Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Footballat the Games of the Olympiad
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| Games | 2024 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host country | France | ||||||||
| Dates | 24 July – 10 August | ||||||||
| Venues | 7 (in 7 host cities) | ||||||||
| Competitors | 504 from 23 nations | ||||||||
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| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) | ||||||||
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| Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) | ||||||||
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The football (soccer) tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was a big event. It took place in France from July 24 to August 10, 2024. The teams found out who they would play against at a special draw in Paris on March 20, 2024.
Matches were played in seven different cities across France. These included the main Olympic city of Paris, plus Bordeaux, Décines-Charpieu (near Lyon), Marseille, Nantes, Nice, and Saint-Étienne.
There were two main competitions: one for men's teams and one for women's teams. Football teams from all over the world, linked with FIFA, played in special games to earn their spot in the Olympics.
For the men's tournament, most players had to be under 23 years old (born on or after January 1, 2001). However, each team was allowed to have up to three older players. For the women's tournament, there were no age limits, so players of any age could join.
The Canadian women's team were the champions from the last Olympics, but they lost in the quarter-finals this time. The Brazilian men's team had won the last two Olympics, but they did not qualify for the 2024 games.
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Olympic Football Schedule
The schedule for all the football matches was first announced on April 1, 2022. FIFA later confirmed the final match times on July 28, 2022.
Here is a quick guide to the schedule:
| GS | Group stage | QF | Quarter-finals | SF | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
This table shows when the different stages of the tournament happened:
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Wed 24 | Thu 25 | Fri 26 | Sat 27 | Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | Wed 31 | Thu 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 | Sun 4 | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 |
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| Men | GS | GS | GS | QF | SF | B | F | |||||||||||
| Women | GS | GS | GS | QF | SF | B | F |
Football Stadiums
Seven different stadiums were used for the Olympic football matches. These venues were confirmed on December 17, 2020.
| Marseille | Décines-Charpieu (Lyon area) |
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| Stade de Marseille | Stade de Lyon | Parc des Princes |
| Capacity: 67,394 | Capacity: 59,186 | Capacity: 47,929 |
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| Stade de Bordeaux | ||
| Capacity: 42,115 | ||
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| Saint-Étienne | Nice | Nantes |
| Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | Stade de Nice | Stade de la Beaujoire |
| Capacity: 41,965 | Capacity: 36,178 | Capacity: 35,322 |
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How Teams Qualified
The FIFA Council decided how many spots each part of the world would get for the Olympics. This decision was made on February 24, 2022.
Teams That Qualified
A total of 23 countries (called NOCs) sent football teams to the Olympics. Here's a list of the countries that qualified for the men's and women's tournaments:
| Nation | Men's | Women's | Athletes |
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 Argentina |
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18 | |
 Australia |
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18 | |
 Brazil |
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18 | |
 Canada |
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18 | |
 Colombia |
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18 | |
 Dominican Republic |
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18 | |
 Egypt |
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18 | |
 France |
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36 |
 Germany |
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18 | |
 Guinea |
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18 | |
 Iraq |
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18 | |
 Israel |
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18 | |
 Japan |
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36 |
 Mali |
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18 | |
 Morocco |
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18 | |
 New Zealand |
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36 |
 Nigeria |
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18 | |
 Paraguay |
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18 | |
 Spain |
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36 |
 Ukraine |
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18 | |
 United States |
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36 |
 Uzbekistan |
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18 | |
 Zambia |
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18 | |
| Total: 23 NOCs | 16/16 | 12/12 | 504/504 |
Men's Qualification
Besides France, which qualified automatically as the host country, 15 other men's teams earned their spots. They qualified through tournaments held by six different football groups around the world.
Women's Qualification
Just like the men's teams, France's women's team qualified automatically. The other 11 women's teams also qualified through tournaments organized by six different football groups.
Medal Winners
Here's a summary of which countries won medals in the football tournament.
Medal Table
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Brazil |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France* |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Morocco |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
These are the players who won medals for their countries:
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men |
Spain (ESP) Álex Baena Pablo Barrios Adrián Bernabé Sergio Camello Pau Cubarsí Eric García Joan García Sergio Gómez Miguel Gutiérrez Alejandro Iturbe Diego López Fermín López Juan Miranda Cristhian Mosquera Samu Omorodion Aimar Oroz Jon Pacheco Marc Pubill Abel Ruiz Juanlu Sánchez Arnau Tenas Beñat Turrientes |
France (FRA) Maghnes Akliouche Loïc Badé Rayan Cherki Joris Chotard Andy Diouf Désiré Doué Arnaud Kalimuendo Manu Koné Alexandre Lacazette Johann Lepenant Bradley Locko Castello Lukeba Soungoutou Magassa Jean-Philippe Mateta Chrislain Matsima Enzo Millot Obed Nkambadio Michael Olise Guillaume Restes Kiliann Sildillia Adrien Truffert |
Morocco (MAR) Ilias Akhomach Eliesse Ben Seghir Benjamin Bouchouari Mehdi Boukamir Oussama El Azzouzi Bilal El Khannous Zakaria El Ouahdi Abde Ezzalzouli Rachid Ghanimi Achraf Hakimi Yassine Kechta Haytam Manaout El Mehdi Maouhoub Munir Mohamedi Akram Nakach Soufiane Rahimi Amir Richardson Adil Tahif Oussama Targhalline |
| Women |
United States (USA) Korbin Albert Croix Bethune Sam Coffey Tierna Davidson Crystal Dunn Emily Fox Naomi Girma Lindsey Horan Casey Krueger Rose Lavelle Casey Murphy Alyssa Naeher Jenna Nighswonger Trinity Rodman Emily Sams Jaedyn Shaw Sophia Smith Emily Sonnett Mallory Swanson Lynn Williams |
Brazil (BRA) Adriana Ana Vitória Antônia Angelina Duda Sampaio Gabi Nunes Gabi Portilho Jheniffer Kerolin Lauren Lorena Luciana Ludmila Marta Priscila Rafaelle Souza Tainá Tamires Tarciane Thaís Vitória Yaya Yasmim |
Germany (GER) Nicole Anyomi Ann-Katrin Berger Jule Brand Klara Bühl Sara Doorsoun Vivien Endemann Laura Freigang Merle Frohms Giulia Gwinn Marina Hegering Kathrin Hendrich Sarai Linder Sydney Lohmann Janina Minge Sjoeke Nüsken Alexandra Popp Felicitas Rauch Lea Schüller Bibiane Schulze Elisa Senß |
Men's Tournament Overview
The men's football tournament started with a group stage. Teams played against others in their group, and the best teams moved on to the knockout stage. In the knockout stage, teams played single-elimination matches until the final. Spain won the gold medal, France took the silver, and Morocco earned the bronze.
Women's Tournament Overview
The women's football tournament also began with a group stage. After playing all their group matches, the top teams advanced to the knockout stage. In the knockout stage, teams competed in single-elimination games until the champions were decided. The United States won the gold medal, Brazil won the silver, and Germany took home the bronze.
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Fútbol en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 para niños
- Football at the 2023 African Games
- Football at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Football 5-a-side at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
