The 2016 Summer Olympics is coming (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016),officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, and commonly known as Rio 2016, is a major international multi-sport event in the tradition of the Olympic Games due to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016. The association football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held from 3 to 20 August in Brazil.In addition to the Olympic host city of Rio de Janeiro, matches will also be played in Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Salvador, São Paulo, and Manaus. All six cities hosted matches during the 2014 World Cup, with the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio the only Olympic venue not to have been a World Cup venue.Associations affiliated with FIFA may send teams to participate in the tournament. Mens teams are restricted to under-23 players (born on or after 1 January 1993) with a maximum of three overage players allowed, while there are no age restrictions on womens teams.Apart from Rio de Janeiro, which will host the womens final on 19 August and the mens final on 20 August at the Estádio do Maracanã, the other five cities that have made the shortlist of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee are: São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Salvador, and Manaus, which were all host cities during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The final choice of venues was announced by FIFA on 16 March 2015
2016 Olympics Penalty Shootout
