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Iran Volleyball National Team achieve first-ever
Olympic qualification
Iran celebrate their 3-1 victory over Poland that earned them their first-ever Olympic
qualification
Iran achieved a historic feat as they earned their first-ever Olympic Games qualification,
after they handed Poland their first defeat in the tournament 3-1 (25-20, 25-18, 20-25,
34-32) at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Saturday June 4, 2016
Iran Paralympic archer Zahra Nemati
to carry Olympic flag
Iranian archer Zahra Nemati became the
first woman from Iran to win an Olympic
or Paralympic gold medal, in 2012
Paralympic archer Zahra Nemati has been
chosen to be Iran's flag bearer at the Rio
2016 Olympics.
The Iranian Olympic Committee agreed
to the decision after a suggestion from
the country's National Paralympic
Committee.
Nemati will carry the Iranian flag at the
ceremony which takes place at the
Maracana on 5 August.
Nemati won Paralympic gold in the
women's individual recurve W1/
W2 at London 2012, becoming
the first Iranian woman to win
an Olympic or Paralympic
title.
She earned the Olympic
qualification slot with a
superb performance at
the 2015 Asian Archery
Championships
in
Bangkok,
Thailand
where she won silver
in
the
women's
recurve.
The Iranian Paralympic
Committee said it hoped
the suggestion to its
Olympic
counterparts
would send a message
from Paralympians to
Olympians and also to the
world, that a person's
disability is not a limitation.
The last archer to compete in both Games
in the same year was Italy's Paola Fantato
at Atlanta 1996.
Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016
3-20 August 2016
Germany
Nickname(s): Nationalelf (national eleven), DFB-Elf (DFB Eleven), Die Mannschaft (The Team)
Association: German
Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund – DFB)
Top scorer: Miroslav Klose (71)
FIFA ranking: Current: 4 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 1 (Dec. 1992, Aug.1993, Dec. 1993, Feb. 1994, March 1994, June 1994,
July 2014 – July 2015)
Lowest: 22 (March 2006)
First international: Switzerland 5–3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908)
Biggest win: Germany 16–0 Russian Empire (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912)
Biggest defeat: England Amateurs 9–0 Germany (Oxford, England; 13 March 1909)
World Cup: Appearances: 18 (First in 1934)
Best result: Champions, 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
Olympic Record
Germany’s best performance at the Men’s Olympic Football
Tournament came in their most recent appearance, with a
bronze medal in 1988. There were almost eight decades
between the Germans’ first appearance at the 1912 games
and their first medal, a bronze in 1988.
Denmark
Nicknames: Danish Dynamite, De Rød-Hvide (The Red and White), Olsen-Banden (The Olsen
Gang), Olsens Elleve (Olsen's Eleven), The Red and White Football Aces
Association: Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU)
Top scorers: Poul Nielsen (52), Jon Dahl Tomasson (52)
FIFA ranking: Current: 38 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 3 (May 1997, August 1997)
Lowest: 42 (3 December 2015)
First international: Denmark 9–0 France B (London, England; 19 October 1908)
Biggest win: Denmark 17–1 France A (London, England; 22 October 1908)
Biggest defeat: Germany 8–0 Denmark (Breslau, Germany; 16 May 1937)
World Cup: Appearances: 4 (First in 1986)
Best result: Quarter finals, 1998
Olympic Record
Denmark announced their arrival on the Olympics scene with a bang, a 9-0 win against France’s B team at the 1908
games followed by a 17-1 demolition of their first team. They were
defeated in that Gold Medal match by Great Britain, as they were
four years later. The Danes’ most recent appearance came in
1992, departing without a win from their three games in group
stage.
Denmark’s 17-1 victory over France in their second Men’s
Olympic Football Tournament match in 1908 is the highestscoring game in the history of the competition.
