Brazilian National Football Team / Olympic Games

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Brazil
Brasil
Brasil Olympic Committee crest.svg
OS record goal scorer: Bebeto (8)
OS record players: Bebeto , Marcelo , Neymar (12 each)
Rank: 1
Balance sheet
60 OS games
34 wins
10 draws
16 defeats
125: 65 goals
statistics
First OS game Brazil 5: 1 Netherlands Turku ( FIN ); 17th July 1952
BrazilBrazil NetherlandsNetherlands
Biggest OS win Brazil 6-0 - Honduras Rio de Janeiro ( BRA ); 17th August 2016
BrazilBrazil HondurasHonduras
Biggest OS defeat Brazil 0: 3 Argentina Shenyang ( CHN ); August 19, 2008
BrazilBrazil ArgentinaArgentina
successes
Olympic Games :
Participation in the finals 13 ( first : 1952 )
Best results Gold medal ( 2016 )
(As of August 21, 2016 )

A Brazilian soccer team took the first time in 1952 as Seleção Brasileira Restritiva at the Olympic Games in Helsinki in part. In addition to the Olympic Games, the team also took part in the Pan American Games in 1959 (silver), 1975 (gold, later canceled), 1979 (gold), 1983 (silver), 1987 (gold), 1995 , 2003 (silver) and 2007 . Many players also played successfully in the senior national team and became world champions with it.

Until 2016, Brazil was the only soccer world champion besides Germany not to have won an Olympic gold medal. In 2016, Brazil hosted the Olympic soccer tournament for the first time and then won the gold medal at the games in Rio de Janeiro by beating Germany on penalties . Previously, three silver and two bronze medals could be won. With six medals, Brazil is the country with the most medals.

Results at Olympic Games

1952

1960

  • Olympic qualification :
    • 1 round:
      • December 20, 1959: Colombia 2-0 Brazil (in Bogotá )
      • December 27, 1959: Brazil 7-1 Colombia (in Rio de Janeiro )
    • 2nd round in Lima / Peru :
      • April 16, 1960: Brazil 2-0 Mexico
      • April 21, 1960: Brazil 1-3 Argentina (in Lima)
      • April 27, 1960: Brazil 4-1 Suriname (in Lima)
      • April 30, 1960: Brazil 0-2 Peru (in Lima)
  • Olympic Games in Rome :
    • 26 August 1960: Brazil 4-3 United Kingdom (in Livorno )
    • August 29, 1960: Brazil 5-0 Rep. China (Taiwan)
    • September 1, 1960: Italy 3-1 Brazil (in Florence ) Brazil finished second in the group, only the group winners made it to the semi-finals

1964

  • Olympic qualification in Lima / Peru :
    • May 11, 1964: Brazil 2-0 Chile (in?)
    • May 14, 1964: Brazil 1-1 Colombia (in Lima)
    • May 18, 1964: Brazil 3-1 Ecuador (in Lima)
    • June 7, 1964: Brazil 4-0 Peru (playoff for 2nd place in Rio de Janeiro )
  • Olympic Games in Tokyo :

1968

  • Olympic qualification in Colombia :
    • 1 round:
      • March 19, 1968: Brazil 0-0 Paraguay (in Medellin )
      • March 24, 1968: Brazil 3-0 Venezuela (in Barranquilla )
      • March 27, 1968: Brazil 0-0 Chile (in Medellín )
    • 2nd round:
      • March 30, 1968: Brazil 1-2 Uruguay (in Bogotá )
      • April 6, 1968: Brazil 1-0 Paraguay (in Medellin ) (Paraguay left the game in the 85th minute and Brazil was declared the 1-0 winner)
      • April 9, 1968: Brazil 3-0 Colombia (in Bogotá )
  • Olympic Games in Mexico :
    • October 14, 1968: Brazil 0-1 Spain
    • October 16, 1968: Brazil 1-1 Japan (in Puebla )
    • October 18, 1968: Brazil 3-3 Nigeria (in Puebla ) (Brazil eliminated third in the group)

