Olyroos drawn in tough group for mens Olympic football

THE AUSTRALIAN mens Olympic football team the Olyroos have been drawn to face Serbia, Argentina and the Ivory Coast at the Beijing Olympics.
Graham Arnold’s men will meet Serbia first up but this game is strangely scheduled for one day before the opening ceremony on August 7.

The Olyroos’ other games in Group A will included 2004 Gold Medalists, Argentina on 10 August and then the Ivory Coast on 13 August.

Australia will hope to dish out some pay-back to the Argentinians who defeated them 1-0 at the Athens Olympics before they went on to win the tournament.

New Zealand on the other hand don’t have things any easier in Group C. They are scheduled to face hosts China, Brazil and Belgium.

The Complete Draw Men & Women

Men’s draw:

Group A
Ivory Coast
Serbia
Argentina
Australia

Group B
Netherlands
USA
Nigeria
Japan

Group C
China
Belgium
New Zealand
Brazil

Group D
South Korea
Italy
Cameroon
Honduras

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Women’s draw:Group A
China
Canada
Argentina
Sweden

Group B
North Korea
Brazil
Nigeria
Germany

Group C
Norway
Japan
USA
New Zealand

Written by
Dean Kehagias