Olympics 2024: All you need to know about football

The Olympics are almost upon us, with 16 teams set to participate in football. The teams from all across the globe have been divided into four groups, from where the top two teams from each group will play the quarter finals.

Eventually, the finals will be played at the Parc de Princes in Paris, the home stadium of PSG. Let’s now take a look at the different teams and the groups.

Paris Olympics 2024: Football group stages

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

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— ESPN Asia (@ESPNAsia) May 9, 2024

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