Olympic football: Brazil beat South Korea

Brazil beat South Korea 3-0 to advance to the Olympic men's football final where they will face Mexico.

Updated on: Aug 8, 2012, 14:14:22 IST

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Brazil beat South Korea 3-0 to advance to the Olympic men's football final where they will face Mexico.

Brazil ended the deadlock seven minutes before the interval on Tuesday with a low Romulo drive, reports Xinhua.

Leandro Damiao then put Brazil in control as he completed a brace with goals in the 57th and 64th minutes.

Mexico earlier came from behind to defeat Japan 3-1 in the other semi-final at Wembley.

The final will be held at Wembley on Saturday.

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