Three matches marked the first day of competition at the Games.
Beijing: The Canadian women's team defeated Argentina 2-1 in Group E of the football tournament while Brazil and Germany finished 0-0 in Group F and Japan came back to snatch a 2-2 draw with New Zealand in Group G.
The three matches marked the first day of competition at the Games with the opening ceremony set for Friday and the first gold medals set to be awarded on Saturday.
Canada built a 2-0 lead with goals in each half but despite a late Argentina strike, they held on to win their first ever game at the Olympics.
Brazil piled second-half pressure on the German goal but settled for a point while Japan came back from 2-0 down to salvage a draw against New Zealand.
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