Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Argentina ousted in soccer; Portugal and Honduras advance (The Associated Press)

Algeria's Oussama Darfalou, center, goes for a header during a group D match of the men's Olympic football tournament between Argelia and Portugal at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Eugenio Savio)

Argentina has been eliminated from the Olympic soccer tournament after a 1-1 draw against Honduras, which advanced to the quarterfinals along with Portugal. Two-time Olympic champion Argentina needed to win to reach the knockout round, but it wasn't able to defeat Honduras in Brasilia on Wednesday. Antony Lozano scored for Honduras in the 75th and Mauricio Martinez for Argentina in injury time.


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