12 Teams, Three Teams and Behavioral System

The national team, Spain, Brazil, and Puerto Rico, are the first-placed teams in the four pre-Olympic competitions (Praias, Valencia, Riga, San Juan), so all 12 teams of the Olympic Games are now called Paris.

Here are the 12 teams in the tournament (how they qualified in brackets):

1. France (Organizer)
2. Germany (World Cup)
3. Serbia (World Cup)
4. Canada (World Cup)
5. America (World Cup)
6. Australia (World Cup)
7. Japan (World Cup)
8. South Sudan (World Cup)
9. Greece (pre-Olympic tournament)
10. Spain (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
11. Brazil (pre-Olympic tournament)
12. Puerto Rico (Pre-Olympic Tournament)

Teams of the Olympic Games

Group A

1. Australia
2. Hellas
3. Canada
4. Spain

Group B

1. France
2. Germany
3. Japan
4. Brazil

Group C

1. Serbia
2. South Sudan
3. Puerto Rico
4. America

Behavioral system

The 12 teams were divided into three groups. The top two and two best third-placed teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals. These eight teams will be divided into four skill groups based on their performance and group stage record, before a draw is made to determine the pairings that will face each other in the quarter-finals.

Teams from the first group will play the fourth team, while the second group will play the third team. Here we have to take into account that teams who were in the same group in the first stage cannot draw against each other in the quarter finals.

It is recalled that the group stage will take place in Lille, specifically at the Stade Pierre Mauroi, while the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will take place in Paris, namely at the Accor Arena.