BRAZIL
IN THE
RECORD
BOOKS
A Seleção's love affair
with the FIFA World Cup
is long-standing and still healthy...
Neymar's opener in the 2-0 win over Mexico in the Round of 16 was Brazil's 227th goal at the World Cup, moving them into top spot in the all-time scorers list (Germany have 226)
BRAZIL'S RECORDS INCLUDE:
5
World Cup titles
(1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
21
World Cup participations
There has, to date, never been a World Cup in which Brazil have not taken part.
73
Most wins by any nation
4
Times they have had the tournament top scorer: Leonidas (1938), Ademir (1950), Garrincha and Vava (1962), Ronaldo (2002).
11
The number of consecutive matches they won (2002-2006)
18
Successive matches in which they scored (1930-1958)
MARIO ZAGALLO
The first to win the World Cup as both player (1958 and 1962) and coach (1970)
WORLD CUP CLASSICS
PELE
O Rei holds many records all by himself
He is the youngest scorer, youngest hat-trick scorer, youngest player and scorer in a Final and the only 3-time World Cup winner
Ronaldo is Brazil's all-time top scorer in the World Cup with 15 goals in 19 matches
After the Round of 16 win at Russia 2018, they have now scored 13 times versus Mexico with 0 goals against in 5 World Cup matches. That equals their all-time best goal difference against a finals opponent, with Sweden also -13 in 7 matches.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
Brazil
have qualified for the knockout stages at every event since 1970, but they have not won it since 2002...
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