FIFA World Cup 2026: Brazil’s biggest record in football history, beating Germany to become number 1 in all-time goal ranking

A very historic news has emerged for football fans from the FIFA World Cup 2026 being hosted by USA, Mexico and Canada. Amidst this great gathering of 48 teams, Brazil’s national football team has achieved a position in World Cup history where no one has been able to reach till date. Brazil has become the number one team in the world in the all-time FIFA World Cup goal rankings. The yellow jersey Samba Brigade has now scored the highest number of 246 goals in World Cup history. In this matter, Brazil has achieved supremacy by leaving behind its biggest rival team Germany (243 goals).

Argentina and France included in top-5

Talking about the top teams that have scored the most goals in the history of the FIFA World Cup, the name of defending champion Argentina is at number 3 in this list, which has scored 163 goals so far. At the same time, France is at fourth position with 150 goals and four-time champion Italy is at fifth position with 128 goals.

Unique history of 5 time world champion

The Brazilian team is considered to be the most successful and respected team in football history. From the golden era of the great player Pele to Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and today’s Neymar, Brazil has always made the world crazy about aggressive and magical football. Brazil has won the FIFA World Cup trophy a record 5 times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002). Additionally, Brazil is the only country in the world to have qualified for every FIFA World Cup tournament held to date.

FIFA World Cup 2026: ‘Great Escape’ against Japan

Brazil’s journey in this year’s mega tournament has been full of ups and downs but very exciting. The team started with a 1-1 draw against Morocco in Group C. After this, they made a strong comeback and defeated Haiti 3-0 and Scotland 3-0.

In the Round of 32 match, Japan gave a tough fight to Brazil, where in the first half, Japan’s Kaishu Sano gave his team a 1-0 lead by scoring a goal. After this, experienced Casemiro scored a goal for Brazil in the 56th minute to level the score at 1-1. When the match was heading towards extra time, in the injury time (95th minute), Gabriel Martinelli scored a Jajui goal to give Brazil a 2-1 thriller win and get a direct ticket to the Round of 16.

Now a big fight with Norway in the round of 16

After registering a thrilling win against Japan, the 5-time champion Brazilian team is now fully prepared for the big match of the Round of 16. Brazil will face Norway on 6 July. This high-voltage knockout match will be played at the New York-New Jersey Stadium, where Brazil will be eyeing a step towards their sixth World Cup title.