Germany have scooped Olympic gold for the first time in their history thanks to a 2-1 victory against Sweden in the Rio final.Dzsenifer Marozsán (48) curled Germany in front from the edge of the area and the final looked as good as over as Linda Sembrant put through her own net in the 62nd minute when Marozsán's free-kick cannoned into her after hitting the post.Stina Blackstenius (67) turned in Olivia Schough's cross 12 minutes after coming on as a substitute to give Sweden hope but they could not prise an equaliser for coach Pia Sundhage, who was aiming for a third consecutive Olympic triumph having guided the United States to gold in 2008 and 2012.Germany's succe... UEFA.com - News
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Neymar’s Brazil to face Germany in Olympic final
Nigeria 0-2 GermanySao PauloHorst Hrubesch's Germany side ensured European representation in the gold-medal match with a goal in either half of Wednesday's second semi-final. Leipzig defender Lukas Klostermann made it advantage Germany by converting Max Meyer's ninth-minute cross at the end of a sweeping move. Substitute Nils Petersen later removed any doubt about the outcome at the Arena Corinthians, angling home the 89th-minute clincher following Davie Selke's cross-shot. It put the seal on a clinical German performance.Brazil 6-0 HondurasRio de JaneiroTwo Neymar goals bookended an emphatic Brazilian success. The forward g... UEFA.com - News
Germany punish Portugal, Neymar ends drought
Germany will be Europe's sole representatives in the semi-finals of the Men's Olympic Football Tournament after beating Portugal to set up a last-four meeting with Nigeria, while Barcelona ace Neymar helped hosts Brazil get the better of Colombia.Quarter-final resultsPortugal 0-4 Germany, BrasiliaNigeria 2-0 Denmark, SalvadorSouth Korea 0-1 Honduras, Belo HorizonteBrazil 2-0 Colombia, Sao PauloGermany lost 5-0 to Portugal in the semi-finals of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship last year, but they earned sweet revenge in Brasilia thanks to a well-deserved win. Serge Gnabry broke the deadlock, producing a cool finish moments before ha... UEFA.com - News
France, Germany, Sweden aim for gold
The sixth Olympic women's football tournament kicks off the Games in Brazil on Wednesday. European contenders Sweden, Germany and France will all be hoping to emulate 2000 gold medallists Norway. We profile the European contenders.FRANCEGroup G opponents: v Colombia (Wednesday, Belo Horizonte), v US (Saturday, Belo Horizonte), v New Zealand (Tuesday, Salvador)Previous Olympics: 2012 fourth placeKey fact: France coach Philippe Bergeroo was in the squad that won the 1984 UEFA European Championship, the same year Les Bleus also claimed men's Olympic football gold under Hen... UEFA.com - News
Germany find form to grab play-off spot
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Bulega Feature Interview: “We’re ready to charge in Germany”
Second place in Jerez has been your best result so far in your debut season, what do you remember about the spectacular move you made? Will we see you again on the podium soon?“It was a great weekend for me and the whole team, to get to the fourth race and as a rookie take pole and a podium is amazing. A great achievement for me, my family and the VR46 Academy. Without their support I would never have arrived in the World Championship. Binder was really strong, to start from the back and win is incredible. I was fighting with Bagnaia and Navarro for the podium on the last lap and I gave everything.
Germany and Poland both satisfied with draw
Adam Nawałka, Poland coachWe were controlling things, even at the end. There were times when Germany took the initiative but we gave it to them consciously, to allow us space to hit them on the counterattack. I'm very happy with the team, in particular their discipline and tactical awareness. It all went exactly to plan. The players put a lot of heart into it.The only thing I'm not completely happy about is our failure to score but 0-0 was a fair scoreline. I'm happy the players aren't fully satisfied. It means they ask a lot of themselves and there's more to come. Now we have