A day after some fireworks on the women’s side of things, men’s soccer takes center stage for six games in Rio.
In Group A with Brazil and South Africa, second place may be anyone’s to claim, but a win in the first game of the tournament is almost necessary for Iraq and Denmark.
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Denmark will be led by 29-year-old Brentford star Lasse Vibe, but keep an eye out for their version of the USMNT’s Christian Pulisic. Jacob Bruun Larsen is more a Pulisic-light, but the promising Borussia Dortmund youngster could get a chance to thrive in Rio.