68 wins, 213 goals and 200 MILLION fans... as Brazil play their 100th World Cup match these are the stats behind Samba success
Brazil against Cameroon is a landmark fixture for the South
American nation as they become only the second country after Germany to
play in 100 World Cup matches. Luis Felipe Scolari's men have the weight
of a nation on their shoulders as they look to win the 2014 edition of
football's greatest prize on home soil.
Brazil in numbers... Luis Felipe Scolari's men play their 100th World Cup match against Cameroon and Sportsmail takes a look at the statistics behind their success
Brazil
against Cameroon is a landmark fixture for the South American nation as
they become only the second country after Germany to play in 100 World
Cup matches.
Luis
Felipe Scolari's men have the weight of a nation on their shoulders as
they look to win the 2014 edition of football's greatest prize on home
soil.
More
than 200,000,000 Brazilians are backing stars such as Neymar, Hulk and
Thiago Silva to lift a trophy which Brazil have claimed a record five
times before.
And when
you look at the numbers behind Brazil's success in their previous 99
matches at the World Cup, figures suggest they have a great chance of
winning it again.
The statistics are simply staggering.
Centurions: Brazil will play their 100th World Cup match when they line up against Cameroon
20 - Tournament appearances
Brazil are the only side to appear in all 20 World Cups, with Germany and Italy featuring in 18.
They have never had to qualify via the play-offs - they have always done so automatically.
As hosts in 1950 and 2014 they did not have to qualify, but on the other 18 occasions they have done so successfully.
Ever presents: Brazil's appearances as hosts in 2014 makes them the only side to play in all 20 World Cups
5 - World Cup wins
BRAZIL WORLD CUP WINS
1958 - Sweden
1962 - Chile
1970 - Mexico
1994 - USA
2002 - Japan/South Korea
1962 - Chile
1970 - Mexico
1994 - USA
2002 - Japan/South Korea
The Selecao have been victorious at five World Cups, more than any other side.
Italy have won four but Brazil top the pile after successes in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
In fact, Brazil have been so successful that they were able to keep the Jules Rimet Cup after their 1970 win in Mexico.
FIFA had said in 1930: 'The first country to win it three times keeps it forever.'
Brazil
are also the only team to win the World Cup in four different
continents: Europe (1958 Sweden), South America (1962 Chile), twice in
North America (1970 Mexico and 1994 United States) and in Asia (2002
South Korea/Japan).
Quintuple: Brazil are the only nation to lift the World Cup trophy five times, and in four different continents
Keeps: After winning their third World Cup in 1970, Brazil were able to keep the Jules Rimet Cup
68 - Matches won
During those 20 World Cups, Brazil have played 99 matches and have won 68 - a staggering 68.31 per cent win ratio.
The 68th of those matches was the 3-1 victory over Croatia in the opening match of this tournament.
They have only lost 15 times in the tournament's history - which is an average of less than one loss per World Cup.
Brazil have also drawn 16 matches, including their previous game against Mexico, which finished 0-0.
What's more, Scolari's men have lost just two of their last 19 World Cup matches (W15, D2, L2).
Streak: Brazil have won 68 of their 99 World Cup matches, including 15 of their last 19
213 - Goals scored
Brazil have scored the most goals at World Cups with 213, an impressive 2.15 per game.
Unsurprisingly,
considering their reputation for 'Samba football' and playing the
'beautiful game' as it was intended, Brazil top the scoring charts ahead
of Germany.
The
Germans, however, are only one goal behind on 212 and, with the likes
of Thomas Muller and Miroslav Klose netting goals for fun, could they
soon overtake the Brazilians?
Clinical: Gordon Banks (left) saves from Pele, but Brazil's scoring record is exceptional with 213 goals
89 - Goals conceded
While they are renowned for their goalscoring exploits, Brazil's defending is not normally seen as their strong point.
However, they have conceded just 89 goals at World Cups (0.9 goals per game).
Perhaps
the fact it's so hard to get the ball off Neymar, Ronaldinho, Jairzinho
and Co means it is pretty difficult to score past them...
