Football - Team Brazil

Nickname
A Canarinha

General
Brazil qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games through their performance at the 2020 South American Football Confederation [CONMEBOL] Pre-Olympic Tournament in Colombia, where they finished runners-up.

The Brazilian team have competed at 13 editions of the Olympic Games, and won gold for the first time in 2016 as hosts in Rio de Janeiro. They were undefeated throughout the 2016 Games, topping their group before victories over Colombia and Honduras set up a gold medal match against Germany. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Brazil overcoming their opponents 5-4 in the penalty shootout. They were also runners-up in 1984, 1988, and 2012, and secured the bronze medal at Atlanta 1996 and Beijing 2008.

Brazil made their first Olympic appearance at the 1952 Games in Helsinki, where they lost 4-2 to Germany at the quarterfinal stage.