Brazil

[Glass Moon]

The eighteen men selected by coach Dunga are:

Goalkeepers: Diego Alves (Almería/SPA), Renan (Internacional/BRA)

Fullbacks: Ilsinho (Shakhtar Donetsk/UCR), Rafinha (Schalke 04/GER), Marcelo (Real Madrid/SPA)

Centerbacks: Alex Silva (São Paulo/BRA), Breno (Bayern Munich/GER), Thiago Silva* (Fluminense/BRA)

Midfielders: Anderson (Manchester United/ENG), Hernanes (São Paulo/BRA), Lucas (Liverpool/ENG), Ronaldinho* (Barcelona/SPA), Diego (Werder Bremen/GER), Thiago Neves (Fluminense/BRA)

Forwards: Alexandre Pato (AC Milan/ITA), Jô (Manchester City/ENG), Rafael Sóbis (Real Bétis/SPA), Robinho* (Real Madrid/SPA)

* = overaged players

[tomwilhelm]

Brazil looks pretty serious about winning the gold...

[vancity eagle]

Brazil looks pretty serious about winning the gold...

it's the only tournament they haven't won, they had a better team in 1996 but we all know what happened. :D:D:D:

[Glass Moon]

It will be very difficult since we will only start training on July 22, and most of these players will play together for the first time.

[Cool Rob]

Brazil looks pretty serious about winning the gold...

They better be serious- Argentina's team is no joke...and they have a great history in the competition building off their great youth teams. Argentina is sick for a olympic team: Messi, Aguero, Riquelme, Macherano, Gago, Burdisso...

[VCFan]

Diego and Rafinha have been denied permission by their clubs to participate in the Olympics.

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=768559

[tomwilhelm]

They better be serious- Argentina's team is no joke...and they have a great history in the competition building off their great youth teams. Argentina is sick for a olympic team: Messi, Aguero, Riquelme, Macherano, Gago, Burdisso...

No doubt.

And while of course surprises are pretty common at this competition, it's interesting (and perhaps unfortunate) that if both Brazil and Argentina win their respective groups and quarterfinals, they would play each other in the semis, not the final.

[Campioni_2006]

Diego and Rafinha have been denied permission by their clubs to participate in the Olympics.

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=768559

Looks like Ronaldinho has also been blocked by Barca.

[FNU]

Looks like Ronaldinho has also been blocked by Barca.
You sure it wasn't his belly? lol

[Chuchi]

Will Brazil play any friendly game? When?

Thanks.

[seb_perpignan]

Brazil will play Vietnam NT

[seb_perpignan]

Brazil arrive in Shenyang
http://sports.sina.com.cn/z/beijing2003_2008/photo/64452/index.shtml

[VCFan]

Brazil arrive in Shenyang
http://sports.sina.com.cn/z/beijing2003_2008/photo/64452/index.shtml

Hmm, I think you meant Ronaldinho. :rolleyes:

[TechFootball85]

I think Dunga's job will be on the line if he fails to manage respectable results.

[tomwilhelm]

I think Dunga's job will be on the line if he fails to manage respectable results.

The problem for Dunga is that "respectable" is Brazilian for "making the finals"... :D

[seb_perpignan]

Brazil traning pics

Yesterday afternoon
http://sports.sina.com.cn/z/mft/photo/64557/index.shtml

This morning
http://sports.sina.com.cn/z/beijing2003_2008/photo/64620/index.shtml

[Century's Best]

The problem for Dunga is that "respectable" is Brazilian for "making the finals"... :D

Wrong.

For Brazil, and especially since we've never won gold and also because Dunga has had piss-poor results, "respectable" = "gold medal."

[tomwilhelm]

Wrong.

For Brazil, and especially since we've never won gold and also because Dunga has had piss-poor results, "respectable" = "gold medal."

My bad! Thanks for the correction... ;)

[Furnaccio]

how can we watch the brazil game tomorrow morning?

[seb_perpignan]

he gonna be showed on NBC HD i think