Games of the XXXII. Olympiad

Football Qualifying Tournament

(Tokyo, Japan, 2020)

overview file

• Japan, as hosts
• 3 countries from Europe: Netherlands, Sweden, Great Britain
• 1 country from South America: Brazil
• 2 countries from North and Central America: USA, Canada
• 1 country from Africa: Zambia
• 2 countries from Asia: Australia, China
• 1 country from Oceania: New Zealand
• 1 country from CAF-CONMEBOL playoff: Chile

EUROPE

The top-3 European teams at the 2019 World Cup
qualify.

Qualified: Netherlands, Sweden and Great Britain

NB: Great Britain qualified thanks to the performance of England.

SOUTH AMERICA

Qualifying Tournament: South American Championship 2018

Qualified for the Olympics: Brazil

NB: Chile qualified for the CAF–CONMEBOL playoff

NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA

FIRST STAGE

Central American zone (in 2019)

Group A (in Costa Rica)

[Oct 4]
Costa Rica           2–0 Nicaragua
[Oct 6]
El Salvador          1–2 Nicaragua
[Oct 8]
El Salvador          0–5 Costa Rica

1.Costa Rica          2  2 0 0  7- 0  6  Qualified
2.Nicaragua           2  1 0 1  2- 3  3 
3.El Salvador         2  0 0 2  1- 7  0

Group B (in Panama)

[Oct 4]
Panama               3–0 Honduras
[Oct 6]
Guatemala            4–0 Honduras
[Oct 8]
Guatemala            1–3 Panama

1.Panama              2  2 0 0  6- 1  6  Qualified
2.Guatemala           2  1 0 1  5- 3  3 
3.Honduras            2  0 0 2  0- 7  0

Costa Rica and Panama qualified for Final Stage

Caribbean zone (in 2019)

Group A (in Trinidad & Tobago)

[Sep 30]
Saint Kitts & Nevis  0–0 Dominican Republic
Aruba                0–3 Trinidad and Tobago
[Oct 2]
Dominican Republic   2–0 Aruba
Trinidad and Tobago  5–0 Antigua and Barbuda
[Oct 4]
Antigua and Barbuda  0–2 Dominican Republic
Aruba                1–6 Saint Kitts & Nevis
[Oct 6]
Antigua and Barbuda  2–1 Aruba
Trinidad and Tobago  1–4 Saint Kitts and Nevis
[Oct 8]
Saint Kitts & Nevis 10–0 Antigua and Barbuda
Trinidad and Tobago  0–0 Dominican Republic

1.Saint Kitts & Nevis 4  3 1 0 20- 2 10  Qualified
2.Dominican Republic  4  2 2 0  4- 0  8 
3.Trinidad and Tobago 4  2 1 1  9- 4  7
4.Antigua and Barbuda 4  1 0 3  2-18  3
5.Aruba               4  0 0 4  2-13  0
-.Guyana withdrew

Group B (in Jamaica)

[Sep 30]
Barbados             3–2 Saint Lucia
Jamaica             12–1 Cuba
[Oct 2]
Saint Lucia          4–1 U.S. Virgin Islands
Cuba                 6–1 Barbados
[Oct 4]
U.S. Virgin Islands  0–6 Cuba
Barbados             0–7 Jamaica
[Oct 6]
U.S. Virgin Islands  0–4 Barbados
Jamaica             11-0 Saint Lucia
[Oct 8]
Cuba                 6–1 Saint Lucia
Jamaica              7–0 U.S. Virgin Islands

1.Jamaica             4  4 0 0 37- 1 12  Qualified
2.Cuba                4  3 0 1 19-14  9 
3.Barbados            4  2 0 2  8-15  6
4.Saint Lucia         4  1 0 3  7-21  3
5.U.S. Virgin Islands 4  0 0 4  1-21  0

Group C (in Puerto Rico)

[Oct 3]
Haiti               10–0 Suriname
[Oct 5]
Suriname             1–6 Puerto Rico
[Oct 7]
Puerto Rico          1–2 Haiti

1.Haiti               2  2 0 0 12- 1  6  Qualified
2.Puerto Rico         2  1 0 1  7- 3  3 
3.Suriname            2  0 0 2  1-16  0
-.Dominica withdrew
-.Grenada withdrew

