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BRASILIA, Brazil -- Disappointed yet again, the Brazilian fans jeered their own team and saved their applause for Iraq.Brazil, which has never won the Olympic gold medal in mens soccer, failed to win for the second consecutive game, held to a 0-0 draw by the Iraqis on Sunday.The result leaves Brazil tied for second place in Group A. The team needs a victory over Denmark on Wednesday in Salvador to advance and avoid another huge embarrassment at home two years after the 7-1 loss to Germany in the World Cup semifinals.We need to apologize to the fans, to the people of Brasilia, Brazil coach Rogerio Micale said. We didnt play our best football. We feel like we left our fans frustrated.Neymar, the tournaments biggest star, played below expectations for the second straight game, and promising young strikers Gabigol and Gabriel Jesus also struggled.Voicing their frustration, the fans chanted Marta, Marta in reference to the five-time world player of the year who has been thriving with the womens national team.And as the Iraqis rejoiced on the field after the draw, the fans applauded the team and broke out into chants of Iraq, Iraq.Its a historic day for Iraq to be able to draw against Brazil at its home, Iraq coach Abdulghani Alghazali said. Its a great achievement for Iraqi football.One of Brazils best chances of the match fell to midfielder Renato Augusto in second-half injury time, but his volley from close range sailed over the crossbar with the goalkeeper already beaten.As the time passes and we cant score, the anxiety increases, and in this situation its easier to make mistakes, Micale said. Its natural.In other games, Nigeria became the first team to advance to the quarterfinals by beating Sweden 1-0 in the jungle city of Manaus, earning the spot in the knockout round despite arriving in Brazil just hours before its opening game because of a travel mix-up.Portugal moved close to the quarterfinals by beating Honduras 2-1 in Rio de Janeiro, while defending champion Mexico defeated Fiji 5-1 in Salvador with four goals by midfielder Erick Gutierrez. Argentina topped Algeria 2-1 in Rio for its first win, while Germany scored late in a 3-3 draw against South Korea in Salvador.Denmark, Brazils next opponent, defeated South Africa 1-0 earlier Sunday in Brasilia. It had opened with a scoreless draw against Iraq.Brazil is trying to win its first gold medal in soccer and it arrived for Sundays match under pressure after a disappointing 0-0 draw in the opener against South Africa.The crowd of more than 60,000 started supporting Brazil but it grew anxious as the team struggled against Iraq, jeering the players at halftime and more and more toward the end of the match.Gabriel Jesus, who last week secured a multimillion-dollar transfer to Manchester City, missed a few decent chances early and was loudly booed when he was substituted in the second half.Brazil also had a goal by Gabigol disallowed in the 28th because of offside, and Augusto hit the crossbar with a shot just before halftime.Soccer is the only competition played outside Rio. The other host cities are Sao Paulo, Salvador, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte and Manaus. 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HOUSTON -- Astros miinor league outfielder Danry Vasquez has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest on suspicion of assault family violence.A Corpus Christi police spokesman said Tuesday that the 22-year-old was arrested on a warrant Aug. 4. That was two days after he allegedly struck his girlfriend multiple times at the home stadium of the Double-A Hooks.Vasquez has not played for the Hooks since July 31 and is free on $10,000 bond for the misdemeanor charge.The Astros said they were in full cooperation with the Corpus Christi Police Department and Vasquez will remain on administrative leave pending completion of the criminal investigation and Major League Baseballs probe.The Astros are disapppointed that this allegation is attached to a member of our organization, the team said in a statement.ddddddddddddThe Corpus Christi Caller-Times on Tuesday, citing an arrest affidavit, said video surveillance at the minor league stadium captured the alleged attack. The affidavit said Hooks officials reported they discovered the footage after being approached by a male employee who told them Vasquez threatened him.A native of Venezuela, Vasquez was acquired from Detroit in 2013 for reliever Jose Veras. In 60 games this season, Vasquez is hitting .265 with three home runs and 20 RBI. ' ' '