Football

Brazil begins quest for 1st major title in women’s football with 5-0 win over Cameroon – Winnipeg Free Press

CARDIFF, Wales – Brazil scored two early goals and got two more from Marta in the second half to easily defeat Cameroon 5-0 at the London Olympics on Wednesday, a strong start to its quest for its first major title … Continue reading

Brazil routs Cameroon 5-0 in women’s soccer – News-Sentinel

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Brazil scored two early goals and got two more from Marta in the second half to easily defeat Cameroon 5-0 at the London Olympics on Wednesday, getting off to a good start on its quest for … Continue reading

Women’s Football Kicks Off Olympic Competition – Voice of America

Opening ceremonies are still two days away, but competition at the London Olympics kicks off Wednesday with a slate of women’s football matches … Other matches include Cameroon and Brazil, Sweden versus South Africa and Colombia playing …

Team GB – Senegal Preview: Home nation prepare to kick off the Games after 52 years in Olympic exile – goal.com

Senegal will make their Olympic debut at Old Trafford on Thursday. Two African sides have won gold in this event in the last four Games: Nigeria in 1996, and Cameroon in 2000. The Lions have won their last two matches … Continue reading

WRAPUP 1-Olympics-Soccer-North Korea incident overshadows action – Reuters

CARDIFF, July 25 (Reuters) – A major diplomatic incident marred the first day of competition at the London Olympics on Wednesday when the North Korea women’s soccer team walked … thrashed Cameroon 5-0 and Sweden, another possible medallist …

U.S. Beats France in Women’s Olympic Soccer; Japan Wins – San Francisco Gate

Brazil shut out Cameroon 5-0. Japan took the lead in the first half in … 8:50 p.m. “Today ahead of the women’s football match at Hampden Park, the South Korean flag was shown on a big-screen video package instead of … Continue reading

Brazil routs Cameroon 5-0 in women’s football – NJ.com

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Brazil scored two early goals and got two more from Marta in the second half to easily defeat Cameroon 5-0 at the London Games on Wednesday, in a strong start to its quest for its first … Continue reading

London 2012: Brazil open campaign with win against Cameroon – The Guardian

Brazil went top of Group E after they opened their Olympic campaign with a 5-0 win over Cameroon at the Millennium Stadium. Early goals from Francielle and Renato Costa put Brazil in control, before the captain, Marta, scored twice and … Continue reading

Olympics-Brazil won the women’s Football team group e match 4 – Reuters

July 25 (Reuters) – CARDIFF, Jul 25 (Reuters) – Brazil beat Cameroon 5-0 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in match 4 of the Olympic women’s Football team group e at the 2012 London Games on Wednesday. Britain and Brazil … Continue reading

Cameroun, JO 2012: les lionnes indomptables en grandes difficultés (2-0)

Le Cameroun participe à la compétition pour la 1ère fois de son histoire et avec le tare qu’aucune sélection féminine africaine n’a gagné le moindre match de foot aux JO. Christine Mani commettait une faute à 20 mètres des buts … Continue reading