Brazil at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Brazil at the 2006 FIFA World Cup At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Brazil participated for the 18th time in the event. The country remained as the only national team to have participated in every installment of the FIFA World Cup. The Brazilian team played until the quarter-finals, where they were defeated by France, finishing the tournament in the fifth place — for the third time in history (1954 and 1986 were the previous instances). Brazil's qualifying for the event marked the first time in history in which a returning champion (the country had won the 2002 World Cup) had
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round coach: Manuel Lapuente (first to fifth match); Enrique Meza (sixth to eleventh match); Javier Aguirre (twelfth to 16th match) Head coach: Bruce Arena 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round The CONCACAF Final Round of the CONCACAF zone of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, was contested between the 6 remaining teams of the qualification process. The teams were placed into a single group, with matches played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>