Olympic draw raises Nadeshiko Japan's hopes

A win and a draw may be enough to get to the next stage, where anything can happen,” said Oly Whites coach Neil Emblen

I think "Oly Whites" should be "All Whites" perhaps?

I hate it when any team sighs with relief at the groupings. It's natural, of course, I know, but it makes it seem like they lack confidence, or that if they should lose it's not because they didn't do well it's because of the group they drew.

I wish them all the best. Women's soccer is certainly much more anyone's game than the men's, so it may be even more interesting.

The Japanese ladies have every chance of nabbing a medal - possibly gold! Good luck to 'em. There are only 8 teams, so it's not like a world cup or anything. The Brits will be hard to beat at home though: usually women's soccer is played before 2 people and a dog but they will fill the awesome stadiums for the Brits' home games!

Oops - 12 teams actually.