Football at the Summer Olympics
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Governing body
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FIFA
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Events
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2 (men: 1; women: 1)
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Games
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Medalists
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Association football has been included in every Summer Olympic Games except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport. Women's football was added to the official program in 1996.
Contents
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Early history 1
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British successes 2
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1920s and the rise of Uruguay 3
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Olympics after the first World Cup 4
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Changes and developments 5
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British non-involvement 6
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Venues 7
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Events 8
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Participating nations 9
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Men's tournament 10
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Women's tournament 11
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Records 12
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Men's results 12.1
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Men's top scorers by tournament 12.2
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Women's results 12.3
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Women's top scorers by tournament 12.4
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Medal table 13
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Total 13.1
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Men's medal table 13.2
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Women's medal table 13.3
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See also 14
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References 15
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External links 16
Early history
Football was not included on the program at the first modern Athens XI lost to a team representing Smyrna (Izmir), then part of the Ottoman Empire.[1] However, it is in fact unclear whether any competition took place at all; the Olympic historian Bill Mallon has written: "Supposedly a match between a Greek club and a Danish club took place. No such 1896 source supports this and we think this is an error which has been perpetuated in multiple texts. No such match occurred."[2]
Tournaments were played at the 1900 and 1904 games and the Intercalated Games of 1906, but these were contested by various clubs and scratch teams. Although the IOC considers the 1900 and 1904 tournaments to be official Olympic events, they are not recognized by FIFA; neither recognizes the Intercalated Games today. In 1906 teams from Great Britain, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and France withdrew from an unofficial competition and left Denmark, Smyrna (one Armenian, two Frenchmen and eight Britons), Athens and Thessaloniki to compete. Denmark won the final against Athens 9–0.
British successes
In the Swedish Football Association. Many of these early matches were unbalanced, as evidenced by high scoring games; two players, Sophus Nielsen in 1908 and Gottfried Fuchs in 1912, each scored ten goals in a single match. All players were amateurs, in accordance with the Olympic spirit, which meant that some countries could not send their full international team. The National Olympic Committee for Great Britain and Ireland asked the Football Association to send an English national amateur team. Some of the English members played with professional clubs, most notably Derby County's Ivan Sharpe, Bradford City F.C. Harold Walden and Chelsea's Vivian Woodward. England won the first two official tournaments convincingly, beating Denmark both times.
1920s and the rise of Uruguay
During the 1920 final, the Czechoslovakia national football team walked from the field of play in order to raise awareness of their displeasure regarding the refereeing of John Lewis and the militarised mood within the stadium in Antwerp. In the 1924 and 1928 Olympic games, the first South American teams entered the competition: Uruguay and Argentina. Uruguay won both Olympics and FIFA became conscious that the Olympic movement was not only hindering the ability of nations to participate on an equal footing but, given that the Olympics only permitted amateurs to participate, did not represent the true strength of the international game.
Olympics after the first World Cup
Following Peru scored a contested victory over Austria in overtime, with a fan invasion of the field at the very end. The Austrian team asked for the result to be annulled, and the game repeated; FIFA agreed, the Peruvian team refused and left the Olympics.[3][4]
As professionalism spread around the world, the gap in quality between the World Cup and the Olympics widened. The countries that benefited most were the Soviet Bloc countries of Eastern Europe, where top athletes were state-sponsored while retaining their status as amateurs. Between 1948 and 1980, 23 out of 27 Olympic medals were won by Eastern Europe, with only Sweden (gold in 1948 and bronze in 1952), Denmark (silver in 1960) and Japan (bronze in 1968) breaking their dominance.
Changes and developments
For the 1984 Los Angeles Games, the IOC decided to admit professional players. FIFA still did not want the Olympics to rival the World Cup, so a compromise was struck that allowed teams from Africa, Asia, Oceania and CONCACAF to field their strongest professional sides, while restricting UEFA and CONMEBOL teams to players who had not played in a World Cup.
Since 1992 male competitors must be under 23 years old, then since 1996 23 years old players with three over-23 players allowed per squad. The new format allows teams from around the world to compete equally, and African countries have taken particular advantage of this, with Nigeria and Cameroon winning in 1996 and 2000 respectively.
