Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group B

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Group B of the men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was played from 24 to 30 July 2024. [1] [2] The group consisted of Argentina, Iraq, Morocco and Ukraine. [3] The top two teams, Morocco and Argentina, advanced to the knockout stage. [4]

Contents

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Olympic
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
B1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1 CONMEBOL 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament top two11 February 202410th 2020 Gold medalists (2004, 2008)
B2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2 CAF 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations top three4 July 20238th 2012 Eighth place (1972)
B3Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq [a] 3 AFC 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup top three2 May 20246th 2016 Fourth place (2004)
B4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4 UEFA 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship top three2 July 20231stDebut
  1. The qualifiers from AFC were not known at the time of the draw.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 320163+36 [a] Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 320163+36 [a]
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 31023523
4Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 31023743
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Morocco 3, Argentina 0.

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

Argentina vs Morocco

The match had 15 minutes of stoppage time added on. As the game entered the 16th minute of stoppage time, Morocco was leading 2–1 when Argentina took a shot at goal from the edge of the box. This shot was pushed back into the area by Morocco's goalkeeper, leading to another two Argentina attempts hitting the crossbar and falling back into the area in succession, before Cristian Medina was able to head the rebounding ball into the goal and equalise for Argentina. [5] [6] Moroccan fans, feeling that time had elapsed and the game should have ended before Argentina scored, immediately began rioting in the stadium. Spectators stormed the pitch and set off pyrotechnic explosions, leading to the game being suspended amid safety concerns for the players. After the stadium was emptied, [7] the match was resumed behind closed doors in order to play the final three minutes. [8] The match resumed at 19:02, with Argentina's goal disallowed following a VAR review. [9]

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
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Argentina [11]
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Morocco [11]
GK1 Gerónimo Rulli
RB4 Joaquín García Sub off.svg 84'
CB2 Marco Di Cesare Yellow card.svg 90+9'
CB16 Nicolás Otamendi (c)
LB3 Julio Soler Sub off.svg 69'
RM10 Thiago Almada
CM14 Santiago Hezze Sub off.svg 69'
CM8 Cristian Medina
LM7 Kevin Zenón Sub off.svg 54'
CF18 Lucas Beltrán Sub off.svg 69'
CF9 Julián Álvarez
Substitutes:
GK12 Leandro Brey
DF6 Bruno Amione Sub on.svg 69'
DF13 Gonzalo Luján
MF5 Ezequiel Fernández Yellow card.svg 88'Sub on.svg 69'
MF11 Claudio Echeverri Sub on.svg 84'
FW15 Luciano Gondou Sub on.svg 69'
FW17 Giuliano Simeone Sub on.svg 54'
Manager:
Javier Mascherano
GK1 Munir Mohamedi Yellow card.svg 89'
RB2 Achraf Hakimi (c)
CB4 Mehdi Boukamir
CB14 Oussama Targhalline Yellow card.svg 87'
LB11 Zakaria El Ouahdi Yellow card.svg 61'
CM18 Amir Richardson
CM17 Oussama El Azzouzi Sub off.svg 80'
RW10 Ilias Akhomach Yellow card.svg 39'Sub off.svg 59'
AM8 Bilal El Khannous Yellow card.svg 45+3'Sub off.svg 90+2'
LW7 Eliesse Ben Seghir Sub off.svg 80'
CF9 Soufiane Rahimi Yellow card.svg 70'
Substitutes:
GK12 Rachid Ghanimi
DF3 Akram Nakach Sub on.svg 80'
DF5 Adil Tahif
MF6 Benjamin Bouchouari Sub on.svg 90+2'
MF13 Yassine Kechta Sub on.svg 80'
FW15 El Mehdi Maouhoub
FW16 Abde Ezzalzouli Sub on.svg 59'
Manager:
Tarik Sektioui

Assistant referees:
Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
Andreas Söderkvist (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
Video assistant referee:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Iraq vs Ukraine

Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg2–1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
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Attendance: 10,637 [12]
Referee: Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)
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Iraq [13]
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Ukraine [13]
GK1 Hussein Hassan Yellow card.svg 90+13'
RB17 Mustafa Saadoon
CB6 Zaid Tahseen
CB20 Hussein Amer Yellow card.svg 52'
CB5 Ahmed Maknzi
LB3 Hussein Ali Sub off.svg 58'
RM11 Muntadher Mohammed Sub off.svg 58'
CM8 Ibrahim Bayesh
CM10 Youssef Amyn Sub off.svg 79'
LM14 Karrar Mohammed
CF18 Aymen Hussein (c)Sub off.svg 90+12'
Substitutes:
GK12 Kumel Al-Rekabe
DF2 Josef Al-Imam Sub on.svg 90+12'
DF13 Karrar Saad Sub on.svg 79'
MF7 Ali Jasim Sub on.svg 58'
MF15 Nihad Mohammed Sub on.svg 58'
MF16 Muntadher Abdul-Amir
FW9 Hussein Abdullah
Manager:
Radhi Shenaishil
GK12 Kiril Fesyun
RB2 Illya Krupskyi
CB4 Maksym Talovyerov Yellow card.svg 56'Sub off.svg 73'
CB16 Arseniy Batahov
LB3 Oleksandr Martynyuk
RM5 Valentyn Rubchynskyi
CM10 Maksym Braharu Yellow card.svg 56'Sub off.svg 73'
CM18 Dmytro Kryskiv Yellow card.svg 26'Sub off.svg 79'
CM8 Mykola Mykhaylenko Sub off.svg 73'
LM11 Maksym Khlan
CF14 Danylo Sikan (c)Sub off.svg 80'
Substitutes:
GK1 Heorhiy Yermakov
DF6 Oleksiy Sych Sub on.svg 73'
DF13 Volodymyr Salyuk Sub on.svg 73'
MF7 Oleh Ocheretko Sub on.svg 79'
MF15 Vladyslav Veleten
MF17 Oleh Fedor Sub on.svg 73'
FW9 Ihor Krasnopir Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Ruslan Rotan

