🇧🇷 Brazil

Playing style

Flair-driven attack with creative wide players, strong individual skill, and a tradition of expansive football.

Qualifying summary

Qualified through CONMEBOL qualifiers after a challenging campaign, finishing in the top four.

Key players (WC26 picks)

• Vinicius JuniorFWD · Real Madrid
• RodrygoFWD · Real Madrid
• Bruno GuimaraesMID · Newcastle United

Odds & group outlook

Injury watch

• NeymarDoubtful

  Long-term fitness concerns — future in Carlo Ancelotti's hands

  Expected return: Unknown

World Cup head-to-head

• vs Scotland0W 1D 2L (3 matches)

  Brazil have dominated the World Cup rivalry with Scotland, winning two and drawing one of three meetings. The 1998 opener in Paris is the most famous encounter.

• vs Morocco0W 0D 1L (1 matches)

  Brazil's lone World Cup meeting with Morocco was a comfortable 3-0 group stage win at France 1998.

• vs Argentina2W 1D 1L (4 matches)

  The South American superclásico at World Cups: Brazil lead 2-1 with one draw. Argentina's lone win was a tense 1-0 in the 1990 Round of 16.

• vs Colombia0W 0D 1L (1 matches)

  Brazil beat Colombia 2-1 in a physical 2014 quarter-final in Fortaleza, a match overshadowed by Neymar's tournament-ending back injury.

• vs France3W 0D 1L (4 matches)

  France lead 3-1 in World Cup meetings despite equal total goals. Highlights include Pelé's hat trick in the 1958 semi-final and France's dominant 3-0 win in the 1998 final.

• vs Germany1W 0D 1L (2 matches)

  Two of football's biggest nations with two seismic World Cup meetings: Ronaldo's redemption in the 2002 final and Germany's historic 7-1 demolition in the 2014 semi-final.

• vs Netherlands3W 0D 2L (5 matches)

  A high-quality World Cup rivalry spanning five decades. The Netherlands lead 3-2, featuring classic encounters like the 1994 quarter-final and the 2010 knockout clash.

• vs Uruguay1W 0D 1L (2 matches)

  A South American classic split 1-1 at World Cups. The 1950 'Maracanazo' — Uruguay's 2-1 upset of Brazil in Rio — is the most famous result in World Cup history.