Maracanã Olympic Stadium (Estadio Olímpico do Maracanã)
Stadium "Mario Filho" (port. Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho), known as "Maracana" - the first in terms of capacity football stadium Brazil, in the past - the largest in the world. Located in Rio de Janeiro. Home arena of the Flamengo and Fluminense clubs, as well as the Brazilian national team.
Maracana will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as the final matches of the Olympic football tournament.
Reconstruction: 1999–2000, 2005–2007, 2010–2013;
Capacity: 78,838 spectators;
Attendance record: 199,854 spectators (Brazil - Uruguay (1-2), 16-06-1950);
Architects: Waldir Ramos, Raphael Galvão, Miguel Feldman, Oscar Valdetaro, Pedro Paulo B. Bastos, Orlando Azevedo, Antônio Dias Carneiro (1948), Fernandes Arquitectos Associados (2010);
Competitions: Football
João Havelange Olympic Stadium (Estádio Olímpico João Havelange)
Joao Havelange's Olympic Stadium, known as " Engenyan "(port. Engenhão), located in Rio de Janeiro on the outskirts of Rio Engeno di Dentru... It is the home arena of the Botafogo Flamengo football club. During the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it is intended to host athletics competitions.
Construction time: 2003 - 2007;
Project cost: $ 192 million;
Capacity: 46,931 spectators;
Competitions: Athletics
Arena Fonte Nova
Fonte Nova Stadium, known as Estadio Otavio Mangabeira (Estádio Octávio Mangabeira), located in the Brazilian city of El Salvador. Opened on January 28, 1951. In November 2007, the stadium was closed, and then in 2010 it was demolished and in its place was erected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup new stadium, which changed its name to "Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova" (official "Complexo Esportivo Cultural Professor Octávio Mangabeira")
The arena is owned by the Bahia State Government and is the home arena of the Bahia Club. As part of the 2016 Olympic Games, the stadium will host the matches of the Olympic football tournament.
Capacity: 48,784 spectators, maximum - 55,000 spectators;
New arena construction cost: $ 267 million;
Competitions: Football
Mineiran Stadium, Belo Horizonte (Mineirão Stadium)
Mineiran (Estádio Mineirão) is a football stadium in Brazil, located in the Pampulha district of Belo Horizonte. Opened September 5, 1965. In preparation for the 2014 World Cup, the stadium was reconstructed, which was completed in December 2012. The capacity of Mineiran has been increased from 61 thousand to almost 70 thousand spectators. A canopy has been erected over the stands to protect spectators from rain. The stadium is the home arena of two football clubs- Cruzeiro and Atletico Mineiro.
As part of the 2016 Olympic Games program, the stadium will host the matches of the football tournament.
Competitions: Football
Mané Garrincha Stadium, Brasilia (Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha)
National Stadium of Brazil named after Mané Garrincha (Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha) is a football stadium in Brazil, located in the capital of the country, Brasilia. The stadium was opened in 1974. In preparation for the 2014 World Cup, the stadium was rebuilt, and its capacity was increased from 42 thousand to 71 thousand spectators.
It is customary for football fans to look down on the Olympics. Really, olympic sport, historically amateur, and later "diluted youth", is noticeably inferior in popularity to the world championships, Europe and South America. But maybe this time, in a country where football has long acquired the status of a religion, there will be an Olympic breakthrough? Your attention is invited to the announcement of the football tournament, which will be held on the fields of Brazil from 3 to 20 August, as part of XXXI Olympic games.
The football part will be judged by sixteen teams of referees plus two reservists. The most famous of the "men in black" is the Turkish Janet Chakir, who worked at the 2015 Champions League final and many other prestigious international matches. Among other curious characters, we note the Russian Sergei Karasev, as well as the Spaniard Lanos and the Romanian Hategan. It was the last two who worked in the two-legged confrontation between Manchester City and Dynamo this spring. Lanos - at the Kiev meeting (1: 3), Hategan - in English (0: 0).
