Brazil

Brazil, nicknamed A Seleção and Canarinho, are the most successful nation in FIFA World Cup history — the only team to have won the tournament five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) — and nine-time Copa América champions, playing in their iconic yellow shirts under coach Carlo Ancelotti.

Brazil played their first international on 20 September 1914, losing 3–0 to Argentina in Buenos Aires. They became a founding member of CONMEBOL in 1916 and joined FIFA in 1923. Their iconic yellow and green identity emerged gradually, with the famous yellow shirt adopted after a public contest following the 1950 World Cup, held on home soil, where a shock 2–1 defeat to Uruguay in the deciding match at the Maracanã remains the country's greatest footballing trauma.

The golden era arrived swiftly: Brazil won three World Cups in twelve years under Pelé and others — Sweden 1958, Chile 1962, and Mexico 1970 — the last featuring what many regard as the greatest team ever assembled, coached by Mário Zagallo. After a 24-year gap, Romário inspired the 1994 triumph in the USA, and Ronaldo headlined the 2002 victory in Japan and South Korea.

In the modern era, Brazil have remained a global powerhouse — winning the Copa América in 2019 and four consecutive FIFA Confederations Cups — though a World Cup has eluded them since 2002. The appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as head coach and the emergence of world-class talents such as Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo, and Endrick have revived hopes ahead of the 2026 tournament.