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How many of Brazil's greatest number 10s can you name?

By Barney Corkhill, Editor | 23 June 2024

Ahead of the start of Brazil's 2024 Copa America campaign, Sports Mole challenges you to name all of the players to have worn the iconic number 10 shirt for their country.

Brazil begin their 2024 Copa America campaign in the early hours of Tuesday morning, taking on Costa Rica in their opening Group D clash in California.

The Selecao are bidding to reassert themselves as the dominant force in South American football, having seen bitter rivals Argentina claim the most recent Copa America crown in 2021, before reaching even greater heights to win the World Cup one year later.

Brazil have won five of the last 10 editions of the tournament, but remain some way behind both Argentina and Uruguay in the all-time list of most successful nations in Copa America history.

That is despite boasting some of the greatest players in football history down the years, many of whom have been adorned with the famous number 10 shirt.

One of their newest stars currently boasts the honour of wearing that number during the 2024 Copa America, having joined an illustrious list of luminaries to have previously been bestowed with arguably the most iconic shirt in football.

Here, ahead of Brazil's campaign getting underway, Sports Mole is challenging you to name all of the players to have worn the Brazilian number 10 shirt for longer than one season.

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