The football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 24 July to 10 August 2024 in France. The draw took place in Paris on 20 March 2024.
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| Games | 2024 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host country | France | ||||||||
| Dates | 24 July – 10 August | ||||||||
| Venues | 7 (in 7 host cities) | ||||||||
| Competitors | 504 from 23 nations | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) | ||||||||
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| Women's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) | ||||||||
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In addition to the Olympic host city of Paris, matches were also played in Bordeaux, Décines-Charpieu (near Lyon), Marseille, Nantes, Nice and Saint-Étienne.
The games held separate tournaments for men and women Associations affiliated with FIFA participated in qualifying tournaments to clinch their spots for the Olympics. Men's teams were restricted to under-23 players (born on or after 1 January 2001) with a maximum of three overage players allowed, while there were no age restrictions on women's teams.
Canada were the women's defending champions but lost in the quarter-finals. Brazil were the two-time men's defending champions but did not qualify.
Competition schedule
The competition schedule was announced on 1 April 2022. The final match schedule was confirmed by FIFA on 28 July 2022.
| GS | Group stage | QF | Quarter-finals | SF | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
Date Event | Wed 24 | Thu 25 | Fri 26 | Sat 27 | Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | Wed 31 | Thu 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 | Sun 4 | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 |
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| Men | GS | GS | GS | QF | SF | B | F | |||||||||||
| Women | GS | GS | GS | QF | SF | B | F |
Venues
A total of seven stadiums are used, as confirmed on 17 December 2020.
| Marseille | Décines-Charpieu (Lyon Area) | Paris |
|---|---|---|
| Stade de Marseille | Stade de Lyon | Parc des Princes |
| Capacity: 67,394 | Capacity: 59,186 | Capacity: 47,929 |
Marseille Décines-Charpieu Paris Bordeaux Saint-Étienne Nice Nantes class=notpageimage| Location of the host cities of the football at the 2024 Summer Olympics. | Bordeaux | |
| Stade de Bordeaux | ||
| Capacity: 42,115 | ||
| Saint-Étienne | Nice | Nantes |
| Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | Stade de Nice | Stade de la Beaujoire |
| Capacity: 41,965 | Capacity: 36,178 | Capacity: 35,322 |
Qualification
The FIFA Council approved the distribution of spots at their meeting on 24 February 2022.
Qualification summary
| Nation | Men's | Women's | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 18 | ||
| Australia | 18 | ||
| Brazil | 18 | ||
| Canada | 18 | ||
| Colombia | 18 | ||
| Dominican Republic | 18 | ||
| Egypt | 18 | ||
| France | 36 | ||
| Germany | 18 | ||
| Guinea | 18 | ||
| Iraq | 18 | ||
| Israel | 18 | ||
| Japan | 36 | ||
| Mali | 18 | ||
| Morocco | 18 | ||
| New Zealand | 36 | ||
| Nigeria | 18 | ||
| Paraguay | 18 | ||
| Spain | 36 | ||
| Ukraine | 18 | ||
| United States | 36 | ||
| Uzbekistan | 18 | ||
| Zambia | 18 | ||
| Total: 23 NOCs | 16/16 | 12/12 | 504/504 |
Men's qualification
In addition to host nation France, 15 men's national under-23 teams qualified from 6 separate continental confederations.
| Means of qualification | Date(s) | Venue(s) | Berth(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | France |
| 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | 18 June – 3 July 2022 | Honduras | 2 | United States Dominican Republic |
| 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship | 21 June – 8 July 2023 | Georgia Romania | 3 | Spain Israel Ukraine |
| 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations | 24 June – 8 July 2023 | Morocco | 3 | Morocco Egypt Mali |
| 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 27 August – 9 September 2023 | New Zealand | 1 | New Zealand |
| 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | 20 January – 11 February 2024 | Venezuela | 2 | Paraguay Argentina |
| 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | 15 April – 3 May 2024 | Qatar | 3 | Japan Uzbekistan Iraq |
| AFC–CAF play-off | 9 May 2024 | France | 1 | Guinea |
| Total | 16 | |||
Women's qualification
In addition to host nation France, 11 women's national teams qualified from 6 separate continental confederations.
