Brazil will send 18 football players to the Olympic Games in the People’s Republic of China. Who are they? They are : Diego Alves Carreira, Renan Brito Soares, Marcelo Viera da Silva Junior (plays for Real Madrid, Spain), Ilso Pereira Dias Junior (plays for Shakhtar Donestsk, Ukraine), Marcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza (plays for Schalke 04, Germany), Thiago Andersen Ramos da Silva, Alexsandro da Silva, Breno Vinicius Rodrigues Borges (plays for Bayern Munchen,Germany), Lucas Pezzini Leiva (plays for Liverpool, UK), Anderson Luis de Abreu Oliveira (plays for Manchester United, UK), Anderson Hernanes de Carvalho Andrade de Lima, Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (plays for AC Milan,Italy), Diego Ribas da Cunha (plays for Werder Bremen,Germany), Thiago Neves Augusto, Ramiro Santos do Nascimento, Rafael Augusto Sobis (plays for Betis, Spain), Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva (plays for AC Milan,Italy), Joao Alves de Assis Silva (plays Manchester City, UK).
In 1974, Jean Marie Faustin Godeffreid Havelange – who is known as Joao Havelange- was elected president of the FIFA. He is also the first Latin American to head the FIFA. Joao Havelange was reelected 5 times: 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994.This gentleman speaks four foreign languages. From 1936 to 1952, he was an Olympic athlete. At the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires (Argentina), he won the silver medal in water polo.
Many Latin American fans will travel to the People’s Republic of China to attend the Olympic Football Tournament. Certainly, many Latin American fans will be in Beijing to lend their support to Brazil. The Brazilian men’s football team has a great chance of winning gold. This team will prepare for the Olympic Games with a series of matches against Singapore…
During the Olympic Soccer Tournament in 1972, Iran defeated Brazil 1-0. Certainly, Brazil -FIFA world champion in 1970- suffered one of its most humillating defeats.
Brazil won the bronze medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in the United States. The Brazilian soccer team ended up defeating Portugal’s squad. Prior to the Atlanta Olympics, Brazil was one of the favourites to win the Olympic title.
During the years from 1984 to 1988, Brazil won two silver Olympic medals.
This South American country is the most successful country at the FIFA World Cup, winning 5 titles.
As in most of the nations all over the world, soccer is the most popular sport in Brazil.
Brazil was the most successful Latin American country at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal (Canada), reaching fourth position. Four years later, Brazil did not qualify for the Olympic Games in Moscow (Soviet Union/ Russia).
This nation won the Pan American Games in 1975. Four years later, Brazil successfully defended its title.
Brazil is one of the best soccer teams of the world.
Chronology:
1919: South American Championship-1st place
1922: South American Championship-1st place
1930: FIFA World Cup-6th place
1934: FIFA World Cup-13rd place
1938:FIFA World Cup-13rd place
1949: South American Championship-1st place
1950: FIFA World Cup-2nd place
1954: FIFA World Cup-6th place
1958: FIFA World Cup-1st place
1962: FIFA World Cup-1st place
1963: Pan American Games-1st place
1966: FIFA World Cup-12nd place
1968: Olympic Games-11th place
1970: FIFA World Cup-1st place
1972: Olympic Games-12nd place
1974: FIFA World Cup-4th place
1976:South American Olympic Qualification-1st place; USA Cup-1st place
1978: FIFA World Cup-3rd place
1979: South American Junior Championship-4th place
1980: South American Qualification-4th place
1980-1981: Gold Cup-2nd place
1982: FIFA World Cup-5th place
1983: World Youth Cup-1st place; Pan American Games-2nd place
1985: World Youth Cup-1st place; FIFA World Under-17 Cup-3rd place
1986: FIFA World Cup-5th place
1990: FIFA World Cup-10th place
1994: FIFA World Cup-1st place
1995: World Youth Cup-2nd place; FIFA World Under-17 Cup-2nd place
1997: FIFA World Under-17 Cup-1st place
1998: FIFA World Cup-2nd place
2002: FIFA World Cup-1st place
2003: World Youth Cup-1st place; FIFA World Under-17 Cup-1st place
2006:FIFA World Cup-7th place
