Olympic Football Tournaments

Olympic draw: what you need to know

(FIFA.com) 08 Apr 2016

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After the Colombia U-23 men's side secured their ticket to Rio de Janeiro by defeating their USA counterparts in their inter-continental play-off last month, all 28 slots at the Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 have now been filled. The nations involved are surely waiting with baited breath for the draw, to be held at the Maracana on 14 April 2016 and FIFA.com is here to guide you through the nuts and bolts of the draw process.
Hosts Brazil will take the lead spot in Group A (men's) and Group E (women's), with the men's teams allocated into four pots based on a ranking built according to performances at the past five Olympic Football Tournaments. The ranking is weighted so that recent performances play a more prominent role, and a bonus is given to those nations who finished their qualifying competition as continental champions.
Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho, who won an Olympic bronze medal at Beijing 2008 and former Brazil captain Aline, who picked up a silver medal at Athens 2004, will help with proceedings as draw assistants.