TOKYO, July 25: Playing with 10 men for most of the game, Brazil held the Ivory Coast to a 0-0 draw on Sunday in the group stage of the men’s Olympic soccer tournament. Brazil is the defending Olympic champion after winning at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
Facundo Medina scored in the 52nd minute to give Argentina a 1-0 victory over Egypt on Sunday.
Teji Savanier scored the game-winning goal in stoppage time and Andre-Pierre Gignac added three more to give France a 4-3 victory over South Africa.
Takefusa Kubo and Ritsu Doan scored in the opening 11 minutes to lead Japan to a 2-1 victory over Mexico.
Germany twice threw away the lead and had a player sent off before Felix Uduokhai gave the team a 3-2 victory over Saudi Arabia.
Mikel Oyarzabal ended Spain’s 21-year wait for a goal and a win in Olympic soccer by clinching a 1-0 victory over Australia on Sunday.
Also, South Korea beat Romania 4-0 while Honduras beat New Zealand 3-2. (AP)
