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Group B of the men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was played from 24 to 30 July 2024. The group consisted of Argentina, Iraq, Morocco and Ukraine. The top two teams, Morocco and Argentina, advanced to the knockout stage.

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Olympic
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
B1  Argentina 1 CONMEBOL 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament top two 11 February 2024 10th 2020 Gold medalists (2004, 2008)
B2  Morocco 2 CAF 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations top three 4 July 2023 8th 2012 Eighth place (1972)
B3  Iraq 3 AFC 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup top three 2 May 2024 6th 2016 Fourth place (2004)
B4  Ukraine 4 UEFA 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship top three 2 July 2023 1st Debut

Standings

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

In the quarter-finals:

  • The winners of Group B, Morocco, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, the United States.
  • The runners-up of Group B, Argentina, advanced to play the winners of Group A, France.

Matches

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

Argentina vs Morocco

The match had 15 minutes of stoppage time added on. As the game entered the 16th minute of stoppage time, Morocco was leading 2–1 when Argentina took a shot at goal from the edge of the box. This shot was pushed back into the area by Morocco's goalkeeper, leading to another two Argentina attempts hitting the crossbar and falling back into the area in succession, before Cristian Medina was able to head the rebounding ball into the goal and equalise for Argentina. Moroccan fans, feeling that time had elapsed and the game should have ended before Argentina scored, immediately began rioting in the stadium. Spectators stormed the pitch and set off pyrotechnic explosions, leading to the game being suspended amid safety concerns for the players. After the stadium was emptied, the match was resumed behind closed doors in order to play the final three minutes. The match resumed at 19:02, with Argentina's goal disallowed following a VAR review.


24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
15:00
 Argentina  1–2  Morocco Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 26,717
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
  • Simeone Goal 68'
  • Rahimi Goal 45+2', 51' (pen.)
Argentina
Morocco
GK 1 Gerónimo Rulli
RB 4 Joaquín García Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
CB 2 Marco Di Cesare Booked in the 90+9th minute 90+9'
CB 16 Nicolás Otamendi (c)
LB 3 Julio Soler Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
RM 10 Thiago Almada
CM 14 Santiago Hezze Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
CM 8 Cristian Medina
LM 7 Kevin Zenón Substituted off in the 54th minute 54'
CF 18 Lucas Beltrán Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
CF 9 Julián Álvarez
Substitutes:
GK 12 Leandro Brey
DF 6 Bruno Amione Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
DF 13 Gonzalo Luján
MF 5 Ezequiel Fernández Booked in the 88th minute 88' Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
MF 11 Claudio Echeverri Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
FW 15 Luciano Gondou Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
FW 17 Giuliano Simeone Substituted on in the 54th minute 54'
Manager:
Javier Mascherano
GK 1 Munir Mohamedi Booked in the 89th minute 89'
RB 2 Achraf Hakimi (c)
CB 4 Mehdi Boukamir
CB 14 Oussama Targhalline Booked in the 87th minute 87'
LB 11 Zakaria El Ouahdi Booked in the 61st minute 61'
CM 18 Amir Richardson
CM 17 Oussama El Azzouzi Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
RW 10 Ilias Akhomach Booked in the 39th minute 39' Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
AM 8 Bilal El Khannous Booked in the 45+3th minute 45+3' Substituted off in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
LW 7 Eliesse Ben Seghir Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
CF 9 Soufiane Rahimi Booked in the 70th minute 70'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Rachid Ghanimi
DF 3 Akram Nakach Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
DF 5 Adil Tahif
MF 6 Benjamin Bouchouari Substituted on in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
MF 13 Yassine Kechta Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
FW 15 El Mehdi Maouhoub
FW 16 Abde Ezzalzouli Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
Manager:
Tarik Sektioui

Assistant referees:
Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
Andreas Söderkvist (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
Video assistant referee:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Iraq vs Ukraine

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
19:00
 Iraq  2–1  Ukraine Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 10,637
Referee: Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)
  • Aymen Hussein Goal 57' (pen.)
  • Ali Jasim Goal 75'
  • Rubchynskyi Goal 53'
Iraq
Ukraine
GK 1 Hussein Hassan Booked in the 90+13th minute 90+13'
RB 17 Mustafa Saadoon
CB 6 Zaid Tahseen
CB 20 Hussein Amer Booked in the 52nd minute 52'
CB 5 Ahmed Maknzi
LB 3 Hussein Ali Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
RM 11 Muntadher Mohammed Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
CM 8 Ibrahim Bayesh
CM 10 Youssef Amyn Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
LM 14 Karrar Mohammed
CF 18 Aymen Hussein (c) Substituted off in the 90+12th minute 90+12'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Kumel Al-Rekabe
DF 2 Josef Al-Imam Substituted on in the 90+12th minute 90+12'
DF 13 Karrar Saad Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
MF 7 Ali Jasim Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
MF 15 Nihad Mohammed Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
MF 16 Muntadher Abdul-Amir
FW 9 Hussein Abdullah
Manager:
Radhi Shenaishil
GK 12 Kiril Fesyun
RB 2 Illya Krupskyi
CB 4 Maksym Talovyerov Booked in the 56th minute 56' Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
CB 16 Arseniy Batahov
LB 3 Oleksandr Martynyuk
RM 5 Valentyn Rubchynskyi
CM 10 Maksym Braharu Booked in the 56th minute 56' Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
CM 18 Dmytro Kryskiv Booked in the 26th minute 26' Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
CM 8 Mykola Mykhaylenko Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
LM 11 Maksym Khlan
CF 14 Danylo Sikan (c) Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Heorhiy Yermakov
DF 6 Oleksiy Sych Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
DF 13 Volodymyr Salyuk Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
MF 7 Oleh Ocheretko Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
MF 15 Vladyslav Veleten
MF 17 Oleh Fedor Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
FW 9 Ihor Krasnopir Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
Manager:
Ruslan Rotan

