# Brazil national football team results (1970–1989)

This page details the match results and statistics of the Brazil national football team from 1970 to 1989.

## Results

Brazil's score is shown first in each case.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Brazil scorers | Att. |
| 312 | 4 March 1970 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre (H) | Argentina | 0–2 | Friendly | | 100,000 |
| 313 | 8 March 1970 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Argentina | 2–1 | Friendly | Jairzinho, Pelé | 100,000 |
| 314 | 22 March 1970 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (H) | Chile | 5–0 | Friendly | Roberto Miranda (2), Gérson, Pelé (2) | 100,000 |
| 315 | 26 March 1970 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Chile | 2–1 | Friendly | Carlos Alberto, Rivellino | 110,000 |
| 316 | 12 April 1970 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Paraguay | 0–0 | Friendly | | 72,000 |
| 317 | 29 April 1970 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Austria | 1–0 | Friendly | Rivellino | 57,000 |
| 318 | 3 June 1970 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara (N) | Czechoslovakia | 4–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup | Rivellino, Pelé, Jairzinho (2) | 52,897 |
| 319 | 7 June 1970 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara (N) | England | 1–0 | 1970 FIFA World Cup | Jairzinho | 66,843 |
| 320 | 10 June 1970 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara (N) | Romania | 3–2 | 1970 FIFA World Cup | Pelé (2), Jairzinho | 50,804 |
| 321 | 14 June 1970 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara (N) | Peru | 4–2 | 1970 FIFA World Cup | Rivellino, Tostão (2), Jairzinho | 54,233 |
| 322 | 17 June 1970 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara (N) | Uruguay | 3–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup | Clodoaldo, Jairzinho, Rivellino | 51,261 |
| 323 | 21 June 1970 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City (N) | Italy | 4–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup | Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho, Carlos Alberto | 107,412 |
| 324 | 30 September 1970 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Mexico | 2–1 | Copa Emílio Garrastazu Médici | Jairzinho, Tostão | 155,000 |
| 325 | 4 October 1970 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (A) | Chile | 5–1 | Friendly | Pelé, Roberto Miranda, Jairzinho (2), Caju | 75,000 |
| 326 | 11 July 1971 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (H) | Austria | 1–1 | Friendly | Pelé | 125,000 |
| 327 | 14 July 1971 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | Friendly | Tostão | 42,000 |
| 328 | 18 July 1971 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Yugoslavia | 2–2 | Friendly | Rivellino, Gérson | 138,575 |
| 329 | 21 July 1971 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Hungary | 0–0 | Friendly | | 90,000 |
| 330 | 24 July 1971 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Paraguay | 1–0 | Friendly | Claudiomiro | 40,000 |
| 331 | 28 July 1971 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires (A) | Argentina | 1–1 | Copa Julio Argentino Roca | Caju | — |
| 332 | 31 July 1971 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires (A) | Argentina | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Copa Julio Argentino Roca | Tostão, Caju | — |
| 333 | 26 April 1972 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre (H) | Paraguay | 3–2 | Friendly | Carlos Alberto, Tostão, Dirceu Lopes | — |
| 334 | 28 June 1972 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (N) | Czechoslovakia | 0–0 | Brazil Independence Cup | | 115,000 |
| 335 | 2 July 1972 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (N) | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Brazil Independence Cup | Leivinha (2), Jairzinho | 100,000 |
| 336 | 5 July 1972 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (N) | Scotland | 1–0 | Brazil Independence Cup | Jairzinho | 130,000 |
| 337 | 9 July 1972 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (N) | Portugal | 1–0 | Brazil Independence Cup | Jairzinho | — |
| 338 | 27 May 1973 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Bolivia | 5–0 | Friendly | Rivellino (2), Valdomiro, Leivinha (2) | — |
| 339 | 3 June 1973 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers (A) | Algeria | 2–0 | Friendly | Rivellino, Caju | — |
| 340 | 6 June 1973 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis (A) | Tunisia | 4–1 | Friendly | Caju (2), Valdomiro, Leivinha | 35,000 |
| 341 | 9 June 1973 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome (A) | Italy | 0–2 | Friendly | | 75,000 |
| 342 | 13 June 1973 | Praterstadion, Vienna (A) | Austria | 1–1 | Friendly | Jairzinho | — |
| 343 | 16 June 1973 | Olympiastadion, West Berlin (A) | West Germany | 1–0 | Friendly | Dirceu | — |
