These matches are likely to produce an excessive amount of drama after the first day of the contest offered different results. Brazil were left hanging from a thread against Egypt. A great start powered by Neymar’s lively performance saw the South American hopefuls take a 3-0 lead at half-time.
However, carelessness in defence allowed African contenders Egypt to put home a couple of goals. Somehow, the Brazilians held on and ended the match with maximum points in their bag.
Concentration is set to play a great role when Brazil meet Belarus in Coventry today. The latter narrowly went past New Zealand in their first London 2012 Olympics fixture. Brazil and Belarus are tied up at the top of Group C with three points each.
Watch these two nations in action on RDS Olympiques, OLN or CTV Olympics if you are in Canada. Brazil vs Belarus is available on BBC Olympics for UK viewers. In the United States, watch Neymar, Ganso, Hulk and the rest attempt to avoid an upset in the hands of Belarus via NBC Olympics Live Extra, Telemundo Deportes or MSNBC.
Later in the day, Great Britain will try to emulate the country’s female football team by recording victory. Led by Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs and Welsh striker Craig Bellamy, Great Britain are looking to improve on last time’s 1-1 draw against Senegal.
However, will the United Arab Emirates allow the British to win? UAE were inches away from getting a good result against Uruguay. However, two unfortunate moments saw them relinquish a 1-0 lead to lose 2-1.
On RDS Olympiques, V, OMNI British Columbia, Omni Alberta and CTV Olympics, you can follow Great Britain vs UAE live if you are in Canada. In the United Kingdom, catch the London 2012 host nation on BBC Olympics, BBC Three abd BBC HD. Great Britain vs UAE airs on NBC Olympics Live Extra, MSNBC and NBC Olympic Soccer in USA. The British face UAE at Wembley at 14:45 EST.
Elsewhere, hot favourites Spain have it all to do. After suffering a 1-0 upset against deserving winners Japan, Chelsea’s Juan Mata, Manchester United’s David De Gea and their Spanish team mates are under pressure to defeat Honduras.
This match promises to deliver high tension as Spain’s will to avoid a first round exit rages on while Honduras are determined to grab victory after being held 2-2 in the hands of Morocco.
Watch Spain vs Honduras live on RDS Olympiques, CTV Olympics and RDS in Canada, BBC Olympics in UK and the following channels in USA: NBC Olympic Soccer, Telemundo Deportes, NBC Olympics Live Extra and Telemundo.
