Brazil vs Belgium - Group C at Olympic Men's Soccer

Brazil will play Belgium in their Group C opening match of the Olympic men's soccer tournament in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, on Thursday:

Location: Olympic Stadium of Shenyang, northeast China

Time: Wednesday August 7, 1700 local time

Olympic Stadium Capacity: 60,000

Squad

Brazil

Goalkeepers: Diego Alves, Renan

Defenders: Rafinha, Alex Silva,Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Ilsinho, Breno

Midfielders: Hernanes, Anderson, Lucas, Ronaldinho, Ramires, Diego, Tiago Neves,

Forwards: Rafael Sobis, Jo, Alexandre Pato

Belgium

Goalkeepers: Logan Bailly, Yves Ma-Kalambay

Defenders: Sepp De Roover, Vincent Kompany, Thomas Vermaelen, Sebastien Pocognoli, Laurent Ciman, Jeroen Simaeys

Midfielders: Marouane Fellaini, Faris Haroun, Jan Vertonhen, Maarten Martens, Landry Mulemo, Anthony Vanden Borre

Forwards: Tom De Mul, Kevin Mirallas, Stijn De Smet, Moussa Dembele

Suspended: None

Injury: Thiago Silva

Referee: Khalil Alghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Linesman: Mohammed Alghamdi (Saudi Arabia), Hamdi Alkaderie (Syria)

(Xinhua News Agency August 7, 2008)

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