Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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A total of 16 teams compete in the men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In addition to the host nation France, 15 men's national under-23 teams qualified from the tournaments of the six continental confederations.

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On 24 February 2022, the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The host nation France, earned automatic qualification to the tournament. For the remaining 15 slots, the AFC and CAF each received 3 automatic slots with a 4th nation from each confederation being granted a spot against each other, UEFA received 3 slots, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL received 2 slots, and the OFC received 1 slot. [1]

Means of qualificationDate(s) [lower-alpha 1] Venue(s) [lower-alpha 1] Berth(s)Qualified
Host nation1Flag of France.svg France
2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 18 June – 3 July 2022Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 21 June – 8 July 2023Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Israel.svg Israel
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 24 June – 8 July 2023Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament 27 August – 9 September 2023Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament 20 January – 11 February 2024Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup 15 April – 3 May 2024Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
AFC–CAF play-off 9 May 2024Flag of France.svg  France 1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Total16
Notes
  1. 1 2 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments); various qualification stages may precede these matches.

2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The semi-final winners qualified. [2]

Knockout stage

 
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
              
 
25 June – Tegucigalpa
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5
 
28 June – San Pedro Sula (Morazán)
 
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
25 June – San Pedro Sula (Rosenthal)
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 4
 
1 July – San Pedro Sula (Morazán)
 
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
25 June – Tegucigalpa
 
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 0
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0
 
28 June – San Pedro Sula (Morazán)
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1
 
25 June – San Pedro Sula (Rosenthal)
 
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 2
 
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 4
 
3 July – San Pedro Sula (Olímpico)
 
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 1
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6
 
26 June – Tegucigalpa
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0
 
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 4
 
29 June – San Pedro Sula (Olímpico)
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 5
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1
 
26 June – San Pedro Sula (Olímpico)
 
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0
 
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1
 
1 July – San Pedro Sula (Morazán)
 
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic (p)2 (4)
 
26 June – Tegucigalpa
 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2 (2)
 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (p)1 (4)
 
29 June – San Pedro Sula (Olímpico)
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1 (3)
 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (p)1 (2)
 
26 June – San Pedro Sula (Olímpico)
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1 (1)
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 6
 
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0
 

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The top three eligible teams (not including England and Olympic hosts France) qualified. [3]
England would have qualified as winners of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. However, an English team cannot participate in Olympic qualification for Great Britain due to there being no agreements between the associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. [4]

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
1 July – Boris Paichadze Stadium
 
 
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 0 (3)
 
5 July – Adjarabet Arena
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel (p)0 (4)
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0
 
2 July – Ramaz Shengelia Stadium
 
Flag of England.svg  England 3
 
Flag of England.svg  England 1
 
8 July – Adjarabet Arena
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0
 
Flag of England.svg  England 1
 
1 July – Stadionul Rapid-Giulești
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (a.e.t.)2
 
5 July – Stadionul Steaua
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5
 
2 July – Cluj Arena
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1
 
Flag of France.svg  France 1
 
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3
 

2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage. The winners of the semi-finals and the third-place match qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [5] The loser of the third-place match advanced to the AFC–CAF play-off match.

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
4 July – Rabat
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (p)2 (4)
 
8 July – Rabat
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2 (3)
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (a.e.t.)2
 
4 July – Tangier
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1
 
 
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0
 
Third-place match
 
 
7 July – Tangier
 
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali (p)0 (4)
 
 
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0 (3)

2023 OFC Men's Olympic qualifying tournament

New Zealand qualified after defeating Fiji in the final. [6]

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 September 2023
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8
 
9 September 2023
 
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 0
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 9
 
6 September 2023
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 0
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3
 

2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament

Teams were drawn into two groups of five teams each and played a single round-robin stage. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to a final single round-robin stage, with the top two teams qualifying for the Olympics. [7] All ten nations entered the competition. [8]

Group stage

Group A Group B

PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 49
2Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela (H)48
3Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 47
4Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 44
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 40
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts

PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 48
2Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 47
3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 46
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 44
5Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 43
Source: CONMEBOL

Final stage

PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay (C)37
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 35
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 33
4Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela (H)31
Source: CONMEBOL
(C) Champions;
(H) Hosts

2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Fifteen teams joined hosts Qatar to play in four groups of single-leg league format matches. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage, and the winners of the semi-final matches and the third-place match qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The loser of the third-place match advanced to the AFC–CAF play-off match.

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
25 April – Al Rayyan (Jassim)
 
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2
 
29 April – Al Rayyan (Jassim)
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (a.e.t.)4
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
 
26 April – Al Wakrah
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 0
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1
 
3 May – Al Rayyan (Jassim)
 
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 
25 April – Doha
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2 (10)
 
29 April – Doha
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (p)2 (11)
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0
 
26 April – Al Rayyan (Khalifa)
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2 Third place play-off
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2
 
2 May – Doha
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (a.e.t.)2
 
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1
 

AFC–CAF play-off

This section shows the match contested between the 4th-placed teams of the qualification tournaments of Asia and Africa, as both confederations have three and one-half spots at the 2024 Olympic Football Tournament in Paris. The play-off was the 4th-placed team from Africa, Guinea, versus the 4th-placed team from Asia, Indonesia.

Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg0–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
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Guinea advanced to group A of the Olympic men's football tournament.

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