Olympic football tournament 1972 / Brazil

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This article covers the Brazilian Olympic selection during the 1972 Summer Olympics .

Olympic qualification

In the preliminary group, which was played in a tournament in Colombia, Brazil and Argentina prevailed against Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile and advanced to the decisive final round. In this one started with a draw against hosts Colombia, which was followed by two wins against Argentina and Peru. This won the final round and qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich .

Preliminary round (group 1)

Tournament in Cali and Medellín

Closing table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Brazil 1968Brazil Brazil  4th  2  2  0 004: 200  +2 06: 20
 2. ArgentinaArgentina Argentina  4th  1  3  0 005: 300  +2 05: 30
 3. BoliviaBolivia Bolivia  4th  1  2  1 005: 500  ± 0 04: 40
 4th EcuadorEcuador Ecuador  4th  0  3  1 004: 500  −1 03: 50
 5. ChileChile Chile  4th  0  2  2 001: 400  −3 02: 60

Game results

11/26/1971 Cali Brazil - Ecuador 1: 1
11/26/1971 Cali Chile - Bolivia 1: 1
11/28/1971 Cali Ecuador - Argentina 2: 2
11/28/1971 Cali Brazil - Bolivia 2: 1
11/30/1971 Cali Brazil - Argentina 0-0
11/30/1971 Cali Chile - Ecuador 0-0
12/02/1971 Cali Argentina - Chile 2-0
12/02/1971 Cali Bolivia - Ecuador 2: 1
December 05, 1971 Medellin Brazil - Chile 1-0
December 05, 1971 Medellin Argentina - Bolivia 1: 1

CONMEBOL final round

Final tournament in Bogotá

Closing table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Brazil 1968Brazil Brazil  3  2  1  0 003: 100  +2 05: 10
 2. ColombiaColombia Colombia  3  0  3  0 002: 200  ± 0 03: 30
 3. ArgentinaArgentina Argentina  3  0  2  1 002: 300  −1 02: 40
 4th PeruPeru Peru  3  0  2  1 001: 200  −1 02: 40

Game results

December 8, 1971 Brazil - Colombia 1: 1
December 8, 1971 Peru - Argentina 1: 1
December 10, 1971 Brazil - Argentina 1-0
December 10, 1971 Peru - Colombia 0-0
12/12/1971 Brazil - Peru 1-0
12/12/1971 Colombia - Argentina 1: 1

Qualified for the next continental round. Qualified for the 1972 Olympic Games

Olympic finals

Squad

No. player Club before the start of the Olympics Date of birth Olympia 1972
games / goals		 yellow cards Red cards
goalkeeper
01 Vitor Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte 11/21/1953 - - - -
12 Nielsen Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 06/19/1952 3 - - -
Defense
02 Osmar Botafogo FR 02/18/1952 2 - 1 -
03 Fred Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 04/04/1949 1 - - -
04th Terezo America FC (RJ) 07.10.1953 3 - - -
05 Falcão SC Internacional 10/16/1953 3 - - -
13 Abel Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 09/01/1952 2 - - -
14th Vagner Corinthians São Paulo 05/02/1950 1 - 1 -
16 Ângelo Atlético Mineiro 05/30/1953 2 - - -
midfield
06th Celso Palmeiras São Paulo 10/02/1950 2 - - -
07th Pedrinho SC Internacional 08/04/1953 2 1 - -
08th Rubens Galaxe Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 29.09.1952 3 - - -
15th Bolivar Gremio Porto Alegre December 21, 1954 2 - - -
17th Pintinho Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 06/25/1954 - - - -
attack
09 Washington Guarani FC 01/23/1953 3 - - -
10 Roberto Dinamite CR Vasco da Gama 04/13/1954 1 - - -
11 Dirceu Coritiba FC 06/15/1952 3 2 - -
18th Zé Carlos Santa Cruz FC 09/28/1947 3 1 - -
19th Manoel SC Internacional 02/14/1952 3 - - -
Trainer
Antoninho

Games

In the preliminary round they started with a defeat against Denmark, which was followed by a draw against defending champion Hungary. In the last game Brazil was in a long-distance duel with the Hungarians for second place in the group, which meant the intermediate round. However, this set a victory against Iran, with a simultaneous defeat of the defending champion against Denmark. After the second defeat they finally closed the group in fourth and eliminated from the tournament.

Preliminary round ( group 3 )

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Hungary 1957Hungary Hungary  3  2  1  0 009: 200  +7 05: 10
 2. DenmarkDenmark Denmark  3  2  0  1 007: 400  +3 04: 20
 3. Iran 1964Iran Iran  3  1  0  2 001: 900  −8 02: 40
 4th Brazil 1968Brazil Brazil  3  0  1  2 004: 600  −2 01: 50
August 27, 1972 in Passau (Dreiflüssestadion)
Denmark - Brazil 3: 2 (1: 0)
August 29, 1972 in Munich (Olympic Stadium)
Hungary - Brazil 2: 2 (1: 0)
August 31, 1972 in Regensburg (Jahnstadion)
Iran - Brazil 1: 0 (0: 0)

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