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At the Olympic football tournament, all men's national teams have already played two matches each. Yesterday, the first victories were celebrated by the teams of Portugal and Italy. In the next match, they will need draws to advance to the quarterfinals, while Japan said goodbye to their hopes of reaching the next stage.
Continuing to surprise is the 16-year return of the Iraq national team to the games, defeating Costa Rica by a two-goal margin and securing a place in the quarterfinals.
Group B
Japan 2 - 3 Italy
6' [0 - 1] Daniele De Rossi
9' [0 - 2] Alberto Gilardino
20' [1 - 2] Yuki Abe
36' [1 - 3] Alberto Gilardino
90' [2 - 3] Daiki Takamatsu
Paraguay 1 - 2 Ghana
76' [1 - 0] Carlos Gamarra
81' [1 - 1] William Tiero
84' [1 - 2] Stephane Appiah
Tournament standings:
[Place, national team, wins, draws, losses, goals scored-allowed, points]
1. Italy 1 1 0 5-4 4
2. Ghana 1 1 0 4-3 4
3. Paraguay 1 0 1 5-5 3
4. Japan 0 0 2 5-7 0
Group D
Costa Rica 0 - 2 Iraq
68' [0 - 1] Hawar Mohammed
72' [0 - 2] Mahdi Karim
Morocco 1 - 2 Portugal
40' [0 - 1] Cristiano Ronaldo
70' [0 - 2] Ricardo Costa
85' [1 - 2] Boabid Boudin
Tournament standings:
1. Iraq 2 0 0 6-2 6
2. Portugal 1 0 1 4-5 3
3. Morocco 0 1 1 1-2 1
4. Costa Rica 0 1 1 0-2 1
