Brazil national under-23 football team was beaten by Mexico 0–1 after extra time, denying Brazil the chance to be the first guest team to win the tournament. The following year Brazil failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Games after losing out to Paraguay and Argentina in the qualifying tournament. Brazil, managed by senior team coach, Dunga, finished in the first position in the group stage, ahead of Belgium, New Zealand and China, which they beat 1–0, 5–0 and 3–0 respectively. In the second round, Brazil beat Cameroon 2–0 after extra time. Brazil and Argentina met on August 19 in the semi-final game of the
History of the Brazil national football team the 2018 World Cup in Russia,going on an 8-game winning streak.Their spot was secured after beating Paraguay 3-0, which gave them an 11-point gap over at the time 2nd placed Colombia.They finished 10 points clear of Uruguay after beating Chile 3-0 in their final game. Below are the results of a poll by International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) for the best player of Brazil durting the 20th century. The following Brazil players have been inducted into the Pacaembu and Maracanã Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame. The first Brazil team colours were white with blue collars, but