Saint Kitts & Nevis, Jamaica and Haiti qualified for Final Stage

FINAL STAGE

United States, 28 January-9 February 2020

United States, Canada and Mexico: automatic qualification for the Final Stage

Group A

[Jan 28]
Costa Rica           6–1 Panama
United States        4–0 Haiti
[Jan 31]
Haiti                0–2 Costa Rica
Panama               0–8 United States
[Feb 3]
Panama               0–6 Haiti
United States        6–0 Costa Rica

1.United States       3  3 0 0 18- 0  9  Qualified 
2.Costa Rica          3  2 0 1  8- 7  6  Qualified
3.Haiti               3  1 0 2  6- 6  3 
4.Panama              3  0 0 3  1-20  0

Group B

[Jan 29]
Canada              11–0 Saint Kitts & Nevis
Mexico               1–0 Jamaica
[Feb 1]
Saint Kitts & Nevis  0–6 Mexico
Jamaica              0–9 Canada
[Feb 4]
Canada               2–0 Mexico
Jamaica              7–0 Saint Kitts & Nevis

1.Canada              3  3 0 0 22- 0  9  Qualified
2.Mexico              3  2 0 1  7- 2  6  Qualified
3.Jamaica             3  1 0 2  7-10  3 
4.Saint Kitts & Nevis 3  0 0 3  0-24  0

Semifinals [Feb 7]
Canada               1–0 Costa Rica
United States        4–0 Mexico

Final [Feb 9]
Canada               0–3 United States

United States and Canada qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games

AFRICA

First Round [Apr 2019]
Ivory Coast                   w/o   Sierra Leone      [Sierra Leone suspended] 
Mali                        3–1 2-2 Morocco
Algeria                     2–0 1-1 Chad
Ethiopia                    3–2 1-0 Uganda
Tanzania                    2–2 0-1 DR Congo
Gabon                       0–2 2-0 Congo             [aet; 5-3 pen]
Malawi                     11–1 3-0 Mozambique
Angola                        w/o   Zambia            [Angola withdrew]
Botswana                    1–0 2-2 Namibia

Second Round [Aug-Sep 2019]
Ivory Coast                 3–0 0-0 Mali
Algeria                     0–2 0-1 Nigeria
Ethiopia                    1–1 0-0 Cameroon
DR Congo                      w/o   Equatorial Guinea [Equatorial Guinea withdrew]
Gabon                       0–3 0-2 Ghana
Malawi                      3–2 0-3 Kenya
Zambia                      5-0 w/o Zimbabwe          [Zimbabwe withdrew]
Botswana                    0–0 0-0 South Africa      [aet; 3-2 pen]

Third Round [Oct 2019]
Ivory Coast                 0-0 1–1 Nigeria
Cameroon                    2–0 1-2 DR Congo
Ghana                       0-0 0–1 Kenya             [aet]
Zambia                      1-0 2–0 Botswana

Semifinals [Nov 2019]
Ivory Coast                 0-0 1–2 Cameroon
Kenya                       2–2 0-1 Zambia

Final [Mar 2020]
Cameroon                    3-2 1-2 Zambia

Zambia qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games

Cameroon qualified for the CAF-CONMEBOL playoff

CAF–CONMEBOL PLAYOFF

[Antalya, Apr 10 2021]
Cameroon             1-2 Chile

[Antalya, Apr 13, 2021]
Chile                0-0 Cameroon
 
NB: Chile qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games 

ASIA

First Round (in 2018)

Group A (in Tajikistan)

[Nov 4]
Singapore            0-9 Philippines
Mongolia             1–4 Tajikistan
[Nov 6]
Mongolia             2–2 Singapore
Tajikistan           0–9 Chinese Taipei
[Nov 8]
Chinese Taipei       9–0 Mongolia
Philippines          3–1 Tajikistan
[Nov 11]
Philippines          5–1 Mongolia
Chinese Taipei      10-0 Singapore
[Nov 13]
Chinese Taipei       5–0 Philippines
Tajikistan           6–0 Singapore

1.Chinese Taipei      4  4 0 0 33- 0 12  Qualified
2.Philippines         4  3 0 1 17- 7  9  Qualified
3.Tajikistan          4  2 0 2 11-13  6 
4.Mongolia            4  0 1 3  4-20  1
5.Singapore           4  0 1 3  2-27  1

Group B (in Thailand)

[Nov 8]
Iran                 8–0 Lebanon
[Nov 11]
Lebanon              0–4 Hong Kong
[Nov 13]
Iran                 1–1 Hong Kong

1.Iran                2  1 1 0  9- 1  4  Qualified
2.Hong Kong           2  1 1 0  5- 1  4  Qualified
3.Lebanon             2  0 0 2  0-12  0 
-.United Arab Emirates withdrew
-.Macau withdrew