Because of the unusual format, several of the historically strongest men's national teams have unimpressive Olympic records. Uruguay won the tournament in their first two attempts, in 1924 and 1928, their only appearances before they qualified for the 2012 edition. Argentina won silver twice (1928 and 1996) before the 2004 tournament, but its appearance in Athens, in which it won the first gold medal (the second was won in Beijing in 2008), was only their sixth overall. Brazil's silver medals in the 1984, 1988 and 2012 editions are the best they have achieved, and it failed to qualify in 1992 and 2004. Italy has only won the Olympic title once, in 1936, although it has also won two bronzes, and has the highest number of appearances in the tournament, at 15. France, has only won the Olympic title once (in 1984) and has failed to qualify since 1996. Germany's best result was a single bronze medal, in 1988 (as West Germany), and the reunified team did not made an Olympic appearance until 2016. Spain has only won the gold medal once, in 1992, and it has also won 2 silver medals (in 1920 and 2000) but it has failed to qualify several times, the last one being in 2016.
British non-involvement
Football in the United Kingdom has no single governing body, and there are separate teams for the UK's four Home Nations: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Only the English Football Association (FA) is affiliated to the British Olympic Association (BOA), and the FA entered "Great Britain" teams to the football tournaments until 1972. In 1974, the FA abolished the distinction between "amateur" and "professional" football, and stopped entering the Olympics. Even though FIFA has allowed professionals at the Olympics since 1984, the FA did not re-enter, as the Home Nations feared that a united British Olympic team would set a precedent that might cause FIFA to question their separate status in other FIFA competitions and on the International Football Association Board.[5][6] When London was selected to host the 2012 Games, there was pressure on the English FA to exercise the host nation's automatic right to field a team.[7] In 2009 the plan agreed by the FA with the Welsh FA, Scottish FA and Irish FA was only to field English players;[8] however the BOA overruled this,[9] and ultimately there were Welsh players on both squads and Scots on the women's squad.[10][11] After the 2012 games, the FA decided that no team would be entered in subsequent men's tournaments, but was open to fielding a women's team again.[12]
Venues
Due to the number of large stadia required for the Olympic tournament, venues in distant cities – often more than 200 km (120 mi) away from the main host – are typically used for the football tournament. In an extreme example, two early-round venues for the Athens. Counting the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, there are 120 venues that have hosted Olympic football, the most of any sport.
Edition of the Olympic Games
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City
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Stadium
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Athens 1896
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No football tournament
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Paris 1900
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Paris
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Vélodrome de Vincennes
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Saint Louis 1904
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St. Louis, Missouri
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Francis Field
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London 1908
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London
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White City Stadium
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Stockholm 1912
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Stockholm
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Stockholms Olympiastadion
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Råsunda Stadium
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Tranebergs Idrottsplats
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Antwerp 1920
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Antwerp
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Olympisch Stadion
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Stadion Broodstraat
|
Brussels
|
Stade de l’Union St. Gilloise
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Ghent
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Stade d’A.A. La Gantoise
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Paris 1924
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Paris
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Stade Olympique, Colombes
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Stade Bergeyre
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Stade de Paris, Saint-Ouen
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Stade Pershing, Vincennes
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Amsterdam 1928
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Amsterdam
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Olympisch Stadion
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Harry Elte Stadium
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Los Angeles 1932
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No football tournament
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Berlin 1936
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Berlin
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Olympiastadion
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Poststadion, Tiergarten
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Mommsenstadion, Charlottenburg
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Hertha-BSC-Platz
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London 1948
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London
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Empire Stadium, Wembley
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White Hart Lane, Tottenham
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Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace
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Craven Cottage, Fulham
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Griffin Park, Brentford
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Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
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Lynn Road Stadium, Ilford
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Green Pond Road Stadium, Walthamstow
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Champion Hill, Dulwich
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Brighton
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Goldstone Ground
|
Portsmouth
|
Fratton Park
|
Helsinki 1952
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Helsinki
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Olympiastadion
|
Töölö Football Grounds
|
Turku
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Kupittaa Stadium
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Tampere
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Ratina Stadion
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Lahti
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Kisapuisto
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Kotka
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Kotka Stadion
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Melbourne 1956
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Melbourne
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Melbourne Cricket Ground
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Olympic Park Stadium
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Rome 1960
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Rome
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Stadio Flaminio
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Florence
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Stadio Comunale
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Grosseto
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Stadio Comunale
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Livorno
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Stadio Ardenza
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Pescara
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Stadio Adriatico
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L'Aquila
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Stadio Comunale
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Naples
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Stadio Fuorigrotta
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Tokyo 1964
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Tokyo
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National Olympic Stadium
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Prince Chichibu Memorial Field
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Komazawa Stadium
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Ōmiya
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Omiya Soccer Stadium
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Yokohama
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Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
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Mexico City 1968
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Mexico City
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Estadio Azteca
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Puebla
