Who is bringing the strongest team to the Olympics? Spain wants to attack gold

On 21 July, the Olympics will get underway in Japan, including a football tournament. Which country is bringing the strongest team?

the 16 teams will compete in groups of four for a place in the quarter-finals, with the top two teams from each group also playing in the knockout stage. The groups are drawn as follows:

Group A::
Japan
South Africa
Mexico
France

Group B::
New Zealand
South Korea
Honduras
Romania

Group C::
Egypt
Spain
Argentina
Australia

Group D::
Brazil
Germany
Côte d’Ivoire
Saudi Arabia

Spain is probably the biggest favourite for the title. It is bringing to the Olympics several well-known names seasoned by La Liga.

For example, coach Luis de la Fuente will be able to count on Real Madrid duo Marco Asensio and Dani Ceballos, Barcelona starlet Pedri, Spain’s number one at the Euro Unaia Simón or Leipzig’s Dani Olm, who put in a great performance at the European Championships.

The complete Spanish roster for the Olympics::

Goalkeepers::
Álvaro Fernández (SD Huesca)
Unai Simón (Athletic Club)
Álex Domínguez (UD Las Palmas)

Defenders::
Óscar Mingueza (FC Barcelona)
Jesus Vallejo (Real Madrid)
Èric García (FC Barcelona)
Pau Torres (Villarreal CF)
Óscar Gil (RCD Espanyol)
Juan Miranda (Real Betis Balompié)

Midfielders:
Pedri (FC Barcelona)
Marc Cucurella (Getafe CF)
Jon Moncayola (CA Osasuna)
Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad)
Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid)
Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad)
Carlos Soler (Valencia CF)

Strikers:
Bryan Gil (Sevilla CF)
Marco Asensio (Real Madrid)
Dani Olmo (Leipzig)
Mikel Oyarzábal (Real Sociedad)
Rafa Mir (Wolverhampton)
Javi Puado (Espanyol)

The Olympic tournament has a lot of prestige in Brazil, which is why big stars are often named. In the past, Neymar has appeared in the tournament, and this year the Canaries used one of the over-23 spots for legendary defender Dani Alves.

Other players who will be in the tournament include Everton’s Richarlison, Real Madrid’s youngster Reinier, Sevilla’s Diego Carlos and Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli.

Brazil’s full roster for the Olympics::

Goalkeepers::
Santos (Athletico Paranaense)
Brenno (Gremio)

Defenders:
Daniel Alves (Sao Paulo)
Gabriel Menino (Palmeiras)
Guilherme Arana (Atlético Mineiro)
Nino (Fluminense)
Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal)
Diego Carlos (Sevilla)

Midfielders:
Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa)
B. Guimarães (Olympic Lyon)
Matheus Henrique (Gremio)
Gerson (Flamengo)
Claudinho (Red Bull Bragantino)

Strikers:
Malcom (FC Zenit)
Antony (Ajax)
Paulinho (Bayer Leverkusen)
Matheus Cunha (Hertha BSC)
Pedro (Flamengo)

Source: Olympics Tokyo 2020