National sports teams of Brazil

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Chapters: Brazil national football team, Brazil national football team competitive record, Argentina and Brazil football rivalry, Brazil at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Brazil Olympic football team, Brazil national basketball team, Brazil women's national volleyball team, Brazil men's national volleyball team, Brazil national futsal team, Brazil national under-20 football team, Brazil women's national football team, Brazil at the FIFA World Cup, A1 Team Brazil, Brazil national baseball team, Brazil men's national water polo team, Brazil women's national basketball team, Brazil at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, Brazil women's national water polo team, Brazil national rugby union team, Brazil national handball team, Brazil national beach soccer team, Taça das Nações, Brazil in World Cup 2010, Brazil national under-17 football team, Brazil women's national rugby union team, Brazil women's national handball team, Granja Comary, Brazilian Independence Cup, Brazil national cricket team, Brazil Davis Cup team, Brazil Fed Cup team, Brazil national ice hockey team. Excerpt: The Brazil national football team has a long competitive record in playing association football. *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Below is a list of all matches Brazil have played against FIFA recognised teams Updated as February 9, 2011. The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) since 1923 and also a member of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) since 1916. Brazil is the most successful national football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with five championships. They are also the most successful team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with three titles. In continental level, Brazil has won eight Copa América titles, the third most titles won, after Argentina and Uruguay who won 14 titles each. Brazil are the reigning Copa América champions; they won the last two competitions in 2004 and 2007. Brazil are also the current holders of the FIFA Confederations Cup after winning the 2005 and the 2009 edition of the tournament. Brazil is currently ranked third by FIFA and is consistently considered the strongest football nation in the world, and has also been marked as one of the most competitive teams of each decade since the 1960s. Brazil are the only national team to have played in every World Cup. Brazil, Argentina and Spain, are the only teams to win a World Cup outside their continental zone and the Verde-Amarela is the only team to have won the championship in four different continents; once in Europe (1958 Sweden), once in South America (1962 Chile), twice in North America (1970 Mexico and 1994 USA) and once in Asia (2002 S. Korea-Japan). A common quip about football is: "Os ingleses o inventaram, os brasileiros o aperfeiçoaram" ("The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it"). B