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Fred played three times for the Brazil under-20 team at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship. [40] He played two games for the under-23 team in November 2015, both of which were against the United States. [41] He made his debut for the Brazil national team on 12 November 2014, as a substitute in a 4–0 victory over Turkey in ...
Brazil was also the most successful team in the now-defunct FIFA Confederations Cup, winning it four times, in 1997, 2005, 2009, and 2013. With the capture of the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics , [ 14 ] Brazil has become one of only two countries, the others being France , to have won all men's FIFA 11-player competitions at all age levels.
Fred with D.C. United in 2008. After the season, Fred signed with Major League Soccer club D.C. United. [2] [3] It was reported to be a matter of money, as United offered a guaranteed salary of US$222,000 per year (which the Melbourne Victory could not match due to the more stringent salary cap in the A-League). [4]
Brazil went on to lose the third-place play-off 3–0 against the Netherlands. [96] David Luiz was a member of Brazil's squad for the 2015 Copa América in Chile. He partnered Miranda in central defence for the team's first two group matches, before being dropped for Thiago Silva, as Brazil were knocked out by Paraguay in the quarter-finals. [97]
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European clubs looking for deals in the January transfer window will find future stars among the latest generation of young soccer talent in Brazil. Two of them will soon be in Europe — Real ...
In July 2008, Brazil coach Dunga named Anderson in the 18-man squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics. [68] He scored Brazil's first goal in their second group match against New Zealand, a match they went on to win 5–0. [69] On 22 August 2008, Brazil won the bronze medal as they defeated Belgium 3–0. [70]
A new law allowing soccer clubs in Brazil to seek outside investment is attracting hundreds of millions of dollars to a country renowned as football's biggest source of talent, a change that could ...