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The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) since 1923 and also a member of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) since 1916. Brazil is the most successful national football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with five championships. They are also the most successful team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with three titles. In continental level, Brazil has won eight Copa América titles, the third most titles won, after Argentina and Uruguay who have won 14 titles each.
Brazil are the reigning Copa América champions; they won the last two competitions in 2004 and 2007. Brazil are also the current holders of the FIFA Confederations Cup after winning the 2005 and the 2009 edition of the tournament. Brazil is currently ranked fifth by FIFA and is consistently considered the strongest football nation in the world, and has also been marked as one of the most competitive teams of each decade since the 1960s. Brazil are the only national team to have played in every World Cup.

Brazil, Argentina and Spain, are the only teams to win a World Cup outside their continental zone and the Verde-Amarela is the only team to have won the championship in four different continents; once in Europe (1958 Sweden), once in South America (1962 Chile), twice in North America (1970 Mexico and 1994 USA) and once in Asia (2002 S. Korea-Japan). A common quip about football is: "Os ingleses o inventaram, os brasileiros o aperfeiçoaram" ("The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it").

Brazil is currently coached by Mano Menezes, who was appointed to replace Dunga after the 2010 World Cup. Brazil is scheduled to host the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup and therefore, they are automatically qualified for the tournaments. They are also scheduled to defend their Copa América title in the 2011 tournament that will be hosted in Argentina.
Copa America: Brazilian National Team Profile And History

Champions: 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007
Second place: 1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1983, 1991, 1995
Third place: 1916, 1917, 1920, 1942, 1959, 1975, 1979
Fourth place: 1923, 1956, 1963
Quarter-final place: 1993, 2001
Round 1: 1987
Withdrew: 1924, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1935, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1955, 1967

Brazil's 2011 Copa America 23-man squad roster:

Goalkeepers: Julio César, Victor, Jefferson

Defenders: André Santos, Daniel Alves, Maicon, Adriano, David Luiz, Lucio, Luisão, Thiago Silva.

Midfielders: Sandro, Lucas Leiva, Elano, Elias, Jadson, Lucas, Paulo Henrique Ganso, Ramires.

Forwards: Alexandre Pato, Fred, Neymar, Robinho.