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The draw of the Olympic football tournament has created some interesting clashes for the group phase, which is to start on August 6th.

Defending champions Argentina will be faced by sides as Côte d’Ivoire and Serbia, while European champions the Netherlands share a group with Nigeria, Japan and the USA.

Hosts China face some tough tasks, one of which being a clash with Brazil.

Group A (Shanghai)

Côte d’Ivoire
Argentina
Australia
Serbia

Group B (Tianjin)

Netherlands
Nigeria
Japan
USA

Group C (Shenyang)

China
New Zealand
Brazil
Belgium

Group D (Qinhuangdao)

Korea Republic
Cameroon
Honduras
Italy

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