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Brazil v Mexico Men’s Olympic football betting tips

Neymar of Brazil and Marcelo #6 celebrate the goal by Leandro Damiao #9 while Alex Sandro looks on during the Men's Football Semi Final match between Korea and Brazil, on Day 11 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Old Trafford on August 7, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stanley Chou/Getty Im

Pre-tournament favourites Brazil meet Mexico in the men’s Olympic football gold medal match.

This was always going to be a big tournament for Brazil. Without a World Cup qualifying campaign to prepare themselves for the 2014 World Cup on home soil, this week’s final will be the last competitive game for the Samba Stars before they line-up in Sao Paulo for the inaugural match of the tournament on 12 June 2004.

And, so far, they certainly have delivered. Brazil have scored three goals in every one of their five games to reach the final, with Leandro Damiao and Neymar linking up particularly impressively.

Although the regulations for this tournament permit only three players over the age of 23, almost all of this squad will be included in the group of players selected to represent their country in 2014. Certainly the first-choice XI will be.

Paddy Power offer odds of 1/5 on Brazil claiming the gold medal, and just 1/2 that they get the job done inside the 90 minutes.

Mexico’s route to the final hasn’t been quite as straightforward, but impressive nevertheless. Wins over Gabon and Switzerland put them in the knockout stages where the impressive Senegal were dispatched in extra time and Japan beaten 3-1 in the semis. Unfortunately, however, they may be without the talismanic Giovanni Dos Santos for the final.

“He [Dos Santos] has a muscle injury,” said Luis Fernando Tena after the semi-final win. “[We] don't know the magnitude of the injury yet, we have to wait and run some tests.”

With or without Dos Santos it’s difficult to see El Tricolor winning the gold medal match, William Hill offering odds of 11/2 that they do cause an upset.

Tottenham target Leandro Damiao has six goals already this tournament and is priced at 5/1 by William Hill to break the deadlock. Strike partner Neymar is made the slight favourite, however, at odds of 9/2. The Santos superstar has scored three goals this Olympics.

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Leandro Damiao to score first @ 5/1 with William Hill



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