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In 1928, football was the most popular event at the games [17] and the final was an all-South American affair. Because no other major international tournament existed yet, Uruguay defeated Argentina 2–1 in what David Goldblatt says was "football's first world championship". [18]
The first official football match in Japan is widely believed to have been held on February 18, 1888, between the Yokohama Country & Athletic Club and Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club. YC&AC is the oldest running association football club in Japan as Association Football was introduced into the club on December 25, 1886, for training sessions ...
Therefore, only three games were played in the first round: as China and Turkey had been drawn against each other, their match was scratched. The Soviet Union defeated the United Team of Germany 2–1, Great Britain defeated Thailand 9–0, and Australia defeated Japan 2–0.
Sawa played in all of Japan's matches at the 2004 Olympics, leading them to the knockout round of a major international tournament for the first time in Japan's history. [ 8 ] Sawa scored a hat trick in a 2011 World Cup group stage match against Mexico , becoming the then-oldest player in World Cup history to score a hat trick.
Nielson achieved that in the semi-final match against France in 1908, and Fuchs did so in the first-round match against Russia in the 1912 consolation tournament. Neymar scored the fastest goal in a men's Olympic football match in history, 14 seconds into the semi-final match against Honduras on 17 August 2016. [2]
Summer Olympics history Year Round Score Result 1936: First round: Japan 3–2 Sweden: Win Quarter-finals: Japan 0–8 Italy: Loss 1956: First round: Japan 0–2 Australia: Loss 1964: Group stage: Japan 3–2 Argentina: Win Group stage: Japan 2–3 Ghana: Loss Quarter-finals: Japan 0–4 Czechoslovakia: Loss 1968: Group stage: Japan 3–1 ...
The football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 21 July to 7 August 2021 in Japan. [1] In addition to the Olympic host city of Tokyo, matches were also played in Kashima, Saitama, Sapporo, Rifu and Yokohama. [2] Two events were contested: a men's and women's competitions.
This is a chronological summary of the major events of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first matches in the group stages of the football and softball events was held on 21 July. The opening ceremony was scheduled two days later on 23 July.