Football

GB’s Football Teams Discover Their Olympic Fate – Mix 96

The draw for the Olympic Football tournament has been made … In the Women’s competition, Great Britain have been drawn alongside New Zealand, Cameroon and Brazil. The match against New Zealand will be the first event of this year’s Olympics … Continue reading

London 2012: Tough football draws for Team GB – BBC News

It will be tough, tournament football always is. Everyone in the squad will have … We played New Zealand in the World Cup last year and it was a very tough encounter. Cameroon are an unknown quantity. “This gives us … Continue reading

Football Ferns to open London Olympics – Stuff

The match will be played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on July 25, the first day of the football competition, with the official opening ceremony to be held on July 27. The Ferns will also play African side Cameroon … Continue reading

Olympic football draw made (From Watford Observer) – Watford Observer

Kelly Smith helped make the Olympic football draw today with the British women’s side … Melanie C in making the draw which also saw Hope Powell’s side partnered with Cameroon and Brazil in Group A. The opening fixture against New … Continue reading

London 2012 Olympics: Team GB men face Senegal, Brazil and UAE in the group stages, women meet Cameroon, NZ and Brazil. – Daily Telegraph

Great Britain’s men face a tough group in the Olympic football tournament after being drawn against Uruguay, the United Arab Emirates and Senegal for the London 2012 tournament. Stuart Pearce’s side will kick off the tournament against Senegal at Old … Continue reading

Olympic draw: It’s Senegal, Uruguay and the UAE for Pearce’s GB Men – Mirror Football

Great Britain’s men face a tough group in the Olympic football tournament after being drawn against … The draw at Wembley saw Hope Powell’s side picked out of the hat against Brazil and Cameroon as well in Group F. The … Continue reading

Olympics to open with Britain-NZ in soccer – YAHOO!

The London Olympics will begin with Britain playing New Zealand in women’s soccer at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on July 25, two days before the opening ceremony. The 2012 host team was drawn on Tuesday in Group E to face New … Continue reading

Olympics to open with Britain-NZ in football – MLive.com

WEMBLEY, England (AP) — The London Olympics will begin with Britain playing New Zealand in women’s football at Cardiff’s Millennium … on Tuesday in Group E to face New Zealand as well as Cameroon and Brazil. Reigning Olympic champion United … Continue reading

London 2012 – Olympic football draws made at Wembley – Yahoo! Eurosport

Meanwhile, Hope Powell’s women’s team have been given a glamour tie against Brazil in their group and will also face Cameroon. Cardiff plays host to their first two games against New Zealand and Cameroon, before they move to Wembley for … Continue reading

Cameroon’s women to face host nation at Olympics – BBC News

Cameroon will face host nation Great Britain in the group phase of the women’s Olympic football tournament. The Indomitable Lionesses will also take on New Zealand and Brazil in Group E of the competition. Africa’s other contenders in the women’s … Continue reading