Assistant referees:
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
Liban Abdoulrazack Ahmed (Djibouti)
Fourth official:
Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Video assistant referee:
Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

Argentina vs Iraq

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
15:00
 Argentina  3–1  Iraq Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 30,008
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
  • Almada Goal 14'
  • Gondou Goal 62'
  • Fernández Goal 85'
  • Aymen Hussein Goal 45+5'
Argentina
Iraq
GK 1 Gerónimo Rulli
RB 4 Joaquín García Booked in the 50th minute 50' Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
CB 2 Marco Di Cesare
CB 16 Nicolás Otamendi (c)
LB 3 Julio Soler Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
RM 10 Thiago Almada Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
CM 5 Ezequiel Fernández
CM 14 Santiago Hezze Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
LM 8 Cristian Medina
CF 18 Lucas Beltrán Substituted off in the 45+2th minute 45+2'
CF 9 Julián Álvarez
Substitutes:
GK 12 Leandro Brey
DF 6 Bruno Amione Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
DF 13 Gonzalo Luján Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
MF 7 Kevin Zenón Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
MF 11 Claudio Echeverri
FW 15 Luciano Gondou Booked in the 90th minute 90' Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
FW 17 Giuliano Simeone Substituted on in the 45+2th minute 45+2'
Manager:
Javier Mascherano
GK 1 Hussein Hassan
RB 17 Mustafa Saadoon Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
CB 20 Hussein Amer
CB 6 Zaid Tahseen Booked in the 46th minute 46'
LB 5 Ahmed Maknzi
CM 8 Ibrahim Bayesh Substituted off in the 76th minute 76'
CM 14 Karrar Mohammed Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
RW 15 Nihad Mohammed Booked in the 52nd minute 52' Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
AM 7 Ali Jasim Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
LW 10 Youssef Amyn
CF 18 Aymen Hussein (c)
Substitutes:
GK 12 Kumel Al-Rekabe
DF 2 Josef Al-Imam
DF 3 Hussein Ali Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
DF 13 Karrar Saad Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
MF 11 Muntadher Mohammed Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
MF 16 Muntadher Abdul-Amir Substituted on in the 76th minute 76'
FW 9 Hussein Abdullah Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
Manager:
Radhi Shenaishil

Assistant referees:
Jan Erik Engan (Norway)
Isaak Bashevkin (Norway)
Fourth official:
Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Video assistant referee:
Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

Ukraine vs Morocco

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
17:00
 Ukraine  2–1  Morocco Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 28,655
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
  • Kryskiv Goal 22'
  • Krasnopir Goal 90+8'
 Rahimi Goal 64' (pen.)
Ukraine
Morocco
GK 12 Kiril Fesyun
RB 3 Oleksandr Martynyuk Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
CB 13 Volodymyr Salyuk Red card 63'
CB 16 Arseniy Batahov
LB 2 Illya Krupskyi Booked in the 79th minute 79'
RM 11 Maksym Khlan Booked in the 52nd minute 52'
CM 5 Valentyn Rubchynskyi Booked in the 72nd minute 72'
CM 18 Dmytro Kryskiv Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
CM 8 Mykola Mykhaylenko Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
LM 10 Maksym Braharu Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
CF 14 Danylo Sikan (c) Booked in the 34th minute 34' Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Heorhiy Yermakov
DF 4 Maksym Talovyerov Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
DF 6 Oleksiy Sych Booked in the 90th minute 90' Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
MF 7 Oleh Ocheretko Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
MF 15 Vladyslav Veleten
MF 17 Oleh Fedor Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
FW 9 Ihor Krasnopir Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
Manager:
Ruslan Rotan
GK 1 Munir Mohamedi
RB 2 Achraf Hakimi (c) Booked in the 71st minute 71'
CB 17 Oussama El Azzouzi Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
CB 4 Mehdi Boukamir Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
LB 11 Zakaria El Ouahdi
DM 14 Oussama Targhalline
CM 18 Amir Richardson Booked in the 37th minute 37'
CM 8 Bilal El Khannous
RF 16 Abde Ezzalzouli
CF 9 Soufiane Rahimi Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
LF 7 Eliesse Ben Seghir Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Rachid Ghanimi
DF 3 Akram Nakach Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
DF 5 Adil Tahif
MF 6 Benjamin Bouchouari
MF 13 Yassine Kechta Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
FW 10 Ilias Akhomach Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
FW 15 El Mehdi Maouhoub Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
Manager:
Tarik Sektioui

