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The goals from the first match of the men's Olympic Football Tournament between Argentina and Ivory
Coast are online now, and you can watch them right here. I offer a metaphorical doff of the cap to
anyone who can tell me what on earth Oscar Ustari is doing for Ivory Coast's equaliser... Argentina
2 - 1 [.
The Olympic Football Tournament kicks off on Thursday (yes, that is before the official start of
the Games, which is on Friday), and Argentina, as the defending gold medalists from four years ago
in Athens, will be red-hot favourites to retain the title, thanks in large part to an attacking
lineup that would terrify most [.
Lionel Messi talked to Barcelona, Lionel Messi played for Argentina. Lionel Messi set one up and
scored one as Argentina beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in the opening match of the men's Olympic Football
Tournament to begin the defence of the gold medal won in Athens four years ago. Barcelona having
apparently decided to allow the [.
Group A at the Beijing Olympics consists of Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia and Australia. Team
Played Won Lost Drawn GF GA GD Points Argentina 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 Australia 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 Serbia 1
0 0 1 1 1 0 1 Ivory Coast 1 0 1 0 1 2 -1 0 Australia 1-1 Serbia ( Aug 7-Shanghai) (Ruben Zadkovich/
Slobodan Rajkovic) Argentina 2-1 Ivory Coast ( Aug 7- Shanghai) ( Lionel Messi, Lautaro Acosta/
Sekou Cisse) Group B consists of USA, Netherlands, Nigeria and Japan.
The United States-Japan match was not the only one played on Thursday, though it may have seemed
like it. In fact, the US wasn't the only CONCACAF nation to kick off their quest for gold
either.
But Honduras didn't fare quite as well as the Americans.
Italy routed Honduras 3-0.
