Brazil
Brazil

Brazil are the undisputed kings of world football having appeared in each of the 18 previous World Cup tournaments, the only country to have done so.

They have won a record five titles along the way, the last of which came in 2002, and following their 2009 Confederations Cup success on South African soil, are hot favourites to claim another world title in 2010.

Coach Dunga lifted the trophy as a player at USA 94 and knows what it takes to win a World Cup, and he certainly has the players at his disposal this time round to repeat the feat.


Coach: Dunga
Nickname: Seleção Brasileira
Honours: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 World Cup champions; 1997, 2005, 2009 Confederations Cup champions; 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007 Copa America champions
Previous World Cup appearances: 18 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Best World Cup finish: Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)


 

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