Breakdown for Group C

(Reuters) - Following is a team-by-team breakdown of Group C.

BELGIUM

Belgium, Olympic champions in 1920, will make their first appearance at the tournament for 80 years with a generation of players who could spark a revival at senior level.

Jean-Francois de Sart's squad includes a number of players who are already established regulars with their clubs and have experience at senior international level.

Belgium survived a tough qualifying group including Netherlands, Portugal and Israel, a 2-2 draw with their neighbors guaranteeing their place in Beijing.

Players such as Hamburg SV defender Vincent Kompany and Standard Liege pair Steven Defour and Marouane Fellaini look set to play a big part in the future for Belgium, who have not qualified for the World Cup since 1998 and last appeared in the European Championship when they co-hosted the event in 2000.

However, the players have already been given a harsh lesson in the realities of international football.

Eleven under-23 players were selected for a friendly at home to Morocco in March when Belgium slumped to a 4-1 defeat.

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BRAZIL

Brazil have never won soccer's gold medal and have gambled on a Ronaldinho revival to try and inspire a change in fortune.

Ronaldinho, who recently joined AC Milan from Barcelona, has been included as an over-age player but will have to produce a sudden, dramatic improvement in form to make an impact.

The 28-year-old barely played for Barcelona in the second half of last season because of injury and fitness problems, and also lost his place in the senior Brazil team.

Senior team coach Dunga has volunteered to double up as coach of the Olympic team, a move he could regret.

Eight years ago Vanderlei Luxemburgo took on the same dual role and lost both jobs after Brazil were knocked out by nine-man Cameroon in the quarter-finals in Sydney.

Like Luxemburgo, Dunga goes into the tournament in an uncomfortable position following a string of poor results at senior level.