The World Cup simply wouldn’t be what it is today without Brazil, who enveloped the tournament in mystique during its formative stages before going on to dominate.
No national team has captured hearts and minds more than the Seleção, whose iconic canary yellow jerseys popped as color television emerged as the technical innovation of the 1960s. They performed soccer of the future, with the essence of ’jogo bonito’ felt around the globe.