1 August 2012 Last updated at 18:24

In Pictures: Cardiff welcomes GB men for Olympic football

Great Britain men's football team coach Stuart Pearce (left) takes time out in Cardiff's Bute Park with his staff ahead of the match against Uruguay at the Millennium Stadium later

Wales' football manager Chris Coleman waiting for kick off on Westgate Street with fellow fans

Fans bang the drums on Westgate Street to start the party

Team GB fans fired up before their team take on Uruguay

Stall holder David Torres, 45, from Peru, said fans were not interested in buying official Olympics merchandise. He added: "They only want their national flags and scarves."

Crowds gathered in the Hayes to watch rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning win Great Britain's first gold medal on the BBC big screen.

But earlier crowds gathered in the Hayes to watch rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning win Great Britain's first gold medal on the BBC big screen.

Leoni Giorgio and Salamina Alberto, from Locarno in Switzerland, have been following their team all around the UK. They play Mexico in the first match of the day. Mr Giorgio said: "Its been a very good experience."

A group of Great Britain supporters have combined the match with a stag do for Anthony O'Keefe, 24, from Sheffield.

A group of Great Britain supporters have combined the match with a stag do for Anthony O'Keefe, 24, (middle) from Sheffield.

Fans Francisco Beltran, Maria Laura Vasquez and Camila Beltran from Montevideo in Uruguay said they were enjoying following their country in the Olympics but admitted the weather was "very strange".

Sue Cutts and Ruth Garner from Bristol with Ruth's twins Olivia and Joseph Garner, seven, have travelled up to watch Great Britain. Joseph says this is the biggest match he has been to.

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In Pictures: Cardiff welcomes GB men for Olympic football

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