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|In women's soccer, heavy favorites Great Britain struggled early but narrowly beat New Zealand 1-0 in their first game. Meanwhile, France blew an early 2-0 lead and lost 4-2 to the United States.

|In women's soccer, heavy favorites Great Britain struggled early but narrowly beat New Zealand 1-0 in their first game. Meanwhile, France blew an early 2-0 lead and lost 4-2 to the United States.  

On the men's side, Great Britain, who was heavily favored to win their first game against [[Senegal]] shockingly had to settle for a 1-1 draw. Uruguay is currently in first place in that group thanks to their win over [[United Arab Emirates]] earlier in the day. Great Britain and Senegal are tied for second. The top two teams in each group advance to the knockout quarterfinal stage.  

On the men's side, Great Britain, who was heavily favored to win their first game against [[Senegal]] shockingly had to settle for a 1-1 draw. Uruguay is currently in first place in that group thanks to their win over [[United Arab Emirates]] earlier in the day. Great Britain and Senegal are tied for second. The top two teams in each group advance to the knockout quarterfinal stage.

 

Australia failed to qualify for either soccer event. This was their first time attempting to qualify out of the Asian Zone instead of the significantly weaker Oceanic Zone, so this may have been a factor. They will, however, send teams in most other team sports, since they qualify from the Oceanic Zone in those.  

Australia failed to qualify for either soccer event. This was their first time attempting to qualify out of the Asian Zone instead of the significantly weaker Oceanic Zone, so this may have been a factor. They will, however, send teams in most other team sports, since they qualify from the Oceanic Zone in those.  

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