Tokyo 2020: draw for men's and women's football tournaments on 21/04/2021 at 10:00 CET

The draw for the Tokyo 2020 men's (16-team) and women's (12-team) Olympic tournaments will take place at FIFA headquarters in Zurich (SUI) on Wednesday 21/04/2021 at 10:00 CET, the global body announced on 16/04/2021.

"Hosts Japan will take the lead spot in Group A (men’s) and Group E (women’s), with the men's teams allocated into four pots based on a ranking built according to performances at the past five Olympic football tournaments. The ranking is weighted so that recent performances play a more prominent role, and a bonus is given to those nations who finished their qualifying competition as continental champions," explained FIFA.

The 12 women's teams are also divided into four pots, determined on the basis of the FIFA / Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking of 16/04/2021 (see below).

• The draw will be broadcast on the FIFA YouTube channel, its Twitter account, its Facebook page, and its page on the Chinese site Weibo

Men's tournament (from 22/07 to 07/08/2021)

• The draw will divide the 16 teams into four groups of four (from A to D).

• Composition of the four pots:

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