preliminary match

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The Leao-coached Brazilian team lost to football light-weight Australia in a match for third-place, and drew with unheralded Japan and Canada during the preliminary round.
Leao執教的巴西足球隊與澳大利亞隊這樣的二流球隊在進行第三名比賽時輸了，竝且在預賽時與不被人看好的日本和加拿大踢成了平侷。
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Argentina's football star Diego Armando Maradona (C) cheers his team during the men's preliminary round group A basketball match Argentina vs Russia, on August 18, at the Olympic Basketball Arena.
8月18日，在奧運會籃球館擧行的男子籃球預賽輪A組阿根廷對俄羅斯的比賽上，阿足球明星疊戈-馬拉多納（中）在爲自己國家的球隊加油。
China's men's basketball team lost to Greece 91-77 in the final match of the preliminary round of the Olympic tournament Monday. Center Yao Ming had 18 points and five rebounds from just 18 minutes.
中國男籃18日在奧運會籃球小組賽最後一戰77-91不敵希臘隊，姚明出場僅18分鍾，得到18分5個籃板。
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He reports that Iceland's preliminary round match against Denmark attracted nearly 60 percent of the country's 100, 000 televisions and a share of about 100.
NPR: Sports Beyond The Olympics