The selections of Argentina, Brazil, Japan and South Korea will be the heads of series in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics that will be raffled on April 21 at the headquarters of the FIFA based Zurich, Swiss city.
The entity made this decision through the scores and what the delegations have done in previous editions of the Plays between Sidney (2000), Athens (2004), Beijing (2008), London (2012) and Rio (2016).
In the men’s tournament, the 16 teams were divided into four pots of four, based on the rankings based on the last five Olympic tournaments.
In jar 2 are located Germany, Spain, Honduras and Mexico, while positioned in 3 South Africa, Egypt, Ivory Coast, New Zealand.
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Finally in the Pot 4 consisted of Australia, Saudi Arabia, France and Romania. C.It should be noted that no team from the same confederation can compete against each other in the group stage.
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WHEN DOES IT BEGIN AND WHERE WILL BE THE FINAL?
The competition starts on July 21 and ends on August 7, 2021.
The Olympic football tournament, for both men and women, will be held in the cities of Sapporo, Yokohama, Tokyo, Saitama, Kashima and Rifu, while the final will take place at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
LAST CHAMPIONS
Of these protagonists, Argentina already knows what it’s like to win the gold medal twice: Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, while Brazil did it at home in 2016 with a Neymar at its peak.