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Olympics Men's Football Semi-Finals: Key Battles and Players to Watch

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Four teams from four different continents remain in the hunt for an Olympic Games medal as the men's football competition reaches its decisive stage. The previous round brought a feast of goals and attacking play, and the last-four will surely be no different.

Both Brazil and Germany have recovered from indifferent starts to the tournament to establish themselves as joint-favourites to reach the final.

A gold-medal match between the two football giants, and a chance for the home team to exact vengeance for the 7-1 World Cup thrashing by the Germans in 2014, adds extra motivation for Brazil manager Rogerio Micale's men—as if any were needed.