The 1-0 defeat to Spain on Saturday (4) yielded not only the elimination of the Brazilian team in the U-20 World Cup, but also the worst campaign in history in the tournament. Fifth champion, Brazil had never been eliminated in the group stage.
In this edition, the team of Ramon Menezes added only one point in three games in Group C., Amarelinha also lost to Morocco in the second round and tied with Mexico in the debut.
Moroccans and Mexicans, in fact, advanced to the octaves. Spain can still advance as third place – depends on the results of the other keys.
Campaigns of Brazil at the U-20 World Cup
Since the U20 World Cup was created by FIFA in 1977, the Brazilian team has always been in the knockout 19 times that participated in the tournament. In all, there are five titles: 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003 and 2011.
The last achievement, 14 years ago, had as highlights Casemiro, Danilo, Coutinho and Oscar. Since then, however, there are six editions of the tournament and the best campaign was the 2015 runner-up.
In 2013, 2017 and 2019, Brazil did not even qualify for the World Cup.
In addition to the five titles, the selection also accumulates four vices and three bronze medals. Argentina is the biggest champion in the tournament, with six titles.
It is worth remembering that in 2024, the country was left out of the Paris Olympic Games after not securing a place by the South American under-20, also under the command of Ramon Menezes.
Brazilian National Team in the U-20 World Cup
- Brazil 2 x 2 Mexico
- Brazil 1 x 2 Morocco
- Brazil 0 x 1 Spain
In this year’s campaign, the best known names of the Brazilian cast are Luighi and Belé (Palmeiras), Rhuan Gabriel (Cruzeiro), Deivid Washington (Chelsea, former Santos) and Wesley (Al-Nassr, former Corinthians).