Assistant referees:
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
Liban Abdoulrazack Ahmed (Djibouti)
Fourth official:
Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Video assistant referee:
Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

Argentina vs Iraq

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
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Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 30,008 [14]
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
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Argentina [15]
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Iraq [15]
GK1 Gerónimo Rulli
RB4 Joaquín García Yellow card.svg 50'Sub off.svg 60'
CB2 Marco Di Cesare
CB16 Nicolás Otamendi (c)
LB3 Julio Soler Sub off.svg 60'
RM10 Thiago Almada Sub off.svg 86'
CM5 Ezequiel Fernández
CM14 Santiago Hezze Sub off.svg 60'
LM8 Cristian Medina
CF18 Lucas Beltrán Sub off.svg 45+2'
CF9 Julián Álvarez
Substitutes:
GK12 Leandro Brey
DF6 Bruno Amione Sub on.svg 86'
DF13 Gonzalo Luján Sub on.svg 60'
MF7 Kevin Zenón Sub on.svg 60'
MF11 Claudio Echeverri
FW15 Luciano Gondou Yellow card.svg 90'Sub on.svg 60'
FW17 Giuliano Simeone Sub on.svg 45+2'
Manager:
Javier Mascherano
GK1 Hussein Hassan
RB17 Mustafa Saadoon Sub off.svg 60'
CB20 Hussein Amer
CB6 Zaid Tahseen Yellow card.svg 46'
LB5 Ahmed Maknzi
CM8 Ibrahim Bayesh Sub off.svg 76'
CM14 Karrar Mohammed Sub off.svg 87'
RW15 Nihad Mohammed Yellow card.svg 52'Sub off.svg 60'
AM7 Ali Jasim Sub off.svg 87'
LW10 Youssef Amyn
CF18 Aymen Hussein (c)
Substitutes:
GK12 Kumel Al-Rekabe
DF2 Josef Al-Imam
DF3 Hussein Ali Sub on.svg 60'
DF13 Karrar Saad Sub on.svg 87'
MF11 Muntadher Mohammed Sub on.svg 60'
MF16 Muntadher Abdul-Amir Sub on.svg 76'
FW9 Hussein Abdullah Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Radhi Shenaishil

Assistant referees:
Jan Erik Engan (Norway)
Isaak Bashevkin (Norway)
Fourth official:
Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Video assistant referee:
Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

Ukraine vs Morocco

Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg2–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
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Ukraine [17]
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Morocco [17]
GK12 Kiril Fesyun
RB2 Illya Krupskyi Yellow card.svg 79'
CB13 Volodymyr Salyuk Red card.svg 63'
CB16 Arseniy Batahov
LB3 Oleksandr Martynyuk Sub off.svg 74'
RM11 Maksym Khlan Yellow card.svg 52'
CM5 Valentyn Rubchynskyi Yellow card.svg 72'
CM18 Dmytro Kryskiv Sub off.svg 65'
CM8 Mykola Mykhaylenko Sub off.svg 78'
LM10 Maksym Braharu Sub off.svg 65'
CF14 Danylo Sikan (c)Yellow card.svg 34'Sub off.svg 65'
Substitutes:
GK1 Heorhiy Yermakov
DF4 Maksym Talovyerov Sub on.svg 65'
DF6 Oleksiy Sych Yellow card.svg 90'Sub on.svg 74'
MF7 Oleh Ocheretko Sub on.svg 65'
MF15 Vladyslav Veleten
MF17 Oleh Fedor Sub on.svg 78'
FW9 Ihor Krasnopir Sub on.svg 65'
Manager:
Ruslan Rotan
GK1 Munir Mohamedi
RB2 Achraf Hakimi (c)Yellow card.svg 71'
CB17 Oussama El Azzouzi Sub off.svg 87'
CB4 Mehdi Boukamir Sub off.svg 74'
LB11 Zakaria El Ouahdi
DM14 Oussama Targhalline
CM18 Amir Richardson Yellow card.svg 37'
CM8 Bilal El Khannous
RF16 Abde Ezzalzouli
CF9 Soufiane Rahimi Sub off.svg 87'
LF7 Eliesse Ben Seghir Sub off.svg 87'
Substitutes:
GK12 Rachid Ghanimi
DF3 Akram Nakach Sub on.svg 87'
DF5 Adil Tahif
MF6 Benjamin Bouchouari
MF13 Yassine Kechta Sub on.svg 74'
FW10 Ilias Akhomach Sub on.svg 87'
FW15 El Mehdi Maouhoub Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Tarik Sektioui

