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 Caribbean Zone Second Round" "Haiti win 7-1 on aggregate and advance to the Second Round" "Bahamas win 5-2 on aggregate and advance to the Second Round" "Haiti win 13-0 on aggregate and advance to the Third Round" "Trinidad and Tobago win 4-0 on aggregate and advance to the Third Round" "Trinidad and Tobago won 4-2 on aggregate and advance to the Central American Round. Haiti advanced to the Play-offs" 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone The CONCACAF Caribbean Zone of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 24 CONCACAF members located in the Caribbean area. The 24 teams