HERAKLION, Greece, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Mia Hamm had a goal and an assist Wednesday to give the United States a 3-0 win over Greece on the opening day of Olympic competition.
Although the Olympic torch will not be ignited until Friday, the Athens Games actually began with eight soccer matches Wednesday.
The Americans dominated their match even though the underdog Greeks packed in their defense in hopes of keeping the score respectable.
Defending World Cup champion Germany, a co-favorite with the United States in the women's competition, swept past China, 8-0. Japan was a 1-0 winner over Sweden and Brazil edged Australia, 1-0, in other women's matches.
In the men's tournament, Argentina was the only winner with a 6-0 smashing of Serbia-Montenegro. The other three men's matches were tied -- Mali and Mexico at 0-0, Tunisia and Australia at 1-1 and Greece and South Korea at 2-2.
The Greek men overcame a 2-0 deficit to pull out a surprising tie.