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Estadio Cuauhtémoc
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Guadalajara
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Estadio Jalisco
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León
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Estadio León
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Munich 1972
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Munich
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Olympiastadion
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Augsburg
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Rosenaustadion
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Ingolstadt
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ESV-Stadion
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Regensburg
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Jahnstadion
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Nuremberg
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Frankenstadion
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Passau
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Drei Flüsse Stadion
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Montreal 1976
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Montreal
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Olympic Stadium
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Sherbrooke
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Municipal Stadium
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Toronto
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Varsity Stadium
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Ottawa
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Lansdowne Stadium
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Moscow 1980
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Moscow
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Lenin Stadium
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Dynamo Stadium
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Leningrad
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Kirov Stadium
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Kiev
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Republican Stadium
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Minsk
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Dinamo Stadium
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Los Angeles 1984
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Pasadena, California
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Rose Bowl
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Harvard Stadium
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Annapolis, Maryland
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Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
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Stanford, California
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Stanford Stadium
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Seoul 1988
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Seoul
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Seoul Olympic Stadium
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Dongdaemun Stadium
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Busan
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Busan Stadium
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Daegu
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Daegu Stadium
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Daejeon
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Daejeon Stadium
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Gwangju
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Gwangju Stadium
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Barcelona 1992
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Barcelona
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Camp Nou
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Estadi de Sarrià
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Sabadell
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Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta
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Zaragoza
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Estadio La Romareda
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Valencia
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Estadio Luis Casanova
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Atlanta 1996
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Athens, Georgia
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Sanford Stadium
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Orlando, Florida
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Citrus Bowl
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Birmingham, Alabama
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Legion Field
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Miami, Florida
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Miami Orange Bowl
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Washington, D.C.
|
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
|
Sydney 2000
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Sydney
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Olympic Stadium
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Sydney Football Stadium
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Brisbane
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Brisbane Cricket Ground
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Adelaide
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Hindmarsh Stadium
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Canberra
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Bruce Stadium
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Melbourne
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Melbourne Cricket Ground
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Athens 2004
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Athens
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Athens Olympic Stadium
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Karaiskakis Stadium
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Patras
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Pampeloponnisiako Stadium
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Volos
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Panthessaliko Stadium
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Thessaloniki
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Kaftanzoglio Stadium
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Heraklion
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Pankritio Stadium
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Beijing 2008
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Beijing
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Beijing National Stadium
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Workers Stadium
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Tianjin
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Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
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Shanghai
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Shanghai Stadium
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Qinhuangdao
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Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium
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Shenyang
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Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium
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London 2012
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London
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Wembley Stadium
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Glasgow
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Hampden Park
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Cardiff
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Millennium Stadium
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Coventry
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City of Coventry Stadium*
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Manchester
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Old Trafford
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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St James' Park*
|
Rio de Janeiro 2016
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Rio de Janeiro
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Maracanã
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São Paulo
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Arena Corinthians
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Brasília
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Estádio Nacional de Brasília
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Salvador
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Estádio Fonte Nova
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Belo Horizonte
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Mineirão
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Manaus
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Arena da Amazônia
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|} City of Coventry Stadium & St. James Park were normally called Ricoh Arena & Sports Direct Arena, but because of the IOC's rules disallowing corporate sponsorship for event sites, they were renamed for the duration of the games.
Events
Participating nations
Men
(Note: Where applicable, numbers refer to the number of teams from each country
Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.)
