Tag: Soccer
Kessie gives Ivory Coast a 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Franck Kessie scored the go-ahead goal in the 66th minute and Ivory Coast beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 Thursday in its opening...
Australia shocks Argentina 2-0 in men’s Olympic soccer
SAPPORO, Japan — Two-time Olympic men's soccer champion Argentina was stunned 2-0 by Australia in their opening game at the Tokyo Games on Thursday.
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New Zealand beats South Korea 1-0 in men’s Olympic soccer
KASHIMA, Japan — Chris Wood's goal gave New Zealand a 1-0 victory over South Korea at the start of the men’s Olympic soccer tournament...
Japan opens Olympic men’s soccer with 1-0 win over SAfrica
TOKYO — An empty stadium is not how Japanese athletes imagined competing for the first time in Tokyo at their home Olympics.
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Zimmerman to miss rest of Gold Cup with strained hamstring
CHICAGO — U.S. defender Walker Zimmerman will miss the rest of the CONCACAF Gold Cup because of a strained hamstring.
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White’s 2 goals give Britain 2-0 win over Chile in Tokyo
SAPPORO, Japan — Ellen White scored a pair of goals and Britain opened the Olympic women's soccer tournament with a 2-0 victory over Chile...
Soccer players kneel to start ew era of Olympic activism
TOKYO — The referee’s whistle blew, the British players glanced at one another and they dropped to their knees. Their Chilean counterparts responded in...
Marta scores twice, Brazil routs China 5-0 at Olympics
RIFU, Japan — Marta became the first player to score in five straight Olympics and Brazil beat China 5-0 on Wednesday in the women's...
Sweden stuns US 3-0 in women’s soccer at Olympics
TOKYO — Stina Blackstenius scored a pair of goals and Sweden once again stunned the United States at the Olympics with a 3-0 victory...
Japan draws 1-1 with Canada in women’s soccer
SAPPORO, Japan — Mana Iwabuchi scored in the 84th minute and Japan pulled into a 1-1 draw with Canada to open the Olympic women's...