The Brazilian National Team delegation has completed the inspections of the host cities for the Paris Olympic Games, scheduled to take place between July and August this year in France. The series of visits to three stadiums ended in Bordeaux this Friday (26th).
The group started the inspections in Nantes on Tuesday (23rd), one of the potential venues where Brazil might play if they advance to the next stages of the competition. During the visit, Cris Gambaré, the Technical Coordinator of the Women’s National Teams, coach Arthur Elias, and supervisor Amanda Storck took the opportunity to get familiar with the stadium’s facilities, as well as the potential training centers that will host the Brazilian team.
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After the visit, the Brazilian team proceeded to Paris. On Wednesday (24th), they conducted a visit to another Games venue: the Parc des Princes Stadium, which will host the match against Japan in the second round. In addition, they participated in alignment meetings with FIFA.
The journey concluded at the venue of the Guerreiras do Brasil’s (Brazil’s Warriors) debut, the Bordeaux Stadium, in Bordeaux, this Friday (26th). At this location, the National Team will face Nigeria in the first match, and Spain in the third round of the group stage.
Remembering Zagallo
Sambafoot Series launched a new documentary about the football legend Zagallo. Known as ‘Velho Lobo‘ and as superstitious as it gets, Zagallo helped shape what Brazilian football is nowadays — as a player and as a coach.
The first, second and third episodes are available on Sambafoot’s Youtube channel. Stay tuned for the upcoming releases as we keep telling this legend’s life story.
