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

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Group A of the men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was played from July 24 to July 30, 2024. This group included the host country, France, along with Guinea, New Zealand, and the United States. The top two teams from this group, France and the United States, moved on to the next round, called the knockout stage.

Teams in Group A

The four teams that competed in Group A were:

  • France: The host nation, playing in their 14th Olympics. They won a gold medal in 1984.
  • United States: Playing in their 15th Olympics. They won a silver medal in 1904.
  • Guinea: This was their 2nd time at the Olympics.
  • New Zealand: This was their 4th time at the Olympics.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

After all the group matches, France finished first and the United States finished second. Both teams earned a spot in the quarter-finals:

  • France, as the winner of Group A, played against Argentina, who were the runners-up of Group B.
  • The United States, as the second-place team in Group A, played against Morocco, who won Group B.

Matches

All match times are listed in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Guinea vs New Zealand

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
17:00
 Guinea  1–2  New Zealand Stade de Nice, Nice
Attendance: 4,909
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
  • Diawara Goal 72'
  • Garbett Goal 25'
  • Waine Goal 76'
Guinea
New Zealand

France vs United States

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
21:00
 France  3–0  United States Stade de Marseille, Marseille
Attendance: 48,721
Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)
  • Lacazette Goal 61'
  • Olise Goal 69'
  • Badé Goal 85'
France
United States

New Zealand vs United States

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
19:00
 New Zealand  1–4  United States Stade de Marseille, Marseille
Attendance: 9,468
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
  • Randall Goal 78'
  • Mihailovic Goal 8' (pen.)
  • Zimmerman Goal 12'
  • Busio Goal 30'
  • Aaronson Goal 58'
New Zealand
United States

France vs Guinea

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
21:00
 France  1–0  Guinea Stade de Nice, Nice
Attendance: 25,965
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Sildillia Goal 75'
France
Guinea

New Zealand vs France

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
19:00
 New Zealand  0–3  France Stade de Marseille, Marseille
Attendance: 45,790
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
  • Mateta Goal 19'
  • Doué Goal 71'
  • Kalimuendo Goal 74'
New Zealand
France

United States vs Guinea

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
19:00
 United States  3–0  Guinea Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 6,245
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
  • Mihailovic Goal 14'
  • Paredes Goal 31', 75'
United States
Guinea
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