Assistant referees:
Walter López (Honduras)
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
Video assistant referee:
Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jérôme Brisard (France)

Ukraine vs Argentina

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
17:00
 Ukraine  0–2  Argentina Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 10,017
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
  • Almada Goal 47'
  • Echeverri Goal 90+1'
Ukraine
Argentina
GK 12 Kiril Fesyun
RB 2 Illya Krupskyi
CB 4 Maksym Talovyerov
CB 16 Arseniy Batahov
LB 3 Oleksandr Martynyuk Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
DM 5 Valentyn Rubchynskyi Booked in the 53rd minute 53'
CM 18 Dmytro Kryskiv
CM 8 Mykola Mykhaylenko Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
RF 11 Maksym Khlan Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
CF 14 Danylo Sikan (c) Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
LF 10 Maksym Braharu Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Heorhiy Yermakov
DF 6 Oleksiy Sych Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
MF 7 Oleh Ocheretko Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
MF 15 Vladyslav Veleten Booked in the 82nd minute 82' Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
MF 17 Oleh Fedor Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
FW 9 Ihor Krasnopir Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
Manager:
Ruslan Rotan
GK 1 Gerónimo Rulli
RB 13 Gonzalo Luján
CB 2 Marco Di Cesare
CB 16 Nicolás Otamendi (c)
LB 3 Julio Soler Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
RM 17 Giuliano Simeone
CM 5 Ezequiel Fernández Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
CM 8 Cristian Medina
LM 10 Thiago Almada Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
CF 15 Luciano Gondou Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
CF 9 Julián Álvarez Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Leandro Brey
DF 4 Joaquín García
DF 6 Bruno Amione Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
MF 7 Kevin Zenón Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
MF 11 Claudio Echeverri Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
MF 14 Santiago Hezze Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
FW 18 Lucas Beltrán Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
Manager:
Javier Mascherano

Assistant referees:
Jerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)
Stephen Yiembe (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Video assistant referee:
Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Leodán González (Uruguay)

Morocco vs Iraq

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
17:00
 Morocco  3–0  Iraq Stade de Nice, Nice
Attendance: 19,300
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
  • Richardson Goal 19'
  • Rahimi Goal 28'
  • Ezzalzouli Goal 36'
Morocco
Iraq
GK 1 Munir Mohamedi
RB 2 Achraf Hakimi (c)
CB 17 Oussama El Azzouzi Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
CB 4 Mehdi Boukamir
LB 11 Zakaria El Ouahdi
CM 18 Amir Richardson Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
CM 14 Oussama Targhalline Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
RW 10 Ilias Akhomach Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
AM 8 Bilal El Khannous
LW 16 Abde Ezzalzouli
CF 9 Soufiane Rahimi Substituted off in the 61st minute 61'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Rachid Ghanimi
DF 3 Akram Nakach
DF 5 Adil Tahif Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
MF 6 Benjamin Bouchouari Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
MF 13 Yassine Kechta Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
FW 7 Eliesse Ben Seghir Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
FW 15 El Mehdi Maouhoub Substituted on in the 61st minute 61'
Manager:
Tarik Sektioui
GK 1 Hussein Hassan
RB 17 Mustafa Saadoon Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
CB 20 Hussein Amer
CB 4 Saad Natiq (c)
LB 5 Ahmed Maknzi Booked in the 30th minute 30'
CM 8 Ibrahim Bayesh
CM 14 Karrar Mohammed Booked in the 9th minute 9'
RW 10 Youssef Amyn Substituted off in the 31st minute 31'
AM 11 Muntadher Mohammed Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
LW 13 Karrar Saad Substituted off in the 32nd minute 32'
CF 18 Aymen Hussein
Substitutes:
GK 12 Kumel Al-Rekabe
DF 2 Josef Al-Imam Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
DF 3 Hussein Ali Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
MF 7 Ali Jasim Substituted on in the 32nd minute 32'
MF 15 Nihad Mohammed Substituted on in the 31st minute 31'
MF 16 Muntadher Abdul-Amir
FW 9 Hussein Abdullah
Manager:
Radhi Shenaishil

Assistant referees:
Rafael Alves (Brazil)
Guillerme Camilo (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
Video assistant referee:
Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:

  • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
  • direct red card: minus 4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;

Only one of the above deductions could be applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card
 Argentina 2 2 –4
 Iraq 2 2 2 –6
 Morocco 6 2 –8
 Ukraine 3 5 1 2 –14
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