Brazil is the first nation to reach 50 clean sheets at World Cups | OneFootball

Alisson clears a dangerous chance from Scotland in the group stage match against the National Team at the World Cup, in MiamiCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

The Brazilian National Team reached 50 World Cup matches without conceding a goal in the 3-0 win over Scotland on Wednesday (24) in Miami, becoming the first country to achieve that mark. Behind the Seleção in the ranking are Germany (41), England (37), and Italy (32).

Before the start of the tournament, Brazil had kept a clean sheet in 48 matches and extended the record after wins over Haiti, also by 3-0, and Scotland. In the opener, they drew 1-1 with Morocco.

Present in all 23 editions of the World Cup, the Seleção has played 117 matches in the competition, conceding 109 goals, which gives it an average of less than one goal conceded per match. With 244 goals scored, the team averages two goals per game.

Of these 50 matches, about 70% were shared among five goalkeepers. Emerson Leão and Taffarel kept clean sheets in eight matches, while Alisson and Gilmar did so in seven. Carlos, meanwhile, has four matches with a clean sheet. Altogether, the quintet took part in 34 matches in which Brazil’s defense came out on top against the opposing attack.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.