The 2016 Rio Olympics got off to a sluggish start for the Brazil men's soccer team -- at least offensively. As the host nation, and one of the best teams in the world, there are a lot of eyes on Brazil to bring home gold. The only problem with that plan is that at some point Brazil needed to score a goal.
Brazil men’s soccer celebrates snapping its scoring drought by climbing into the crowd
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After playing to 0-0 draws in the first two games, Brazil finally broke through in its third game. After more than 200 scoreless minutes, Gabriel Barbosa found the back of the net to give Brazil its first goal of the Olympics. He celebrated in style.
It had to feel like the weight of a nation was off Brazil’s shoulders with that goal. It only made sense to celebrate it with a throng of home fans, even if that meant ignoring the instructions of a couple of security guards. The opening goal may have been just what Brazil needed to open the floodgates. It went on to score three more times in a 4-0 win against Denmark.
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