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.
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Football pictogram for the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| Games | 2020 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host country | Japan | ||||||||
| Dates | 21 July – 7 August 2021 | ||||||||
| Venues | Six stadiums across Japan (in 6 host cities) | ||||||||
| Competitors | 504 from 24 nations | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) | ||||||||
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| Women's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) | ||||||||
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← 2016 2024 → | |||||||||
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| Tournament | ||
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In addition to the Olympic host city of Tokyo, matches were also played in Kashima, Saitama, Sapporo, Rifu and Yokohama.
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. 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. In June 2020, FIFA approved the use of the video assistant referee (VAR) system at the Olympics. Teams were restricted to 18 athletes, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rosters were allowed to consist of up to 22 athletes.
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.