The 2014 version of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, also handily known as the Copinha, kicked off last night with a total of six matches. The highlight of the opening day of this prestigious youth competition, was the match between São Paulo and Japanese visitors Kashiwa Reysol. The tournament has a history of inviting foreign teams to participate, with mixed success, and this year it’s the turn of the Japanese club whose senior side faced […]
Last night Brazil suffered another youth tournament heartbreak at the hands of Mexico, as they were beaten on penalties in the FIFA U17 World Cup quarter-final. Despite this disappointing loss, there are a few players who shone throughout the tournament for Brazil, and if they can learn from this defeat rather than be disheartened by it, the premature tournament exit could even be advantageous to them. The game against Mexico was Brazil’s first real test […]
Brazil U17’s journey in the UAE came to an end as they exited the FIFA U-17 World Cup, after losing on penalties to a well organised Mexico side. Brazil had much of the possession in the game but couldn’t break down a Mexico team who had their fair share of attacks on the counter, and troubled the Brazil goalkeeper more than any other team in the tournament so far. Brazil hadn’t been tested much in the competition […]
Brazil Under 17s advanced to the Quarter finals of the FIFA U17s World Cup, after defeating 10 man Russia by three goals to one in the first knock-out game. The game remained in the balance at 0-0 until Russia’s Dimitry Barinov was sent of on the 69th minute. This gave Brazil more space in which to unleash their attacking talent and claim the win. Mosquito opened the scoring just minutes after the sending off, as […]
Brazil Under 17s continued their dominance of group A, as they secured a convincing 3-0 victory over Honduras in their final group game in the FIFA U17 World Cup. Two goals from Boschilia in the first half gave Brazil a much deserved lead going in at half time, but the score-line could have been much worse for Honduras as the Brazilians boasted a possession statistic of 79%, and had several chances to add to their […]
Brazil defeated hosts UAE in the FIFA U17s World Cup, repeating the 6-1 score line from their first game against Slovakia. The first game belonged to Atlético Paranaense duo, Nathan and Mosquito, and whilst both players but in top performances in this second group A fixture, the real stars of the show were Boschilia of São Paulo, and Gabriel of Santos. Gabriel is one of the much hyped players in this Brazil youth side, and his […]
Brazil began their 2013 U-17s World Cup campaign with a convincing 6-1 win over Slovakia in group A, as Atlético Paranaense wonderkid Mosquito scored an impressive hat-trick. He was joined on the score-sheet by the imaginatively named Nathan, who scored two goals and also plays for Atlético PR, and Flamengo forward Caio Rangel. Mosquito, whose full name is Thiago Rodrigues da Silva, has been a mainstay of Brazil’s youth sides from a young age, and possesses a […]
The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup kicks off today, as Brazil U-17s face Slovakia in Abu Dhabi. The tournament takes place in the United Arab Emirates, and the final will be played on Friday 8th November. The Brazil squad contains several promising players who will hope to make the senior side in the future. Keep an eye out on the site during the next few weeks for news, updates, player profiles and videos. For the […]