Men's Football Day 3 Review: Brazil and Argentina advance to quarterfinals undefeated

(BEIJING, August 13) – The Men's Olympic Football preliminary concluded on Wednesday with 16 teams competing in the final round.
In one group A match, defending champion Argentina beat Serbia 2-0 and finished first in the group. Argentina finished its group stage without losing a single match.
In the other group A match, Cote d'Ivoire defeated Australia thanks to a sole goal scored by Salomon Kalou in the 81st minute. Argentina and Cote d'Ivoire went through to the quarterfinals as group A's two highest ranking teams.
In group B, the Netherlands' 1-0 victory over Japan secured the Netherlands a quarterfinal berth. Also in group B, Nigeria topped the group and advanced to the quarterfinals by beating the United States 2-1.
In group C, the brilliant Brazilians took their third consecutive victory in the group stage by beating host China 3-0, and cruised to the quarterfinals without even conceding a single goal.
Another group C qualifer was Begium, who beat New Zealand 1-0 in Wednesday's match.
In group D, Cameroon ended Italy's winning streak in a goaless draw. Even so, Italy still topped the group with 7 points, followed by Cameroon. Both teams advanced to the next stage.
The victory over Honduras 1-0 did not bring the Republic of Korea enough points to overtake Cameroon to advance from group D.
The Men's quarterfinals will play on August 16.
From :olympic