Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group C
Group C of the men's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was played from 22 to 28 July 2021 in Rifu's Miyagi Stadium, Saitama's Saitama Stadium and Sapporo's Sapporo Dome.[1] The group consisted of Argentina, Australia, Egypt and Spain.[2] The top two teams, Spain and Egypt, advanced to the knockout stage.[3]
Teams
[edit]| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Olympic appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
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| C1 |  Egypt |
3 | CAF | 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations champions | 22 November 2019 | 12th | 2012 | Fourth place (1928, 1964) |
| C2 |  Spain |
2 | UEFA | 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship champions | 30 June 2019 | 11th | 2012 | Gold medalists (1992) |
| C3 |  Argentina |
1 | CONMEBOL | 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament champions | 9 February 2020 | 9th | 2016 | Gold medalists (2004, 2008) |
| C4 |  Australia |
4 | AFC | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship third place | 25 January 2020 | 8th | 2008 | Fourth place (1992) |
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Egypt
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Argentina
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Australia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
In the quarter-finals,
- The winners of Group C, Spain, advanced to play the runners-up of Group D, Ivory Coast.
- The runners-up of Group C, Egypt, advanced to play the winners of Group D, Brazil.
Matches
[edit]Egypt vs Spain
[edit]| Egypt | 0–0 | Spain |
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Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
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Argentina vs Australia
[edit]| Argentina | 0–2 | Australia |
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Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
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  Australia[5]
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Egypt vs Argentina
[edit]| Egypt | 0–1 | Argentina |
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Medina  52' |
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
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Australia vs Spain
[edit]| Australia | 0–1 | Spain |
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Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
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Australia vs Egypt
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Spain vs Argentina
[edit]| Spain | 1–1 | Argentina |
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Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
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Discipline
[edit]Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[3]
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions is applied to a player in a single match.
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4 | 2 | –6 | ||||||||||
| Australia
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7 | 4 | 1 | –12 | |||||||||
| Argentina
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3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | –16 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Football Tournament: Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Draws set path to Tokyo 2020 gold". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
- ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 5, EGY vs ESP" (PDF). Olympics.com. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 6, ARG vs AUS" (PDF). Olympics.com. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 13, EGY vs ARG" (PDF). Olympics.com. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 14, AUS vs ESP" (PDF). Olympics.com. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Attendance Summary" (PDF). Olympics.com. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 21, AUS vs EGY" (PDF). Olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 22, ESP vs ARG" (PDF). Olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.[permanent dead link]