1972

  • Olympic qualification in Colombia :
    • 1 round:
      • November 26, 1971: Brazil 1-1 Ecuador (in Cali )
      • November 26, 1971: Brazil 2-1 Bolivia (in Cali )
      • November 30, 1971: Brazil 0-0 Argentina (in Cali )
      • December 5, 1971: Brazil 1-0 Chile (in Medellín )
    • 2nd round:
      • December 7, 1971: Brazil 1-1 Colombia (in Bogotá )
      • 9 December 1971: Brazil 1-0 Argentina (in Bogotá )
      • December 11, 1971: Brazil 1-0 Peru (in Bogotá )
  • Olympic Games in Munich :

1976

  • Olympic qualification in Brazil :
    • January 21, 1976: Brazil 1-1 Uruguay (in Recife )
    • January 25, 1976: Brazil 4-0 Colombia (in Recife )
    • January 27, 1976: Brazil 2-1 Chile (in Recife )
    • January 29, 1976: Brazil 3-0 Peru (in Recife )
    • February 1, 1976: Brazil 2-0 Argentina (in Recife )
  • Olympic Games in Montreal :
    • July 18, 1976: Brazil 0-0 GDR (in Toronto )
    • July 20, 1976: Brazil 2-1 Spain (in Montreal ) (Since Nigeria withdrew due to the Olympic boycott of the African states, only 2 group games take place, Brazil wins the group)
    • July 25, 1976: Quarter-finals Brazil 4-1 Israel (in Toronto )
    • July 27, 1976: Semi-finals Brazil 0-2 Poland (in Toronto )
    • July 30, 1976: Game for 3rd place Brazil 0-2 USSR (in Montreal )

1980

  • Olympic qualification in Colombia :
    • January 23, 1980: Brazil 2-1 Venezuela (in Cali )
    • January 27, 1980: Brazil 0-3 Peru (in Barranquilla )
    • January 30, 1980: Brazil 4-0 Bolivia (in Bogotá )
    • February 3, 1980: Brazil 0-0 Chile (in Barranquilla )
    • 7 February 1980: Brazil 1-3 Argentina (in Bogotá )
    • February 10, 1980: Brazil 1: 5 Colombia (in Cali ) - Brazil were eliminated as fifth in the group.

1984

  • Olympic qualification in Guayaquil / Ecuador :
    • 1 round:
      • February 12, 1984: Brazil 2-1 Colombia
      • February 15, 1984: Brazil 0-0 Ecuador
    • 2nd round:
      • February 17, 1984: Brazil 2-0 Paraguay
      • February 19, 1984: Brazil 2-0 Ecuador
      • February 21, 1984: Brazil 3-2 Chile
  • Olympic Games in Los Angeles :

1988

  • Olympic qualification in Bolivia :
    • 1st round in Santa Cruz de la Sierra :
      • April 18, 1987: Brazil 3-1 Paraguay
      • April 20, 1987: Brazil 0-2 Colombia
      • April 24, 1987: Brazil 1-1 Uruguay
      • April 26, 1987: Brazil 1-1 Peru
    • 2nd round in La Paz :
      • April 29, 1987: Brazil 0-2 Argentina
      • May 1, 1987: Brazil 2-1 Colombia
      • May 3, 1987: Brazil 2-1 Bolivia
  • Olympic Games in Seoul :
    • September 18, 1988: Brazil 4-0 Nigeria (in Daejeon )
    • September 20, 1988: Brazil 3-0 Australia
    • September 22, 1988: Brazil 2-1 Yugoslavia (in Daejeon ) (Brazil moves into the knockout round as group winners)
    • September 25, 1988: Quarter-finals Brazil 1-0 Argentina
    • September 27, 1988: Semifinals Brazil 1-1 Germany a.d. 3-2 i. E.
    • October 1, 1988: Final Brazil - USSR 1: 2 aet - Second silver medal for Brazil

