There was not going to be a second upset tonight at the Goodwill Games women's soccer competition.

It also holds the honour of being the oldest national soccer competition still running in Australia.

English club teams and their supporters were later banned from the three major soccer competitions in Europe.

The event is not to be confused with the Mitropa Cup, a soccer competition.

"We support everything in Barcelona except its sports team," he said, reflecting each city's strong feelings about soccer competition.

This time they said yes, he explained, because of the concert's tie-in to the soccer competition.

They can be compared to the group phase of soccer competitions.

Brazil has won the international soccer competition five times since it began in 1930.

Menden is also the host of an international soccer competition in which every U-10-Club can take part.

This is the first time China has qualified for Olympic soccer competition.