Tokyo Olympics soccer 24 years old will be able to participate FIFA policy 13:21 on April 4
Regarding the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics in July next year, the FIFA Working Group of the International Federation of Football Associations has set a conventional rule that the age limit for soccer boys under the age of 23 is "a player born after January 1, 1997." The policy is to maintain this, and in principle, players under the age of 24 will be able to participate.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the Tokyo Olympics have been postponed for one year and will begin on July 23, next year.
With the postponement, it was pointed out that many soccer players who are 24 years old will not be able to participate next year in soccer boys who have an age limit of 23 years or younger.
On the other hand, the IOC = International Olympic Committee has flexibly enforced age restrictions for each international sports organization and has informed that already qualified athletes and teams will be able to participate as scheduled. .
FIFA will hold a three-day meeting of a working group established in response to the spread of the new coronavirus, and will maintain the conventional rules of limiting the age of soccer boys to "players born after January 1, 1997" We summarized our policies and reported to the representatives of each continental federation.
As a result, players under the age of 24 will be able to participate.
Among the Japanese national team, this year's captains are Dutch first league, Zuole Yuta Nakayama, Belgian first league with ace number "10", and Antwerp Yasuyoshi Miyoshi, who are 24 years old next year. Welcome.