The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held in France from 4 to 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, beating Hungary 4–2. Italy's 1934 and 1938 teams hold the distinction of being the only men's national team to win the World Cup multiple times under the same coach, Vittorio Pozzo. It would be the last World Cup until 1950; the 1942 and 1946 World Cups were cancelled due to World War II.
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the second time in the history of the tournament, defeating Morocco in the bidding process. It was the ninth time that it was held in Europe. Spanning 32 days, it was the longest World Cup tournament ever held.
The 2016 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 or simply Euro 2016, was the 15th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organised by UEFA. It was held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016. Spain were the two-time defending champions, having won the 2008 and 2012 tournaments, but were eliminated in the round of 16 2-0 by Italy. Portugal won the tournament for the first time, following a 1–0 victory after extra time over the host team, France, in the final played at the Stade de France.
The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international Women's football championship contested by 24 women's national teams representing member associations of FIFA. It took place between 7 June and 7 July 2019, with 52 matches staged in nine cities in France, which was awarded the right to host the event in March 2015, the first time the country hosted the tournament. The tournament was the first Women's World Cup to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system. This was the second and last edition with 24 teams before expanding to 32 teams for the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
The knockout stage of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 22 June with the round of 16 and ended on 7 July with the final match, held at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu. A total of 16 teams advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.
The Canada women's national soccer team has represented Canada at eight of the nine staging's of the FIFA Women's World Cup. The inaugural tournament in 1991 is currently the only edition for which they failed to qualify.
The Argentina women's national football team has represented Argentina at the FIFA Women's World Cup at four stagings of the tournament, in 2003, 2007, 2019 and 2023.
The France women's national football team has represented France at the FIFA Women's World Cup at five stagings of the tournament, in 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023, they hosted in 2019.
The men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held from 24 July to 9 August 2024. 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 with a maximum of three overage players allowed.
The women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held from 25 July to 10 August 2024. It will be the eighth edition of the women's Olympic football tournament. Together with the men'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. There are no player age restrictions for teams participating in the competition.
Paraguay is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. It will be the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for the 1980 edition in Moscow, because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.
Mali is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It has participated in every edition of the summer Olympics since the nation's official debut in 1964, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.
Group A of the men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be played from 24 to 30 July 2024. The group consists of France, Guinea, New Zealand and the United States. The top two teams, advance to the knockout stage.
Group B of the men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be played from 24 to 30 July 2024. The group consists of Argentina, Iraq, Morocco and Ukraine. The top two teams, advance to the knockout stage.
Group C of the men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be played from 24 to 30 July 2024. The group consists of the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Spain and Uzbekistan. The top two teams, advance to the knockout stage.
The knockout stage of the men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be played from 2 to 9 August 2024. The top two teams from each group in the group stage qualify for the knockout stage.
Group A of the women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be played from 25 to 31 July 2024. The group, one of three 4-team groups competing in the group stage of the Olympic tournament, consists of Canada, Colombia, France and New Zealand. The top two teams and the two best-ranked third-placed teams among the three groups, advance to the knockout stage.
Group B of the women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be played from 25 to 31 July 2024. The group, one of three 4-team groups competing in the group stage of the Olympic tournament, consists of Australia, Germany, the United States and Zambia. The top two teams and the two best-ranked third-placed teams among the three groups, advance to the knockout stage.
Group C of the women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be played from 25 to 31 July 2024. The group, one of three 4-team groups competing in the group stage of the Olympic tournament, consists of Brazil, Japan, Spain and Nigeria. The top two teams and the two best-ranked third-placed teams among the three groups, advance to the knockout stage.
The knockout stage of the Women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be played from 3 to 10 August 2024. The top two teams and the two best-ranked third-placed teams from each group in the group stage qualify for the knockout stage.
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