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nbc nightly news reporting tonight from the olympic games in rio. peter alexander. good evening on this wet and windy night. the rio olympics will draw to a close with a final exclamation point. a carnival-like closing ceremony. a fitting end to the first games in south america. for its part, team usa punctuated an historic performance securing 1 most won by americans in three decades, the third most ever. null and the brazilian hosts are reveling after earning gold in this country s most popular sport. here s nbc s stephanie gosk. reporter: as the soccer team goes, so goes the country. at least that is what many brazilians believe. neymar has a chance to make history. reporter: in the final moments of the shootout in maracana stadium, you could see it in their faces. blows the whistle to put brazil out of their misery. reporter: only two years ago during the semifinal of the world the same team. a crushing 7-1. neymar right-footed takes it and scores! repor
announcer: this is nbc nightly news reporting tonight from the olympic games in rio, peter alexander. good evening on this wet and windy night the rio olympics will draw to a close. a carnival like closing ceremony. a fitting end to the first games in south mevg. team usa with a historic performance securing 121 total medals the mos third most ever. and the brazilian hosts are reveling after earning gold in this country s most popular sport. reporter: as the soccer team goes so goes the country. at least that is what many brazilians believe. neymar has a chance to make history. reporter: in the final moments of the shootout in maracana stadium you could see it in their faces. blows the whistle brazil lost in the same stadium to the same team, a crushing, 7-1. neymar right footed takes it and scores! reporter: when that final goal sailed in it wasn t just the country s first soccer gold medal it was redemption. brazil strike olympic gold for the first tim
announcer: this is nbc nightly news reporting tonight from the olympic games in rio, peter alexander. good evening on this wet and windy night the rio olympics will draw to a close. a carnival like closing ceremony. a fitting end to the first games in south mevg. team usa with a historic performance securing 121 total medals the most won in three decades and the third most ever. and the brazilian hosts are reveling after earning gold in this country s most popular sport. reporter: as the soccer team goes so goes the country. at least that is what many brazilians believe. neymar has a chance to make history. reporter: in the final moments of the shootout in maracana stadium you could see it in their faces. blows the whistle reporter: two years ago in the semifinal of the world cup, brazil lost in the same stadium to the same team, a crushing, 7-1. neymar right footed takes it and scores! reporter: when that final goal sailed in it wasn t just the country
announcer: this is nbc nightly news reporting tonight from the olympic games in rio, peter alexander. good evening on this wet and windy night the rio olympics will draw to a close. a carnival like closing ceremony. a fitting end to the first games in south mevg. team usa with a historic performance securing 121 total three decades and the third most ever. and the brazilian hosts are reveling after earning gold in this country s most popular sport. reporter: as the soccer team goes so goes the country. at least that is what many brazilians believe. neymar has a chance to make history. reporter: in the final moments of the shootout in maracana stadium you could see it in their faces. reporter: two years ago in the semifinal of the world cup, brazil lost in the same stadium to the same team, a crushing, 7-1. neymar right footed takes it and scores! reporter: when that final goal sailed in it wasn t just the country s first soccer gold medal it was redemption.