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(zhí)教的巴西足球隊(duì)與澳大利亞隊(duì)這樣的二流球隊(duì)在進(jìn)行第三名比賽時(shí)輸了，竝且在預(yù)賽時(shí)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(yùn)會(huì)籃球館擧行的男子籃球預(yù)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(wèi)自己國家的球隊(duì)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(yùn)會(huì)籃球小組賽最後一戰(zhàn)77-91不敵希臘隊(duì)，姚明出場僅18分鍾，得到18分5個(gè)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