| 344 | 21 June 1973 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow (A) | Soviet Union | 1–0 | Friendly | Jairzinho | 80,000 |
| 345 | 25 June 1973 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna (A) | Sweden | 0–1 | Friendly | | 39,664 |
| 346 | 30 June 1973 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (A) | Scotland | 1–0 | Friendly | Johnstone (o.g.) | 70,000 |
| 347 | 31 March 1974 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Mexico | 1–1 | Friendly | Jairzinho | 85,000 |
| 348 | 7 April 1974 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | Friendly | Marinho Chagas | 80,000 |
| 349 | 14 April 1974 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Bulgaria | 1–0 | Friendly | Jairzinho | 73,000 |
| 350 | 17 April 1974 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (H) | Romania | 2–0 | Friendly | Leivinha, Edu | 70,000 |
| 351 | 21 April 1974 | Estádio Hélio Prates da Silveira, Brasília (H) | Haiti | 4–0 | Friendly | Caju, Rivellino, Marinho Chagas, Edu | 35,000 |
| 352 | 28 April 1974 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Greece | 0–0 | Friendly | | 100,000 |
| 353 | 1 May 1974 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (H) | Austria | 0–0 | Friendly | | 123,132 |
| 354 | 5 May 1974 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | Friendly | Leivinha, Rivellino | 74,696 |
| 355 | 12 May 1974 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Paraguay | 2–0 | Friendly | Marinho Peres, Rivellino | — |
| 356 | 13 June 1974 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt (N) | Yugoslavia | 0–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup | | 62,000 |
| 357 | 18 June 1974 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt (N) | Scotland | 0–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup | | 62,000 |
| 358 | 22 June 1974 | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen (N) | Zaire | 3–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup | Jairzinho, Rivellino, Valdomiro | 36,200 |
| 359 | 26 June 1974 | Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover (N) | East Germany | 1–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup | Rivellino | 59,863 |
| 360 | 30 June 1974 | Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover (N) | Argentina | 2–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup | Rivellino, Jairzinho | 39,400 |
| 361 | 3 July 1974 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund (N) | Netherlands | 0–2 | 1974 FIFA World Cup | | 53,700 |
| 362 | 6 July 1974 | Olympiastadion, Munich (N) | Poland | 0–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup | | 77,100 |
| 363 | 30 July 1975 | Estadio Olímpico, Caracas (A) | Venezuela | 4–0 | 1975 Copa América | Romeu, Danival, Palhinha (2) | 20,000 |
| 364 | 6 August 1975 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (H) | Argentina | 2–1 | 1975 Copa América | Nelinho (2) | 80,000 |
| 365 | 13 August 1975 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (H) | Venezuela | 6–0 | 1975 Copa América | Roberto Batata (2), Nelinho, Danival, Campos, Palhinha | 32,000 |
| 366 | 16 August 1975 | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario (A) | Argentina | 1–0 | 1975 Copa América | Danival | 50,000 |
| 367 | 30 September 1975 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (H) | Peru | 1–3 | 1975 Copa América | Roberto Batata | 25,000 |
| 368 | 4 October 1975 | Estadio Alianza Lima, Lima (A) | Peru | 2–0 | 1975 Copa América | Meléndez (o.g.), Campos | 55,000 |
| 369 | 25 February 1976 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (A) | Uruguay | 2–1 | Taça do Atlântico | Nelinho, Zico | 50,000 |
| 370 | 27 February 1976 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires (A) | Argentina | 2–1 | Taça do Atlântico | Lula, Zico | — |
| 371 | 7 April 1976 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción (A) | Paraguay | 1–1 | Taça do Atlântico | Enéas | — |
| 372 | 28 April 1976 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Uruguay | 2–1 | Taça do Atlântico | Rivellino, Zico | — |
| 373 | 19 May 1976 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Argentina | 2–0 | Taça do Atlântico | Lula, Neca | — |
| 374 | 23 May 1976 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles (N) | England | 1–0 | US Bicentennial Cup | Roberto Dinamite | 32,900 |
| 375 | 31 May 1976 | Yale Bowl, New Haven (N) | Italy | 4–1 | US Bicentennial Cup | Gil, Zico, Roberto Dinamite | 36,096 |
| 376 | 4 June 1976 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara (A) | Mexico | 3–0 | Friendly | Roberto Dinamite (2), Gil | 75,000 |
| 377 | 9 June 1976 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Paraguay | 3–1 | Taça do Atlântico | Roberto Dinamite (2), Zico | 28,820 |
| 378 | 1 December 1976 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Soviet Union | 2–0 | Friendly | Falcão, Zico | 50,000 |
