The men’s football tournament will kick off on July 22, a day before the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Games, with Egypt and Spain squaring off against each other in the first game. In the 2020 Tokyo Games, 16 qualified teams will be up against each other to clinch the Olympic gold. Brazil are the defending champions and they will start the tournament against Germany on Thursday.
Top European teams like England, Portugal, Belgium and Italy will be missing from the prestigious event. In their absence, Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Spain, and France are counted among as favourites for the podium finish.
The prestigious event will be played across six different venues in Japan – Kashima, Rifu, Saitama, Sapporo, Tokyo, and Yokohama, with the summit clash taking place at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 7.
Here we take a look at the men’s football team ahead of the 2020 Olympics:
France:
Goalkeepers: Stefan Bajic, Dimitry Bertaud, Paul Bernardoni
Defenders: Pierre Kalulu, Clement Michelin, Timothee Pembele, Modibo Sagnan, Melvin Bard, Anthony Caci, Ismael Doukoure
Midfielders: Enzo Le Fee, Teji Savanier, Florian Thauvin, Lucas Tousart, Alexis Beka Beka, Jeremy Gelin
Forwards: Arnaud Nordin, Isaac Lihadji, Nathaniel Mbuku, Andre-Pierre Gignac, Randal Kolo Muani
Japan
Goalkeepers: Zion Suzuki, Keisuke Osaka, Kosei Tani
Defenders: Maya Yoshida, Reo Hatate, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Daiki Hashioka, Ayumu Seko, Koki Machida, Hiroki Sakai, Yuta Nakayama, Ko Itakura
Midfielders: Koji Miyoshi, Ritsu Doan, Kaoru Mitoma, Yuki Soma, Ao Tanaka, Wataru Endo, Takefusa Kubo
Forwards: Daichi Hayashi, Daizen Maeda, Ayase Ueda
Mexico
Goalkeepers: Sebastian Jurado, Luis Malagon, Guillermo Ochoa
Defenders: Jorge Sanchez, Vladimir Lorona, Adrian Mora, Luis Romo, Cesar Montes, Johan Vasquez, Jesus Alberto Angulo
Midfielders: Roberto Alvarado, Uriel Antuna, Joaquin Esquivel, Fernando Beltran, Erick Aguirre, Jesus Ricardo Angulo, Diego Lainez, Sebastian Cordova, Carlos Rodriguez
Forwards: Alexis Vega, Eduardo Aguirre, Henry Martin
South Africa
Goalkeepers: Mondli Moto, Sifiso Mlungwana, Ronwen Williams
Defenders: Thendo Mukumela, Sibusiso Mabiliso, Tercious Malepe, James Monyane, Katlego Mohamme, Luke Fleurs
Midfielders: Thabo Cele, Fagrie Lakay, Sipho Mbule, Goodman Mosele, Teboho Mokoena, Kamohelo Mahlatsi, Nkosingiphile Ngcobo
Forwards: Luther Singh, Lyle Foster, Kobamelo Kodisang, Evidence Makgopa
Honduras
Goalkeepers: Michael Perrelo, Bryan Ramos, Alex Guity
Defenders: Carlos Melendez, Christropher Melendez, Jose Garcia, Elvin Oliva, Denil Maldonado, Wesley Decas
Midfielders: Edwin Rodriguez, Samuel Elvir, Carlos Pineda, Jorge Alvarez, Jonathan Nunez, Jose Alejandro Reyes
Forwards: Jose Pinto, Luis Palma, Juan Obregon Jr., Douglas Martinez, Jorge Benguche, Rigoberto Rivas, Brayan Moya
New Zealand
Goalkeepers: Jamie Searle, Alex Paulsen, Michael Woud
Defenders: Dane Ingram, Nando Pijnaker, Winston Reid, George Stanger, Liberato Cacace, Callan Elliot
Midfielders: Marko Stamenic, Gianni Stensness, Ben Old, Sam Sutton, Joe Bell, Clayton Lewis
Forwards: Ben Waine, Chris Wood, Matt Garbett, Joey Champness, Elijah Just, Callum McCowatt
Romania
Goalkeepers: Stefan Tarnovanu, Mihai Aioani, Mihai Popa
Defenders: Ricardo Grigore, Alex Pascanu, Andrei Ratiu, Florin Stefan, Radu Boboc, Andrei Chindris, Virgil Ghita
Midfielders: Marco Dulca, Ion Gheorghe, Valentin Gheorghe, Marius Marin, Eduard Florescu, Antonio Sefer, Tudor Baluta, Andrei Ciobanu, Alex Dobre
Forwards: Andrei Sintean, George Ganea
South Korea
Goalkeepers: Ahn Joon-soo, An Chan-gi, Song Bum-keun
Defenders: Kim Jae-woo, Kim Jin-ya, Seol Young-woo, Kim Min-jae, Lee You-hyeon, Jeong Tae-wook, Kang Yoon-sung, Lee Sang-min
Midfielders: Kim Dong-hyun, Lee Dong-gyeong, Jeong Seung-won, Won Du-jae, Lee Kang-in, Kim Jin-kyu
Forwards: Kwon Chang-hoon, Lee Dong-jun, Um Won-sang, Song Min-kyu, Hwang Ui-jo.
