The Paris Olympics in 2024 are on the horizon and the tournaments are shaping up to be incredible.
Now we also know the draw for the organization phase, because the path to gold can already be traced.
The men’s tournament will begin on July 24 with the final on August 9, while the women’s tournament will begin a day later and the final will take place on August 10.
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With the use of stadiums across France (Bordeaux, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Nantes and Saint-Etienne will host matches) and the final held at Paris Saint-Germain’s Parc des Princes, it will be an epic birthday party of the enchanting game.
For the first time since 2008, the USMNT has qualified for the tournament and it is hoped that a young and talented team will be able to offer a medal to the U. S. team as they won a big draw at the organizational level where they will face host France in the opening match. Two-time defending champions Brazil failed to qualify, so World Cup hosts France and World Cup defending champions Argentina are favorites to win gold. The men’s tournament is an under-23 competition, however, 3 players from each team in the 23-year-old can compete for their country. Therefore, all eyes will be on Mbappe, Pulisic and Messi to see if they will be included in their national team. Mbappe and Pulisic seem likely, while Messi, playing in Paris, probably won’t make it. Still, we can dream.
The USWNT qualified for the women’s tournament, which allows players of all ages to compete, and is the favorite to win gold in Paris, but has not had good luck at the Olympics since 2012 in London, with Canada as the protective champion. The USWNT found themselves in a very difficult organization with Germany, Australia and Zambia or Morocco in a position to push them all the way to triumph in the knockout stages. Hosts France are also expected to make a deep run, while Canada, Brazil and Colombia are the only other organizations to qualify at this stage as qualification for the women’s tournament intensifies in the spring.
Below are the main points on who qualified for the 2024 Olympics in men’s and women’s soccer tournaments, while you can click on the link for more top points on how to watch all the Olympic action on NBC platforms.
The tier draw took place in Paris on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 3:00 p. m. ET.
The draw took place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Venue, in Saint-Denis, with the announcement of the level of the men’s and women’s tournament.
There are 12 groups in the women’s tournament, and USWNT secured its qualification spot by winning the CONCACAF W Championship in 2022. Canada beat Jamaica in the CONCACAF playoffs and the defending champions made it to the Olympics, while Brazil and Colombia will make up South America. France qualified as hosts, while Germany and Spain qualified for third place and finalists respectively in the UEFA Nations League final. New Zealand make up the Oceania region, while Japan and Australia will make up Asia and the Africa Qualifier in April will see the bottom two groups qualify: Morocco. , Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia.
AFC (Asia): Japan, Australia CAF (Africa): TBD – Olympic Qualifying Tournament to be held April 1-9, 2024 (2 qualifiers)CONMEBOL (South America): Brazil, ColombiaCONCACAF (Central & North America): Canada, USA U. S. OFC (Oceania): New Zealand UEFA: France (hosts), Spain, Germany
Group stage draw
Group A: France, Colombia, Canada, New Zealand Group B: USWNT, African Qualifiers – Qualifier 2, Germany, Australia Group C: Spain, Japan, African Qualifiers – Qualifier 1, Brazil
Group A Timetable
Thursday, July 25Canada vs New Zealand – 11 a. m. (Saint-Etienne) France vs Colombia – 3 p. m. (Lyon)
Sunday, July 28New Zealand – Colombia – 11am (Lyon)France – Canada – 3pm (Saint-Etienne)
Wednesday, July 31New Zealand – France – 3:00 p. m. (Lyon)Colombia – Canada – 3:00 p. m. (Nice)
Group B Schedule
Thursday, July 25Germany vs Australia, 1:00 p. m. (Marseille)United States vs TBD, 3:00 p. m. (Nice)
Sunday, July 28 Australia vs. Australia TBD, 1 p. m. (Nice) USAvs. Germany, p. m. (Marseille)
Wednesday, July 31 TBD vs. Germany, 1:00 p. m. (Saint-Etienne) Australia vs. GermanyUnited States, 1:00 p. m. (Marseille)
Group C Schedule
Thursday, July 25 Spain vs. Japan, 11:00 a. m. (Nantes) TBD vs. Brazil, 1:00 p. m. (Bordeaux)
Sunday, July 28 Brazil vs. Japan, a. m. (Paris) Spain vs. BrazilTBD, 1 p. m. (Nantes)
Wednesday, July 31: Japan vs. Japan TBD, a. m. (Nantes) Brazil vs. Brazil Spain, a. m. (Bordeaux)
Knockout Rounds
Quarter-finalsQuarter-final 2: Saturday 3 August: winner of group B vs runner-up of group C, 9 a. m. (Paris)Quarter-final 3: Saturday 3 August: winner of group C vs position Group A/B, 11 a. m. (Lyon)Quarter-final 4: Saturday 3 August: runner-up of group A vs runner-up of group B, 1:00 p. m. (Marseille) Quarter-final 1: Saturday, August 3: winner of Group A vs Group B/C, 3 p. m. (Nantes)
SemifinalsTuesday August 6: Winner Quarterfinal 2 vs Winner Quarterfinal 4, 12 noon (Lyon) Tuesday August 6: Winner Quarterfinal 1 vs Winner Quarterfinal 3, 3pm (Marseille)
Bronze medal matchFriday, August 9, 9 a. m. (Lyon)
Gold Medal MatchSaturday, August 10, in the morning (Paris)
There are 16 groups in the men’s tournament with 3 groups from Asia, Africa and Europe, plus two from South, Central and North America, one each from Oceania and France as host, all qualifying for the tournament. The last team to qualify will be in a play-off, as Guinea (fourth in Africa) will face the fourth-placed team in the Asian qualifiers.
