World Cup 2022: Brazil's National Team Is Called 'the Canarinha' & Wears Yellow: Logic Explained

Brazil’s FIFA World Cup 2022 campaign gets underway against Serbia today, November 24 (Thursday). They are the game’s early favourites, and they want to make a big impression to open the competition. In the World Cup, Brazil will don their yellow jersey once more. The Canarinha’s jersey and nickname have a rich history.

Almost every national football team has its own nickname, which reflects the art, culture, or other distinctive and dominating feature of that specific country. Each of these names typically has a backstory that connects well with the general fanbase.

Brazil, the country that has won the most World Cups overall, also has a unique nickname system. They actually have six nicknames, which is one more than their total amount of World Cup victories.

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Brazil’s National Team Is Called ‘the Canarinha’ & Wears Yellow: Logic Explained

Brazil and football have a unique relationship that no other nation in the world can match. While other nations see it as a means of economic or social emigration, there it is revered and considered a religion.

Brazilians are frequently regarded as some of the best natural footballers as a result of this. The nation is credited with inventing “Joga Bonito” and is known as the birthplace of the greatest athletes in history. They also have a distinctive mark: their recognizable yellow jersey.

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The Brazilian national team is also known by a number of other nicknames, some of which date back to the 1950s, including “Scratch du Oro,” “Cerdeamarela,” and “Canarinha.”

Why Do They Go By The Name Canarinha?

There was a time when they were not known as “the Canarinha” and did not wear yellow, hence the origin of the moniker and the colour of the uniform are related. It all started with a stain on Brazil’s footballing legacy.

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Everything was in place for the host nation to triumph at the 1950 World Cup in Brazil. However, the unthinkable happened when the hosts lost 2-1 to Uruguay in the championship game. The national team’s identity had to be changed as a result, according to the Brazilian Football Federation.

Why Does Brazil Wear Yellow To The World Cup?

According to a piece that appeared in the academic journal FuLIA of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, a competition was held in 1953 for Brazilians to submit their designs for the team’s uniform because their current one did not represent “the vitality of the country.” The Brazilian uniform had previously been a combination of white and blue.

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The competition was organized by the newspaper Correio da Manha, and it had a rule that only the flag’s colors of yellow, green, blue, and white may be utilized.

The shirt with the canary yellow color was ultimately the winner. As a result, the Brazilian national squad was given the moniker “canarinha,” which means “canary.”