The United States will be among the favourites to qualify for Tokyo 2020 ©Getty Images

Eight teams are set to battle it out for the final two places in the men's football tournament at Tokyo 2020 at the delayed Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football Olympic qualifier in Mexico.

The two finalists at the tournament in Guadalajara, which begins tomorrow and is due to conclude on March 30, will secure a spot at the rearranged Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The competition had been due to take place last year before being postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mexico, United States, Costa Rica and Dominican Republic have been drawn in Group A, while Group B features Honduras, Canada, El Salvador and Haiti.

The US take on Costa Rica and Mexico entertain the Dominican Republic on the opening day.

Teams will play in a round-robin, with the top two from each group qualifying for the semi-finals.

Hosts Mexico will be hoping to secure one of the two available berths at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty Images
Hosts Mexico will be hoping to secure one of the two available berths at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty Images

The winners of the semi-finals will secure the last two places in the men's football tournament at Tokyo 2020, rescheduled for July 23 to August 8 after it was postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Fourteen teams have already qualified for Tokyo 2020 - hosts Japan, France, Germany, Romania, Spain, New Zealand, Egypt, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Australia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Argentina and Brazil.

Football matches at the Games are due to take place across seven venues in six host cities in Japan between July 21 and August 7.

Concerns remain over qualification for the postponed Games in other sports because of the disruption caused by the pandemic.