 1962 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
 1966 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 1970 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 |
 1974 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
 1978 | Third Place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
 1982 | Second group stage | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
| 1986 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
 1990 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
 1994 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
 1998 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
  2002 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| 2006 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
 2010 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
 2014 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 |
 2018 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
 2022 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
 2026 | Qualified | |||||||
  2030 | To be determined | |||||||
 2034 | ||||||||
| Total | 23/23 | 5 Titles | 114 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 237 | 108 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
| Brazil's World Cup record | |
|---|---|
| First match | Brazil 1–2 Yugoslavia  (14 July 1930; Montevideo, Uruguay) |
| Biggest win | Brazil 7–1 Sweden (9 July 1950; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
| Biggest defeat | Brazil 1–7 Germany (8 July 2014; Belo Horizonte, Brazil) |
| Best result | Champions in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 |
| Worst result | First round in 1934, group stage in 1930 and 1966 |
World Cup titles
| Year | Manager | Captain | Goalscorer(s) in final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Vicente Feola | Bellini | Vavá (2), Pelé (2), Zagallo |
| 1962 | Aymoré Moreira | Mauro Ramos | Amarildo, Zito, Vavá |
| 1970 | Mário Zagallo | Carlos Alberto Torres | Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho, Carlos Alberto Torres |
| 1994 | Carlos Alberto Parreira | Dunga | N/A |
| 2002 | Luiz Felipe Scolari | Cafu | Ronaldo (2) |
By match
| Year | Round | Opponents | Score | Brazil scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Group B | Yugoslavia | 1–2 | Preguinho |
 Bolivia | 4–0 | Moderato (2), Preguinho (2) | ||
| 1934 | Round of 16 |  Spain | 1–3 | Leônidas |
| 1938 | Round of 16 |  Poland | 6–5 (a.e.t.) | Leônidas (3), Romeu, Perácio (2) |
| Quarter-finals |  Czechoslovakia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Leônidas | |
| Quarter-finals (replay) | Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | Leônidas, Roberto | |
| Semi-finals | Italy | 1–2 | Romeu | |
| Match for third place | Sweden | 4–2 | Romeu, Leônidas (2), Perácio | |
| 1950 | Group A |  Mexico | 4–0 | Ademir (2), Jair, Baltazar |
| Switzerland | 2–2 | Alfredo, Baltazar | ||
 Yugoslavia | 2–0 | Ademir, Zizinho | ||
| Final round | Sweden | 7–1 | Ademir (4), Chico (2), Maneca | |
 Spain | 6–1 | Ademir (2), Jair, Chico (2), Zizinho | ||
| Final | Uruguay | 1–2 | Friaça | |
| 1954 | Group A | Mexico | 5–0 | Baltazar, Didi, Pinga (2), Julinho |
| Yugoslavia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Didi | ||
| Quarter-finals |  Hungary | 2–4 | Djalma Santos, Julinho | |
| 1958 | Group D |  Austria | 3–0 | Mazzola (2), Nilton Santos |
| England | 0–0 | |||
 Soviet Union | 2–0 | Vavá (2) | ||
| Quarter-finals |  Wales | 1–0 | Pelé | |
| Semi-finals |  France | 5–2 | Vavá, Didi, Pelé (3) | |
| Final | Sweden | 5–2 | Vavá (2), Pelé (2), Zagallo | |
| 1962 | Group C | Mexico | 2–0 | Pelé, Zagallo |
| Czechoslovakia | 0–0 | |||
| Spain | 2–1 | Amarildo (2) | ||
| Quarter-finals | England | 3–1 | Garrincha (2), Vavá | |
| Semi-finals | Chile | 4–2 | Garrincha (2), Vavá (2) | |
| Final | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Amarildo, Zito, Vavá | |
| 1966 | Group C |  Bulgaria | 2–0 | Pelé, Garrincha |
 Hungary | 1–3 | Tostão | ||
| Portugal | 1–3 | Rildo | ||
| 1970 | Group C | Czechoslovakia | 4–1 | Rivelino, Pelé, Jairzinho (2) |
| England | 1–0 | Jairzinho | ||
 Romania | 3–2 | Pelé (2), Jairzinho | ||
| Quarter-finals |  Peru | 4–2 | Rivelino, Tostão (2), Jairzinho | |
| Semi-finals | Uruguay | 3–1 | Clodoaldo, Jairzinho, Rivelino | |
| Final | Italy | 4–1 | Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho, Carlos Alberto | |
| 1974 | Group 2 | Yugoslavia | 0–0 | |
 Scotland | 0–0 | |||
 Zaire | 3–0 | Jairzinho, Rivelino, Valdomiro | ||
| Group A |  East Germany | 1–0 | Rivelino | |
| Argentina | 2–1 | Rivelino, Jairzinho | ||
 Netherlands | 0–2 | |||
| Match for third place | Poland | 0–1 | ||
| 1978 | Group 3 | Sweden | 1–1 | Reinaldo |
