Brazil has won 18 out of the 19 matches they have played against the United States. This overwhelming record is something the team led by Dorival Júnior hope to extend when the Selecao meets the USMNT on June 12 as part of their preparation for the 2024 Copa América.
The match will start at 8 PM (Brasília time) at the Camping World Stadium, located in Orlando, which has a capacity of over 60,000 spectators. The stadium hosted five matches during the 1994 World Cup, as well as friendlies between clubs such as Real Madrid and Arsenal.
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The most significant fixture between these teams came in the 1994 World Cup, organized by the United States and won by Brazil. It was in the Round of 16 when the Seleção, then coached by Carlos Alberto Parreira, won 1-0 with a goal by Bebeto.
They faced each other four times in the now-defunct Confederations Cup. Brazil won 1-0 in the 1999 and 2003 editions, with goals from Ronaldinho and Adriano, respectively.
In the 2009 Confederations Cup, they met twice. In the group stage, the five-time champions won 3-0 with goals from Felipe Melo, Robinho, and Maicon, while in the final, it was 3-2 with a brace from Luis Fabiano and one from Lúcio, overturning the lead initially taken by the United States through Dempsey and Landon Donovan in the first half-hour of play.
The last four encounters were in friendlies. The most recent was in 2018, when Brazil won 2-0 with goals from Roberto Firmino and Neymar, via penalty.
The only time the United States won was in the semifinals of the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup, in which the team coached by Mário Zagallo participated as a guest. The match ended 1-0 for the Americans with a goal from Predrag Radosavljević, better known as Preki.
Remembering Zagallo
Sambafoot Series launched a new documentary about the football legend Zagallo. Known as ‘Velho Lobo‘ and as superstitious as it gets, Zagallo helped shape what Brazilian football is nowadays — as a player and as a coach.
Binge the full series, available on Sambafoot’s Youtube channel.
