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England v Brazil Odds
Betting, Odds and Analysis on England v Brazil
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England v Brazil Odds and Betting Guide
This site looks at the past matches between England and Brazil, the history, stats and trends from matches between the teams. Each time there is an England v Brazil match we will also look at all the England Brazil odds and betting opportunities on the match.
England v Brazil Past Results and Scores
For the purposes of clarity in these stats, Englands score is placed first in all games. For the result - this is the winner of the match including extra time and penalties where applicable. For friendlies or non knockout matches this can be a draw.
| Date | Venue | Score | Competition | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/1956 | London | 4-2 | Friendly | England | |
| 11/06/1958 | Sweden | 0-0 | World Cup | Draw | |
| 13/05/1959 | Rio | 0-2 | Friendly | Brazil | |
| 10/06/1962 | Chile | 1-3 | World Cup | Brazil | |
| 08/05/1963 | London | 1-1 | Friendly | Draw | |
| 30/05/1964 | Rio | 1-5 | Friendly | Brazil | |
| 12/06/1969 | Rio | 1-2 | Friendly | Brazil | |
| 07/06/1970 | Mexico | 0-1 | World Cup | Brazil | |
| 22/06/1976 | Los Angeles | 0-1 | Friendly | Brazil | |
| 08/06/1977 | Rio | 0-0 | Friendly | Draw | |
| 19/04/1978 | London | 1-1 | Friendly | Draw | |
| 12/05/1981 | London | 0-1 | Friendly | Brazil | |
| 10/06/1984 | Rio | 2-0 | Friendly | England | |
| 19/05/1987 | London | 1-1 | Friendly | Draw | |
| 28/03/1990 | London | 1-0 | Friendly | England | |
| 13/06/1992 | London | 1-1 | Friendly | Draw | |
| 13/06/1993 | Washington | 1-1 | Friendly | Draw | |
| 11/06/1995 | London | 1-3 | Friendly | Brazil | |
| 10/06/1997 | Paris | 0-1 | Friendly | Brazil | |
| 27/05/2000 | London | 1-1 | Friendly | Draw | |
| 21/06/2002 | Japan | 1-2 | World Cup | Brazil | |
| 01/06/2007 | London | 1-1 | Friendly | Draw | |
| 14/11/2009 | Doha | 0-1 | Friendly | Brazil |
For the table above, please note that Euros = European Championship and World Cup Q = World Cup Qualifier. Pens = Penalty Shoot Out.
England v Germany Statistics
Of the twenty-three games, England have won just three, Brazil have won eleven and there have been nine draws
England v Germany Head To Heads in Tournaments
Lets take a closer look at the games that really matter, games in the World Cups.
England = Zero wins
Brazil = Three wins (Two after penalty shoot-out)
Draws = One
Two of the games in the World Cup have been Group matches (hence the draw) and two quarter-final defeats for England in 1962 and 2002.
So, things don’t look good for England against Brazil with just three friendly wins in 1956, 1984 and 1990. Brazil seem to have a distinct historical advantage over England and have never lost to England in a World Cup.
England v Brazil History
The history of matches between these two great footballing nations stretches back a long way and games between England and Brazil are always matches to savour.
Unlike the rivalry that exists with England for Argentina or Germany, there is undoubted respect for Brazil when they play each other and, perhaps, that is the problem for England in that they are inclined to give Brazil a bit too much respect. Could this be the reason that England have never beaten the five times World Champions at the World Cup and only recorded three victories in total in twenty-three internationals.
Perhaps we should read not too much in to Englands failure to beat Brazil at the World Cup as only three teams have ever been able to record more than one victory at the World Cup against Brazil – a measure of just how good Brazil are when the World Cup is at stake.
Top England v Brazil Matches
These are the all time classic England vs Brazil matches!World Cup Group Game, 1970
England 0 Brazil 1
An epic encounter between two great footballing teams and one that produced one of the classic moments of World Cup history.
The teams were packed with names that would go on to be legends: Moore, Charlton, Banks and Hurst for England and Pele, Jarzinho, Rivelino and Carlos Alberto for Brazil.
The 1970 World Cup in Mexico saw Brazil as strong favourites and England as the holders. Bizarrely these two teams had to play each other in the Group stages and many people believed this would be a pre-cursor for the final itself. And what a game it was! Ninety minutes of football heaven sees a brilliant goal from Jarzinho, who scores in every round of the tournament, a glaring miss from Jeff Astle which would have gained England a draw, a stunning last-ditch tackle by Bobby Moore in the England penalty are on Pele and, perhaps, the greatest save ever made.
Gordon Banks had many highlights in a wonderful career but will perhaps be best known for the amazing save he pulled off from a Pele header. Replays show Banks diving down and backwards at the same time and somehow forcing the ball over the bar. Even now it seems almost impossible to stop the ball going into the goal and even Pele has called it the greatest save he has ever seen.
England ultimately qualified from the group with Brazil and went on to face Germany in the last eight. Had they beaten Germany (as looked likely) a semi-final against Italy would have been all that would have stopped a repeat meeting with Brazil in the 1970 final that everyone wanted to see.
World Cup Quarter-Final, 2002
England 1 Brazil 2England snatched the lead against the run of early play in the 2002 World Cup Quarter-Final and just as it looked as if England would go in at half-time with a lead, Rivlado equalises for Brazil.
Five minutes into the second-half came an incident that splits many opinions. Brazil were awarded a free-kick forty yards out and it was to be taken by Brazilian danger man, Ronaldinho. The Brazilian number eleven swept the ball towards the England goal in what appeared a dangerous cross but the ball just kept going and, catching David Seaman off guard, sailed over the England ‘keepers head and into the net. Ronaldinho maintains he meant it as a shot but this would seem optimistic and it must go down as a goalkeeping error.
The scorer of the goal that took Brazil in front was then sent off after sixty minutes and with Brazil down to ten men it seemed likely that England would get back into the game but it was not to be and Svens men were on the plane back home and Brazil went on to lift the trophy.
World Cup Finals, Quarter-Final, 1962
England 1 Brazil 3Brazil and Garrincha eased to a 3-1 victory in the 1962 quarter-final after England had struggled to adapt to the South American conditions and playing to less than ten thousand fans in their group games where one win was enough to see them scrape through.
Jimmy Greaves gets plenty of coverage from this game as he caught a stray dog that was running around on the pitch (amazing for a World Cup!). Apparently the dog urinated all over him and he had to play the rest of the game smelling of dog pee!
Friendly, Rio, 1984
England 2 Brazil 0Hard to find any good news for England fans as victories are so few and far between but England’s 2-0 victory at the Maracana must be noted as it was Brazil’s first home defeat for twenty-seven years. Also, John Barnes scores one of the best England goals ever, dribbling from just over the half-way line and making the Brazil defence look like they are asleep to finally slot home and give England the lead. Small comfort in the overall record between the two teams but a great goal.
England v Brazil Resources and References
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