 Spain | 0–0 | |||
| Austria | 1–0 | Roberto Dinamite | ||
| Group B | Peru | 3–0 | Dirceu (2), Zico | |
| Argentina | 0–0 | |||
| Poland | 3–1 | Nelinho, Roberto Dinamite (2) | ||
| Match for third place | Italy | 2–1 | Nelinho, Dirceu | |
| 1982 | Group 6 | Soviet Union | 2–1 | Sócrates, Éder |
| Scotland | 4–1 | Zico, Oscar, Éder, Falcão | ||
 New Zealand | 4–0 | Zico (2), Falcão, Serginho | ||
| Group C | Argentina | 3–1 | Zico, Serginho, Júnior | |
| Italy | 2–3 | Sócrates, Falcão | ||
| 1986 | Group D | Spain | 1–0 | Sócrates |
 Algeria | 1–0 | Careca | ||
 Northern Ireland | 3–0 | Careca (2), Josimar | ||
| Round of 16 |  Poland | 4–0 | Sócrates, Josimar, Edinho, Careca | |
| Quarter-finals | France | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Careca | |
| 1990 | Group C | Sweden | 2–1 | Careca (2) |
 Costa Rica | 1–0 | Müller | ||
| Scotland | 1–0 | Müller | ||
| Round of 16 | Argentina | 0–1 | ||
| 1994 | Group B | Russia | 2–0 | Romário, Raí |
 Cameroon | 3–0 | Romário, Márcio Santos, Bebeto | ||
| Sweden | 1–1 | Romário | ||
| Round of 16 | United States | 1–0 | Bebeto | |
| Quarter-finals | Netherlands | 3–2 | Romário, Bebeto, Branco | |
| Semi-finals | Sweden | 1–0 | Romário | |
| Final | Italy | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | ||
| 1998 | Group A | Scotland | 2–1 | César Sampaio, Boyd (OG) |
| Morocco | 3–0 | Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Bebeto | ||
 Norway | 1–2 | Bebeto | ||
| Round of 16 | Chile | 4–1 | Ronaldo (2), César Sampaio (2) | |
| Quarter-finals |  Denmark | 3–2 | Bebeto, Rivaldo (2) | |
| Semi-finals | Netherlands | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Ronaldo | |
| Final | France | 0–3 | ||
 2002 | Group C |  Turkey | 2–1 | Ronaldo, Rivaldo |
 China | 4–0 | Roberto Carlos, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo | ||
| Costa Rica | 5–2 | Ronaldo (2), Edmílson, Rivaldo, Júnior | ||
| Round of 16 |  Belgium | 2–0 | Rivaldo, Ronaldo | |
| Quarter-finals | England | 2–1 | Rivaldo, Ronaldinho | |
| Semi-finals | Turkey | 1–0 | Ronaldo | |
| Final | Germany | 2–0 | Ronaldo (2) | |
| 2006 | Group F |  Croatia | 1–0 | Kaká |
 Australia | 2–0 | Adriano, Fred | ||
| Japan | 4–1 | Ronaldo (2), Juninho, Gilberto | ||
| Round of 16 |  Ghana | 3–0 | Adriano, Ronaldo, Zé Roberto | |
| Quarter-finals | France | 0–1 | ||
| 2010 | Group G |  North Korea | 2–1 | Maicon, Elano |
 Ivory Coast | 3–1 | Luís Fabiano (2), Elano | ||
| Portugal | 0–0 | |||
| Round of 16 | Chile | 3–0 | Juan, Luís Fabiano, Robinho | |
| Quarter-finals | Netherlands | 1–2 | Robinho | |
| 2014 | Group A | Croatia | 3–1 | Neymar (2), Oscar |
| Mexico | 0–0 | |||
| Cameroon | 4–1 | Neymar (2), Fred, Fernandinho | ||
| Round of 16 | Chile | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | David Luiz | |
| Quarter-finals |  Colombia | 2–1 | Thiago Silva, David Luiz | |
| Semi-finals | Germany | 1–7 | Oscar | |
| Match for third place | Netherlands | 0–3 | ||
| 2018 | Group E | Switzerland | 1–1 | Coutinho |
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Coutinho, Neymar | ||
 Serbia | 2–0 | Paulinho, Thiago Silva | ||
| Round of 16 | Mexico | 2–0 | Neymar, Firmino | |
| Quarter-finals | Belgium | 1–2 | Renato Augusto | |
| 2022 | Group G | Serbia | 2–0 | Richarlison (2) |
| Switzerland | 1–0 | Casemiro | ||
| Cameroon | 0–1 | |||
| Round of 16 | South Korea | 4–1 | Vinícius, Neymar, Richarlison, Paquetá | |
| Quarter-finals | Croatia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Neymar | |
| 2026 | Group C | Morocco | ||
 Haiti | ||||
| Scotland |
Head-to-head record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Algeria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Australia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Austria |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Belgium |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
 Bolivia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Cameroon |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 66.67 |
| China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Chile |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 75.00 |
| Colombia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Costa Rica |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Croatia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 66.67 |
| Czechoslovakia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 60.00 |
| Denmark |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| East Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| England |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 75.00 |
| France |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 25.00 |
