The Paris Olympics 2024 is just upon us. And in the mega tournament, Football plays a vital part. All 16 teams have been finalised to take on each other. 4 groups comprising of 4 teams have been formed. From these groups, top 2 of team group will enter the knockout phase.
In the knockouts, after quarterfinals, the semis will take place. From which there will be a match to determine the third best team among the losers of the semis. While the top 2 sides will lock horns with each other at the Parc des Princes for the mega final.
As natural, there will be age restrictions for the players in the squad. Each team will comprise of 18 players. From the squad of 18 players at least 15 players need to be born after 1st January 2001. On, the other hand, 3 senior or overaged players will be allowed to take part in the team.
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Qualified Nations
Argentina, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Guinea, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Mali, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, Spain, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan.
The groups
Group A: France, USA, Guinea, New Zealand; Group B: Argentina, Morocco, Iraq, Ukraine
Group C: Uzbekistan, Spain, Egypt, Dominican Republic; Group D: Japan, Paraguay, Mali, Israel
Match Schedule
Group Stage Matches
Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Group A: France v USA | 21:00 | Stade de Marseille (Match 1)
Group A: Guinea v New Zealand | 17:00 | Stade de Nice (Match 2)
Group B: Argentina v Morocco | 15:00 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne (Match 3)
Group B: Iraq v Ukraine | 19:00 | Stade de Lyon (Match 4)
Group C: Uzbekistan v Spain | 15:00 | Parc des Princes, Paris (Match 5)
Group C: Egypt v Dominican Republic | 17:00 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes (Match 6)
Group D: Mali v Israel | 21:00 | Parc des Princes, Paris (Match 7)
Group D: Japan v Paraguay | 19:00 | Stade de Bordeaux (Match 8)
Saturday, 27 July 2024
Group A: France v Guinea | 21:00 | Stade de Nice (Match 9)
Group A: New Zealand v USA | 19:00 | Stade de Marseille (Match 10)
Group B: Argentina v Iraq | 15:00 | Stade de Lyon (Match 11)
Group B: Ukraine v Morocco | 17:00 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne (Match 12)
Group C: Uzbekistan v Egypt | 17:00 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes (Match 13)
Group C: Dominican Republic v Spain | 15:00 | Stade de Bordeaux (Match 14)
Group D: Israel v Paraguay | 19:00 | Parc des Princes, Paris (Match 15)
Group D: Japan v Mali | 21:00 | Stade de Bordeaux (Match 16)
Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Group A: New Zealand v France | 19:00 | Stade de Marseille (Match 17)
Group A: USA v Guinea | 19:00 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne (Match 18)
Group B: Ukraine v Argentina | 17:00 | Stade de Lyon (Match 19)
Group B: Morocco v Iraq | 17:00 | Stade de Nice (Match 20)
Group C: Dominican Republic v Uzbekistan | 15:00 | Parc des Princes, Paris (Match 21)
Group C: Spain v Egypt | 15:00 | Stade de Bordeaux (Match 22)
Group D: Israel v Japan | 21:00 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes (Match 23)
Group D: Paraguay v Mali | 21:00 | Parc des Princes, Paris (Match 24)
Quarter-finals
Friday, 2 August 2024
Match 25: 1A v 2B | 21:00 | Stade de Bordeaux
Match 26: 1B v 2A | 15:00 | Parc des Princes, Paris
Match 27: 1C v 2D | 19:00 | Stade de Marseille
Match 28: 1D v 2C | 17:00 | Stade de Lyon
Semi-finals
Monday, 5 August 2024
Match 29: Winner Match 25 v Winner Match 27 | 21:00 | Stade de Lyon
Match 30: Winner Match 26 v Winner Match 28 | 18:00 | Stade de Marseille
Third Placed Match
Thursday, 8 August 2024
Match 31: Loser Match 29 v Loser Match 30 | 17:00 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Gold medal match
Friday 9 August 2024
Match 32: Winner Match 29 v Winner Match 30 | 18:00 | Parc des Princes, Paris