Brail World Cup Captains 1930 – 2014

BEING a captain of a football team is not only having a band on the arm and participating in the “ball or field” draw at the start of the match, the captain is chosen because the players of the cast respect the chosen athlete.

Being the captain of the Brazilian national team is even more important, even more so in a World Cup, as well as representing the best players, he can still have the honour of receiving the most important cup of the sport.

Five of these captains, Bellini, Mauro, Carlos Alberto, Dunga and Cafu, had the honour of being world champions and raising the cup. In some world championships, the band changed hands, due to several issues, such as losing the place in the starting line or injury. Let’s check all the captains of Brazil in the Cups.

Uruguay 1930 – The multi-athlete of Fluminense Preguinho was the captain of the Seleção in both games in the first World Cup.

Italy 1934 – Brazil only made one game, defeat against Spain, and the Botafoguense Martim was the captain of the team.

France 1938 – Martim was again captain of the team in the campaign of the third place in France. In the game in which he did not act, Leonidas, the Black Diamond took the responsibility.

Brazil 1950 – Leader of the ‘Expresso da Vitória’, the great Vasco of the late 1940s, Augusto was the captain of the team, but it was not a unanimous name among the cast and received criticism from athletes.

Switzerland 1954 – Bauer, a volatile São Paulo midfielder, and one of the only remnants of the previous World Cup, was the captain of the team.

Sweden 1958 – Bellini was the first captain of Brazil to receive the cup and ended up creating the gesture of raising it inadvertently. The photographers asked him to lift the trophy to make their work easier.

Chile 1962 – In his third Cup, Mauro Ramos de Oliveira was the captain of the bi, repeating Bellini’s gesture four years earlier.

England 1966 – Bellini returned to start the title and the band returned to his arm. However, Orlando Peçanha also took responsibility for team changes.

Mexico 1970 – Captain Santos, Carlos Alberto Torres was chosen to have the band on his arm in the team full of snakes (Gerson, Rivellino and Pele also had a lot of strength). He lifted the tri cup.

West Germany 1974 – Piazza, one of the remnants of 1970, started the World Championship as captain. But with the changes in the team, Luís Pereira and Marinho Peres also took responsibility.

Argentina 1978 – With three World Cups as starting point, Rivellino started as the captain of the team. However, he lost ownership throughout the competition and Lion received the band on his arm.

Spain 1982 – Already a leader in Corinthians, politicised and respected by the athletes, Socrates, even being in his first World Cup, was chosen to be captain by Telê Santana.

Mexico 1986 – Reserve in 1982, Edinho took the ownership in Mexico and also received the title of captain, even with Socrates also being the holder and coach the same as the previous world.

Italy 1990 – After the 1986 World Cup, a Seleção practically renewed, and the defender Ricardo Gomes was the captain of the team commanded by Lazaroni.

United States 1994 – Captain of the São Paulo, Raí assumed the function also in the Selection. However, he lost the starting line-up and the track went to Dunga, who raised the cup of the four-time champions.

France 1998 – As Dunga was a respected captain in 1994, he continued with the captain’s belt in the next Cup, despite some glimpses with his teammates in the runner-up.

Japan/South Korea 2002 – The captain was the Emerson midfielder. However, the day before the debut he was bruised, was cut and Cafu took the armband hastily and in the final raised the caneco.

Germany 2006 – Captain World champion and respected, repeat the dose. Cafu took the cuff again. In the game in which he did not act, the captain was goalkeeper Dida.

South Africa 2010 – In their third Cup, good phase and consolidated leadership, defender Lucio was the captain of the team that was eliminated by the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.

Brazil 2014 – With a rather renewed selection, Thiago Silva, who was in good phase, was the captain, although challenged by his stance. In the game that did not play, David Luiz took the clamp and was soon in the 7 to 1.

Russia 2018 – Although the armband has changed its arm during the whole cycle, defender Miranda is likely to be the captain during the World Cup, even being his first World Cup.