Group D of the men's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was played from 22 to 28 July 2021 in Rifu's Miyagi Stadium, Saitama's Saitama Stadium and Yokohama's International Stadium Yokohama. The group consisted of defending gold medalists Brazil, Germany, Ivory Coast and Saudi Arabia. The top two teams, Brazil and Ivory Coast, advanced to the knockout stage.
Teams Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Olympicappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance D1 1 CONMEBOL 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament runners-up 9 February 2020 14th 2016 Gold medalists (2016) D2 2 UEFA 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runners-up 30 June 2019 10th 2016 Silver medalists (2016) D3 3 CAF 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations runners-up 22 November 2019 2nd 2008 Sixth place (2008) D4 4 AFC 2020 AFC U-23 Championship runners-up 30 June 2019 3rd 1996 15th place (1996)
Standings
In the quarter-finals, The winners of Group D, Brazil, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, Egypt. The runners-up of Group D, Ivory Coast, advanced to play the winners of Group C, Spain.
Matches
Ivory Coast vs Saudi Arabia
GK 16Ira Eliezer TapéRB 6 Wilfried SingoCB 4 Kouadio-Yves DabilaCB 3 Eric BaillyLB 5 Ismaël DialloCM 12Eboue KouassiCM 7 Idrissa Doumbia RW 10Amad Diallo AM 8 Franck Kessié LW 15Max Gradel (c) CF 11Christian KouaméSubstitutions:FW 9 Youssouf Dao FW 20Aboubacar Doumbia FW 18Cheick Timité Head coach:Soualiho Haïdara GK 12Mohammed Al RubaieRB 2 Saud AbdulhamidCB 5 Abdulelah Al-Amri CB 4 Abdulbasit HindiLB 13Yasser Al-ShahraniCM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c) CM 14Ali Al-Hassan RW 15Ayman Yahya AM 6 Sami Al-Najei LW 10Salem Al-DawsariCF 9 Abdullah Al-Hamdan Substitutions:MF 18Abdulrahman Ghareeb MF 17Ayman Al-Khulaif FW 11Khalid Al-Ghannam DF 16Khalifah Al-Dawsari Head coach:Saad Al-Shehri
Assistant referees: Mark Rule (New Zealand) Tevita Makasini (Tonga) Fourth official: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) Video assistant referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) Assistant video assistant referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
Brazil vs Germany
GK 1 Aderbar SantosRB 13Dani Alves (c)CB 15NinoCB 3 Diego CarlosLB 6 Guilherme AranaCM 8 Bruno GuimarãesCM 5 Douglas Luiz RW 11Antony AM 20Claudinho LW 9 Matheus CunhaCF 10Richarlison Substitutions:FW 17Malcom FW 7 Paulinho MF 19Reinier Head coach:André Jardine GK 1 Florian MüllerCB 5 Amos Pieper CB 17Anton Stach CB 4 Felix UduokhaiRM 13Arne MaierCM 8 Maximilian Arnold (c) LM 11Nadiem Amiri RW 2 Benjamin Henrichs AM 7 Marco Richter LW 3 David RaumCF 10Max Kruse Substitutions:DF 15Jordan Torunarigha FW 6 Ragnar Ache MF 18Eduard Löwen FW 9 Cedric Teuchert DF 16Keven Schlotterbeck Head coach:Stefan Kuntz
Assistant referees: David Moran (El Salvador) Zachari Zeegelaar (Suriname) Fourth official: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) Video assistant referee: Marco Guida (Italy) Assistant video assistant referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico)
Brazil vs Ivory Coast
GK 1 Aderbar SantosRB 13Dani Alves (c)CB 15NinoCB 3 Diego CarlosLB 6 Guilherme AranaCM 8 Bruno GuimarãesCM 5 Douglas Luiz RW 11Antony AM 20ClaudinhoLW 9 Matheus Cunha CF 10Richarlison Substitutions:FW 21Gabriel Martinelli FW 17Malcom FW 7 Paulinho Head coach:André Jardine GK 16Ira Eliezer TapéRB 6 Wilfried SingoCB 3 Eric BaillyCB 4 Kouadio-Yves DabilaLB 5 Ismaël DialloRM 17Zié Ouattara CM 12Eboue Kouassi CM 8 Franck Kessié LM 15Max Gradel (c) SS 10Amad Diallo CF 9 Youssouf Dao Substitutions:FW 11Christian Kouamé DF 19Koffi Kouao FW 18Cheick Timité FW 13Kader Keïta MF 7 Idrissa Doumbia Head coach:Soualiho Haïdara
