They did not have a team that had qualified to enter the completion as there were a limited number of teams and they had to qualify from events before the Olympics
England doesn't have its own soccer team for the Olympics. Team GB will represent the UK in all events - not just soccer.
Australia first qualified for football at the 1956 Games in Melbourne. They did not qualify again until the 1988 Games in Seoul and the men's team has qualified for every Olympics since then. The women's team qualified for the Olympics in 2000 and 2004. Australia has never won a medal in Olympic football.
soccer
yes of course
The national team's first Olympics was the 1936 Games in Berlin where they finished in 5th place.
The U.S.A has not yet qualified for the 2010 world cup.
No they didn't
Oribe peralta, Mexico
Great Britain
Because the Olympics only allow 2 professional soccer players on the team.
Yes, soccer is an event at the Olympics. However some countries are not represented. For instance the UK normally has 4 soccer teams at international events England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but they would only be allowed one team at the Olympics.