Mexican hero wins epic contest
Melanie Leupolz
Germany and Mexico men play Thursday, but here in women"s action, Germany"s Melanie Leupolz, 3rd right, celebrates with her teammates after scoring during the 2016 Summer Olympics football match between Germany and Zimbabwe at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine) (Nelson Antoine)
Mexico and Germany face off in men"s soccer on Thursday atFonte Nova Arena in Salvador to begin Olympics group stage.
TIME: 3 p.m. CT
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Defending Olympics champion Mexico will field a strong squad, led by Pachuca striker Hirving Lozano, the only under-23 player on the Mexico team in Copa America. The Mexicans will faceGermany,South Korea and Fiji in Group C.
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Germanywill be playing in the tournament for the first time since 1988, when current U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann was on the team. Brazil andGermanycould meet in the semifinals at Maracana Stadium, a rematch of the World Cup semifinal from two years ago when the German senior team embarrassed Brazil at home.
Soccer is the only competition played outside Rio. The other host cities will be Salvador, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte and the jungle city of Manaus. Rio will host matches in two venues: Maracana, site of the World Cup final two years ago, and the opening and closing ceremonies for these games, and the Olympic Stadium, which will also host the track and field events.
Sao Paulo will host matches at the Itaquerao Stadium, home of the World Cup opener.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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