Sweden
Nickname: Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)
Association: Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
Top scorer: Zlatan Ibrahimović (62)
FIFA ranking: Current: 35 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 2 (November 1994)
Lowest: 45 (March 2015, October 2015 – November 2015)
First international: Sweden 11–3 Norway (Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908)
Biggest win: Sweden 12–0 Latvia (Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927)
Sweden 12–0 South Korea (London, England; 5 August 1948)
Biggest defeat: Great Britain 12–1 Sweden (London, England; 20 October 1908)
World Cup: Appearances: 11 (First in 1934)
Best result: Runners-up: 1958
Olympic Record
After struggling in their first few Men’s Olympic Football Tournaments, a Sven Rydell-inspired Swedish side saw
their way to their first bronze medal in 1924 in Paris. The
nation enjoyed their Olympic ‘golden age’ immediately after
World War Two, picking up their only gold medal in 1948. It
took an Englishman, George Raynor, to lead the Swedes to
victory in his home country. Gunnar Nordahl, who would
go on to become a legend at AC Milan, was the undoubted
star of the tournament, scoring seven goals in his four
games in London. The Blagult’s most recent Olympic
appearance saw them knocked out by Australia in the 1992
quarter-finals.
Portugal
Nickname(s): A Selecção, A Selecção das Quinas
Association: Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF)
Top scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo (60)
FIFA ranking: Current: 8 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 3 (May–June 2010, October 2012, April–June 2014)
Lowest: 43 (August 1998)
First international: Spain 3–1 Portugal (Madrid, Spain; 18 December 1921)
Biggest win: Portugal 8–0 Liechtenstein (Lisbon, Portugal; 18 November 1994), Portugal 8–0 Liechtenstein
(Coimbra, Portugal; 9 June 1999), Portugal 8–0 Kuwait (Leiria, Portugal; 19 November 2003)
Biggest defeat: Portugal 0–10 England (Lisbon, Portugal; 25 May 1947)
World Cup : Appearances: 6 (First in 1966)
Best result: Third place, 1966
Olympic Record
The Portuguese have thrice reached the Men’s Olympic Football
Tournament. They won their first ever match at the Olympics with
a 4-2 victory over Chile in the 1928 preliminary round. Their
most recent outing in 2004 saw the Portuguese fail to reach
the knockout stages, despite a star-studded squad including
Bruno Alves, Cristiano Ronaldo, Hugo Almeida and Beto.
Calado scored the first Golden Goal in Olympic Men’s Football
Tournament history. His 105th minute penalty eliminated
France in the 1996 quarter-final.
Iraq
Nickname : Lions of Mesopotamia {Usood Al-Rafidain}
Association: Iraq Football Association
Top scorer: Hussein Saeed (78)
FIFA ranking: Current: 102 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 39 (October 2004)
Lowest: 139 (July 1996)
First international: Morocco 3–3 Iraq (Beirut, Lebanon; 19 October 1957)
Biggest win: Iraq 13–0 Ethiopia (Irbid, Jordan; 18 August 1992)
Biggest defeat: Turkey 7–1 Iraq (Adana, Turkey; 6 December 1959), Brazil 6–0 Iraq (Malmö, Sweden; 11 October
2012), Chile 6–0 Iraq (Copenhagen, Denmark; 14 August 2013)
World Cup: Appearances: 1 (First in 1986)
Best result: Round 1, 1986
Olympic Record
Iraq achieved their best result at the Men’s Olympic Football
Tournament in their most recent appearance, at Athens 2004. They
upset the odds by defeating Portugal, Costa Rica and Australia to
reach the semi-final and bronze medal match, losing to Paraguay
and Italy respectively to finish fourth. Their previous appearances
came during the country’s footballing golden era of the 1980s,
their best finish prior to 2004 the quarter-final in 1980.
27 goals scored by Iraq on their road to Rio (AFC U-23 qualifying
round and the tournament itself) was the best of the three
qualified teams from Asia.
Japan
Nickname: Samurai Blue
Association: Japan Football Association
Top scorer: Kunishige Kamamoto (80)
FIFA ranking: Current: 53 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 9 (February 1998)
Lowest: 62 (February 2000)
First international: Japan 0–5 Republic of China (Tokyo; 9 May 1917)
Biggest win: Japan 15–0 Philippines (Tokyo; 27 September 1967)
Biggest defeat: Japan 2–15 Philippines (Tokyo; 10 May 1917)
World Cup: Appearances: 5 (First in 1998)
Best result: Round of 16: 2002 and 2010
Olympic Record
Japan’s best showing at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament
came at Mexico 1968, some 32 years after their opening appearance,
where they grabbed a medal, seeing off the hosts in the decisive
battle for the bronze. Kunishige Kamamoto grabbed seven goals on
Japan’s way to third place, seeing him top the scoring charts as
Shunichiro Okano’s side helped eliminate Brazil and France. They
almost matched that showing at London 2012, notably seeing off Spain
in the group stages, but were defeated 2-0 by Asian rivals Korea
Republic at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in the bronze medal
match.
