The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 due to the Second World War. The reigning champions are Argentina, who won their third title at the 2022 tournament.
The Brazil national football team, nicknamed Seleção Canarinho, represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil. They have been a member of FIFA since 1923 and a member of CONMEBOL since 1916.
Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a bairro in the city of Santos. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the state of São Paulo's premier state league, as well as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of the Brazilian football league system, after getting relegated in the 2023 season for the first time in the club's history.
São Paulo Futebol Clube is a professional football club in the Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil. It plays in Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's premier state league and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of Brazilian football. Despite being primarily a football club, São Paulo competes in a wide variety of sports. Its home ground is the multipurpose 72,039-seater MorumBIS Stadium, the biggest private-owned field in Brazil. São Paulo is Brazil’s biggest worldwide champion and also one of the only two clubs that have never been relegated from the top division, the other being Flamengo.
The Chile national football team, nicknamed La Roja, represents Chile in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. Chile has appeared in nine World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup where they finished in third place, the highest position the country has ever achieved in the World Cup.
Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira is a Brazilian former football manager who holds the record for attending the most FIFA World Cup final tournaments as manager with six appearances. He also managed five different national teams in five editions of the FIFA World Cup. He managed Brazil to victory at the 1994 World Cup, the 2004 Copa América, and the 2005 Confederations Cup. He is also the only manager to have led two different Asian teams to conquer the AFC Asian Cup.
The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in international women's football and is run by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It has participated in all nine editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, finishing as runner-up in 2007, and nine editions of the Copa América Femenina.
South American Championship 1956 was a football tournament held in Uruguay, who won it. Chile were runners-up. Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Enrique Hormazábal from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.
Mauro Sérgio Viriato Mendes or simply Maurinho, is a Brazilian former professional football right back.
Mauro Luis Veit, or simply Maurinho, is a Brazilian defensive midfielder who last played for Goiás.
Edmilson da Silva Melo is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward.
Águia de Marabá Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Águia de Marabá, is a Brazilian multi-sport association, founded on 22 January 1982, whose main modality is football, based in the city of Marabá, in the state of Pará. Its colors are red, blue and white, being one of the most traditional teams in the interior of Pará. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paraense, the top flight of the Pará state football league.
The 2002 season was Santos Futebol Clube's ninetieth season in existence and the club's forty-third consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.
Maurício is the Portuguese variant of Mauricio.
Mauro Job Pontes Júnior, commonly known as Maurinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Operário-MS.
Ángel Osvaldo Nardiello was an Argentine footballer that played as right winger.
Mailson is a nick name, a diminutive for the given name Mauro. It may refer to:
Sylvio de Paula Ferreira, simply known as Sylvio, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Mauro Fonseca, better known as Maurinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a right back.