There were no problems with the choice of stadiums and cities - after the Confederations Cup and the World Cup, it was only necessary to "patch up and touch up" a little, and play even tomorrow. Six of the arenas of the current Olympics themselves were lit up at the 2014 World Cup; the seventh is the multifunctional Olympic stadium named after Joao Havelange, aka “Engeno”, located in Rio de Janeiro. It will host four Group D matches.
The games of the first two rounds of Group A, the meeting of Mexico and South Korea in the last round of Group C, as well as one quarter-final will be held at the famous ring-shaped stadium named after Garrinchi in the capital. The four Group B matches will take place in equatorial Manaus at the Arena da Amazonia. For Group C, the main stadium will be in El Salvador - Itapava Arena Fonte Nova, which we remember for the ruthless defeat of the former world champions, the Spaniards, by the Dutch in 2014. In addition, one quarter-final will be held in El Salvador.
Two group match, another quarter-finals and the game for third place were taken by Mineirao in Belo Horizonte. After the hosts of the World Cup have received the legendary seven goals from the Germans, this stadium is not very popular among Brazilian fans ... Two more group matches, the last quarter-final and one of the semifinals will be held in Sao Paulo, at the new home arena Corinthians , whose construction was accompanied by high-profile scandals.
Finally, the largest and most famous stadium in Brazil, Maracana in Rio, will host the second semi-final with the final. The opening and closing ceremonies of the entire Olympiad will also be held there.
The general schedule of the tournament matches is located. The difference in time zones between Kiev and Brazil is 7 (for Manaus) or 6 (for all other Olympic cities) hours.
In addition to the automatically passed Brazilian national team, a dozen teams representing six continental federations qualified for the tournament. The qualifying tournaments for the Olympics were different: for example, in Europe, the role of the Olympic qualification was played by youth championship 2015 (the four best participants received a ticket), and in Oceania - the Pacific Games. A separate two-legged duel took place between the winners of the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF zones, in which Colombia defeated the United States.
The teams are divided into four groups, of which two of the strongest participants will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of equality of points in the group, first the criteria of the total goal difference and the number of goals scored come into play, and only then - personal meetings. According to Olympic rules, players born no earlier than January 1, 1993 are allowed to participate in the tournament, plus each national team can include no more than three veterans of any age. How the national teams took advantage of the provided exception this time, we will find out below.
Group A: Brazil, South Africa, Iraq, Denmark
The hosts of the tournament in all interviews emphasize how hard they are preparing for future battles and how focused they are on giving the country the Olympic “gold” in football for the first time (yes, in the entire history of the “ball magicians” have never won an Olympics!) on the other hand, the main star of the team, Neymar, emphasizes that he intends to play in the same style, enjoy football and not shy away from entertainment outside the field. The guy can be understood - at the request of the club, he was forced to miss the anniversary draw of the Copa America, but at the Olympics, now he will be delayed!
But apart from Neymar, there are many strong players in the Brazilian national team. Another "old man" Renato Augustu, already playing in China, is still able to put things in order in the center of the field. And among the young we find defender Marquinhos with decent European experience (Roma, PSG), Rafinho, who is in the reserve of Barça, and the main rising star of Selesao - 19-year-old striker from Santos Gabriel Barbosa, nicknamed Gabi Goal". A small slip came out only with the third veteran, 38-year-old little-known goalkeeper Prass, who, for some unknown reason, was called to the national team and even handed him the captain's armband. On July 31, my grandfather broke down right in training, and another local keeper, Waverton, had to hastily announce.
Compared to the Brazilians, their group rivals look pale - even under the hot Rio sun. South Africa is lucky to have a national team made up of players from their home championship, with the only exception in the person of the experienced midfielder Sameg Duti. A year ago he signed a contract with Atlético from ... India (this is such an exotic farm club for Madrid). The soul of the young "Bafana-Bafan" is warmed by the famous victory of the previous generation of South African footballers over Brazil at the 2000 Olympics.
Iraq, too, has something to proudly remember - at the 2004 Games, the torn country's national team sensationally reached the semifinals, slamming Portugal and Australia along the way. Since then, the situation in Iraq has not improved much, but football continues to develop little by little, with some players even making their way to the highest level in Europe. As, for example, the left-back of the current national team Ali Adnan Kazim - the base player of Udinese and the best young footballer in Asia-2013, nicknamed "Asian Bale".
