Brazil, Mexico through to football final

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Brazil's march towards their first Olympic title continued as a first-half Romulo effort and Leandro Damiao's brace booked a final showdown with Mexico.

South Korea produced a gutsy performance and were unlucky not to be given at least one penalty.

But Great Britain's conquerors lack the creativity Brazil are capable of around the penalty area and once the South Americans got into their stride, there was no holding them back.
It keeps the overwhelming favourites on track for another major international honour with a squad it is envisaged will become the bedrock of their 2014 World Cup campaign on home soil.
And having extended a remarkable record of scoring three times in all five matches so far, with Damiao top of charts with six, it is hard to see them being stopped at Wembley on Saturday.
Brazil opened the scoring when star duo Neymar and Oscar combined to set up Romulo, who drilled a low shot through a weak attempt to save.
It was then all about Damiao, who took his opportunity cleanly enough too after Marcelo had failed to turn home Neymar's cut-back.
Damiao had another soon afterwards, his fourth in two games, with Neymar again the architect, the ball breaking to the striker after Oscar's initial effort had been deflected
Mexico came storming back to reach their first Olympic men's final with a 3 - 1 victory over Japan as the Asian side dreams of double football gold were crushed at Wembley.  
The Japanese men looked set to join their women's team in setting up a gold medal match at London 2012 when a superb third goal of the tournament from Yuki Otsu gave them an early lead in this afternoon's semi-final.
But Marco Fabian, Oribe Peralta and substitute Javier Cortes turned the game around as Mexico set up a final on Saturday against Brazil or South Korea and left their opponents playing for bronze.
Neither side had previously competed for gold and each had made the Olympic semis for only the second time, having last done so in 1968 when Japan went on to beat host nation Mexico in the bronze-medal match.
And despite some nervy defending early on, the Japanese were on course to emulate that result after 12 minutes today thanks to a stunning strike from Otsu.
Mexico equalised in the 31st minute when Dos Santos' corner was flicked on by Jorge Enriquez and Fabian nodded home from close range.
Mexico completed their comeback in the 65th minute with a goal that was both sublime and ridiculous.
Peralta had just drilled too close to Shuichi Gonda, who rolled the ball out to Takahiro Ohgihara.
But the midfielder dallied and was robbed by Peralta, the striker still having plenty to do as he drove an unstoppable strike right into the top corner.
Japan then went on the attack and were overcommitted in the final minute of stoppage-time as Cortes held off several weak challenges before firing the ball under Gonda.