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The Brazilian and North Korean teams in 2010.

winning design was a yellow jersey with green trim and blue shorts with white trim drawn by Aldyr Garcia Schlee, a nineteen year old from Pelotas. The new colours were first used in March 1954 in a match against Chile, and have been used ever since.

The use of blue as the away kit colour dates from the 30s, but it became the permanent second choice accidentally in the 1958 World Cup final. Brazil's opponents were Sweden, who also wear yellow, and a draw gave to the home team Sweden the right to play in yellow. Brazil, who travelled with no spare kit, hurriedly purchased a set of blue shirts and sewed on emblems cut from their yellow shirts.



Kit evolution



Competitive record

Brazil have never failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, and with 5 titles, have won the cup more than any other team.

A gold background colour indicates that Brazil won the tournament. A red border colour indicates that the tournament was/will be hosted in Brazil.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.



Players



Current squad

The following players were named in the 23-men squad for the 2010 FIFA World

Cup in June.

Caps and goals as of July 2, 2010, including the match against Netherlands.



Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Brazil squad in the past 12 months.



Most capped players

Below is a list of the 20 players with the most appearances for Brazil, as of July 2, 2010:

*Denotes players still available for selection



Top goalscorers

Below is a list of the 20 players with the most goals for Brazil, as of July 2, 2010: