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

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Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Olympic
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2   Egypt 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
3   Argentina 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4   Australia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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

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Egypt vs Spain

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Egypt  0–0  Spain
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Egypt[4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain[4]
GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy
CB 18 Mahmoud Hamdy
CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi (c)   78'
CB 4 Osama Galal   89'
RWB 12 Akram Tawfik
LWB 20 Ahmed Abou El Fotouh   5'
CM 13 Karim El Eraki   89'
CM 15 Emam Ashour   63'
CM 10 Ramadan Sobhi   90+3'
SS 9 Taher Mohamed   44'   62'
CF 14 Ahmed Yasser Rayyan   63'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Ibrahim Adel   62'
FW 7 Salah Mohsen   63'
MF 2 Amar Hamdy   63'
FW 3 Karim Fouad   89'
DF 17 Ahmed Ramadan   90+3'
Head coach:
Shawky Gharieb
GK 1 Unai Simón
RB 2 Óscar Mingueza   23'
CB 12 Eric García
CB 4 Pau Torres
LB 20 Juan Miranda
CM 8 Mikel Merino   68'
CM 10 Dani Ceballos (c)   45+1'
CM 16 Pedri
AM 19 Dani Olmo
CF 7 Marco Asensio   68'
CF 11 Mikel Oyarzabal   68'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Jesús Vallejo   23'
MF 15 Jon Moncayola   45+1'
FW 9 Rafa Mir   68'
MF 21 Bryan Gil   68'
MF 14 Carlos Soler   68'
Head coach:
Luis de la Fuente

Assistant referees:
Ahmad Al-Roalle (Jordan)
Mohammad Al-Kalaf (Jordan)
Fourth official:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Wagner Reway (Brazil)

Argentina vs Australia

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Argentina  0–2  Australia
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
  • Wales   14'
  • Tilio   80'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina[5]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia[5]
GK 1 Jeremías Ledesma
RB 4 Hernán de la Fuente   62'
CB 2 Nehuén Pérez (c)
CB 14 Facundo Medina   67'
LB 19 Francisco Ortega   45+2'   45+3'
DM 5 Fausto Vera
CM 8 Santiago Colombatto   78'
CM 10 Alexis Mac Allister   78'
RW 21 Carlos Valenzuela   46'
LW 11 Ezequiel Barco   82'
CF 9 Adolfo Gaich   63'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Ezequiel Ponce   85'   46'
DF 13 Marcelo Herrera   62'
MF 17 Tomás Belmonte   78'
MF 16 Martín Payero   78'
FW 15 Pedro de la Vega   82'
Head coach:
Fernando Batista
GK 1 Tom Glover
RB 2 Nathaniel Atkinson   48'
CB 14 Thomas Deng (c)
CB 5 Harry Souttar   86'
LB 16 Joel King
RM 20 Lachlan Wales   72'
CM 17 Connor Metcalfe   50'
LM 11 Daniel Arzani   79'
AM 8 Riley McGree   45+3'   79'
AM 10 Denis Genreau   56'   89'
CF 12 Mitchell Duke   32'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Caleb Watts   90+1'   72'
FW 19 Marco Tilio   79'
FW 9 Nicholas D'Agostino   79'
MF 6 Keanu Baccus   89'
Head coach:
Graham Arnold

Assistant referees:
Uros Stojkovic (Serbia)
Milan Mihajlovic (Serbia)
Fourth official:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Egypt vs Argentina

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Egypt  0–1  Argentina
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Medina   52'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Egypt[6]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina[6]
GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy
CB 4 Osama Galal   79'
CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi (c)
CB 18 Mahmoud Hamdy
RWB 12 Akram Tawfik
LWB 20 Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
CM 13 Karim El Eraki   46'
CM 2 Amar Hamdy   60'
CM 10 Ramadan Sobhi
SS 7 Salah Mohsen   60'
CF 14 Ahmed Yasser Rayyan
Substitutions:
FW 3 Karim Fouad   46'
FW 9 Taher Mohamed   60'
FW 11 Ibrahim Adel   60'
MF 8 Nasser Maher   79'
Head coach:
Shawky Gharieb
GK 1 Jeremías Ledesma
RB 4 Hernán de la Fuente
CB 2 Nehuén Pérez (c)   86'
CB 14 Facundo Medina
LB 3 Claudio Bravo
DM 5 Fausto Vera
CM 16 Martín Payero   79'
CM 10 Alexis Mac Allister   89'
RW 15 Pedro de la Vega   84'
LW 11 Ezequiel Barco   62'
CF 9 Adolfo Gaich   62'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Agustín Urzi   62'
FW 18 Ezequiel Ponce   72'   62'
MF 17 Tomás Belmonte   84'   79'
MF 20 Thiago Almada   89'
Head coach:
Fernando Batista

Assistant referees:
Martin Margaritov (Bulgaria)
Diyan Valkov (Bulgaria)
Fourth official:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Chris Penso (United States)

