seleção

Etymology
, from, past participle of.

The sense “national team” is from the idea that a national team is formed by a selection of a country’s best sportsmen.

Noun

 * 1) selection the process or act of selecting
 * 2) selection the elements which are chosen in a selection
 * 3)  a sports team that represents a region or organisation, such as a national sports team
 * 4)  dream team a sports team that is considered the best
 * 5)  (natural) selection a process by which certain beings are excluded from the chance of passing their genes to future generations
 * 1)  a sports team that represents a region or organisation, such as a national sports team
 * 2)  dream team a sports team that is considered the best
 * 3)  (natural) selection a process by which certain beings are excluded from the chance of passing their genes to future generations
 * 1)  (natural) selection a process by which certain beings are excluded from the chance of passing their genes to future generations