Full Brazil Squad

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Brazilis the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner five times: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. The Seleo also has the best overall performance in the World Cup competition, both in proportional and absolute terms, with a record of 76 victories in 114 matches played, 129 goal difference, 247 points, and 19 losses.[11][12] It is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs,[13] and the only team to have won the World Cup in four different continents: once in Europe (1958 Sweden), once in South America (1962 Chile), twice in North America (1970 Mexico and 1994 United States), and once in Asia (2002 South Korea/Japan). Brazil was also the most successful team in the now-defunct FIFA Confederations Cup, winning it four times, in 1997, 2005, 2009, and 2013. With the capture of the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[14] Brazil has become one of only two countries, the others being France, to have won all men's FIFA 11-player competitions at all age levels.[15][16][17][18][14]

After that, Brazil first achieved international prominence when it hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup. The team went into the last game of the final round, against Uruguay at Estdio do Maracan in Rio, needing only a draw to win the World Cup. Uruguay, however, won the match and the Cup in a game known as "the Maracanazo". The match led to a period of national mourning.[43]

In the 1962 World Cup, Brazil earned its second title with Garrincha as the star player, a mantle and responsibility laid upon him after the regular talisman, Pel, was injured during the second group match against Czechoslovakia and unable to play for the rest of the tournament.[47][48]

In the 1966 World Cup, Brazil had their worst performance in a World Cup. The 1966 tournament was remembered for its excessively physical play, and Pel was one of the players most affected. Against Portugal, several violent tackles by the Portuguese defenders caused forward player Pel to leave the match and the tournament. Brazil lost this match and was eliminated in the first round of the World Cup for the first time since 1934. They have not failed to reach the knockout stages of the competition since. Brazil became the second nation to be eliminated in the first round while holding the World Cup crown following Italy in 1950. After the 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups, France, Italy, Spain and Germany were also added to this list. After the tournament, Pel declared that he did not wish to play in the World Cup again. Nonetheless, he returned in 1970.[49]

After the international retirement of Pel and other stars from the 1970 squad, Brazil was not able to overcome the Netherlands at the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, and finished in fourth place after losing the third place game to Poland.[51]

After a 40-year hiatus, Brazil was victorious in the 1989 Copa Amrica, this being their fourth victory in four tournaments hosted in Brazil. This achievement ended Brazil's 19-year streak without an official championship since the 1970 World Cup.

In July 2010, Mano Menezes was named as Brazil's new coach.[72] At the 2011 Copa Amrica, Brazil lost against Paraguay and was eliminated in the quarter-finals.[73] In November 2012, coach Mano Menezes was sacked and replaced by Luiz Felipe Scolari.[74][75]

Brazil's first team colors were white with blue collars, but following the defeat at Maracan in the 1950 World Cup, the colors were criticized for lacking patriotism. With permission from the Brazilian Sports Confederation, the newspaper Correio da Manh held a competition to design a new kit incorporating the four colors of the Brazilian flag.[110] The winning design was a yellow jersey with green trim and blue shorts with white trim drawn by Aldyr Garcia Schlee, a nineteen-year-old from Pelotas.[110] The new colors were first used in March 1954 in a match against Chile, and have been used ever since. Topper were the manufacturers of Brazil's kit up to and including the match against Wales on 11 September 1991; Umbro took over before the next match, versus Yugoslavia in October 1991.[111] Nike began making Brazil kits in late 1996, in time for the 1997 Copa Amrica and the 1998 World Cup.[112]

The use of blue and white as the second kit colors owes its origins to the defunct latter-day Portuguese monarchy and dates from the 1930s, but it became the permanent second choice accidentally in the 1958 World Cup Final. Brazil's opponents were Sweden, who also wore yellow, and a draw gave the home team, Sweden, the right to play in yellow. Brazil, who traveled with no second kit, hurriedly purchased a set of blue shirts and sewed the badges taken from their yellow shirts on them.[113]

Some Latin American commentators often refer to the Brazil team as El Scratch (The Scratch), among others.[119] In 2022 FIFA World Cup, FIFA's YouTube channel referred to the team as Samba Boys.[120][121]

Brazil's training camp is the Granja Comary in Terespolis, located 90 km (56 mi) from Rio de Janeiro.[122] Granja Comary was opened in 1987,[123] and underwent significant renovations in 2013 and 2014.

