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FYI: Spain's Olympic soccer team is their "Under-23" team. So, generally speaking, not the same folks as the World Cup and Euro Cup.

Posted by Mop (199 lbs) (aka rburriel) Jul 26 '12, 14:30

Don't know if some of the younger cup champions are on the Olympic team.

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yeah, that's how most countries treat it. olympic soccer is basically a junior championship. -- nm - mafic Jul 26, 14:31 4
- iirc, its a requirement of most pro type team sports to keep all star teams from dominating like the US basketball dream team -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 14:36 3
  - pretty much only soccer. not basketball or ice hockey, and there aren't really any others. - mafic Jul 26, 14:45
  - specifically for olympic soccer they are limited to U-23, with the exception of 3 open spots -- nm - znufrii Jul 26, 14:39 1
    - And it's because FIFA wants the World Cup to be the premier soccer event, not the Olympics. -- nm - Roger More Jul 26, 14:43

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