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Tokyo 2020 Football: Brazil and Spain remain unbeaten

27 Jul 2021

     

Compiled by Ranjika Perera

RESULTS - MEN’S CATEGORY

Thursday, 22 July

* Egypt 0 - 0 Spain

* Mexico 4 - 1 France

* New Zealand 1 - 0 South Korea

* Ivory Coast 2 - 1 Saudi Arabia

* Argentina 2 - 0 Australia

* Honduras 0 - 1 Romania

* Japan 1 - 0 South Africa

* Brazil 4 - 2 Germany

Sunday, 25 July

* Egypt 0 - 1 Argentina

* France 4 - 3 South Africa

* New Zealand 2 - 3 Honduras

* Brazil 0 - 0 Ivory Coast

* Australia 0 - 1 Spain

* Romania 4 - 0 South Korea

* Japan 2 - 1 Mexico

* Saudi Arabia 2 - 3 Germany

UPCOMING FIXTURES

Wednesday, 28 July

* Saudi Arabia vs. Brazil - at 8.30 p.m.**

* Germany vs. Ivory Coast - at 8.30 p.m.

* Romania vs. New Zealand - at 9 p.m.

* South Korea vs. Honduras - at 9 p.m.

* Spain vs. Argentina - at 11.30 p.m.

* Australia vs. Egypt at 11.30 p.m.

* France vs. Japan - at 12 midnight

* South Africa vs. Mexico - at 12 midnight

** In Sri Lanka Time

RESULTS - WOMEN’S CATEGORY

Wednesday, 21 July

Great Britain 2 - 0 Chile

* Brazil 5 - 0 China

* Sweden 3 - 0 USA

* Japan 1 - 1 Canada

* Netherlands 10 - 3 Zambia

* Australia 2 - 1 New Zealand

Saturday, 24 July

* Chile 1 - 2 Canada

* China 4 - 4 Zambia

* Sweden 4 - 2 Australia

* Japan 0 - 1 Great Britain

* Netherlands 3 - 3 Brazil

* New Zealand 1 - 6 USA

UPCOMING FIXTURES

Tuesday, 27 July

USA vs. Australia (at Kashima) - at 1.30 p.m.**

* New Zealand vs. Sweden (at Miyagi) - at 1.30 p.m.

* Canada vs. Great Britain (at Kashima) - 2.30 p.m.

* Chile vs. Japan (at Miyagi) - at 2.30 p.m.

* Netherlands vs. China (at Yokohama) - at 3 p.m.

* Brazil vs. Zambia (at Saitama) - at 3 p.m.

[caption id="attachment_151953" align="alignnone" width="454"] Playing with 10 men for most of the game, Brazil held the Ivory Coast to a 0-0 draw on Sunday (25) in the group stage of the men’s Olympic football tournament[/caption]

Reigning men’s gold medallist from 2016 Rio Olympics, Brazil suffered an early setback as they drew the second group game against Ivory Coast at Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The silver medallists from the last games, Germany, got their first win in Group D after beating Saudi Arabia 3-2 on Sunday (25).

Spain is the only other team who is unbeaten in the group stage with a 1-0 win over Australia and a goalless draw with Egypt.

In Group A, hosts Japan top the list with a win and a draw, while South Korea top Group B with a win and a loss.

Women’s soccer at Tokyo 2020

In the women’s category of the year’s Olympics in Tokyo, defending world champions, USA suffered an early setback at the hands of Sweden.

However, they managed to bounce back with a massive 6-1 win over New Zealand on Saturday (24). Sweden maintained their unbeaten run after securing their second win in Group G beating Australia by four goals to two.

Great Britain have also got off to a good start with two wins over Chile and Japan.

Netherlands scored ten goals against Zambia and drew their game against Brazil to stay on top of Group F.

 


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