Weverton’s save and Neymar’s decisive penalty kick gave Brazil the last of its unplucked gems, as the storied soccer nation finally added a gold medal to its trophy case.
Neymar’s 27th minute free kick gave Brazil an early lead, but Max Meyer managed to bring it all back for Germany in the second half
Brazil looked the better for a goal in extra time, but it didn’t come. It doesn’t matter.
There were fireworks a plenty in the gold medal match, as both sides had historic gold in view.
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Serge Gnabry picked up a splendid diagonal ball toward the left corner, and worked two defenders before finding Julian Brandt.