2022 World Cup Team Profile: Brazil

JAKARTA - Football was invented in England, however, since then it has spread all over the world. Meanwhile in Brazil, football is no longer just a sport but has almost become a second religion. The Brazilian national team has won the FIFA World Cup five times and the FIFA Confederations Cup four times, more than any other country. Let's look at the Brazilian national team and its players, including its history.

Profile overview

Full name: Brazil national football team Nickname: Selecao Founded: 1914 Colours: Yellow and Blue Federation: FIFA Head coach: Tite Captain: Thiago Silva Top scorer: Pele (77 goals) Most caps: Cafu (142) Stadium: Maracana Stadium FIFA Code: BRA FIFA Ranking: 1 A brief History

Brazil's first international match, a 0–3 loss to Argentina in 1914, marked the beginning of their history. Then, in 1930, the Selecao competed in the inaugural FIFA World Cup. Since 1958, they have won five FIFA World Cups and are now considered one of the best in the world.

Team captain

Thiago Silva is the current captain of the Brazilian football team.

Full name: Thiago Silva Date of birth: 22 September 1984 Age: 37 (as of July 2022) Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Height: 181 cm Position: Central defender Current team: Chelsea Coach

Despite the poor performance of the Brazilian national team in Russia, the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) has signed a four-year contract with Tite. According to the contract, Tite will be Brazil's manager until the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.

Full name: Adenor Leonardo Bacchi Nickname: Tite Date of birth: May 25, 1961 Age: 61 (as of July 2022) Place of birth: Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sui, Brazil Height: 180 cm Provisional squad for 2022 World Cup

Despite having already secured their place at the Qatar World Cup, Brazil's 2022 World Cup squad is expected to be announced in early October. However, Tite's selection of players for Brazil's final match in the CONMEBOL zone's 2022 World Cup final qualifier gives a big picture of their squad in Qatar.

With a squad that includes Neymar, Vinicius Junior and Fabinho, as well as Alisson and Ederson, the two greatest goalkeepers in the Premier League, the Selecao will be among the favorites in Qatar. The following is a list of players who will represent the Selecao in Qatar.

Goalkeeper

Alisson Becker Ederson

defender

Thiago Silva Marquinhos Danilo Dani Alves Alex Telles Guilherme Arana Alex Sandro Eder Militao Gabriel Magalhaes

Midfielder

Arthur Bruno Guimarães Philippe Coutinho Casemiro Lucas Paqueta Fred Fabinho

Striker

Neymar Vinicius Junior Gabriel Martinelli Antony Richarlison Raphinha Brazil at the World Cup

The Brazilian national team is the most successful national team in the history of the FIFA World Cup. They won the tournament five times: in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.

Brazil at the 2022 World Cup

At the 2022 World Cup, Brazil will be in Group G with Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon. Here is their group fixture schedule:

Thursday, 24 November 2022 Switzerland vs Cameroon: 17:00 WIB Friday, 25 November 2022 Brazil vs Serbia: 02:00 WIB Monday, 28 November 2022 Cameroon vs Serbia: 17:00 WIB Brazil vs Switzerland: 23:00 WIB Saturday, 3 December 2022 Cameroon vs Brazil : 02:00 WIBSerbia vs Switzerland: 02:00 WIB FIFA Rankings

After occupying a low position and even reaching 18th place in 2012, the Brazilian national team managed to end 2021 among the top three in the FIFA world rankings. Currently, the Selecao are at the top as of June 2022 with 1837.56 points.

Nickname

Besides being dubbed the Selecao or Team Samba, in various regions of the world, the Brazilian national team is known as Canarinho (Little Canary). This is the name for a bird commonly found in Brazil with a bright yellow color, popularized by the late cartoonist Fernando "Mangabeira" Pieruccetti during the 1950 World Cup.

FIFA World Cup Trophy

- Winner (5): 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 - Runner-up (2): 1950, 1998 - Third place (2): 1938, 1978 - Fourth place (2): 1974

South American Championship / Copa América

- Champion (9): 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007- Runner-up 2019 (12): 1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1983, 1991, 1995, 2021- Third place (7): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1942, 1959, 1975, 1979- Fourth place (3): 1923, 1956, 1963

FIFA Confederations Cup

- Winner (4): 1997, 2005, 2009, 2013- Runner-up (1): 1999- Fourth place: (1): 2001

Panamerican Championship

- Winner (2): 1952, 1956 - Runner-up (1): 1960

CONCACAF Gold Cup

- Runner-up (2): 1996, 2003 - Third place (1): 1998

More awards

Best FIFA Team- Winner (12): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006Best World Football Team- Winner (2): 1982, 2002 FIFA World Cup Fair Play Trophy - Winner (4): 1982, 1986, 1994, 2006 FIFA Confederations Cup Fair Play Trophy- Winner (2): 1999, 2009Copa América Fair Play Trophy- Winner (2): 2019, 2021

Number 7

Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima, also known as Lucas Paquetá, is a player of Portuguese/Brazilian descent who was born on 27 August 1997. He is the number 7, an offensive midfielder who now plays for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Brazil national team.

Top player

Several Brazilian national team players are famous in the history of the sport. From Pelé to Garrincha, Ronaldo to Kaká, this country has an unbelievable star-studded history. It is unmatched by any other country. But, in the upcoming Qatar World Cup, we can't forget the name of this one:

Neymar

Neymar is arguably one of the most popular South American football players of all time. The Selecao star, who is also Brazil's third all-time leading goalscorer, was the player fans wanted to watch the most during the Qatar World Cup.

This is because Neymar is an intelligent player, with impressive pace, technical ability and an instinct to score goals. Not only that, he is also a team player.