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Olympic 2004 Athens (Soccer)

2004 The Olympic Games in Athens No.16 : (Aug. 28, 2004) Men's Soccer, Gold:Argentina, Silver:Paraguay and Bronze:Italy ! No.15 : (Aug. 26, 2004) Women's Soccer, Gold:USA, Silber:Brazil and Bronze:Germany ! No.14 : (Aug. 24, 2004) Italy Men and Paraguay Men go to Final Gold Medal Match. No.13 : (Aug. 23, 2004) USA Women beat Germany 2-1 at Semifinals and goes to Final Gold Medal Match. No.12 : (Aug. 21, 2004) Men's Quaterfinal games are held and 4 teams go to the Semifinal. No.11 : (Aug. 20, 2004) At the Quaterfinal Japan Women lost but German Women won. No.10 : (Aug. 18, 2004) Tornament schedule No.9 : (Aug. 18, 2004) Japan Men won the last game aginst Ghana. No.8 : (Aug. 17, 2004) German Women goes to the Quaterfinal. No.7 : (Aug. 15, 2004) Japan Men was defeated in the Preliminary Games. No.6 : (Aug. 14, 2004) Nigeria Women burn Japan Women in sunny Athens (1-0). No.5 : (Aug. 12, 2004) The Men Football Preliminary Games opened 1 day before from the Opening Ceremony. No.4 : (Aug. 11, 2004) The Women Football Preliminary Games opened 2 days before from the Opening Ceremony. No.3 : Olympic Football Tournament No.2 : Football Match schedule No.1 : 5 Host Cities for Soccer in Greece

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No.16 : Men's Soccer, Gold:Argentina, Silver:Paraguay and Bronze:Italy !

(August 28, 2004) On August 28 the Men's Soccer Gold Medal Match was held at the Olympic Stadium in Athens between Argentina and Paraguay both in South America. Argentina defeated Paraguay on a score of 1-0 and got the Gold Medal first time in Olympic Soccer Game. Then Paraguay got the Olympic Medal (Silver) also first time in all Olympic Games.
The Men's Soccer Bronze Medal Match was held in Thessaloniki on August 27, and Italy led the match and won by a score 1-0 against Iraq. The Italian journalist, who was tooken away by an armed people in Iraq, was killed in Iraq on the previous day. The Iraq team gave a bunch of white flowers to Italy team with deep sympathy for the journalist's death and Italy team wore a crape for the Bronze Medal Match. Italy Men's Soccer Team got the Medal (Bronze) after 68 years when he had gotten the Gold Medal in 1936 Berlin Olympic.

No.15 : Women's Soccer, Gold:USA, Silber:Brazil and Bronze:Germany !

(August 26, 2004) At Women's Soccer Gold Medal Match in Athens USA Women defeated Brazil on a score of 2-1 in extra time to win Gold Medal. Abby Wambach (USA) got the winning goal to take USA's revenge at 2000 Sydney. At Bronze Medal Match held before Gold Medal Match German Women beat Sweden 1-0 and got Bronze Medal Match as the same as 2000 Sydney.

No.14 : Italy Men and Paraguay Men go to Final Gold Medal Match.

(August 24, 2004) At Men's Soccer Semifinal in Athens Argentina led the game and won by a score 3-0 against Italy. At another Semifinal in Thessaloniki Iraq led the game but didn't get the winning goal and lost the game at the score 1-3 against Paraguay. On August 27 in Thessaloniki there is the Bronze Medal Match between Italy and Iraq, on August 28 in Athens there is the Gold Medal Match between Argentina and Paraguay.

No.13 : USA Women beat Germany 2-1 at Semifinals and goes to Final Gold Medal Match.

(August 23, 2004) At Women's Soccer Semifinal in Heraklio USA made good play and got a goal, and German came up at last a goal in the additional time after the last half. However Germany couldn't stop USA's attack. On the same day in Patas Brazil beat Sweden at the score 1-0.
On August 26 in Athens there is Final Gold Medal Match between USA and Brazil, and Bronze Medal Match between Germany and Sweden.

No.12 : Men's Quaterfinal games are held and 4 teams go to the Semifinal.

(August 21, 2004) Italy won by a score 1-0 after extra time against Mali in Athens, Iraq won by a score 1-0 against Australia in Heraklio, Argentina won by a score 4-0 against Costa Rica in Patras and Paraguay won by a score 3-2 against Korea in Thessaloniki.
The 2 Semifinals are between Italy and Argentina, and Iraq and Paraguay on August 24.

No.11 : At the Quaterfinal Japan Women lost, but German Women won.

