Brazil's quest for gold will have to wait in men's soccer will have to wait.
Mexico scored within the first 30 seconds of the match, and held on late to deliver a shocking 2-1 win over Brazil in the Gold Medal Match at Wembley Stadium in London.
Oscar Peralta had both goals for El Tri, and capitalized on a horrible backpass in the first minute by the Brazilians, slotting home the first shot of the game past Brazilian goalie Gabriel, the earliest goal in an Olympic match, according to FIFA.
His second would come via a wide-open header off a free kick in 74th minute.
Brazil would get a goal in the 91st minute from Hulk to make it interesting, but after Oscar missed a free header in the waning seconds, it was all over for Brazil, which was the heavy favorite coming into this Olympic competition in London. With young stars like Oscar and Neymar, Brazil will have two years to regroup before they host the World Cup in 2014.
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