His debut with the national team was on December 16, 1945 facing Brazil, a match that Argentina won 4-3.

France will face Brazil, the defending champion, on Sunday.

They are likely to face the Soviet Union or Brazil in the semifinals.

On 29 June, Argentina faced Brazil in the final.

On 15 July, Argentina faced Brazil in the final.

A win would put Spain through to the first knockout round, where they are likely to face Brazil or Portugal.

A far tougher test awaited on 7 June, when England faced Brazil.

A championship where Sweden came as a surprise to the finals where they faced Brazil.

Had Chile not faced Brazil in the last 16, all five may have made it to the final week of the competition.

The next day he was named in the senior team to face Brazil, on 1 June 2007.