2020/21 Olympics Football discussion thread (starts July 21st)

[Nicky91]

https://tokyo2020shop.jp/pub/3735/20191112164632216.jpg

to discuss both men's and women's tournaments


men's tournament

Group A

Japan

South Africa

Mexico

France

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Group B

New Zealand

South Korea

Honduras

Romania

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Group C

Egypt

Spain

Argentina

Australia

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Group D

Brazil

Germany

Ivory Coast

Saudi Arabia


women's tournament


Group E

Japan

Canada

Great Britain

Chile

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Group F

China PR

Brazil

Zambia

Netherlands
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Group G

Sweden

USA

Australia

New Zealand
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[Nicky91]

tomorrow :cheer: :cheer:

[Nicky91]

tomorrow first matches

women's

Great Britain - Chile

Japan - Canada


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China PR - Brazil

Zambia - Netherlands

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Sweden - USA

Australia - New Zealand



men's will kick off on thursday July 22nd


Mexico - France

Japan - South Africa
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New Zealand - South Korea

Honduras - Romania

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Egypt - Spain

Argentina - Australia

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Ivory Coast - Saudi Arabia

Brazil - Germany

[Nicky91]

https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1417744904118276097

[Nicky91]

GB - Chile

1-0 Ellen White

[Nicky91]

https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1417763203744997377

[Nicky91]

GB - Chile 2-0

Ellen White

[Nicky91]

Zambia - Netherlands, 1-6 at HT



now currently 1-8

[Nicky91]

Zambia - Netherlands now 3-10

[Nicky91]

goalscorers

for Zambia: 3 times Banda


for Netherlands: 4 times Miedema, 2 times Martens, Van den Sanden, Roord, Beerensteyn, Pelova

[Nicky91]

Zambia - Netherlands 3-10 FT

[Nicky91]

USA kinda crushed by Sweden, i did not see coming at all


do they not have all their best players with them :think:




Brazil a easy win over China, 5-0



Australia a 2-1 win over New Zealand

[bots]

The show director of the Olympics opening ceremony has been dismissed, one day before the event is due to be held.

Footage of Kentaro Kobayashi from the 1990s recently emerged in which he seems to be making jokes about the Holocaust.

Japan's Olympic chief Seiko Hashimoto called out the video saying it ridiculed "painful facts of history".

His dismissal is the latest in a string of scandals to hit the Games.

It comes days after a composer quit the team creating the ceremony after it emerged he had bullied classmates with disabilities at school.

Organisers are also dealing with rising Covid case numbers among athletes and officials. On Thursday, organisers said 91 people accredited for the Games have now tested positive for the virus.

After the removal of Mr Kobayashi, organisers are now re-assessing how to hold Friday's event.

"With the opening ceremony being so imminent, we apologise for causing concern to those involved in the Olympics, to the citizens of Tokyo and the Japanese public," Mr Hashimoto said in a statement.

Kentaro Kobayashi who used to be a comedian, has been heavily criticised for the comments, including from global rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC).

"Any person, no matter how creative, does not have the right to mock the victims of the Nazi genocide," Rabbi Abraham Cooper, SWC Associate Dean and Global Social Action Director said.

Mr Kobayashi also issued a statement responding to his dismissal.

"Entertainment should not make people feel uncomfortable. I understand that my stupid choice of words at that time was wrong, and I regret it," it said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57924885

[Nicky91]

The show director of the Olympics opening ceremony has been dismissed, one day before the event is due to be held.

Footage of Kentaro Kobayashi from the 1990s recently emerged in which he seems to be making jokes about the Holocaust.

Japan's Olympic chief Seiko Hashimoto called out the video saying it ridiculed "painful facts of history".

His dismissal is the latest in a string of scandals to hit the Games.

It comes days after a composer quit the team creating the ceremony after it emerged he had bullied classmates with disabilities at school.

Organisers are also dealing with rising Covid case numbers among athletes and officials. On Thursday, organisers said 91 people accredited for the Games have now tested positive for the virus.

After the removal of Mr Kobayashi, organisers are now re-assessing how to hold Friday's event.

"With the opening ceremony being so imminent, we apologise for causing concern to those involved in the Olympics, to the citizens of Tokyo and the Japanese public," Mr Hashimoto said in a statement.

Kentaro Kobayashi who used to be a comedian, has been heavily criticised for the comments, including from global rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC).

