By Laura Williamson and Adam Shergold PUBLISHED: 04:26 EST, 25 July 2012 | UPDATED: 19:08 EST, 25 July 2012 The 30th Summer Olympic Games officially opened this afternoon and there was a perfect start for Team GB as the women's football team beat New Zealand 1-0. But organsiers were forced to make a grovelling apology to the North Korean team who refused to start theIR match against Colombia when the South Korean flag was displayed by mistake. In the British match a free-kick from Steph Houghton after 65 minutes split the sides at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, though the ground was only half-full for Britain's historic debut in the competition.
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Free-kick from Steph Houghton gives GB 1-0 victory over New Zealand
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Lord Coe declares the Olympic Games officially open before match
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But there's lots of empty seats at the Millennium Stadium as the first Olympic event gets underway
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40,000-strong crowd still a record for a women's football international
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30,000 tickets given away free for tonight's matches at Hampden Park
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