The discipline of sixteen teams is down to four as the men’s gold- and bronze-medal matches are established in the 2021 Olympic soccer event in Japan. Two favorites will meet up with for the gold when Brazil faces Spain on Saturday for the major prize. Host Japan will test to near out with the bronze when it requires on Mexico.
The normal European and South American heavyweights — Spain, France, Germany, Brazil and Argentina — were being the pre-event favorites heading in, but it’s Spain and Brazil who superior all the way to the final after Germany, France and Argentina were eliminated in the group stage.
The Men’s Football Event kicked off with a round-robin group stage in which every team played three matches from the other folks in the group (July 22, July 25 and July 28). Teams collected a few factors for a win, 1 for a attract and none for a loss. The major two finishers in every group superior to the quarterfinals, with the pairings predetermined based on group end.
Extra: Men’s Olympic soccer major scorers
Olympic group tiebreakers
If teams were being even on factors, tiebreakers were being employed 1 by 1 right up until all ties were being damaged. Here’s the order of tiebreakers as in depth in the official event principles :
- Top-quality aim difference in all group matches
- Most plans scored in all group matches
- Most factors attained in group matches involving the teams that are tied
- Top-quality aim difference in the group matches involving the teams that are tied
- Most plans scored in the group matches involving the teams that are tied
- Greatest conduct score dependent on fewest yellow/red cards in all group matches
- Drawing of heaps by FIFA if there are still teams that keep on being tied
The ultimate group standings, effects and knockout round schedule follow beneath:
Group A standings
| Group |
PTS |
GP |
W |
L |
D |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| one. Japan- X |
nine |
three |
three |
|
|
7 |
one |
+six |
| 2. Mexico- X |
six |
three |
2 |
one |
|
eight |
three |
+5 |
| three. France |
three |
three |
one |
2 |
|
5 |
eleven |
-six |
| 4. South Africa |
|
three |
|
three |
|
three |
eight |
-5 |
X = improvements to quarterfinals
Group A routine
| Date |
Match |
|
| Thu, July 22 |
Mexico 4 , France one |
Highlights |
| Thu, July 22 |
Japan one , South Africa |
Highlights |
| Sunlight, July 25 |
France 4 , South Africa three |
Highlights |
| Sunlight, July 25 |
Japan 2 , Mexico one |
Highlights |
| Wed, July 28 |
France , Japan 4 |
|
| Wed, July 28 |
South Africa , Mexico three |
Highlights |
Group B standings
| Group |
PTS |
GP |
W |
L |
D |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| one. South Korea- X |
six |
three |
2 |
one |
|
ten |
one |
+nine |
| 2. New Zealand- X |
4 |
three |
one |
one |
one |
three |
three |
|
| three. Romania |
4 |
three |
one |
one |
one |
one |
4 |
-three |
| 4. Honduras |
three |
three |
one |
2 |
|
three |
nine |
-six |
X = improvements to quarterfinals
Group B routine
| Date |
Match |
|
| Thu, July 22 |
New Zealand one , South Korea |
Highlights |
| Thu, July 22 |
Honduras , Romania one |
Highilghts |
| Sunlight, July 25 |
New Zealand 2 , Honduras three |
Highlights |
| Sunlight, July 25 |
Romania , South Korea 4 |
|
| Wed, July 28 |
Romania , New Zealand |
|
| Wed, July 28 |
South Korea six, Honduras |
Highlights |
Group C standings
| Group |
PTS |
GP |
W |
L |
D |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| one. Spain- X |
5 |
three |
one |
|
2 |
2 |
one |
+one |
| 2. Egypt- X |
4 |
three |
one |
one |
one |
2 |
one |
+one |
| three. Argentina |
4 |
three |
one |
one |
one |
2 |
three |
-one |
| 4. Australia |
three |
three |
one |
2 |
|
2 |
three |
-one |
X = improvements to quarterfinals
Group C routine
| Date |
Match |
|
| Thu, July 22 |
Egypt , Spain |
Highlights |
| Thu, July 22 |
Argentina , Australia 2 |
Highlights |
| Sunlight, July 25 |
Egypt , Argentina one |
Highlights |
| Sunlight, July 25 |
Australia , Spain one |
Highlights |
| Wed, July 28 |
Spain one , Argentina one |
Highlights |
| Wed, July 28 |
Australia , Egypt 2 |
|
Group D standings
| Group |
PTS |
GP |
W |
L |
D |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| one. Brazil- X |
7 |
three |
2 |
|
one |
7 |
three |
+4 |
| 2. Ivory Coast- X |
5 |
three |
one |
|
2 |
three |
2 |
+one |
| three. Germany |
4 |
three |
one |
one |
one |
six |
7 |
-one |
| 4. Saudi Arabia |
|
three |
|
three |
|
4 |
eight |
-4 |
X = improvements to quarterfinals
Group D routine
| Date |
Match |
|
| Thu, July 22 |
Ivory Coast 2 , Saudi Arabia one |
Highlights |
| Thu, July 22 |
Brazil 4 , Germany 2 |
Highlights |
| Sunlight, July 25 |
Brazil , Ivory Coast |
Highlights |
| Sunlight, July 25 |
Saudi Arabia 2 , Germany three |
|
| Wed, July 28 |
Saudi Arabia one , Brazil three |
Highlights |
| Wed, July 28 |
Germany one , Ivory Coast one |
|
Quarterfinals
| Date |
Match |
|
| Sat, July 31 |
QF #one: Spain 5, Ivory Coast 2 (a.e.t.) |
Highlights |
| Sat, July 31 |
QF #2: Japan , New Zealand (4-2 on PKs) |
|
| Sat, July 31 |
QF #three: Brazil one, Egypt |
Highlights |
| Sat, July 31 |
QF #4: South Korea three, Mexico six |
Highlights |
Semifinals
| Date |
Match |
|
| Tue, Aug. three |
Semi #one: Mexico 0 Brazil (4-one on PKs) |
Highlights |
| Tue, Aug. three |
Semi #2: Japan , Spain one (a.e.t.) |
Highlights |
Bronze-medal match
| Date |
Match |
Time (ET) |
Television channels |
Stream |
| Fri, Aug. six |
Mexico vs. Japan |
7 a.m. |
NBCSN |
fuboTV |
Gold-medal match
| Date |
Match |
Time (ET) |
Television channels |
Stream |
| Sat, Aug. 7 |
Brazil vs. Spain |
7:30 a.m. |
NBCSN |
fuboTV |
