Tokyo 2020 - Spain and Egypt play out goalless draw in opening football match at Olympic Games
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Updated 22/07/2021 at 12:56 GMT
Olympic Games Group C, Sapporo Dome – Egypt 0 Spain 0
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Spain and Egypt played out a goalless draw during their opening match of the Tokyo Olympics.
Spain named a strong team that featured multiple players who had featured at the European Championships, including Pedri and Unai Simon.
Egypt meanwhile were without their talisman Mohamed Salah after he was refused permission to join.
Both teams had their chances in a tense opening half, with Dani Ceballos hitting the post with an effort from distance.
And while there were still chances in the second half the game ended goalless.
Elsewhere there was a shock as Australia beat Argentina 2-0, with the latter suffering a bizarre red card to Francisco Ortega. The midfielder was booked for a foul and then quickly shown a second yellow from the resulting free-kick for jostling in the box.
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SAPPORO, JAPAN - JULY 22: Francisco Ortega #19 of Team Argentina is shown a red card by Match Referee, Srdan Jovanovic during the Men's First Round Group C match between Argentina and Australia during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Sapporo Dome on July 2
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Hosts Japan got off to a winning start thanks to a 1-0 win over South Africa with Takefusa Kubo scoring the only goal of the game. The Ivory Coast were 2-1 winners against Saudi Arabia thanks to a sublime goal from Franck Kessie.
Romania (1-0 against Honduras) and New Zealand (1-0 against South Korea) also started with victories.
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