Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group D explained

Group D of the men's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was played from 22 to 28 July 2021 in Rifu's Miyagi Stadium, Saitama's Saitama Stadium and Yokohama's International Stadium Yokohama.[1] The group consisted of defending gold medalists Brazil, Germany, Ivory Coast and Saudi Arabia.[2] The top two teams, Brazil and Ivory Coast, advanced to the knockout stage.[3]

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Olympic
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
D1 style=white-space:nowrap 1 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament runners-up 9 February 2020 data-sort-value="14" 14th data-sort-value="1" Gold medalists (2016)
D2 style=white-space:nowrap 2 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runners-up 30 June 2019 data-sort-value="10" 10th data-sort-value="2" Silver medalists (2016)
D3 style=white-space:nowrap 3 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations runners-up 22 November 2019 data-sort-value="2" 2nd data-sort-value="6" Sixth place (2008)
D4 style=white-space:nowrap 4 2020 AFC U-23 Championship runners-up 30 June 2019 data-sort-value="3" 3rd data-sort-value="15" 15th place (1996)

Standings

In the quarter-finals,

Matches

Ivory Coast vs Saudi Arabia

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GK 16Ira Eliezer Tapé
RB 6 Wilfried Singo
CB 4 Kouadio-Yves Dabila
CB 3 Eric Bailly
LB 5 Ismaël Diallo
CM 12Eboue Kouassi
CM 7
RW 10
AM 8
LW 15Max Gradel (c)
CF 11Christian Kouamé
Substitutions:
FW 9
FW 20
MF 18
Head coach:
Soualiho Haïdara
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GK 12Mohammed Al Rubaie
RB 2 Saud Abdulhamid
CB 5
CB 4 Abdulbasit Hindi
LB 13Yasser Al-Shahrani
CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c)
CM 14
RW 15
AM 6
LW 10Salem Al-Dawsari
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 18
MF 17
FW 11
DF 16
Head coach:
Saad Al-Shehri
Assistant referees


Mark Rule (New Zealand)
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Fourth official


Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
Video assistant referee


Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referee


Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)

Brazil vs Germany

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GK 1 Aderbar Santos
RB 13Dani Alves (c)
CB 15Nino
CB 3 Diego Carlos
LB 6 Guilherme Arana
CM 5
CM 8 Bruno Guimarães
RW 11
AM 20
LW 10
CF 9 Matheus Cunha
Substitutions:
FW 17
FW 7
MF 19
Head coach:
André Jardine
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GK 1 Florian Müller
RB 2
CB 5
CB 4 Felix Uduokhai
LB 3 David Raum
CM 13Arne Maier
CM 17
CM 8 Maximilian Arnold (c)
RF 7
CF 10
LF 11
Substitutions:
DF 15
MF 6
MF 18
FW 9
DF 16
Head coach:
Stefan Kuntz
Assistant referees


David Moran (El Salvador)
Zachari Zeegelaar (Suriname)
Fourth official


Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Video assistant referee


Marco Guida (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referee


Erick Miranda (Mexico)

Brazil vs Ivory Coast

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GK 1 Aderbar Santos
RB 13Dani Alves (c)
CB 15Nino
CB 3 Diego Carlos
LB 6 Guilherme Arana
CM 5
CM 8 Bruno Guimarães
RW 11
AM 9
LW 20Claudinho
CF 10
Substitutions:
FW 21
FW 17
FW 7
Head coach:
André Jardine
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GK 16Ira Eliezer Tapé
CB 6 Wilfried Singo
CB 3 Eric Bailly
CB 4 Kouadio-Yves Dabila
RWB17
LWB5 Ismaël Diallo
RM 10
CM 12
CM 8
LM 15Max Gradel (c)
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 11
DF 19
MF 18
FW 13
MF 7
Head coach:
Soualiho Haïdara
Assistant referees


Corey Parker (United States)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Fourth official


Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Video assistant referee


Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee


Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt)

Saudi Arabia vs Germany

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GK 12Mohammed Al Rubaie
RB 2
CB 5 Abdulelah Al-Amri
CB 4
LB 13Yasser Al-Shahrani
CM 14Ali Al-Hassan
CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c)
RW 17
AM 6 Sami Al-Najei
LW 10Salem Al-Dawsari
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 18
FW 15
DF 16
DF 3
Head coach:
Saad Al-Shehri
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GK 1 Florian Müller
RB 2 Benjamin Henrichs
CB 5
CB 4 Felix Uduokhai
LB 3 David Raum
CM 13
CM 18Eduard Löwen
RW 6
AM 11
LW 9
CF 10Max Kruse (c)
Substitutions:
MF 17
DF 15
DF 16
FW 7
Head coach:
Stefan Kuntz
Assistant referees


Arsenio Marengula (Mozambique)
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Fourth official


Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Video assistant referee


Fu Ming (China PR)
Assistant video assistant referee


Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Saudi Arabia vs Brazil

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GK 1
CB 5 Abdulelah Al-Amri
CB 16
CB 4 Abdulbasit Hindi
RWB2 Saud Abdulhamid
LWB13
RM 6
CM 14
CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c)
LM 10
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 20
MF 18
FW 19
MF 11
MF 8
Head coach:
Saad Al-Shehri
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GK 1 Aderbar Santos
RB 13Dani Alves (c)
CB 15Nino
CB 3 Diego Carlos
LB 6
CM 18Matheus Henrique
CM 8
RW 11
AM 9
LW 20
CF 10Richarlison
Substitutions:
FW 17
MF 19
MF 2
FW 21
DF 16
Head coach:
André Jardine
Assistant referees


Mohammed Ibrahim (Sudan)
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Fourth official


Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Video assistant referee


Benoît Millot (France)
Assistant video assistant referee


Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Germany vs Ivory Coast

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GK 1 Florian Müller
RB 2 Benjamin Henrichs
CB 15Jordan Torunarigha
CB 4 Felix Uduokhai
LB 3 David Raum
CM 13
CM 8 Maximilian Arnold (c)
RW 7
AM 10Max Kruse
LW 11
CF 6 Ragnar Ache
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 9
MF 17
DF 16
Head coach:
Stefan Kuntz
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GK 16Ira Eliezer Tapé
RB 6 Wilfried Singo
CB 3 Eric Bailly
CB 4 Kouadio-Yves Dabila
LB 5 Ismaël Diallo
CM 7
CM 13
RW 11
AM 8 Franck Kessié
LW 15Max Gradel (c)
CF 9 Youssouf Dao
Substitutions:
FW 10
DF 17
Head coach:
Soualiho Haïdara
Assistant referees


Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Richard Trinidad (Uruguay)
Fourth official


Chris Beath (Australia)
Video assistant referee


Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referee


Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[3]

  • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
  • direct red card: minus 4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;

Only one of the above deductions is applied to a player in a single match.

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
2 1 4 –7
1 1 3 –8
2 1 1 2 –11
4 1 1 1 –12

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Football Tournament: Match Schedule . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 6 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Draws set path to Tokyo 2020 gold . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 20 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020. FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association.