Germany fall just short in cauldron of Maracana (Reuters)

By Mark Trevelyan RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Germany refused to be intimidated in the hostile cauldron of Rio's Maracana stadium but they faced an uphill task against 11 Brazilian players roared on by 80,000 vengeful and passionate fans. In the run-up to Saturday's Olympic men's soccer final, both coaches had played down the idea that it was all about Brazil exacting revenge for a 7-1 home defeat to Germany in the World Cup two years ago. "I think they were all against us," was the accurate observation of Matthias Ginter, who stepped up to score Germany's first kick in the shootout.