Brazil Finally Wins Olympic Soccer Gold And Everybody Is In Tears

Emotions ran high as Brazil won its first-ever Olympic gold medal for men’s soccer Saturday.

Neymar scored Brazil’s final penalty kick against Germany to win the Rio 2016  final shootout 5-4, following a 1-1 draw in regulation time .

His goal sparked tears of joy from himself, his teammates, fans and people all across the world. 

It was sweet revenge against a German side who shamed the Brazilians at their own World Cup in 2014 with a crushing 7-1 semifinal defeat.

As Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium and the city as a whole erupted in joy after Neymar’s goal, hundreds of Twitter users marked the historic moment online with many revealing they’d also shed tears of happiness at the host nation’s win.

Here are some of the best posts we’ve seen:

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