Brazilian football continues to experience a series of sad days. After the national team’s failure in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, the country’s U23 team in turn could not win tickets to attend the 2024 Paris Olympics. This is the first time since the 1980 Olympics that they did not qualify.
This morning, Brazil withdrew from the World Cup and Copa America” style=”box-sizing: border-box; “>Brazil and Argentina met in the match that decided the ticket to the Paris Olympics. In this confrontation, Brazil has home advantage, where they regularly defeat their neighbor Argentina. And Brazil also just needs A draw is guaranteed to go to Paris. But on a day of playing below their ability, the green and yellow shirt team brought disappointment to the fans.
Brazil’s attacks are very fragmented, mainly relying on the breakthrough ability of its stars. Therefore, they cannot cause difficulties for their opponents. Their rare good opportunity in the first half was Thiago Almada’s free kick that hit the post in the 15th minute.
In the second half, Argentina tried to increase their attack, while Brazil clearly showed their intention to maintain the 0-0 score, a draw that was beneficial for them.
Brazil could not find the feeling of victory against Argentina
This idea failed in the 77th minute. In this phase, Luciano Gondou, who had just come on as a substitute, headed the ball, leaving goalkeeper Mycael with no chance to block.
After that, Brazil frantically rushed forward to find an equalizer. But there are no more chances for them when Argentina “pours concrete”. Argentina U23 successfully defended the 1-0 score and won the ticket from Brazil.
This failure caused the football system that was once No. 1 in the world to continue to decline. After the defeat of Neymar, Richarlison… in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, it was their juniors’ turn to miss the most important sporting event of the year.
Fans are of course disappointed with this result. Sheet The globe It was reported that many people threw eggs at coach Menezes’ car, hurling insults at the person leading the national U23 team. Samba media confirmed that coach Menezes will be fired early this week.
Because he made Brazil – a team of the world’s top young stars like Endrick, John Kennedy or Marquinhos – go through an unforgettable milestone. Brazil just missed the Olympics for the first time in 44 years.