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• Men's side open tournament against Senegal at Old Trafford
• Women's side face New Zealand, Brazil and Cameroon

Stuart Pearce's British Olympic football team has been drawn to play a Uruguay side likely to feature Luis Suarez and Diego Forlan, as well as Senegal and the United Arab Emirates.

A Team GB side potentially featuring David Beckham will face Uruguay in their final group game at the Millennium stadium in Cardiff on 1 August. Their first match will be against Senegal at Old Trafford on 26 July and they will play United Arab Emirates on 29 July at Wembley. In group B, Mexico will face Switzerland, South Korea and Gabon. Brazil will join Belarus, New Zealand and Egypt in group C. Spain, Japan, Honduras and Morocco make up group D.

Appearing in the Olympics for the first time since 1960, the formation of the British side has been controversial, with opposition from the home nations. Gareth Bale of Wales and Steven Fletcher of Scotland are among the players who could be selected for the combined squad.

Hope Powell's women's side have been draw against Brazil, Cameroon and New Zealand, who will provide the opposition for the first event of London 2012 on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Japan, the 2010 women's World Cup champions, were drawn against Sweden, South Africa and Canada. In the third group, the USA will take on France, Colombia and – intriguingly – North Korea.

"The position of football in the Olympic Games often generates a great deal of debate. Four years ago I saw just how much esteem the players, both men and women, hold the competition in," said Zhang Jilong, the Fifa ex-co member who was sporting director for the last Olympic Games in Beijing and will oversee the London tournament on behalf of the world governing body. The draw was made by Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke, assisted by Robbie Savage, Mel C, Kevin Gallagher, England striker Kelly Smith and Brazilian former footballer of the year Ronaldo.

London 2012 organisers hope that today's high profile draw will spark a new rush for tickets, with around 1.5m still to be sold across both tournaments.

"We've already sold 1m tickets. That's a great indication of the appetite for the national game. As we put our finishing touches to our testing processes in football, we will have the remaining tickets on sale at the beginning of May. The remaining Olympic and Paralympic tickets will follow on from there. It's a unique opportunity to share in the spirit of the Games and say, simply, 'I was there,'" said Coe.

One Locog insider said that around 15,000 tickets had been sold for the opening match – the first official Olympic action, two days before the Opening Ceremony. But they expect that now the draw has been made interest in tickets for the match between the British women's team and New Zealand will increase.

The matches will take place around the country at Wembley, Old Trafford, the Millennium Stadium, St James Park, the City of Coventry stadium and Hampden Park.

Organisers hope it will increase enthusiasm for the Games around the country. "The bid was very clear – to, where possible, enshrine the Games not only in London but throughout the UK. We are a football loving nation," said Locog chairman Lord Coe.

The men's tournament is an under-23 event, with each squad of 18 allowed three overage players. There are no age restrictions on the women's tournament.

The Football Association is believed to be in talks with Brazil, fellow seeds, as a potential opponent for a high-profile pre-Games friendly at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium the weekend before the Olympics. Sweden, who can't be drawn against Team GB in the group stage, are under consideration as a potential opponent for Hope Powell's women's side on the same weekend.

The guessing game over who will make the Team GB squad, and in particular the identity of the three over-age players, will continue.

It will be accompanied by a likely escalation in the simmering war between Premier League managers and the FA over the tournament's timing and which of their players should take part. The current long list of 80 has to be cut to 35 by 8 June, with the final squad of 18 (plus four reserves) submitted to Fifa by 6 July.

Men's draw:

Group A

Great Britain, Senegal, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay Group

Group B

Mexico, Switzerland, South Korea, Gabon

Group C

Brazil, Belarus, New Zealand, Egypt Group

Group D

Spain, Japan, Honduras, Morocco

Women's draw:

Group E

Great Britain, Cameroon, New Zealand, Brazil

Group F

Japan, Sweden, South Africa, Canada

Group G

USA, France, Colombia, Korea DPR Read More

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