The Brazil soccer team is famed across the world as the home of football, with names like Pele, Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos standing amongst the best-ever soccer players in the world. It therefore comes as no surprise that the Selecao under-23 football team has been heavily favored to win Gold the 2016 Rio Olympics Men’s soccer competition. But looking at Brazil’s performance so far, you can’t help but feel indifferent about the high hopes for the team, as the home side is yet to score a goal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, recording two 0-0 draws in their first two games.With a final group game against the unbeaten Denmark side remaining for Neymar and Co. to contest for a spot in the next round, can the under-pressure Brazilians finally prove their worth and give themselves a chance at the Olympic soccer gold that stands as the only medal never won by the Brazil soccer team?Ahead of the final group games on August 10th, let’s take a look at the current men soccer standings in Brazil, along with the soccer betting odds and predictions of the teams to qualify for the knockout (quarterfinals) stage.
Analyzing The Rio 2016 Men Soccer Winning Predictions And Runner-ups
Group A
Remaining Fixtures: Aug. 10- Denmark vs. Brazil, 9 p.m. on NBCSN
- South Africa vs. Iraq, 9 p.m. on NBCOlympics.com
Group B
Remaining Fixtures: Aug. 10- Japan vs. Sweden, 6 p.m. on NBC Olympic Soccer Channel
- Colombia vs. Nigeria, 6 p.m. on NBC Universo
Group C
Remaining Fixtures: Aug. 10- Germany vs. Fiji, 3 p.m. on NBC Olmypics.com
- South Korea vs. Mexico, 3 p.m. on MSNBC and Telemundo
Group D
Remaining Fixtures: Aug. 10- Argentina vs. Honduras, 12 p.m. on NBCSN and Telemundo
- Algeria vs. Portugal, 12 p.m. on NBCOlympics.com
Summary of Predicted Group Winners and Runner-ups
Group A
Winner: BrazilRunner-up: DenmarkGroup B
Winner: NigeriaRunner-up: JapanGroup C
Winner: South KoreaRunner-up: GermanyGroup D
Winner: PortugalRunner-up: ArgentinaTV Schedule of Rio 2016 Men’s Soccer
Knockout Stages (Quarterfinals)
Aug. 13- Winner Group D vs. Runner-up Group C, 12 p.m. on NBCSN
- Winner Group B vs. Runner-up Group A, 3 p.m. on NBCSN
- Winner Group C vs. Runner-up Group D, 6 p.m. on CNBC
- Winner Group A vs. Runner-up Group B, 9 p.m. on NBCSN
Semifinals
Aug. 17- TBD vs. TBD, 12 p.m. on NBCSN
- TBD vs. TBD, 3 p.m. on NBCSN
Bronze Medal Match
Aug. 20- TBD vs. TBD, 12 p.m. on NBCSN
Gold and Silver Medals Match
Aug. 20- TBD vs. TBD, 4:30 p.m. on NBCSN