2016 Rio Olympics - Soccer - Preliminary - Men's First Round - Group A Brazil v Iraq - Mane Garrincha Stadium - Brasilia, Brazil 07/08/2016. A fan reacts from the stands prior to soccer game between host Brazil and Iraq. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - There are 28 sports in the Rio Olympics but if the first few days are anything to go by, soccer will be present at all of them.
At stadiums and arenas all across the city, Brazilian fans have raucously shouted support for clubs Fluminense and Flamengo, waved Cruzeiro and Sao Paulo flags, and paraded around in the shirts of Gremio, Botafogo, Internacional and many more.
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