Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 7 ga Satumba, 2012, David Luiz ya jagoranci Brazil a karon farko, yana fitowa a wasan da suka ci Afrika ta Kudu da ci 1-0 a São Paulo. An hada shi cikin tawagar gasar cin kofin FIFA Confederations a shekarar 2013, wanda aka shirya a kasarsa ta Brazil. Tare da abokin wasansa Thiago Silva, David Luiz ya fara dukkan wasannin kuma ya taimaka wa Brazil ta lashe kofin Confederations Cup na hudu. A cikin
a wasan karshe da Spain, ya yi fice a layin kwallo daga harbin Pedro.