The Brazil Olympic football team ( besides known as Brazil under-23, Brazil U23 ) represents Brazil in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The choice is limited to players under the senesce of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the brazilian Football Confederation ( CBF ). The Olympic football tournament was the death international competition in football organized by FIFA which Brazil had never won until they won at home in 2016. They had previously won three argent medals ( 1984, 1988, 2012 ) and two bronze medals ( 1996, 2008 ). [ 1 ] The team was often coached by the in-charge senior team coach in the by, such as Mário Zagallo in 1996, Vanderlei Luxemburgo in 2000, Dunga in 2008 and Mano Menezes in 2012 .

history [edit ]

1952–1976 Summer Olympics [edit ]

Brazil ‘s first base engagement in the Olympics was in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952. In that class, Brazil reached the quarter-finals, when they were eliminated by West Germany 4–2. [ 2 ] In 1960, in Rome, Italy, [ 3 ] in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan, [ 4 ] in 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico, [ 5 ] and in 1972 in Berlin, West Germany, [ 6 ] Brazil was eliminated in the first stagecoach. In Montreal, 1976, Brazil was defeated by Poland 2–0 in the semi-finals, then Brazil was defeated by the Soviet Union 2–0 in the bronze decoration match, finishing in the fourth position. [ 7 ] In these six participations, Brazil was represented by a team of junior or non-professional players as the Olympics did not allow master players to participate during this time period, all while state-sponsored communist players were allowed to compete.

1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles [edit ]

Starting in 1984, professional players were allowed to participate. however, european and south american teams, as traditional football powerhouses that won every one FIFA World Cup, were restricted to players with no more than five “ A ” ceiling at the starting signal of the tournament. Brazil won its foremost decoration in 1984, in Los Angeles, United States. In the group stagecoach, Brazil beat Saudi Arabia 3–1, West Germany 1–0 and Morocco 2–0. In the quarter-finals Brazil defeated Canada in the penalty gunfight, then they beat Italy 2–1 after extra-time in the semi-finals, but was beaten by France 2–0 in the amber decoration Match, therefore winning the eloquent decoration. [ 8 ]

1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul [edit ]

The second brazilian silver decoration was won in Seoul, South Korea, in 1988. Brazil won the decoration after defeating in the group stage Nigeria 4–0, Australia 3–0 and Yugoslavia 2–1. In the quarter-finals Brazil beat their south american english rivals Argentina 1–0, then defeated West Germany in the penalty gunfight, but was defeated by the Soviet Union 2–1 after excess clock time in the gold decoration match. [ 9 ] Romário was the competition ‘s top goal scorer with seven goals. [ 10 ]

1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta [edit ]

Starting in 1992, alone players under the age of 23 were allowed to participate, with an exception of three overage players in the team. Brazil, managed by elder team passenger car, Mário Zagallo, won the bronze decoration for the first time in 1996, in Atlanta, United States. In the group stage, Brazil was beaten by Japan 1–0 in the first peer, then they beat hungary 3–1 and Nigeria 1–0, finishing in the group ‘s first status. After beating Ghana 4–2 in the quarter-finals, Brazil was defeated by Nigeria 4–3 after excess time. In the bronze decoration match, Brazil beat Portugal 5–0. [ 11 ]

2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney [edit ]

Brazil, managed by senior team coach, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In the group stagecoach, Brazil beat by Slovakia 3–1 in the first base couple, then they were beaten by South Africa 3–1. In the last group peer, Brazil beat Japan 1–0 to secure the first status in the group stage. In the quarter-finals, Brazil was beaten by Cameroon 1–2, who late won the gold decoration. [ 12 ]

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup [edit ]

In December 2002, CBF appointed Ricardo Gomes as the bus for the Brazil Olympic team who were preparing for the 2004 Olympics. Prior to Olympic stipulate, the Brazil Olympic team or Brazil U23 was sent to compete at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Brazil was invited to the tournament and decided to send their Under-23 team, due to their senior team competing a calendar month earlier at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. Although Brazil competed with an U23 team, all the appearances and goals in this tournament were recognized by FIFA as full international caps. [ 13 ] The Brazil U23 team advanced all the manner to the final, but were defeated by Mexico 0–1 after excess time, denying Brazil the gamble to be the first node team to win the tournament. The pursue year Brazil failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Games after losing out to Paraguay and Argentina in the stipulate tournament. [ 14 ]

2008 Summer Olympics – Beijing [edit ]

Brazil, managed by senior team coach, Dunga, finished in the beginning position in the group stage, ahead of Belgium, New Zealand and China, which they beat 1–0, 5–0 and 3–0 respectively. [ 15 ] In the second round, Brazil beat Cameroon 2–0 after extra time. [ 16 ] Brazil and Argentina met on August 19 in the semi-final game of the competition. The game was marred by numerous fouls and two ejections for Brazil. Argentina won 3–0. [ 17 ] In the bronze decoration match, Brazil beat Belgium 3–0. [ 18 ]

2012 Summer Olympics – London [edit ]

Brazil, under coach Mano Menezes, was defeated by Mexico 2–1 in the amber decoration meet, played on 11 August, [ 19 ] after beating Egypt, Belarus and New Zealand in the preliminary round, Honduras in the quarter-finals and South Korea in the semi-finals. Before the Games, they beat bang-up Britain 2–0 in a friendly game .

2016 Summer Olympics – Rio de Janeiro [edit ]

Brazil finished in the first position in the group stage, ahead of Denmark ( won 4–0 ), Iraq ( tied 0–0 ) and South Africa ( tied 0–0 ), with the two latter games were a slumpy begin for Brazil. In the second round of golf, Brazil beat Colombia 2–0 and in the semi-final meet, Brazil played a biased bet on against Honduras and won 6–0. In the final against Germany, on 20 August 2016 – the first match between the two teams in any FIFA-sanctioned tournament since the historic 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final – Brazil edged a 5–4 victory on penalties after a 1–1 pull. Neymar, captaining the side, scored the critical penalty to win the tournament for the first time ever. [ 20 ]

2020 Summer Olympics – Tokyo [edit ]

Brazil qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics as the runner-up of the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. The team finished at the top of their group with 7 points, following a 4–2 win over Germany, a 0–0 draw to Ivory Coast and a 3–1 winnings over Saudi Arabia. They beat egypt 1–0 in the quarter-finals, and Mexico in the semi-finals with a 4–1 victory in the penalty shootouts following a 0–0 draw in extra clock time. In the final against Spain, Matheus Cunha opened the score for Brazil in the first half and a Mikel Oyarzabal finish in the moment one-half forced the match into extra prison term ; Malcom scored the winning finish in the 108th moment, which lead Brazil to their second base Olympic gold decoration, consecutively after their inaugural win in Rio five years anterior. [ 21 ] [ 22 ]

Results and fixtures [edit ]

Win Draw Loss

2020 [edit ]

2021 [edit ]

Players [edit ]

current squad [edit ]

The follow 22 players were called up for the 2020 Summer Olympics and a preceding friendly equal against the United Arab Emirates on 15 July 2021. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ]

  • Caps and goals correct as of 7 August 2021, after the match against Spain.

overage Players are marked with star ( * ) .

recent call-ups [edit ]

The following players have been called up to a Brazil under-23 squad in the last 12 months .

competitive record [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

  • Wuhan Youth Soccer Tournament
    • Winners: 2014
  • Copa Mercosur
    • Winners: 1995

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]