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    Five-time World Cup winners, nine time Copa America winners and Olympic gold medallists - Brazil are arguably the greatest national football team in history.

    Brazil played their first official game in 1914. Over a century later, they have appeared in all 21 FIFA World Cups and have won the tournament five times.

    They have also played in 37 Copa Americas with nine titles and have won four of seven Confederations Cups.

    Brazil are the only national team to have won the World Cup on four different continents and are one of three nations to win the three most prestigious events overseen by FIFA - The World Cup, the Confederations Cup and Olympic gold.

    They have been named FIFA Team of the Year a record 12 times.

    The first game in Brazil's history was a 1914 match in Rio de Janeiro against English club Exeter City.

    Their first major title came in the 1919 South American Championships and they won the event again in 1922. Their next major title came at the South American Championships in 1949, ending a 27-year drought.

    Early years at the World Cup

    Back to back World Cup wins

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    Transition period

    Consecutive finals: triumph and heartbreak

    New millennium, same Brazil

    Embarrassment on home soil

    Rivalry with Argentina

    Brazil's icons

    Brazil News