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Football at Olympics 2024: Schedule, matches, bracket, results for men’s and women’s soccer in summer Paris Games | Sporting News Canada

The 2024 Summer Olympics are finally here as Paris hosts the competition from late July to early August. Football is always a significant event, with a condensed tournament for both men’s and women’s teams drawing viewers from around the globe.

As per Olympic regulations, the men’s tournament will feature a predominantly youth squad, limited to players under 23 years old (born on or after January 1, 2001) plus three designated over-age players. There is no age restriction on the women’s squads.

Thanks to the European Championships and the Copa America taking place just weeks earlier, convincing superstars from either Europe or South America to participate in the Olympics as an overage player can be difficult, as the physical strain from such a congested fixture list is extreme, and those full international competitions are usually prioritised.

France will see both their men’s and women’s sides participate, given automatic qualification as hosts, while the United States, Spain, and New Zealand were the only nations to have qualified competitively for both competitions.

The Sporting News brings you all the latest scores and results from the men’s and women’s tournament.

MORE: Which overage players are competing at the Olympics?

2024 Olympics men’s football schedule, matches

Featuring 16 teams, the men’s side of the bracket features a group stage with four groups of four teams each, with the top two teams in each group qualifying for the eight-team knockout round.

The full match schedule and group standings for men’s football the 2024 Summer Olympics were crafted at the draw on Wednesday, March 30.

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Fri, Aug. 2 9 a.m. QF1: Morocco (1B) 4-0 USA (2A) Parc des Princes
(Paris, France)
Fri, Aug. 2 11 a.m. QF2: Japan (1D) 0-3 Spain (2C) Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)
Fri, Aug. 2 1 p.m. QF3: Egypt (1C) 1-1 (5-4) Paraguay (2D) Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)
Fri, Aug. 2 3 p.m. QF4: France (1A) 1-0 Argentina (2B) Matmut Atlantique
(Bordeaux, France)

Semifinals

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Mon, Aug. 5 12 p.m. Morocco 1-2 Spain Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)
Mon, Aug. 5 3 p.m. France 3-1 Egypt (a.e.t.) Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)

Bronze Medal match

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Thu, Aug. 8 11 a.m. Morocco 6-0 Egypt Stade de la Beaujoire 
(Nantes, France)

Gold Medal match

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Fri, Aug. 9 12 p.m. Spain 3-5 France (a.e.t.) Parc des Princes
(Paris, France)

Group stage

Group A standings

Pos. Nation Pts GP W-D-L GD
1. France 9 3 3-0-0 +7
2. USA 6 3 2-0-1 +3
3. New Zealand 3 3 1-0-2 -5
4. Guinea 0 3 0-0-3 -5

Group A fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Wed, Jul. 24 11 a.m. Guinea 1-2 New Zealand Allianz Riviera
(Nice, France)
Wed, Jul. 24 3 p.m. France 3-0 USA Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)
Sat, Jul. 27 1 p.m. New Zealand 1-4 USA Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)
Sat, Jul. 27 3 p.m. France 1-0 Guinea Allianz Riviera
(Nice, France)
Tue, Jul. 30 1 p.m. New Zealand 0-3 France Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)
Tue, Jul. 30 1 p.m. USA 3-0 Guinea Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
(Saint-Etienne, France)

Group B standings

Pos. Nation Pts GP W-D-L GD
1. Morocco 6 3 2-0-1 +3
2. Argentina 6 3 2-0-1 +3
3. Ukraine 3 3 1-0-2 -2
4. Iraq 3 3 1-0-2 -4

Group B fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Wed, Jul. 24 9 a.m. Argentina 1-2 Morocco Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
(Saint-Etienne, France)
Wed, Jul. 24 1 p.m. Iraq 2-1 Ukraine Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)
Sat, Jul. 27 9 a.m. Argentina 3-1 Iraq Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)
Sat, Jul. 27 11 a.m. Ukraine 2-1 Morocco Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
(Saint-Etienne, France)
Tue, Jul. 30 1 p.m. Ukraine 0-2 Argentina Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)
Tue, Jul. 30 1 p.m. Morocco 3-0 Iraq Allianz Riviera
(Nice, France)

Group C standings

Pos. Nation Pts GP W-D-L GD
1. Egypt 7 3 2-1-0 +2
2. Spain 6 3 2-0-1 +2
3. Dominican Rep. 2 3 0-2-1 -2
4. Uzbekistan 1 3 0-1-2 -2

Group C fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Wed, Jul. 24 9 a.m. Uzbekistan 1-2 Spain Parc des Princes
(Paris, France)
Wed, Jul. 24 11 a.m. Egypt 0-0 Dominican Rep. Stade de la Beaujoire
(Nantes, France)
Sat, Jul. 27 9 a.m. Dominican Rep. 1-3 Spain Matmut Atlantique
(Bordeaux, France)
Sat, Jul. 27 11 a.m. Uzbekistan 0-1 Egypt Stade de la Beaujoire
(Nantes, France)
Tue, Jul. 30 9 a.m. Dominican Rep. 1-1 Uzbekistan Parc des Princes
(Paris, France)
Tue, Jul. 30 9 a.m. Spain 1-2 Egypt Matmut Atlantique
(Bordeaux, France)

Group D standings

Pos. Nation Pts GP W-D-L GD
1. Japan 9 3 3-0-0 +7
2. Paraguay 6 3 2-0-1 -2
3. Mali 1 3 0-1-2 -2
4. Israel 1 3 0-1-2 -3