Porous? Marcelo's own goal against Croatia was the 89th Brazil have conceded at World Cups
7 - Final appearances
Brazil share the record for final appearances with Germany, with both nations having appeared in seven.
On
top of the five times they have won the World Cup, Brazil also reached
the final in 1950 (losing to Uruguay) and in 1998 (succumbing to hosts
France 3-0).
They have reached the semi-finals a total of 10 times.
So close: Brazil have appeared in seven finals, losing twice, including against France in 1998
11 - Most successive games won
The Brazil team who won the World Cup in 2002 also helped to set the record for the most successive wins.
Between 2002 and 2006, the Brazilians won 11 consecutive matches.
They also hold the record for the most successive matches undefeated, 13, set between 1958 and 1966.
Unstoppable: Brazil won 11 successive World Cup matches between 2002 and 2006
11 - Red cards
They may score goals and win matches, but Brazil also give away fouls.
Their disciplinary record is not pretty and they have received a record 11 red cards at World Cups.
Cynical behaviour and frustration can sometimes get the better of Brazilians when they are not winning it seems...
Rash: Sometimes Brazil's ill-discipline costs them, however, and they have had a record 11 red cards
3 - Penalty shoot-outs
Brazil have won two of their three penalty shoot-outs at World Cups, losing the other.
They lost their first one to France in 1986, but dispatched Holland in 1998.
However,
their most important penalty victory was over the Italians in 1994 -
that is still the only World Cup final to be decided on penalties.
On the spot: Brazil have won two of three penalty shoot-outs, including in the final against Italy in 1994
2 - Times Brazil have lifted World Cup after winning all their matches
Having
won the tournament five times, it is perhaps unsurprising that they are
the only team to have lifted the trophy twice having won all their
matches.
In 1970 and 2002 Brazil won every single game on their way to the trophy.
Imperious: Brazil have twice lifted the World Cup having won all their matches - in 1970 and 2002
15 - Goals Ronaldo has scored at World Cups
No not Cristiano, but old Ronaldo. Classic Ronaldo.
He
holds the record - now jointly with Klose following the German's
equaliser against USA last week - for goals at World Cups with 15 goals
spread across three tournaments.
Ronaldo,
whose World Cup average is 0.79 goals per game, won the Golden Boot in
2002 with eight goals, making him the third Brazilian to win it (after
Leonidas in 1938 and Garrincha in 1962).
Pele is fifth on the all-time World Cup scoring list with 12.
Finisher: Ronaldo scored 15 World Cup goals, a joint-record, across three different tournaments
Class: Ronaldo won the Golden Boot in 2002 after scoring eight goals as Brazil won the tournament
3 - Pele's World Cup medals
Pele is the only player in history to win three world cups.
He first won it as a 17-year-old in 1958, before claiming the trophy against in 1962 and 1970.
Champion: Pele (centre) is the only player in history to have lifted the World Cup three times
16 - Matches won by Cafu
Full back Cafu played at four World Cups between 1994 and 2006, winning more matches (16) than anyone else in history.
He is the only player to appear in three World Cup finals (1994, 1998, 2002), winning two and losing one.
Glory: Cafu played in four different World Cups, winning the competition twice
Treble: Cafu represented his country in three World Cup finals, the only player to do so
17 years, 239 days - Pele's age when he netted his first World Cup goal
Is there a Pele statistic that isn't dumbfounding?
Arguably
the world's greatest ever player, Pele scored his first World Cup goal
against Wales aged just 17 years and 239 days in 1958.
That
is a record, as is the fact he added another two to become the youngest
player ever to score a World Cup hat-trick in the same match.
Youthful: The youngest scorer or a World Cup goal and hat-trick is Pele (right) when he netted against Wales
199,854 - Fans at the Maracana Stadium for Brazil 1-2 Uruguay in 1950
Nearly 200,000 fans watched Brazil lose the 1950 World Cup final to Uruguay - a world record for a football match.
In one of football's biggest upsets, Brazil lost 2-1 at the Maracana Stadium.
Brazil wore white in the final and they swore never to don another shirt of that colour again.
Shock: Uruguay stunned a world record 199,854-strong crowd by beating Brazil in the 1950 final
Nenhum comentário:
Postar um comentário