AFC (Asia): TBD – AFC U-23 Asian Cup held in April-May 2024 (3 qualifiers)CAF (Africa): Egypt, Mali, MoroccoCONMEBOL (South America): Argentina, ParaguayCONCACAF (Central & North America): Dominican Republic, USAOFC (Oceania): New ZealandUEFA (Europe): France (host), Israel, Spain, UkraineAFC-CAF Qualifiers: TBD, opposite Guinea
Group stage draw
Group A: France, USA, AFC/CAF intercontinental playoff winner, New Zealand. Group B: Argentina, Morocco, U23 Asian Cup 3rd qualifier, Ukraine. Group C: U23 Asian Cup Qualifier 2nd, Dominican Republic, Spain, Egypt, Dominican Republic. Group D: U-23 Asian Cup Qualifier 1, Paraguay, Mali, Israel
Group A Timetable
Wednesday, July 24 TBD – New Zealand – 11 a. m. (Nice) France – USA – 3 p. m. (Marseille)
Saturday, July 27New Zealand vs United States – 1:00 p. m. (Marseille)France vs ÀTBD – 3:00 p. m. (Nice)
Tuesday, July 30New Zealand vs France – 1:00 p. m. (Marseille)United States vs TBD – 1:00 p. m. (Saint-Etienne)
Group B Schedule
Wednesday, July 24 Argentina – Morocco – 9 a. m. (Saint-Etienne) TBD – Ukraine – 1 p. m. (Lyon)
Saturday, July 27 Argentina vs. Argentina TBD – 9:00 a. m. (Lyon)Ukraine vs Morocco – 11:00 a. m. (Saint-Etienne)
Tuesday, July 30 Ukraine vs Argentina – 11 a. m. (Lyon) Morocco vs TBD – 11 a. m. m. (Nice)
Group C Schedule
Wednesday, July 24 TBD – Spain – 9:00 a. m. (Paris) Egypt – Dominican Republic – 11:00 a. m. (Nantes)
Saturday, July 27 Dominican Republic – Spain – 9:00 a. m. (Bordeaux)determine – Egypt – 11:00 a. m. (Nantes)
Tuesday, July 30 Dominican Republic – TBD – 9 a. m. m. (Paris) Spain – Egypt – nine a. m. (Bordeaux)
Group D Schedule
Wednesday, July 24 TBD vs Paraguay – 1:00 p. m. (Bordeaux)Mali vs Israel – 3:00 p. m. (Paris)
Saturday, July 27 Israel – Paraguay – 1:00 p. m. (Paris) TBD – Mali – 3:00 p. m. (Bordeaux)
Tuesday, July 30Paraguay vs Mali – 3:00 p. m. (Paris)Israel vs TBD – 3:00 p. m. (Nantes)
Knockout Rounds
QuarterfinalsQuarterfinals 2: Friday, August 2: Group B winner vs. Group A runners-up, 9:00 a. m. (Paris)Quarterfinals 4: Friday, August 2: Group D winner vs. Group C runners-up , 11 a. m. (Lyon)Quarter-finals 3: Friday 2 August: Group C winner vs. LyonGroup D runners-up, 1 p. m. (Marseille)Quarter-final 1: Friday 2 August: Group A winner vs. Group B runners-up, 3:00 p. m. (Bordeaux)
Semi-finalsMonday, August 5: Winner Quarter-final 1 vs Winner Quarter-final 3, 12 noon (Marseille) Monday, August 5: Winner quarter-final 2 vs Winner Quarter-final 4, 3 p. m. (Lyon)
Bronze medal matchThursday in August, 11am (Nantes)
Gold Medal MatchFriday, August 9, 12:00 p. m. (Paris)
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