The Summer Olympics 2024 is knocking at the door and football fans are preparing for yet another month of footballing extravaganza after the Copa America and the Euro 2024.
Although the Paris Olympics will officially start on July 26, football matches will begin on July 24 itself to accommodate the large number of matches, a tradition that has been going on since the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
This summer, the men’s football event will consist of sixteen teams divided into four groups while the women’s football will consist of a total of twelve sides ready to battle it out.
Here are the teams and groups for the Men’s and Women’s football in the Summer Olympics 2024.
Men’s Football
· Group A: USA, France, New Zealand, Guinea
· Group B: Morocco, Argentina, Ukraine, Iraq
· Group C: Spain, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Uzbek an
· Group D: Japan, Mali, Israel, Paraguay
Women’s Football
· Group A: France, Colombia, Canada, New Zealand
· Group B: United States, Zambia, Germany, Australia
· Group C: Spain, Japan, Nigeria, Brazil
Detailed Schedule of Summer Olympics 2024 (Football)
Men’s Football
| Date | Matches | Time (IST) |
| Wednesday, July 24 | Argentina vs Morocco | 6:30 PM |
| Uzbekistan vs Spain | 6:30 PM | |
| Guinea vs New Zealand | 8:30 PM | |
| Egypt vs Dominican Republic | 8:30 PM | |
| Iraq vs Ukraine | 10:30 PM | |
| Japan vs Paraguay | 10:30 PM | |
| Thursday, July 25 | France vs United States | 12:30 AM |
| Mali vs Israel | 12:30 AM | |
| Saturday, July 27 | Argentina vs Iraq | 6:30 PM |
| Dominican Republic vs Spain | 6:30 PM | |
| Ukraine vs Morocco | 8:30 PM | |
| Uzbekistan vs Egypt | 8:30 PM | |
| New Zealand vs US | 10:30 PM | |
| Israel vs Paraguay | 10:30 PM | |
| Sunday, July 28 | France vs Guinea | 12:30 AM |
| Japan vs Mali | 12:30 AM | |
| Tuesday, July 30 | Dominican Republic vs Uzbek an | 6:30 PM |
| Spain vs Egypt | 6:30 PM | |
| Ukraine vs Argentina | 8:30 PM | |
| Morocco vs Iraq | 8:30 PM | |
| New Zealand vs France | 10:30 PM | |
| US vs Guinea | 10:30 PM | |
| Wednesday, July 31 | Israel vs Japan | 12:30 AM |
| Paraguay vs Mali | 12:30 AM | |
| Friday, August 2 | 1B vs 2A | 6:30 PM |
| 1D vs 2 C | 8:30 PM | |
| 1C vs 2D | 10:30 PM | |
| Saturday, August 3 | 1A vs 2B | 12:30 AM |
| Monday, August 5 | TBD vs TBD | 9:30 PM |
| Tuesday, August 6 | TBD vs TBD | 12:30 AM |
| Thursday, August 8 | TBD vs TBD | 8:30 PM |
| Friday, August 9 | TDB vs TBD | 9:30 PM |
Women’s Football
| Date | Matches | Time (IST) |
| Thursday, July 25 | Canada vs New Zealand | 8:30 PM |
| Spain vs Japan | 10:30 PM | |
| Germany vs Australia | 10:30 PM | |
| Nigeria vs Brazil | 10:30 PM | |
| Friday, July 26 | France vs Colombia | 12:30 AM |
| United States vs Zambia | 12:30 AM | |
| Sunday, July 28 | New Zealand vs Colombia | 8:30 PM |
| Brazil vs Japan | 8:30 PM | |
| Australia vs Zambia | 10:30 PM | |
| Spain vs Nigeria | 10:30 PM | |
| Monday, July 29 | France vs Canada | 12:30 AM |
| United States vs Germany | 12:30 AM | |
| Wednesday, July 31 | Brazil vs Spain | 8:30 PM |
| Japan vs Nigeria | 8:30 PM | |
| Australia vs United States | 10:30 PM | |
| Zambia vs Germany | 10:30 PM | |
| Thursday, August 1 | New Zealand vs France | 12:30 AM |
| Colombia vs Canada | 12:30 AM | |
| Saturday, August 3 | 1B vs 2C | 6:30 PM |
| 1C vs 3A/3B | 8:30 PM | |
| 2A vs 2B | 10:30 PM | |
| Sunday, August 4 | 1A vs 3B/3C | 12:30 AM |
| Tuesday, August 6 | Winner of 1B vs 2C against Winner of 2A vs 2B | 9:30 PM |
| Wednesday, August 7 | Winner of 1A vs 3B/3C against Winner of 1C vs 3A/3B | 12:30 AM |
| Friday, August 9 | Bronze Medal Match | 6:30 PM |
| Sunday, August 10 | Gold Medal Match | 8:30 PM |
FAQs
A. In men’s football, Brazil won gold by defeating Spain while Canada won gold in women’s football by defeating Sweden.
A. Lionel Messi won Olympic gold in 2008 and has only one gold medal at the Olympics.