"Any person, no matter how creative, does not have the right to mock the victims of the Nazi genocide," Rabbi Abraham Cooper, SWC Associate Dean and Global Social Action Director said.

Mr Kobayashi also issued a statement responding to his dismissal.

"Entertainment should not make people feel uncomfortable. I understand that my stupid choice of words at that time was wrong, and I regret it," it said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57924885

in the wrong thread, and as its vile moronic BBC i don't trust this non news either

[Nicky91]

also who cares about something what he said in the 90's



the media sometimes, they really like to stay in the past :skull:

[Nicky91]

men's tournament


Mexico beats France with 4-1


New Zealand beats South Korea with 1-0

[Nicky91]

https://twitter.com/Tokyo2020/status/1418171876564602886

currently, Brazil - Germany

[Nicky91]

Egypt - Spain 0-0


Ivory Coast - Saudi Arabia 2-1

[Nicky91]

Japan - South Africa 1-0

Romania - Honduras 1-0

Australia - Argentina 2-0

[michael21]

I am watching barzil vs Germany

On Eurosport 5 available to the rich only :dance::cheer2:

[michael21]

Bazil just scored 4 -2

[michael21]

Full time barzil 4 Germany 2

[michael21]

Utter bliss

[Nicky91]

super happy about Aussies winning against Argentina :hee:

[michael21]

I had over 3 goals

[Nicky91]

schedule for Saturday 24th July

women's


Chile - Canada

Japan - Great Britain



China PR - Zambia

Netherlands - Brazil



Sweden - Australia

New Zealand - USA

[Nicky91]

Netherlands - Brazil currently 1-1 (ongoing)


China - Zambia 4-4 FT



other groups

Canada - Chile 2-1 FT


later on Japan - Great Britain



Sweden - Australia 4-2 FT

later on New Zealand - USA

[Nicky91]

Netherlands - Brazil now 2-3

1-0 Miedema (3)

1-1 Debinha (16)

2-1 Miedema (59)

2-2 Marta (64/Pen)

2-3 Lubmila (68)

[Nicky91]

https://twitter.com/Tokyo2020/status/1418888925456871426

wow

[Nicky91]

3-3 Netherlands - Brazil

Janssen

[Nicky91]

3-3 is FT


good for both teams, considering Brazil got Zambia left, and NL has China, so i can see both advance to knockout stage

[Nicky91]

women's

yesterdays results


Canada - Chile 2-1

GB - Japan 1-0


USA - New Zealand 6-1




today men's tournament, second group matches


France - South Africa

Japan - Mexico


New Zealand - Honduras

Romania - South Korea


Egypt - Argentina

Australia - Spain


Brazil - Ivory Coast

Saudi Arabia - Germany

[Nicky91]

women's

Netherlands - China currently 4-1

1-0 Van den Sanden (12)

1-1 Wang Shanshan (28)

2-1 Beerensteyn (37)

3-1 Beerensteyn (45+2)

4-1 Martens (47)

[Nicky91]

5-1 (NL) Miedema (65)

5-2 (CHN) Wang Y W (68)

6-2 (NL) Martens (70)

7-2 (NL) Pelova (71)

8-2 (NL) Miedema (76)

[Nicky91]

Netherlands - China 8-2 FT



Netherlands will face USA in quarter finals

[Nicky91]

women's quarter finals


Canada - Brazil (9:00 UK Time, 10:00 CET)


GB - Australia (10:00 UK Time, 11:00 CET)


Sweden - Japan (11:00 UK Time, 12:00 CET)


Netherlands - USA (12:00 UK Time, 13:00 CET)

[Nicky91]

Netherlands - USA a repeat of most recent world cup final, which was won by USA but comparing them then and now, two really different teams

and USA here seems to be very vulnerable, also bad results in group, loss vs sweden, narrow win over new zealand, and a draw vs australia

[Nicky91]

Netherlands - USA currently 2-2

1-0 Miedema (18)

1-1 S.Mewis (28)

1-2 Williams (31)

2-2 Miedema (54)

[Nicky91]

NL - USA 2-2 FT

going into extra time now

[Nicky91]

quite many VAR moments, 9th goal offside from USA

[Nicky91]

NL - USA 2-2 Extra time also over


we move onto penalty shootouts

[Nicky91]

women's final

Sweden vs Canada


bronze medal match: USA vs Australia





currently ongoing men's semi finals


Japan vs Spain

and

Mexico & Brazil