Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics

The football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 21 July to 7 August 2021 in Japan.[1]

Football
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Football pictogram for the 2020 Summer Olympics
Event details
Games2020 Summer Olympics
Host countryJapan
Dates21 July – 7 August 2021
VenuesSix stadiums across Japan (in 6 host cities)
Competitors504 from 24 nations
Men's tournament
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Medalists
1 Gold Brazil
2 Silver Spain
3 Bronze Mexico
Women's tournament
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Medalists
1 Gold Canada
2 Silver Sweden
3 Bronze United States
Editions
2016
2024

In addition to the Olympic host city of Tokyo, matches were also played in Kashima, Saitama, Sapporo, Rifu and Yokohama.[2]

Two events were contested: a men's and women's competitions. Associations affiliated with FIFA may send teams to participate in the tournament. There were no age restrictions on women's teams, while men's teams were restricted to under-24 players (born on or after 1 January 1997) with a maximum of three overage players allowed.[3] The men's tournament is typically restricted to under-23 players, though following the postponement of the Olympics by a year, FIFA decided to maintain the restriction of players born on or after 1 January 1997.[4] In June 2020, FIFA approved the use of the video assistant referee (VAR) system at the Olympics.[5] Teams were restricted to 18 athletes, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rosters were allowed to consist of up to 22 athletes.[6]

Brazil were the men's defending champions. Germany won the previous women's tournament, but failed to qualify after losing to Sweden in the quarter-finals of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Schedule

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Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Date
Event
21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25 Sun 26 Mon 27 Tue 28 Wed 29 Thu 30 Fri 31 Sat 1 Sun 2 Mon 3 Tue 4 Wed 5 Thu 6 Fri 7 Sat
Men G G G ¼ ½ B F
Women G G G ¼ ½ B F

Venues

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A total of six venues were used:[2]

Chōfu
(Tokyo Area)
Saitama Yokohama
Tokyo Stadium Saitama Stadium 2002 International Stadium Yokohama
Capacity: 49,970 Capacity: 63,700 Capacity: 72,327
     
Kashima
Ibaraki Kashima Stadium[7]
Capacity: 37,638
 
Rifu
Miyagi Stadium
Capacity: 49,133
 
Sapporo
Sapporo Dome
Capacity: 42,065
 

Qualification

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The Organizing Committee for FIFA Competitions ratified the distribution of spots at their meeting on 14 September 2017.[8]

Summary

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Nation Men's Women's Athletes
  Argentina   22
  Australia     44
  Brazil     44
  Canada   22
  Chile   22
  China   22
  Egypt   22
  France   21
  Great Britain   22
  Ivory Coast   21
  Germany   19
  Honduras   22
  Japan     44
  Mexico   22
  New Zealand     44
  Netherlands   22
  Romania   22
  South Africa   19
  Saudi Arabia   22
  South Korea   22
  Spain   22
  Sweden   22
  United States   22
  Zambia   22
Total: 24 NOCs 16 12 608

Men's qualification

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In addition to the host nation Japan, 15 men's national teams qualified from six separate continental confederations.[8]


Means of qualification Ref. Dates1 Venue(s)1 Berth(s) Qualified
Host nation [9] 1   Japan
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship [10] 16–30 June 2019   Italy
  San Marino
4   Spain
  Germany
  France
  Romania
2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament [11] 21 September – 5 October 2019   Fiji 1   New Zealand
2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations [12] 8–22 November 2019   Egypt 3   Egypt
  Ivory Coast
  South Africa
2020 AFC U-23 Championship [13] 8–26 January 2020   Thailand 3   South Korea
  Saudi Arabia
  Australia
2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament [14] 18 January – 9 February 2020   Colombia 2   Argentina
  Brazil
2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship [15] 18–30 March 2021   Mexico 2   Mexico
  Honduras
Total   16
  • ^1 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments), various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.

Women's qualification

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In addition to hosts Japan, 11 women's national teams qualified from six separate continental confederations.[8]

For the first time, as per an agreement between the four British football associations (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), Great Britain qualified for the Olympics through England's performance in the World Cup (a procedure already successfully employed by Team GB in field hockey and rugby sevens). Scotland also participated in the World Cup but, under the agreement whereby the highest ranked home nation is nominated to compete for the purposes of Olympic qualification, their performance was not taken into account.[16][17]

Means of qualification Dates2 Venue(s)2 Berth(s) Qualified
Host nation 1   Japan
2018 Copa América 4–22 April 2018   Chile 1   Brazil
2018 OFC Nations Cup 18 November – 1 December 2018   New Caledonia 1   New Zealand
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
(as UEFA qualifying)
7 June – 7 July 2019   France 3   Netherlands
  Sweden
  Great Britain
2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship 28 January – 9 February 2020   United States 2   United States
  Canada
2020 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament 5–10 March 2020 Multiple 1   Zambia
2020 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament 6–11 March 2020 & 8–13 April 2021 Multiple 2   Australia
  China
CAF–CONMEBOL play-off 10–13 April 2021   Turkey 1   Chile
Total   12  
  • ^2 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments), various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.

