Brazil led by Neymar kick off their quest for that long awaited elusive Olympic Gold medal by playing South Africa on the 5th of August.
Neymar’s World Cup ended in agony when he ended up with two broken vertebrae after being fouled by Colombia’s Zuniga.
Brazil’s World Cup subsequently also ended in agony – when they were thrashed 7 -1 by Germany.
So the dark memories of those disasters need to be put behind.
Brazil’s priorities for the summer were established early in the year when it was decided Neymar would be left out of the squad for the Copa América Centenario so that he could be fresh and fit for Rio 2016.Brazil has a young team and they have the home advantage.
Maybe this time the dream will come true.