Aaron Ramsey of Great Britain tries to escape the attention of Abdoulaye Ba of Senegal during the teams' Group A men's soccer match Thursday at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Moussa Konate scored late as Senegal earned a 1-1 tie.

Old Trafford – the "Theatre of Dreams" — seems a suitable venue for Great Britain and Senegal to begin to chase their dreams of a gold medal with a 1-1 draw.

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs battles with Ibrahima Balde of Senegal during the teams' 1-1 draw on Thursday in Manchester, England.

Brazil's Alexandre Pato (center) shoots toward Ahmed Elshenawi's goal during the match Thursday between Brazil and Egypt. Brazil scored three early goals, then held on to beat Egypt 3-2 on the Group C match in Cardiff, Wales.

Neymar, who scored Brazil's third goal in the 3-2 victory Thursday, tries to hold off the challenge of Egypt's Mahmoud Alaa Eldin.

Belarus’s Dmitry Baga (center) and Aleksei Kozlov (left) vie with New Zealand’s Kosta Barbarouses during the 1-0 victory by Belarus on Thursday at Coventry, England.

New Zealand's Ryan Nelsen gets physical with Ilya Aleksievich during Belarus' victory in the Group C match on Thursday in Coventry.

United Arab Emirates's Ismaeil Matar (left) scores past Uruguay goalkeeper Martin Campana during their Group A men's soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England, on Thursday. Uruguay went on to win, 2-1.

Nicolas Lodeiro of Uruguay scores to make it 2-1 during the men's soccer game against United Arab Emirates.

Omar Abdulrahman of the United Arab Emirates takes on Egidio Arevalo during their first-round win in Olympic play Thursday. Abdulrahman assisted the team's opening goal.

Gabon's Pierre Aubameyang (center) celebrates after scoring during the 2012 men's soccer game against Switzerland at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north-east England Thursday. The two played to a draw.

Switzerland's Admir Mehmedi (left) scores a penalty past Gabon's Didier Ovono (center) Thursday. They played to a 1-1 draw.

Gabon's Henri Ndong (left), vies for the ball with Switzerland's Pajtim Kasmi(right) during their opening-round game in England.

Jose Velasquez of Honduras clashes with Abdelaziz Barrada of Morocco during their first-round Group D matchup at the Olympics. Barrada would go on to score one of his team's two goals in the game.

Honduras' Jose Mendoza makes a save against Morocco during the Group D men's soccer game Thursday in Scotland. The two matched up well, ending the game 2-2.

Morocco's Noureddine Amrabat (9) battles for the ball with Honduras' Jose Velasquez during a Group D men's soccer game at Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday. Honduras rallied late in the game for the 2-2 final.

Mexico's Nestor Vidrio (15) vies for the ball with South Korea captain Jacheol Koo in a Group B game in England.

South Korea's Chuyoung Park shoots a free kick during the 2012 London Summer Olympics match between Mexico and South Korea on Thursday. Neither team managed to score in their opening game.

Mexico's Carlos Salcido (left) and South Korea's Park Chuyoung compete for the ball during the men's soccer match between Mexico and South Korea at St James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England on Thursday. The two played to a scoreless draw.

Spain's Isco (left) and Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi vie for the ball during their opening 2012 Summer Olympics match. What impact will Japan's win have?

Kensuke Nagai of Japan (right) competes with Martin Montoya of Spain in Group D first round Olympic play in Scotland. Japan won, which was an early blow to Spain's gold medal hopes. 

Japan's players celebrate after Yuki Otsu scores the opening goal during the Group D men's soccer match between Japan and Spain Thursday at Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. Japan won the game, 1-0.