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Football

Football was introduced as a medal sport at the Paris 1900 Olympic Games.

City of Coventry Stadium
Home to Championship football club Coventry City, this stadium is one of six venues across the country hosting the London 2012 Olympic Football tournament.
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is Scotland’s national stadium. Ranked as one of the greatest football stadia in the world, it holds all major European records for crowd attendance.
Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium is located on the banks of the River Taff right in the heart of the Welsh capital, Cardiff.
Old Trafford
Affectionately nicknamed the ‘Theatre of Dreams’ by football legend Bobby Charlton, Old Trafford is home to Manchester United Football Club.
St James’ Park
St James’ Park is the oldest football ground in north-east England, having hosted a football match as early as 1880, and is among the largest football stadia in the UK.
Wembley Stadium
One of the most famous stadia in the world, Wembley has hosted some of the most memorable sporting moments in history.


Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold Silver Bronze
ARG	1	0	0	gold medals: 1 1 Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze silver medals: 0 bronze medals: 0
USA	1	0	0	gold medals: 1 1 Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze silver medals: 0 bronze medals: 0
BRA	0	1	1	gold medals: 0 0 Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze silver medals: 1 bronze medals: 1

Men's competition

Women's competition

The Olympic Football tournament has been decided by a replay just once, in Amsterdam 1928: Uruguay beat Argentina 2-1 after the first match between the teams ended 1-1.
The only time a gold medal match has been decided on penalties was at Sydney 2000, when Cameroon beat Spain in a shootout.
Hungary has won three Football gold medals – more than any other country.
During the London 2012 Football competition approximately 2,400 footballs will be used.