Nation
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00
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04
|
08
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12
|
20
|
24
|
28
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36
|
48
|
52
|
56
|
60
|
64
|
68
|
72
|
76
|
80
|
84
|
88
|
92
|
96
|
00
|
04
|
08
|
12
|
Years
|
UEFA
|
Austria
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
4
|
Belarus
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
10
|
1
|
Belgium
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
4
|
–
|
5
|
Bulgaria
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
5
|
Czech Republic
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Czechoslovakia
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
5
|
Denmark
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
8
|
East Germany[13]
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
4
|
Estonia
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Finland
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
4
|
France
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
12
|
Germany[14]
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
8
|
Great Britain
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
5
|
10
|
Greece
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
15
|
–
|
–
|
3
|
Hungary
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
9
|
Ireland
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
2
|
Israel
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
2
|
Italy
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
3
|
5
|
–
|
15
|
Latvia
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Lithuania
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Luxembourg
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
6
|
Netherlands
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
7
|
–
|
8
|
Norway
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
5
|
Poland
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
7
|
Portugal
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
14
|
–
|
–
|
3
|
Romania
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
3
|
Russia
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Serbia
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
12
|
–
|
1
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
16
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Slovakia
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Soviet Union
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
6
|
Spain
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
14
|
10
|
Sweden
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
9
|
Switzerland
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
13
|
3
|
Turkey
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
6
|
Yugoslavia
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
11
|
Nation
|
00
|
04
|
08
|
12
|
20
|
24
|
28
|
36
|
48
|
52
|
56
|
60
|
64
|
68
|
72
|
76
|
80
|
84
|
88
|
92
|
96
|
00
|
04
|
08
|
12
|
Years
|
CONMEBOL
|
Argentina
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
1
|
1
|
–
|
7
|
Brazil
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
3
|
2
|
12
|
Chile
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
4
|
Colombia
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
4
|
Paraguay
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
2
|
–
|
–
|
2
|
Peru
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
2
|
Uruguay
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
9
|
3
|
Venezuela
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Nation
|
00
|
04
|
08
|
12
|
20
|
24
|
28
|
36
|
48
|
52
|
56
|
60
|
64
|
68
|
72
|
76
|
80
|
84
|
88
|
92
|
96
|
00
|
04
|
08
|
12
|
Years
|
CONCACAF
|
Canada
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
3
|
Costa Rica
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
8
|
–
|
–
|
3
|
Cuba
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
2
|
El Salvador
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Guatemala
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
3
|
Honduras
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
16
|
7
|
3
|
Mexico
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
=10
|
–
|
1
|
10
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
United States
|
–
|
Y[15]
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
9
|
–
|
14
|
Nation
|
00
|
04
|
08
|
12
|
20
|
24
|
28
|
36
|
48
|
52
|
56
|
60
|
64
|
68
|
72
|
76
|
80
|
84
|
88
|
92
|
96
|
00
|
04
|
08
|
12
|
Years
|
CAF
|
Algeria
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Cameroon
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
8
|
–
|
3
|
Egypt
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
8
|
11
|
Ivory Coast
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
6
|
–
|
1
|
Gabon
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
12
|
1
|
Ghana
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
9
|
–
|
–
|
6
|
Guinea
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Mali
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
5
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Morocco
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
=10
|
–
|
11
|
7
|
Nigeria
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
Y
|
–
|
2
|
–
|
6
|
Senegal
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
6
|
1
|
South Africa
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Sudan
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Tunisia
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
12
|
–
|
–
|
4
|
Zambia
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
2
|
Nation
|
00
|
04
|
08
|
12
|
20
|
24
|
28
|
36
|
48
|
52
|
56
|
60
|
64
|
68
|
72
|
76
|
80
|
84
|
88
|
92
|
96
|
00
|
04
|
08
|
12
|
Years
|
AFC
|
Afghanistan
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Australia
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Y
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–
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–
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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7
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11
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–
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7
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China
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–
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–
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–
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Y
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13
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2
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Chinese Taipei
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–
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Y
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Y
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3
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India
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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Y
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Y
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4
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Y
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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4
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Indonesia
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–
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1
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Iran
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Y
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Y
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3
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4
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4
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Japan
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Y
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13
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15
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4
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9
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Kuwait
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Y
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3
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Malaysia
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Y
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1
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Y
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1
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–
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Y
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Y
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2
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Y
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Y
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2
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South Korea
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–
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Y
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Y
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–
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–
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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6
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10
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3
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9
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Syria
