Overview of Football for Olympic 2012

The International Olympic Committee awarded the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games to London on 6 July 2005. Six years later, preparations are in full swing and the city is awash with talk of tickets and events. The last time London hosted the event was in 1948, when the Games resumed after a 12 year hiatus due to World War II. The principal venue that year was Wembley Stadium, where some 85,000 spectators left thoughts of post-war rationing and economic instability behind to enjoy a splendid sporting extravaganza in glorious weather. How fitting therefore, that over 60 years later the Games should return, and not only to London but to Wembley Stadium in its magnificent new guise. 

In 1948, Great Britain won bronze in the Football competition with a team managed by Manchester United’s Sir Matt Busby. For London 2012, Stuart Peace and Hope Powell will coach Great Britain's men's and women's Olympic football teams. With the men’s competition limited to fewer than 23s, plus a total of three older players permitted per team and talk of David Beckham eager to participate, the prospect of what lies ahead is simply mouth-watering. Add to that the global talent on show, and one starts to get a sense of how truly special such an event might be. Great Britain's men's team begins their London 2012 campaign at Old Trafford on Thursday 26 July, followed by Wembley Stadium on Sunday 29 July and the Millennium Stadium on Wednesday 1 August. The women's team will begin the tournament on Wednesday 25 July - the first day of Olympic action - at the Millennium Stadium - followed by Saturday 28 July at the same venue. Their final group stage match will take place on Tuesday 31 July at Wembley Stadium. With preliminary matches, as well as quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals for both men and women, the London 2012 Olympic Football tournament at Wembley Stadium provides a chance to see the world’s best battle it out for that most illustrious of prizes: an Olympic Gold medal.

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