Team profile: Brazil
The talent available to coach Carlos Alberto Parreira means that Brazil must start the tournament as firm favourites. They are already the only nation to win consecutive World Cups and it will take a huge effort from an opponent to stop it happening again.
FIFA Ranking: 1
Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira
Key players: Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Kaka, Adriano
World Cup record: 18th appearance
Best Finish: Champion (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Last appearance: Champion 2002
Qualifying route: Won the South American qualifying
Key question: Will the much heralded formation which accommodates the Big Four bear fruit?
Squad:
| Goalkeepers | # |
| Dida | 1 |
| Rogerio Ceni | 12 |
| Julio Cesar | 22 |
| Defenders | |
| Cafu | 2 |
| Lucio | 3 |
| Juan | 4 |
| Roberto Carlos | 6 |
| Cicinho | 13 |
| Luisao | 14 |
| Cris | 15 |
| Gilberto | 16 |
| Midfielders | |
| Emerson | 5 |
| Kaka | 8 |
| Ze Roberto | 11 |
| Gilberto Silva | 17 |
| Edmilson | 18 |
| Juninho Pernambucano | 19 |
| Ricardinho | 20 |
| Forwards | |
| Adriano | 7 |
| Ronaldo | 9 |
| Ronaldinho | 10 |
| Fred | 21 |
| Robinho | 23 |
Group matches:
v Croatia, 19:00 GMT, Tuesday 13th June – Berlin
v Australia, 16:00 GMT, Sunday 18th June – Munich
v Japan, 19:00 GMT, Thursday 22nd June – Dortmund