Argentina
Goalkeepers: Lautaro Morales, Jeremias Ledesma, Joaquin Blazquez
Defenders: Nehuen Perez, Leonel Mosevich, Facundo Medina, Francisco Ortega, Claudio Bravo, Hernan de la Fuente, Marcelo Herrera
Midfielders: Santiago Colombatto, Tomas Belmonte, Martin Payero, Thiago Almada, Esequiel Barco, Fausto Vera
Forwards: Alexis Mac Allister, Agustin Urzi, Adolfo Gaich, Ezequiel Ponce, Carlos Valenzuela, Pedro de la Vega
Australia
Goalkeepers: Ashley Maynard-Brewer, Tom Glover, Jordan Holmes
Defenders: Thomas Deng, Joel King, Kye Rowles, Nathaniel Atkinson, Harry Souttar, Jay Rich-Baghuelou
Midfielders: Riley McGree, Connor Metcalfe, Dylan Pierias, Keanu Baccus, Denis Genreau, Caleb Watts, Cameron Devlin, Marco Tillo
Forwards: Mitchell Duke, Daniel Arzani, Nicholas D’Agostino, Reno Piscopo, Lachlan Wales
Egypt
Goalkeepers: Mohamed Sobhy, Mahmoud Gad, Mohamed El Shenawy
Defenders: Mahmoud Hamdy, Mohamed Abdel Salam, Ahmed Hegazi, Osama Galal, Ahmed Ramadan, Karim El-Eraky, Karim Fouad, Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
Midfielders: Nasser Maher,Akram Tawfik, Amar Hamdy, Emam Ashour
Forwards: Salah Mohsen, Nasser Mansi, Ramadan Sobhi, Ibrahim Adel, Abdel Rahman Magdy, Taher Mohamed, Ahmed Yasser
Spain
Goalkeepers: Alex Dominguez, Unai Simon, Alvaro Fernandes
Defenders: Oscar Mingueza, Oscar Gil, Pau Torres, Jesus Vallejo, Eric Garcia, Juan Miranda
Midfielders: Dani Ceballos, Mikel Merino, Pedri, Bryan Gil, Martin Zubimendi, Marc Cucurella, Jon Moncayola, Dani Olmo, Carlos Soler, Marco Asensio.
Forwards: Rafa Mir, Javi Puado, Mikel Oyarzabal
Brazil
Goalkeepers: Lucao, Santos, Brenno
Defenders: Dani Alves, Diego Carlos, Abner Vinicius, Nino, Ricardo Graca, Guilherme Arana, Gabriel Menino, Bruno Fuchs
Midfielders: Bruno Guimaraes, Douglas Luiz, Matheus Henrique, Claudinho, Reinier
Forwards: Matheus Cunha, Antony, Gabriel Martinelli, Paulinho, Richarlison, Malcom
Germany
Goalkeepers: Florian Muller, Svend Brodersen, Luca Plogmann
Defenders: David Raum, Jordan Torunarigha, Felix Uduokhai, Benjamin Henrichs, Amos Pieper, Keven Schlotterbeck
Midfielders: Ismail Jakobs, Eduard Lowen, Arne Maier, Anton Stach, Nadiem Amiri, Maximilian Arnold,Ragnar Ache
Forwards: Marco Richter, Max Kruse, Cedric Teuchert
Ivory Coast
Goalkeepers: Maxime Nagoli Oupoh, Eliezer Ira Tape, Nicolas Tie
Defenders: Kouadio-Yves Dalila, Ismael Diallo, Kouao Koffi, Zie Ouattara, Wilfried Singo, Eric Bailly,Silas Gnaka
Midfielders: Franck Kessie, Amad Diallo,Max Gradel, Eboue Kouassi, Idrissa Doumbia, Youssouf Dao
Forwards: Mory Keita, Kader Keita, Chieck Timite, Christiane Kouame, Vakoun Issouf Bayo, Aboubacar Doumbia
Saudi Arabia
Goalkeepers: Amin Bukhari, Zaid Al-Bawardi, Mohammed Al Rubaie
Defenders: Khalifah Al-Dawsari, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Saud Abdulhamid, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Hamad Al-Yami, Abdullah Hassoun, Abdulbasit
Midfielders: Ayman Al-Khulaif, Sami Al-Najei, Nasser Al-Omran, Mukhtar Ali, Turki Al-Ammar, Salem Al-Dawsari, Salman Al-Faraj, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Ali Al-Hassan, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Ayman Yahya
Forwards: Abdullah Al-Hamdan
Read all the Latest News, Breaking News and Coronavirus News here
