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Brazil national under-20 football team

The Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção Sub-20, represents Brazil in association football at this age level and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

The team has won the South American Youth Championship a record thirteen times and is the second most successful nation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, having won the competition five times. It also plays in unofficial under-19 and under-21 tournaments, such as the Toulon Tournament, of which Brazil is an eight-time winner.

Notable players that came through the ranks and went on to play for the senior team include Ronaldinho, Kaká, Rivaldo, Romário, Marcos, Roberto Carlos, César Sampaio, Cláudio Taffarel, Bebeto, Dida, Neymar, Dani Alves, Maicon, Adriano, Júlio Baptista, Luisão, Alex, Giovane Élber, Leonardo, Müller, Silas, Marcelo, David Luiz, Willian, Jô and Lucas Moura, among others.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

South American Youth Championship record

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for two friendlies against Paraguay on 28 and 31 March:

Caps and goals updated as of 4 October 2025, after the match against Spain.

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

  • <small>INJ</small>: Withdrew due to injury
  • <small>CLUB</small>: Player withdrew from the current squad after his club made him unavailable for the call-up

Top goalscorers

Individual awards

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup

Honours

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup:
  • Winners (5): 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011
  • Runners-up (4): 1991, 1995, 2009, 2015
  • South American Youth Championship:
  • Winners (13): 1974, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023 , 2025
  • Runners-up (7): 1954, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 2003, 2005

Friendlies

  • :
  • Winners (4): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
  • Tournament of the Crown Prince:
  • Winners: 1978
  • Toulon Tournament:
  • Winners (9): 1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2019
  • Torneio Internacional de Ribeirão Preto:
  • Winners: 1981
  • Beijing Youth Tournament:
  • Winners: 1986
  • Qatar Friendship Tournament:
  • Winners: 1987
  • COTIF:
  • Winners (3): 1990, 2002, 2014
  • Copa Gobernador del Estado Carabobo:
  • Winners: 1992
  • Val-Action Cup:
  • Winners: 1993
  • King's Cup:
  • Winners: 1999
  • Mediterranean International Cup U-20:
  • Winners (5): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010
  • Mediterranean International Cup U-18:
  • Winners (9): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
  • TyC Asia Cup:
  • Winners: 2001
  • Oman International Tournament:
  • Winners: 2002
  • :
  • Winners: 2003
  • :
  • Winners (6): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • SBS Cup:
  • Winners: 2004
  • Valais Youth Cup:
  • Winners: 2013
  • Panda Cup:
  • Winners: 2014
  • Talca International Tournament:
  • Winners: 2016
  • Torneio Quadrangular de Teresópolis:
  • Winners: 2020
  • Torneio Internacional do Espírito Santo:
  • Winners: 2022

Managers

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Brazil's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

See also

References