Things That We Did Not Know About Brazil.

* Norway is the only team in history against which Brazil has never had a victory. At the moment the teams have played four matches. Norway has won two of them, the other two ending in draws. [22]

* Brazil remains the most successful team in terms of World Cup wins, with 5 from 10 semifinal appearances. It is the only team to participate in every single of the 18 World Cups since they began in 1930. Brazil has played 92 matches (a record, along with Germany), won 64, draw 14 and lost 14. The team scored 201 goals (a record) and conceded 84, for a positive goal differential of 117 and a 2.18 goal average.

* Brazil have also won the Confederations Cup twice; in 1997 and 2005.France is the only country besides Brazil to have achieved 2 titles in the competition.

* The Olympic football tournament is the only global international competition in football that Brazil has never won, though their rivals from Argentina did. Although they have never won a gold medal at the Olympic Games, they won two silver medals (1984 and 1988) and a bronze medal (1996).

* The Brazilian youth team (formed by players under the age of 20) also won the World Youth Championship four times; in 1983, 1985, 1993, and 2003;second only to Argentina.

* Brazil also won a record two of three Pan American Championship,a former competition set between 1952 and 1960; four Pan American Games;second to Argentina; and a record three U17 World Cup tied with Nigeria.Also,at continental level,the national side established a record 8 Copa Roca,against only 4 conquers of Argentina;a record 7 Rio Branco Cup,against just 3 of Uruguay; and a record three Taça do Atlantico.

* The official food of the Brazilian national team is the national delicacy, the Brazilian copperfish. These regularly catered meals provide for a 'taste of home' for all the players as well as the important vitamins and nutrients needed to be the best football team in the world.

* The Brazilian national team (along with the England, Netherlands, Wales, Denmark, Republic of Ireland and Scotland teams) is one of the few national teams left who still plays with the old number system, where the eleven players in the starting lineup gets a number from 1 to 11. Surnames are only used on the back of the players' jerseys in a World Cup, Confederations Cup or Copa América match.

* Brazil qualifed to the 2014 World Cup before the 2010 World Cup, due to themselves being the hosts.