Men’s Olympic soccer standings 2021: Updated tables, scores, results from football tournament

Sixteen nations are vying for Olympic soccer gold at the 2021 Tokyo Games. The usual European and South American heavyweights are picked as pre-tournament favorites: Spain, France, Germany, Brazil and Argentina.

The Men’s Football Tournament kicks off with a round-robin group stage in which each team plays three matches against the others in the group (July 22, July 25 and July 28). Teams collect three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. The top two finishers in each group advance to the quarterfinals, with the pairings determined in advance based on group finish.

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Olympic group tiebreakers

If teams are even on points, tiebreakers will be used one by one until all ties are broken. Here’s the order of tiebreakers as detailed in the official tournament rules :

1. Superior goal difference in all group matches
2. Most goals scored in all group matches
3. Most points obtained in group matches between the teams that are tied
4. Superior goal difference in the group matches between the teams that are tied
5. Most goals scored in the group matches between the teams that are tied
6. Best conduct score based on fewest yellow/red cards in all group matches
7. Drawing of lots by FIFA if there are still teams that remain tied

The group standings and schedules below will be updated as the tournament progresses:

How to watch in USA (listings below): NBCOlympics.com, TelemundoDeportes.com, NBCSports app, Telemundo Deportes app

How to watch in Canada: CBC, Telelatino, CBC.ca, CBC Gem, CBC Olympics app

Group A standings

Group A schedule

Group B standings

Group B schedule

Group C standings

Group C schedule

Group D standings

Group D schedule

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze-medal match

Gold-medal match