That is exactly what Brazil have managed to achieve since they entered the inaugural tournament in 1930, lifting the famous Jules Rimet Trophy in 1958, ’62 and ’70 and its successor, the World Cup Trophy, in ’94 and ’02, making them the most successful nation in World Cup history.
They are also the only country to have participated in every finals since their inception, as well as producing more tournament top scorers (five) than any other nation.
Despite their superiority the Samba Boys still, no doubt, harbour one regret and that is being the only World Cup-winning nation not to have triumphed on home soil. They hosted the 1950 edition and narrowly missed out on claiming the title with a 2-1 loss to Uruguay in the final match.
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