claim: Ronaldinho has played 97 football matches.
evidence: The Brazil national football team -LRB- Selecao Brasileira de Futebol -RRB- represents Brazil in international men 's association football .. Brazil. Brazil. football. Football at the Summer Olympics. association football. association football. Brazil is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation -LRB- CBF -RRB- , the governing body for football in Brazil .. Brazil. Brazil. football. Football at the Summer Olympics. Brazilian Football Confederation. Brazilian Football Confederation. football in Brazil. football in Brazil. They have been a member of the FIFA since 1923 and member of the CONMEBOL since 1916 .. CONMEBOL. CONMEBOL. 1916 South American Championship. FIFA. FIFA. Brazil is the most successful national football team in international competition , winning FIFA World Cup with five championships  : 1958 , 1962 , 1970 , 1994 and 2002 .. Brazil. Brazil. 1958 FIFA World Cup. 1962 FIFA World Cup. 1970 FIFA World Cup. 1994 FIFA World Cup. 2002 FIFA World Cup. football. Football at the Summer Olympics. FIFA. FIFA. FIFA World Cup. FIFA World Cup. Brazil also has the best overall performance in World Cup history in both proportional and absolute terms with a record of 70 victories in 104 matches played , 119 goal difference , 227 points and only 17 losses .. Brazil. Brazil. goal difference. goal difference. Brazil is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs .. Brazil. Brazil. World Cup editions. National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup#Comprehensive team results by tournament. The selecao is also the most successful national team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with four titles  : 1997 , 2005 , 2009 and 2013 , being the holder of the last title of the tournament .. 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. FIFA. FIFA. FIFA Confederations Cup. FIFA Confederations Cup. The national football teams of Brazil , Argentina and France are the only national teams that have won the three most important men 's titles recognized by FIFA  : the World Cup , the Confederations Cup , and the Olympic tournament .. Argentina. Argentina national football team. Brazil. Brazil. football. Football at the Summer Olympics. FIFA. FIFA. France. France national football team. They have also won their respective continental championship -LRB- Copa America for Brazil and Argentina , and UEFA European Championship for France -RRB- .. Argentina. Argentina national football team. Brazil. Brazil. Copa America. Copa America. France. France national football team. UEFA European Championship. UEFA European Championship. Brazil has the all-time highest average Football Elo Rating with 2017.9 , and the third all time highest Football Elo Rating with 2160 in 1962 , only behind the Hungary Golden Team of 1954 and the German team of 2014 .. Brazil. Brazil. 1962 FIFA World Cup. Team. Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Brazil. Hungary. Hungary national football team. Golden Team. Golden Team. German team. Germany national football team. Many distinguished commentators consider the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest association football team ever , although some argue the case for other teams , such as the Brazil team of 1958 or 1962 , with honorary mentions for the gifted 1982 side .. Brazil. Brazil. 1958 FIFA World Cup. 1962 FIFA World Cup. 1970 FIFA World Cup. football. Football at the Summer Olympics. association football. association football. Brazil is the only national team to have won the World Cup on four different continents  : once in Europe -LRB- 1958 Sweden -RRB- , once in South America -LRB- 1962 Chile -RRB- , twice in North America -LRB- 1970 Mexico and 1994 United States -RRB- and once in Asia -LRB- 2002 Korea / Japan -RRB- .. Mexico. Mexico. Chile. Chile. Brazil. Brazil. 1958 FIFA World Cup. 1962 FIFA World Cup. 1970 FIFA World Cup. 1994 FIFA World Cup. 2002 FIFA World Cup. 1958 Sweden. 1958 FIFA World Cup. 1962 Chile. 1962 FIFA World Cup. 1970 Mexico. 1970 FIFA World Cup. 1994 United States. 1994 FIFA World Cup. 2002 Korea / Japan. 2002 FIFA World Cup. They also share with Spain a record of 35 consecutive international matches undefeated .. Spain. Spain national football team. A common quip about football is  : `` Os ingleses o inventaram , os brasileiros o aperfeicoaram '' -LRB- `` The English invented it , the Brazilians perfected it '' -RRB- .. football. Football at the Summer Olympics