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The Brazil national football team played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and continued to maintained their record of being the only team to enter every World Cup Finals.
The team was coached by Sebastião Lazaroni and the captain was Ricardo Gomes, a defender from Benfica. The Brazilian team used the 3-5-2 formation for the first time in its history and ended up in 9th place.
Brazil played until the Last 16 stage, where they were defeated by Argentina.
Qualifying
editJuly 30, 1989, Caracas, Venezuela - 
Venezuela 0 - 4 
Brazil
August 30, 1989, Santiago, Chile - 
Chile 1 - 1 Brazil
August 20, 1989, São Paulo, Brazil - Brazil 6 - 0 Venezuela
September 3, 1989, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Brazil 2 - 0 Chile
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 |
| Chile |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 |
 Venezuela |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
Brazil qualified.
The Cup
editGroup stage
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Knockout stage
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Players
editSquad
editHead coach: Sebastião Lazaroni
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Cláudio Taffarel | 8 May 1966 (aged 24) | 26 | Internacional |
| 2 | DF | Jorginho | 17 August 1964 (aged 25) | 22 |  Bayer Leverkusen |
| 3 | DF | Ricardo Gomes (captain) | 13 December 1964 (aged 25) | 30 |  Benfica |
| 4 | MF | Dunga | 31 October 1963 (aged 26) | 21 |  Fiorentina |
| 5 | MF | Alemão | 22 November 1961 (aged 28) | 32 | Napoli |
| 6 | DF | Branco | 4 April 1964 (aged 26) | 34 | Porto |
| 7 | MF | Bismarck | 11 September 1969 (aged 20) | 10 | Vasco da Gama |
| 8 | MF | Valdo | 12 January 1964 (aged 26) | 38 | Benfica |
| 9 | FW | Careca | 5 October 1960 (aged 29) | 46 | Napoli |
| 10 | MF | Paulo Silas | 27 August 1965 (aged 24) | 29 | Sporting CP |
| 11 | FW | Romário | 29 January 1966 (aged 24) | 24 |  PSV |
| 12 | GK | Acácio | 20 January 1959 (aged 31) | 6 | Vasco da Gama |
| 13 | DF | Carlos Mozer | 19 September 1960 (aged 29) | 27 |  Marseille |
| 14 | DF | Aldair | 30 November 1965 (aged 24) | 18 | Benfica |
| 15 | FW | Müller | 31 January 1966 (aged 24) | 31 | Torino |
| 16 | FW | Bebeto | 16 February 1964 (aged 26) | 26 | Vasco da Gama |
| 17 | FW | Renato Gaúcho | 9 September 1962 (aged 27) | 23 | Flamengo |
| 18 | DF | Mazinho | 8 April 1966 (aged 24) | 17 | Vasco da Gama |
| 19 | DF | Ricardo Rocha | 11 September 1962 (aged 27) | 14 | São Paulo |
| 20 | MF | Tita | 1 April 1958 (aged 32) | 31 | Vasco da Gama |
| 21 | DF | Mauro Galvão | 19 December 1961 (aged 28) | 20 | Botafogo |
| 22 | GK | Zé Carlos | 7 February 1962 (aged 28) | 3 | Flamengo |