| 379 | 30 January 1977 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (H) | Bulgaria | 1–0 | Friendly | Roberto Dinamite | 67,708 |
| 380 | 20 February 1977 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá (A) | Colombia | 0–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 55,439 |
| 381 | 9 March 1977 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Colombia | 6–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | Roberto Dinamite (2), Zico, Marinho Chagas (2), Rivellino | 132,764 |
| 382 | 13 March 1977 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción (A) | Paraguay | 1–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | Insfrán (o.g.) | 40,490 |
| 383 | 20 March 1977 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Paraguay | 1–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | Roberto Dinamite | 94,947 |
| 384 | 8 June 1977 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | England | 0–0 | Friendly | | 77,000 |
| 385 | 12 June 1977 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | West Germany | 1–1 | Friendly | Rivellino | 106,000 |
| 386 | 19 June 1977 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (H) | Poland | 3–1 | Friendly | Paulo Isidoro, Reinaldo, Rivellino | 100,000 |
| 387 | 23 June 1977 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Scotland | 2–0 | Friendly | Zico, Toninho Cerezo | 60,763 |
| 388 | 26 June 1977 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (H) | Yugoslavia | 0–0 | Friendly | | 91,140 |
| 389 | 30 June 1977 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | France | 2–2 | Friendly | Edinho, Roberto Dinamite | 85,317 |
| 390 | 10 July 1977 | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali (N) | Peru | 1–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | Gil | 50,345 |
| 391 | 14 July 1977 | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali (N) | Bolivia | 8–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zico (4), Roberto Dinamite, Gil, Toninho Cerezo, Marcelo | 38,037 |
| 392 | 1 April 1978 | Parc des Princes, Paris (A) | France | 0–1 | Friendly | | 46,065 |
| 393 | 5 April 1978 | Volksparkstadion, Hamburg (A) | West Germany | 1–0 | Friendly | Nunes | 61,500 |
| 394 | 19 April 1978 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 1–1 | Friendly | Gil | 92,500 |
| 395 | 1 May 1978 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Peru | 3–0 | Friendly | Zico, Reinaldo (2) | 142,500 |
| 396 | 17 May 1978 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | Friendly | Reinaldo, Zico | 45,000 |
| 397 | 3 June 1978 | Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata (N) | Sweden | 1–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup | Reinaldo | 32,569 |
| 398 | 7 June 1978 | Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata (N) | Spain | 0–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup | | 34,771 |
| 399 | 11 June 1978 | Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata (N) | Austria | 1–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup | Roberto Dinamite | 35,221 |
| 400 | 14 June 1978 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza (N) | Peru | 3–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup | Dirceu (2), Zico | 31,278 |
| 401 | 18 June 1978 | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario (N) | Argentina | 0–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup | | 37,326 |
| 402 | 21 June 1978 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza (N) | Poland | 3–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup | Nelinho, Roberto Dinamite (2) | 39,586 |
| 403 | 24 June 1978 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires (N) | Italy | 2–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup | Nelinho, Dirceu | 69,659 |
| 404 | 17 May 1979 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Paraguay | 6–0 | Friendly | Éder, Zico (3), Nílton Batata (2) | 70,627 |
| 405 | 31 May 1979 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Uruguay | 5–1 | Friendly | Edinho, Sócrates (2), Nílton Batata, Éder | — |
| 406 | 26 July 1979 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz (A) | Bolivia | 1–2 | 1979 Copa América | Roberto Dinamite | 40,000 |
| 407 | 2 August 1979 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Argentina | 2–1 | 1979 Copa América | Zico, Tita | 130,000 |
| 408 | 16 August 1979 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (H) | Bolivia | 2–0 | 1979 Copa América | Tita, Zico | 50,000 |
| 409 | 23 August 1979 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires (A) | Argentina | 2–2 | 1979 Copa América | Sócrates (2) | 68,000 |
| 410 | 24 October 1979 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción (A) | Paraguay | 1–2 | 1979 Copa América | Palhinha | 50,000 |
| 411 | 31 October 1979 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Paraguay | 2–2 | 1979 Copa América | Falcão, Sócrates | 80,000 |
