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Group A Saturday, July 25th 2020, 13:20 (GMT +1) Guinea 0 vs 0 Japan The next match in Group B involves two nations who suffered defeat in the opening round of fixtures. Guinea and host nation Japan are desperate for a positive result to kick-start their campaign. Another defeat, although not fatal at this point, would make the task of qualification a lot steeper. A total of 8 matches judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H Guinea vs Japan A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group A Standings after match

Group A Saturday, July 25th 2020, 13:00 (GMT +1) Gibraltar 0 vs 0 Belarus Good afternoon everyone and welcome to Japan for another day of action at the Totallympics International Song Contest - Special Event. Today we have a full schedule with action across all 6 groups as the second round of matches gets underway. First on the agenda today is the clash of Gibraltar and Belarus. Gibraltar got their campaign off to a winning start, defeating Guinea 5-3 on the opening day of the competition. Belarus, meanwhile, are playing their first match here at the contest and are hoping they can get the ball rolling with a victory over their European rivals. A total of 8 matches judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H Gibraltar vs Belarus A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group A Standings after match

We are just 20 minutes from the first match of Super Saturday

Day 1 (Sat 25 July) Fixtures / Results Group A Saturday, July 25th 2020, 13:00 (GMT +1) Gibraltar 5 vs 3 Belarus Saturday, July 25th 2020, 13:20 (GMT +1) Guinea 7 vs 1 Japan Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Gibraltar 2 2 0 0 10 6 +4 6 Jamaica 1 1 0 0 7 1 +6 3 Guinea 2 1 0 1 10 6 +4 3 Belarus 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0 Japan 2 0 0 2 2 14 -12 0 Group B Saturday, July 25th 2020, 13:40 (GMT +1) Sri Lanka 5 vs 3 Kosovo Saturday, July 25th 14:00, 17:30 (GMT +1) Somalia 7 vs 1 Kiribati Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Somalia 2 2 0 0 12 4 +8 6 Puerto Rico 1 1 0 0 6 2 +4 3 Sri Lanka 2 1 0 1 8 8 0 3 Kosovo 2 0 0 2 5 11 -6 0 Kiribati 1 0 0 1 1 7 -6 0 Group C Saturday, July 25th 2020, 18:00 (GMT +1) Zambia 1 vs 7 South Korea Saturday, July 25th 2020, 18:20 (GMT +1) Guatemala 3 vs 5 Albania Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Burundi 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 3 Albania 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 3 Guatemala 2 1 0 1 8 8 0 3 South Korea 2 1 0 1 7 9 -2 3 Zambia 2 0 0 2 4 12 -8 0 Group D Saturday, July 25th 2020, 18:40 (GMT +1) Monaco 3 vs 5 South Africa Saturday, July 25th 2020, 19:00 (GMT +1) Costa Rica 3 vs 5 Côte d'Ivoire Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts South Africa 2 2 0 0 10 6 +4 6 Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 10 6 +4 3 Côte d'Ivoire 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 3 Iraq 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0 Monaco 2 0 0 2 4 12 -8 0 Group E Saturday, July 25th 2020, 21:00 (GMT +1) Cape Verde 7 vs 1 Mali Saturday, July 25th 2020, 21:20 (GMT +1) Iceland 4 vs 4 Chinese Taipei Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Cape Verde 2 2 0 0 12 4 +8 6 Cuba 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 3 Chinese Taipei 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 1 Iceland 2 0 1 1 7 9 -2 1 Mali 2 0 0 2 4 12 -8 0 Group F Saturday, July 25th 2020, 21:40 (GMT +1) Barbados 4 vs 4 North Macedonia Saturday, July 25th 2020, 22:00 (GMT +1) Belize 2 vs 6 Hong Kong Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Barbados 2 1 1 0 10 6 +4 4 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 6 2 +4 3 North Macedonia 2 0 2 0 8 8 0 2 Angola 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 1 Belize 2 0 0 2 4 12 -8 0

A huge thanks to all you have contributed towards Japan Day. It's been fun seeing the range of ways you have all managed to pay tribute to our hosts Feel free to continue posting your tributes, there is no deadline of course. Tomorrow will be a busy day of competition with action across all 6 groups and a total of 12 matches to be decided. 6 nations will also be getting their tournament underway (Belarus, Kiribati, Albania, Côte d'Ivoire, Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong). Here is a reminder of the schedule for "Super Saturday".... Day 1 Saturday 25th July Group A Match 13 13:00: Gibraltar v Belarus Match 14 13:20: Guinea v Japan Group B Match 15 13:40: Sri Lanka v Kosovo Match 16 14:00: Somalia v Kiribati Group C Match 17 18:00: Zambia v South Korea Match 18 18:20: Guatemala v Albania Group D Match 19 18:40: Monaco v South Africa Match 20 19:00: Costa Rica v Côte d'Ivoire Group E Match 21 21:00: Cape Verde v Mali Match 22 21:20: Iceland v Chinese Taipei Group F Match 23 21:40: Barbados v North Macedonia Match 24 22:00: Belize v Hong Kong See you all tomorrow

Wow, Ciara Mageean just broke the Irish 800m women’s NR tonight in Bern. 1:59.69 mins. What a way to come out of lockdown!

