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
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 121 total medals, the 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 cup, brazil lost in the same stadium to the same team. a crus
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