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  1. Pel├⌐ΓÇÖs native country of Brazil has a
  2. proud soccer history. Of the 15 World
  3. Cup championships that have been
  4. played, Brazil has won four (1958, 1962,
  5. 1970, 1994). ThatΓÇÖs more than any other
  6. country! In 73 World Cup matches,
  7. Brazil has 49 wins, 11 losses, and 13
  8. ties. Brazil is also the only nation to
  9. participate in every World Cup
  10. championship tournament. In 1994, the
  11. Brazilian team won the championship
  12. by beating Italy in the final game.
  13. Though there were no goals scored in
  14. regulation time or extra time, Brazil won
  15. a shoot-out, 3-2.