The first men's soccer match of the 2008 Olympic Games was held in Shanghai Gymnasium on August 7th, and the final was held in Beijing National Bird's Nest on August 23rd. The women's football match started in Tianjin Olympic Stadium on August 6th, and the final was held in Beijing Workers Stadium on August 2nd/kloc-0. A total of 58 competitions will be held in Beijing (final stage only), Shenyang, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai and Tianjin.
The draw for the Olympic finals will be held in May 2008. Men's 16 teams will be divided into four groups with four teams in each group. Each team will play a single round robin and arrange seats according to the number of points. The top two teams in each group advance, and then a single elimination match will be held until the champion is decided. After the expansion from 10 to 12, the women's army continued to be divided into three groups with four teams in each group. Each team in the group will play a single round robin and arrange seats according to the number of points. The top two in each group will advance, and then a single elimination match will be held until the champion is decided.
As the qualifiers are in progress, FIFA has not announced the principles of drawing lots such as seed teams and grading, but according to the usual practice, the principle of avoiding teams from the same continent in group matches will not change. Although there are many rumors about whether the host is listed as the seed team, there is no accurate conclusion yet.
Although a series of problems, such as teams and groups in the finals, have not been solved, the FIFA Olympic Organizing Committee issued a communique in February. The first men's soccer match of the 2008 Olympic Games was held in Shanghai Gymnasium on August 7th, and the final was held in Beijing National Bird's Nest on August 23rd. The women's football match started in Tianjin Olympic Stadium on August 6th, and the final was held in Beijing Workers Stadium on August 2nd/kloc-0. A total of 58 competitions will be held in Beijing (final stage only), Shenyang, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai and Tianjin.
Although the schedule framework has been finalized, the specific grouping and venue arrangement will be decided by FIFA after the qualifiers of all continents. However, the competition arrangement basically needs to follow the following four principles: First, the number of competitions arranged in Beijing is the least; Second, the number of competitions in the co-host cities should be balanced; Third, Beijing does not arrange competitions before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Therefore, the first matches of men's and women's football were arranged in Shanghai and Tianjin respectively. Fourthly, considering that the Olympic football match is the longest in all events. The organizing committee of the Olympic Games recently decided that each co-host city will hold 12 Olympic football matches. In addition to the originally planned group stage, the knockout stage will also be arranged in the competition area outside Beijing. According to the news from the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games, tickets for football matches are divided into four grades, namely, 40 yuan, 60 yuan, 100 yuan and 150 yuan.