When has Brazil won the World Cup?

World Cup History

Has Brazil ever missed a World Cup?

The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated over 1 billion people watching the 2014 tournament final. Brazil is the only national team to have played in all FIFA World Cup editions without any absence or need for playoffs.

Who knocked Brazil out of the 1966 World Cup?

The trophy, a gold cup called the Jules Rimet trophy after the Frenchman who played an important part in FIFA, went to Uruguay. They won an exciting final 4-2 against Brazil in front of a record crowd of 200,000. The 1966 World Cup was the 8th tournament.

Did Brazil win 3 World Cups in a row?

Brazil’s Pelé is the only one to have won three times, while another 20 have won twice. No player has won two World Cups both as captain. Luis Monti is the only player to play in two finals for different national teams. He appeared in the 1930 final for Argentina, who lost, and the 1934 final for Italy, who won.

Who is Brazil all time top scorer?

Pele
Pele is Brazil’s all-time record goalscorer with 77 goals in 92 appearances. Ronaldo is second in Brazil’s list of all-time top goalscorers with 62 goals in 98 appearances.

What country has never won a World Cup?

the Netherlands
The following national teams have been runners-up at the FIFA World Cup, but are yet to be winners. While the Netherlands team does hold a record, it’s not a very good one. The Dutch are known for having competed in the most World Cup finals without ever winning.

What player has most World Cups?

Pelé
Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the man who would come to be known as Pelé, burst onto the world soccer scene at age 16, excelling both for club team Santos and the Brazilian national side. By the end of his career, Pelé had won three FIFA World Cups with Brazil, the most wins of the World Cup by any player.

What was the World Cup called in 1966?

1966 FIFA World Cup
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men’s senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966.

What date was the 1966 World Cup final?

30 July 1966
1966 FIFA World Cup Final/Date

How much World Cups have Brazil won?

The 21 World Cup tournaments have been won by eight national teams. Brazil have won five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament.

Which player has most World Cups?

How many times has Brazil won the FIFA World Cup?

Brazil is one of the countries besides Argentina, Spain and Germany to win a FIFA World Cup away from its continent ( Sweden 1958, Mexico 1970, USA 1994 and South Korea/Japan 2002 ). Brazil is the only national team to have played in all FIFA World Cup editions without any absence or need for playoffs.

Which is the only country to have won every World Cup?

With five titles, Brazil are the most successful World Cup team and also the only nation to have played in every World Cup (21) to date. Brazil were also the first team to win the World Cup for the third (1970), fourth (1994) and fifth (2002) time.

Why was there no South American team in the First World Cup?

The issues facing the early World Cup tournaments were the difficulties of intercontinental travel, and war. Few South American teams were willing to travel to Europe for the 1934 World Cup and all North and South American nations except Brazil and Cuba boycotted the 1938 tournament. Brazil was the only South American team to compete in both.

Which is the best team in the World Cup?

Brazil also has the best overall performance in World Cup history in both proportional and absolute terms with a record of 73 victories in 109 matches played, 124 goal difference, 237 points and only 18 losses. Traditionally, Brazil’s greatest rival is Argentina.