Brazil will not be able to defend the men’s soccer gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, after they lost 0-1 to Argentina in the vital qualifying match…

Brazilian players’ disappointment after defeat against Argentina – Photo: Getty

In the final round of the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers, Brazil is in the same group as Argentina, Paraguay and Venezuela. Because both Brazil and Argentina did not play well in the previous two series, they had to fight to the death to compete for tickets.

Before kick-off, Brazil dominated as only a draw was enough to qualify for a ticket. While Argentina has only one way to win. But most of the time the two teams played quite deadlocked. It wasn’t until the 77th minute that striker Luciano Gondou scored a header to seal a 1-0 victory for Argentina.

This defeat makes Brazil absent from the Olympics for the first time since 2004. While Argentina under the guidance of coach Javier Mascherano  won tickets and it is likely that Messi will attend the tournament as one of the three older players of the team. Argentine Olympics.

According to South American press, the Argentine Football Federation is trying to convince Lionel Messi to join the Argentine team in Paris. In the past, Messi “played a leading role” when he helped Argentina win the Olympic gold medal in 2008.

Now that Messi has all the titles, will he return to compete in the Olympics as his final farewell?