The 2024 Paris Olympics are just around the corner and the soccer tournament is going to be amazing.
The group stage pairings have also been revealed, and the path to the gold medal can now be mapped out.
The men's tournament begins on July 24th, with the final taking place on August 9th. Meanwhile, the women's tournament will begin one day later and the final will take place on August 10th.
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Stadiums across France (Bordeaux, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Nantes and Saint-Etienne will host matches) will be used, with the final being held at Paris Saint-Germain's Parc des Princes, making it a spectacular celebration of this beautiful match. It will be.
For the first time since 2008, the USMNT has qualified for the tournament and a talented young team brings medals to Team USA, who earned a kind group stage draw against host France in the opening game. That would be expected. With two-time champions Brazil failing to qualify, hosts France and reigning World Cup champions Argentina are expected to be the favorites to win gold. Although the men's tournament is for U-23s, each team can have three players over the age of 23 participate as representatives, so it will be interesting to see whether Mbappe, Pulisic, Messi, etc. will be included in the squad. each country. Signing Mbappe and Pulisic are likely, but Messi playing in Paris is probably not going to happen. Still, we can dream.
The USWNT has qualified for the women's tournament, which is open to athletes of all ages, and is the favorite to win gold at the Paris Games, but with Canada the reigning champions, they have not had success at the Olympics since London 2012. Not included. The USWNT was placed in a very tough group with Germany, Australia, and either Zambia or Morocco aiming to advance to the finals. Host country France is also expected to advance to the top, but as the competition to qualify for the women's tournament intensifies in the spring, only Canada, Brazil and Colombia have qualified so far.
Below you will find details of the players who have qualified for the 2024 Olympics in both the men's and women's soccer tournaments. Click the link for details on how to watch all Olympic games on NBC's platforms.
2024 Paris Olympics lottery
The draw for the group stage was held in Paris on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 3:00 pm ET.
The draw was held at the Paris 2024 Olympic headquarters in Saint-Denis, and the group stages for both men and women were announced.
Who qualified for the women's tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Twelve teams will compete in the women's tournament, with the USWNT qualifying by winning the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. Canada defeats Jamaica in the CONCACAF playoffs, and the reigning champions qualify for the Olympics, with Brazil and Colombia representing South America. France qualified as hosts, while Germany and Spain qualified as third place and finalists for the UEFA Nations League finals respectively. New Zealand will represent the Oceania region, Japan and Australia will represent Asia, and the final two teams from Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia will qualify for the African qualifiers in April.
AFC (Asia): Japan, Australia
CAF (Africa): TBA – Olympic Qualification Tournament will be held from April 1-9, 2024 (2 teams qualify)
Conmebol (South America):Brazil, Colombia
CONCACAF (Central North America): Canada, America
OFC (Oceania): new zealand
UEFA: France (host), Spain, Germany
Group stage lottery
Group A: France, Colombia, Canada, New Zealand
Group B: USWNT, Africa Qualifier – Qualifier 2, Germany, Australia
Group C: Spain, Japan, Africa Qualifiers – Qualifier 1, Brazil
Group A schedule
Thursday, July 25th
Canada vs. New Zealand – 11am (Saint-Etienne)
France vs Colombia – 3pm (Lyon)
Sunday, July 28th
New Zealand vs Colombia – 11am (Lyon)
France vs Canada – 3pm (Saint-Etienne)
Wednesday, July 31st
New Zealand vs France – 3pm (Lyon)
Colombia vs Canada – 3pm (Nice)
Group B schedule
Thursday, July 25th
Germany vs. Australia, 1pm (Marseille)
USA vs TBD, 3pm (Nice)
Sunday, July 28th
Australia vs TBD, 1pm (Nice)
USA vs. Germany, 3 p.m. (Marseille)
Wednesday, July 31st
TBD vs Germany, 1pm (Saint Etienne)
Australia vs. USA, 1pm (Marseille)
Group C schedule
Thursday, July 25th
Spain vs. Japan, 11am (Nantes)
TBD vs Brazil, 1pm (Bordeaux)
Sunday, July 28th
Brazil vs. Japan, 11am (Paris)
Spain vs TBD, 1pm (Nantes)
Wednesday, July 31st
Japan vs TBA, 11am (Nantes)
Brazil vs Spain, 11am (Bordeaux)
knockout round
Quarter finals
Quarterfinal 2: Saturday 3rd August: Group B winners vs Group C runners-up, 9am (Paris)
Quarterfinal 3: Saturday 3rd August: Group C winner vs Group A/B 3rd place, 11am (Lyon)
Quarterfinal 4: Saturday, August 3: Group A runners-up vs. Group B runners-up, 1pm (Marseille)
Quarterfinals 1: Saturday, August 3: Group A winners vs Group B/C 3rd place, 3pm (Nantes)
Semi-final
Tuesday 6th August: Winners Quarterfinals 2 vs Winners Quarterfinals 4, 12pm (Lyon)
Tuesday 6th August: Winners Quarterfinals 1 vs Winners Quarterfinals 3, 3pm (Marseille)
Bronze medal match
Friday, August 9th, 9am (Lyon)
Gold medal match
Saturday, August 10th, 11am (Paris)
Who qualified for the men's tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
The men's tournament will feature 16 teams, with three teams from Asia, Africa and Europe, two teams from South and Central America, and one team from Oceania and host France qualifying. The final team will be determined by a playoff, with Guinea (Africa's 4th place) facing the 4th place team in the Asian qualifying rounds.
