lack only set a place in the men's tournament, between Colombia and the United States. Female dispute is already settled
Olympic champion at London 2012 by beating Brazil in the final, Mexico will seek bi Rio (Photo: Getty Images / Jeff J Mitchell)
Text: Marcelo Fefer
Just missing the definition of a man's job to be known all the teams that will be part of the football tournament of the Olympic Games Rio 2016. She will leave the duel between Colombia and the United States in matches round trip later this month.
Soon after, on 14 April, at the Maracana, the draw of the groups of competitions female and male Olympic will be held, which will follow procedures similar to those of the World Cup, as has the competition leader of the Rio Committee football in 2016, Mauritius Waknin . Listen to what he says:
already classified
Female
Brazil, Colombia, Germany, France, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, South Africa, USA, Canada, Australia, China and Sweden
The women's team from Canada qualified for the Rio 2016 celebrates the bronze winning in London in 2012 (Photo: Getty Images / Stanley Chou)
Male
Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Sweden, Fiji, Mexico, Honduras, Nigeria, Algeria, South Africa, Japan, South Korea and Iraq
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The last male spot will be decided between Colombia and the United States, with round games and back. The first will be on March 25 in Barranquilla, Colombia. And the second on March 29 in San Jose, United States.
The star of the Olympic twice champion Argentina in the South American Championship under-20 male, which secured their place in the Rio 2016 Games, was the striker Giovanni Simeone, the competition top scorer with nine goals and son of Diego Simeone, who won the silver medal in Atlanta 1996 and is now coach of Atletico Madrid.
Giovanni Simeone, in action against Paraguay in the South American under-20, where Argentina qualified (Photo: Getty Images)
It will be the second edition followed that Colombia will participate in the women's football contest. In London in 2012, she suffered three defeats and not scored a single goal.
Brazil, Sweden, South Africa and Germany are the countries to date, classified as male and female. The winner of the clash between Colombia and the United States will join them.
world champion in Maracanã in 2014, Germany will compete in the men's tournament for the first time football since its reunification in 1990.
The German goalkeeper Ter Stegen looks bleak, while the team of Portugal celebrates goal in the semi-final of the European under-21 where the two teams qualified for the 2016 Games (Photo: Getty Images / Martin Rose)
The last German participation in men's soccer was like West Germany, in Seoul 1988 - was bronze by beating Italy by 3 to 0. In the semifinal, the Germans, who had Jürgen Klinsmann as a major star, were overcome by Brazil (Romario, Taffarel and Bebeto), on penalties (4-3) after tie at 1-1 in normal time and overtime.
Fiji will compete in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 2016.
Algeria will end a fast of 36 years to participate in the Olympic Games. The last time I competed was in Moscow in 1980.
Rio 2016 will mark the tenth Japan's participation in the men's tournament games of football - got a bronze in Mexico City in 1968 and returned to fight for the third place at London 2012, but was overcome by archrival South Korea.
The American Carli Lloyd (10), best in the world according to FIFA, during the end of London 2012, against Japan (Photo: Getty Images / Jamie Squire)
The United States played the final five female Olympic already made and only lost in Sydney 2000 to Norway - in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 won Brazil in the gold medal of the decision.
London 2012 was the first women's competition of the Games Soccer (debuted in Atlanta 1996) that Brazil has reached the semifinals.
Rio 2016 will be the sixth Olympic participation of Sweden in women's football - participated in all comeptições from entering the Olympic program in Atlanta 1996. His best finish was fourth place in Athens 2004.
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