August 6, 2008 - Surprising results in the first round of games as women’s soccer got underway two days before the Olympic Games officially open.
Norway scored twice in the first five minutes against the U.S. and won the opening game 2-0; The loss was just the second-ever for the U.S. women in the Olympics, with the only other loss also coming to Norway in the 2000 Olympic Final in Sydney, Australia. A disappointing start for sure.
Japan went 2-0 down but fought back in the last 20 minutes to make it a 2-2 draw against New Zealand; and Germany and Brazil held each other to a 0-0 draw.
Group E:
China 2-1 Sweden
Canada 2-1 Argentina
Group F:
Germany 0-0 Brazil
North Korea 1-0 Nigeria
Group G:
Norway 2-0 US
Japan 2-2 New Zealand
The next matches will be played Saturday August 9th:
Sweden v. Argentina
Nigeria v. Germany
US v. Japan
Canada v. China
Brazil v. North Korea
New Zealand v. Norway
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