The Danish Olympic team has a solid list of achievements, but they all belong to the distant past. The Vikings are taking a fairly average squad to this tournament, which is unlikely to make it past the quarterfinals. The most famous guys on the list are veteran striker Lasse Vibe, who blossomed in the spring at Brentford, and his attacking partner Nikolai Brock-Madsen, sitting in Birmingham's reserve.
Group B - Sweden, Colombia, Nigeria, Japan
"It will definitely be a death group," a FoxSports journalist said in an announcement. It is really very difficult to name the final arrangement here - each team has its own impressive set of trump cards. The Swedish squad last year won the gold medal of the European Youth Championship and now, diluted by the more experienced Milosevic and Aydarevic, is unlikely to become weaker. Pay special attention to the main goalscorer with the funny surname Ishak - he has been putting in more than ten goals in the Danish Super League for two seasons in a row.
Colombians hope that their next super-talented young generation will adequately lead into battle the 31-year-old veteran Teofilo Gutierrez (47 matches and a dozen goals for the first team). Before the start of last season, Theo decided to shake off the old days and flashed in European football, pounding goals for Sporting.
The Japanese team six months ago became the best in Asia, winning the championship title in a dramatic final with South Korea (3: 2). Now victorious coach Makoto Teguramori disorients opponents with true oriental cunning: “We are not a strong team. We are going to the Olympics with the hope of becoming stronger ... If we lose to Brazil, we must try not to lose heart. But even if you win, you don't need to enter it. " Two seasoned 27-year-old defenders from the home championship, Fujiharu and Shiotani, should give the team confidence.
The Nigerians, in turn, also became champions of their continent last winter. The young Super Eagles will be inspired by the 1996 Olympic gold medal in Atlanta in great style. If only money problems did not interfere, as is the case with African teams. Vaughn, the newly elected captain John Obi Mikel has already become the hero of the day - he allegedly gave his teammates $ 30,000 to support them, deprived of sponsors and investors ... John himself denies this story, but the team really has no money. The most head coach Siasia has not been paid a salary for five months!
Group C - Germany, Mexico, South Korea, Fiji
What do Germans and Brazilians have in common? Both are recognized grandees of world football, but they have never won the Olympics (we leave out the victory of the Aussie in 1976). This time, the German national team, led by Horst Hrubesh, who does not need any introduction, really claims to break the sad tradition. Particularly impressive is the middle line, where both Bender's twin brothers are summoned as "uncles". (Hrubesh: "How will I distinguish them? By the tip of my nose!") In addition, the Germans are taking Goretzka, Max Mayer and Gnabry, who have long been spotted in adult football, to Brazil. In the attack, the main role is assigned to the third veteran - Niels Petersen, who worked wonders at Freiburg last season and became the top scorer of the Bundesliga 2. The defense will be cemented by Ginter, and the presence of Timo Horn at the goal provides certain guarantees of "dryness". Note also that the Bender brothers became champions of Europe U-19 eight years ago, under the leadership of Hrubesh. Is it time to repeat?
It is expected that only the Mexican national team will be able to provide serious resistance in the German group. However, the current el tricolor squad is nowhere near as strong as the one that won gold medals in London. Almost all the players on the Mexican squad, except for forward Eric Torres of Dynamo Houston, represent the home championship. Of course, striker Oribe Peralta stands out against the general background, who scored a double against Brazil in the final of the Olympics four years ago. But he is already 32, and it is unlikely that he will be able to ride one Peralta now ... In defense, we will keep an eye on the left back Torres Nilo, who five years ago was in serious demand in Europe, but in the end never moved anywhere.
