Brazil soccer team

The coach Dunga announced this Monday, on the official website of CBF, the list of 18 soccer players invited for the Olympic Games in Beijing. The three players over 23 years are Robinho, Ronaldinho Gaucho and defender Thiago Silva, Fluminense (check the full list below).

Brazil has never won the gold medal in the Olympic Games. Brazil is on Group C and the first game will be on August 7 against Belgium, in Shenyang. Three days later, the team faces New Zealand in the same city. On August 13, the rival will be the host of the Games, China in Qinhuangdao.

According to CBF the deadline set by Fifa (Statute of the Player) was accomplished, 15 days before beginning preparation for the Olympics. The forecast is that the team will start training on July 22, in Granja Comary. The date of the list for the International Olympic Committee is July 23, and four more players will be included as substitutes if any athlete is get injured.