The last qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympic Games for men's soccer teams has ended in Mexico.

After him, all 16 teams were determined who will compete for the medals of this tournament.

Europe will be represented by France, Germany, Spain and Romania.

Asia will be represented by Australia, the Saudi Accident and South Korea, along with the hostess Japan.

Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Honduras will defend America's honor.

In addition to them, the African teams of Egypt, Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa, as well as the only representative of Oceania, New Zealand, will also perform.

Traditionally, in the men's football tournament at the Olympics, not the main teams participate, but the youth, made up of players under 23 years old.

But each team has the right to add three players without age restrictions, and often they turn out to be real football stars, like the Brazilian Neymar in 2016 or the Uruguayan Luis Suarez in 2012.

The next Olympic tournament could also attract a number of top-tier players whose countries have qualified.

Mohammed Salah (Egypt)

Liverpool striker Mohammed Salah already has experience in the Olympics.

In 2012, he came to the UK as a 20-year-old Basel player.

Then Salah managed to excel in each of the three group stage matches and for the first time in 28 years to bring the Egyptian national team to the quarterfinals.

But there the Africans were waiting for the defeat from the Japanese team with a score of 0: 3.

Nine years later, Salah is again expected in the Egyptian Olympic team.

The head coach of the Shawki Garib team told L'Equipe that he has already publicly offered the attacker to join, and since Salah has not yet refused, he really wants to come to Japan, the specialist said.

According to Garib, the Egyptians are ready to fight for the first medals in their history, and the help of the European football superstar will be useful to them.

True, they still need to get an agreement from Liverpool, which during the tournament will prepare for a new season in the English Premier League.

Son Heung Min (South Korea)

Another Premier League player that fans will be waiting for at the Olympics may be Son Heung Min.

Tottenham's South Korean striker usually does not miss the opportunity to play for his country in any tournament - he participated not only in the official World and Asian Championships, but also in the Asian Games, and in the previous Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where his two goals helped Koreans get to the quarterfinals.

True, this willingness to represent the country in various competitions was partly dictated by the unwillingness to serve in the army.

Son Heung Minwoo, like other professional footballers in South Korea, needed to bring the country a medal to get the reprieve, and the striker has already achieved his goal by winning the 2018 Asian Games.

Neymar (Brazil)

In 2016, the Brazilian Neymar was already a national hero when he scored the decisive penalty in the final of the home Olympics and brought the country the first gold of this tournament.

Four years earlier, he also participated in these competitions and then became a silver medalist.

Last year, there was talk of Neymar going to his third Olympics, which would be an extraordinary event for professional football.

The media reported that representatives of the Brazilian federation were negotiating with PSG so that the club would release the striker in the summer.

But then the Games were postponed to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The possible participation of Neymar in the Olympics may be in question due to the busy summer calendar.

Immediately after the end of the club season, the America's Cup will take place, where the Brazilian national team will also count on their most star player.

Nevertheless, there are so many high-class footballers in the country that some of them will certainly agree to go to Japan if Neymar refuses such an opportunity.

Antoine Griezmann (France)

Back in 2018, French striker Antoine Griezmann expressed a desire to play for his national team at the Olympic Games as one of three players who do not fall under the age limit.

True, then he spoke about the home tournament in Paris, which will take place in 2024.

But he will have such an opportunity this summer, as the French national team qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.

All the same difficulties with the calendar can prevent this.

Griezmann will also have to compete at Euro 2020, where players with his status come much more willingly than to the Olympic Games.

But if he nevertheless decides to go to Japan, and Barcelona does not object, then he would become one of the main stars not only of his national team, but of the entire Olympic tournament.

Which, for example, Kylian Mbappe will not be able to achieve.

The PSG striker has also said in the past that he is ready to represent his country at the Olympics, and without using a quota for older players.

But now he has informed his federation that he will not be able to play in Tokyo.

Mbappe's contract with the Parisian club ends, and he needs to determine his future, and not be distracted by the Olympic Games.

Mats Hummels (Germany)

In early 2020, the head coach of the German Olympic team, Stefan Kuntz, presented a list of players who could count on a trip to Tokyo.

Then it turned out to be such well-known football fans as striker Thomas Müller and defender Mats Hummels.

But participation in the Olympic Games meant that they would not be able to play at Euro 2020, since the German football federation did not want to allow someone to play in two tournaments at once.

A year later, it became known that Mueller was excluded from this list.

According to German media reports, Bundesmanschaft mentor Joachim Loew is considering calling the recent Champions League winner at Euro 2020, and then he will not be able to compete at the Olympics.

But Hummels is still a candidate for a trip to Japan, where his experience would be useful to young German players.

Sergio Ramos (Spain)

Unlike Germany, Spain does not want to deprive its top players of the opportunity to compete in the Olympics.

A year ago, the mentor of the youth team, Luis de la Fuente, announced that there are more than 300 players on his preliminary list, including the leaders of the main national team.

Among potential candidates for the Olympic team, Sergio Ramos stands out in particular.

According to AS, the legend of Spanish football is wanted to be made the captain of the team in Tokyo in recognition of his services to the "Red Fury".

The world and European champion himself, back in 2019, claimed that he wanted to participate in the Olympics.

If he does make it to the squad, the 35-year-old defender will be one of the oldest footballers in Olympic history.