Monday, August 1, 2016

Brazil looks for its first Olympic gold in soccer (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2015, file photo, Brazil's Neymar, left, fights for the ball with Peru's Carlos Zambrano during a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Salvador, Brazil.Brazil has named its Olympic soccer team, which includes two key players who did not play in the Copa America Barcelona's Neymar and Douglas Costa of Bayern Munich. The team was announced Wednesday, June 29, 2016, by Brazil coach Rogerio Micale, who took over the when Dunga was fired after Brazil was knocked out of the Copa America. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine, FIle)

Playing at home, with its biggest star onboard and an unexpected last-minute change at the helm, Brazil is looking to win its first Olympic men's soccer gold medal in Rio de Janeiro. Coach Dunga opted to include star striker Neymar as one of the three over-23 players allowed in the Olympic squads instead of taking him to the Copa America. This will be the third straight Olympics in which Brazil brings some of its best players looking for that elusive gold medal.


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