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Men’s Olympic Football: Final

And football at the Olympics comes to a close, although it went out on a great note with Brazil vs. Mexico. The Mexican team stunned Brazil at the start with a goal within the first 30 seconds and soaked up Brazilian pressure well. In the second half Brazil piled on even more pressure, but Mexico answered in the 75th minute with another goal to seal their gold medal win in a great team performance. Brazil did score in the the 90th minute to make it 2-1, but it was too late for a comeback. In the bronze medal match yesterday South Korea and Japan fought hard, with South Korea winning 2-0. Congrats to all four teams! [Photo Credit: Getty]

Final and Third Place Match Results:

• Gold Medal: Mexico
• Silver Medal: Brazil
• Bronze Medal: South Korea
• Fourth Place: Japan

Women’s Olympic Football: Final

The women have made this an unforgettable tournament, and it has been a pleasure to watch this Olympic competition because of their level of play. Unfortunately it had to end, but women’s football couldn’t have gone out on a better note in this tournament than with a 2011 World Cup rematch featuring the two best sides in the world. It’s obvious the U.S. and Japan teams have great respect for each other, but there could only be one gold medal winner, and this time it was the United States getting their revenge with a 2-1 win. It was an extraordinary game, with such class, ability and excitement. Congrats to both teams!

Earlier in the day Canada and France played for the bronze, with Canada winning 1-0 in the dying seconds in a reversal of their heartbreaking semifinal loss. It’s a shame any of the four teams had to leave with nothing, but France showed their football prowess this year to the world and had a great tournament. [Photo Credit: Getty]

Final and Third Place Match Results:

• Gold Medal: United States
• Silver Medal: Japan
• Bronze Medal: Canada
• Fourth Place: France

Abby Wambach (USWNT) against Japan [Photo Credit: Getty]