Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

2024 Men's Olympic Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates24 July – 9 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
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The men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held from 24 July to 9 August 2024.[1] It will be the 28th edition of the men's Olympic football tournament. Together with the women's competition, the 2024 Summer Olympics football tournament will be held at seven stadiums in seven cities in France. The final will be held at Parc des Princes in Paris. Teams participating in the men's competition will be restricted to under-23 players (born on or after 1 January 2001) with a maximum of three overage players allowed.

Schedule

The schedule is as follows.[2]

Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals 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
GS GS GS QF SF B F

Qualification

In addition to host nation France, fifteen men's national teams qualified from six separate continental confederations. The Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions ratified the distribution of spots at their meeting on 24 February 2022.[3]

Means of qualification Dates[a] Venue(s)[a] 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
AFC–CAF play-off 9 May 2024  France 1
Total 16
Team 1  Score  Team 2
 Guinea
  1. ^ a b Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments); various qualification stages may precede these matches.

Venues

The tournament will be held in seven venues across seven cities:

Match officials

On 2 April 2024, FIFA released the list of match referees that would officiate at the Olympics.[4]

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on 20 March 2024, 20:00 CET (UTC+1), at the Pulse building in Paris, France.[5][6]

The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. No group contains more than one team from each confederation.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Teams from AFC were in the qualifying phase and were not known at the time of the draw; they will be seeded 1 to 3 according to their 2020 Olympics performance.

Group stage

The competing countries were divided into four groups of four teams, denoted as groups A, B, C and D. Teams in each group play one another in a round-robin basis, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the quarter-finals.

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).[7]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage will be determined as follows:[8]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 point;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 AFC–CAF play-off winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 24 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


AFC–CAF play-off winner Match 2 New Zealand
Report
France Match 1 United States
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New Zealand Match 10 United States
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France Match 9 AFC–CAF play-off winner
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New Zealand Match 17 France
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United States Match 18 AFC–CAF play-off winner
Report

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 AFC 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


Argentina Match 3 Morocco
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AFC 3 Match 4 Ukraine
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Argentina Match 11 AFC 3
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Ukraine Match 12 Morocco
Report
Morocco Match 20 AFC 3
Report
Ukraine Match 19 Argentina
Report

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


AFC 2 Match 5 Spain
Report
Egypt Match 6 Dominican Republic
Report
Dominican Republic Match 14 Spain
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AFC 2 Match 13 Egypt
Report
Spain Match 22 Egypt
Report
Dominican Republic Match 21 AFC 2
Report

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


AFC 1 Match 8 Paraguay
Report
Mali Match 7 Israel
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Israel Match 15 Paraguay
Report
AFC 1 Match 16 Mali
Report
Paraguay Match 24 Mali
Report
Israel Match 23 AFC 1
Report

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.[8]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
2 August – Bordeaux
 
 
Winner Group A
 
5 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
Runner-up Group B
 
 
 
2 August – Marseille
 
 
 
Winner Group C
 
9 August – Paris
 
Runner-up Group D
 
 
 
2 August – Paris
 
 
 
Winner Group B
 
5 August – Marseille
 
Runner-up Group A
 
 
 
2 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
 Bronze medal match
 
Winner Group D
 
8 August – Nantes
 
Runner-up Group C
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals

B1Match 26A2
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D1Match 28C2
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C1Match 27D2
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A1Match 25B2
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Semi-finals

WQF2Match 30WQF4
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WQF1Match 29WQF3
Report

Bronze medal match

LSF1Match 31LSF2
Report

Gold medal match

WSF1Match 32WSF2
Report

See also

References

  1. ^ "Paris to host Olympic Football Tournaments draw on 20 March". fifa.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Match schedules confirmed for Olympic Football Tournaments at Paris 2024". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024 – information on preliminary competitions" (PDF). FIFA Circular Letter. No. 1792. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. ^ "FIFA match officials appointed for Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Paris to host Olympic Football Tournaments draw on 20 March". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Paris 2024 draws produce blockbuster match-ups". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Football Tournament: Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association.

External links

  • Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024, FIFA.com
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