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BRAZIL           Nickname: Selecao           Captain: Thiago Silva           Key Player: Neymar           Coach: Tite           Last World Cup Appearance: 2018 (Quarters) Brazil is the nation many associates with the game of football. Historically, they are the gold standard. They have won the World Cup five times, more than any nation on earth and have been to every World Cup since it began in 1930. Pele, Garrincha, Carlos Alberto, Zico, Socrates, Romario, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, and Ronaldinho have all worn the famous yellow jersey, becoming household names in the game. Since winning the World Cup in 2002, Brazil has been unable to reach the World Cup Final. They only made the semifinals once in 2014, which ended in complete humiliation, losing 7-1 to Germany on home soil. In the last World Cup, Brazil was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Belgium. In South America, ...

  Brazil. The most prosperous nation in the history of the World Cup. They are the only country to participate in every World Cup since its inception in 1930. For many outside the football circle, Brazil is the personification of football as an art form. Through skill, imagination and thought, Brazil is the country many what to emulate in their football team. They remained the last team to win it consecutively between 1958 and 1962 and produced sides that continue to live in the memory.  Since winning the tournament in 2002, Brazil has failed to make the World Cup Final and has passed beyond the quarterfinals only once. That was the 2014 World Cup, hosted on home soil. Unfortunately, the semifinal brought Brazil's lowest point in modern history, losing 7-1 against Germany. Breaking the psychological advantage Brazil had in international football. With the rapid industrialization of footballers now and Europe's constant success in the past four tournaments, many have raised the...

The FIFA World Cup. The most prestigious honour any footballer will gain in their playing career. Names like Pele, Maradona, Beckenbauer, Matthaus, Zidane, Ronaldo Nazario, Xavi and Pirlo have lifted the golden trophy aloft. Other players in the same class as those mentioned earlier would look with great envy as they never won football's coveted prize. Here are the ten great players to have never won the World Cup. (No Active Players on this list). OLIVER KAHN Germany has produced great goalkeepers like Sepp Maier and Manuel Neuer in their history. Oliver Kahn is also in the same bracket as the two mentioned before, possibly being Germany's best between the sticks. Unlike Maier and Neuer, Kahn never won the World Cup. Capped 86 times by  Die Mannschaft , Kahn was in the German setup for eleven years between 1995 to 2006, winning the European Championship in 1996. Surprisingly, Kahn was Germany's first-choice keeper in three tournaments. One of those tournaments was the 2002...

With the attention surrounding the Final of the European Championships between Italy and England on Sunday, it is easy to forget that there's another final taking place in the early hours of Sunday. The Copa America is at its climax with the Final taking place on Saturday night in Rio De Janeiro. The hosts and defending champions Brazil will face arch-rivals Argentina to see who will become the kings of South America. For many who are not from the Americas, the tournament has not gained much coverage due to the Euros and there was a lot of speculation if the competition can go ahead with Brazil coming in at the last minute to host the tournament with Colombia and Argentina, who were supposed to co-host the competition, pulled out due to political tensions and rise of coronavirus cases. The tournament has been played behind closed doors, making it a quiet tournament. The tournament is at its end so let's at each team's route to the Final. BRAZIL Despite being hosts, the Braz...