Group D fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Wed, Jul. 24 1 p.m. Japan 5-0 Paraguay Matmut Atlantique
(Bordeaux, France)
Wed, Jul. 24 3 p.m. Mali 1-1 Israel Parc des Princes
(Paris, France)
Sat, Jul. 27 1 p.m. Israel 2-4 Paraguay Parc des Princes
(Paris, France)
Sat, Jul. 27 3 p.m. Japan 1-0 Mali Matmut Atlantique
(Bordeaux, France)
Tue, Jul. 30 3 p.m. Paraguay 1-0 Mali Parc des Princes
(Paris, France)
Tue, Jul. 30 3 p.m. Israel 0-1 Japan Stade de la Beaujoire
(Nantes, France)

2024 Olympics women’s football schedule, matches

Featuring 12 teams, the women’s side of the bracket features a group stage with three groups of four teams each, with the top two teams in each group qualifying automatically for the eight-team knockout round. Additionally, the two third-place finishers with the most points will advance, using the same tiebreaking methods as the regular group standings.

The full match schedule and group standings for women’s football the 2024 Summer Olympics were crafted at the draw on Wednesday, March 30.

Defending gold medal winners Canada were drawn into Group A alongside hosts France, while the United States were pooled with European powers Germany as well as the Matildas of Australia. Group C is a tough one as well with World Cup winners Spain who are matched up against Japan and Brazil.

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Sat, Aug. 3 9 a.m. QF1: USA (1B) 1-0 Japan (2C) (a.e.t.) Parc des Princes
(Paris, France)
Sat, Aug. 3 11 a.m. QF2: Spain (1C) 2-2 Colombia (3A)
Spain adv. 4-2 on pens
Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)
Sat, Aug. 3 1 p.m. QF3: Canada (2A) 0-0 Germany (2B)
Germany adv. 4-2 on pens
Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)
Sat, Aug. 3 3 p.m. QF4: France (1A) 0-1 Brazil (3C) Stade de la Beaujoire
(Nantes, France)

Semifinals

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Tue, Aug. 6 12 p.m. USA 1-0 Germany (a.e.t.) Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)
Tue, Aug. 6 3 p.m. Spain 2-4 Brazil Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)

Bronze Medal match

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Fri, Aug. 9 9 a.m. Germany vs. Spain Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)

Gold Medal match

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Sat, Aug. 10 11 a.m. USA vs. Brazil Parc des Princes
(Paris, France)

Group stage

Group A standings

Pos. Nation Pts GP W-D-L GD
1. France 6 3 2-0-1 +1
2. Canada* 3 3 3-0-0 +3
3. Colombia 3 3 1-0-2 0
4. New Zealand 0 2 0-0-3 -4

* Canada were hit with a six-point deduction after being caught spying on New Zealand training with a drone.

Group A fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Thu, Jul. 25 11 a.m. Canada 2-1 New Zealand Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
(Saint-Etienne, France)
Thu, Jul. 25 3 p.m. France 3-2 Colombia Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)
Sun, Jul. 28 11 a.m. New Zealand 0-2 Colombia Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)
Sun, Jul. 28 3 p.m. France 1-2 Canada Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
(Saint-Etienne, France)
Wed, Jul. 31 3 p.m. New Zealand 1-2 France Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)
Wed, Jul. 31 3 p.m. Colombia 0-1 Canada Allianz Riviera
(Nice, France)

Group B standings

Pos. Nation Pts GP W-D-L GD
1. USA 9 3 3-0-0 +7
2. Germany 6 3 2-0-1 +2
3. Australia 3 3 1-0-2 -3
4. Zambia 0 3 0-0-3 -7

Group B fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Thu, Jul. 25 1 p.m. Germany 3-0 Australia Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)
Thu, Jul. 25 3 p.m. USA 3-0 Zambia Allianz Riviera
(Nice, France)
Sun, Jul. 28 1 p.m. Australia 6-5 Zambia Allianz Riviera
(Nice, France)
Sun, Jul. 28 3 p.m. USA 4-1 Germany Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)
Wed, Jul. 31 1 p.m. Zambia 1-4 Germany Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
(Saint-Etienne, France)
Wed, Jul. 31 1 p.m. Australia 1-2 USA Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)

Group C standings

Pos. Nation Pts GP W-D-L GD
1. Spain 9 3 3-0-0 +3
2. Japan 6 3 2-0-1 +2
3. Brazil 3 3 1-0-2 -1
4. Nigeria 0 3 0-0-3 -4

Group C fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Thu, Jul. 25 11 a.m. Spain 2-1 Japan Stade de la Beaujoire
(Nantes, France)
Thu, Jul. 25 1 p.m. Nigeria 0-1 Brazil Matmut Atlantique
(Bordeaux, France)
Sun, Jul. 28 11 a.m. Brazil 1-2 Japan Parc des Princes
(Paris, France)
Sun, Jul. 28 1 p.m. Spain 1-0 Nigeria Stade de la Beaujoire
(Nantes, France)
Wed, Jul. 31 11 a.m. Japan 3-1 Nigeria Stade de la Beaujoire
(Nantes, France)
Wed, Jul. 31 11 a.m. Brazil 0-2 Spain Matmut Atlantique
(Bordeaux, France)
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