| 412 | 8 June 1980 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Mexico | 2–0 | Friendly | Zé Sérgio, Serginho | 34,316 |
| 413 | 15 June 1980 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Soviet Union | 1–2 | Friendly | Nunes | 61,526 |
| 414 | 24 June 1980 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (H) | Chile | 2–1 | Friendly | Zico, Toninho Cerezo | 26,111 |
| 415 | 29 June 1980 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (H) | Poland | 1–1 | Friendly | Zico | — |
| 416 | 27 August 1980 | Castelão, Fortaleza (H) | Uruguay | 1–0 | Friendly | Getúlio | 118,496 |
| 417 | 25 September 1980 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción (A) | Paraguay | 2–1 | Friendly | Zé Sérgio, Reinaldo | 25,000 |
| 418 | 30 October 1980 | Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia (H) | Paraguay | 6–0 | Friendly | Zé Sérgio, Tita, Zico (2), Sócrates, Luizinho | 59,050 |
| 419 | 21 December 1980 | Verdão, Cuiabá (H) | Switzerland | 2–0 | Friendly | Sócrates, Zé Sérgio | 43,452 |
| 420 | 4 January 1981 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (N) | Argentina | 1–1 | 1980 Mundialito | Edevaldo | 60,000 |
| 421 | 7 January 1981 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (N) | West Germany | 4–1 | 1980 Mundialito | Júnior, Toninho Cerezo, Serginho, Zé Sérgio | 50,000 |
| 422 | 10 January 1981 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (N) | Uruguay | 1–2 | 1980 Mundialito | Sócrates | 75,000 |
| 423 | 1 February 1981 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá (A) | Colombia | 1–1 | Friendly | Serginho | 55,000 |
| 424 | 8 February 1981 | Estadio Olímpico, Caracas (A) | Venezuela | 1–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zico | 30,000 |
| 425 | 14 February 1981 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito (A) | Ecuador | 6–0 | Friendly | Reinaldo (2), Sócrates (2), Landeta (o.g.), Zico | 30,000 |
| 426 | 22 February 1981 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz (A) | Bolivia | 2–1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | Sócrates, Reinaldo | 50,000 |
| 427 | 14 March 1981 | Estádio Santa Cruz, Ribeirão Preto (H) | Chile | 2–1 | Friendly | Zico, Reinaldo | 56,000 |
| 428 | 22 March 1981 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Bolivia | 3–1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zico (3) | 121,750 |
| 429 | 29 March 1981 | Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia (H) | Venezuela | 5–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | Tita (2), Sócrates, Zico, Júnior | 34,229 |
| 430 | 12 May 1981 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 1–0 | Friendly | Zico | 75,000 |
| 431 | 15 May 1981 | Parc des Princes, Paris (A) | France | 3–1 | Friendly | Zico, Reinaldo, Sócrates | 47,749 |
| 432 | 19 May 1981 | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart (A) | West Germany | 2–1 | Friendly | Toninho Cerezo, Júnior | 71,000 |
| 433 | 8 July 1981 | Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador (H) | Spain | 1–0 | Friendly | Baltazar | 74,089 |
| 434 | 26 August 1981 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (A) | Chile | 0–0 | Friendly | | 32,278 |
| 435 | 28 October 1981 | Estádio Olímpico Monumental, Porto Alegre (H) | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Friendly | Roberto Dinamite, Zico, Leandro | 23,928 |
| 436 | 26 January 1982 | Castelão, Natal (H) | East Germany | 3–1 | Friendly | Paulo Isidoro, Renato, Serginho | 48,638 |
| 437 | 3 March 1982 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (H) | Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | Friendly | Zico | 107,060 |
| 438 | 21 March 1982 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | West Germany | 1–0 | Friendly | Júnior | 150,289 |
| 439 | 5 May 1982 | Castelão, São Luís (H) | Portugal | 3–1 | Friendly | Júnior, Éder, Zico | 71,560 |
| 440 | 19 May 1982 | Estádio do Arruda, Recife (H) | Switzerland | 1–1 | Friendly | Zico | 59,732 |
| 441 | 27 May 1982 | Estádio Parque do Sabiá, Uberlândia (H) | Republic of Ireland | 7–0 | Friendly | Falcão, Sócrates (2), Serginho (2), Luizinho, Zico | 72,733 |
| 442 | 14 June 1982 | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville (N) | Soviet Union | 2–1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup | Sócrates, Éder | 68,000 |
| 443 | 18 June 1982 | Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville (N) | Scotland | 4–1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup | Zico, Oscar, Éder, Falcão | 47,379 |
| 444 | 23 June 1982 | Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville (N) | New Zealand | 4–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup | Zico (2), Falcão, Sócrates | 43,000 |
| 445 | 2 July 1982 | Sarrià Stadium, Barcelona (N) | Argentina | 3–1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup | Zico, Serginho, Júnior | 44,000 |
