The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will welcome the greatest athletes on the planet to the French capital.
As part of a huge celebration of sport, soccer will once again feature prominently on the schedule in Paris, despite the absence of 2020 men's gold medal winners Brazil.
Brazil's near miss in qualification for the 2024 Olympics has opened the door to a fresh challenge. Argentina are tipped to challenge France with the hosts paired in Group A alongside the USMNT.
The 16 teams qualified for the men's event have been split into four groups of four with the top two sides from each group progressing to the quarterfinal knockouts.
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2024 Olympic soccerschedule, fixtures
Below is the full schedule of men's soccer action at the 2024 Olympic Games from the group stages through to the gold medal final on August 9.
Group A
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location | TV - Streaming |
| Wed, Jul. 24 | 11a.m. | Guineavs. New Zealand | Allianz Riviera (Nice, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Wed, Jul. 24 | 3 p.m. | France vs. USA | Orange Velodrome (Marseille, France) | USA Network -Fubo, Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Sat, Jul. 27 | 1p.m. | New Zealand vs. USA | Orange Velodrome (Marseille, France) | USA Network -Fubo, Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Sat, Jul. 27 | 3 p.m. | France vs.Guinea | Allianz Riviera (Nice, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Tue, Jul. 30 | 1 p.m. | New Zealand vs. France | Orange Velodrome (Marseille, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Tue, Jul. 30 | 1 p.m. | USA vs.Guinea | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Etienne, France) | USA Network-Fubo, Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
Group B
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location | TV - Streaming |
| Wed, Jul. 24 | 9 a.m. | Argentinavs. Morocco | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Etienne, France) | USA Network-Fubo, Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Wed, Jul. 24 | 1 p.m. | Iraqvs. Ukraine | Groupama Stadium (Lyon, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Sat, Jul. 27 | 9 a.m. | Argentina vs.Iraq | Groupama Stadium (Lyon, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Sat, Jul. 27 | 11 a.m. | Ukraine vs. Morocco | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Etienne, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Tue, Jul. 30 | 1 p.m. | Ukraine vs. Argentina | Groupama Stadium (Lyon, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Tue, Jul. 30 | 1 p.m. | Morocco vs.Iraq | Allianz Riviera (Nice, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
Group C
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location | TV - Streaming |
| Wed, Jul. 24 | 9a.m. | Uzbekistan vs. Spain | Parc des Princes (Paris, France) | USA Network-Fubo, Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Wed, Jul. 24 | 11 a.m. | Egypt vs. Dominican Rep. | Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes, France) | USA Network -Fubo, Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Sat, Jul. 27 | 9 a.m. | Dominican Rep. vs. Spain | Matmut Atlantique (Bordeaux, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Sat, Jul. 27 | 11 a.m. | Uzbekistan vs. Egypt | Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Tue, Jul. 30 | 9 a.m. | Dominican Rep. vs.Uzbekistan | Parc des Princes (Paris, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Tue, Jul. 30 | 9 a.m. | Spain vs. Egypt | Matmut Atlantique (Bordeaux, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
Group D
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location | TV - Streaming |
| Wed, Jul. 24 | 1p.m. | Japanvs. Paraguay | Matmut Atlantique (Bordeaux, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Wed, Jul. 24 | 3 p.m. | Mali vs. Israel | Parc des Princes (Paris, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Sat, Jul. 27 | 1p.m. | Israel vs. Paraguay | Parc des Princes (Paris, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Sat, Jul. 27 | 3 p.m. | Japanvs. Mali | Matmut Atlantique (Bordeaux, France) | N/A - Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Tue, Jul. 30 | 3 p.m. | Paraguay vs. Mali | Parc des Princes (Paris, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
| Tue, Jul. 30 | 3 p.m. | Israel vs.Japan | Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes, France) | N/A -Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location |
| Fri, Aug. 2 | 9 a.m. | QF2: 1st, Group B vs. 2nd, Group A | Parc des Princes (Paris, France) |
| Fri, Aug. 2 | 11 a.m. | QF4: 1st, Group D vs. 2nd, Group C | Groupama Stadium (Lyon, France) |
| Fri, Aug. 2 | 1 p.m. | QF3: 1st, Group C vs. 2nd, Group D | Orange Velodrome (Marseille, France) |
| Fri, Aug. 2 | 3 p.m. | QF1: 1st, Group A vs. 2nd, Group B | Matmut Atlantique (Bordeaux, France) |
Semifinals
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location |
| Mon, Aug. 5 | 12 p.m. | Winner, QF1 vs. Winner, QF3 | Orange Velodrome (Marseille, France) |
| Mon, Aug. 5 | 3 p.m. | Winner, QF2vs. Winner, QF4 | Groupama Stadium (Lyon, France) |
Third Place / Bronze medal match
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location |
| Thu, Aug. 8 | 11a.m. | Loser, SF1 vs. Loser, SF2 | Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes, France) |
Gold / Silver final match
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location |
| Fri, Aug. 9 | 12p.m. | Winner, SF1 vs. Winner, SF2 | Parc des Princes (Paris, France) |
How to watch 2024 Olympic men's soccer: TV channels, live streams
Here's how to watch 2024 Olympic men's soccer matches across the USA:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | USA Network | Fubo, Peaco*ck,NBC app/website |
USA: Olympic soccer fans in the USA can stream select games onFubowho are offering a FREE seven-day trial. Additional broadcast options areon NBC and USA Network with Peaco*ck offering streaming options.
2024 men's Olympic soccer qualifiers
16 teams have qualified for the men's soccer event at the 2024 Olympic Games with all six of FIFA's continental confederations represented.
Teams need to finish in the top two in their group to reach the quarterfinals, which will be a knockout format from that point of the tournament onwards.
| Nation | Confederation | Qualified via |
| France | UEFA | Host nation |
| England | UEFA | 2023 Euro U-21 champions |
| Spain | UEFA | 2023 Euro U-21 runners-up |
| Ukraine | UEFA | 2023 Euro U-21 semifinalists |
| Israel | UEFA | 2023 Euro U-21 semifinalists |
| United States | CONCACAF | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 champions |
| Dominican Rep. | CONCACAF | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 runners-up |
| Paraguay | CONMEBOL | 2024 CONMEBOL Olympic qualifying winners |
| Argentina | CONMEBOL | 2024 CONMEBOL Olympic qualifying runners-up |
| Morocco | CAF | 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations champions |
| Egypt | CAF | 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up |
| Mali | CAF | 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations third place |
| New Zealand | OFC | 2023 OFC Olympic qualifying champions |
| Japan | AFC | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup champions |
| Uzbekistan | AFC | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup runners-up |
| Iraq | AFC | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup third place |
| Guinea | AFC/CAF | 2024 AFC-CAF Olympic playoff winners |
Olympic men's soccertournament rules
The men’s soccer tournament opens up with a group phase that will eliminate half of the 16 teams involved. The eight teams finishing third and fourth in the groups will exit the competition with the remaining eight moving into the quarterfinals.
Group stage:The 16 teams are split into four groups from Group A to D. The top two teams after round-robin group play automatically advance to the quarterfinals.
The group stage rewardsteams with three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. Teams are ranked on points with the first tiebreakers being (1) goal difference and (2) goals scored in that order. If teams are tied after the second tiebreaker, there areother predetermined criteriato separate them.
Knockout rounds:The top two teams in each group (eight in total) move on to a fixed bracket, single-elimination knockout round beginning with the quarterfinals, semifinals and the gold medal final match.
