Brazil national under-23 football team

The Brazil Olympic football team (also known as Brazil under-23, Brazil U23) represents Brazil in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

Brazil Olympic
Nickname(s)Seleção (The National Team)
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Futebol
(Brazilian Football Confederation)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachAndré Jardine
FIFA codeBRA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Brazil 5–1 Netherlands 
(Turku, Finland; 16 July 1952)
Biggest win
 Brazil 9–0 Colombia 
(Londrina, Brazil; 30 January 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Colombia 5–1 Brazil 
(Cali, Colombia; 10 February 1980)
Olympic Games
Appearances13 (first in 1952)
Best result Champions (2016)
Pan American Games
Appearances11 (first in 1959)
Best result Runners-up (2003)

The Olympic football tournament was the last international competition in football organized by FIFA which Brazil had never won until they won at home in 2016. They had previously won three silver medals (1984, 1988, 2012) and two bronze medals (1996, 2008).[1] The Brazilian Olympic team is often coached by the in-charge senior team coach, such as Mário Zagallo in 1996, Vanderlei Luxemburgo in 2000, Dunga in 2008 and Mano Menezes in 2012.

History

1952–1976 Summer Olympics

Brazil's first participation in the Olympics was in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952. In that year, 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 stage. 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 medal match, finishing in the fourth place.[7] In these six participations, Brazil was represented by a team of junior or non-professional players as the Olympics did not allow professional players to participate during this period, all while state-sponsored communist players were allowed to compete.

1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles

Starting in 1984, professional players were allowed to participate. However, European and South American teams, as traditional football powerhouses that won every single FIFA World Cup, were restricted to players with no more than five "A" caps at the start of the tournament. Brazil won its first medal in 1984, in Los Angeles, United States. In the group stage, Brazil beat Saudi Arabia 3–1, West Germany 1–0 and Morocco 2–0. In the quarter-finals Brazil defeated Canada in the penalty shootout, then they beat Italy 2–1 after extra-time in the semi-finals, but was beaten by France 2–0 in the gold medal Match, thus winning the silver medal.[8]

1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul

The second Brazilian silver medal was won in Seoul, South Korea, in 1988. Brazil won the medal 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 rivals Argentina 1–0, then defeated West Germany in the penalty shootout, but was defeated by the Soviet Union 2–1 after extra time in the gold medal match.[9] Romário was the competition's top goal scorer with seven goals.[10]

1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta

Starting in 1992, only players under the age of 23 were allowed to participate, with an exception of three overage players in the team. Brazil, managed by senior team coach, Mário Zagallo, won the bronze medal for the first time in 1996, in Atlanta, United States. In the group stage, Brazil was beaten by Japan 1–0 in the first match, then they beat Hungary 3–1 and Nigeria 1–0, finishing in the group's first position. After beating Ghana 4–2 in the quarter-finals, Brazil was defeated by Nigeria 4–3 after extra time. In the bronze medal match, Brazil beat Portugal 5–0.[11]

2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney

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

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

In December 2002, CBF appointed Ricardo Gomes as the coach for the Brazil Olympic team who were preparing for the 2004 Olympics. Prior to Olympic qualifying, 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 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 way to the final, but were defeated by Mexico 0–1 after extra time, denying Brazil the chance to be the first guest team to win the tournament. The following year Brazil failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Games after losing out to Paraguay and Argentina in the qualifying tournament.[14]

2008 Summer Olympics – Beijing

Brazil, managed by senior team coach, Dunga, finished in the first 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 medal match, Brazil beat Belgium 3–0.[18]

2012 Summer Olympics – London

Brazil, under coach Mano Menezes, was defeated by Mexico 2–1 in the gold medal match, 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 Great Britain 2–0 in a friendly game.

2016 Summer Olympics – Rio de Janeiro
Brazil vs Honduras during the men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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 start for Brazil. In the second round, Brazil beat Colombia 2–0 and in the semi-final match, Brazil played a one-sided game 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 draw. Neymar, captaining the side, scored the decisive penalty to win the tournament for the first time ever.[20]

2020 Summer Olympics – Tokyo

Brazil had a difficult campaign, only managed to qualify after the final game by beating Argentina 3–0. However, the competition was halted until 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic, and possibly it could be cancelled.

Honours

Competitive record

Results and fixtures

2020
19 January 2020 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament Brazil  1–0  Peru Armenia, Colombia
20:30 COT (UTC−5) Paulinho  43' Report Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Ángel Arteaga (Venezuela)
22 January 2020 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament Brazil  3–1  Uruguay Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira
20:30
Report
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
28 January 2020 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament Brazil  5–3  Bolivia Armenia, Colombia
20:30 COT
Report
  • Abrego  20', 71'
  • Reyes  79'
 Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
31 January 2020 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament Brazil  2–1  Paraguay Armenia, Colombia
20:30 COT
Report
  • R. Fernández  61'
 Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
3 February 2020 (2020-02-03) 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament Brazil  1–1  Colombia Estadio Alfonso López, Bucaramanga
20:30
Report
Referee: Ángel Arteaga (Venezuela)
6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament Brazil  1–1  Uruguay Estadio Alfonso López, Bucaramanga
18:00
Report
Referee: Eber Aquino (Paraguay)
9 February 2020 (2020-02-09) 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament Argentina  0–3  Brazil Estadio Alfonso López, Bucaramanga
20:30 Report
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) Friendly Brazil  3–1  South Korea Cairo, Egypt
14:00 (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Attendance: 0
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) Friendly Egypt  2–1  Brazil Cairo, Egypt
20:00 (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 0