Mexico
Nickname(s): El Tri (The Tri), El Tricolor (The Tricolor)
Association: Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF)
Top scorer: Jared Borgetti (46)
FIFA ranking: Current: 16 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 4 (February – June 1998, May – June 2006)
Lowest: 40 (July 2015)
First international: Guatemala 2–3 Mexico (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 1 January 1923)
Biggest win: Mexico 13–0 Bahamas (Toluca, Mexico; 28 April 1987)
Biggest defeat: England 8–0 Mexico (London, England; 10 May 1961)
World Cup: Appearances: 15 (First in 1930)
Best result: Quarter-finals, 1970 and 1986
Olympic Record
With a fourth place finish on home soil in 1968, Mexico’s best effort in the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament up
until London 2012, El Tri have not had the best success at this stage,
beginning with their winless campaign in their 1928 debut in
Amsterdam. However, their gold medal performance at the 2012
Summer Games put them back on the map after an impressive 2-1
win over Brazil in the final at Wembley Stadium. Inspired by Giovani
Dos Santos and Oribe Peralta’s fine form, El Tri scored 12 goals at
London 2012 while only giving up five en route to their gold medal.
Oribe Peralta, one of the three over-aged players on Mexico’s
London 2012 squad, scored four goals during El Tri’s gold medalwinning campaign, good enough for the bronze boot at the
tournament.
Honduras
Nickname(s): Los Catrachos, La Bicolor, La H, La Garra Catracha catrachos
Association: Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras
Top scorer: Carlos Pavón (57)
FIFA ranking: Current: 86 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 20 (September 2001)
Lowest: 101 (December 2015)
First international: Guatemala 10–1 Honduras (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921)
Biggest win: Honduras 13–0 Nicaragua (San José, Costa Rica; 13 March 1946)
Biggest defeat: Guatemala 10–1 Honduras (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921)
World Cup: Appearances: 3 (First in 1982)
Best result: Group Stage, 1982, 2010 and 2014
Olympic Record
Honduras have impressed regional level when qualifying for the Men’s
Olympic Tournament, entering as CONCACAF champions twice in the
three previous occasions the Central American side have reached the
Summer Games. However, in their short history with the tournament
– their first appearance was at Sydney 2000 – they have only escaped
the group stage once. That occasion came at London 2012 when they
reached the quarter-finals, which was a marked improvement for Los
Catrachos, who claimed four points during their maiden campaign
and left Beijing 2008 without a win.
Brazil
Nickname(s): Canarinho (Little Canary), Verde-Amarela (The Green and Yellow), Pentacampeões
(Five-Time Champions)
Association: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF)
Top scorer: Pelé (77)
FIFA ranking: Current: 7 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 1 (151 times on 7 occasions
Lowest: 22 (June 2013)
First international: Argentina 3–0 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 20 September 1914)
Biggest win: Brazil 14–0 Nicaragua (Mexico City, Mexico, 17 October 1975)
Biggest defeat: Uruguay 6–0 Brazil (Viña del Mar, Chile; 18 September 1920), Brazil 1–7 Germany, (Belo Horizonte,
Brazil; 8 July 2014)
World Cup: Appearances: 20 (all) (First in 1930)
Best result: Champions (5): 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002
Olympic record
Brazil have contested 12 of the 23 Men’s Olympic Football Tournaments held
to date, a record that only Italy and USA can surpass, with 15 and 13
appearances respectively. Somewhat surprisingly, however, the five-time
world champions have never won Olympic gold, the only FIFA men’s title
they have yet to get their hands on. Bronze medalists at Atlanta 1996
and Beijing 2008, they reached the final at Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988
and London 2012, but had to be content with silver on each occasion.
