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Brazil Finally Wins Olympic Soccer Gold And Everybody Is In Tears

Neymar cried. And then so did everyone else.
2016 Rio Olympics - Soccer - Final - Men's Football Tournament Gold Medal Match Brazil vs Germany - Maracana - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 20/08/2016. Neymar (BRA) of Brazil reacts after scoring the last penalty shootout. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.
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2016 Rio Olympics - Soccer - Final - Men's Football Tournament Gold Medal Match Brazil vs Germany - Maracana - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 20/08/2016. Neymar (BRA) of Brazil reacts after scoring the last penalty shootout. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.
Brazil's star striker Neymar couldn't help crying after firing his country to its first-ever Olympic gold medal for men's soccer Saturday.
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Brazil's star striker Neymar couldn't help crying after firing his country to its first-ever Olympic gold medal for men's soccer Saturday.

Emotions ran high as Brazil won its first-ever Olympic gold medal for men’s soccer Saturday.

Neymar scored Brazil’s final penalty kick against Germany to win the Rio 2016 final shootout 5-4, following a 1-1 draw in regulation time.

His goal sparked tears of joy from himself, his teammates, fans and people all across the world.

It was sweet revenge against a German side who shamed the Brazilians at their own World Cup in 2014 with a crushing 7-1 semifinal defeat.

As Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium and the city as a whole erupted in joy after Neymar’s goal, hundreds of Twitter users marked the historic moment online ― with many revealing they’d also shed tears of happiness at the host nation’s win.

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