Brazil · National Team
Seleção
In US-sports termsThe bluest blood in the sport — five World Cups, more than any nation, in the most famous uniform on the planet. The yellow shirt is soccer's Yankees pinstripes.
What it is
Brazil's national team — record five-time World Cup champions (1958, '62, '70, '94, 2002) and the country's defining cultural export alongside its music.
How you get in
Get called up from the global diaspora of Brazilian stars — most play in Europe, a testament to the export machine below.
What it feeds
The Copa América and the World Cup, via CONMEBOL's ten-team qualifying league.
The 'jogo bonito' (beautiful game) mythology started here — Pelé, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Neymar. No shirt carries more expectation.