Silvio Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Soccer-Brazil to send under-23 team to Gold Cup tournament RIO DE JANEIRO, June 24 (Reuters) - Brazil confirmed on Tuesday that they will send an under-23 team and not the senior side to the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States and Mexico. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said under-23 coach Ricardo Gomes would include two foreign-based and 16 home-based in the squad for the tournament, which will take place from July 12-27. The CBF said on its website that Gomes, who played for Brazil at the 1990 World Cup, had named Barcelona's Thiago Motta and Borussia Dortmund's Ewerthon as the foreign-based players. The home-based, who could include Santos teenagers Diego and Robinho, will be announced next week. Brazil have been invited to take part along with fellow South Americans Colombia and will face Mexico and Honduras in their first-round group, based in Mexico City. Mexico have also announced an under-strength squad for the tournament. Gomes's main target is to win a gold medal at next year's Olympics in Athens. Brazil, five times World Cup winners, have never won the Olympic tournament. The senior side was knocked out of the Confederations Cup in France on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 This was already posted under the thread originally called "Jamaica/Mexico GC rosters" (or something like that) but which I have renamed "Non-Canadian Gold Cup rosters" since we have been discussing all non-Canadian rosters in that thread. Please take discussion about this to that thread. Also, the Brazilian U23 team is not their "B" team (what they sent to the Confederations Cup would probably be their "B" team). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrek Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Even a Brazil Under-23 side is very capable. A U-23 side reached the final in 1998 before bowing out to Mexico in the final game in front of a Capacity crowd at the LA Colliseum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 That was actually 1996. Brazil sent a senior team in 1998 that lost in the semi-finals to the US. The famous "Keller" match that US fans still talk about today. Even the wolf can learn. Even the sheep can turn. Even the frog can become at last the prince. - Peter Hammill, Over (1977) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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