Brazil became the second country after France to win the four FIFA men’s outdoor championships (World Cup, Olympics, Under-20 World Cup, Under-17 World Cup) plus their confederation championship whenit captured the men’s gold with a shootout win over Germany at the Rio Olympics. Brazil has never won more championships in any 20-year period than the 15 it’s captured in 1997-2016.

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