| Germany |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 50.00 |
| Ghana |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Hungary |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Italy |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 40.00 |
| Ivory Coast |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Mexico |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 80.00 |
| Morocco |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Netherlands |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 20.00 |
| New Zealand |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Northern Ireland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| North Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Norway |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Peru |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Poland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 75.00 |
| Portugal |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Romania |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Russia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Scotland |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 75.00 |
| Serbia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| South Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Soviet Union |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Spain |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 60.00 |
| Sweden |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 71.43 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 33.33 |
| Turkey |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Uruguay |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
 Wales |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Yugoslavia |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 25.00 |
| Zaire |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Total | 114 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 237 | 108 | +129 | 66.67 |
Record players
Brazil's record World Cup player, Cafu is also the only player ever to have appeared in three consecutive World Cup finals: 1994, 1998 and 2002.
Most matches played
| Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cafu | 20 | 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| 2 | Ronaldo | 19 | 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| 3 | Cláudio Taffarel | 18 | 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| Dunga | 18 | 1990, 1994, 1998 | |
| 5 | Roberto Carlos | 17 | 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| Lúcio | 17 | 2002, 2006, 2010 | |
| 7 | Jairzinho | 16 | 1966, 1970, 1974 |
| Gilberto Silva | 16 | 2002, 2006, 2010 | |
| 9 | Nílton Santos | 15 | 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962 |
| Didi | 15 | 1954, 1958, 1962 | |
| Rivellino | 15 | 1970, 1974, 1978 | |
| Bebeto | 15 | 1990, 1994, 1998 |
Most tournament appearances
Altogether eight players share the record of four participations. The goalkeeper Émerson Leão is the only one who has played four tournaments non-consecutively (not called at 1982).
| Apps. | Name | Pos. | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cafu | DF | 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| Castilho | GK | 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962 | |
| Djalma Santos | DF | 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966 | |
| Leão | GK | 1970, 1974, 1978, 1986 | |
| Nílton Santos | DF | 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962 | |
| Pelé | FW | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 | |
| Ronaldo | FW | 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 | |
| Thiago Silva | DF | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
Top goalscorers
Five Brazilians have won the World Cup Golden Boot Award over the years: Leônidas with 7 goals in 1938, Ademir with 9 goals in 1950, Garrincha and Vavá with 4 goals each in 1962 and Ronaldo with 8 goals in 2002.
| Rank | Player | Goals | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronaldo | 15 | 1998 (4), 2002 (8), 2006 (3) |
| 2 | Pelé | 12 | 1958 (6), 1962 (1), 1966 (1), 1970 (4) |
| 3 | Ademir | 9 | 1950 |
| Vavá | 9 | 1958 (5), 1962 (4) | |
| Jairzinho | 9 | 1970 (7), 1974 (2) | |
| 6 | Leônidas | 8 | 1934 (1), 1938 (7) |
| Rivaldo | 8 | 1998 (3), 2002 (5) | |
| Neymar | 8 | 2014 (4), 2018 (2), 2022 (2) | |
| 9 | Careca | 7 | 1986 (5), 1990 (2) |
| 10 | Bebeto | 6 | 1994 (3), 1998 (3) |
| Rivellino | 6 | 1970 (3), 1974 (3) |
Players provided by club
Below is the list of clubs that have provided more than 5 players throughout the FIFA World Cup editions:[3][4]
| Club | Total players |
|---|---|
| Botafogo |
47 |
| São Paulo |
