🇧🇷 BOTAFOGO PRESENT AT THE WORLD CUPS FROM 1930 TO 1954 | COPA É FOGO – EP. II ★彡
What’s up, Fogão! Botafogo didn’t just take part in the history of the FIFA World Cup. The Glorioso helped build the foundation of the Brazilian National Team from the very first steps of the most important tournament in world football.
In this episode, we travel back in time and revisit the World Cups from 1930 to 1954.
From Uruguay, Italy, France, and Brazil to Switzerland.
From the era of ocean liners to the first airplanes.
From a sport still taking shape to the beginning of the modern era.
And through all of it, Botafogo was there.
🇺🇾 1930 – The first World Cup and the pioneering Botafogo players
🇮🇹 1934 – The historic record of 9 Glorioso players in the Brazilian National Team
🇫🇷 1938 – Brazil’s emergence as a global football powerhouse, with Botafogo playing a decisive role
🇧🇷 1950 – The birth of the Maracanã and Nilton Santos’ first World Cup call-up
🇨🇭 1954 – The beginning of the era of the “Encyclopedia of Football”
Before the world titles.
Before Brazil became known as the country of football.
Botafogo was already there. 🔥
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COPA É FOGO
Copa É Fogo is a GloriosoCast series showing how Botafogo helped make Brazil the country of football.
WATCH ALSO:
👉 Copa É Fogo – Episode I (2026–1974)
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