Germany, who beat Nigeria 2-0, will face Brazil just two years after the European giants crushed them 7-1 in a traumatic World Cup semi-final humiliation.
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All eyes will be on the Maracana, as Brazil are 90 minutes away from winning a first-ever gold medal in the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament. After conceding two to Mexico and three to South Korea in group play, they kept clean sheets seeing off Portugal and Nigeria.
EATON LEADS DECATHLON – Halfway home in the decathlon, and reigning Olympic and world champion Ashton Eaton of the U.S.is in the lead. The team won silver at the Beijing 2008 Olympics under Siasia.
Neymar left Brazil in 2013 as a 21-year-old and is one of three senior players on Brazil’s team; Olympic rules require the remaining players to be 23 or younger.
“I am sure the final with Germany will be a great match but it has nothing to do with the past”.
Right at the end of the match, Neymar confidently dispatched a penalty to round off a wonderful afternoon at the Macarana, putting Brazil in pole position to win Olympic gold for the first time in their rich football history.
The Barcelona star hasn’t forgotten the criticism he received, though, as he swerved the media after the match, drawing pantomime boos from local journalists.
Cape Town – Brazil romped to a 6-0 victory over Honduras at the Maracana Stadium on Tuesday to advance to the finals of the Rio Olympics. “It’s a pity because never in a big tournament have we (German women) had this success”. “During the tournament there have been questions and doubts”.
“We have nothing to do with our history”.
Ireland’s Patrick Hickey, a member of the International Olympic Committee’s executive board, in his Rio hotel in connection with an investigation into ticket scalping at the Games. Neymar also leads the Brazilian team in goals scored in the Olympic tournament with 4. “But we can not just forget our very essence and that we have players with the ability to change a game in one moment of brilliance”.
“If you look at the offensive trio of Barca (Lionel) Messi, (Luis) Suarez and Neymar that shows we have something”.
Neymar is the only player on either squad to have played in the 2014 World Cup and he missed the Germany game through injury.
“We have the same team spirit, we fight for each other”, Ginter told SporTV.
“We look for scapegoats”.
The improved play of the soccer team and the beach volleyball tandem’s run come as welcome respites for the beleaguered Brazilians, who have seen the Rio Games deal with distraction, disorganization and tragedy for the last two weeks. He saw the players mature and the next coach will follow the same line, method, it is a process. Now that we are there, we want to go on and win it. “In a competition, if you don’t win you are sent home”, the former Super Eagles coach said after the loss to Germany.
“We will play against Brazil not just Neymar”.
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The two, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, were with fellow swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen, when they said they were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday. The Germans scored five goals in the first two contests, but only managed draws in both matches. “I’m looking forward to the competition in the final”.
