Women's soccer events gets underway at London Olympics

On the first day of the event - 25 June 2012 - hosts Great Britain beat New Zealand 1-0; world champions Japan defeated Canada 2-1; United States overcame France 4-2; Brazil humbled Cameroon 5-0; Sweden thumped South Africa 4-1 and North Korea were 2-0 winners over Colombia.

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Renata Costa of Brazil scores a header during the Women's Football first round Group E Match of the London 2012 Olympic Games between Cameroon and Brazil at Millennium Stadium on July 25, 2012 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Renata Costa of Brazil scores a header during the Women's Football first round Group E Match of the London 2012 Olympic Games between Cameroon and Brazil at Millennium Stadium on July 25, 2012 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)