1992

  • Olympic qualification in Asunción / Paraguay :
    • 1 round
      • February 1, 1992: Brazil 2-1 Peru
      • February 3, 1992: Brazil 1-0 Paraguay
      • February 5, 1992: Brazil 0-2 Colombia
      • February 9, 1992: Brazil 1-1 Venezuela (Brazil eliminated third in the group)

1996

  • Olympic qualification in Argentina :
    • 1st round in Tandil :
      • February 18, 1996: Brazil 4-1 Peru
      • February 21, 1996: Brazil 3-1 Paraguay
      • February 23, 1996: Brazil 4-1 Bolivia
      • February 27, 1996: Brazil 0-0 Uruguay
    • 2nd round in Mar del Plata :
      • March 1, 1996: Brazil 5-0 Venezuela
      • March 3, 1996: Brazil 3-1 Uruguay
      • March 6, 1996: Brazil 2-2 Argentina
  • Olympic Games in Atlanta :
    • July 21, 1996: Brazil 0-1 Japan (in Miami )
    • July 23, 1996: Brazil 3-1 Hungary (in Miami )
    • July 25, 1996: Brazil 1-0 Nigeria (in Miami ) (Brazil move into the knockout round as group winners)
    • July 28, 1996: Quarter-finals Brazil 4-2 Ghana (in Miami )
    • July 31, 1996: Semi-finals Brazil 3-4 Nigeria aet (in Athens )
    • August 2, 1996: Game for 3rd place Brazil - Portugal 5-0 (in Athens ) - first bronze medal

2000

  • Olympic qualification in Brazil :
    • 1st round in Londrina :
      • January 19, 2000: Brazil 1-1 Chile
      • January 23, 2000: Brazil 2-0 Ecuador
      • January 26, 2000: Brazil 3-0 Venezuela
      • January 30, 2000: Brazil 9-0 Colombia
    • 2nd round in Curitiba :
      • February 2, 2000: Brazil 4-2 Argentina
      • February 4, 2000: Brazil 3-1 Chile
      • 6 February 2000: Brazil 2-2 Uruguay
  • Olympic Games in Sydney :
    • September 14, 2000: Brazil 3-1 Slovakia (in Brisbane )
    • September 17, 2000: Brazil 1-3 South Africa (in Brisbane )
    • September 20, 2000: Brazil 1-0 Japan (in Brisbane ) (Brazil move into the knockout round as group winners)
    • 23 September 2000: Quarter-finals Brazil 1-2 Cameroon (in Brisbane )

2004

  • Olympic qualification in Chile :
    • 1st round in Concepción :
      • January 7, 2004: Brazil 4-0 Venezuela
      • January 9, 2004: Brazil 3-0 Paraguay
      • January 11, 2004: Brazil 1-1 Uruguay
      • January 15, 2004: Brazil 1-1 Chile
    • Second group playoff game:
      • January 18, 2004: Brazil 3-0 Colombia (in Valparaíso )
    • 2nd round:
      • January 21, 2004: Brazil 0-1 Argentina (in Valparaíso )
      • January 23, 2004: Brazil 3-1 Chile (in Viña del Mar )
      • January 25, 2004: Brazil 0-1 Paraguay (in Viña del Mar ) - Brazil eliminated third in the group

2008

The qualification took place over the U-20 South American Championship 2007 in Paraguay .
  • Beijing Olympic Games :
    • August 7, 2008: Brazil 1-0 Belgium (in Shenyang )
    • August 10, 2008: Brazil 5-0 New Zealand (in Shenyang )
    • August 13, 2008: Brazil 3-0 China (in Shenyang )
    • August 16, 2008: Quarter-finals Brazil 2-0 Cameroon (in Shenyang )
    • August 19, 2008: Semi-finals Brazil 0-3 Argentina (in Shenyang )
    • August 22, 2008: Game for 3rd place Brazil - Belgium 3-0 (in Shanghai ) Brazil wins the 2nd bronze medal.

2012

The qualification took place via the U-20 South American Championship 2011 in Peru .

