Soccer: Mexico stun Brazil in Men's final
Mexico won the Olympic men's soccer title for the first time when they stunned favourites Brazil 2-1 in front of 86,162 fans at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
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Updated: Aug. 11, 2012, 5:17 p.m.
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Soccer: USA continue gold streak
Carli Lloyd was the United States' Olympic hero again as they avenged their World Cup final defeat by Japan and took gold at Wembley.
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Soccer: Canadian women claim bronze
Diana Matheson scored a last-gasp goal to earn Canada the Olympic bronze medal at the expense of France with a 1-0 win.
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Soccer: Brazil remain on track for gold
Brazil's march towards their first Olympic title continued at Old Trafford as a first-half Romulo effort and Leandro Damiao's brace ensured a 3-0 win and booked a final showdown with Mexico.
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Soccer: Mexican men through to final
Mexico reached the men's Olympic soccer final for the first time when they came from behind to beat Japan 3-1 in front of more than 82,000 fans at a rainy Wembley Stadium.
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Football: USA grab last-gasp victory over Canada
The United States grabbed a last-gasp extra-time winner to seal their place in the women's Olympics football final for the fifth successive tournament.
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Soccer: Japan through to women's final
Japan moved to within one win of completing a Women's World Cup and Olympic double after surviving a late France onslaught to reach the London 2012 final with a 2-1 win.
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Soccer: US to meet Canada in women's semi-finals
The United States, chasing a third successive Olympic gold, will meet neighbours Canada in the semi-finals of the women's soccer tournament while France meet world champions Japan after all four convincingly won their quarter-finals on Friday.
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Suarez angry after GB fans boo during anthem
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has condemned Great Britain supporters for booing during his country's national anthem before his Uruguay's 1-0 defeat to Great Britain.
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Football: Britain reach quarter-finals
Great Britain's men are through to the Olympic quarter-finals after Daniel Sturridge netted the only goal against Uruguay at the Millennium Stadium.
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Soccer: US Women defeat North Korea
The US women's soccer team defeated North Korea 1-0 on in a politically charged Olympic clash between the isolated Asian country and the global superpower at Old Trafford this evening.
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Day 2 Football: Mighty Spain exit Games
Spain's bid to add the Olympic title to their World and European crowns ended in acrimony on Sunday after a shock 1-0 defeat by Honduras left them unable to reach the knockout stage.
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British men held to draw by Senegal
Great Britain's Olympic dreams suffered an unexpected setback at Old Trafford tonight as Moussa Konate's late equaliser for Senegal saw the match end 1-1.
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As it happened: Men's Olympic soccer
There was plenty of drama and some big upsets on the opening day of the men's soccer. Relive the action here.
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Japan shock 10-man Spain at Hampden Park
World and European champions Spain fell to a surprise defeat in their opening match of the Olympic Games as Japan claimed a 1-0 win with a hugely impressive performance at Hampden Park.
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Organisers forced to reprint GB match programmes
London 2012 organisers have been forced to print new official programmes for future Great Britain football matches after listing Welshman Joe Allen as English.
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Sepp Blatter's call to ban Gareth Bale criticised
British Olympic Association chairman Colin Moynihan today criticised Sepp Blatter for suggesting Gareth Bale could be banned from playing for Tottenham during London 2012.
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GB, USA and North Korea win Olympic openers
Stephanie Houghton gave Great Britain Olympic lift-off in Cardiff this afternoon with the only goal in a 1-0 win against New Zealand.
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North Korea apoplectic after flag clanger
North Korea staged a protest at tonight's Olympic women's football match against Colombia at Hampden after a national flag blunder.
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As it happened - Women's Olympic Soccer
There were six matches throughout the evening as the women's Olympic soccer event got underway.
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Extended Interview: Magee on Munich
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Darragh McDonald
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Medal Table
| Country | Total | |||
| USA | 46 | 28 | 29 | 103 |
| China | 38 | 28 | 23 | 89 |
| Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| Russia | 25 | 25 | 32 | 82 |
| South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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