Brasil Global Tour, officially with sponsorship the Chevrolet Brasil Global Tour, is a package of all the friendlies of the Brazil National Team from October 2012 until the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.[1] The CBF has used the fact that Brazil is one of the most sought after teams in the world to market itself and Brazil's friendly games on the international stage. The contract between CBF and Pitch International, the company that operates the tour, started in October 2012, and runs through the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Due to the fact that Brazil was the host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, they had no qualification games for the tournament as they automatically qualified as the hosts. This led to them only playing friendly games for the first few years of the contract, making the proposition more valuable to Pitch International.

Brasil Global Tour
OwnerPitch International LLP.
Introduced16 October 2012; 12 years ago (2012-10-16)
MarketsWorldwide
Tagline"The five-time World Cup winners are bringing their unique brand of football to iconic stadiums across the world"
Websitebrasilglobaltour.com
The former logo of the Brasil Global Tour which was sponsored by Gillette, and was in use from 2012 to 2015.

History

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The CBF has used the fact that Brazil is one of the most sought after teams in the world to market itself and Brazil's friendly games on the international stage. The contract between CBF and Pitch International, the company that operates the tour, started in October 2012, and runs through the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Brazil, being the host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, had no qualification games for the tournament as they automatically qualified as the hosts. This led to Brazil only playing friendly games for the first few years of the contract.

Pitch International was appointed in August 2012 with the first game to begin in October of the same year. The deal saw Pitch International replace Kentaro, an agency which had previously organized a package of Brazil friendlies around the world before 2012.[2] [3]

CBF stated that before working with Pitch International, it was having trouble making money off of its home friendly games, despite Brazil's relatively big status in the game. The deal with Pitch International sees the CBF paid a fee of approximately $1 million a game and Pitch International typical receives a match fee of in between $2–3 million per game.[4]

To date there have been 54 games against various opponents on all 6 inhabited continents. Brazil has played once in Africa, 7 times in Asia, 2 times in Oceania, 19 times in Europe, 13 times in North America, and 12 times in South America.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] [16]

