The Men’s Olympic football tournament at Tokyo 2020 will start on July 22 and run until August 7.
Along with hosts Japan, 15 other men's national teams from six different continental confederations have qualified for the 27th edition of the men’s football tournament at the Summer Games.
The 16 participating nations have been divided into four groups of four, including top seeds that comprise hosts Japan, Korea Republic, Argentina and Brazil.
While Group A has Japan, South Africa, Mexico and France, Group B features Korea Republic, Honduras, New Zealand and Romania.
On the other hand, Group C comprises two-time Olympic gold medallists Argentina, 1992 champions Spain, Egypt and Australia. Defending champions Brazil, Germany, Ivory Coast and Saudi Arabia have been clubbed in Group D.
Since the tournament’s inception in 1900, Hungary and Great Britain are the two most successful teams in the competition, having won the Olympic gold thrice each.
According to the Olympics rules, the men’s football competition is restricted to under-23 players with the exception of three overage players in every squad. Those born on or after January 1, 1997 have been rostered in the respective teams for the Tokyo Olympics.
Meanwhile, Brazil right-back Dani Alves, France midfielder Eduardo Camavinga and Spain duo of Pedri and Marco Asensio will be some of the star attractions in the football event at the Tokyo Games.
The Men’s Olympic football tournament will be held across seven venues in six host cities - Kashima, Rifu, Saitama, Sapporo, Tokyo and Yokohama. The final will be played at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 7.
Men’s Olympic football Tokyo 2020 teams and full squads
Group A
Japan
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Goalkeepers |
Keisuke Osaka, Kosei Tani, Zion Suzuki |
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Defenders |
Hiroki Sakai, Yuta Nakayama, Ko Itakura, Maya Yoshida, Reo Hatate, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Daiki Hashioka, Ayumu Seko, Koki Machida |
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Midfielders |
Wataru Endo, Takefusa Kubo, Koji Miyoshi, Ritsu Doan, Kaoru Mitoma, Yuki Soma, Ao Tanaka |
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Forwards |
Daizen Maeda, Ayase Ueda, Daichi Hayashi |
South Africa
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Goalkeepers |
Ronwen Williams, Mondli Moto, Sifiso Mlungwana |
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Defenders |
James Monyane, Katlego Mohamme, Luke Fleurs, Thendo Mukumela, Sibusiso Mabiliso, Tercious Malepe |
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Midfielders |
Teboho Mokoena, Kamohelo Mahlatsi, Nkosingiphile Ngcobo, Thabo Cele, Fagrie Lakay, Sipho Mbule, Goodman Mosele |
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Forwards |
Evidence Makgopa, Luther Singh, Lyle Foster, Kobamelo Kodisang |
Mexico
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Goalkeepers |
Guillermo Ochoa, Sebastian Jurado, Luis Malagon |
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Defenders |
Cesar Montes, Johan Vasquez, Jesus Alberto Angulo, Jorge Sanchez, Vladimir Lorona, Adrian Mora, Luis Romo |
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Midfielders |
Diego Lainez, Sebastian Cordova, Carlos Rodriguez, Roberto Alvarado, Uriel Antuna, Joaquin Esquivel, Fernando Beltran, Erick Aguirre, Jesus Ricardo Angulo |
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Forwards |
Henry Martin, Alexis Vega, Eduardo Aguirre |
France
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Goalkeepers |
Paul Bernardoni, Stefan Bajic, Dimitry Bertaud |
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Defenders |
Melvin Bard, Anthony Caci, Ismael Doukoure, Pierre Kalulu, Clement Michelin, Timothee Pembele, Modibo Sagnan |
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Midfielders |
Alexis Beka Beka, Jeremy Gelin, Enzo Le Fee, Teji Savanier, Florian Thauvin, Lucas Tousart |
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Forwards |
Andre-Pierre Gignac, Randal Kolo Muani, Arnaud Nordin, Isaac Lihadji, Nathaniel Mbuku |
Group B
New Zealand
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Goalkeepers |
Michael Woud, Jamie Searle, Alex Paulsen |
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Defenders |
Michael Boxall, Liberato Cacace, Callan Elliot, Dane Ingram, Nando Pijnaker, Winston Reid, George Stanger |
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Midfielders |
Joe Bell, Clayton Lewis, Marko Stamenic, Gianni Stensness, Ben Old, Sam Sutton |
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Forwards |
Joey Champness, Elijah Just, Callum McCowatt, Ben Waine, Chris Wood, Matt Garbett |
South Korea
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Goalkeepers |
Song Bum-keun, Ahn Joon-soo, An Chan-gi |
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Defenders |
Lee You-hyeon, Jeong Tae-wook, Kim Jae-woo, Kim Jin-ya, Seol Young-woo, Kim Min-jae, Kang Yoon-sung, Lee Sang-min |
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Midfielders |
Jeong Seung-won, Kim Dong-hyun, Lee Dong-gyeong, Won Du-jae, Lee Kang-in, Kim Jin-kyu |
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Forwards |
Lee Dong-jun, Um Won-sang, Song Min-kyu, Kwon Chang-hoon, Hwang Ui-jo |
Honduras
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Goalkeepers |
Alex Guity, Michael Perrelo, Bryan Ramos |
