Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Brazil, reigning double gold medalist, will not participate in the next Olympic Games

The meeting was slow to find its winner. MAXPPP – Rayner Pena R.

Winner of the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil and then the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, the Brazilian selection, reigning double gold medalist, lost last night to Argentina (0-1). ;She can no longer qualify. 

Terrible failure for the Brazilians who yesterday played their last chance to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games against Argentina. A final with an Olympic ticket at stake between the two South American juggernauts which ended with an Argentinian victory. 

Paraguay, undefeated in its three matches and winner against Brazil on the first day, occupies first place after its victory a little later in the evening against Venezuela (2-0).& nbsp;

The Paraguayans won the silver medal, just behind Argentina, at the 2004 Games in Athens. 

Football will have a new Olympic champion in Paris

Five years after Brazil's first home victory against Germany, Brazil reiterated its Olympic domination at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games ( the global pandemic forcing the Games to take place the following year), thanks to a victory against Spain (2-1). 

Double gold medalist, Brazil was obviously considered the big favorite in its qualifying group made up of its long-time rival, Argentina, then Paraguay and Venezuela . 

A Seleção Brasileira foi superada pela Argentina por 1 a 0 e se despede do Pré-Olímpico sem a classificação para os Jogos Olímpicos de Paris 2024.

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The entry into the running of the Selecao against Paraguay ended in a defeat (0-1) including a missed penalty by the young Brazilian nugget, Endrick, recently recruited by Real Madrid. 

Despite a success against Venezuela, Brazil finally lost last night against Argentina, thus shattering its last hopes of qualification. < /p>

For the first time since 2012, the Olympic football gold medal will not join the Brazilian trophy cabinet.