South Korea won bronze at the same London Games, but is unlikely to repeat the success in Brazil. The weak line of defense (only this summer, the Koreans conceded two each from Sweden and Honduras, and also lost to Iraq in freight trains) outweighs all the achievements of the attacking line. Some of the brightest football players really gathered there: Hyun Min Sung (Tottenham, and before that Bayer), Ryu Seung Woo (now playing in Leverkusen), Seok Hyun Yoon (Trabzonspor, on loan from Porto). .. But who will cover the rear? In mid-July, main center-back Son Yoo-hyun had to be removed from the application due to injury, and a week ago, the tough Iraqis injured two more Korean players (fortunately, not seriously).
The Fiji national team in any group would look like a clear outsider, and even more so in this group. The islanders were frankly lucky when, in the last year's qualifying tournament, the favorites from New Zealand, out of their own stupidity, dropped out of the competition (they released a football player who had no right to play on the field). As a result, for the first time in their history, the Bula Boys went to the Olympics, defeating Vanuatu in a bleak final on penalties. Oh yes, they also have a footballer named Krishna in their application. He is the only one who managed to break through from Fiji to the stronger New Zealand Championship and even scores regularly for Wellington Phoenix.
Group D - Portugal, Argentina, Algeria, Honduras
In the wake of the euphoria that the Portuguese football community is in after winning the Euro, the Olympic team can easily be nominated for the title. Until now, the Portuguese did not win at the Olympics - they did not even take medals! In the spring, there were a lot of rumors in the media that Renata Sánchez or Cristiano Ronaldo himself would be included in the Olympic team, but in the end, coach Rui Jorge trusted those players with whom he took second place at the youth European championship last year. But one of the three age players unexpectedly turned out to be 26-year-old Andre Martins, who did not really play last season and is now left without a club. Exactly the same crumpled season turned out for the young center-back Ilori, who did not make his way to either Aston Villa or Liverpool. But the captain Bruno Fernandes has long made his way to the base of "Udinese" and is ready to fight for high places in this tournament.
The main rival of the Portuguese in the group will probably be the Argentine team. The first team in Lately are haunted by offensive failures; maybe at least the Olympians with their glorious traditions (gold in 2004 and 2008) will stand up for the honor of Argentine football? The Albiselestes have only two older players: Captain Cuesta and goalkeeper Rulli, who plays at the base of Real Sociedad. But young people are able to give odds to many old men, especially in attack. Here are Simeone Jr. from Genoa, and Calieri, who flashed in Sao Paulo, and two promising representatives of La Liga: Angel Correa (Atlético) and Christian Espinosa (just signed a contract with Villarreal). In defense, the young players of the Argentine league are gathered, but there Cuesta should have already put things in order.
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Now a little about the main sporting event of 2016. Summer Olympic Games (Summer Olympics) are traditionally held once every four years, this is the 31st olympic tournament starting in 1896. The full official name of the championship " Summer Olympics in Brazil(Summer Olympic Games Brazil 2016) ". This global world tournament is organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In 2016, the world sports championship will be held in Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil. The Russian national team is among the favorites of the Brazilian games. The Russian national team is considered one of the strongest at the upcoming Olympics, along with the teams from the USA, China, Germany, Italy. In certain sports disciplines Russians are traditionally successful. Therefore, Russia can safely count on medals in fencing, swimming, shooting, tennis - these are sports where the Russian team predicts to win medals in Rio 2016. The Russians are the undisputed favorites of the 2016 Olympic Games in synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics... Sports experts predict that Russia will have medals for the 2016 Games in single combats: freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, judo, boxing. Representatives of team sports do not plan to leave South America without awards and medals: basketball, volleyball, handball and water polo. Many medals could be expected from athletes, especially in race walking, running, high jumping with and without a pole, weightlifting ..., but the doping scandals and politics did their job, the Russians were banned from performing in these medal-intensive events.
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In 1950, 199 thousand people gathered at the "Marakana". Now this stadium has a capacity of only 79 thousand. But this is only official. I would not be surprised if more than 100 thousand gathered at the final match of the Olympiad Brazil - Germany. There weren't enough places for everyone. The spectators sat on each other's lap, a lot of people stood in the aisles, many climbed to the very top behind the last row along the entire perimeter of the stadium.