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Defenders |
Denil Maldonado, Wesley Decas, Carlos Melendez, Christropher Melendez, Jose Garcia, Elvin Oliva |
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Midfielders |
Jonathan Nunez, Jose Alejandro Reyes, Edwin Rodriguez, Samuel Elvir, Carlos Pineda, Jorge Alvarez |
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Forwards |
Jorge Benguche, Rigoberto Rivas, Brayan Moya, Jose Pinto, Luis Palma, Juan Obregon Jr., Douglas Martinez |
Romania
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Goalkeepers |
Mihai Aioani, Mihai Popa, Stefan Tarnovanu |
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Defenders |
Radu Boboc, Andrei Chindris, Virgil Ghita, Ricardo Grigore, Alex Pascanu, Andrei Ratiu, Florin Stefan |
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Midfielders |
Tudor Baluta, Andrei Ciobanu, Alex Dobre, Marco Dulca, Ion Gheorghe, Valentin Gheorghe, Marius Marin, Eduard Florescu, Antonio Sefer |
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Forwards |
George Ganea, Andrei Sintean |
Group C
Egypt
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Goalkeepers |
Mohamed El Shenawy, Mohamed Sobhy, Mahmoud Gad |
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Defenders |
Ahmed Hegazi, Mahmoud Hamdy, Mohamed Abdel Salam, Osama Galal, Ahmed Ramadan, Karim El-Eraky, Karim Fouad, Ahmed Abou El Fotouh |
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Midfielders |
Akram Tawfik, Amar Hamdy, Nasser Maher, Emam Ashour |
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Forwards |
Ramadan Sobhi, Ibrahim Adel, Abdel Rahman Magdy, Taher Mohamed, Salah Mohsen, Nasser Mansi, Ahmed Yasser |
Spain
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Goalkeepers |
Alex Dominguez, Alvaro Fernandes, Unai Simon |
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Defenders |
Eric Garcia, Juan Miranda, Oscar Mingueza, Oscar Gil, Pau Torres, Jesus Vallejo |
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Midfielders |
Pedri, Bryan Gil, Martin Zubimendi, Marc Cucurella, Jon Moncayola, Dani Olmo, Carlos Soler, Dani Ceballos*, Mikel Merino*, Marco Asensio |
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Forwards |
Javi Puado, Rafa Mir, Mikel Oyarzabal |
Argentina
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Goalkeepers |
Joaquin Blazquez, Lautaro Morales, Jeremias Ledesma |
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Defenders |
Hernan de la Fuente, Marcelo Herrera, Nehuen Perez, Leonel Mosevich, Facundo Medina, Francisco Ortega, Claudio Bravo |
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Midfielders |
Fausto Vera, Santiago Colombatto, Tomas Belmonte, Martin Payero, Thiago Almada, Esequiel Barco |
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Forwards |
Carlos Valenzuela, Pedro de la Vega, Alexis Mac Allister, Agustin Urzi, Adolfo Gaich, Ezequiel Ponce |
Australia
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Goalkeepers |
Tom Glover, Ashley Maynard-Brewer, Jordan Holmes |
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Defenders |
Nathaniel Atkinson, Thomas Deng, Joel King, Kye Rowles, Harry Souttar, Jay Rich-Baghuelou |
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Midfielders |
Keanu Baccus, Denis Genreau, Riley McGree, Connor Metcalfe, Dylan Pierias, Caleb Watts, Cameron Devlin, Marco Tillo |
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Forwards |
Daniel Arzani, Nicholas D’Agostino, Mitchell Duke*, Reno Piscopo, Lachlan Wales |
Group D
Brazil
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Goalkeepers |
Brenno, Lucao, Santos |
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Defenders |
Nino, Ricardo Graca, Guilherme Arana, Gabriel Menino, Dani Alves, Diego Carlos, Abner Vinicius, Bruno Fuchs |
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Midfielders |
Matheus Henrique, Bruno Guimaraes, Douglas Luiz, Claudinho, Reinier, Douglas Augusto |
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Forwards |
Gabriel Martinelli, Paulinho, Richarlison, Matheus Cunha, Antony |
Germany
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Goalkeepers |
Svend Brodersen, Florian Muller, Luca Plogmann |
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Defenders |
Benjamin Henrichs, Amos Pieper, David Raum, Jordan Torunarigha, Felix Uduokhai, Joshua Vagnoma |
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Midfielders |
Nadiem Amiri, Maximilian Arnold, Niklas Dorsch, Ismail Jakobs, Eduard Lowen, Arne Maier, Anton Stach |
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Forwards |
Max Kruse, Marco Richter, Cedric Teuchert |
Ivory Coast
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Goalkeepers |
Eliezer Ira Tape, Maxime Nagoli Oupoh, Nicolas Tie |
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Defenders |
Kouao Koffi, Zie Ouattara, Wilfried Singo, Eric Bailly, Kouadio-Yves Dalila, Ismael Diallo, Silas Gnaka |
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Midfielders |
Eboue Kouassi, Idrissa Doumbia, Franck Kessie, Amad Diallo,Max Gradel, Youssouf Dao |
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Forwards |
Chieck Timite, Christiane Kouame, Vakoun Issouf Bayo, Mory Keita, Kader Keita, Aboubacar Doumbia |
Saudi Arabia
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Goalkeepers |
Zaid Al-Bawardi, Mohammed Al Rubaie, Amin Bukhari |
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Defenders |
