A hat-trick from Oscar lifted Brazil to a 3-2 extra-time triumph over Portugal on Saturday in the final of the under-20 World Cup.
After opening the scoring in the fifth minute, Oscar struck a second half equalizer that sent the match to extra-time after full-time saw the teams deadlocked at 2-2.
Oscar got the winner in the 111th minute, lofting a ball from the right that arched over Portugal keeper Mika and gave Brazil a fifth under-20 World Cup title after their runner-up finish two years ago.
Although Brazil started the favorites over a Portuguese team seeking a third under-20 crown, the match was tightly contested throughout.
Oscar broke through in the fifth with a free kick into the corner that caught Mika napping. It was the first goal surrendered by Portugal in the tournament.
Nelson Oliveira set up Portugal's equalizer with a cross that Alex fired home in the ninth.
And Oliveira put Portugal ahead in the 59th, breaking free on the right and running past a defender to beat Brazil keeper Gabriel with a sharply angled shot.
Brazil's equalizer came in the 78th minute when Mika blocked a shot by Dudu, only for Oscar to turn and slot the ball home.
{{/usCountry}}Brazil's equalizer came in the 78th minute when Mika blocked a shot by Dudu, only for Oscar to turn and slot the ball home.
{{/usCountry}}The result avenged the result of the 1991 final, when Portugal beat Brazil on penalties.
Earlier on Saturday, Mexico beat France 3-1 in the third-place playoff.
Ulises Davila, Jorge Enriquez and Edson Rivera scored for Mexico after Alexandre Lacazette put France ahead in the eighth minute.