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Tokyo Olympics: Men's Football: Semi-Final Mexico vs Brazil Live Blog, Catch all the live action here
The 2016 Rio Olympics gold medalists take on the 2012 London Olympics gold medalists in the first semi-final of the Tokyo Olympics.
The first semi-finals of the Tokyo Olympics in the Men's football event is a clash between the last two gold medalists. Mexico won the gold in London, while Brazil beat Germany to win the gold medal in the Rio Olympics in 2016.
The match kicks off at 1:3pm IST. Stay tuned in this space to catch all the live action from the semi-final.
The last time these two sides met in an Olympic game, It was the final of the 2012 Olympics, a young Hulk found the back of the net at Wembley in the dying seconds of the game, but Oribe Peralta had already bagged a brace to propel Mexico to a 2-1 win and their only Olympic football gold to date.
Brazil had their redemption four years later, when Neymar scored the winning penalty for them in the Maracana Stadium at the Rio Olympics to give them their first Olympic gold medal in men's football.
Live Updates
- 3 Aug 2021 10:43 AM GMT
NEXT SEMI FINAL SPAIN VS JAPAN
Follow this space to see who faces Brazil in the final for the gold medal.
https://thebridge.in/football/tokyo-olympics-live-blog-japan-vs-spain-sem-finals-24029
- 3 Aug 2021 10:42 AM GMT
RAYNIER SCORES AND TAKES BRAZIL TO THE FINAL
The Real Madrid star calmly scores the fourth penalty to send Brazil in the final.
- 3 Aug 2021 10:39 AM GMT
VASQUEZ HITS THE BAR AND MISSES
Mexico misses their first two penalties.
Score 2-0 for Brazil
- 3 Aug 2021 10:37 AM GMT
EDUARDO MISSES FOR MEXICO
Santos dives to his left and saves the lowly struck penalty.
Advantage Brazil.