The official song of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan as sung by Kiyoe Yoshioka. The perfect song for our global celebration Kiyoe Yoshioka - World In Union World In Union There's a dream, I feel So rare, so real All the world in union The world as one Gathering together One mind, one heart Every creed, every color Once joined, never apart Searching for the best in me I will find what I can be If I win, lose or draw There's a winner in us all It's the world in union The world as one As we climb to reach our destiny A new age has begun We face high mountains Must cross rough seas We must take our place in history And live with dignity Just to be the best I can Sets the goal for every man If I win, lose or draw It's a victory for all It's the world in union The world as one As we climb to reach our destiny A new age has begun It's the world in union The world as one As we climb to reach our destiny A new age has begun

National Anthem of Japan Kimigayo

@Werloc could not be here to post these himself today but he has kindly asked me to share these songs with you as part of his tribute to Japanese music.

So that concludes the second day of action at the Totallympics International Song Contest - Special Event in Japan. Here is a recap of today's results: Day -1 Fixtures / Results Group D Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 19:00 (GMT +1) Monaco 1 vs 7 Costa Rica Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 19:30 (GMT +1) South Africa 5 vs 3 Iraq Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 7 1 +6 3 South Africa 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 3 Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iraq 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0 Monaco 1 0 0 1 1 7 -6 0 Group E Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 20:00 (GMT +1) Cape Verde 5 vs 3 Iceland Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 20:30 (GMT +1) Mali 3 vs 5 Cuba Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Cape Verde 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 3 Cuba 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 3 Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iceland 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0 Mali 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0 Group F Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:00 (GMT +1) Barbados 6 vs 2 Belize Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:30 (GMT +1) North Macedonia 4 vs 4 Angola Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Barbados 1 1 0 0 6 2 +4 3 Angola 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 1 North Macedonia 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 1 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belize 1 0 0 1 2 6 -4 0 A great win for Costa Rica to get their Group D campaign off to a near-perfect start and wins also for South Africa, Cape Verde, Cuba and Barbados. We also witnessed the first draw of the tournament as North Macedonia and Angola delivered a dramatic finish to their match. There's still plenty of time for the defeated nations to recover and qualify for the knock-out phase. Just a reminder that there are no matches scheduled for tomorrow, which is instead designated as "Japan Day" and is open to all users to post tributes to Japan. Users can post their content in any style or format they wish. Any contribution is welcome . That's all from Japan today, see you all soon!

Group F Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:30 (GMT +1) North Macedonia 0 vs 0 Angola These nations clashed at the 2017 men's handball world championships and now it's time for rivalries to be renewed here at the TISC Special. Angola have waited for their revenge since those championships 3 years ago and tonight they have their chance to win back bragging rights over their European rival. It's time to find out the outcome of this Group F encounter. Or surely we are due a first tie of the contest? A total of 8 matches judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H North Macedonia vs Angola A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group F Standings after match

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Group F Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:30 (GMT +1) North Macedonia 0 vs 0 Angola These nations clashed at the 2017 men's handball world championships and now it's time for rivalries to be renewed here at the TISC Special. Angola have waited for their revenge since those championships 3 years ago and tonight they have their chance to win back bragging rights over their European rival. It's time to find out the outcome of this Group F encounter. A total of 8 matches judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H North Macedonia vs Angola A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for....

Group F Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:30 (GMT +1) North Macedonia 0 vs 0 Angola

Well different judges and more importantly, different songs

There were more Spanish entries than usual also at the most recent TISC from what I remember.... just after Spain 12 became a thing. I smell a conspiracy

Group F Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:00 (GMT +1) Barbados 0 vs 0 Belize Attention switches to Group F now as we get a first chance to see the performances of Barbados and Belize. It promises to be a fascinating match-up! A total of 8 matches judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H Barbados vs Belize A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group F Standings after match

I think white shoes would have been better in this case

Group E Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 20:00 (GMT +1) Mali 0 vs 0 Cuba Mali and Cuba get their TISC Special campaign underway as they meet in the second match-up in Group E. A total of 8 matches judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H Mali vs Cuba A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group E Standings after match

I also liked our uniforms and sportswear from 2016.

The red shoes along with the green outfits just crossed a line

Group E Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 20:00 (GMT +1) Cape Verde 0 vs 0 Iceland We have a battle between two volcanic islands to open proceedings in Group E as Cape Verde meet Iceland. With 5 nations competing for just 2 automatic qualification slots for the last 16, it's important to get off to a good start here. Let's see who will come out on top in this volcanic battle! A total of 8 matches judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H Cape Verde vs Iceland A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group E Standings after match

Group D Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 19:30 (GMT +1) South Africa 0 vs 0 Iraq The second match in Group D features South Africa and Iraq. Will we see our first draw of the tournament? A total of 8 matches judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H South Africa vs Iraq A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group D Standings after match

Group D Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 19:00 (GMT +1) Monaco 0 vs 0 Costa Rica Welcome to the opening match on Day -1 of the TISC Special. Group D gets underway today with an intriguing encounter between Monaco and Costa Rica. Let's see if either team can get their campaign off to a winning start. A total of 8 matches judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H Monaco vs Costa Rica A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group D Standings after match

We're about to kick off the second day of action at TISC Special