Assistant referees:
Walter López (Honduras)
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
Video assistant referee:
Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jérôme Brisard (France)

Ukraine vs Argentina

Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
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Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 10,017 [18]
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
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Ukraine [19]
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Argentina [19]
GK12 Kiril Fesyun
RB2 Illya Krupskyi
CB4 Maksym Talovyerov
CB16 Arseniy Batahov
LB3 Oleksandr Martynyuk Sub off.svg 68'
DM5 Valentyn Rubchynskyi Yellow card.svg 53'
CM18 Dmytro Kryskiv
CM8 Mykola Mykhaylenko Sub off.svg 59'
RF11 Maksym Khlan Sub off.svg 78'
CF14 Danylo Sikan (c)Sub off.svg 59'
LF10 Maksym Braharu Sub off.svg 59'
Substitutes:
GK1 Heorhiy Yermakov
DF6 Oleksiy Sych Sub on.svg 68'
MF7 Oleh Ocheretko Sub on.svg 59'
MF15 Vladyslav Veleten Yellow card.svg 82'Sub on.svg 78'
MF17 Oleh Fedor Sub on.svg 59'
FW9 Ihor Krasnopir Sub on.svg 59'
Manager:
Ruslan Rotan
GK1 Gerónimo Rulli
RB13 Gonzalo Luján
CB2 Marco Di Cesare
CB16 Nicolás Otamendi (c)
LB3 Julio Soler Sub off.svg 67'
RM17 Giuliano Simeone
CM5 Ezequiel Fernández Sub off.svg 68'
CM8 Cristian Medina
LM10 Thiago Almada Sub off.svg 81'
CF15 Luciano Gondou Sub off.svg 59'
CF9 Julián Álvarez Sub off.svg 81'
Substitutes:
GK12 Leandro Brey
DF4 Joaquín García
DF6 Bruno Amione Sub on.svg 67'
MF7 Kevin Zenón Sub on.svg 68'
MF11 Claudio Echeverri Sub on.svg 81'
MF14 Santiago Hezze Sub on.svg 59'
FW18 Lucas Beltrán Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Javier Mascherano

Assistant referees:
Jerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)
Stephen Yiembe (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Video assistant referee:
Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Leodán González (Uruguay)

Morocco vs Iraq

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
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Attendance: 19,300 [20]
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
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Morocco [21]
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Iraq [21]
GK1 Munir Mohamedi
RB2 Achraf Hakimi (c)
CB17 Oussama El Azzouzi Sub off.svg 85'
CB4 Mehdi Boukamir
LB11 Zakaria El Ouahdi
CM18 Amir Richardson Sub off.svg 62'
CM14 Oussama Targhalline Sub off.svg 62'
RW10 Ilias Akhomach Sub off.svg 67'
AM8 Bilal El Khannous
LW16 Abde Ezzalzouli
CF9 Soufiane Rahimi Sub off.svg 61'
Substitutes:
GK12 Rachid Ghanimi
DF3 Akram Nakach
DF5 Adil Tahif Sub on.svg 85'
MF6 Benjamin Bouchouari Sub on.svg 62'
MF13 Yassine Kechta Sub on.svg 62'
FW7 Eliesse Ben Seghir Sub on.svg 67'
FW15 El Mehdi Maouhoub Sub on.svg 61'
Manager:
Tarik Sektioui
GK1 Hussein Hassan
RB17 Mustafa Saadoon Sub off.svg 79'
CB20 Hussein Amer
CB4 Saad Natiq (c)
LB5 Ahmed Maknzi Yellow card.svg 30'
CM8 Ibrahim Bayesh
CM14 Karrar Mohammed Yellow card.svg 9'
RW10 Youssef Amyn Sub off.svg 31'
AM11 Muntadher Mohammed Sub off.svg 46'
LW13 Karrar Saad Sub off.svg 32'
CF18 Aymen Hussein
Substitutes:
GK12 Kumel Al-Rekabe
DF2 Josef Al-Imam Sub on.svg 46'
DF3 Hussein Ali Sub on.svg 79'
MF7 Ali Jasim Sub on.svg 32'
MF15 Nihad Mohammed Sub on.svg 31'
MF16 Muntadher Abdul-Amir
FW9 Hussein Abdullah
Manager:
Radhi Shenaishil

Assistant referees:
Rafael Alves (Brazil)
Guillerme Camilo (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
Video assistant referee:
Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:

Only one of the above deductions could be applied to a player in a single match.

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
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Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 22–4
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 222–6
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 62–8
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3512–14

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