Drawing of lots for the Beijing 2008 Olympic football competitions - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

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Oly draw: Are you kidding?
Published 4/20/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... drew a couple of countries known for developing good young players in the Olympic draw today in Beijing. The women, who keep getting the same "Group of Death" in World Cups (North Korea, Sweden, Nigeria), got a considerably easier draw -- traditional rival Norway, Japan and New Zealand. Compare that with Group F -- World Cup finalists Germany and Brazil, along with North Korea and Nigeria. That's not a Group of Death, that's a Group of Drawn and Quartered. Check out the full draw, then match that up with the women's and men's ...

Déjà Roos
Published 4/21/2008 by Mike Salter at The Football Tragic
If the Olyroos' opening round group at the Beijing Games has a familiar look, that's because it's very similar to that of 2004. Re-attach Montenegro to Serbia and replace Côte D'Ivoire with Tunisia, and you have the Olyroos' round-robin opponents from Athens. ...

2008 Olympics Draw — Complete Results and USA Recaps for Men and Women
Published 4/21/2008 by Ric at The World's Beautiful Game
... placing the 12 teams in the Olympic women’s soccer competition into three groups of four teams. The U.S. Men The field of 16 teams is divided into four groups of four. The top two finishers in each group will advance to the quarterfinals. The tournament will take place across five venues – Beijing, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenyang and Tianjin. Shanghai and Beijing will host the Medal Rounds, which include the semifinals, Bronze Medal and Gold Medal matches. Complete Results of the Tournament Draw for Men and Women - Official Event Site