The
Brazil national football team represents
Brazil in international men's
association football. Brazil is administered by the
Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for
football in Brazil. They have been a member of the
International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) since 1923 and member of the
South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) since 1916. Brazil is the most successful national football team in the
FIFA World Cup with five championships:
1958,
1962,
1970,
1994 and
2002. 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 is the only national team to have played in all FIFA World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs. The
seleção 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. Brazil have won a total of 62 official international titles to professional and grassroots level selections, what constitutes an unparalleled world record.