Brazil’s modern World Cup story is measured against ghosts. The 1970 side turned football into theatre, 1982 became the patron saint of beautiful failure, 1994 won by discipline and 2002 by ...

Vinicius Junior and Takefusa Kubo headline a battle between two in-form sides The winner will face either Norway or Ivory Coast in the Round of 16 Brazil take on Japan in a blockbuster FIFA World Cup ...

Fired-up Brazil will cross swords with hard-to-beat Japan in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 encounter at NRG Stadium in Houston, USA on Monday. Kick-off is at 7:00 pm CAT. The Seleção are in a ...

Barcelona's Raphinha says he will do everything within his power to play again at the World Cup this summer, with the Brazil forward set to miss Wednesday's final Group C game against Scotland in ...

With the help of two goals from Vinicius Junior, Brazil secured top spot in Group C and left Scotland's hopes in the balance. Brazil strolled into the Round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ with a ...

After 981 days away from the Brazil shirt, Neymar made an emotional return as Carlo Ancelotti's side secured top spot in Group C. The loudest roar of the night in Miami Stadium did not greet one of ...

Brazil turned on the style against Scotland at the 2026 World Cup, winning 3-0 to beat Morocco to top spot in Group C. Vinicius Junior opened the scoring early on when he punished a slack Scott ...

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Former Brazil great Rivaldo set aside his country's fierce football rivalry with Argentina to praise Lionel Messi's standout performance against Egypt. Rivaldo also congratulated Argentina on reaching ...

Brazil had some work to do heading into their final Group Stage match against Scotland but the team has officially advanced to the Round of 32. Who will Brazil play in the next round of the World Cup?

Brazil's legends on the football pitch don't require many syllables to recall their greatness. Many of them have gone by one name. A mononym isn't that common in most sporting nations, but it seems to ...