2021
26 March 2021 (2021-03-26) Friendly Japan  v  Brazil Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
8 July 2021 (2021-07-08) Friendly Thailand  v  Brazil Bangkok, Thailand
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
14 July 2021 (2021-07-14) Friendly Brazil  v  Argentina TBD, Singapore
Stadium: TBD
22 July 2021 (2021-07-22) 2020 Summer Olympics Brazil  v TBD TBD, Japan
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 2020 Summer Olympics Brazil  v TBD TBD,Japan
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 2020 Summer Olympics Brazil  v TBD, Japan TBD, Japan

Players

Current squad

The following 21 players were called up for friendly matches against South Korea and Egypt on 14 and 17 November 2020, respectively.[21][22][23][24]
Caps and goals correct as of: 17 November 2020, after the match against Egypt.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Phelipe Megiolaro (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 3 0 Dallas
12 1GK Gabriel Brazão (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 0 0 Oviedo
22 1GK Daniel Fuzato (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 1 0 Gil Vicente
2 2DF Emerson (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 10 0 Betis
4 2DF Gabriel (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 2 0 Arsenal
6 2DF Caio Henrique (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 11 0 Monaco
13 2DF Murilo (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 5 0 Lokomotiv Moscow
14 2DF Lyanco (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 11 0 Torino
23 2DF Dodô (1998-11-17) 17 November 1998 5 0 Shakhtar Donetsk
5 3MF Wendel (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 12 1 Zenit Saint Petersburg
10 3MF Reinier (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 8 2 Borussia Dortmund
15 3MF Maycon (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 5 0 Shakhtar Donetsk
16 3MF Gustavo Assunção (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 2 0 Famalicão
17 3MF Tetê (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 2 0 Shakhtar Donetsk
18 3MF Marcos Antônio (2000-06-13) 13 June 2000 2 0 Shakhtar Donetsk
20 3MF Mauro Júnior (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 4 0 PSV
7 4FW Rodrygo (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 4 1 Real Madrid
9 4FW Matheus Cunha (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 18 16 Hertha BSC
11 4FW David Neres (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 2 0 Ajax
19 4FW Evanilson (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 2 0 Porto
21 4FW Danilo (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 1 0 Twente

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Cleiton (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 4 0 Red Bull Bragantino March 2020 CAN
GK Lucas Perri (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 1 0 São Paulo March 2020 CAN
GK Ivan (1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 11 0 Ponte Preta 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
DF Ibañez (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 6 0 Roma v. South Korea, 14 November 2020 WIT
DF Luiz Felipe (1997-03-22) 22 March 1997 2 0 Lazio v. South Korea, 14 November 2020 INJ
DF Ayrton Lucas (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 1 0 Spartak Moscow v. South Korea, 14 November 2020 WIT
DF Guga (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 14 1 Atlético Mineiro March 2020 CAN
DF Bruno Fuchs (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 7 0 CSKA Moscow 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
DF Iago (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 7 0 Augsburg 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
DF Nino (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 5 0 Fluminense 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
DF Robson Bambu (1997-11-12) 12 November 1997 3 0 Nice 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
DF Ricardo Graça (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 2 0 Vasco da Gama 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
DF Walce (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 2 0 São Paulo 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament INJ
MF Bruno Guimarães (1997-11-16) 16 November 1997 9 0 Lyon v. South Korea, 14 November 2020 WIT
MF Lucas Paquetá (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 0 0 Lyon v. South Korea, 14 November 2020 WIT
MF Matheus Henrique (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 14 1 Grêmio March 2020 CAN
MF Douglas Luiz (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 8 2 Aston Villa March 2020 CAN
MF Bruno Tabata (1997-03-30) 30 March 1997 7 1 Sporting CP 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
MF Igor Gomes (1999-03-17) 17 March 1999 4 0 São Paulo 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
MF Douglas Augusto (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997 1 0 PAOK 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament WIT
FW Pedrinho (1998-04-13) 13 April 1998 15 3 Benfica v. South Korea, 14 November 2020 INJ
FW Antony (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 14 6 Ajax v. South Korea, 14 November 2020 INJ
FW Paulinho (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 18 6 Bayer Leverkusen March 2020 CAN
FW Gabriel Martinelli (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 2 0 Arsenal March 2020 CAN
FW Vinícius Júnior (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 0 0 Real Madrid March 2020 CAN
FW Pepê (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 6 3 Grêmio 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
FW Yuri Alberto (2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 2 0 Internacional 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • WIT Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury related reasons.
  • CAN The call-ups were withdrawn due to the matches being cancelled.

Previous squads
Summer Olympics

See also

References
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