Football at the 2028 Summer Olympics

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Football
at the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad
Football pictogram.svg
Pictograms of Olympic sports - Football
Event details
Games 2028 Summer Olympics
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 12–29
VenuesTBA (in TBA host cities)
Competitors504
Men's tournament
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Women's tournament
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Editions
← 2024
2032 →

The football tournament at the 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles and other cities of the United States from July 12 to 29, 2028. [1]

Contents

Two different tournaments will be held in this sport: men's and women's.

United States is the women's defending champions. Spain is the men's defending champions.

Venues

The Rose Bowl, which will host the knockout stage matches, is the only stadium which has been confirmed. The other stadiums of the tournament are yet to be decided.

Pasadena
Rose Bowl
Capacity: 89,702
2018.06.17 Over the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA USA 0039 (42855669451) (cropped).jpg

Qualification

In April 2025, the IOC Executive Board approved a recommendation for 12 men's teams and 16 women's teams. [2] The FIFA Council has not yet approved the final allocation of places for the Olympic football tournaments; however, CONMEBOL had previously published its own qualification system for its conferderation's women's football qualification. [3]

Qualification summary

NationMen'sWomen'sAthletes
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Check-green.svg18
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Check-green.svg18
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg36
Total: 3 NOCs1/123/1672/504

Men's qualification

Means of qualificationDates [a] Venue(s) [a] Berth(s)Qualified
Host nation——1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Total12

Women's qualification

Means of qualificationDates [a] Venue(s) [a] Berth(s)Qualified
Host nation——1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2025 Copa América Femenina 11 July – 2 August 2025Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
2026 CONCACAF W Championship November 2026TBD2 Flag.svg
Flag.svg
2028 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament TBDMultipleTBD
Total16

References

  1. ↑ "Football (Soccer)". LA28. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ "FIFA celebrates historic step for women's football at LA28 Olympic Games". FIFA. April 9, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Reglamento CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina 2025" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. December 13, 2024.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments); various qualification stages may precede these matches.
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