| 446 | 5 July 1982 | Sarrià Stadium, Barcelona (N) | Italy | 2–3 | 1982 FIFA World Cup | Sócrates, Falcão | 44,000 |
| 447 | 28 April 1983 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Chile | 3–2 | Friendly | Careca, Éder, Renato | 53,468 |
| 448 | 8 June 1983 | Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, Coimbra (A) | Portugal | 4–0 | Friendly | Careca (2), Sócrates, Pedrinho | 10,000 |
| 449 | 12 June 1983 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 1–1 | Friendly | Paulo Isidoro | 35,000 |
| 450 | 17 June 1983 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel (A) | Switzerland | 2–1 | Friendly | Sócrates, Careca | 58,000 |
| 451 | 22 June 1983 | Ullevi, Gothenburg (A) | Sweden | 3–3 | Friendly | Márcio Rossini, Careca, Jorginho Putinatti | 40,820 |
| 452 | 28 July 1983 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (A) | Chile | 0–0 | Friendly | | 20,000 |
| 453 | 17 August 1983 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito (A) | Ecuador | 1–0 | 1983 Copa América | Roberto Dinamite | 50,000 |
| 454 | 24 August 1983 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires (A) | Argentina | 0–1 | 1983 Copa América | | 70,000 |
| 455 | 1 September 1983 | Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia (H) | Ecuador | 5–0 | 1983 Copa América | Renato Gaúcho, Roberto Dinamite (2), Éder, Tita | 35,000 |
| 456 | 14 September 1983 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Argentina | 0–0 | 1983 Copa América | | 75,000 |
| 457 | 13 October 1983 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción (A) | Paraguay | 1–1 | 1983 Copa América | Éder | 55,000 |
| 458 | 20 October 1983 | Estádio Parque do Sabiá, Uberlândia (H) | Paraguay | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | 1983 Copa América | | 75,000 |
| 459 | 27 October 1983 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (A) | Uruguay | 0–2 | 1983 Copa América | | 65,000 |
| 460 | 4 November 1983 | Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador (H) | Uruguay | 1–1 | 1983 Copa América | Jorginho Putinatti | 95,000 |
| 461 | 10 June 1984 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | England | 0–2 | Friendly | | 56,126 |
| 462 | 17 June 1984 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (H) | Argentina | 0–0 | Friendly | | 32,000 |
| 463 | 21 June 1984 | Estádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba (H) | Uruguay | 1–0 | Friendly | Arturzinho | 41,000 |
| 464 | 25 April 1985 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (H) | Colombia | 2–1 | Friendly | Alemão, Casagrande | 49,898 |
| 465 | 28 April 1985 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília (H) | Peru | 0–1 | Friendly | | 65,000 |
| 466 | 2 May 1985 | Estádio do Arruda, Recife (H) | Uruguay | 2–0 | Friendly | Alemão, Careca | 59,496 |
| 467 | 5 May 1985 | Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador (H) | Argentina | 2–1 | Friendly | Careca, Alemão | 77,258 |
| 468 | 15 May 1985 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá (A) | Colombia | 0–1 | Friendly | | 25,000 |
| 469 | 21 May 1985 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (A) | Chile | 1–2 | Friendly | Casagrande | 25,000 |
| 470 | 2 June 1985 | Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra (A) | Bolivia | 2–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | Casagrande, Noro (o.g.) | 25,000 |
| 471 | 8 June 1985 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre (H) | Chile | 3–1 | Friendly | Zico (2), Leandro | 35,351 |
| 472 | 16 June 1985 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción (A) | Paraguay | 2–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | Casagrande, Zico | 55,000 |
| 473 | 23 June 1985 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Paraguay | 1–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | Sócrates | 139,923 |
| 474 | 30 June 1985 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (H) | Bolivia | 1–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | Careca | 90,709 |
| 475 | 12 March 1986 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt (A) | West Germany | 0–2 | Friendly | | 50,000 |
| 476 | 16 March 1986 | Népstadion, Budapest (A) | Hungary | 0–3 | Friendly | | 70,000 |
| 477 | 1 April 1986 | Castelão, São Luís (H) | Peru | 4–0 | Friendly | Casagrande (2), Alemão, Careca | 50,000 |
| 478 | 8 April 1986 | Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia (H) | East Germany | 3–0 | Friendly | Müller, Alemão, Careca | 66,723 |
| 479 | 17 April 1986 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília (H) | Finland | 3–0 | Friendly | Marinho, Oscar, Casagrande | 44,597 |
| 480 | 30 April 1986 | Estádio do Arruda, Recife (H) | Yugoslavia | 4–2 | Friendly | Zico (3), Careca | 54,249 |
| 481 | 7 May 1986 | Pinheirão, Curitiba (H) | Chile | 1–1 | Friendly | Casagrande | 65,000 |
