Aug. 2, 1984 – Norway 2:0 Qatar, Olympic Games at Harvard Stadium (Att.: 17,529)
The Norwegians (1-1-1, 3 points) finished in third place and Qatar (0-2-1, 1 point) last in Group A of the 1984 Olympic soccer tournament. The Qataris missed a penalty kick and were issued three red cards by referee Bester Kalombo. Joar Vaadal scored both goals on his 24th birthday.
Aug. 1, 1996 – U.S. Women’s National Team first title in FIFA-sanctioned tournament – U.S. 2:1 China, Olympic Games, Athens, Ga. (Att.: 76,489)
Though the USWNT had captured the 1991 Women’s “World Championship” (not World Cup), FIFA did not begin approving full-length matches and full sanctioning until the 1995 WWC.
July 31, 1984 – France 2:1 Norway. Olympic Games Group A match at Harvard Stadium (Att.: 27,832)
France (1W-0L-2D, 4 points) won Group A on the way to capturing the 1984 Olympic title. The France-Norway match attracted the largest crowd of six Olympic soccer matches staged over a six-day period at Harvard Stadium.
July 30, 2017 – Juventus 1:1 AS Roma, ICC game, Gillette Stadium (Att.: 33,039)
Mario Mandzukic opened the scoring for Juventus against Roma. The Bianconeri took the lead for the first time in three New England performances – they drew with the U.S. national team (0-0) at the Yale Bowl in 1991 and Barcelona (2-2) at Gillette Stadium in 2003. Roma, which has played in Boston three times (2W-1L-0D) […]
July 29, 1984 – Chile 0:0 Norway, Group A match, Olympic Games at Harvard Stadium (Att.: 25,000)
Vice president George Bush proclaimed the start of local events in the 1984 Olympics, a day after the games kicked off in Los Angeles. Johnny Kelley delivered an Olympic torch and former Olympians Tina Noyes, Hilary Smart and John Thomas participated in an official lighting.
July 28, 1968 – Atlanta Chiefs 1:2 Boston Beacons, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Att.: 5,195)
The Boston Beacons’ win over the Atlanta Chiefs was considered “The biggest upset of the year in the Atlantic Division of the (NASL).” (Marvin Pave/The Boston Globe)