The Brazil national futsal team represents Brazil in international futsal competitions. It is under the direction of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).[a] The team is considered to be the strongest in the world earning a record three straight championships in the FIFA Futsal World Cup. Brazil also holds a record eleven championship wins in the South American Futsal Championship also known as the Copa América de Futsal and five wins in the Taça América de Futsal. As of September 2024, Brazil is ranked first in the Futsal World Rankings. Brazil has played in all 10 FIFA Futsal World Cups and has finished in the top three nine times, reaching the finals seven times and winning six titles, which includes the recent Futsal World Cup in 2024. The team has the best overall performance in the World Cup competition both in proportional and absolute terms. As of 2024, Brazil has a winning record against every nation they have faced in their history, winning over 89% of the matches and losing 5% of them.
History
Ever since the early days of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, Brazil have been a force to be reckoned with on the international scene. The Auriverde claimed the trophy at the first three editions of the showpiece event, at Netherlands 1989, Hong Kong 1992 and Spain 1996, but were outstripped by their futsal bête noire, Spain. La Furia Roja proved to be too strong for Brazil in the final of Guatemala 2000 and at the semi-final stage of Taiwan 2004, where they went on to take the title once more. Brazil won their 4th and 5th titles in Brazil 2008 and Thailand 2012, beating Spain in the finals of these two editions respectively. They are known for defeating East Timor76–0 in the 2006 Lusophony Games in Macau.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
^ abBetween 1979 and 2021, the organizing unit of the national team was the Brazilian Futsal Confederation (CBFS). As of 2021, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) will take over the management of the sport, while CBFS will be responsible for organizing championships.[1]
References
^Castro, Luiz Felipe (4 August 2021). "Seleção de futsal passa a jogar com escudo da CBF e camisa personalizada" (in Portuguese). Veja. Retrieved 2 September 2021. Além disso, foram revelados os novo uniformes da equipe, que pela primeira vez usará na competição o escudo da Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF), que assumiu a gestão da modalidade, enquanto a Confederação Brasileira de Futsal (CBFS) ficará responsável pela organização de campeonatos, como a Liga Futsal.