overall brazil has gone on to win the fifa world cup five times, which is more than any other nation - they have qualified for every single tournament in history and they continue to be one of the strongest teams in the game - ronaldo(link) is the second highest goal scorer in the history of the fifa world cup, while pele is fifth.

the 1970 brazilian national team is considered by most individuals as the greatest football team of all time - the grace, style and level of play exhibited by this team landed brasil the most comfortable tournament victory of all time - jairziho and pele were players instantly recognizable across the globe during this time.

the most recent world cup in 2014 was hosted in brasil - the nation was prepared to see one of the most exciting tournaments of all time, in their home country. it turned out to be a tournament filled with unexpected upsets and admirable performances from all latin american countries - colombia, mexico and costa rica astonished the world while the typcially strong european teams, such as england, portugual and spain, finished much lower than expected - unfortunately brasil lost to germany in the semi-finals, who went on to win the trophy on this occasion.