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 (inter-confederation play-offs) 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) For the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The matches were played between 10–25 November 2001. The four teams from the four confederations (AFC, CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA) were drawn into two ties. The ties themselves were not drawn, but were allocated by FIFA as: The draw for the order in which the two matches were played was held on 31 August 2001 during the FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland. In each tie, the two teams