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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1
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Thailand
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Y
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2
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15
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1
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Nation
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00
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04
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08
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12
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20
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24
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28
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36
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48
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52
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56
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60
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64
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68
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72
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76
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80
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84
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88
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92
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96
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00
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04
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08
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12
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Years
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OFC
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New Zealand
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–
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14
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16
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2
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Nation
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00
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04
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08
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12
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20
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24
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28
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36
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48
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52
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56
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60
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64
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68
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72
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76
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80
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84
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88
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92
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96
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00
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04
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08
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12
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Years
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'Total nations
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3
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2
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5
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11
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14
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22
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17
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16
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18
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25
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11
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16
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14
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16
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16
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13
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16
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16
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16
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16
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16
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16
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16
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16
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16
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Women
Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
Men's tournament
The qualifying tournament, like that for the World Cup, is organised along continental lines. Most continental confederations organise a special Under-23 qualifying tournament, although the European qualifiers are drawn from the finalists of the UEFA Under-21 Championship and South American qualifiers from the South American Youth Championship, which is a U-20 tournament. For the 2016 Games, the number of places allocated to each continent was:
Women's tournament
The women's tournament is contested between full national sides, with no age restrictions. One place is reserved for the host country. Of the remaining teams, as in World Cup contests a specific number of places are reserved for teams from each continental region; the European (UEFA) teams are chosen from the most successful European teams in the previous year's World Cup, whilst the other continental regions host their own qualifying tournaments in the build-up to the Olympics.
The first women's tournament was at the 1996 Atlanta Games. USA won the gold medal, and picked up silver in 2000 after an extra time defeat by Norway. The finals of the next two tournaments, in 2004 and 2008, also went to extra time, with USA defeating both times. In 2012 USA won their 4th the gold medal defeating Japan 2–1 in the final.
Allocation of places for each continent in the 2016 Games will be:
Records
Denmark's Sophus Nielsen in the 1908 and 1912 hold the record for the most goals scored by a player in an all and single tournament, scoring 13 goals. The first official football tournament was held in London, England, 1908.
Men's results
*Under-23 tournament since 1992.
Men's top scorers by tournament
Women's results
Women's top scorers by tournament
Medal table
Total
※ Countries ranked by total medals won (men's and women's) including unofficial (1900 and 1904).
※ Bronze medals shared in 1972 tournament
Men's medal table
※ Countries ranked by total medals won including unofficial (1900 and 1904).
※ Bronze medals shared in 1972 tournament
Women's medal table
See also
References
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^ The forgotten story of ... football, farce and fascism at the 1936 Olympics
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^ http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news.cfm?newsid=4029&pageid=155&back=1
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^ http://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/YOUR-VIEWS-Olympic-football-threat.4327759
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^ a b c The East German team represented the United Team of Germany in 1964, winning the bronze medal.
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^ The team represented the United Team of Germany in 1956, and the Federal Republic of Germany (i.e., West Germany) in 1972, 1984 and 1988, and winning the bronze medal in 1988.
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^ The United States had two of the three teams at the 1904 Games, taking the silver and bronze medals.
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^ a b The 1900 tournament was originally a pair of demonstration matches between the three teams, but has subsequently been upgraded to official status by the IOC with medals attributed to the teams based upon the match results.
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^ a b The 1904 tournament was originally a set of demonstration matches between the three teams (two from the United States), but has subsequently been upgraded to official status by the IOC with medals attributed to the teams based upon the round-robin results.
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^ a b In 1920, Czechoslovakia abandoned the final match against Belgium after 40 minutes with the latter up 2–0. They were disqualified, and a mini-tournament to figure out the other medalists was held, with Spain beating the Netherlands for second place 3–1.
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^ In 1972, the third place match between the Soviet Union and East Germany was a 2–2 tie after extra time had expired. Both teams were awarded bronze medals.
External links
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Men's Olympic Football Tournament, FIFA.com
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Women's Olympic Football Tournament, FIFA.com
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