Saturday, August 20, 2016

With penalty kick, Brazil wins 1st soccer Olympic gold (The Associated Press)

Brazil's Neymar, left, celebrates with his teammates their victory over Germany during the final of the men's Olympic football tournament at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. Brazil won the match and the gold medal in a penalty shootout with Neymar scoring the deciding penalty. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazil's trophy case is finally complete. The five-time World Cup champion won the only championship it was still missing on Saturday, defeating Germany 5-4 in a penalty shootout and winning a soccer gold medal for the first time. Neymar scored with a superb free kick in regulation and converted the decisive penalty in the shootout after Brazilian goalkeeper Weverton stopped Nils Petersen's shot.


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