Rio Olympics 2016 Men’s Football Schedule? Have you wanted to find out what is the schedule for the football games at the Rio Olympics in Brazil? Well, if you have then worry not because we have prepared a list of the Rio Olympics 2016 Men’s Football Schedule.
The Rio Olympics will take place in Brazil. The games will officially begin on the 5th August, the legendary Maracanã Stadium will play hosts to the opening ceremony. Although the football tournament will start two days before the tournament. The football tournament will be played in five co-host cities including Rio. the competition will take place from 3rd August 2016 to 20th August 2016.
16 teams will be taking part in the competition. Each team will have a squad consisting of 16 players in which a maximum of three can be over 23 years of age and the rest must be under the age of 23. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the knockout phase leading to the semi-final then the final (Gold medal match).
8 different venues will host matches across Brazil in five cities while the final will be taking place in São Paulo on 20th August 2016.
Which teams have Qualified for the Rio 2016 Men’s football tournament? Well, let’s find out below with information on how they qualified for the tournament. Hosts Brazil qualified automatically while 15 others qualified through various means.
Below is a list of the qualified teams and how they managed to qualify for the tournament.
NO# | TEAMS | HOW DID THEY QUALIFY |
1 | Brazil | Direct qualification as hosts |
2 | Argentina | Winners of Latin America Youth Championship 2015 |
3 | Sweden | Winners of under-21 European champions |
4 | Portugal | Under-21 European championship (losing finalists) |
5 | Germany | Under-21 European championship (Losing semifinalists) |
6 | Denmark | Under-21 European championship (Losing semifinalists) |
7 | Fiji | Gold medal at Pacific Games 2015 |
8 | Mexico | CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Winners |
9 | Honduras | CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Runners-up |
10 | Nigeria | African under-21 Nations Cup (winners) |
11 | Algeria | African under-21 Nations Cup (Runners-up) |
12 | South Africa | African under-21 Nations Cup (Third place) |
13 | Japan | Asian under-23 Champions |
14 | South Korea | Asian under-23 Runners-up |
15 | Iraq | Asian under-23 third place |
16 | Colombia | Qualifying Playoff winners |
Rio Olympics 2016 Men’s Football Schedule? Below is a full list of the Rio 2016 Men’s football tournaments match schedule with all dates, time (*local time), venue and other game details.
Below is a full list of the Rio 2016 Men’s football Group Stage tournaments match schedule.
NO# | MATCH | GROUP | TIME* | VENUE |
04 August | Iraq vs Denmark | Group A | 13:00 | Brasília |
04 August | Brazil vs South Africa | Group A | 16:00 | Brasília |
04 August | Sweden vs Colombia | Group B | 18:00 | Manaus |
04 August | Nigeria vs Japan | Group B | 21:00 | Manaus |
04 August | Fiji vs South Korea | Group C | 20:00 | Salvador |
04 August | Germany vs Mexico | Group C | 17:00 | Salvador |
04 August | Algeria vs Honduras | Group D | 15:00 | Rio de Janeiro |
04 August | Portugal vs Argentina | Group D | 18:00 | Rio de Janeiro |
07 August | Denmark vs South Africa | Group A | Brasília | |
07 August | Brazil vs Iraq | Group A | Brasília | |
07 August | Sweden vs Nigeria | Group B | Manaus | |
07 August | Japan vs Colombia | Group B | Manaus | |
07 August | Fiji vs Mexico | Group C | Salvador | |
07 August | Germany vs South Korea | Group C | Salvador | |
07 August | Honduras vs Portugal | Group D | Rio de Janeiro | |
07 August | Argentina vs Algeria | Group D | Rio de Janeiro | |
10 August | Brazil vs Denmark | Group A | Salvador | |
10 August | South Africa vs Iraq | Group A | São Paulo | |
10 August | Japan vs Sweden | Group B | Salvador | |
10 August | Colombia vs Nigeria | Group B | São Paulo | |
10 August | Germany vs Fiji | Group C | Belo Horizonte | |
10 August | Mexico vs South Korea | Group C | Brasília | |
10 August | Argentina vs Honduras | Group D | Belo Horizonte | |
10 August | Portugal vs Algeria | Group D | Brasília |
Below is a full list of the Rio 2016 Men’s football Quarter finals tournaments match schedule.
NO# | MATCH | TIME* | VENUE | |
13 August | 1st Quarterfinal | São Paulo | ||
13 August | 2nd Quarterfinal | Belo Horizonte | ||
13 August | 3rd Quarterfinal | Salvador | ||
13 August | 4th Quarterfinal | Brasília |
Below is a full list of the Rio 2016 Men’s football Semi-finals tournaments match schedule.
NO# | MATCH | TIME* | VENUE | |
17 August | 1st Semifinal | Rio de Janeiro | ||
17 August | 2nd Semifinal | São Paulo |
Below is a full list of the Rio 2016 Men’s football Bronze Medal final (third place) tournaments schedule.
NO# | MATCH | TIME* | VENUE | |
20 August | Bronze Medal Match | Rio de Janeiro |
Below is a full list of the Rio 2016 Men’s football Gold Medal final (final) tournaments schedule.
NO# | MATCH | TIME* | VENUE | |
20 August | Gold Medal Match (Final) | Belo Horizonte |
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