Brazil
FIFA rank: 2.
Coach: Tite.
Previous appearances: 20 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014).
Best finish: Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002).
Nickname: Canarinho.
Top goal-scorer during qualification: Gabriel Jesus, Paulinho, Neymar (6).
Goals scored/allowed during qualification: 41/11.
World Cup group: E, along with Costa Rica, Serbia and Switzerland.
Population: 207.7 million.
GDP (rank): 1.8 trillion (8).
Any ties to Atlanta United? No direct ties.
Brazil in the news right now: A prison riot.
Previous World Cup capsules:
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