Jonathan Wilson: Brazil makes furious statement in first Olympic game against Brazil

[Jonathan Wilson]

At half time it looked as though Brazil was making a furious statement of intent. It has never won the Olympic soccer gold and, 3-0 up against Egypt, it was making clear that it doesn't intend to be thwarted this time. By the end of the game, it wasn't exactly clinging on, as 3-0 had become 3-2, and the amount of work Mano Menezes still has to do was clear.

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