(August 20, 2004) Japan Women lost the game against USA in the Quaterfinal of Tournament in Thessaloniki. At the second half Japan Women sat an offside trap but failed, and lost a goal because of 4 Americans and 1 GK.
German Women won by a score 1-2 against Nigeria in Patras, then has a clash against USA in the Semifinal on August 23 in Heraklio. Brazil Women won by a score 5-0 against Mexico and Sweden won by a score 2-1 against Australia and have a clash each other in the Semifinal on August 23 in Patras.

No.10 : Tournament schedule

No.9 : Japan Men won the last game aginst Ghana.

(August 18, 2004) Last Preliminariy games of Group B and Group D was held, and Japan Men won by a score 1-0 against Ghana.
Today's Results
Men
Group B : (Athens) Paraguay 1-0 Italy
Group B : (Volos) Japan 1-0 Ghana
Group D : (Heraklio) Costa Rica 4-2 Portugal
Group D : (Patras) Morocco 2-1 Iraq

Final results in Preliminaries
Men
Group B : 1 Paraguay (PTS 6), 2 Italy (PTS 4), 3 Ghana (PTS 4), 4 Japan (PTS 3) ..... 2,3 from rules
Group D : 1 Iraq (PTS 6), 2 Costa Rica (PTS 4), 3 Morocco (PTS 4), Portugal (PTS 3) ..... 2,3 from rules

No.8 : German Women goes to the Quaterfinal.

(August 17, 2004) 8 Preliminary games were held. German Women won by a score of 2-0 against Mexico of Group F in Athens. Men's Final results in Preliminaries will be fixed after games of Group B and Group D tomorrow. Japan Mem's team in Group B will clash against Ghana tomorrow too.
Today's Results
Men
Group A : (Thessaloniki) Korea Republic 3-3 Mali
Group A : (Volos) Greece 2-3 Mexico
Group C : (Athens) Argentina 1-0 Australia
Group C : (Patras) Serbia & Montenegro 2-3 Tunisia
Women
Group E : (Volos) Sweden 2-1 Nigeria
Group F : (Athens) Germany 2-0 Mexico
Group G : (Patras) Greece 0-7 Brazil
Group G : (Thessaloniki) USA 1-1 Australia

Results in group of Preliminaries
Men
Group A : 1 Mali (PTS 5), 2 Korea (PTS 5), 3 Mexico (PTS 4), 4 Greece (PTS 1) ..... 1,2 from Goals' difference
Group C : 1 Argentina (PTS 9), 2 Australia (PTS 4), 3 Tunisia (PTS 4), 4 Serbia & Montenegro (PTS 0) ..... 2,3 from Goals' difference
Final results in Preliminaries
Women
Group E : 1 Sweden (PTS 3), 2 Nigeria (PTS 3), 3 Japan (PTS 3) ..... 1-3 from Goals' difference and 1,2 from rules
Group F : 1 Germany (PTS 6), 2 Mexico (PTS 1), 3 China PR (PTS 1) ..... 2,3 from Goals' difference
Group G : 1 USA (PTS 7), 2 Brazil (PTS 6), 3 Australia (PTS 4), 4 Greece (PTS 0)

No.7 : Japan Men was defeated in the Preliminary Games.

(August 15, 2004) This time Japan Men got attach chanches, but they couldn't recover 3 lost points in the first half. Of course Pelizzoli Ivan(ITA GK) is a strong player on defence. Japan Men need good and accurate strikers at first. The lost of this game meant that Japan Men was defeated in the Preliminary Games, and they couldn't have a dream to get a medal in the olympic games since 1968 Mexico Olympic Games. In this game Japan also 3 lost points in the first half, and Japan lacks concentration from the beginning. They still have a last game against Ghana on august 18 and we, soccer fans in Japan wish that Japan will draw the game against Ghana in the worst case.
Today's Results
Men
Group B : (Thessaloniki) Paraguay 1-2 Ghana
Group B : (Volos) Japan 2-3 Italy
Group D : (Athens) Costa Rica 0-2 Iraq
Group D : (Heraklio) Morocco 1-2 Portugal

No.6 : Nigeria Women burn Japan Women in sunny Athens (1-0).

