Brazil

Confederation – CONMEBOL (South America)

FIFA Code – BRA

Nickname(s) – Selecao (The Selection); Verde-Amarela (Green and Yellow)

Tournament History

Brazil is one of the football superpowers. After securing their place in 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Brazil has made total 16 appearances in this U-17 tournament which is the joint most appearances for a team in this tournament history (The USA has also made 16 appearances). Brazil has reached the final of the tournament for five times, out of which they have lifted the trophy for thrice.

Year	Hosts	Final Status
1985	China	Third Place
1987	Canada	Group Stage
1989	Scotland	Quarter-Finals
1991	Italy	Quarter-Finals
1995	Ecuador	Runner-Up
*1997*	*Egypt*	*Champions*
*1999*	*New Zealand*	*Champions*
2001	Trinidad and Tobago	Quarter-Finals
*2003*	*Finland*	*Champions*
2005	Peru	Runner-Up
2007	South Korea	Round of 16
2009	Nigeria	Group Stage
2011	Mexico	Fourth Place
2013	UAE	Quarter-Finals
2015	Chile	Quarter-Finals

(Note: The best performance(s) is/are marked in bold and italic)

Present Status (for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup)

i) The Journey: Brazil secured their place for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, after becoming the champion of 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship.

ii) Head Coach: Carlos Amadeu (Nationality – Brazil) is the head coach of Brazil’s youth football teams. His managing style is an offensive football including quick touches, pace, skills and individual playmaking. His preferred formation is the 4-3-3.

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Team Previews - Group D 3 — Carlos Amadeu (Image Source: Google)

iii) Full Squad: (Goalkeepers) Gabriel Brazao, Lucas Alexandre, Yuri Sena.

(Defenders) Wesley David, Vitor Eduardo, Lucas Halter, Weverson Da Costa, Matheus Stockl, Rodrigo Guth, Luan Candido.

(Midfielders) Victor Bobsin, Marcos Antonio, Alan Guimaraes, Victor Yan, Rodrigo Nestor, Victor Gabriel.

(Forwards) Paulo Henrique, Lincoln Dos Santos, Yuri Alberto, Brenner Da Silva.

iv) Player(s) To Watch Out:

Lincoln Dos Santos (Present Club – Flamengo U20)

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Team Previews - Group D 4 — Lincoln Dos Santos (Image Source: Google)

A young talented centre-forward who had scored five goals along with three assists during the 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship.

Alan Souza (Present Club – Palmeiras U17)

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Team Previews - Group D 5 — Alan Souza (Image Source: Google)

Alan Souza is an attacking midfielder who had three goals and five assists with his name during the 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship.