Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August (two days before the opening ceremony), and ended on 28 August. The tournaments take place every four years, in conjunction with the Summer Olympic Games. The associations affiliated to FIFA are invited to participate with their men's U-23 and women's representative teams. The men's tournament allows up to three overage players to join the U-23 squads. The men's tournament was won by Argentina, coached by Marcelo Bielsa, which held a record of having won every match without conceding a goal in the
2016 Summer Olympics how, when and where they follow their Olympic Games." The official motto for the 2016 Summer Olympics was "A New World" (). It was chosen to highlight the commitment of the Games organisers towards world peace, a united world, a better place to live, as well as a legacy for future generations through the hosting of the Olympic Games. This motto was chosen on account of the fact that this edition was the first to be held in South America. The official mascots of the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled on 24 November 2014. They were created by