As fellow blogger Harry Hayfield pointed out the first Beijing Olympic events actually start today, with 6 matches in the women’s football / soccer.

Here is the schedule for today.

Group E

17:00 Argentina - Canada (Tianjin)
19:45 China - Sweden (Tianjin)

Group F

17:00 Germany - Brazil (Shenyang)
19:45 Korea DPR - Nigeria (Shenyang)

Group G

17:00 Japan - New Zealand (Qinhuangdao)
19:45 Norway - USA (Qinhuangdao)