Finally, the drawing ceremony was held that defined the fate of the national teams participating soccer teams for the next Olympic event, which will be taking place from next July 24 and will culminate on August 10 in Paris, France. The ceremony began with a message full of positivism and hope from FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
After recognizing the feats achieved in the past and also supporting the contest which will take place in the male and female versions, the bolilleros gave rise to the beginning of the format of the contest whose main favorite teams to win the gold medal are France, the Argentine team led by Javier Mascherano, Spain and the selections from the African continent.
Will Messi and Mbappé play in Paris 2024?
It is known that more than a million tickets have already gone on sale throughout Europe and this as a result of the high possibility generated by a possible reunion between Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi, two of the best players in the world who had an excellent championship during the World Cup in Qatar 2022; Both forwards could be part of the participating teams in Paris 2024, although so far there is nothing official about it.
What will be the match venues?
The official venues were known during the draw contestsame where the matches will be played: Stade de Bordeaux (with capacity for 42,000 people), Stade de Lyon (59,186), Stade de Marseille (67,694), Stade de la Beaujoire (37,473), Stade de Nice (36,178) and Parc de the Princes (48,000).
With the stellar presence of the former player of the Argentine national team and former forward of Real Madrid and Fútbol Club Barcelona, Javier ‘El Conejito’ Saviola as one of those responsible for removing the balls from the drums, the place where the teams aspiring to the gold medal will be in the groups was announced. “It is a difficult area, but there is a lot of expectation. I hope we have a great tournament for our team,” said the former striker.
THIS IS WHAT THE GROUP PHASE OF THE MEN’S TOURNAMENT LOOKED LIKE
GROUP A: France, the United States, the winner of the Asia-Africa playoff, and New Zealand
GROUP B: Argentina, Morocco, Third best in Asia and Ukraine
GROUP C: Second best in Asia, Spain, Egypt and the Dominican Republic
GROUP D: Best of Asia, Paraguay, Mali and Israel
The new Olympic event will be made up of a total of 16 U-23 teams (with the possibility of incorporating three seniors), and those who take the first two places will have obtained a place in the quarterfinals.
From April 15 to May 3, the Under 23 Asian Cup will be held in Qatar, which will determine the three qualifiers. from that continent (the fourth will compete in a playoff against an African. 12 countries will compete: Qatar, Australia, Jordan, Indonesia (Group A), Japan, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, China (Group B), Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Thailand and Tajikistan (Group C).
HISTORICAL GOLD MEDAL TABLE:
Hungary 3
Argentina, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Soviet Union and Brazil 2
Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Yugoslavia, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, France, Spain, Nigeria, Cameroon and Mexico 1
GROUP PHASE OF THE WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT:
GROUP A: France, Colombia, Canada and New Zealand
GROUP B: United States, CAF 2 (Zambia or Morocco), Germany and Australia
GROUP C: Spain, Japan, CAF 1 (South Africa or Nigeria) and Brazil
The two best selections from each zone, accompanied by the two best third places, they will advance to the quarterfinals of the competition.
HISTORICAL GOLD MEDAL TABLE:
United States 4
Norway, Germany and Canada 1
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