Squad for 2012

Players born after January 1, 1989 and three older players were eligible to play. National coach Mano Menezes chose Thiago Silva , Marcelo and Hulk . Thiago Silva, Marcelo and Alexandre Pato were also there in 2008 . With the exception of goalkeeper Neto, all players had already played in the senior national team. a. in the friendly matches against Denmark (3: 1), the USA (4: 1), Mexico (0: 2) and Argentina (3: 4) in May and June 2012. The squad almost corresponded to the current squad of the senior national team . The squad was also put together with a view to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil . Goalkeeper Rafael Cabral could not be used due to an injury sustained during training . Of the players used in London, Thiago Silva (also captain there), Marcelo , Oscar , Neymar and Hulk were in the squad for the World Cup, which only finished fourth there.

No. player Date of birth society A country
games		 A country
goals		 OS games
goal
1 Gabriel 09/27/1992 ItalyItaly AC Milan 00 0 4 (2012)
18th Neto 07/19/1989 ItalyItaly AC Florence 00 0 2 (2012)
Defense
2 Rafael 07/09/1990 EnglandEngland Manchester United 02 0 6 (2012)
3 Thiago Silva (C)Captain of the crew 09/22/1984 FranceFrance Paris Saint-Germain 28 1 2 (2008), 6 (2012)
4th Juan Jesus 06/10/1991 ItalyItaly Inter Milan 02 0 6 (2012)
6th Marcelo 05/12/1988 SpainSpain real Madrid 13 4th 6 (2008), 6 (2012)
8th Rômulo 09/19/1990 RussiaRussia Spartak Moscow 05 1 6 (2012)
13 Bruno Uvini 06/03/1991 BrazilBrazil Sao Paulo FC 02 0 1 (2012)
14th Danilo 07/15/1991 PortugalPortugal FC Porto 04th 0 4 (2012)
15th Alex Sandro 01/26/1991 PortugalPortugal FC Porto 04th 0 3 (2012)
midfield
5 Sandro 03/15/1989 EnglandEngland Tottenham Hotspur 13 1 6 (2012)
10 Oscar 09/09/1991 EnglandEngland Chelsea FC 06th 1 6 (2012)
16 Ganso 10/12/1989 BrazilBrazil FC Santos 07th 0 2 (2012)
attack
7th Lucas 08/13/1992 BrazilBrazil Sao Paulo FC 15th 1 4 (2012)
9 Leandro Damião 07/22/1989 BrazilBrazil SC Internacional 07th 1 6 (2012)
11 Neymar 02/05/1992 BrazilBrazil FC Santos 17th 9 6 (2012)
12 Hulk 07/25/1986 PortugalPortugal FC Porto 11 2 5 (2012)
17th Alexandre Pato 09/02/1989 ItalyItaly AC Milan 19th 7th 4 (2008), 6 (2012)

Substitute player

No. player Date of birth society Country
games		 Country
goals
goal
Rafael Cabral May 20, 1990 BrazilBrazil FC Santos 02 0
Defense
19th Marquinhos 05/14/1994 BrazilBrazil SC Corinthians Paulista 00 0
midfield
20th Giuliano May 31, 1990 UkraineUkraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 05 0
21st Casemiro 02/23/1992 BrazilBrazil Sao Paulo FC 00 0

2016

The Brazilian team before their opening match at the 2016 Olympic Games against South Africa

For 2016, Brazil was automatically qualified as host after Rio de Janeiro was awarded the contract on October 2, 2009.

Squad for 2016

Players born after January 1, 1993 and three older players were eligible to play. The squad was named on June 29th. Goalkeeper Fernando Prass , who would have been the oldest player in the tournament, and Neymar , who did without the Copa America Centenario 2016 , when Brazil were eliminated in the preliminary round, were nominated as older players . The also nominated Douglas Costa had to cancel due to an injury. Renato Augusto , who is older than 23, and Walace joined the team for him and Fred , who was later also not included . The positions correspond to the information provided by the Brazilian Association and may in some cases differ from the information provided by FIFA. Neymar was the participant with the most international A goals counted by FIFA. Goalkeeper Prass was eliminated from the tournament due to a broken elbow while warming up before a friendly against Japan on July 30th. If possible, an experienced goalkeeper should be nominated for him. The choice fell on Wéverton . In the penalty shootout of the final, he saved the last penalty shot by the German team by Nils Petersen .

