Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group C
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Group C 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 Sapporo's Sapporo Dome.[1] The group consisted of Argentina, Australia, Egypt and Spain.[2] The top two teams, Spain and Egypt, advanced to the knockout stage.[3]
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Olympic appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
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| C1 |  Egypt | 3 | CAF | 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations champions | 22 November 2019 | 12th | 2012 | Fourth place (1928, 1964) |
| C2 |  Spain | 2 | UEFA | 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship champions | 30 June 2019 | 11th | 2012 | Gold medalists (1992) |
| C3 |  Argentina | 1 | CONMEBOL | 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament champions | 9 February 2020 | 9th | 2016 | Gold medalists (2004, 2008) |
| C4 |  Australia | 4 | AFC | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship third place | 25 January 2020 | 8th | 2008 | Fourth place (1992) |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Egypt |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Argentina |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
In the quarter-finals,
- The winners of Group C, Spain, advanced to play the runners-up of Group D, Ivory Coast.
- The runners-up of Group C, Egypt, advanced to play the winners of Group D, Brazil.
Matches
Egypt vs Spain
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Argentina vs Australia
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Egypt vs Argentina
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Australia vs Spain
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Australia vs Egypt
Australia[9]
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Egypt[9]
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Spain vs Argentina
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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:[3]
- 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.
