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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. In the second group stage game, Great Britain easily beat Cameroon, although that was expected. More shockingly, France defeated North Korea 5-0, in blowout fashion. However, there is no organized religion in North Korea, either. They are not on the "increasingly atheistic" list because this has been the case for decades.
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.
On the first day of women's basketball, Australia defeated heavy underdogs Great Britain, while France defeated Brazil.
In women's handball, Great Britain was blown out by [[Montenegro]], 31-19. However, the British team only made the Olympics due to getting the host country's automatic spot, and this poor performance was expected. Meanwhile, France narrowly defeated Norway, 24-23.
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