AFC (Asia): To be determined – AFC U-23 Asia Cup to be held from April to May 2024 (3 teams qualify)
CAF (Africa): Egypt, Mali, Morocco
Conmebol (South America): Argentina, Paraguay
CONCACAF (Latin America): Dominican Republic, USA
OFC (Oceania): new zealand
UEFA (Europe): France (host), Israel, Spain, Ukraine
AFC-CAF Playoffs: TBD vs Guinea
Group stage lottery
Group A: France, USA, AFC/CAF Intercontinental Playoff Winners, New Zealand
Group B: Argentina, Morocco, U23 Asian Cup Qualifier 3, Ukraine
Group C: U23 Asian Cup Qualifier 2, Spain, Egypt, Dominican Republic
Group D: U23 Asian Cup Qualifier 1, Paraguay, Mali, Israel
Group A schedule
Wednesday, July 24th
TBD vs New Zealand – 11am (Nice)
France vs USA – 3pm (Marseille)
Saturday, July 27th
New Zealand vs USA – 1pm (Marseille)
France vs TBD – 3pm (Nice)
Tuesday, July 30th
New Zealand vs France – 1pm (Marseille)
USA vs TBD – 1pm (Saint-Etienne)
Group B schedule
Wednesday, July 24th
Argentina vs Morocco – 9am (Saint Etienne)
TBD vs Ukraine – 1pm (Lyon)
Saturday, July 27th
Argentina vs TBD – 9am (Lyon)
Ukraine vs Morocco – 11am (Saint Etienne)
Tuesday, July 30th
Ukraine vs Argentina – 11am (Lyon)
Morocco vs TBD – 11am (Nice)
Group C schedule
Wednesday, July 24th
TBD vs Spain – 9am (Paris)
Egypt vs Dominican Republic – 11am (Nantes)
Saturday, July 27th
Dominican Republic vs Spain – 9am (Bordeaux)
TBD vs Egypt – 11am (Nantes)
Tuesday, July 30th
Dominican Republic vs TBD – 9am (Paris)
Spain vs Egypt – 9am (Bordeaux)
Group D schedule
Wednesday, July 24th
TBD vs Paraguay – 1pm (Bordeaux)
Mali vs Israel – 3pm (Paris)
Saturday, July 27th
Israel vs Paraguay – 1pm (Paris)
TBD vs Mali – 3pm (Bordeaux)
Tuesday, July 30th
Paraguay vs Mali – 3pm (Paris)
Israel vs TBD – 3pm (Nantes)
knockout round
Quarter finals
Quarterfinal 2: Friday 2 August: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up, 9am (Paris)
Quarterfinal 4: Friday 2 August: Group D winners vs Group C runners-up, 11am (Lyon)
Quarterfinal 3: Friday 2 August: Group C winners vs Group D runners-up, 1pm (Marseille)
Quarterfinal 1: Friday, August 2: Group A winners vs Group B runners-up, 3pm (Bordeaux)
Semi-final
Monday 5th August: Winners Quarterfinals 1 vs Winners Quarterfinals 3, 12pm (Marseille)
Monday, August 5: Winners Quarterfinals 2 vs. Winners Quarterfinals 4, 3pm (Lyon)
Bronze medal match
Thursday, August 8th, 11am (Nantes)
Gold medal match
Friday, August 9th, 12pm (Paris)
