Finals

  Bronze medal match

Brazil beats Belgium 3-0 to win Olympic football bronze         SHANGHAI, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Brazil won bronze medal of Beijing Olympic men's football tournament here on Friday by beating Belgium 3-0. Full story

Bajramaj double as Germany edges Japan 2-0 to win Olympic women's soccer bronze     BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Substitute Fatmire Bajramaj scored a brace to steer world champions Germany for a 2-0 victory over Japan to clinch the bronze medal at the Olympic women's soccer tournament here on Thursday. Full story

  Semifinals

U.S. advances to final after eliminating Japan      BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion the United States beats Japan 4-2 in the semifinal match at the Olympic women's soccer tournament here on Monday.  Full story

Five-star Brazil shatters world champions Germany 4-1 in Olympic semifinal     SHANGHAI, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Marta and Cristiane's Brazil had a five-star show and crashed the "invincible" Germans 4-1 to cruise to the Olympic women's soccer final here on Monday. Full story

Argentina beat Brazil 3-0 in men's soccer semifinal          BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Argentina beat the five-time World Cup winners Brazil 3-0 at Olympic men's soccer semifinal on Tuesday.  Brazil, Argentina qualify semifinals, Italy out

Nigeria beats Belgium at Olympic men's soccer semifinal         SHANGHAI, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria beats Belgium 4-1 at the Olympic men's soccer semifinals here on Tuesday.  Full story  Nigeria confident ahead of Olympic men's soccer semis

Editor: Yao Siyan