Brazil beat Mexico 4-1 on penalties in their men's Olympic football semifinal in Saitama on Tuesday following a 0-0 draw after extra-time.
The match was a repeat of the London 2012 Olympic final, which Mexico won 2-1.
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Brazil, the holders having won gold in their home Olympics in 2016, had the better of the first half, but the second failed to live up to expectations.
Richarlison came close to winning it in normal time when he hit the post with a header from a Dani Alves cross.