Football at the 2026 Asian Games – Men's tournament

The men's football tournament at the 2026 Asian Games was held from 15 September to 3 October 2026 in Osaka, Toyota, Nagoya and Kariya in Japan.

For the third straight tournament, South Korea beat Japan in the final (2018, 2022, 2026). In doing so, South Korea won its fourth straight gold medal.

Competition schedule All times are local Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

GGroup stageQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri 25 Sat 26 Sun 27 Mon 28 Tue 29 Wed 30 Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3 Men G G G G B F

Venues Five venues across four cities are used for the tournament.

Toyota Stadium hosts the final. See the ticketing guide for venue allocations for all matches.

OsakaToyota NagoyaKariyaNagai StadiumToyota StadiumPaloma Mizuho Rugby StadiumCS Asset Minato Soccer StadiumCapacity: 47,853Capacity: 45,000Capacity: 11,900Capacity: 6,700Capacity: 2,602

Draw Iraq withdrew shortly before the draw, leaving the tournament with 15 teams instead of 16.

The draw for the tournament was held on 23 July 2026.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Squads

Each nation must submit a squad of between 18 and 23 players, whom must be born on or after 1 January 2003, and three of whom can be older dispensation players are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Group stage All times are local, Japan Standard Time (UTC+9). Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage All times are local, Japan Standard Time (UTC+9). Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standing

Standings:

Goalscorers

See also Football at the 2026 Asian Games – Women's tournament

References

External links Football at Aichi–Nagoya 2026