Table shows the top club contributions to Brazil's World Cup history, ranked by minutes played.
Botafogo have been the dominant club side, contributing 12% of Brazil's total playing time, with 28 goals, joint top with Vasco da Gama. Santos have provided the match captain on 17 occasions, including both Mauro Ramos and Carlos Alberto who lifted the World Cup in 1962 and 1970 respectively. The top overseas club, in 10th place, is Roma, whose main combatants were Aldair and Cafu, each with >1,000 World Cup minutes.
| Matches | Minutes | Goals | Captain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Clubs | 1184 | 97642 | 209 | 97 | |
| 1 | Botafogo | 136 | 11684 | 28 | 4 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 97 | 7943 | 18 | 2 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 74 | 6506 | 28 | 12 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 76 | 6459 | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | Santos | 68 | 6024 | 17 | 17 |
| 6 | São Paulo | 85 | 5968 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | Corinthians | 63 | 5106 | 12 | 5 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 54 | 4878 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | Atlético Mineiro | 43 | 3658 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Roma | 37 | 3295 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Internazionale | 33 | 2828 | 15 | 5 |
| 12 | Barcelona | 32 | 2711 | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | Real Madrid | 32 | 2552 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | AC Milan | 27 | 2257 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Cruzeiro | 30 | 2224 | 5 | 3 |
| 16 | Internacional | 24 | 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Bayer Leverkusen | 20 | 1516 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Bayern Munich | 17 | 1390 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Deportivo La Coruña | 14 | 1275 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Lyon | 15 | 1146 | 3 | 0 |
