Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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2024 Men's Olympic Football Tournament
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates24 July – 9 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
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The men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held from 24 July to 9 August 2024. [1] It will be the 28th edition of the men's Olympic football tournament. Together with the women's competition, the 2024 Summer Olympics football tournament will be held at seven stadiums in seven cities in France. The final will be held at Parc des Princes in Paris. Teams participating in the men's competition will be restricted to under-23 players (born on or after 1 January 2001) with a maximum of three overage players allowed.

Contents

Schedule

The schedule is as follows. [2]

Legend
GGroup stage¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match
Date
Event
Wed 24Thu 25Fri 26Sat 27Sun 28Mon 29Tue 30Wed 31Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 9
GSGSGSQFSFBF

Qualification

In addition to host nation France, fifteen men's national teams qualified from six separate continental confederations. The Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions ratified the distribution of spots at their meeting on 24 February 2022. [3]

Means of qualificationDate(s) [lower-alpha 1] Venue(s) [lower-alpha 1] Berth(s)Qualified
Host nation——1Flag 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
  1. 1 2 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments); various qualification stages may precede these matches.

Venues

The tournament will be held in seven venues across seven cities:

Match officials

On 3 April 2024, FIFA released the list of match referees that would officiate at the Olympics. [4]

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on 20 March 2024, 20:00 CET (UTC+1), at the Pulse building in Saint-Denis, France. [5] [6]

The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. No group contains more than one team from each confederation. [7] [8]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 As the three teams qualified through the AFC U-23 Asian Cup were to be known only after the draw, placeholders were allocated according to the ranking of the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020. The placeholders were named “AFC 1”, “AFC 2” and “AFC 3”. [8]
  2. ↑ As the AFC-CAF play-off was to be played after the draw, the placeholder was allocated to Pot 4 and would not be drawn into a group already containing an AFC or CAF team. [8]

Group stage

The competing countries were divided into four groups of four teams, denoted as groups A, B, C and D. Teams in each group play one another in a round-robin basis, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the quarter-finals.

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2). [9]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage will be determined as follows: [10]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 point;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France (H)00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00000000
3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 00000000
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 24 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg Match 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Stade de Nice, Nice
France  Flag of France.svg Match 1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Stade de Marseille, Marseille
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg Match 10 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Stade de Marseille, Marseille
France  Flag of France.svg Match 9 Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report
Stade de Nice, Nice
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg Match 17 Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Stade de Marseille, Marseille
United States  Flag of the United States.svg Match 18 Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 00000000
3Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 00000000
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg Match 3 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg Match 4 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg Match 11 Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg Match 12 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg Match 19 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report
Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg Match 20 Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Stade de Nice, Nice

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 00000000
3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 00000000
4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Match 5 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg Match 6 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Report
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Match 14 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Match 13 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Match 21 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg Match 22 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 00000000
3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 00000000
4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg Match 8 Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report
Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg Match 7 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg Match 15 Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg Match 16 Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg Match 23 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg Match 24 Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. [10]

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold medal match
 
          
 
2 August – Bordeaux
 
 
Winner Group A
 
5 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
Runner-up Group B
 
 
 
2 August – Marseille
 
 
 
Winner Group C
 
9 August – Paris
 
Runner-up Group D
 
 
 
2 August – Paris
 
 
 
Winner Group B
 
5 August – Marseille
 
Runner-up Group A
 
 
 
2 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
  Bronze medal match
 
Winner Group D
 
8 August – Nantes
 
Runner-up Group C
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals

1B Match 26 2A
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
1D Match 28 2C
Report
Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
1C Match 27 2D
Report
Stade de Marseille, Marseille
1A Match 25 2B
Report
Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Semi-finals

WQF2 Match 30 WQF4
Report
Stade de Marseille, Marseille
WQF1 Match 29 WQF3
Report
Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu

Bronze medal match

LSF1 Match 31 LSF2
Report
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Gold medal match

WSF1 Match 32 WSF2
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris

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