Assistant referees: Corey Parker (United States) Kyle Atkins (United States) Fourth official: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) Video assistant referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States) Assistant video assistant referee: Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt)
Saudi Arabia vs Germany
GK 12Mohammed Al RubaieRB 2 Saud Abdulhamid CB 5 Abdulelah Al-AmriCB 4 Abdulbasit Hindi LB 13Yasser Al-ShahraniCM 14Ali Al-HassanCM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c) RW 17Ayman Al-Khulaif AM 6 Sami Al-NajeiLW 10Salem Al-DawsariCF 9 Abdullah Al-Hamdan Substitutions:FW 18Abdulrahman Ghareeb FW 15Ayman Yahya DF 16Khalifah Al-Dawsari DF 3 Hamad Al-Yami Head coach:Saad Al-Shehri GK 1 Florian MüllerRB 2 Benjamin HenrichsCB 5 Amos Pieper CB 4 Felix UduokhaiLB 3 David RaumCM 13Arne Maier CM 18Eduard LöwenCM 11Nadiem Amiri AM 10Max Kruse (c)CF 9 Cedric Teuchert CF 6 Ragnar Ache Substitutions:MF 17Anton Stach DF 15Jordan Torunarigha DF 16Keven Schlotterbeck MF 7 Marco Richter Head coach:Stefan Kuntz
Assistant referees: Arsenio Marengula (Mozambique) Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho) Fourth official: Matthew Conger (New Zealand) Video assistant referee: Fu Ming (China PR) Assistant video assistant referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Saudi Arabia vs Brazil
GK 1 Amin Bukhari CB 5 Abdulelah Al-AmriCB 16Khalifah Al-Dawsari CB 4 Abdulbasit HindiRM 2 Saud AbdulhamidCM 14Ali Al-Hassan CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c) LM 13Yasser Al-Shahrani RF 6 Sami Al-Najei CF 9 Abdullah Al-Hamdan LF 10Salem Al-Dawsari Substitutions:MF 20Mukhtar Ali MF 18Abdulrahman Ghareeb FW 19Firas Al-Buraikan MF 11Khalid Al-Ghannam MF 8 Nasser Al-Omran Head coach:Saad Al-Shehri GK 1 Aderbar SantosRB 13Dani Alves (c) CB 15NinoCB 3 Diego CarlosLB 6 Guilherme Arana CM 8 Bruno Guimarães CM 18Matheus HenriqueRW 11Antony AM 20Claudinho LW 9 Matheus Cunha CF 10RicharlisonSubstitutions:FW 17Malcom MF 19Reinier MF 2 Gabriel Menino FW 21Gabriel Martinelli DF 16Abner Head coach:André Jardine
Assistant referees: Mohammed Ibrahim (Sudan) Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya) Fourth official: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) Video assistant referee: Benoît Millot (France) Assistant video assistant referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Germany vs Ivory Coast
GK 1 Florian MüllerRB 2 Benjamin HenrichsCB 15Jordan TorunarighaCB 4 Felix UduokhaiLB 3 David RaumCM 13Arne Maier CM 8 Maximilian Arnold (c) CM 11Nadiem Amiri AM 7 Marco Richter CF 10Max KruseCF 6 Ragnar AcheSubstitutions:MF 18Eduard Löwen FW 9 Cedric Teuchert MF 17Anton Stach DF 16Keven Schlotterbeck Head coach:Stefan Kuntz GK 16Ira Eliezer TapéRB 6 Wilfried SingoCB 3 Eric BaillyCB 4 Kouadio-Yves DabilaLB 5 Ismaël DialloCM 7 Idrissa Doumbia CM 13Kader Keïta RW 11Christian Kouamé AM 8 Franck KessiéLW 15Max Gradel (c)CF 9 Youssouf DaoSubstitutions:FW 10Amad Diallo DF 17Zié Ouattara Head coach:Soualiho Haïdara
Assistant referees: Nicolás Taran (Uruguay) Richard Trinidad (Uruguay) Fourth official: Chris Beath (Australia) Video assistant referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
Discipline Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: first yellow card: minus 1 point; indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 4 points; yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions is applied to a player in a single match.
TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points 2 1 4 –7 1 1 3 –8 2 1 1 2 –11 4 1 1 1 –12
References
External links Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020, FIFA.com