Mrio Zagallo became the first person to win the FIFA World Cup both as a player (1958 and 1962) and as a manager (1970). In 1970, when he was of age 38, he won the FIFA World Cup which made him the second youngest coach to win the FIFA World Cup. While still in Brazil as an assistant coach, the team won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[140]

Brazil are not in a good place. Ever since they were knocked out of the 2022 World Cup by Croatia in the quarter-finals, the five-time global champions have lurched from one crisis to the next, and thus questions are being asked as to whether they can even be considered among the favorites to win the 2024 Copa America.

Of course, the Selecao could yet click into gear, and they certainly have an attacking depth that is almost unmatched anywhere else in the world, but they need to find some form in the weeks leading into the tournament after a miserable end to 2023 that saw them lose three successive World Cup qualifiers.

Fernando Diniz paid for that run with his job, and he has been replaced as manager by veteran Dorival Junior, with Carlo Ancelotti now off the table as an option after he committed himself to Real Madrid, despite significant interest from the South American nation in his services.

Dorival wasted little time in naming his squad for the Copa America, confirming an initial 23 names who will represent Brazil on May 10 before adding three more 10 days later after CONMEBOL increased roster sizes for the tournament. But who made the cut? GOAL lays it out...

Chelsea defender Thiago Silva has also been left out of the squad. The Athletic previously reported that the 39-year-old will join Brazilian club Fluminese when he leaves Chelsea at the end of the 2023-24 season.

Arsenal striker Jesus has also struggled to maintain consistent performance levels this season finding himself in and out of the side throughout the campaign. The 27-year-old has scored eight goals and provided eight assists in all competitions.

Tottenham forward Richarlison, who Junior said recently sustained an injury, has scored 12 goals and provided four assists in 31 appearances this season. In his place, the Brazil manager selected 24-year-old Porto striker Evanilson who has scored 24 goals and provided six assists in 39 appearances this season.

The Selecao have been afforded the luxury of adding three extra troops to their army after CONMEBOL confirmed on May 16 that competing nations are allowed to bring 26 players to the tournament, compared to the originally-devised total of 23.

After losing three straight World Cup qualifiers at the end of 2023, former manager Fernando Diniz was removed from his position at Brazil, with veteran coach Dorival Junior now tasked with guiding his country towards continental glory.

Taking their spot in Group D of Copa America alongside Colombia, Paraguay and Costa Rica, the Selecao will be favourites to advance as section winners, however they will look to avoid early-tournament complacency, especially after mixed results over the past 12 months.

After missing the March friendlies against England and Spain due to a long-term hamstring injury, Liverpool's Allison Becker returns to the Brazil squad this summer, alongside fellow goalkeepers Bento and Rafael, with the former making his international debut during the win over the Three Lions at Wembley earlier this year.

Having impressed with La Liga's surprise package Girona this term, Yan Couto will be looking to play a significant role at right-back for the Selecao, however the Manchester City man faces serious competition on the right of the backline from Juventus regular Danilo, who has made 56 appearances for Brazil over a 13-year international career to date.

Despite suffering a mild dislocation of his shoulder during Arsenal's final Premier League match of the season, Gabriel Magalhaes has been selected in the 26-man squad, with Paris Saint-Germain duo Marquinhos and Lucas Beraldo joining Gleison Bremer as further options at the heart of the defence.

Missing seven months at the beginning of the season due to an ACL injury, Real Madrid's Eder Militao has fought back ahead of schedule to be included for the Selecao in the United States, with Wendell of Porto and Guilherme Arana of Atletico Mineiro making up the rest of Brazil's rearguard options.

A beneficiary of CONMEBOL increasing the squad sizes from 23 to 26, midfielder Ederson represents a late addition to the Brazilian ranks, fresh from lifting the Europa League with Atalanta BC in Dublin, while Premier League regulars Joao Gomes, Andreas Pereira and Douglas Luiz have all made the cut.

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