| Means of qualification | Dates | Venue(s) | Berth(s) | Qualified |
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| Host nation | — | — | 1 | France |
| 2022 CONCACAF W Championship | 4–18 July 2022 | Mexico | 1 | United States |
| 2022 Copa América Femenina | 8–30 July 2022 | Colombia | 2 | Brazil Colombia |
| CONCACAF play-off | 22–26 September 2023 | Jamaica Canada | 1 | Canada |
| 2024 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 7–19 February 2024 | Samoa | 1 | New Zealand |
| 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals | 23–28 February 2024 | Multiple | 2 | Spain Germany |
| 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 24–28 February 2024 | Multiple | 2 | Australia Japan |
| 2024 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 5–9 April 2024 | Multiple | 2 | Nigeria Zambia |
| Total | 12 |
- Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments); various qualification stages may precede these matches.
- Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments); various qualification stages may precede these matches.
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Spain Álex Baena Pablo Barrios Adrián Bernabé Sergio Camello Pau Cubarsí Eric García Joan García Sergio Gómez Miguel Gutiérrez Alejandro Iturbe Diego López Fermín López Juan Miranda Cristhian Mosquera Samu Omorodion Aimar Oroz Jon Pacheco Marc Pubill Abel Ruiz Juanlu Sánchez Arnau Tenas Beñat Turrientes | France Maghnes Akliouche Loïc Badé Rayan Cherki Joris Chotard Andy Diouf Désiré Doué Arnaud Kalimuendo Manu Koné Alexandre Lacazette Johann Lepenant Bradley Locko Castello Lukeba Soungoutou Magassa Jean-Philippe Mateta Chrislain Matsima Enzo Millot Obed Nkambadio Michael Olise Guillaume Restes Kiliann Sildillia Adrien Truffert | Morocco Ilias Akhomach Eliesse Ben Seghir Benjamin Bouchouari Mehdi Boukamir Oussama El Azzouzi Bilal El Khannous Zakaria El Ouahdi Abde Ezzalzouli Rachid Ghanimi Achraf Hakimi Yassine Kechta Haytam Manaout El Mehdi Maouhoub Munir Mohamedi Akram Nakach Soufiane Rahimi Amir Richardson Adil Tahif Oussama Targhalline |
| Women | United States Korbin Albert Croix Bethune Sam Coffey Tierna Davidson Crystal Dunn Emily Fox Naomi Girma Lindsey Horan Casey Krueger Rose Lavelle Casey Murphy Alyssa Naeher Jenna Nighswonger Trinity Rodman Emily Sams Jaedyn Shaw Sophia Smith Emily Sonnett Mallory Swanson Lynn Williams | Brazil Adriana Ana Vitória Antônia Angelina Duda Sampaio Gabi Nunes Gabi Portilho Jheniffer Kerolin Lauren Lorena Luciana Ludmila Marta Priscila Rafaelle Souza Tainá Tamires Tarciane Thaís Vitória Yaya Yasmim | Germany Nicole Anyomi Ann-Katrin Berger Jule Brand Klara Bühl Sara Doorsoun Vivien Endemann Laura Freigang Merle Frohms Giulia Gwinn Marina Hegering Kathrin Hendrich Sarai Linder Sydney Lohmann Janina Minge Sjoeke Nüsken Alexandra Popp Felicitas Rauch Lea Schüller Bibiane Schulze Elisa Senß |
Men's tournament
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Morocco 3, Argentina 0.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mali | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 2 August – Bordeaux | ||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 August – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| France (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 August – Marseille | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||||||
| Egypt (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 9 August – Paris | ||||||||||
| Paraguay | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 August – Paris | ||||||||||
| Spain (a.e.t.) | 5 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 4 | |||||||||
| 5 August – Marseille | ||||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 August – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 August – Nantes | ||||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 6 | |||||||||
Women's tournament
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- On 27 July 2024, Canada was penalized 6 points by FIFA for their coaching staff's involvement in illegal drone spying at an official training venue. The decision was upheld by CAS on 31 July.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | C | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | B | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points in all group matches; 5) Drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points in all group matches; 5) Drawing of lots.
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 3 August – Nantes | ||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 August – Marseille | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 August – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||
| Spain (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| 10 August – Paris | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 August – Paris | ||||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| United States (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 August – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| United States (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 August – Marseille | ||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Canada | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 9 August – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||||||
| Germany (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
See also
- Football at the 2023 African Games
- Football at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Football 5-a-side at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
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