Games

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Date Home Result Guest Stadium Location Attendance
16 October 2012   Brazil 4–0   Japan Stadion Miejski   Wrocław, Poland 36,000
14 November 2012   Brazil 1–1   Colombia MetLife Stadium   East Rutherford, NJ, United States 38,624
6 February 2013   England 2–1   Brazil Wembley Stadium   London, England 87,453
22 March 2013   Italy 2–2   Brazil Stade de Genève   Geneva, Switzerland 28,000
25 March 2013   Brazil 1–1   Russia Stamford Bridge   London, England 35,206
6 April 2013   Bolivia 0–4   Brazil Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera   Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia 35,000
24 April 2013   Brazil 2–2   Chile Mineirão   Belo Horizonte, Brazil 53,331
2 June 2013   Brazil 2–2   England Maracanã Stadium   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 66,015
9 June 2013   Brazil 3–0   France Arena do Grêmio   Porto Alegre, Brazil 51,919
14 August 2013    Switzerland 1–0   Brazil St. Jakob-Park   Basel, Switzerland 31,100
7 September 2013   Brazil 6–0   Australia Estádio Nacional de Brasília   Brasília, Brazil 40,996
10 September 2013   Brazil 3–1   Portugal Gillette Stadium   Foxboro, MA, United States 62,310
12 October 2013   South Korea 0–2   Brazil Seoul World Cup Stadium   Seoul, South Korea 65,038
15 October 2013   Brazil 2–0   Zambia Beijing National Stadium   Beijing, China 48,000
17 November 2013   Honduras 0–5   Brazil Hard Rock Stadium   Miami Gardens, FL, United States 71,124
20 November 2013   Brazil 3–1   Chile Rogers Centre   Toronto, Canada 53,331
5 March 2014   South Africa 0–5   Brazil FNB Stadium   Johannesburg, South Africa 67,616
3 June 2014   Brazil 4–0   Panama Estádio Serra Dourada   Goiânia, Brazil 20,000
6 June 2014   Brazil 1–0   Serbia Estádio do Morumbi   São Paulo, Brazil 67,042
6 September 2014   Brazil 1–0   Colombia Hard Rock Stadium   Miami Gardens, FL, United States 73,479
9 September 2014   Brazil 1–0   Ecuador MetLife Stadium   East Rutherford, NJ, United States 35,975
11 October 2014   Brazil 2–0   Argentina Beijing National Stadium   Beijing, China 52,313
14 October 2014   Japan 0–4   Brazil National Stadium   Singapore 51,557
12 November 2014   Turkey 0–4   Brazil Atatürk Olympic Stadium   Istanbul, Turkey 50,509
18 November 2014   Austria 1–2   Brazil Ernst-Happel-Stadion   Vienna, Austria 48,500
26 March 2015   France 1–3   Brazil Stade de France   Saint-Denis, France 81,338
29 March 2015   Brazil 1–0   Chile Emirates Stadium   London, England 60,007
7 June 2015   Brazil 2–0   Mexico Allianz Parque   São Paulo, Brazil 34,659
10 June 2015   Brazil 1–0   Honduras Estádio Beira-Rio   Porto Alegre, Brazil 22,305
5 September 2015   Brazil 1–0   Costa Rica Red Bull Arena   Harrison, NJ, United States 19,600
8 September 2015   United States 1–4   Brazil Gillette Stadium   Foxboro, MA, United States 29,308
30 May 2016   Brazil 2–0   Panama Dick's Sporting Goods Park   Commerce City, CO, United States 11,000
25 January 2017   Brazil 1–0   Colombia Estádio Nilton Santos   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18,695
9 June 2017   Brazil 0–1   Argentina Melbourne Cricket Ground   Melbourne, Australia 95,969
13 June 2017   Australia 0–4   Brazil Melbourne Cricket Ground   Melbourne, Australia 49,847
10 November 2017   Japan 1–3   Brazil Stade Pierre-Mauroy   Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France 16,992
14 November 2017   England 0–0   Brazil Wembley Stadium   London, England 84,595
23 March 2018   Russia 0–3   Brazil Luzhniki Stadium   Moscow, Russia 59,263
27 March 2018   Germany 0–1   Brazil Olympiastadion   Berlin, Germany 72,717
3 June 2018   Brazil 2–0   Croatia Anfield Stadium   Liverpool, England 48,500
10 June 2018   Austria 0–3   Brazil Ernst-Happel-Stadion   Vienna, Austria 54,000
7 September 2018   United States 0–2   Brazil MetLife Stadium   East Rutherford, NJ, United States 32,489
11 September 2018   Brazil 5–0   El Salvador FedEx Field   Landover, MD, United States 28,511
12 October 2018   Saudi Arabia 0–2   Brazil King Fahd International Stadium   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 23,401
16 October 2018   Argentina 0–1   Brazil King Abdullah Sports City   Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 62,345
16 November 2018   Brazil 1–0   Uruguay Emirates Stadium   London, England 35,000
20 November 2018   Brazil 1–0   Cameroon Stadium MK   Milton Keynes, England 29,699
23 March 2019   Brazil 1–1   Panama Estádio do Dragão   Porto, Portugal 33,600
26 March 2019   Czech Republic 1–3   Brazil Eden Arena   Prague, Czech Republic 19,116
5 June 2019   Brazil 2–0   Qatar Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha   Brasília, Brazil 34,204
9 June 2019   Brazil 7–0   Honduras Estádio Beira-Rio   Porto Alegre, Brazil 16,521
6 September 2019   Brazil 2–2   Colombia Hard Rock Stadium   Miami Gardens, FL, United States 65,232
10 September 2019   Brazil 0–1   Peru Los Angeles Coliseum   Los Angeles, CA, United States 32,287
10 October 2019   Brazil 1–1   Senegal National Stadium   Singapore 20,621
13 October 2019   Brazil 1–1   Nigeria National Stadium   Singapore 20,385
15 November 2019   Brazil 0–1   Argentina King Saud University Stadium   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 22,451
19 November 2019   Brazil 3–0   South Korea Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium   Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 9,001
2 June 2022   South Korea 1–5   Brazil Seoul World Cup Stadium   Seoul, South Korea 64,872
6 June 2022   Japan 0–1   Brazil Japan National Stadium   Tokyo, Japan 63,638
23 September 2022   Brazil 3–0   Ghana Stade Océane   Le Havre, France 25,178
27 September 2022   Brazil 5–1   Tunisia Parc des Princes   Paris, France 47,000

References

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