This is not at all like European stadiums. More like some kind of yellow anthill. From the very first minutes sugar was thrown here, and now everything is on its feet, everything is seething, making noise, exhaling in response to every attack, every pass. It can be seen that for people "Maracana" is a sacred place. Children are brought here even before they have learned to speak. Although I do not understand at all how people with wheelchairs pass. And it is even more surprising how children manage to sleep in this noise.
The match Brazil - Germany at the Olympics is inextricably linked with the semifinals of the 2014 World Cup. Then the Germans won with a score of 7: 1. Brazilians say that a scar on the heart will never heal. It is impossible to get rid of that shame, but a victory over the Germans, even at the level of youth teams, would have been at least some kind of retribution for that defeat.
On the other hand, another defeat by the Germans would be a colossal blow to the proud Brazilians. Everything that concerns football, they take at their own expense. It's personal to them. In 1950, after the defeat at the Marakana in the World Cup final, a wave of suicides swept across the country. And now the situation could be even worse.
Apparently, this was in the heads of the Brazilian national team players, because they started very nervously. Goalkeeper Weverton I had to save the gate a couple of times. 10 minutes after the start of the match, the hosts took control of the game. In the 17th minute, Neymar went to execute the free kick. Thousands of lights lit up throughout the stadium - people were filming a moment that could be historic. It didn’t work out right away, but the same penalty kick was scored in the 27th minute. The main acting footballer of the country sent the ball exactly to the near nine - 1: 0.
An unthinkable celebration began. The blind received their sight, and the girls suffering from infertility became pregnant right on the podium! All 100,000 people jumped at the stadium at once: bend, vip-sector, journalists - everything! It’s impossible to describe in words. I have been to many stadiums, but have never seen such a community of fans. Although it was not very synchronous in terms of noise support, the drum was missing. On one podium, the song will begin, and on the other it is already ending. It all sounded like the echo of some kind of spell. At the 35th minute, the enchanted ball seemed to be in the owners' goal, but at the last moment it hit the crossbar and flew out of the field. The Brazilians made a noise so joyfully, as if their team had earned a penalty. In fact, it was rather worth grabbing his head.
In the 42nd minute, Neymar grew so bolder that he tried to make a “caretillo”. So in Brazil they call a feint, when the ball is clamped on the ground with the foot and heel, and then thrown over the head. But this technique did not bring any benefit - Neymar only lost the ball. But the audience was happy.
In the second half, the stands continued to press. This did not particularly affect the Germans, but the judge, on a more or less level place, showed a yellow card to the German Zelke. The attacker just laughed in bewilderment.
The Portuguese language is full of swear words: Caralho, Filho da puta and other expressions that I will not translate for censorship reasons. All these words were clearly audible in the 59th minute, when he already scored Meyer... How it could have been left completely uncovered in the very center of the penalty area is a mystery. But after that, the Brazilians did not unstuck. Vice versa. They rushed to attack on such a courage that the Germans simply could not keep up with them. They had to either stop the game at the cost of a yellow card, or look at the ball flying inches from the bar. However, no matter how much the Brazilians fought, they could not come out ahead until the final whistle.
It would seem that the break was more likely to play into the hands of the guests, because the Brazilians gained a good pace and dominated the field, but the pause was delayed precisely because of the hosts. The Germans were already ready for the third half, but the Brazilians gathered in a circle and stubbornly discussed something. The referee even had to urge the Brazilians on to restart the game.
Photo: Grigory Telingater, "Championship"
In extra time, both teams played attacking football. As if to show that no one needs a penalty here. Felipe Anderson missed a fantastic moment after the replacement. He went one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but shot at him. It happened in the 107th minute. Then the guests began to play for time. There was such a whistle that it blocked the ears. The Germans were booed every time they were in possession of the ball.
Photo: Grigory Telingater, "Championship"
The draw remained, and the teams went off to shoot the penalty. The first eight attempts were accurate, then Weverton took Petersen's punch. The final point was put, of course, by Neymar. At that moment, my laptop almost flew from the podium. Even in the press box, many began to hug, not holding back their emotions.
"We are the champions" screamed 100,000 people. It was their evening.
