Brazil national under-23 football team previously won three silver medals (1984, 1988 and 2012) and two bronze medals (1996, 2008). The Brazilian Olympic team is often coached by the in-charge senior team coach, such as Mário Zagallo in 1996, Vanderlei Luxemburgo in 2000, Dunga in 2008 and Mano Menezes in 2012. Brazil's first participation in the Olympics was in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952. In that year, Brazil reached the quarter-finals, when they were eliminated by West Germany 4–2. In 1960, in Rome, Italy, in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan, in 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico, and in 1972 in Berlin, West Germany, Brazil was eliminated in
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