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1 of 2. Britain's Stephanie Houghton (top L) fights for the ball with New Zealand's Amber Hearn (2nd L), New Zealand goalkeeper Jenny Bindon and New Zealand's Abby Erceg (R) during their women's Group E football match at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff July 25, 2012.

Credit: Reuters/Francois Lenoir

By Mike Collett

CARDIFF | Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:51am EDT

CARDIFF (Reuters) - Britain kicked off the action at the London 2012 Olympic Games in their group match in the women's soccer competition against New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium on Wednesday.

The Group E game is one of six being staged on Wednesday with the Cameroon-Brazil match following in Cardiff later. Two other games take place in Coventry with two more in Glasgow.

Because the soccer programs for men and women do not fit easily into the tight Olympic schedule, the soccer competition begins before Friday's opening ceremony.

The men's soccer tournament starts on Thursday.

(Reporting by Mike Collett; editing by Toby Davis)
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