London 2012: Early Preview of Brazil vs. Mexico Gold-Medal Final

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Published: August 7, 2012

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If you missed today's semifinals, you missed some emphatic statements from our two finalists.

Both Brazil and Mexico overcame their Asian foes by more than one goal, putting their countries one step away from their first Olympic gold medal in football.

So what do we have to look forward to in this battle between the two best sides in Olympic football?

Here's a quick preview of the 2012 Olympic final.

 

When/Where

Saturday August 11, 10:00 am EDT, Wembley Stadium

 

Where to watch

NBC Sports Network

 

How they got here

After a dull 0-0 draw with South Korea in their opener, Mexico blasted through Group B with 2-0 and 1-0 victories over Gabon and Switzerland, respectively.

The Mexicans had a fantastic start to their quarterfinal match, jumping out to a 2-0 lead over Senegal after a little more than an hour. However, the team seemed to let down thereafter, as the Africans came back to tie it at 2-2 and almost win it in regular time. Mexico dominated extra time, though, and took it 4-2.

In today's semifinal, Japan's early wonder-strike seemed to settle Mexico down, as they went on to dominate the last 70 minutes of the match and win 3-1.

For Brazil, it has been a dominant tournament in the goal-scoring department.

Brazil has scored three goals in each and every match, winning all of them.

In the group stage, the Brazilians jumped out to a 3-0 lead over Egypt in the first half before letting the Pharaohs back into the match and holding on for a 3-2 victory. Then, they came back from a 1-0 deficit to beat Belarus 3-1. Finally, they thumped New Zealand 3-0.

Against Honduras in the quarterfinals, Brazil twice came from a goal down to win 3-2. However, the fact that the Central Americans were down a man for about an hour makes the comeback quite a bit less impressive...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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