After a thrilling and high-scoring evening at the Men's Olympic Football Tournament 2008, Argentina and Nigeria have advanced to Saturday’s showdown for the gold medal Beijing. Argentina triumphed 3-0 in the all-South American semi-final clash with Brazil, while Nigeria defeated Belgium 4-1 in Shanghai in the other last four tie.
The triumphant duo thus set up the second gold medal rematch in the history of the Olympic tournament, Nigeria claiming victory when the nations contested the 1996 final in Atlanta. The first repeat contest saw Great Britain take on Denmark in both 1908 and 1912.
The games
Nigeria 4-1 Belgium (in Shanghai)
Nigeria advanced...
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