| 482 | 1 June 1986 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara (N) | Spain | 1–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | Sócrates | 35,748 |
| 483 | 6 June 1986 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara (N) | Algeria | 1–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | Careca | 48,000 |
| 484 | 12 June 1986 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara (N) | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | Careca (2), Josimar | 51,000 |
| 485 | 16 June 1986 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara (N) | Poland | 4–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | Sócrates, Josimar, Edinho, Careca | 45,000 |
| 486 | 21 June 1986 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara (N) | France | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4p) | 1986 FIFA World Cup | Careca | 65,000 |
| 487 | 19 May 1987 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 1–1 | 1987 Rous Cup | Mirandinha | 92,000 |
| 488 | 23 May 1987 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin (A) | Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | Friendly | | 30,000 |
| 489 | 26 May 1987 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (A) | Scotland | 2–0 | 1987 Rous Cup | Raí, Valdo | 41,384 |
| 490 | 28 May 1987 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (A) | Finland | 3–2 | Friendly | Romário, Valdo, Müller | — |
| 491 | 1 June 1987 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan (A) | Israel | 4–0 | Friendly | Romário (2), Dunga, João Paulo | 45,000 |
| 492 | 21 June 1987 | Estádio da Ressacada, Florianópolis (H) | Ecuador | 4–1 | Friendly | Raí, Careca, Müller, Jorginho | 7,039 |
| 493 | 24 June 1987 | Estádio Olímpico Monumental, Porto Alegre (H) | Paraguay | 1–0 | Friendly | Valdo | 21,964 |
| 494 | 28 June 1987 | Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba (N) | Venezuela | 5–0 | 1987 Copa América | Edu Marangon, Morovic (o.g.), Careca, Nelsinho, Romário | 8,000 |
| 495 | 3 July 1987 | Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba (N) | Chile | 0–4 | 1987 Copa América | | 15,000 |
| 496 | 9 December 1987 | Estádio Parque do Sabiá, Uberlândia (H) | Chile | 2–1 | Friendly | Valdo, Renato | 14,604 |
| 497 | 12 December 1987 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília (H) | West Germany | 1–1 | Friendly | Batista | 20,000 |
| 498 | 7 July 1988 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne (N) | Australia | 1–0 | Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup | Romário | 11,214 |
| 499 | 10 July 1988 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne (N) | Argentina | 0–0 | Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup | | 13,850 |
| 500 | 13 July 1988 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne (N) | Saudi Arabia | 4–1 | Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup | Geovani (2), Jorginho, Edmar | 3,200 |
| 501 | 17 July 1988 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney (N) | Australia | 2–0 | Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup | Romário, Müller | 28,161 |
| 502 | 28 July 1988 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A) | Norway | 1–1 | Friendly | Edmar | 23,044 |
| 503 | 3 August 1988 | Praterstadion, Vienna (A) | Austria | 2–0 | Friendly | Edmar, Andrade | 44,063 |
| 504 | 12 October 1988 | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (A) | Belgium | 2–1 | Friendly | Geovani (2) | 10,000 |
| 505 | 15 March 1989 | Verdão, Cuiabá (H) | Ecuador | 1–0 | Friendly | Washington | 54,815 |
| 506 | 12 April 1989 | Albertão, Teresina (H) | Paraguay | 2–0 | Friendly | Cristóvão, Vivinho | 59,844 |
| 507 | 10 May 1989 | Castelão, Fortaleza (H) | Peru | 4–1 | Friendly | Zé do Carmo, Bebeto, Charles (2) | 72,246 |
| 508 | 24 May 1989 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (A) | Peru | 1–1 | Friendly | Cristóvão | 3,000 |
| 509 | 8 June 1989 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Portugal | 4–0 | Friendly | Bebeto, Sobrinho (o.g.), Ricardo Gomes, Charles | — |
| 510 | 16 June 1989 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (N) | Sweden | 1–2 | DBU 100th Anniversary Tournament | Cristóvão | 6,700 |
| 511 | 18 June 1989 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (N) | Denmark | 0–4 | DBU 100th Anniversary Tournament | | 38,900 |
| 512 | 21 June 1989 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel (A) | Switzerland | 0–1 | Friendly | | 25,000 |
| 513 | 1 July 1989 | Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador (N) | Venezuela | 3–1 | 1989 Copa América | Bebeto, Geovani, Baltazar | 35,000 |
| 514 | 3 July 1989 | Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador (N) | Peru | 0–0 | 1989 Copa América | | 8,200 |
| 515 | 7 July 1989 | Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador (N) | Colombia | 0–0 | 1989 Copa América | | 9,100 |