Over the years Brazil have amassed 100 points in the Men’s Olympic
Football Tournament, a total bettered only by Italy’s 102.
Nigeria
Nickname:Super Eagles
Association: Nigeria Football Federation
Top scorer: Rashidi Yekini (37)
FIFA ranking: Current: 61 6 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 5 (April 1994)
Lowest: 82 (November 1999)
First international: Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 8 October 1949)
Biggest win: Nigeria 10–1 Dahomey (Lagos, Nigeria; 28 November 1959)
Biggest defeat: Gold Coast and Trans-Volta Togoland 7–0 Nigeria (Accra, Gold Coast; 1 June 1955)
World Cup: Appearances: 5 (First in 1994)
Best result: Round of 16, 1994, 1998 and 2014
Olympic Record
Nigeria became the first African side to win the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in 1996 with their fabled
‘Dream Team’.They grabbed a golden goal in their semi-final against Brazil while Emmanuel Amuneke fired the
decisive strike in the 90th minute of the gold medal match against
Argentina. The Albiceleste would have their revenge in 2008 though,
with a Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria-inspired side consigning the
latest incarnation of the ‘Dream Team’ to silver in their sixth, and
most recent, Olympics appearance.
No African side has won more Men’s Olympic Football Tournament
games than Nigeria.
Korea Republic
Nickname(s): Taegeuk Warriors, The,Reds, Red Devils
Association: Korea Football Association (KFA)
Top scorer: Cha Bum-kun (58)
FIFA ranking: Current: 50 4 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 17 (December 1998)
Lowest: 69 (November 2014 – January 2015)
First international: South Korea 5–1 Hong Kong (Hong Kong; July 6, 1948)[1]
Biggest win: South Korea 16–0 Nepal (Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003)
Biggest defeat: South Korea 0–12 Sweden (London, United Kingdom; August 5, 1948)
World Cup: Appearances: 9 (First in 1954)
Best result: Fourth Place, 2002
Olympic Record
Korea Republic’s most impressive performance at the Men’s Olympic
Football Tournament came in their latest appearance, at London
2012, grabbing their first bronze medal. An undefeated run to the
semi-finals, on which they defeated hosts Great Britain on penalties
at the quarter-final stage, came to an end with a 3-0 defeat by
Brazil. In the bronze medal match at the Millennium Stadium in
Cardiff, Park Chuyoung and Koo Jacheol’s goals saw them to a 2-0
victory over Asian rivals Japan. Their first medal came at the ninth
time of asking, 64 years after their first appearance in 1948.
Algeria
Nickname(s):"El Khadra" The Greens, The Fennecs, The Desert Warriors
Association: Fédération Algérienne de Football (FAF)
Top scorer: Abdelhafid Tasfaout (34)
FIFA ranking:Current: 32 (2 June 2016)
Highest: (October 2014)
Lowest: (June 2008)
First international: Bulgaria 1–2 Algeria (Sofia, Bulgaria; 6 January 1963)
Biggest win: Algeria 15–1 South Yemen (Tripoli, Libya; 17 August 1973)
Biggest defeat: Hungary 9–2 Algeria (Budapest, Hungary; 16 August 1967)
World Cup: Appearances: 4 (First in 1982)
Best result: Round of 16, 2014
Olympic Record
Les Verts have appeared at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament just once before, in 1980, which kicked off a
golden decade for Algerian football that saw them reach their first FIFA World Cup™ in 1982, swiftly followed by
their second four years later. That 1980 side emerged from a group that included Spain and Germany DR but were
eventually defeated by a Yugoslavia team who narrowly missed out on a bronze medal. The experience proved
invaluable for much of the Algerian squad, with the majority of those who
travelled to Moscow playing some part in their subsequent World Cup
campaigns.
Out of the 17 players who travelled to Moscow for the 1980 Men’s
Olympic Football Tournament, 11 were included in the 1982 or 1986
World Cup squads.
