Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics

A total of six venues were used: ==Qualification==

The Organizing Committee for FIFA Competitions ratified the distribution of spots at their meeting on 14 September 2017. Summary Men's qualification In addition to the host nation Japan, 15 men's national teams qualified from six separate continental confederations. ==Final draw==

The draws for the men's and women's tournaments was held on 21 April 2021, 10:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. ==Medal summary==

Medal table Medalists ==Men's competition==

The competition consisted of two stages: a group stage with four groups of four teams, followed by a knockout stage contested by eight teams which advanced as group winners and runners-up. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The hosts Japan were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and assigned to position A1, while the remaining teams were seeded into their respective pots based on their results in the last five Olympics (more recent tournaments weighted more heavily), with bonus points awarded to confederation champions. No group could contain more than one team from each confederation. Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage ==Women's competition==

The competition consisted of two stages: a group stage with three groups of four teams, followed by a knockout stage contested by eight teams which advanced as group winners and runners-up plus the two best third-placed teams. The 12 teams will be drawn into three groups of four teams. The hosts Japan were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and assigned to position E1, while the remaining teams were seeded into their respective pots based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings released on 16 April 2021. As Great Britain are not a FIFA member and therefore do not have a ranking, they would be seeded based on the FIFA ranking of England, who qualified on behalf of Great Britain. No group could contain more than one team from each confederation. Group stage Group E Group F Group G Knockout stage ==See also==