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The FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 99 match officials (25 referees, 50 assistant referees, 20 video match officials and four support referees) from 51 countries to officiate the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020. The women’s tournament opens on 21 July 2021 with Great Britain facing Chile at the Sapporo Dome, and concludes with the gold medal game on 6 August… Read More

Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (FIFA.com) 21 Apr 2021 © Others Official draw made for Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 Japan open with Canada in Group E Here’s how various coaches and players have been reacting to the draw An exciting milestone on the road to Tokyo 2020 gold was reached on Wednesday when the official draw for the Women’s… Read More

As the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship in Turkmenistan, where five FIFA Futsal World Cup slots were to be awarded, did not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AFC Executive Committee has nominated IR Iran, Japan and Uzbekistan to represent the continent at Lithuania 2021. In addition, play-off matches will be organised between Iraq, Lebanon, Thailand and Vietnam to… Read More

Men’s Olympic Football Tournament (FIFA.com) 21 Apr 2021 © Others Official draw made for Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 Japan will open play against South Africa in Group A Here’s how various coaches and players have been reacting to the draw An exciting milestone on the road to Tokyo 2020 gold was reached on Wednesday when the official draw… Read More

The countdown to Tokyo 2020 is on. On 21 April at 10:00 CET, FIFA will host the Olympic Football Tournament draws in Zurich, Switzerland. Fans around the world and the team delegations will have the opportunity to follow the draws from their homes here on FIFA.com, on the FIFA YouTube channel, Twitter (@FIFA.com), Facebook, Weibo and WeChat (FIFAOfficial). The live-streamed… Read More

Brazil’s class of 1982 is considered by many their best-ever side They didn’t win the trophy but they indubitably wowed the world in Spain Coach Tele Santana passed away 15 years ago today 19 Brazil entered Spain 1982 on a 19-match unbeaten run, having scoring 46 goals and conceded just ten in the process. That sequence included ten successive victories… Read More

16 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams drawn into seven groups Brazil-Germany and Spain-Argentina are among the standout men’s clashes Sweden, USA, Australia and New Zealand comprise a must-see women’s pool The 28 teams that have qualified for the Olympic football tournaments discovered their group opponents after the official draw was conducted at the Home of FIFA in Zurich today.… Read More

The countdown to Tokyo 2020 is on. On 21 April at 10:00 CET, FIFA will host the Olympic Football Tournament draws in Zurich, Switzerland. Fans around the world and the team delegations will have the opportunity to follow the draws from their homes here on FIFA.com, on the FIFA YouTube channel, Twitter (@FIFA.com), Facebook, Weibo and WeChat (FIFAOfficial). The live-streamed show will be hosted… Read More

104 goals were scored at the men’s tournament four years ago – also an Olympic record. Stars such as Landon Donovan, Samuel Eto’o, Patrick M’Boma, Hidetoshi Nakata, Andrea Pirlo, Ronaldinho, Xavi and record scorer Ivan Zamorano had contributed to the previous tournament record (103) set at Sydney 2000. At Rio 2016, the goals-per-game average was 3.25 compared with just 2.34… Read More

Olympic Football Tournaments (FIFA.com) 20 Apr 2021 © FIFA.com FIFA Legends Lindsay Tarpley and Ryan Nelsen speak with FIFA.com They will be draw assistants for the Olympic football tournaments on Wednesday Olympic memories, anecdotes and players to watch discussed Lindsay Tarpley and Ryan Nelsen both had careers filled with moments successfully dealing with high-pressure situations. However, this Wednesday they will… Read More