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Olympics Men's Football Final & Bronze Match: Key Battles and Players to Watch

Honduras vs. Nigeria

5 p.m. BST/1 p.m. local time/12 p.m. ET, Mineirao, Belo Horizonte

The third-place play-off in any major football tournament is usually a big anti-climax. But the Olympic Games is no normal competition. The bronze medal and national pride is up for grabs, and Honduras and Nigeria will be desperate to triumph.

Both beaten semi-finalists will have a point to prove after failing to overcome the form book against the two favourites. The Central Americans' cagey playing style was blown apart by rampant Brazil, while the Super Eagles were perhaps unlucky to go down to Germany after matching the eventual winners across the 90 minutes.