Brazilian Football History Timeline

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The most important moments in the history of Brazilian football 1919-2014: 

1919
 Winner of Copa America.

1922
 Winner of Copa America.

1933
 Birth of Garrincha.

Garrincha was a Brazilian football player that played right-winger and forward. Many consider Garrincha to be the best dribbler in football history.[i] In 1958 and 1962, Garrincha won the FIFA World Cup with the Brazilian national team. In 1962, when Pelé was injured and was unable to play, Garrincha led his team to victory. He received the World Cup Gold Ball for player of the tournament and the Golden Boot for leading goal scorer.

1940
 Birth of Pelé.

Pelé is also considered by many to be the one of the best, if not the best football player of all time. In 1999 he was voted Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).[ii] He was also elected “Athlete of the Century” by the International Olympic Committee.[iii] He is considered a national hero in Brazil.

1949
 Winner of Copa America.

1950 
The building of Maracana stadium and the first World Cup is held in Brazil.

1950 
Brazil loses in the final against Urugauy in Maracana (1-2). Considered the biggest loss for Brazil in football history and a national disaster known as the Maracanaco (Maracana blow).

1954
 ‘The battle of Bern’ against Hungry (they lost 4-2).

1958
 World Cup winner in Sweden after a 5-2 win on Sweden.

1962
 World Cup winner in Chili after a 3-1 win on Czechoslovakia.

1970
 World Cup winner in Mexico after a 4-1 win on Italy.

1983
 Death of Garrincha.

1986
 Loss against France in quarter final. Both teams were superb. Brazil loses by penalties after a 1-1 draw.

1989
 Winner of Copa America.

1994
 World Cup winner in USA against Italy. A win on penalties after a 0-0- draw.

1997
 Winner of Copa America.

1998
 Losing the final against France, while a sick Ronaldo played against the brilliant Zinedine Zidane  (3-0).

1999
 Winner of Copa America.

2002
 World Cup winner in Japan and South Korea after a 2-0 win on Germany.

2004
 Winner of Copa America.

2007
 Winner of Copa America.

2010
 Renovation of Maracana.

2014
 World Cup in Brazil. Brazil loses to Germany (7-0), one of their biggest losses since Uruguay in 1950.

 

 

Timeline based off of Rio Tours’ Website[iv]

 


[i]”GARRINCHA International Football Hall Fame.” Fashion Style Website. Web. 27 Feb. 2015. <http://fashionstyle.website/GARRINCHA-International-Football-Hall-Fame>., scroll past images to see article on the bottom of the page.

iii] “CNNSI.com – CNNSI.com’s Complete Coverage of the FIFA World Cup – Three Decades On, Pele Still in Global Demand – Wednesday May 29, 2002 03:54 PM.” CNNSI.com – CNNSI.com’s Complete Coverage of the FIFA World Cup – Three Decades On, Pele Still in Global Demand – Wednesday May 29, 2002 03:54 PM. CNN Sports Illustrated, 29 May 2013. Web. 10 Dec. 2013 <http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/news/

2002/05/29/pele_icon/>.

[iv] “Football History.” Rio De Janeiro Football RSS. Rio Football Tour, n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2013. <http://www.riofootballtour.com/football-history/>.

How to cite this page: “Brazilian Football History Timeline” Written by Rosa Toledo and Vinay Kumar (2013), World Cup 2014, Soccer Politics Blog, Duke University, http://sites.duke.edu/wcwp/world-cup-2014/world-cup-2014-fan-guide/anglophone-version/brazilian-socc…story-timeline/ ‎ (accessed on (date)). 

 

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7 thoughts on “Brazilian Football History Timeline

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  2. akaki

    Hello,
    I have a question. In 1950 Didi became the player to score the first ever goal at the Maracana stadium. It is very interesting to know what kind goal was it-from penalty kick, from corner, after dribbling or…
    who knows?
    Thanks in advance

    Reply
  3. Taariq Shabazz

    Edited by Taariq Shabazz 2015, I replaced first footnote link which was no longer functioning. Also I verified the other links that checked out to be currently operational. I checked the timeline’s content for grammatical and factual errors and they were accurate. Concluding my edit, I added information about the most recent World Cup in which Brazil lost to Germany.

    Reply

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