Group C (in Myanmar)

[Nov 8]
India                1–1 Nepal
Myanmar              5–0 Bangladesh
[Nov 11]
Bangladesh           1–7 India
Nepal                1–1 Myanmar
[Nov 13]
Nepal                1–1 Bangladesh
Myanmar              2–1 India

1.Myanmar             3  2 1 0  8- 2  7  Qualified
2.India               3  1 1 1  9- 4  4  Qualified
3.Nepal               3  0 3 0  3- 3  3  Qualified
4.Bangladesh          3  0 1 2  2-13  1

Group D (in Palestine)

[Nov 8]
Jordan               6–0 Maldives
Indonesia            1–1 Palestine
[Nov 11]
Maldives             1–3 Indonesia
Palestine            0–7 Jordan
[Nov 13]
Jordan               3–0 Indonesia
Palestine            2–1 Maldives

1.Jordan              3  3 0 0 16- 0  9  Qualified
2.Indonesia           3  1 1 1  4- 5  4  Qualified
3.Palestine           3  1 1 1  3- 9  4  Qualified
4.Maldives            3  0 0 3  2-11  0

Second Round (in 2019)

Vietnam and Uzbekistan byes to second round

Group A (in Myanmar)

[Apr 3]
India                2–0 Indonesia
Myanmar              3–1 Nepal
[Apr 6]
Nepal                1–3 India
Indonesia            0–6 Myanmar
[Apr 9]
Myanmar              3–3 India
Indonesia            1–2 Nepal

1.Myanmar             3  2 1 0 12- 4  7  Qualified
2.India               3  2 1 0  8- 4  7 
3.Nepal               3  1 0 2  4- 7  3
4.Indonesia           3  0 0 3  1-10  0

Group B (in Uzbekistan)

[Apr 3]
Vietnam              2–1 Uzbekistan
Jordan               0–0 Hong Kong
[Apr 6]
Uzbekistan           2–0 Jordan
Hong Kong            1–2 Vietnam
[Apr 9]
Vietnam              2–0 Jordan
Hong Kong            1–5 Uzbekistan

1.Vietnam             3  3 0 0  6- 2  9  Qualified
2.Uzbekistan          3  2 0 1  8- 3  6 
3.Jordan              3  0 1 2  0- 4  1
4.Hong Kong           3  0 1 2  2- 7  1

Group C (in Qatar)

[Apr 3]
Chinese Taipei       3–0 Palestine
Iran                 0–2 Philippines
[Apr 6]
Palestine            0–9 Iran
Philippines          2–4 Chinese Taipei
[Apr 9]
Chinese Taipei       4–1 Iran
Philippines          7–0 Palestine

1.Chinese Taipei      3  3 0 0 11- 3  9  Qualified
2.Philippines         3  2 0 1 11- 4  6 
3.Iran                3  1 0 2 10- 6  3
4.Palestine           3  0 0 3  0-19  0

Third Round (in 2020)

Australia, North Korea, South Korea, China and Thailand byes to third round

Group A (in South Korea)

[Feb 3]
Myanmar              0–7 South Korea
[Feb 6]
Vietnam              1–0 Myanmar
[Feb 9]
South Korea          3–0 Vietnam

1.South Korea         2  2 0 0 10- 0  6  Qualified
2.Vietnam             2  1 0 1  1- 3  3  Qualified
3.Myanmar             2  0 0 2  0- 8  0 
-.North Korea withdrew

Group B (in Australia)

[Feb 3]
Thailand             0–1 Chinese Taipei
[Feb 7]
China                6–1 Thailand
Australia            7–0 Chinese Taipei
[Feb 10]
Chinese Taipei       0–5 China
Thailand             0–6 Australia
[Feb 13]
Australia            1–1 China

1.Australia           3  2 1 0 14- 1  7  Qualified
2.China               3  2 1 0 12- 2  7  Qualified
3.Chinese Taipei      3  1 0 2  1-12  3 
4.Thailand            3  0 0 3  1-13  0

Final Round
South Korea                 1-2 2-2 China     [aet] 
Australia                   5-0 2-1 Vietnam

Australia and China qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games  

OCEANIA

Qualifying Tournament: Oceanian Championship 2018

Qualified for the Olympics: New Zealand

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Author: Roberto Di Maggio (dimrob@libero.it)
Last updated: 16 Jun 2021

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