{"id":23125,"date":"2016-08-11T11:06:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T11:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/?p=23125"},"modified":"2016-08-11T11:06:48","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T11:06:48","slug":"brazil-get-1st-win-at-the-olympics-make-last-8-as-argentina-south-africa-mexico-bow-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/brazil-get-1st-win-at-the-olympics-make-last-8-as-argentina-south-africa-mexico-bow-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil get 1st win at the olympics &#038; make last 8 as Argentina, South Africa &#038; Mexico Bow Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Brazil reached the quarter-finals of Olympics men&#8217;s football with an impressive 4-0 win against Denmark.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Barbosa got the first with a scrappy finish before new Manchester City signing Gabriel Jesus volleyed in.<\/p>\n<p>Luan then finished off a fine team move before Barbosa&#8217;s deflected strike ensured Brazil went through as Group A winners.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u00a0<strong>Argentina\u00a0<\/strong>and London 2012 champions\u00a0<strong>Mexico<\/strong>\u00a0failed join them in the last eight.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina finished third in Group D after they were held to a 1-1 draw by<strong>Honduras,\u00a0<\/strong>while Mexico were beaten 1-0 by\u00a0<strong>South Korea.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brazil will play Colombia in the last eight, while Denmark still go through despite the defeat after a 1-1 draw between\u00a0<strong>South Africa\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Iraq<\/strong>\u00a0meant they finished second in the group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Germany<\/strong>\u00a0finished the group stage in dominant fashion as they beat Fiji 10-0.<\/p>\n<p>Freiburg forward Nils Petersen hit five goals, Schalke midfielder Max Meyler grabbed a hat-trick and Arsenal&#8217;s Serge Gnabry scored twice as Germany finished second in Group C to set up a last-eight match with<strong>\u00a0Portugal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese finished top of Group D after drawing 1-1 with<strong>\u00a0Algeria\u00a0<\/strong>in Belo Horizonte.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colombia<\/strong>\u00a0progressed after beating Group B winners\u00a0<strong>Nigeria<\/strong>\u00a02-0. That result ended\u00a0<strong>Japan&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>hopes of going through as they finished third in the group, despite beating\u00a0<strong>Sweden<\/strong>\u00a01-0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quarter-finals:\u00a0<\/strong>Brazil v Colombia; Portugal v Germany; South Korea v Honduras; Nigeria v Denmark<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazil reached the quarter-finals of Olympics men&#8217;s football with an impressive 4-0 win against Denmark. Gabriel Barbosa got the first with a scrappy finish before new Manchester City signing Gabriel Jesus volleyed in. Luan then finished off a fine team move before Barbosa&#8217;s deflected strike ensured Brazil went through as Group A winners. However,\u00a0Argentina\u00a0and London 2012 champions\u00a0Mexico\u00a0failed join them in the last eight. Argentina finished third in Group D after they were held to a 1-1 draw byHonduras,\u00a0while Mexico were beaten 1-0 by\u00a0South Korea. 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