Neymar and Brazil finally accomplished what previous squads could never do. They won a gold medal in the Olympics! As perplexing as that sounds, Brazil never reached the pinnacle of Olympic success until now.
Watch Neymar deliver the game-winning penalty kick that won Brazil its first Olympic gold
And how they did it is arguably even more impressive. Neymar scored in the 26th minute on a free kick to give Brazil the lead, but Germany did score in the second half. The way extra time played out, you knew that the game would go to deciding penalty kicks.
And even for penalty kicks, it was dramatic throughout, ending with a game-winning attempt from Brazil’s captain himself.
