I'm going to step out onto a little limb here and suggest that in single team competitions at the 2012 London Olympics (Handball, Volleyball, Water Polo, Basketball, etc.) no two final competitions were as fraught with emotions nor hard fought to an amazing conclusion. For the women it was the opportunity for the United States to avenge its recent loss in world cup competition to Japan. The men's final pitted two teams that had never won Gold at the Olympics, world powerhouse Brazil against an upstart team from Mexico, whose closest opportunity for any medal in the sport came at 1968 Mexico City and they finished in 4th place just outside of the medal stand.
Olympic Dominance Index
SOCCER ~ 2012 London
007gpo ~ United States
007g ~ Mexico
004gpo ~ Brazil
004s ~ Japan
002bpo ~ Canada
002b ~ Korea (South Korea)
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