Football at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie

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2023 Football Tournament at the Jeux de la Francophonie.
Tournament details
Host country Democratic Republic of the Congo
City Kinshasa
Dates28 July 2023 - 6 August 2023
Teams16 (from 16 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Third placeFlag of Niger.svg  Niger
Fourth placeFlag of Benin.svg  Benin

The football tournament at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie will take place from 28 July to 6 August 2023 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Contents

Participants

Draw

The draw was carried out on 29 October 2022. [1] [2]

Pool 1Pool 2
Pool 3Pool 4

Squads

Group stage

Tiebreakers

The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:

  1. Greatest number of points obtained in group matches
  2. Greatest number of points obtained in direct confrontation
  3. Goal difference in all group matches
  4. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo (H)00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 00000000
3Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 00000000
4Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 00000000
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 00000000
3Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 00000000
4Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 00000000
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 00000000
3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 00000000
4Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 00000000
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 00000000
3Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 00000000
4Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 00000000Withdraw
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third-place playoff

Final

Medalists

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References

  1. "MANUEL TECHNIQUE DE FOOTBALL | Jeux de la francophonie" (PDF). www.jeux.francophonie.org (in French). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. "Composition des poules en football masculin" (in French). jeux.francophonie.org. Retrieved 18 June 2023.