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Jan 10, 2025 | 
today.line.me | Ma Bangjie |Hu Xingyu
With China gearing up for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, head coach Branko Ivankovic is using his side's training camp as an opportunity to evaluate his new selections. BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese national football team head coach Branko Ivankovic said the current training camp will help him gauge the new players he has called up.
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Aug 10, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Ma Bangjie |Wei Hua |Wang Haoming
PARIS, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The United States won their fifth Olympic women's football gold medal after they labored to a 1-0 win over Brazil at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Mallory Swanson scored the only goal in the 57th minute when she made a perfectly-timed run to meet a through-ball from Korbin Albert before clinically firing home. Brazil looked more dangerous from early on.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Ma Bangjie |Wei Hua |Wang Haoming
PARIS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Sergio Camello scored two goals in extra time to help Spain beat France 5-3 to win the men's football gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Friday. Camello, who came on in the 83rd minute, finished off the pulsating match with his personal second goal of the game after he was put on a solo run by a long pass from Spain goalkeeper Arnau Tenas in the first minute of extra time.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Ma Bangjie |Wei Hua |Wang Haoming
NANTES, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Morocco took the men's football bronze medal at the Paris Olympics after routing Egypt 6-0 on Thursday. Morocco displayed impressive attacking efficiency as they scored six goals from as many shots on goal throughout the match. Morocco forward Soufiane Rahimi scored a brace and assisted twice, while his strike partner Abde Ezzalzouli contributed one goal and two assists.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Ma Bangjie |Wei Hua |Wang Haoming
PARIS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazil upset World Cup holders Spain 4-2 to reach the women's football final of the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Gabi Portilho scored one and assisted another for Brazil, who will now take on the United States in the final. Salma Paralluelo netted two late goals for Spain, who had previously beaten Brazil 2-0 in the tournament's group stage.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Ma Bangjie |Wei Hua |Wang Haoming
LYON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Sophia Smith scored in extra-time to help the United States reach the women's football final of the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 win over Germany on Tuesday. Smith netted the winner five minutes into extra-time when she evaded a defender before unleashing a right-footed effort. The semifinal was a repeat of a group game, in which the United States had defeated Germany 4-1 last Sunday.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Ma Bangjie |Wei Hua |Wang Haoming
PARIS, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- France will face Spain in the men's football final at Paris 2024, after they rallied to beat 10-man Egypt 3-1 after extra-time on Monday. Jean-Philippe Mateta, who had netted the winner in France's 1-0 win over Argentina in the quarterfinal, scored a brace in the semifinal. After a goalless first half, Egypt broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute through defender Saber Mahmoud who had a shot blocked, but collected the rebound and beat two defenders before firing home.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Ma Bangjie |Wei Hua |Wang Haoming
MARSEILLE, France, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Spain advanced to the men's football final at Paris 2024 after they came back from one goal down to beat Morocco 2-1 in Monday's semifinal. Fermin Lopez, who had notched a brace in Spain's 3-0 win over Japan in the quarterfinal, was Spain's hero again, as he scored one and assist the other against Morocco.
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Aug 3, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Ma Bangjie |Wei Hua |Wang Haoming
PARIS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Spain came back from the brink of exit to beat Colombia on penalties after the two sides tying 2-2 in regular time in a women's soccer quarterfinal of the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Thanks to goals from Mayra Ramirez and Leicy Santos, Colombia were 2-0 in front until the 79th minute when Jennifer Hermoso pulled one back for Spain.
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Aug 3, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Ma Bangjie |Wei Hua |Wang Haoming
PARIS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Trinity Rodman scored a goal in extra time as the United States beat Japan 1-0 to advance to women's soccer semifinals of the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
