{
    "title": "Official draw in Beijing on 20 April",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:34:23",
    "published_at": "2008-04-18 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/official-draw-in-beijing-on-20-april",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/2MFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "The official draw for the Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 will be held in Beijing, China, at 19.00h local time this coming Sunday 20 April. Twenty-eight teams (sixteen men\u2019s, twelve women\u2019s) will be competing in this summer\u2019s Olympic Football Tournaments to be played in the cities of Beiji\u2026",
    "slug": "official-draw-in-beijing-on-20-april",
    "body": "<p>The official draw for the Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 will be held in Beijing, China, at 19.00h local time this coming Sunday 20 April.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bTwenty-eight teams (sixteen men&rsquo;s, twelve women&rsquo;s) will be competing in this summer&rsquo;s Olympic Football Tournaments to be played in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao from 6 to 23 August 2008.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe last team to qualify will be known after the women&rsquo;s qualifying play-off between Brazil and Ghana in Beijing Workers&rsquo; Stadium at 19.45h local time on Saturday (lists of players are available on FIFA.com).<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe draw format will be officialised by the bureau of the Organising Committee for the Olympic Football Tournaments, chaired by FIFA Vice-President Dr Mong Joon Chung, after the last qualifying match between Brazil and Ghana.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThose present at the draw ceremony will include FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, Chinese Minister of the General Administration of Sport Liu Peng, FIFA Vice-President and chairman of the Organising Committee for the Olympic Football Tournaments Dr Mong Joon Chung, BOCOG&rsquo;s Executive Vice-President Yang Shu&rsquo;an, FIFA Secretary General J&eacute;r&ocirc;me Valcke and Chinese Football Association Vice-President and General Secretary Xie Ya Long.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe draw will be conducted by FIFA Secretary General J&eacute;r&ocirc;me Valcke.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe ceremony will last approximately one hour and will feature Chinese folk dances and other entertainment.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<em>FIFA.com</em></p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
    "format_version": 5
}