It's the best team on the top, with 5 wins, 2 runners-up, and 4 more. In terms of 3rd or 4th semifinals, Brazil has reached the quarterfinals 11 times, second only. By definition, 11 World Cup semifinal appearances means he played 11 semifinal games. Finals. Brazil reached the final 7 times, so won 7 of the 11 semifinals and only lost 4. But that's not what happened. When many people talk about the 1:7 of the 2014 World Cup, they will argue that it was the worst World Cup semi-final Brazil lost. The implication is that Brazil lost a couple of other semifinals, but the scoreline wasn't that dramatic. But in fact, since the 1950 World Cup, Brazil has only lost one semifinal, a 1:7 loss to Germany in 2014. In addition to winning the World Cup five times and finishing second twice, Brazil has also finished third once and second once. It has finished fourth twice since the 1950 World Cup.
So did Brazil really only lose one semi-final, and how did they come to finish fourth in the 1974 World Cup and third in 1978? Well, it all started with the format of the tournament in 1974 and 1978, which was quite unique. After the group stage, the teams that advanced were again divided into two groups, and the first of the two groups would advance directly to the final for the championship. Championship; the second place in the two groups will directly enter the three or four finalists. Thus, in both World Cups, there were only finals and third-fourth place finals, no semifinals. In the group stage of the 1974 FIFA World Cup Repechage, Brazil beat East Germany and but lost and lost the chance to reach the final. ...In the 1978 World Cup Repechage group stage, and Argentina played to a draw, but the goal difference was small and could only play the third or fourth final. Many people look at the 1974 and 1978 World Cup rankings and look at Brazil's rankings, and I'm afraid they'll think they've lost two consecutive World Cup semifinals.
But the truth is, in those two World Cups, there were no semifinals-finals. That's why Brazil's 1:7 loss to Germany in the semifinals of the 2014 World Cup was an eye-opener-it was the first time Brazil had reached the quarterfinals since the 1950 World Cup. The reason we started talking about the 1950 World Cup is because before then, the format and size of the World Cup wasn't very well developed and wasn't much of a reference point. In fact, technically, Brazil really did play in the semifinals before 1950. It was the third World Cup in 1938, and Brazil reached the semifinals, only to lose 1-2 in the semifinals. In the third place final, Brazil won 3-1 and finished third. It was also the first time Brazil reached the semifinals.
