The CBF will pay a record prize to the players and members of the technical committee of the Brazilian Pre-Olympic Team if they qualify for the Paris Games.
Before the start of the Pre-Olympics, which will open this Saturday (20) in Venezuela, the entity’s president, Ednaldo Rodrigues, informed that he will allocate around R$10 million to the delegation for winning one of the places. Valuing the athletes, the CBF will pay almost R$7 million for the classification. The remainder will be allocated to members of the technical committee.
Each player will be entitled to US$60,000, which is equivalent to almost R$300,000, a prize 35% higher than that received by athletes in the last edition, in 2020. At the time, each player received US$50,000 for the Olympic spot, which corresponded to around R$220 thousand.
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This week, the president of the CBF sent a letter to all members of the delegation wishing them success in the Pre-Olympic Tournament.
The competition qualifies only two teams for the Olympics. Next Tuesday (23), Brazil debuts against Bolivia, at 5pm (Brasília time), at the Brígido Iriarte Stadium, in Caracas (VEN), the stage for the four Amarelinha games in the first phase.
The Brazilian team is the current two-time champion and can achieve a historic feat: becoming the only country to win the gold medal in football in three consecutive editions.
The tournament is divided into two parts: first phase and final quadrangular, both in a straight points format. By draw, Groups A and B are formed by five teams each. Brazil is part of Group A, alongside Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador.
Ramon Menezes’ team must be in the top two places in Group A to advance to the final quadrangular, where they will join the other two best teams in Group B, made up of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. To get your passport stamped for Paris, Brazil must be the champion or runner-up of the Pre-Olympic Tournament.
After the debut on Tuesday, the next games will be against Colombia, at 8pm (Brasília time) on the 26th, and against Ecuador, at 5pm (Brasília time) on the 29th. Brazil’s last opponent in the first phase will be Venezuela, on February 1st, at 8pm (Brasília time).