(August 14, 2004) Japan Women was beaten by Nigeria Women at the score of 0-1 in a Group E clash at Karaiskaki Stadium in Athens today. China and Mexico drew the match at the score of 1-1 on the same day, then Japan can go to quaterfinals by good luck. It is decided that German Women in group F and USA Women in group G can go to quaterfinals too.
Women Football : August 14 in Athens / JPN 0-1 NIG
Japan didn't hava games recently with a team like Nigeria, whoes members have height, speed and personal technique. And Japan has lost its vigor as 1st match with Sweden. We hope it is not Tomomi Miyamoto's injury. However Japan must regain its balance, otherwise Japan cannot survive the preliminaries.
Today's Results
Men
Group A : (Athens) Korea Republic 1-0 Mexico
Group A : (Thessaloniki) Greece 0-2 Mali
Group C : (Heraklio) Serbia & Montenegro 1-5 Australia
Group C : (Patras) Argentina 2-0 Tunisia
Women
Group E : (Athens) Japan 0-1 Nigeria
Group F : (Volos) China PR 1-1 Mexico
Group G : (Heraklio) Greece 0-1 Australia
Group G : (Patras) USA 2-0 Brazil

No.5 : The Men Football Preliminary Games opened 1 day before from the Opening Ceremony.

(August 12, 2004) Japan was beaten by Paraguay at the score of 3-4 in a Group B clash at Kaftantzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki today.
Men Football : August 12 in Thesaloniki / JPN 3-4 PAR
Paraguay opened the scoring with a goal from Pablo Gimenez after 5 minutes from the beginning but Japan levelled through a 22 minute penalty from Feyenoord (Netherland League) midfielder, Shinji Ono. But Paraguay took a 3-1 lead by the half time. Japan pressed at the beginning of the second half and reduced the margin to 3-2 through a second penalty from Ono. Paraguay re-established a two goal lead when Aureliano Torres' sharp shot from outside the area beat Hitoshi Sogahata (JPN GK) for the fourth time of the night, but Yoshito Okubo (JPN) gave his team hope for a draw with Japan's third in the 81 minute. But it was late.
Today's Results
Men
Group B : (Thessaloniki) Japan 3-4 Paraguay
Group B : (Volos) Ghana 2-2 Italy
Group D : (Heraklio) Costa Rica 0-0 Morocco
Group D : (Patras) Iraq 4-2 Portugal

No.4 : The Women Football Preliminary Games opened 2 days before from the Opening Ceremony.

(August 11, 2004) The first competition day was successfully completed in the four Olympic Cities. In the cities of Volos, Thessaloniki, Heraklio and Patras at 18:00 o'clock the Women Football Preliminary Games started, followed on 20:30 by Men's Preliminaries. Women winners were Japan (1-0 against Sweden), Germany (8-0 against China) USA (3-0 against Greece) and Brazil (1-0 against Australia). There were three draws in Men's Preliminaries (Greece - Korea 2-2, Tunisia - Australia 1-1 and Mali Mexico 0-0) as well as an overwhelming win of Argentina against Serbia Montenegro (6-0).
Women Football : August 11 in Volos / JPN 1-0 SWE
Japan has beaten Sweden 1-0 in an opening Group E match played at Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos. A 24th minute goal from Eriko Arakawa was enough to seal the game for the Japanese women, with the NTV Beleza striker taking full advantage of both Homare Sawa's cross and Swedish goalkeeper, Caroline Joensson's mistake.
Women Football : August 11 in Patras / GER 8-0 CHN
Germany cut China to ribbons in an 8-0 thrashing at the Pampeloponnisiako Stadium in the opening Group F match here on Wednesday. Player of the match Birgit Prinz, the captain of the team, scored four goals as the reigning World Cup winners demoralised China in the biggest ever victory at a Olympic Women's Football Tournament.
Today's Results
Men
Group A : (Thessaloniki) Greece 2-2 Korea Repblic
Group A : (Volos) Mali 0-0 Mexico
Group C : (Heraklio) Tunisia 1-1 Australia
Group C : (Patras) Argentina 6-0 Serbia & Montenegro
Women
Group E : (Volos) Sweden 0-1 Japan
Group F : (Patras) Germany 8-0 China PR
Group G : (Heraklio) Greece 0-3 USA
Group G : (Thessaloniki) Brazil 1-0 Australia

No.3 : Olympic Football Tournament

The Olympic football tournament games had chosen by lot on June 9. 2004. For Germany the Women National team only takes part in Olympic Football Tournament 2004 Athens. The Olympic Football games will be held from August 11 - 28 and there are 16 teams for Men's Tournament and 10 teams for Women's Tournament.

No.2 : Football Match schedule

The Football Match Schedule

No.1 : 5 Host Cities for Football in Greece

During the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games (from August 13 to 29), the men's and women's Football competitions will be hosted in five Olympic cities: Athens, Volos, Heraklio, Thessaloniki, Patras. Competition events will take place from 11 August, two days before the Opening Ceremony, to 28 August 2004. Finals will take place in Athens. In total, 16 men's teams will compete in four rounds (preliminaries, quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals) and 10 women's teams in three (quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals).

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