Fiji
Nickname: Bula Boys
Association: Fiji Football Association
Top scorer: Esala Masi (23)
FIFA ranking:Current: 186 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 94 (July 1994)
Lowest: 199 (July 2015)
First international: Fiji 4–6 New Zealand (Suva, Fiji; 7 October 1951)
Biggest win: Fiji 24–0 Kiribati (Suva, Fiji; 24 August 1979)
Biggest defeat: New Zealand 13–0 Fiji (Auckland, New Zealand; 16 August 1981)
Olympic record
Fiji will be featuring in their maiden Men’s Olympic Football
Tournament at Rio 2016. Having first attempted to qualify for
Barcelona 1992, Fiji undertook six unsuccessful campaigns
before claiming Oceania’s lone ticket to Rio. Fiji’s longawaited success came on the back of incremental
improvement over each campaign. They finished second
in their group in 2004 narrowly missing a ticket to Oceania’s
playoff for Athens. Four years later Fiji finished third in the
confederation’s qualifying tournament, while they only fell
short of London 2012 following a tense 1-0 loss against
New Zealand in the OFC final.
South Africa
Nickname: Bafana Bafana (Boys Boys or Go Boys Go Boys)
Association: South African Football Association
Top scorer: Benni McCarthy (32)
FIFA ranking: Current: 68 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 16 (August 1996)
Lowest: 124 (December 1992)
First international: South Africa 2–1 Ireland (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 24 September 1924)
Biggest win: South Africa 8–0 Australia (Adelaide, Australia; 17 September 1955)
Biggest defeat: Brazil 5–0 South Africa (Johannesburg, South Africa; 5 March 2014)
World Cup: Appearances: 3 (First in 1998)
Best result: Group Stage: 1998, 2002, 2010
Olympic Record
Bafana Bafana have appeared at the Men’s Olympic Football
Tournament once before, at Sydney 2000. Unfortunately for
Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba’s troops, 2-1 defeats to Japan and
Slovakia either side of that famous 3-1 win against A Seleção
meant they missed out on a place in the knockout stage.
South Africa have the highest average number of yellow
cards per game of any team to have played at the Men’s
Olympic Football Tournament, picking up ten bookings in
their three games at Sydney 2000
Colombia
Nickname(s): Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers), La Tricolor (The Tricolour one)
Association: Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Top scorer: Radamel Falcao & Arnoldo Iguarán (25)
FIFA ranking: Current: 3 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 3 (July–August 2013, September 2014, March 2015, June 2016)
Lowest: 54 (June 2011)
First international: Mexico 3–1 Colombia (Panama City, Panama; 10 February 1938)
Biggest win: Bahrain 0–6 Colombia (Riffa, Bahrain; 26 March 2015)
Biggest defeat: Brazil 9–0 Colombia (Lima, Peru; 24 March 1957)
World Cup: Appearances: 5 (First in 1962)
Best result: Quarter-finals, 2014
Olympic record
Rio 2016 will mark Colombia's fifth appearance at the Men's
Olympic Football Tournament and the country will be hoping to
finally deliver on this stage. They went into Mexico 1968,
Munich 1972, Moscow 1980 and Barcelona 1992 with high
expectations owing to a rich vein of talent in Colombian football
in these periods, but did not live up to the hype and failed to
progress beyond the first round on each occasion.
Argentina
Nickname: La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue)
Association: Argentine Football Association (AFA)
Top scorer: Lionel Messi (55)
FIFA ranking: Current: 1 (2 June 2016)
Highest: 1 (March 2007, October 2007 – June 2008, July–October 2015, April–May 2016)
Lowest: 18 (August 1996)
First international: Uruguay 2–3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901)
Biggest win: Argentina 12–0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942)
Biggest defeat: Czechoslovakia 6–1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 May 1958), Uruguay 5–0 Argentina (Guayaquil,
Ecuador; 6 December 1959), Argentina 0–5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 September 1993),
Bolivia 6–1 Argentina (La Paz, Bolivia; 1 April 2009)
World Cup: Appearances: 16 (First in 1930)
Best result: Champions, 1978 and 1986
Olympic record
The only South American nation with more Men’s Olympic
Football Tournament appearances to their name than Argentina’s
seven is Brazil with 12. La Albiceleste have won medals at four
of those competitions, collecting silvers at Amsterdam 1928 and
Atlanta 1996 before claiming back-to-back titles at Athens 2004
and Beijing 2008.