Chronicle Spain, from dominance to suffering, draws with Argentina and will face Ivory Coast in the quarterfinals
Bryan Gil Bryan's life is a dribble, until the day of the First Communion
The Olympic Games are the concentration of 33 express World Cups, since they are not reproduced in the same extension due to the concentration that the appointment implies. Therefore, it brings together the elite of sport, except in football, subject to changes and different regulations as a result of the power pulses between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and FIFA, and those that confront the clubs with the federations nationals. Rather than selecting the best, the calls end up being agreed, with different criteria. The favorite is not determined by the level, but by the seriousness with which the appointment is prepared. Spain has done it with the best it had. It was not always like this for the Olympic tournament, the
ugly duckling
of football.
The team of
Luis de la Fuente
, who dispute the quarterfinals against Ivory Coast, consists of under 23 plus three older (
Asensio, Ceballos and Mikel Merino
), who were part of the group at lower levels. Brazil, on the other hand, has decided to have
Dani Alves
, at 38 years old. Egypt, also in the quarterfinals, is led by
Hegazy
, 30, but, on the other hand, the Maghreb team could not count on
Salah
. Liverpool said no. Ivory Coast has
Gradel
(33).
This implies that the equality of conditions, despite the regulations, is not real. The paradigm is Argentina that tied with Spain and was eliminated. Neither Boca nor River nor other of the main Argentine clubs even allowed the call of their sub 23 footballers. The disinterest contrasts with the match that historically the Albiceleste has taken out of the Olympic tournament.
Simeone's
generation
was silver in Atlanta, in 1996, and
Messi's
, gold in Beijing 2008. Spain, on the other hand, has called up the six eligible players who played the Eurocup, although this has purposely roused clubs like Barcelona by
Pedri
. The Olympic tournament became a priority for the Federation since the victory in Barcelona 92. It was not always like that.
Just in '92 it was the first date in which IOC and FIFA agreed that those eligible to be under 23, although the qualifying phases are defined in under 21 tournaments. Rare. It is the product of a market pact, since FIFA does not want a parallel World Cup in the Games. It was that way until its creation, in 1930. Previously, the Games were contested by senior teams. The Spanish, in particular, was trained for the first time to take part in Antwerp 1920. She won silver. It was the Spain of fury.
With the first World Cup, FIFA said no, and in 1932 there was no football in Los Angeles.
To return, they had to agree not to call professionals, only amateurs.
A fallacy.
Hungary of
Puskas
and
Czibo
r won gold in 1952. Two years later, they played the final of the World Cup.
Spain did not always attend and, when it did, it brought footballers in training.
Toni Grande
, second to
Vicente del Bosque
, was one of them, no less than in the Mexico Games in 1968, along with the 'Black Power' athletes.
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