Richarlison continued his fine form at the Olympics with a double as Brazil eased into the quarter-finals after a 3-1 win over Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, as Germany exited the men’s tournament and hosts Japan progressed with a thrashing of France.Reigning champions Brazil, who won gold for the first time on home soil in Rio de Janeiro five years ago, finished top of Group D and will face Egypt in the last eight on Saturday.Matheus Cunha put them ahead in Saitama on Wednesday, but Abdulelah Al-Amri’s goal brought the Saudis level before the half-hour mark.A draw would have been enough for Brazil to go through as group winners, but Richarlison netted in the 76th minute and again in injury time.The Everton forward is now the leading scorer in the tournament with five goals after his hat-trick against Germany.The Germans, runners-up to Brazil in 2016, bowed out after a 1-1 draw with the Ivory Coast.Germany had to win to progress, but Benjamin Henrichs’ own goal midway through the second half proved costly.Eduard Lowen’s equaliser shortly afterwards set up a tense finale, but the Ivorians held on to seal second spot in the group and a quarter-final against Spain.The Spaniards are one of the gold medal favourites after naming a strong squad featuring six members of the team that reached the Euro 2020 semi-finals.But they scored only twice in the group stage, with a 1-1 draw against Argentina enough to edge them through.Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino put Spain in front in the 66th minute. Tomas Belmonte netted a late equaliser for Argentina but the point sealed 1992 champions Spain first place in Group C.Read AlsoUSA thrash Iran in Olympic basketballPlaudits for gymnast Eke after Olympics exitOlympics: Team Nigeria in last-minute rush to register athletesEgypt set up a dream clash with Brazil by seeing off Australia 2-0 with goals from Ahmed Yasser Rayan and Ammar Hamdy.– France humbled by Japan –France had given themselves hope of progressing from Group A when Andre-Pierre Gignac scored a hat-trick in a 4-3 win over South Africa.But they crashed out as their defence proved fragile again in a 4-0 loss to Japan.