Football (Men)

The Football (Men) of the Beijing Summer Games, 2008 is scheduled to be held from 6^th to 23^rd of August, 2008. A total of 5 cities will be the host to the Men’s football of Olympics, 2008. These include Beijing, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai and Shenyang. The Beijing Summer Games will be inaugurated by the President of China at the Beijing National Stadium.

The final match for Football (Men) of the Beijing Summer Games will take place in Beijing. Three venues have been selected for it. They are the National Stadium, the Olympic Sports Center Stadium and the Workers' Stadium. In the Summer Games held in 2004 in Athens, Argentina won the gold medal. Paraguay and Italy won the silver and bronze medals respectively. The men’s football made its appearance in the Olympics for the first time in 1900.

The Football (Men) of the Summer Olympics of 2008 will be a 16-team tournament. The preliminaries are likely to take place two days before the game officially starts of. Football lovers from various corners of the world will be witness to this grand event. Large scale preparations are bring made at the selected venues to make the event a highly successful venture. It is advisable to books tickets in advance.