Brazil lost to Argentina on Sunday during a meeting between hopeful selections in Caracas (1-0) Argentina will compete in the men's Olympic tournament which it has already won in 2004 and 2008. The second South American ticket will be distributed either to Paraguay, which only needs a draw, or to Venezuela, for whom victory is imperative.
Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Venezuela hopefuls have reached the final phase of the South American qualifying tournament for the Olympics, a pool of four where each team plays each opponent once.