Prior to the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, a soccer match will be held at the stadium in Miyagi Prefecture from the evening of the 21st with spectators in the venue.

At Miyagi Stadium in Rifu Town, Miyagi Prefecture, 10 men's and women's soccer games will be played for 6 days from 21st to 31st July.



On the 21st, two soccer women's matches will be played from 5 pm to Brazil and 8 pm to Zambia to the Netherlands.



In addition, the match between Japan and Chile will be held on July 27th, the women's quarterfinals on the 30th, and the men's quarterfinals on the 31st.



Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, many of the Tokyo Olympic Games will be held without spectators at the venue, but Miyagi Stadium is the only prefecture in Tohoku that was damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake. It will be held with.



Miyagi Stadium can accommodate about 49,000 people, but at the Olympics it is limited to 10,000 people.



According to Miyagi Prefecture, about 6000 spectators are expected through the two games on the 21st, about 80% of the total are from Tohoku, half of them, about 40% of the total are residents of Miyagi Prefecture. is.



Also, as of July 12, the number of spectators is expected to reach 10,000 on July 28, the men's soccer match between Germany and Cote d'Ivoire, and the men's soccer quarterfinal on July 31.



It will be a tournament where the significance of the Olympic Games and the way it should be managed will be questioned as to how the idea of ​​the "Reconstruction Olympics" can be realized while thoroughly implementing infection control measures.

Preparing to accept spectators at Miyagi Stadium

At Miyagi Stadium in Rifu Town, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the venues for the Tokyo Olympics soccer, which will start on the evening of the 21st, tournament officials are preparing to accept spectators.



Around Miyagi Stadium in Rifu Town, where the soccer game of the Tokyo Olympics will begin on the evening of the 21st, monuments in the shape of national flags and balls are displayed along the road.



From the morning, tournament officials and volunteers gathered to check the routes of the spectators to enter.



In addition, in order to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, there were many signs calling for people to wear masks and keep a distance from each other.



A volunteer man in his 60s from Shiogama said, "I wanted to do what I could in any situation. Remember that all the athletes were safe during the period and were able to host the Olympics in Corona. I think it's okay. "