Association Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The
Brazilian national football team has won the
FIFA World Cup tournament a record five times, in
1958,
1962,
1970,
1994 and
2002, and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every World Cup competition ever held. It is among the favorites to win the trophy every time the competition is scheduled. After Brazil won its 3rd World Cup in 1970, they were awarded the
Jules Rimet Trophy permanently. But 365 days before World Cup 2014 began, Brazil's rank dropped to 22nd, an all-time-low position.