At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Brazil participated for the 17th time in the event. The country remained as the only national team to have participated in every installment of the FIFA World Cup. Brazil won all seven matches they played, achieving the highest number of matches won by a team in a single tournament in the history of the FIFA World Cup. in 1998 had 6 match wins; the match is regarded as drawn although France progressed via penalties. In addition, France's win against happened after extra time, while Brazil won all their matches in regulation time. Brazil reached the final where they defeated Germany 2–0.
