The Brazilian national football team is the most successful national football team in the world, with five FIFA World Cup victories, including the most recent tournament in 2002. A common quip about football is: "The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it."
Brazilians refer to the national football team as the "Seleção", as well as all other National Teams. The literally meaning is "selection" and can be translated "the selected".