No. player Date of birth society A country
games		 A country
goals		 OS games
goal
1 Wéverton 12/13/1987 BrazilBrazil Athletico Paranaense 00 00 6 (2012)
18th Uilson 04/28/1994 BrazilBrazil Atlético Mineiro 00 00
Defense
13 William 04/03/1995 BrazilBrazil SC Internacional 00 00 3 (2016)
6th Douglas Santos 03/22/1994 BrazilBrazil Atlético Mineiro 00 00 6 (2016)
2 Zeca 05/16/1994 BrazilBrazil FC Santos 00 00 6 (2016)
3 Rodrigo Caio 08/17/1993 BrazilBrazil FC Santos 00 00 6 (2016)
14th Luan 05/10/1993 BrazilBrazil CR Vasco da Gama (II) 00 00 2 (2016)
4th Marquinhos 05/14/1994 FranceFrance Paris Saint-Germain 10 00 6 (2016), 1 goal
midfield
16 Thiago Maia 03/23/1997 BrazilBrazil FC Santos 00 00 3 (2016)
15th Rodrigo Dourado 06/17/1994 BrazilBrazil SC Internacional 00 00 1 (2016)
5 Renato Augusto 02/08/1988 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Beijing Guoan 05 01 6 (2016)
8th Rafinha 02/12/1993 SpainSpain FC Barcelona 02 01 5 (2016)
12 Walace 04/04/1995 BrazilBrazil Gremio Porto Alegre 01 00 4 (2016)
17th Felipe Anderson 04/15/1993 ItalyItaly Lazio Rome 01 00 4 (2016)
attack
7th Luan Vieira 03/27/1993 BrazilBrazil Gremio Porto Alegre 00 00 6 (2016), 3 goals
10 Neymar (C)Captain of the crew 02/05/1992 SpainSpain FC Barcelona 70 46 6 (2012), 3 goals; 6 (2016), 4 goals
9 Gabriel Barbosa 08/30/1996 BrazilBrazil FC Santos 04th 02 6 (2016), 2 goals
11 Gabriel Jesus 04/03/1997 BrazilBrazil Palmeiras São Paulo 00 00 6 (2016), 3 goals

Games

  • Group games:
    • Brazil 0-0 South Africa on August 4, 2016 in Brasília
    • Brazil 0-0 Iraq on August 7, 2016 in Brasília
    • Brazil - Denmark 4-0 on August 10, 2016 in Salvador - Brazil qualified as group winners for the knockout round.
  • Knockout round:
    • Quarter-finals: Brazil 2-0 Colombia on August 13, 2016 in São Paulo
    • Semi-finals: Brazil 6-0 Honduras on August 17, 2016 Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã)
    • Final: Brazil - Germany 1: 1 nV, 5: 4 i. E. on August 20, 2016 Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã)

Trainer

Best goal scorers

1. Bebeto 8 goals (2/1988, 6/1996, top scorer)
2. Romário 7 goals (1988, top scorer)
00Neymar 7 goals (2012, 2016)
4. Leandro Damião 6 goals (2012, top scorer)
5. Ronaldo 5 goals (1996)

Known players

The following players who were later and / or previously also in the senior national team took part in the Olympic Games and / or the qualifying games:

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FIFA.com: Brazil's 2014 World Cup project under scrutiny
  2. ↑ FIFA.com: Brazil's goalkeeper is over
  3. ↑ cbf.com: "Seleção Olímpica convocada para a Rio 2016"
  4. ↑ Cancellation Costa on spiegel.de, accessed on July 11, 2016
  5. ↑ fifa.com: "Facts and Figures on the Olympic Football Tournaments"
  6. ↑ dfb.de: "Olympia-Aus: Broken elbow in Brazil's goalkeeper Prass"
  7. ↑ Brazil squad
  8. ↑ Numbers according to the squad list