RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilians know the 7-1 loss to Germany's senior team at the World Cup will never be forgotten. That doesn't mean that defeating the rivals in the Olympic final wouldn't have a special sweetness.
Two years after the humiliating home defeat, Brazil faces Germany's under-23 team on Saturday with a chance to win the soccer gold medal for the first time.
Victory would give Brazil the only trophy it hasn't won in soccer, but not revenge for 2014.
"That was the World Cup, this is the Olympic team," Brazil coach Rogerio Micale said.