Todo se encuentra listo para que la ciudad de Newcastle reciba uno de los partidos más atractivos de los cuartos de final del futbol olímpico varonil de Londres, en donde las selecciones de Brasil y Honduras se verán las caras con el propósito de seguir con vida en el certamen.

El único objetivo de la 'verdeamarelha' es obtener el tan ansiado oro olímpico, el cual nunca ha conseguido en toda su historia, a pesar de ser la selección con más campeonatos del mundo. Lo más cerca que ha estado de agenciárselo fue en los Juegos Olímpicos de Los Ángeles (1984), luego de perder la final ante Francia, y en los de Seúl (1988), donde fue derrotado por la Unión Soviética.

El conjunto sudamericano compitió por vez primera en unos Juegos Olímpicos en 1952, en Helsinki, y en todas las participaciones que ha tenido en la justa veraniega solamente ha podido cosechar cuatro medallas: dos platas y dos bronces (Atlanta, 1996 y Beijing, 2008).

Por su parte, la selección de Honduras buscará seguir soñando en ganar un metal del color que sea y, así como derrotó a la favorita España en la fase de grupos, tratará de zancadillear a Brasil en esta fase, pues el timonel colombiano Luis Fernando Suárez dispone del material humano para hacerlo.

Estos Juegos Olímpicos de Londres son apenas su tercera participación del cuadro centroamericano, luego de haber competido sin pena ni gloria en Sydney 2000 -la primera vez en su historia- y Beijing 2008, en donde fueron despachados en la fase de grupos.

Para llegar a este encuentro, el cuadro de Brasil pasó de manera invicta la etapa de grupos, luego de derrotar 3-2 a Egipto; 3-1 a Bielorrusia y 3-0 a Nueva Zelanda; mientras que Honduras empató a dos con Marruecos, venció a España 1-0 e igualó a cero goles con Japón.

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  • Japan's captain Maya Yoshida, center, celebrates with head coach Takashi Sekizuka, center left, after scoring against Egypt during their quarter-final men's soccer match at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug 4, 2012 at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

  • Japan's Yuki Otsu, top, celebrates with teammates Maya Yoshida, center, and Takahiro Ohgihara after scoring against Egypt during their quarter-final men's soccer match at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug 4, 2012 at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

  • Yuki Otsu, Hossam Hassan

    Japan's Yuki Otsu, left, and Egypt's Hossam Hassan, right, compete for the ball during the quarter-final men's soccer match between Japan and Egypt in the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

  • Yuki Otsu, Ahmed Hegazi

    Japan's Yuki Otsu, left, heads the ball past Egypt's Ahmed Hegazi, center, during their quarter-final men's soccer match at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

  • Uruguay's Diego Rodriguez bleeds during the men's group A soccer match between Britain and Uruguay, at the Millennium stadium in Cardiff, Wales, at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

  • Uruguay's Edinson Cavani grimaces after failing to score during the men's group A soccer match between Britain and Uruguay, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

  • Uruguay's Diego Rodriguez bleeds from his face while Britain's Aaron Ramsey helps him, during the men's group A soccer match between Britain and Uruguay, at the Millennium stadium in Cardiff, Wales, at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

  • Britain's Daniel Sturridge, (9), celebrates with his teammates after scoring during the men's group A soccer match between Britain and Uruguay, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

  • United States' Sydney Leroux watches the ball for a score against New Zealand's during their quarter-final women's soccer match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, at the St James' Park in Newcastle, England. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

  • United States players acknowledge the crowd after defeating the New Zealand in their quarter-final women's soccer match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, at the St James' Park in Newcastle, England. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

  • United States' Megan Rapinoe fight for the ball with New Zealand's Ali Riley during their quarter-final women's soccer match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, at the St James' Park in Newcastle, England. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

  • Uruguay's Edinson Cavani, right, challenges for the ball with Britain's Danny Rose, during the men's group A soccer match between Britain and Uruguay, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

  • Britain's Daniel Sturridge applaudes as he leaves the field of play, during the men's group A soccer match between Britain and Uruguay, at the Millennium stadium in Cardiff, Wales, at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

  • Britain's Craig Bellamy gestures as he leaves the field during the men's group A soccer match between Britain and Uruguay, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

  • Senegal's Mohamed Diame, foreground, battles for the ball against United Arab Emirates' Khamis Esmaeel, background, during the group A men's soccer match between Senegal and United Arab Emirates at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, in Coventry, England, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

  • Senegal's Moussa Konate, center, tries to score next to Mexico's goalkeeper Jose Corona and Mexico's Diego Reyes during their men's soccer quarterfinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

  • Mexico's Jorge Enriquez reacts after scoring during the men's soccer quarterfinal match against Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

  • Mexico's Diego Reyes jumps for the ball next to Senegal's Cheikhou Kouyate during their men's soccer quarterfinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)