France, Argentina and Every Other Men’s Football Teams of Tokyo Olympics

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

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