Talking about the FIFA World Cup, the Brazilian national football team always takes an important highlight, as the Selecao is known as one of the most successful teams in the competition’s history.
When was the last time Brazil exited the following stages of the FIFA World Cup?
Last World Cup exit at each stage
*🏠 as hosts
🏆 Last Title: 2002
🥈 Last Final: 2002
🥉 Last Semi-final Exit: 2014*
🔷 Last Quarter-final Exit: 2022
🟩 Last Round of 16 Exit: 2026
🟣 Last Round of 32 Exit: Never
🟨 Last Second Group Stage Exit: 1982
🔻 Last Group Stage Exit: 1966
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Brazil at the FIFA World Cup: Finishing records
*🏠 as hosts
🏆 Champions: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
🥈 Runners-up: 1950*, 1998
🥉 Third Place: 1938, 1978
4️⃣ Fourth Place: 1974, 2014*
🔷 Quarter-finals: 1954, 1986, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2022
🟩 Round of 16: 1934, 1990, 2026
🟣 Round of 32: Never
🟨 Second Group Stage: 1982
🔻 First Group Stage/Only Group Stage: 1930, 1966
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Some special facts about Brazil at the FIFA World Cup
- Brazil is the only team to appear in every FIFA World Cup (as of 2026).
- Brazil was the first team to record the third and fourth FIFA World Cup trophies when the team won them in the 1970 and 1994 editions, respectively.
- Brazil holds the record for the most FIFA World Cup trophies by winning it five times.
- After Italy (1934 and 1938), Brazil became the second team to successfully defend the FIFA World Cup trophy (1958 and 1962).
- After Italy (1950), Brazil was the second team to finish in the group stage as the defending champions (1966).
- After West Germany (1982, 1986, and 1990), Brazil became the second team to play three consecutive FIFA World Cup finals.