#4 Neymar vs Germany, finals of the Rio Olympics
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What better occasion to score a fantastic free kick than in a final?
Although the Olympics are not as important in the footballing community as the World Cup or the Euros/Copa, Brazil’s humiliating loss to Germany two years ago in the World Cup was still fresh in the minds of many fans and thus no one was taking this game lightly.
Taking full advantage of the a foul that his team had won, Neymar stepped up to take a free kick in the first half of the game from a difficult angle. We all know by now what the Brazilian is capable of, but the Barcelona forward stunned Germany and sent his country’s fans into cloud nine as he curled his effort into the top corner. It hit the crossbar and went in as the goalkeeper had no chance of saving a free kick executed to near perfection.
Brazil went on to win the game and the gold medal, which made the goal even better.
