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| Event Type | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medal/Final | Men | Final | Brazil 1 - 2 Mexico |
| Medal/Final | Men | Bronze Medal | Japan 0 - 2 South Korea |
| Medal/Final | Women | Final | Japan 1 - 2 United States |
| Medal/Final | Women | Bronze Medal | Canada 1 - 0 France |
| Men | Semifinal | Brazil 3 - 0 South Korea | |
| Men | Semifinal | Japan 1 - 3 Mexico |
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- Gold United States
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Soccer Medals
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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