Ronaldo won a medal for Brazil before he ever played at the World Cup, but was known as 'Ronaldinho' BRA
Ronaldo Nazario will always be known as one of the greatest strikers to ever play football and an idol to millions around the world.
He had previously been picked for the 1994 World Cup squad, but was just 17 at the time and did not play a single minute with Brazil winning the tournament without his influence.Roberto CarlosThey were determined to bring home Brazil’s first ever Olympic gold for football, but would be met with fierce opposition.Italy brought Alessandro Nesta , Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluigi Buffon .And France had Robert Pires , Sylvain Wiltord and Claude Makelele in their squad.
The result appeared pre-determined given the 1-0 win that had gone in Brazil’s favour just six days prior.Flavio Conceicao put Brazil ahead in the opening minute, but this time Nigeria hit back as Roberto Carlos scored an own goal.Before half-time though, Conceicao scored again and Bebeto added a third to put Brazil in a commanding lead.However, Victor Ikpeba scored in the 78th minute to inspire a remarkable recovery and 19-year-old Nwankwo Kanu levelled the game in stoppage time.
“Unfortunately the team fell asleep and managed to lose 4-3, and could not realise the dream of the gold medal…
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