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A new champion will be crowned at the men’s football tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

After five podium finishes, including bronze in 2008 and silver in 2012, Brazil claimed gold for the first time when Neymar inspired the Selecao to glory on home soil in 2016.

The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics saw Brazil pushed all the way as they beat Spain 2-1 in the gold-medal match. Spain’s goal in the final was scored by their Euro 2024 hero Mikel Oyarzabal.

La Roja will be among the contenders again this time around, but Argentina will have designs on taking back the Olympic crown having progressed through the CONMEBOL qualifying section alongside Paraguay at Brazil’s expense.

USA will also attempt to challenge for a medal after disappointment at their home Copa America this year.

The Sporting News breaks down the full list of results throughout the tournament.

GROUP SCHEDULE & STANDINGS: Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D 

KNOCKOUT STAGE SCHEDULE: Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 

Olympic men’s soccer 2024 tournament format

The Olmypic men’s football tournament at the Paris Olympics begins with a full round of group games on July 24, with the quarterfinals kicking off the knockout stage on August 2.

The final takes place in Paris on August 9, one day after the bronze-medal match.

Round Dates
Group Stage July 24-July 30, 2024
Quarterfinals August 2, 2024
Semifinals August 5, 2024
Bronze-medal match August 8, 2024
Gold-medal match August 9, 2024

Full list of teams at Olympic men’s soccer 2024

Sixteen nations booked their spot at the Olympic tournament, with those teams being decided by a lengthy qualification process. As tournament hosts, France were the only team to qualify automatically.

Having secured their place, the teams were drawn into four groups of four for the round-robin phase. 

The top two teams from each group will progress to the quarterfinals.

Team Qualification method
France Hosts
United States 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Dominican Republic 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Spain 2023 UEFA European U-21 Championship
Israel 2023 UEFA European U-21 Championship
Ukraine 2023 UEFA European U-21 Championship
Morocco 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Mali 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
New Zealand 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Paraguay 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
Argentina 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
Japan 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Uzbekistan 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Iraq 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Guinea AFC-CAF playoff

Olympic men’s soccer 2024 Group Stage — Standings and fixtures

Group A standings & fixtures

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. New Zealand  1 3 1-0-0 1
2. United States 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. France 0 0 0-0-0 0
4. Guinea 1 0 0-0-1 -1

Group A match schedule

Date Time (CET) Match Location
July 24 5 p.m. Guinea 1-2 New Zealand Nice (Allianz Riviera)
July 24 9 p.m. France vs. United States Marseille (State Velodrome)
July 27 7 p.m. New Zealand vs. United States Marseille (State Velodrome)
July 27 9 p.m. France vs. Guinea Nice (Allianz Riviera)
July 30 7 p.m. New Zealand vs. France Marseille (State Velodrome)
July 30 7 p.m. United States vs. Guinea Saint-Etienne (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard)

Group B standings & fixtures

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Argentina 1 1 0-1-0 0
2. Morocco 1 1 0-1-0 0
3. Iraq 0 0 0-0-0 0
4. Ukraine 0 0 0-0-0 0

Group B match schedule

Date Time (CET) Match Location
July 24 3 p.m. Argentina 2-2 Morocco Saint-Etienne (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard)
July 24 7 p.m. Iraq vs. Ukraine Lyon (Groupama Stadium)
July 27 3 p.m. Argentina vs. Iraq Lyon (Groupama Stadium)
July 27 5 p.m. Ukraine vs. Morocco Saint-Etienne (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard)
July 30 5 p.m. Ukraine vs. Argentina Lyon (Groupama Stadium)
June 24 5 p.m. Morocco vs. Iraq Nice (Allianz Riviera)

Group C standings & fixtures

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Spain 1 3 1-0-0 1
2. Dominican Republic 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Egypt 0 0 0-0-0 0
4. Uzbekistan 1 0 0-0-1 -1

Group C match schedule

Date Time (CET) Match Location
July 24 3 p.m. Uzbekistan 1-2 Spain Paris (Parc des Princes)
July 24 5 p.m. Egypt vs. Dominican Republic Nantes (Stade de la Beaujoire)
July 27 3 p.m. Dominican Republic vs. Spain Bordeaux (Stade de Bordeaux)
July 27 5 p.m. Uzbekistan vs. Egypt Nantes (Stade de la Beaujoire)
July 30 3 p.m. Dominican Republic vs. Uzbekistan Paris (Parc des Princes)
July 30 3 p.m. Spain vs. Egypt Bordeaux (Stade de Bordeaux)

Group D standings & fixtures

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1.  Japan        
2 Paraguay        
3. Mali        
4. Israel        

Group D match schedule

Date Time (CET) Match Location
July 24 7 p.m. Japan vs. Paraguay Bordeaux (Stade de Bordeaux)
July 24 9 p.m. Mali vs. Israel Paris (Parc des Princes)
July 27 7 p.m. Israel vs. Paraguay Paris (Parc des Princes)
July 27 9 p.m. Japan vs. Mali Bordeaux (Stade de Bordeaux)
July 30 9 p.m. Israel vs. Japan Nantes (Stade de la Beaujoire)
July 30 9 p.m. Paraguay vs. Mail Paris (Parc des Princes)

Olympic men’s soccer 2024 quarterfinals

Date Time (CET) Match Location
August 2 3 p.m. Winner Group B vs. Runner-up Group A Paris (Parc des Princes)
August 2 5 p.m. Winner Group D vs. Runner-up Group C Lyon (Groupama Stadium)
August 2 7 p.m. Winner Group C vs. Runner-up Group D Marseille (State Velodrome)
August 2 9 p.m. Winner Group A vs. Runner-up Group B Bordeaux (Stade de Bordeaux)

Olympic men’s soccer 2024 semifinals

Date Time (CET) Match Location
August 5 6 p.m. Winner QF2 vs. Winner QF4 Marseille (State Velodrome)
August 5 9 p.m. Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF3 Lyon (Groupama Stadium)

Olympic men’s soccer 2024 bronze medal match

Date Time (CET) Match Location
August 8 5 p.m. Loser SF1 vs. Loser SF2 Nantes (Stade de la Beaujoire)

Olympic men’s soccer 2024 gold medal match

Date Time (CET) Match Location
August 9 6 p.m. Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2 Paris (Parc des Princes)

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