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Brazil at the World Cup

Brazil are an exciting powerhouse team in world football. They are the only country to have appeared in every final tournament - 22 from 1930 to 2022. They have won the FIFA World Cup on five occasions: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.

Brazil have reached the World Cup Final seven times - beaten only by Germany who has done it 8 times.

In 2014, the host team Brazil were thumped by Germany 7-1 in the semifinal, then beaten into 4th place by The Netherlands. In 2018, Brazil were beaten by Belgium in the quarter finals.

At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Brazil were the pre-tournament favorite, though were upset by Croatia in the round of 16.



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