Australia vs Spain

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Australia  0–1  Spain
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia[7]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain[7]
GK 1 Tom Glover
RB 2 Nathaniel Atkinson   90+5'
CB 14 Thomas Deng (c)   83'
CB 5 Harry Souttar
LB 16 Joel King
RM 20 Lachlan Wales   43'   63'
CM 17 Connor Metcalfe
LM 11 Daniel Arzani   63'
AM 8 Riley McGree   52'   73'
AM 10 Denis Genreau   72'
CF 12 Mitchell Duke   57'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Marco Tilio   63'
DF 3 Kye Rowles   63'
MF 15 Caleb Watts   72'
MF 6 Keanu Baccus   73'
FW 9 Nicholas D'Agostino   83'
Head coach:
Graham Arnold
GK 1 Unai Simón   90+1'
RB 18 Óscar Gil   3'   77'
CB 12 Eric García
CB 4 Pau Torres
LB 3 Marc Cucurella
DM 6 Martín Zubimendi
CM 14 Carlos Soler   68'
CM 16 Pedri
AM 19 Dani Olmo
CF 17 Javi Puado   57'
CF 11 Mikel Oyarzabal (c)
Substitutions:
FW 21 Bryan Gil   57'
FW 7 Marco Asensio   68'
FW 9 Rafa Mir   77'
Head coach:
Luis de la Fuente

Assistant referees:
Mohammed Ibrahim (Sudan)
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Australia vs Egypt

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Australia  0–2  Egypt
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 4,471[8]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia[9]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Egypt[9]
GK 1 Tom Glover
CB 3 Kye Rowles
CB 14 Thomas Deng (c)
CB 5 Harry Souttar
CM 13 Dylan Pierias   46'
CM 17 Connor Metcalfe   90+2'
CM 16 Joel King
RW 20 Lachlan Wales   63'
AM 10 Denis Genreau   46'
LW 19 Marco Tilio
CF 9 Nicholas D'Agostino   90+2'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Keanu Baccus   77'   46'
FW 11 Daniel Arzani   46'
DF 4 Jay Rich-Baghuelou   63'
MF 21 Cameron Devlin   90+2'
MF 15 Caleb Watts   90+2'
Head coach:
Graham Arnold
GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy
CB 12 Akram Tawfik   36'   90+1'
CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi (c)
CB 20 Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
RM 13 Karim El Eraki
CM 4 Osama Galal
CM 18 Mahmoud Hamdy
LM 10 Ramadan Sobhi   90+1'
RF 9 Taher Mohamed   79'
CF 14 Ahmed Yasser Rayyan   79'
LF 7 Salah Mohsen   61'
Substitutions:
MF 2 Amar Hamdy   90+3'   61'
FW 21 Nasser Mansi   79'
FW 11 Ibrahim Adel   79'
MF 15 Emam Ashour   90+1'
MF 8 Nasser Maher   90+1'
Head coach:
Shawky Gharieb

Assistant referees:
Rui Tavares (Portugal)
Paulo Santos (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Video assistant referee:
Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Fu Ming (China PR)

Spain vs Argentina

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Spain  1–1  Argentina
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain[10]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina[10]
GK 1 Unai Simón
RB 18 Óscar Gil   82'   88'
CB 12 Eric García
CB 4 Pau Torres
LB 3 Marc Cucurella
DM 6 Martín Zubimendi
CM 8 Mikel Merino (c)   88'
CM 16 Pedri   74'
AM 19 Dani Olmo   85'
CF 7 Marco Asensio
CF 11 Mikel Oyarzabal   74'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Rafa Mir   74'
MF 14 Carlos Soler   74'
MF 21 Bryan Gil   85'
DF 5 Jesús Vallejo   88'
DF 15 Jon Moncayola   88'
Head coach:
Luis de la Fuente
GK 1 Jeremías Ledesma
RB 13 Marcelo Herrera
CB 2 Nehuén Pérez (c)   9'
CB 14 Facundo Medina
LB 3 Claudio Bravo   81'   83'
DM 5 Fausto Vera   53'   55'
CM 17 Tomás Belmonte
CM 10 Alexis Mac Allister   55'
RW 7 Agustín Urzi   70'
LW 11 Ezequiel Barco   46'
CF 9 Adolfo Gaich
Substitutions:
FW 15 Pedro de la Vega   46'
MF 16 Martín Payero   61'   55'
MF 8 Santiago Colombatto   58'   55'
MF 20 Thiago Almada   70'
DF 6 Leonel Mosevich   90+2'   83'
Head coach:
Fernando Batista

Assistant referees:
Corey Parker (United States)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Fourth official:
Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Video assistant referee:
Chris Penso (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

Discipline

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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.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
                                   
  Spain 2 1 –3
  Egypt 4 2 –6
  Australia 7 4 1 –12
  Argentina 3 1 4 6 –16

References

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  1. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Football Tournament: Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Draws set path to Tokyo 2020 gold". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Attendance Summary" (PDF). Olympics.com. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 21, AUS vs EGY" (PDF). Olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 22, ESP vs ARG" (PDF). Olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.[permanent dead link]
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