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Following Tokyo 2020 Olympics football list, which was only held in 2021 due to the pandemic, for the men’s team and the women’s team.
Tokyo Olympics It was originally scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 9, 2020. But in March, it was announced that the multi-sport event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Only this year, the Tokyo Olympics will be held on July 23-August 8, 2021. The official name will remain the 2020 Olympics, according to marketing and branding purposes.
Football is one of the sports that will be competed at the Tokyo Olympics. As usual, there will be male and female teams competing for medals.
A total of 28 countries from the world’s six confederations will compete for Olympic medals for the men’s and women’s teams this summer.
Men’s Team (16 teams)
Group A
Japan, South Africa, Mexico, France
Group B
New Zealand, South Korea, Honduras, Romania
Group C
Egypt, Spain, Argentina, Australia
Group D
Brazil, Germany, Ivory Coast, Saudi Arabia
Women’s Team (12 teams)
Group E
Japan, Canada, United Kingdom, Chile
Group F
China, Brazil, Zambia, Netherlands
Group G
Sweden, United States, Australia, New Zealand
From Tokyo 2020 Olympics football list In this case, the Brazilian men’s team will try to defend the gold medal previously won at the 2016 Olympics. Veteran player Dani Alves will also be one of those who will help.
Meanwhile in the women’s team, Germany, which was the defending champion, had no chance to defend the title. That’s because they failed to qualify.
From the players in the women’s team, there is no age restriction for the players. While in the men’s team, the squad will consist of players under the age of 24 years (or born on January 1, 1997 and later) plus a maximum of three senior players outside the age restriction.
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