CONMEBOL · South America

Brazil

A statistical overview of Brazil's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 109 legends Related All-Time Team

World titles: 5
Continental titles: 9
Tournament entries: 59
Legends tracked: 109

Capital: Brasília
Population: 215.3M
Coach profiles: 3 ranked
Database OVR: 87 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

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Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 109
Average OVR: 87
Peak OVR: 98
Average height: 179 cm
Average speed: 80
Average first touch: 82

Composition

Position distribution

109 total

Goalkeepers10 · 9%

Defenders33 · 30%

Midfielders34 · 31%

Attackers32 · 29%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 2422%
Right: 7670%
Unknown: 98%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 2000s

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1990s

2000s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVRPelé, Edson98 OVRDatabase rating

National-team scorerPelé, Edson77 goals92 caps

Most national capsCafu142 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioDe Menezes, Ademir0.86 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scoreRonaldo, Luís Nazário96 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthAdriano, Leite97 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchPelé, Edson99 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation2000s23 legendsPrimary player era

Coaching legacy

Highest-rated Brazil coaches

The leading coaches from this football culture, ordered by Legends Database OVR. Their tactical work remains explored in each dedicated profile.

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Flexible RealistMario ZagalloBrazil / Flamengo90OVR #2

Hard-Nosed PatriarchLuiz Felipe ScolariBrazil / Palmeiras89OVR #2

Romantic IdealistTelê SantanaBrazil / São Paulo89OVR

Showing 3 of 3 Brazil coach profiles currently rated in the database.

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches305

Win rate59.3%

Goal difference+315

Won: 18159%
Drawn: 6521%
Lost: 5919%

Goals for: 620
Goals against: 305
World Cup: 22appearances
Continental: 37appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises Brazil's football tradition through these recurring themes.

jogo bonito
fluid attacking
individual flair
slow tempo
technical creativity

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: Maracanã
Confederation: CONMEBOL
Capital: Brasília

Player index

Explore every Brazil legend

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