As 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 national football team is the most successful national football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with five championships. The team represents the country Brazil in international men’s football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil.In FIFA Confederation Cup, they are the most successful team that bears International football shirts with three titles.Brazil has won eight Copa America titles at continental level.
Since 1960, Brazil has also been marked as one of the most competitive teams every decade, strongest football nation in the world and ranked fifth in the FIFA Confederations Cup after winning the 2005 and the 2009 edition of the tournament. Brazil is the only national football team to have played in every World Cup finals.
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) is Brazil.Os ingleses o inventaram, os brasileiros o aperfeiçoaram which means, The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it is a quip common about football.
Known in different parts of the world by various nicknames are the nicknames of the Brazilian National Team.Selecao, which literally means the selection is the most common one used to refer them, in Brazil especially.
White with blue collars were the team’s first team Football football shirt colours, but in the 1950 World Cup, the colours were criticised for lacking patriotism after their defeat.The newspaper Correio da Manhã to design a kit incorporating the four colours of the Brazilian flag, held a competition with permission from the Brazilian Sports Confederation.Aldyr Garcia Schlee, a nineteen year old from Pelotas draw the winning design of yellow jersey with green trim and blue shorts with white trim.During the match against Chile in March 1954, the new Brazil football shirts were first used and were still used till today.
Amazingly famous in any parts of the world is the Brazil national footbal team.The national football team of Brazil will always be remembered by mentioning the Football term, the team with full winning spirit.
Phil Smith writes about international shirts and is an author at the football shirt site Football Shirt Search .