The Men’s Olympic Football Tournament kicks off Wednesday, 24 July with eight matches. The sixteen qualified teams will play between seven different stadiums, with the gold medal match set to take place on August 9 at the Parc des Princes.
The tournament format consists of four groups containing four teams. Each team will play each other team in their group in a round-robin format. The top two teams based on points will then advance to the knockout stages from each group. In case of a tie, the winner of the head-to-head matchup will go through.
Each of the 16 countries have already confirmed their 18-man squads ahead of the tournament. Summer Games rules allow only three players over the age of 23 to be selected per a team.
This edition of the Summer Games will crown a new champion, as 2020 champions Brazil will not be participating in this year’s tournament.
Favourites include hosts France, two-time champs Argentina and Spain who just claimed the EURO 2024 championship in Germany.
Paris Summer Games 2024 Venues
Parc des Princes (Paris) – Capacity: 47,929
Stade de Bordeaux (Bordeaux) – Capacity: 42,115
Stade de Lyon (Lyon) – Capacity: 59,186
Stade de Marseille (Marseille) – Capacity: 67,394
Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes) – Capacity: 35,322
Stade de Nice (Nice) – Capacity: 36,178
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Etienne) – Capacity: 41,965
Men’s Tournament Groups
As mentioned above, the men’s tournament will feature 16 teams that have been divided into 4 groups of 4 teams:
Group A: France, USA, Guinea, New Zealand
Group B: Argentina, Morocco, Iraq, Ukraine
Group C: Uzbekistan, Spain, Egypt, Dominican Republic
Group D: Japan, Paraguay, Mali, Israel
Men’s Summer Games Football Schedule
The first match of the tournament will be played on Wednesday, 24 July between hosts France and USA in Marseille. Two-time champions Argentina will also be playing on the opening day against Morocco in Saint-Etienne.
The Group Stage will complete on July 30 with a total of 24 matches being played on three different days. From there, the top 8 teams will compete with the quarter finals on August 2nd and the winners will go on to the semis on August 5.
The Bronze Medal Match is set to take place on Thursday at Stade de la Beaujoire. The tournament will come to a conclusion with the Gold Medal game on Friday, August 9 at Parc des Princes.
See below a full schedule of all upcoming group stage and knockout stage matches.
Thursday July 25
Group A- France v Colombia, Stade de Lyon
Group A- Canada v New Zealand, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Group B- USA v Zambia, Stade de Nice
Group B- Germany v Australia, Stade de Marseille
Group C- Spain v Japan, Stade de la Beaujoire
Group C- Nigeria v Brazil, Stade de Bordeaux
Sunday July 28
Group A- France v Canada, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Group A: New Zealand v Colombia, Stade de Lyon, kick-off 4pm
Group B: USA v Germany, Stade de Marseille, kick-off 8pm
Group B: Australia v Zambia, Stade de Nice, kick-off 6pm
Group C: Spain v Nigeria, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, kick-off 6pm
Group C: Brazil v Japan, Parc des Princes, Paris, kick-off 4pm
Wednesday July 31
Group A: New Zealand v France, Stade de Lyon
Group A: Colombia v Canada, Stade de Nice
Group B: Australia v USA, Stade de Marseille
Group B: Zambia v Germany, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Group C: Brazil v Spain, Stade de Bordeaux
Group C: Japan v Nigeria, Stade de la Beaujoire
Saturday August 3
Quarter-Final 1: 1A v 3B/C, Stade de la Beaujoire
Quarter-Final 2: 1B v 2C, Parc des Princes
Quarter-Final 3: 1C v 3A/B, Stade de Lyon
Quarter-Final 4: 2A v 2B, Stade de Marseille
Tuesday August 6
Semi-Final 1: Quarter-Final 1 Winner v Quarter-Final 3 Winner
Semi-Final 1: Quarter-Final 2 Winner v Quarter-Final 4 Winner
Friday August 9
Bronze Medal Match: Semi-Final 1 Loser v Semi-Final 2 Loser, Stade de Lyon
Saturday August 10
Gold Medal Match: Semi-Final 1 Winner v Semi-Final 2 Winner, Parc des Princes
