Gremio forward Luan added a fifth ten minutes from time after meeting a sumptuous ball from Lazio midfielder Felipe Anderson, before Neymar finished the rout from the penalty spot.
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The German women’s national team is also playing in the gold medal match against Sweden on Friday, marking the first time a nation has had both its men and women in an Olympic soccer final.
But Germany created the better chances in the first half – skipper Meyer saw his shot from outside the box miss target not by much and two minutes later, Selke’s shot from top of the box was firmly held by the Nigeria goalie.
Indoors on the men’s side, the US faces Poland in the quarterfinals after they reversed a poor start in pool play to win their final three matches.
While Dahlkvist was on for the penalty kick, she just pretended all those Brazilians were cheering for her team, and then she stepped up and nailed down her penalty kick to eliminate Brazil and proceed to the Olympic soccer final.
“This is the Neymar that we like to see on the field”, said 38-year-old Brazilian fan Andre Gustavo Correa, speaking outside the Maracana. “We don’t want to disappoint the fans”. While Brazil may have despatched Honduras 6-0 in their semi, the Germans knocked out former champs Nigeria 2-0 in theirs and sent the Portuguese home with a 4-0 win. No one is expecting the 7-1 drubbing that occurred in the World Cup semifinal in Belo Horizonte two years ago, but that doesn’t mean anyone is relishing facing the young boys of the Mannschaft.
After the game, a shirtless Neymar pumped his fists as the crowd at Maracana Stadium chanted his name.
Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn became the first 18-hole leader in the history of women’s golf in the Olympics.
Seven-time major champion Inbee Park is among four South Koreans in the 60-player field, but she has been nursing a thumb injury. Canada, back in the Olympics for the first time since 1992, plays defending Olympic champion Russian Federation in the opening quarterfinal at 10 a.m.
Brazil called up Neymar, arguably their only world-class player, as well as a host of their top performers that includes Gabriel Jesus, who signed for Manchester City last month for 27 million pounds; Gabriel Barbosa, the 19-year old striker who goes by the nickname Gabigol; and Paris St-Germain defender Marquinhos.
Team Canada, which will play Brazil at Sao Paulo’s Corinthians Arena, had ghosts of their own to exorcise in these Games, and like Brazil, they fell short.
A Brazilian official says the questioning will take place in Leblon, south of Rio, which is investigating the alleged robbery that targeted 12-time medalist Ryan Lochte and three teammates.
However, Lochte has already returned to the US, his attorney Jeffrey M. Ostrow told NPR. Hickey, 71, is president of the Olympic Council of Ireland as well as president of the European Olympic Committees, and has been been part of the IOC executive board since 2012. He is accused of plotting with at least nine others to sell Olympic tickets illegally.
The U.S. announced its Olympic 4×100 relay teams for the first round and there’s no Justin Gatlin.
Eaton, the world record holder in the two-day, 10-event competition, took the lead after the first two events, the 100 meters and the long jump, two of his strongest events.
US swimmer Ryan Lochte is back in the United States, his attorney tells NPR.
But the biggest cheers at the Lagoa stadium erupted when it was announced that Brazil’s Isaquias Queiroz got the bronze in a photo finish – his second medal at the Rio Olympics. Kevin Durant scored 27 points and Manu Ginobili received an emotional farewell from the passionate Argentine fans in his final Olympic game.
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The game followed a bronze medal match in which Americans Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross beat Brazil’s other women’s team, Larissa and Talita.
