Two teams have already qualified for the Olympic men's soccer knockout stage and six more will join them when the group stage finishes on Tuesday. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals, which begin on Friday.
Host nation France tops Group A and will face New Zealand, while U.S. Soccer will face Guinea for second place in the group and a spot in the knockout stages.
Group B promises to be the most intriguing, with Argentina, Ukraine, Morocco and Iraq all on three points each and with goal differences of just two going into the day.
Spain and Japan advanced to the knockout stage after winning Groups C and D, respectively.
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Today's Olympic Men's Soccer
Group C – Spain vs. Egypt, 9 a.m. ET (Telemundo)
Group C – Dominican Republic vs. Uzbekistan, 9 a.m. ET (Universo)
Group B – Ukraine vs. Argentina, 11 a.m. ET (Telemundo)
Group B – Morocco vs. Iraq, 11 a.m. ET
Group A – USA vs. Guinea, 1:00 PM ET (Telemundo, USA)
Group A – New Zealand vs France, 1pm ET
Group D – Paraguay vs Mali, 3pm ET (Telemundo)
Group D – Israel vs. Japan, 3:00 PM ET
How to watch Olympic men's soccer: TV channels, streaming
TV Channels: USA Network | NBC Universo | Telemundo
Streaming options: NBCOlympics.com | NBC App | NBC Olympics App | Peacock | Fubo (FREE TRIAL)
Alisher Odilov's goal: Uzbekistan equalizes against the Dominican Republic
Alisher Odilov scored in the 58th minute to earn Uzbekistan a draw with the Dominican Republic, who are now eliminated and need to score in large numbers to catch Egypt and Spain.
Ibrahim Adel scores twice to give Egypt a 2-0 lead over Spain
Egypt's star player, Ibrahim Adel, scored two goals and set up two in the match against Spain. If this result holds, Egypt and Spain will advance from Group C, but remember that Spain will finish second in the group.
Rafael Nunez scores a penalty to give the Dominican Republic a 1-0 lead over Uzbekistan
Rafael Nunez converted a penalty kick in the 51st minute to give the Dominican Republic a 1-0 lead going into the second half.
Ibrahim Adel's goal gives Egypt a 1-0 win over Spain
Ibrahim Adel scored with his right foot in the 40th minute to give Egypt a 1-0 lead and need a win or a draw to qualify for the knockout stages from Group C along with Spain.
What does it take for U.S. Soccer to reach the knockout stage at the Olympics?
Here are four scenarios in which U.S. Soccer could advance.
- Win against Guinea.
- They drew against Guinea, and New Zealand drew against France.
- The match against Guinea ended in a draw, while New Zealand lost to France.
- They lost to Guinea, and New Zealand lost to France.
How can France, New Zealand and Guinea fare in the Olympics?
France: The match against New Zealand is a win or draw, if they lose it will be a win/draw for Guinea, and if the US wins it will be a loss and an increased goal difference.
New Zealand: If the US wins against France, they will either lose or draw, and if they draw, the US will lose.
■Guinea: A win against the US and a loss for New Zealand would improve goal difference
How can Argentina, Morocco, Ukraine and Iraq advance in the Olympics?
Possible scenarios for Group B are as follows:
Argentina: They will either win or draw against Ukraine, but if they lose, either Morocco or Iraq will win.
Morocco: Win or draw against Iraq
Ukraine: Win against Argentina
Iraq: Morocco victory
How will Egypt and the Dominican Republic fare in the Olympics?
Here are some possible scenarios for Group C:
Egypt: A win or draw against Spain, a loss against Spain and a loss for the Dominican Republic, or a loss against Sapin and a win for the Dominican Republic would improve their goal difference.
dominican republic: If they win against Uzbekistan and Egypt loses to Spain, their goal difference will increase.
How will Paraguay and Mali fare in the Olympics?
Here are some possible scenarios for Group D:
Paraguay: Improved goal difference if they win against Mali, draw against Mali, lose/draw against Israel, draw against Mali or win against Israel.
Mari: Victory against Paraguay.
Paris Olympics men's soccer group standings updated
Group A
- France | 6 points
- USA | 3 points
- New Zealand | 3 Points
- Guinea | 0 points
Group B
- Argentina | 3 Points
- Ukraine | 3 points
- Morocco | 3 points
- Iraq | 3 points
Group C
- Spain | 6 points
- Egypt | 4 points
- Dominican Republic | 1 point
- Uzbekistan | 0 points (eliminated)
Group D
- Japan | 6 points
- Paraguay | 3 points
- Mali | 1 point
- Israel | 1 point
2024 Olympics: Men's soccer final tournament schedule
Friday: Quarter finals
Monday: Semi-finals
August 8: Men's bronze medal match, 11 a.m.
9 August: Men's gold medal match, noon
