The Mexican team and the Honduran national team met their fate at the draw for the men’s soccer tournament in Tokyo 2020. Luck has given both Latino teams a balanced group in which Mexico will have to face the locals and the youth team of the world champions, while Honduras can be delighted with the next round.
Meanwhile, Honduras will clash with New Zealand, South Korea and Romania in Group B and on paper, teams that could shoot very well to reach the top 8 of the tournament.
The first team to be drawn was Japan, the local team that was automatically placed in the A1, which will start its journey through the tournament on July 22nd. After the locals came South Korea, the Asian champion, which ranked B2, then Argentina was relegated to C3 and, finally, Brazil which moved to Group D1.
Then came Pot 2 and the first draw was Spain which was placed in C2 which will play the opening match, then Germany came out, which was placed directly in group D2 and which will open the Olympic tournament against Brazil.
The time has come Mexico and immediately left for Group A3 where he will debut on July 22 and eventually Honduras will salivate to go to B3.
It’s the turn of Pot 3 and South Africa was the first to come out to be placed as A2, then New Zealand to go to B1, Egypt was placed in C1 and finally Ivory Coast in D3.
Pot 4 finally arrived and the first to leave was Australia, which was placed as C4, came out France which reached directly on the A4, Saudi Arabia which was placed in D4 and finally Romania which was placed in B4.
This is how the groups were drawn:
Group A: Japan, South Africa, Mexico and France
Group B: New Zealand, South Korea, Honduras and Romania
Group C: Egypt, Spain, Argentina and Australia
Group D: Brazil, Germany, Ivory Coast and Saudi Arabia
This Wednesday, the groups of the women’s Olympic tournament in which US selection he fulfilled his destiny when he was located in sector G and where he will face Sweden, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Platoon E located the locals who will clash with Canada, Great Britain and Chile, while sector F consisted of China, Brazil, Zambia and the Netherlands.