Neymar penalty wins Olympic gold for Brazil
Brazil's forward Neymar celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games men's football gold medal match against Germany at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 20, 2016. PHOTO | AFP
What you need to know:
- Neymar scored a stunning free-kick as Brazil addressed a glaring omission from their collective CV to claim Olympics gold in the men's football.
- The final was billed as an opportunity for revenge for the hosts, who were dumped out of their home World Cup in humiliating fashion by the same opponents two years ago.
Neymar struck the winning penalty as Brazil claimed a first ever Olympic football gold medal with victory over Germany at the Maracana.
The 5-4 shoot-out win exacted revenge for a humiliating 7-1 World Cup semi-final defeat to Germany two years ago.
Olympic gold was the only major title to have escaped five-time world champions Brazil in their history.
But Barcelona star Neymar righted that historical wrong as he fired the winning penalty into the top corner before breaking into tears.
The final had ended 1-1 at the end of normal and extra-time.
