Brazil’s “dream” of a first football Olympic gold medal is threatened by a row over bonus payments, but  defender Marquinhos argued that they will beat Honduras in today’s  semi-finals.

After touring round the country in Brasilia, Salvador and Sao Paulo, Brazil finally roll into Rio for their third consecutive Olympic semi-final expected to sweep aside the Central American outsiders in front of a full house at the iconic Maracana.

And Marquinhos stressed that national pride will overrule the Brazil players’ pay packets for a squad that includes multi-millionaires like Barcelona’s Neymar and Rafinha.

“We do not talk about bonuses, we have not reached a definite value (with the Brazilian federation),” Paris Saint-Germain’s Marquinhos said when pressed over how much each player would earn for landing gold.

“The dream for me, the team and the fans, is to be champions.”