Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: O mesịrị soro n'òtù ndị Brazil meriri n'asọmpi abụọ ahụ
Copa América na FIFA Confederations Cup n'afọ 1997, ma soro ndị Brazil gbaa bọọlụ na 1998 FIFA World Cup finals, ebe ọ pụtara ugboro isii n'asọmpị ndị otu ahụ gara n'asọmpị ikpeazụ, nke ha meriri n'aka ndị na-akwado asọmpi ahụ, France. N'asọmpi Iko Mbaụwa nke afọ 1998, a na-echeta ya maka ịgba goolu mbụ n'asọmpi ahụ dum na nkeji nke anọ nke asọmpi mmeghe nke Brazil na Scotland, nke Bebeto gbara n'akụkụ aka ekpe. O nyekwara goolu na mmeri 4-1 nke Brazil meriri Chile na agba nke 16 n'otu asọmpi ahụ.