46 |
| Flamengo |
36 |
| Vasco da Gama |
34 |
| Fluminense |
32 |
| Corinthians |
24 |
| Palmeiras | |
| Santos | |
| Real Madrid |
13 |
| Atlético Mineiro |
12 |
| Barcelona |
11 |
| Cruzeiro | |
| Roma |
10 |
| Internazionale |
9 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Grêmio |
8 |
| Internacional | |
| Milan |
7 |
| Benfica |
6 |
| Chelsea | |
| Juventus | |
| Manchester City | |
| Portuguesa |
- Notes
- 1930: Some sources claim that players Doca (São Cristóvão) and Benevenuto (Flamengo) were not officially entered at the 1930 squad. This count includes Benevenuto and Doca. Araken never played for Flamengo, but he was registered as a club athlete just as a matter of formality, since APEA (São Paulo) was in a power struggle over command of Brazilian football with the CBD, situated in Rio de Janeiro. The player, in fact, had terminated with Santos and signed with São Paulo.[5][6]
- 1934: This count does not include players who didn't travel to Italy and stayed on stand-by in Brazil: Almeida (Bahia), Bilé (Ypiranga-SP), Jaguaré (Corinthians) and Pamplona (Botafogo).[7] Neither includes Domingos da Guia, barred from participating in the competition by Nacional Montevideo, who had already ceded Patesko and demanded a high compensation fee.[8]
Awards and records
Team awards
- 1958 World Cup Champions
- 1962 World Cup Champions
- 1970 World Cup Champions
- 1994 World Cup Champions
- 2002 World Cup Champions
- FIFA Fair Play Trophy 1982
- FIFA Fair Play Trophy 1986
- FIFA Fair Play Trophy 1994
- FIFA Fair Play Trophy 2006
- Most Entertaining Team 1994
Individual awards
Golden Ball awards
- Golden Ball 1938: Leônidas
- Golden Ball 1950: Zizinho
- Golden Ball 1958: Didi
- Golden Ball 1962: Garrincha
- Golden Ball 1970: Pelé
- Golden Ball 1994: Romário
- Golden Ball 1998: Ronaldo (youngest Golden Ball winner of all time at 21 years)
- Silver Ball 1958: Pelé (youngest Ball award winner at 17 years)
- Silver Ball 1970: Gérson
- Silver Ball 1982: Falcão
- Silver Ball 2002: Ronaldo
- Bronze Ball 1950: Ademir
- Bronze Ball 1978: Dirceu
Golden Boot awards
- Golden Boot 1938: Leônidas
- Golden Boot 1950: Ademir
- Golden Boot 1962: Garrincha and Vavá (shared)
- Golden Boot 2002: Ronaldo
- Silver Boot 1958: Pelé (youngest Boot award winner at 17 years)
- Silver Boot 1970: Jairzinho
- Silver Boot 1986: Careca
- Silver Boot 2002: Rivaldo
- Bronze Boot 1950: Chico
- Bronze Boot 1982: Zico
- Bronze Boot 1994: Romário
- Bronze Boot 2006: Ronaldo
- Bronze Boot 2014: Neymar
Other individual awards
- Best Young Player Award 1958: Pelé (youngest Best Young Player award winner at 17 years)
- Man of the Match award 2002: Rivaldo
Awards as coaches of other nations
Brazilian coaches have appeared on the sidelines of other nations with some regularity. Three of them have won team awards with their nations:
- Otto Glória won Third Place with Portugal in 1966.
- Didi won the FIFA Fair Play Trophy with Peru in 1970.
- Luiz Felipe Scolari won the Most Entertaining Team award with Portugal in 2006.
Team records
- Most titles (5)
- Most participations (22)
- Most games played (114)
- Most victories (76)
- Most goals scored (237)
- Biggest goal difference (+129)
- Most sendings-off (11)
- Most finishes in the Top 5 (15), top 8 (19), top 10 (20) and Top 16 (22)
- Most consecutive wins (11) and matches without losing (13)
- Most tournaments finishing undefeated (7)
- Only national team to win all matches in 2 world cups (1970 and 2002)
- One of two teams to have defended their title as champions (1962). The other being Italy (1938).
- One of two teams to have progressed to three consecutive World Cup finals (1994-2002). The other being Germany (1982-1990).
- Most wins in one tournament (7, 2002)
- Biggest goal difference as champion (+14, 2002), shared with Germany (2014)
Individual records
- Pelé holds a number of FIFA World Cup records:
- Only player to win three FIFA World Cups (1958, 1962 and 1970)
- Youngest tournament winner (1958, at 17y 249d)
- Youngest goalscorer (1958 v Wales, at 17y 239d)
- Youngest hat-trick scorer (1958 v France, at 17y 244d)
- Youngest goalscorer in a final (1958 v Sweden, at 17y 249d)
- Youngest Golden Ball winner: Ronaldo (1998, at 21y 9m 24d)
- Most appearances in an All-Star Team: Djalma Santos (3, 1954–1962) (shared with Franz Beckenbauer and Philipp Lahm)
- Most appearances as a substitute: Denílson (11, 1998–2002)
- Most tournament wins as player and coach: Mário Zagallo (3, 1958 & 1962 as player, 1970 as coach)
- Only player to appear in three consecutive FIFA World Cup finals: Cafu (1994, 1998 and 2002)
- Most team awards won: Cafu (4, 1994–2006)
- Most cautions: Cafu (6), shared with Zinedine Zidane and Rafael Márquez[9]