| Football in Brazil | |
|---|---|
 Night view of Maracanã Stadium, June 2013. | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Governing body | CBF |
| National team(s) | Brazil |
| First played | 1894[1] |
| Registered players | 2.1 million[2] |
| Clubs | 29,208[2] |
National competitions | |
Club competitions | |
International competitions | |
Audience records | |
| Single match | 199,854 (Brazil 1-2 Uruguay at Maracanã Stadium in 1950 FIFA World Cup)[4] |
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country's national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.[5] Brazil and Germany are the only teams to succeed in qualifying for all the World Cups for which they entered the qualifiers; Brazil is the only team to participate in every World Cup competition ever held. Brazil has also won an Olympic gold medal, at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro[6] and at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Pelé won three World Cups (he was injured during most of the 1962 World Cup). Some of the most prominent players in football come from Brazil, including Garrincha, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Romário, Ronaldinho, Nilton Santos, Djalma Santos, Taffarel, Falcão, Rivaldo, Zico, Kaká and Neymar in men's game and Marta in the women's game.
The governing body of football in Brazil is the Brazilian Football Confederation.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ State football leagues in Brazil
- ^ Largest Sporting Crowds at Top End Sports
- ^ "Brazilian Football". Brazilian Football. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "2016 Summer Olympics: The U.S. dominates Rio Games with 121 medals - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times.