goals were scored at the men’s tournament four years ago – also an Olympic record. Stars such as Landon Donovan, Samuel Eto’o, Patrick M’Boma, Hidetoshi Nakata, Andrea Pirlo, Ronaldinho, Xavi and record scorer Ivan Zamorano had contributed to the previous tournament record (103) set at Sydney 2000. At Rio 2016, the goals-per-game average was 3.25 compared with just 2.34 at Beijing 2008. Brazil scored 13 times on home soil to overtake Serbia (formerly Yugoslavia) on the list of teams with the most goals in the tournament’s history. A Seleção are now just one goal short of top-scorers Italy’s tally of 125.
