page_title: Brazil national football team
section_title: Senior team
hierarchical_section_title: Brazil national football team / Honours / Senior team
caption_attribution_description: English: Brazil vs Honduras, semifinal, men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
context_page_description: The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation, the governing body for football in Brazil. They have been a member of FIFA since 1923 and a member of CONMEBOL since 1916.
  Brazil is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner five times: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Brazil also has the best overall performance in the World Cup, both in proportional and absolute terms, with a record of 73 victories in 109 matches played, 124 goal difference, 237 points, and 18 losses. Brazil is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs.
  In relation to ranking standings Brazil fare well, having the all-time highest average football Elo rating system since 1970, and the fourth all-time peak football Elo Rating established in 1962. In FIFA's own ranking, Brazil holds the record for most Team of the Year wins with 12. Many commentators, experts and former players have considered the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest football team ever.
caption: Brazil vs Honduras, men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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