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

Group C 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 Sapporo's Sapporo Dome.[1] The group consisted of Argentina, Australia, Egypt and Spain.[2] The top two teams, Spain and Egypt, advanced to the knockout stage.[3]

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Olympic
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
C1 style=white-space:nowrap 3 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations champions 22 November 2019 data-sort-value="12" 12th data-sort-value="4" Fourth place (1928, 1964)
C2 style=white-space:nowrap 2 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship champions 30 June 2019 data-sort-value="11" 11th data-sort-value="1" Gold medalists (1992)
C3 style=white-space:nowrap 1 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament champions 9 February 2020 data-sort-value="9" 9th data-sort-value="1" Gold medalists (2004, 2008)
C4 style=white-space:nowrap 4 2020 AFC U-23 Championship third place 25 January 2020 data-sort-value="8" 8th data-sort-value="4" Fourth place (1992)

Standings

In the quarter-finals,

Matches

Egypt vs Spain

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GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy
CB 18Mahmoud Hamdy
CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi (c)
CB 4
RWB12Akram Tawfik
LWB20
CM 13
CM 15
CM 10
SS 9
CF 14
Substitutions:
FW 11
FW 7
MF 2
FW 3
DF 17
Head coach:
Shawky Gharieb
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GK 1 Unai Simón
RB 2
CB 12Eric García
CB 4 Pau Torres
LB 20Juan Miranda
CM 8
CM 10Dani Ceballos (c)
CM 16Pedri
AM 19Dani Olmo
CF 7
CF 11
Substitutions:
DF 5
MF 15
FW 9
MF 21
MF 14
Head coach:
Luis de la Fuente
Assistant referees


Ahmad Al-Roalle (Jordan)
Mohammad Al-Kalaf (Jordan)
Fourth official


Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Video assistant referee


Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referee


Wagner Reway (Brazil)

Argentina vs Australia

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GK 1 Jeremías Ledesma
RB 4
CB 2 Nehuén Pérez (c)
CB 14
LB 19
DM 5 Fausto Vera
CM 8
CM 10
RW 21
LW 11
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 18
DF 13
MF 17
MF 16
FW 15
Head coach:
Fernando Batista
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GK 1 Tom Glover
RB 2
CB 14Thomas Deng (c)
CB 5
LB 16Joel King
RM 20
CM 17
LM 11
AM 8
AM 10
CF 12
Substitutions:
MF 15
FW 19
FW 9
MF 6
Head coach:
Graham Arnold
Assistant referees


Uros Stojkovic (Serbia)
Milan Mihajlovic (Serbia)
Fourth official


Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Video assistant referee


Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referee


Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Egypt vs Argentina

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GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy
CB 4
CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi (c)
CB 18Mahmoud Hamdy
RWB12Akram Tawfik
LWB20Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
CM 13
CM 2
CM 10Ramadan Sobhi
SS 7
CF 14Ahmed Yasser Rayyan
Substitutions:
FW 3
FW 9
FW 11
MF 8
Head coach:
Shawky Gharieb
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GK 1 Jeremías Ledesma
RB 4 Hernán de la Fuente
CB 2 Nehuén Pérez (c)
CB 14Facundo Medina
LB 3 Claudio Bravo
DM 5 Fausto Vera
CM 16
CM 10
RW 15
LW 11
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 7
FW 18
MF 17
MF 20
Head coach:
Fernando Batista
Assistant referees


Martin Margaritov (Bulgaria)
Diyan Valkov (Bulgaria)
Fourth official


Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Video assistant referee


Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referee


Chris Penso (United States)

Australia vs Spain

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GK 1 Tom Glover
RB 2
CB 14Thomas Deng (c)
CB 5 Harry Souttar
LB 16Joel King
RM 20
CM 17Connor Metcalfe
LM 11
AM 8
AM 10
CF 12
Substitutions:
FW 19
DF 3
MF 15
MF 6
FW 9
Head coach:
Graham Arnold
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GK 1
RB 18
CB 12Eric García
CB 4 Pau Torres
LB 3 Marc Cucurella
DM 6 Martín Zubimendi
CM 14
CM 16Pedri
AM 19Dani Olmo
CF 17
CF 11Mikel Oyarzabal (c)
Substitutions:
FW 21
FW 7
FW 9
Head coach:
Luis de la Fuente
Assistant referees


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


Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Video assistant referee


Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referee


Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Australia vs Egypt

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GK 1 Tom Glover
CB 3 Kye Rowles
CB 14Thomas Deng (c)
CB 5 Harry Souttar
CM 13
CM 17
CM 16Joel King
RW 20
AM 10
LW 19Marco Tilio
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 6
FW 11
DF 4
MF 21
MF 15
Head coach:
Graham Arnold
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GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy
CB 12
CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi (c)
CB 20Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
RM 13Karim El Eraki
CM 4 Osama Galal
CM 18Mahmoud Hamdy
LM 10
RF 9
CF 14
LF 7
Substitutions:
MF 2
FW 21
FW 11
MF 15
MF 8
Head coach:
Shawky Gharieb
Assistant referees


Rui Tavares (Portugal)
Paulo Santos (Portugal)
Fourth official


Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Video assistant referee


Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referee


Fu Ming (China PR)

Spain vs Argentina

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GK 1 Unai Simón
RB 18
CB 12Eric García
CB 4 Pau Torres
LB 3 Marc Cucurella
DM 6 Martín Zubimendi
CM 8 Mikel Merino (c)
CM 16
AM 19
CF 7 Marco Asensio
CF 11
Substitutions:
FW 9
MF 14
MF 21
DF 5
DF 15
Head coach:
Luis de la Fuente
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GK 1 Jeremías Ledesma
RB 13Marcelo Herrera
CB 2 Nehuén Pérez (c)
CB 14Facundo Medina
LB 3
DM 5
CM 17Tomás Belmonte
CM 10
RW 7
LW 11
CF 9 Adolfo Gaich
Substitutions:
FW 15
MF 16
MF 8
MF 20
DF 6
Head coach:
Fernando Batista
Assistant referees


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


Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Video assistant referee


Chris Penso (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee


Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

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 –3
4 2 –6
7 4 1 –12
3 1 4 6 –16

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.