Didnt see a thread so I started one. Competing U-23 teams (w/ 3 over 23 players) Brazil Argentina Denmark Germany Portugal Sweden Fiji Honduras Mexico Algeria Nigeria South Africa Iraq Japan South Korea Colombia
Brazil's Squad: GK: Fernando Prass (Palmeiras), Uilson (Atletico Mineiro) DEF: Marquinhos (PSG), Rodrigo Caio (Sao Paulo), Luan (Vasco da Gama), William (Internacional), Douglas Santons (Atletico Mineiro), Zeca (Santos) MID: Walace (Gremio), Rodrigo Dourado (Internacional), Thiago Maia (Santos), Rafael Alcantara (Barcelona), Renato Augusto (Beijing Ghouan), Felipe Anderson (Lazio) ATT: Neymar Jr. (Barcelona), Gabriel (Santos), Gabriel Jesus (Palmeiras), Luan (Gremio)
That's not a worse crime than signing Angel di Maria and playing a style that doesn't utilize his talents at all.
The literal single German hope at striker David selke picked for the Olympic team a lot with goretzka, Meyer, gnabry, and Julian Brandt Led by the bender twins and Ginter. Leroy sane wasted at euro 2016
Taking that Red Bull money has probably stunted his growth quite a bit. For whatever reason Joachim Low hated Kießling and Kießling during his prime would have been perfect for them. Only gave him 6 caps. And all of those were prior to 2010. Not even 25 league goals in 2012 got him a call up.
I mean Brazil has never won the gold medal, it's pretty much the only soccer tournament they haven't won. They would cancel all other events except this one.
Matches get underway today: Iraq v Denmark (12 PM) Honduras v Algeria (2 PM) Brazil v South Africa (3 PM) Mexico v Germany (4 PM) Portugal v Argentina (5 PM) Sweden v Colombia (6 PM) Fiji v South Korea (7 PM) Nigeria v Japan (9 PM)
Sweden v Colombia and Nigeria v Japan are in Manaus. Gotta give the advantage to the South Americans and Africans in those matches.
Germany going 433 with the benders and goretzka behind Meyer, selke, Brandt On that note goretzka injured and on comes serge