In the Olympic football tournament, battles have begun in groups B and D. Iraq unexpectedly defeated Portugal, one of the tournament favorites, with a score of 4-2, while the European youth champions Italy failed to beat the Ghana team.
Group B
Paraguay - Japan 4 - 3
5' [1 - 0] Pablo Gimenez
22' [1 - 1] Shinji Ono
26' [2 - 1] Jose Cardozo
37' [3 - 1] Jose Cardozo
53' [3 - 2] Shinji Ono
62' [4 - 2] Aureliano Torres
81' [4 - 3] Yoshito Okubo
Ghana - Italy 2 - 2
35' [1 - 0] Emmanuel Papoe
45' [2 - 0] Stephen Appiah
49' [2 - 1] Giampiero Pinzi
83' [2 - 2] Alberto Gilardino
Group D
Iraq - Portugal 4 - 2
11' [0 - 1] Haidar Jabar (own goal)
15' [1 - 1] Emad Mohammed
28' [2 - 1] Hawar Mulla Mohammed
45' [2 - 2] Jose Bosingwa
56' [3 - 2] Younis Mahmoud
90' [4 - 2] Salih Sadir
51' Portugal's Boa Morte sent off the field
Costa Rica - Morocco 0 - 0
58' Morocco's Alioui sent off the field