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Olympics-Soccer-Brazil coach cools talk of revenge over Germany

Related Topics: Brazil, Germany, Maracanã Stadium

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Brazil men's soccer coach Rogerio Micale is playing down talk that his young team will seek revenge for the senior side's mauling by Germany in the last World Cup when the teams meet in the Olympic final on Saturday.

Germany humiliated Brazil 7-1 in front of a home crowd in the World Cup semi-final in 2014. The result was a terrible blow not just for the team but the whole nation, and their supporters are now desperate for a victory in the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro to help heal the wounds.