Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group C facts for kids

Group C of the men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was played from July 24 to July 30, 2024. This group featured four exciting teams: the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Spain, and Uzbekistan. After a series of matches, Egypt and Spain proved to be the strongest, earning their spots in the next round of the tournament.

Teams in Group C

Here are the teams that competed in Group C, along with some details about their journey to the Olympics:

Team	How they qualified	Olympic appearances	Best Olympic result
Uzbekistan	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup top three	1st	Debut
Spain	2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship top three	12th	Gold medalists (1992)
Egypt	2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations top three	13th	Fourth place (1928, 1964)
Dominican Republic	2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship top two	1st	Debut

Group Standings

This table shows how the teams ranked in Group C:

After the group matches, the top two teams moved on to the quarter-finals:

• Egypt, as the winner of Group C, played against Paraguay, who were second in Group D.
• Spain, as the second-place team in Group C, played against Japan, who won Group D.

Match Results

All match times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2), which is the local time in Paris.

Uzbekistan vs Spain

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24) 15:00	Uzbekistan	1–2	Spain	Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 33,732 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
	Shomurodov  45+3' (pen.)		Pubill  28' Gómez  62'

Uzbekistan

Spain

Egypt vs Dominican Republic

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24) 17:00	Egypt	0–0	Dominican Republic	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 13,945 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
		https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/512/286056/286057/400018541

Egypt

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs Spain

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) 15:00	Dominican Republic	1–3	Spain	Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Attendance: 16,099 Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
	Montes de Oca  38'	https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/512/286056/286057/400018540	F. López  24' Baena  55' Gutiérrez  70'

Dominican Republic

Spain

Uzbekistan vs Egypt

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) 17:00	Uzbekistan	0–1	Egypt	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 20,658 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
		https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/512/286056/286057/400018542	Ahmed Koka  11'

Uzbekistan

Egypt

Dominican Republic vs Uzbekistan

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) 15:00	Dominican Republic	1–1	Uzbekistan	Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 30,475 Referee: Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)
	Núñez  51' (pen.)	https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/512/286056/286057/400018538	Odilov  58'

Dominican Republic

Uzbekistan

Spain vs Egypt

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) 15:00	Spain	1–2	Egypt	Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Attendance: 12,180 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
	Omorodion  90'	https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/512/286056/286057/400018539	Ibrahim Adel  40', 62'

Spain

Egypt

Fair Play Points

Fair play points are used as a tie-breaker if teams have the same number of points and goals. Teams get points deducted for yellow and red cards:

• A first yellow card means minus 1 point.
• Getting a second yellow card (which leads to an indirect red card) means minus 3 points.
• A direct red card means minus 4 points.
• If a player gets a yellow card and then a direct red card, it's minus 5 points.

Only one type of deduction is applied per player per match.

Team	Match 1				Match 2				Match 3				Total Points
Egypt	1				2				1				–4
Uzbekistan	3				1				1				–5
Dominican Republic	2						1		1				–7
Spain	5				2								–7