One ticket to the gold medal match in the 2012 Olympic men's football tournament has already been punched, and now, Mexico will wait to learn the identity of its opponent in Saturday's gold medal match.
It won't be a long wait, as Brazil will face South Korea on Tuesday to determine which team will go on to face "El Tri" for the gold, and which will face Japan for the bronze. The two teams are scheduled for a 7:45 p.m. local time kickoff (2:45 p.m. ET in the United States) at Old Trafford in Manchester.
The match will be broadcast in the U.S. on the NBC Sports Network, and streamed online at NBCOlympics.com. Viewers with access to the NBCOlympics.com live stream will have the option of watching the match with commentary via the NBCSN simulcast or video without commentary.
Brazil comes into the match as a heavy favorite, having won every match it's played in these Olympics, punctuated by a 3-2 win over Honduras in the quarterfinals. South Korea, by contrast, has played to a draw in three of its four Olympic matches, most recently a 1-1 draw with Great Britain in the quarterfinals, with South Korea upsetting the hosts on penalty kicks.
Brazil boasts two of the top goal-scorers in the tournament, as Leandro Damiao leads the team with four goals in three matches, while Neymar is not far behind with three goals in four matches. Neymar has as many goals as the entire South Korean team, although goalkeeper Bum Young Lee has conceded just two goals in these Olympic Games. Chu Young Park of Arsenal and Dong Won Ji of Sunderland have two of the three goals scored by the Koreans.
