Seleção vault: Brazil memories on 19 June | OneFootball

Pelé in action in Brazil vs. Wales, in the World Cup quarterfinals, on June 19, 1958Credits: Disclosure

This Friday, June 19, the national team faces Haiti in the second round of the World Cup, on a day marked by important chapters in the history of the Seleção. Among the memories is the 4-2 victory over Sweden 88 years ago — with goals from Leônidas da Silva (2), Romeu and Perácio — which secured third place in the 1938 edition. This was Brazil’s first major result in World Cups.

Twenty years later, in 1958, Brazil defeated Wales 1-0, thanks to a brilliant goal by Pelé, in the World Cup quarterfinals in Gothenburg, Sweden. It then thrashed France and Sweden, both by 5-2, in Stockholm, and won its first star.

Earlier, in 1954, Didi found the net in the 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia in the World Cup group stage in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The national team did not play again on this same date until 1977. On that occasion, Brazil defeated Poland 3-1 in a friendly at Morumbi in São Paulo. Paulo Isidoro, Reinaldo and Rivellino scored for the team. Then, in 1997, in the Copa América group stage, the Seleção beat Colombia 2-0 in Santa Cruz de La Sierra, Bolivia, with goals from Dunga and Edmundo.

Photo of Rio de Janeiro on the national team’s return to Brazil after the 1938 World CupCredits: Disclosure/X/@FIFAWorldCup

Tonight, the Seleção’s goal is to claim its first World Cup victory. The match against Haiti will kick off at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) and will be played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, with live coverage on Globo and SBT (free-to-air TV), sportv and N Sports (pay TV), Ge TV (via Globoplay) and CazéTV (YouTube).

Confederations Cup

On June 19, Brazil also took the field in the 2003, 2005 and 2013 editions of the Confederations Cup. In the most recent one, it beat Mexico 2-0 at Arena Castelão in Fortaleza. Neymar and Jô secured the win in the group stage.

In 2003, Brazil was beaten 1-0 by Cameroon in Saint-Denis, France. Then in 2005, it suffered a 1-0 defeat to Mexico in Hanover, Germany. Both losses came in the group stage.

Neymar in action during the 2-0 victory over Mexico on June 19, 2013, in the Confederations Cup at Arena Castelão in FortalezaCredits: Shaun Botterill - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

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