In recent days, the Olympic Games are in full swing. The men's football competition at the Olympic Games has undergone several transitions and developments in history, and at present, the Olympic men's football team is mainly composed of players under the age of 23, and each team is equipped with three overage players. So, who are the top 10 teams with the most wins in the history of the Olympic Games? In this issue, let's take a closer look.
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10. Cameroon, 1 time
African team Cameroon also won the Olympic championship once, that was in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Cameroon men's football team defeated Brazil, Chile and other strong teams in the knockout stage, and in the Olympic final against Spain to a penalty shootout, and finally defeated Spain in a penalty shootout to win the Olympic gold medal. It was the only gold medal won by an African team in the men's Olympic competition.
Ninth, Mexico, 1 time
Mexico is a soccer powerhouse, having won a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. At the 2012 Olympics, Mexico defeated Brazil. At that time, the number one star of the Brazil team was the talented player Neymar, who was only twenty years old at the time and later became a star in the world. Unfortunately, in the 2012 Olympics, Neymar, as a talented player, did not help Brazil win the championship and lost to Mexico. It was also Mexico's only men's gold medal in its entire Olympic history. In addition, at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Mexico team also won the bronze medal in the Olympic men's football team.
8. Spain National Olympic Games, 1 time
The Spain men's football team won the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He also won a silver medal at Sydney 2000 and a silver medal at Tokyo 2020. The 1992 Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain, so the Spain team still had a certain home advantage. It was also the most glorious moment of the Spain men's football team at the Olympics. Seventh, France, 1 time.
In this Olympic Games, the France men's football team is the favorite team to win the championship and has a home advantage. France won the men's gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. At the time, however, only non-professional athletes were allowed to compete in football at the Olympics. As a result, the gold medal in the 1984 Olympics was not as high as the gold content of the current Olympic football.
Sixth, Uruguay, twice
The Uruguay men's football team obviously only has two World Cup titles, but why do they have four stars embroidered on their clothes? The reason is that he counted two Olympic champions as well. Uruguay was the first South American team to compete in Olympic football and won Olympic gold medals in 1924 and 1928, making Uruguay a world-famous football team. At that time, the World Cup had not yet taken place, and it was now a hundred years since Uruguay won its first Olympic gold medal. At that time, the level of football development in the whole world football was not high, and there were not many football teams participating in the Olympic Games, so Uruguay was able to win two Olympic gold medals, which also had the advantage of time and place.
Fifth, the former Soviet Union Olympic team, 2 times
The Soviet Union was once an Olympic power, having won two Olympic gold medals in men's football. In the eighties and nineties of the last century, the Soviet Olympic team had an outstanding record in the Olympic Games. At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the Soviet Union won the Olympic gold medal, and the Soviet Union's Olympic gold medal had a great impact on Olympic football. Because there were a lot of professional players who couldn't participate in the Olympics at that time, but the Soviet Union was a national system, and there were a lot of strong athletes in it who didn't play in clubs, but they were as strong as professional athletes. As a result, the Soviet Union's two victories also led to a change in the rules of the Olympic Games. Since then, professional players under the age of 23 have been allowed to compete at the Olympics.
Fourth, Argentina, 2 times
The Argentina men's national Olympic team has participated in several Olympic Games, including gold medals in 2004 and 2008. At the Olympics, Argentina has always been a very strong team. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, the Argentina team gathered a large number of stars, and the representative figure was Tevez. In the 2008 Olympic Games, a group of talented players emerged in the Argentina Olympic Games, such as Messi, and a group of talents led by Messi won the gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Third, Brazil, 2 times
You know, before 2016, the Brazil men's national Olympic team had never won an Olympic gold medal. Although Brazil football is known as the "five-star Brazil", they have won the World Cup five times. However, it is embarrassing that before 2016, Brazil repeatedly missed the Olympic championship honor, but there were many silver and bronze medals. As a super football power, it was very embarrassing not to have an Olympic gold medal, until the 2016 Rio Olympics, Neymar's Brazil team finally won the Olympic gold medal, which was the first Olympic gold medal in the history of the Brazil team, and finally filled the regret that Brazil men's football did not have an Olympic gold medal. Since then, in 2021, Brazil has successfully defended its title.
Second, United Kingdom, 3 times
The United Kingdom men's football team won Olympic gold medals as early as 1908 and 1912. At that time, United Kingdom football was founded earlier, they had a very high level of competition, many players were professional players, it was because the United Kingdom men's football team won the Olympic gold medal in 1908 and 1912, so that the rules of the Olympic Games were changed, and professional players were not allowed to participate in the Olympics. Later, the IOC did not allow United Kingdom to compete with four teams, requiring England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to form a single football team, but the United Kingdom team was not united and did not participate in the Olympics for a long time. The United Kingdom men's national Olympic team has won three Olympic titles more than a hundred years ago, and the earliest one was in 1900, which is very far away!
First, Hungary, 3 times
Unexpectedly, the Hungary men's national football team has won the Olympic championship three times. Hungary won the Olympic gold medal in men's football in 1952, 1964 and 1968. During this era, Hungary's football developed rapidly, and they also achieved very good results in the European Championships. And winning the gold medal at the Olympics is also related to the rules, because professional players were not allowed to compete in the Olympics at that time, which also gave Hungary a lot of opportunities!