Nigeria and Argentina's wins today in the Men's Olympic semifinals set up a rematch of the 1996 Olympic finale. Twelve years ago, that was where a young man named Emmanuel Amuneke scored an unlikely winner to lead his team to an unexpected gold medal in Olympic play. It was also a vintage period in Nigerian football, with Kanu, the Babayaro brothers, Jay-Jay Ockocha and Sunday Oliseh among the stars.  

Argentina weren't slouches, either, with a star-studded lineup of Mathias Alymeda,  Roberto Ayala, Hernan Crespo, Ariel Ortega, Javier Zanetti and, oh yes, DC United midfielder Marcelo Gallardo, among others.

This China finale will see quite the trio in Juan Rom