Football at the 2026 Asian Games – Men's tournament
International football competition
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The men's football tournament at the 2026 Asian Games will be held from 15 September to 3 October 2026 in Osaka, Toyota, Nagoya and Kariya in Japan.[1]
South Korea are the defending champions.
Competition schedule
All times are local Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
| G | Group stage | 1⁄4 | Quarter-finals | 1⁄2 | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
Date Event | Tue 15 | Wed 16 | Thu 17 | Fri 18 | Sat 19 | Sun 20 | Mon 21 | Tue 22 | Wed 23 | Thu 24 | Fri 25 | Sat 26 | Sun 27 | Mon 28 | Tue 29 | Wed 30 | Thu 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 | ||
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| Men | G | G | G | G | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | B | F | |||||||||||||
Venues
Five venues across four cities will be used for the tournament.
Toyota Stadium will host the final. See the ticketing guide[2] for venue allocations for all matches.
| Osaka | Toyota | Nagoya | Kariya | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagai Stadium | Toyota Stadium | Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium | CS Asset Minato Soccer Stadium | Wave Stadium Kariya |
| Capacity: 47,853 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 11,900 | Capacity: 6,700 | Capacity: 2,602 |
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Draw
Squads
Each nation must submit a squad of between 18 and 23 players, whom must be born on or after 1 January 2003, and three of whom can be older dispensation players are eligible to compete in the tournament.
Match schedule[6]
Group stage
All times are local, Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Thailand |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Kyrgyzstan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Hong Kong |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Iran |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  North Korea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vietnam |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Uzbekistan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Philippines |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Kuwait |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Qatar |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Knockout stage
All times are local, Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
Quarter-finals
| C1 | QF1 | D2 |
|---|---|---|
| D1 | QF2 | C2 |
|---|---|---|
| B1 | QF3 | A2 |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | QF4 | B2 |
|---|---|---|
Semi-finals
| Winner of QF1 | SF1 | Winner of QF4 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner of QF2 | SF2 | Winner of QF3 |
|---|---|---|
Bronze medal match
| Loser of SF1 | – | Loser of SF2 |
|---|---|---|
Gold medal match
| Winner of SF1 | – | Winner of SF2 |
|---|---|---|
Final standing
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gold medal | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Silver medal | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bronze medal | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated in quarter-finals | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |