Rio Olympics: Brazil runs wild at Maracana Stadium

• by Soccer America , Aug 17, 2016

It will be Brazil-Germany for the gold medal in men's soccer on Saturday at the Rio Olympics, the matchup everyone wanted, a rematch (of sorts) of the Brazil-Germany semifinal at the 2014 World Cup.

Neymar led Brazil, which has never won the gold medal in men's soccer, with the first and last goals in a 6-0 victory over Honduras at Rio's Maracana Stadium. Neymar's first goal came after only 15 seconds, the fastest goal in Olympic history.

Gabriel Jesus scored two goals in the first half and Marquinhos and Luan scored in the second half as Brazil raised its haul to 11 goals in the last three games after opening the Olympics with a pair of scoreless draws.

Germany defeated Nigeria, 2-0, on goals by Lukas Klostermann and Nils Petersen.

Men's Soccer Schedule:
SEMIFINALS
Aug. 17 in Sao Paulo
Germany vs. Nigeria
Aug. 17 in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil vs. Honduras

BRONZE-MEDAL GAME
Aug. 20 in Belo Horizonte
Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser

GOLD-MEDAL GAME
Aug. 20 in Rio de Janeiro
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner

Men's Soccer Results:
QUARTERFINALS
Aug. 13 in Brasilia
Germany 4 Portugal 0.
Aug. 13 in Salvador
Nigeria 2 Denmark 0.
Aug. 13 in Belo Horizonte
Honduras 1 South Korea 0.
Aug. 13 in Sao Paulo
Brazil 2 Colombia 0.

GROUP A
Aug. 4 in Brasilia
Iraq 0 Denmark 0.
Aug. 4 in Brasilia
Brazil 0 South Africa 0.
Aug. 7 in Brasilia
Denmark 1 South Africa 0.
Aug. 7 in Brasilia
Brazil 0 Iraq 0.
Aug. 10 in Salvador
Denmark vs. Brazil
Aug. 10 in Sao Paulo
South Africa vs. Iraq

Standings
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
5 Brazil 1-2-0 4/0
4 Denmark 1-1-1 1/4
3 Iraq 0-3-0 1/1
2 South Africa 0-2-1 1/2

GROUP B
Aug. 4 in Manaus
Sweden 2 Colombia 2.
Aug. 4 in Manaus
Nigeria 5 Japan 4.
Aug. 7 in Manaus
Nigeria 1 Sweden 0.
Aug. 7 in Manaus
Japan 2 Colombia 2.
Aug. 10 in Salvador
Japan 1 Sweden 0
Aug. 10 in Sao Paulo
Colombia 2 Nigeria 0

Standings
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
6 Nigeria 2-0-1 6/6
5 Colombia 1-2-0 6/4
4 Japan 1-1-1 6/6
1 Sweden 0-1-2 2/4

GROUP C
Aug. 4 in Salvador
South Korea 8 Fiji 0
Aug. 4 in Salvador
Mexico 2 Germany 2.
Aug. 7 in Salvador
Mexico 5 Fiji 1
Aug. 7 in Salvador
Germany 3 South Korea 3
Aug. 10 in Belo Horizonte
Germany 10 Fiji 1
Aug. 10 in Brasilia
South Korea 1 Mexico 0

Standings
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
7 South Korea 2-1-0 12/3
5 Germany 1-2-0 15/5
4 Mexico 1-1-1 7/4
0 Fiji 0-0-3 1/23

GROUP D
Aug. 4 in Rio de Janeiro
Honduras 3 Algeria 2.
Aug. 4 in Rio de Janeiro
Portugal 2 Argentina 0.
Aug. 7 in Rio de Janeiro
Portugal 2 Honduras 1.
Aug. 7 in Rio de Janeiro
Argentina 2 Algeria 1.
Aug. 10 in Brasilia
Argentina 1 Honduras 1
Aug. 10 in Belo Horizonte
Algeria 1 Portugal 1

Standings
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
7 Portugal 2-1-0 5/2
4 Honduras 1-1-1 5/5
4 Argentina 1-1-1 3/4
1 Algeria 0-1-2 4/6