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Monday, April 21, 2008
Olympic Soccer Stuff
So the drawing was held, and both the men's and women's U.S. teams have been drawn into groups with Japan. This means that I should be able to see some U.S. soccer here in Japan, which is always good. On the men's side, the group should be pretty tough, as the group is comprised of the Netherlands, Nigeria, Japan, and the U.S. I remember watching Nigeria win the gold medal in Athens in the '96 Olympics. Actually, I saw the U.S. women beat Nigeria for the gold medal as well, which was great. Here's hoping both teams do well. I'll be happy if the U.S. just gets out of its group-though I would like them to beat Japan, of course-a bit of revenge for the Gamba Osaka vs. Houston Dynamo game (which Gamba won 6-1? I think). Go USA!