Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
27th edition of the men's Olympic football tournament
The men's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held in Japan from 22 July to 7 August 2021. It was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
| 2020年東京オリンピックのサッカー競技・男子 (in Japanese) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 22 July – 7 August 2021 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 93 (2.91 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Richarlison (5 goals) |
Only players born after 1 January 1997 could play in this tournament, but each team was allowed 3 older players.
Qualification
change| Team | Qualified because |
|---|---|
| Japan |
Hosts[2] |
Spain Germany France Romania |
Top 4 teams of the 2019 UEFA Under-21 Championship[3] |
 New Zealand |
Winner of the 2019 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament[4] |
 Egypt Ivory Coast Saudi Arabia |
Top 3 teams of the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations[5] |
 South Korea Saudi Arabia Australia |
Top 3 teams of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship[6] |
 Argentina Brazil |
Top 2 teams of the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament[7] |
Mexico Honduras |
Top 2 teams of the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship[8] |
Group stage
changeGroup A
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Mexico
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | France
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | –6 | 3 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 0 |
Group B
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 |
| 2 | New Zealand
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Romania
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 4 |
| 4 | Honduras
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 3 |
Group C
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 | Egypt
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Argentina
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 4 |
| 4 | Australia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
Group D
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Germany
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 4 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 0 |
Knockout stage
change| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 31 July – Kashima | ||||||||||
| Japan (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 3 August – Saitama | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| 31 July – Rifu | ||||||||||
| Spain (aet) | 1 | |||||||||
| Spain (aet) | 5 | |||||||||
| 7 August – Yokohama | ||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil (aet) | 2 | |||||||||
| 31 July – Yokohama | ||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 August – Kashima | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 6 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 0 (1) | |||||||||
| 31 July – Saitama | ||||||||||
| Brazil (p) | 0 (4) | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 August – Saitama | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
References
change- ↑ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ↑ FIFA.com. "Olympic Football Tournaments 2020 - Men - News - The road to Tokyo - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ↑ "Under-21 EURO 2019: all you need to know". uefa.com. 16 October 2018.
- ↑ "Olympic Qualifier Draw complete". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 May 2019.
- ↑ "CAF confirms 2019 Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt will be played in November". Ghana Soccernet. 29 September 2018.
- ↑ "FA Thailand proposed as 2020 AFC U-23 Championship host". AFC. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ↑ "Colombia será sede del Campeonato Sudamericano Preolímpico Sub-23 del 2020". conmebol.com. 14 August 2018.
- ↑ "Concacaf confirms Guadalajara to host Men's Olympic Qualifiers in March 2021". CONCACAF. 14 January 2021.