The Mexican team would be part of combo 2 along with Spanish selection who would have been tasked with drawing lots for the men’s soccer tournament at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which will take place next Wednesday in Zurich.
In pot 2 would be the host JApon, Brazil, Argentina and South Korea.
Is Mexico having a difficult time?
Into the hype 2 right next to Mexico it’s just like that Spain, Germany and Honduras; Number 3 integrates it Egypt, New Zealand, Ivory Coast and South Africa; Yes the 4 is formed Australia, Saudi Arabia, France and Romania.
How were the combos chosen for Tokyo 2020?
According to FIFA criteria, this distribution was made according to the points obtained in the last five Olympic football tournaments (three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss), as well as the most recent Games received more weight and were considered the teams that won their qualifying tournament (with five points). confederation.
drawing it will start with the first bass drum and end with the fourth. First a ball will be drawn from the national team cup and then from the group cup.
In the first hype, Japan will be the red ball and will be assigned the A1 position in advance as the host team; and the general principle of preventing the formation of two teams from the same confederation in the same group shall apply.
For female extraction
As for women’s football, drums are made of Japan, the United States and the Netherlands (1); Sweden, the United Kingdom and Brazil (2); Canada, Australia and China (3); and New Zealand, Chile and Zambia (4).
In this case, the distribution was based on the women’s world ranking of FIFA published this Friday and the process will be the same as the men’s tournament.
The Tokyo Stadium will host the first match of the men’s team, and the Olympic Stadium – also located in the capital – will host the women’s final, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. Sapporo, Miyagi, Kashima, Saitama and Yokohama will be the other places. The latter will host the fight for men’s gold on August 7.
British journalist and presenter Samantha Johnson will lead the act. Jaime Yarza, director of the tournament subdivision of FIFA, and Sarai Bareman, the director of the agency’s women’s football division, will carry out the draws. They will have the help of two legends, the American one Lindsay Tarpley, Olympic champion in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, and Ryan Nelsen, captain of New Zealand in 2008 and London 2012.