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- Brazil is the only team that has played in all of the World Cups
- Pelé is the only player that has ever won 3 World Cups (in 1958, 1962, and 1970)
- Ronaldo holds the record for all time top scorer with 15 goals at a World Cup (check out a video of all of his World Cup goals here)
- The greatest defeat for Brazil was in 1920 when they played Uruguay and lost 6-0
- In 1950, while being the host for the World Cup, Brazil endured the equivalent of a national disaster. Brazil lost to Uruguay in the final. After this event, Brazil’s national team decided to change their colors from white to yellow.[i]
- The national team has been nicknamed Canarinho and Verde-Amarela, in reference to the colors of the team: green and yellow.[ii]
[i] “Football History.” Rio De Janeiro Football RSS. Rio Football Tour, n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2013. <http://www.riofootballtour.com/football-history/>.
[ii] “Brazil Football.” Brazil Football. Brazil.org, 2011. Web. 2 Dec. 2013. <http://www.brazil.org.za/football.html>.
How to cite this page: “Did You Know?” 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/did-you-know/ (accessed on (date)).
