Circular 1935 YOG Dakar 2026 Participation Principles and Expressions of Interest EN

TO THE MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS OF FIFA Circular no. 1935

Zurich, 20 June 2025

Youth Olympic Futsal Tournaments Dakar 2026 – participation principles and expressions of interest

Dear Sir or Madam,

We would like to inform you about the latest updates from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the Youth Olympic Futsal Tournaments at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

The Youth Olympic Futsal Tournaments for both boys and girls have been confirmed as an integral part of the upcoming Games, and we strongly encourage our Member Associations to express their interest in participating.

The IOC has determined that the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of each Member Association is responsible for submitting their representative teams and holds exclusive authority over the selection of their athletes.

We therefore kindly ask you to liaise with your respective NOC to ensure that your expression of interest is submitted in accordance with their internal procedures and preferred format.

Additionally, we request that you complete the enclosed FIFA Expression of Interest form and submit it to olympicfootballtournaments@fifa.org, copying your respective confederation, by 27 June 2025 or by the deadline stipulated by your NOC, whichever comes first.

Thereafter, FIFA will coordinate with the confederations and the IOC based on the expressions of interest received.

Tournament details:

• The tournaments will take place between 31 October and 13 November 2026, with the full match schedule to be released in due course.
• A total of eight boys’ and eight girls’ teams will participate in the tournaments.
• A total of ten players per team are entitled to participate.
• The maximum age for the participants will be 17 years old at the time of the Games, including up to 13 November 2026 (date of closing ceremony).

Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA-Strasse 20 P.O. Box 8044 Zurich Switzerland T: +41 (0)43 222 7777 www.FIFA.com Slot allocation for the Men’s Youth Olympic Futsal Tournament Dakar 2026:

Confederation Number of slots AFC 1 CAF 1 Concacaf 1 CONMEBOL 2 OFC 1 UEFA 1 Host country 1

Slot allocation for the Women’s Youth Olympic Futsal Tournament Dakar 2026:

Confederation Number of slots AFC 1 CAF 1 Concacaf 1 CONMEBOL 1 OFC 1 UEFA 2 Host country 1

Should you have any questions or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact Kathy Morrison, Olympic Tournaments Event Manager, at olympicfootballtournaments@fifa.org.

Yours faithfully,

FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

Mattias Grafström Secretary General

2 cc: - FIFA Council
- Confederations
- IOC
- Dakar 2026

Enclosures: IOC Participation Principles IOC National Federation Information FIFA Expression of Interest form

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- Youth Olympic Futsal Tournaments Dakar 2026 Expression of Interest Form

_______________________________________________________________ Member Association

herewith submits an expression of interest in the following competition(s)

Men’s Youth Olympic Futsal Tournament

Women’s Youth Olympic Futsal Tournament

_____________________________ _____________________________ Name and job title Place and date

PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM TO FIFA BY 27 JUNE 2025 (Olympicfootballtournaments@fifa.org)