Santos made 98 official appearances for [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] between 1952 and 1968, and was in the squad for four consecutive [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]s between 1954 and 1966. He made his first appearance against [[Peru national football team|Peru]] in the [[Panamerican Championship 1952|Panamerican Championship]]. The match was drawn 0–0.
===1954 World Cup===
Santos made his World Cup debut in a 5–0 win against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], and played in all of Brazil's matches during the tournament. He scored his first goal for Brazil from the penalty spot in a 4–2 defeat against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] (also known as the "[[Battle of Berne]]").
===১৯৫৪ বিশ্বকাপ===
===1958 World Cup===
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Santos had lost his place in the side after being dropped in favour of [[Newton De Sordi|De Sordi]], and did not play until the final against [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]. Brazil won the match 5–2, with Santos being one of the outstanding performers. As a result, despite only playing one match in the tournament, he was included in the tournament's [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|All-Star Team]].
===১৯৫৮ বিশ্বকাপ===
===1962 World Cup===
Santos was once again a regular in the starting lineup, playing in all of Brazil's games. In the final against [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] he set up the final goal for Brazil. Noting that the Slovak goalkeeper [[Viliam Schrojf]] was somewhat off his line, Santos lofted a long, massive, high arcing ball, into the goalmouth aided by the glare of the afternoon sun. Schrojf mishandled the cross, and Brazilian striker [[Vavá]] hammered the ball into goal.
===1966 World Cup===
===১৯৬২ বিশ্বকাপ===
Santos, now at the age of 37, was selected for a fourth consecutive World Cup. The inclusion of Santos in the squad was a surprise to some, with [[Carlos Alberto Torres|Carlos Alberto]] expected to be selected instead.<ref>http://www.beautifulteam.net/carlosalberto.htm</ref> Santos played the first two games, but was dropped after the 3–1 defeat to [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]. Brazil were knocked out of the tournament in the next game against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]].