| 516 | 9 July 1989 | Estádio do Arruda, Recife (N) | Paraguay | 2–0 | 1989 Copa América | Bebeto (2) | 76,800 |
| 517 | 12 July 1989 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (N) | Argentina | 2–0 | 1989 Copa América | Bebeto, Romário | 110,000 |
| 518 | 14 July 1989 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (N) | Paraguay | 3–0 | 1989 Copa América | Bebeto (2), Romário | 64,500 |
| 519 | 16 July 1989 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (N) | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1989 Copa América | Romário | 170,000 |
| 520 | 23 July 1989 | Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Japan | 1–0 | Friendly | Bismark | 2,174 |
| 521 | 30 July 1989 | Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas (A) | Venezuela | 4–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | Branco, Romário, Bebeto (2) | 20,000 |
| 522 | 13 August 1989 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (A) | Chile | 1–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | González (o.g.) | 80,000 |
| 523 | 20 August 1989 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (H) | Venezuela | 6–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | Careca (4), Silas, Acosta (o.g.) | 106,462 |
| 524 | 3 September 1989 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (H) | Chile | 2–0 w/o | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | Careca | 131,156 |
| 525 | 14 October 1989 | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna (A) | Italy | 1–0 | Friendly | André Cruz | 33,800 |
| 526 | 14 November 1989 | Almeidão, João Pessoa (H) | Yugoslavia | 0–0 | Friendly | | 27,604 |
| 527 | 20 December 1989 | De Kuip, Rotterdam (A) | Netherlands | 1–0 | Friendly | Careca | 20,000 |

### Notes

* ^ A: Matches against Uruguay during the 1976 Taça do Atlântico doubled as the 1976 Copa Río Branco.
* ^ B: Matches against Argentina during the 1976 Taça do Atlântico doubled as the 1976 Copa Julio Argentino Roca.
* ^ C: Matches against Paraguay during the 1976 Taça do Atlântico doubled as the 1976 Taça Oswaldo Cruz.
* ^ D: Brazil's match against Chile during qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup was abandoned after 67 minutes due to misconduct from the Chilean players with the score at 1–0. Brazil were subsequently awarded a technical 2–0 victory and Chile were banned from qualifying for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

## Record by opponent

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
| Algeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Argentina | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 50.00 |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Austria | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Bolivia | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 75.00 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Chile | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 60.00 |
| Colombia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 33.33 |
| Czechoslovakia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 66.67 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| East Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 100.00 |
| England | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 42.86 |
| Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
| France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 25.00 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Hungary | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Italy | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 66.67 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Mexico | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 75.00 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 50.00 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Paraguay | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 61.90 |
| Peru | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 63.64 |
| Poland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 60.00 |
| Portugal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 100.00 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 66.67 |
| Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Scotland | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 83.33 |
| Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 75.00 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 66.67 |
| Sweden | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 72.73 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | +33 | 100.00 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| West Germany | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 62.50 |
| Yugoslavia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 33.33 |
| Zaire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Total | 216 | 138 | 53 | 25 | 410 | 144 | +266 | 63.89 |