Final draw

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The draws for the men's and women's tournaments was held on 21 April 2021, 10:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland.[18]

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Brazil1001
  Canada1001
3  Spain0101
  Sweden0101
5  Mexico0011
  United States0011
Totals (6 entries)2226

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
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  Brazil
Aderbar Santos
Gabriel Menino
Diego Carlos
Ricardo Graça
Douglas Luiz
Guilherme Arana
Paulinho
Bruno Guimarães
Matheus Cunha
Richarlison
Antony
Brenno
Dani Alves
Bruno Fuchs
Nino
Abner
Malcom
Matheus Henrique
Reinier Jesus
Claudinho
Gabriel Martinelli
Lucão
  Spain
Unai Simón
Óscar Mingueza
Marc Cucurella
Pau Torres
Jesús Vallejo
Martín Zubimendi
Marco Asensio
Mikel Merino
Rafa Mir
Dani Ceballos
Mikel Oyarzabal
Eric García
Álvaro Fernández
Carlos Soler
Jon Moncayola
Pedri
Javi Puado
Óscar Gil
Dani Olmo
Juan Miranda
Bryan Gil
Iván Villar
  Mexico
Luis Malagón
Jorge Sánchez
César Montes
Jesús Angulo
Johan Vásquez
Vladimir Loroña
Luis Romo
Carlos Rodríguez
Henry Martín
Diego Lainez
Alexis Vega
Adrián Mora
Guillermo Ochoa
Érick Aguirre
Uriel Antuna
José Joaquín Esquivel
Sebastián Córdova
Eduardo Aguirre
Ricardo Angulo
Fernando Beltrán
Roberto Alvarado
Sebastián Jurado
Women
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  Canada
Stephanie Labbé
Allysha Chapman
Kadeisha Buchanan
Shelina Zadorsky
Quinn
Deanne Rose
Julia Grosso
Jayde Riviere
Adriana Leon
Ashley Lawrence
Desiree Scott
Christine Sinclair
Évelyne Viens
Vanessa Gilles
Nichelle Prince
Janine Beckie
Jessie Fleming
Kailen Sheridan
Jordyn Huitema
Sophie Schmidt
Gabrielle Carle
Erin McLeod
  Sweden
Hedvig Lindahl
Jonna Andersson
Emma Kullberg
Hanna Glas
Hanna Bennison
Magdalena Eriksson
Madelen Janogy
Lina Hurtig
Kosovare Asllani
Sofia Jakobsson
Stina Blackstenius
Jennifer Falk
Amanda Ilestedt
Nathalie Björn
Olivia Schough
Filippa Angeldal
Caroline Seger
Fridolina Rolfö
Anna Anvegård
Julia Roddar
Rebecka Blomqvist
Zećira Mušović
  United States
Alyssa Naeher
Crystal Dunn
Sam Mewis
Becky Sauerbrunn
Kelley O'Hara
Kristie Mewis
Tobin Heath
Julie Ertz
Lindsey Horan
Carli Lloyd
Christen Press
Tierna Davidson
Alex Morgan
Emily Sonnett
Megan Rapinoe
Rose Lavelle
Abby Dahlkemper
Adrianna Franch
Catarina Macario
Casey Krueger
Lynn Williams
Jane Campbell

Men's competition

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The competition consisted of two stages: a group stage with four groups of four teams, followed by a knockout stage contested by eight teams which advanced as group winners and runners-up. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The hosts Japan were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and assigned to position A1, while the remaining teams were seeded into their respective pots based on their results in the last five Olympics (more recent tournaments weighted more heavily), with bonus points awarded to confederation champions. No group could contain more than one team from each confederation.[19]

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan (H) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Mexico 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3   France 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4   South Africa 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 3 2 0 1 10 1 +9 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   New Zealand 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3   Romania 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3 4
4   Honduras 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
Source: TOCOG and FIFA

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2   Egypt 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
3   Argentina 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4   Australia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
Source: TOCOG and FIFA

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Ivory Coast 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3   Germany 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
4   Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
31 July – Yokohama
 
 
  South Korea3
 
3 August – Kashima
 
  Mexico6
 
  Mexico0 (1)
 
31 July – Saitama
 
  Brazil (p)0 (4)
 
  Brazil1
 
7 August – Yokohama
 
  Egypt0
 
  Brazil (a.e.t.)2
 
31 July – Kashima
 
  Spain1
 
  Japan (p)0 (4)
 
3 August – Saitama
 
  New Zealand0 (2)
 
  Japan0
 
31 July – Rifu
 
  Spain (a.e.t.)1 Bronze medal match
 
  Spain (a.e.t.)5
 
6 August – Saitama
 
  Ivory Coast2
 
  Mexico3
 
 
  Japan1
 

Women's competition

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The competition consisted of two stages: a group stage with three groups of four teams, followed by a knockout stage contested by eight teams which advanced as group winners and runners-up plus the two best third-placed teams. The 12 teams will be drawn into three groups of four teams. The hosts Japan were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and assigned to position E1, while the remaining teams were seeded into their respective pots based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings released on 16 April 2021. As Great Britain are not a FIFA member and therefore do not have a ranking, they would be seeded based on the FIFA ranking of England, who qualified on behalf of Great Britain. No group could contain more than one team from each confederation.[20]

Group stage

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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Great Britain 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Canada 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3   Japan (H) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4   Chile 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
(H) Hosts

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 2 1 0 21 8 +13 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Brazil 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7
3   Zambia 3 0 1 2 7 15 −8 1
4   China 3 0 1 2 6 17 −11 1
Source: TOCOG and FIFA

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   United States 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3   Australia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4   New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
30 July – Kashima
 
 
  Great Britain3
 
2 August – Yokohama
 
  Australia (a.e.t.)4
 
  Australia0
 
30 July – Saitama
 
  Sweden1
 
  Sweden3
 
6 August – Yokohama
 
  Japan1
 
  Sweden1 (2)
 
30 July – Yokohama
 
  Canada (p)1 (3)
 
  Netherlands2 (2)
 
2 August – Kashima
 
  United States (p)2 (4)
 
  United States0
 
30 July – Rifu
 
  Canada1 Bronze medal match
 
  Canada (p)0 (4)
 
5 August – Kashima
 
  Brazil0 (3)
 
  Australia3
 
 
  United States4
 

See also

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References

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