Saud Abdulhamid, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Khalifah Al-Dawsari, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Hamad Al-Yami, Abdullah Hassoun, Abdulbasit Hindi |
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Midfielders |
Turki Al-Ammar, Salem Al-Dawsari*, Salman Al-Faraj*, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Ali Al-Hassan, Ayman Al-Khulaif, Sami Al-Najei, Nasser Al-Omran, Mukhtar Ali, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Ayman Yahya |
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Forwards |
Abdullah Al-Hamdan |
Men’s Olympic football Tokyo 2020 schedule, fixtures and live India match times
All timings are in Indian Standard Time (IST)
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Date and Day |
Match |
Time |
Venue |
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Thursday, July 22 |
Egypt vs Spain |
1 PM IST |
Sapporo Dome |
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Thursday, July 22 |
New Zealand vs South Korea |
1:30 PM IST |
Ibaraki Kashima Stadium |
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Thursday, July 22 |
Mexico vs France |
1:30 PM IST |
Tokyo Stadium |
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Thursday, July 22 |
Ivory Coast vs Saudi Arabia |
2 PM IST |
International Stadium |
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Thursday, July 22 |
Argentina vs Australia |
4 PM IST |
Sapporo Dome |
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Thursday, July 22 |
Japan vs South Africa |
4:30 PM IST |
Tokyo Stadium |
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Thursday, July 22 |
Honduras vs Romania |
4:30 PM IST |
Ibaraki Kashima Stadium |
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Thursday, July 22 |
Brazil vs Germany |
5 PM IST |
International Stadium |
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Sunday, July 25 |
Egypt vs Argentina |
1 PM IST |
Sapporo Dome |
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Sunday, July 25 |
New Zealand vs Honduras |
1:30 PM IST |
Ibaraki Kashima Stadium |
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Sunday, July 25 |
France vs South Africa |
1:30 PM IST |
Saitama Stadium |
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Sunday, July 25 |
Brazil vs Ivory Coast |
2 PM IST |
International Stadium |
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Sunday, July 25 |
Australia vs Spain |
4 PM IST |
Sapporo Dome |
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Sunday, July 25 |
Japan vs Mexico |
4:30 PM IST |
Saitama Stadium |
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Sunday, July 25 |
Romania vs South Korea |
4:30 PM IST |
Ibaraki Kashima Stadium |
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Sunday, July 25 |
Saudi Arabia vs Germany |
5 PM IST |
Saitama Stadium |
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Wednesday, July 28 |
Saudi Arabia vs Brazil |
1:30 PM IST |
Saitama Stadium |
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Wednesday, July 28 |
Germany vs Ivory Coast |
1:30 PM IST |
Miyagi Stadium |
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Wednesday, July 28 |
Romania vs New Zealand |
2 PM IST |
Sapporo Dome |
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Wednesday, July 28 |
South Korea vs Honduras |
2 PM IST |
International Stadium |
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Wednesday, July 28 |
Australia vs Egypt |
4:30 PM IST |
Saitama Stadium |
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Wednesday, July 28 |
Germany vs Ivory Coast |
2 PM IST |
Miyagi Stadium |
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Wednesday, July 28 |
Australia vs Egypt |
4:30 PM IST |
Miyagi Stadium |
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Wednesday, July 28 |
Spain vs Argentina |
4:30 PM IST |
Saitama Stadium |
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Wednesday, July 28 |
South Africa vs Mexico |
5 PM IST |
International Stadium |
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Wednesday, July 28 |
France vs Japan |
5 PM IST |
Sapporo Dome |
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Saturday, July 31 |
Quarter-final 1 |
1:30 PM IST |
Miyagi Stadium |
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Saturday, July 31 |
Quarter-final 2 |
2:30 PM IST |
Ibaraki Kashima Stadium |
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Saturday, July 31 |
Quarter-final 3 |
3:30 PM IST |
Saitama Stadium |
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Saturday, July 31 |
Quarter-final 4 |
4:30 PM IST |
International Stadium |
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Tuesday, August 3 |
Semi-final 1 |
1:30 PM IST |
Ibaraki Kashima Stadium |
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Tuesday, August 3 |
Semi-final 2 |
4:30 PM IST |
Saitama Stadium |
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Friday, August 6 |
Bronze medal match |
4:30 PM IST |
Saitama Stadium |
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Saturday, August 7 |
Gold medal match |
5 PM IST |
International Stadium |
Where to watch Men’s Olympic football Tokyo 2020 live in India?
The Men’s Olympic football Tokyo 2020 will be telecast on the Sony Pictures Network India. Coverage will begin live at 1 PM IST on Sony’s TV channels in India.
Live streaming of Men’s Olympic football Tokyo 2020 will be available on the SonyLIV app and website.
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