The Olympics 2024 officially starts on July 26, but the football tournament starts on Wednesday (July 24).
The quadrennial event is set to be a major spectacle at the French capital and football is going to be a key part of the extravaganza.

The Olympic football tournament consists of 16 teams, and all the nations for the Men's Football tournament are now finalized. In a major shock, the Tokyo Olympics Gold medalists Brazil won't have a chance to defend their title as they haven't even qualified for the Paris Olympics.
Mexico, which won the bronze medal in Tokyo and clinched the gold medal at the London Olympics in 2012, didn't qualify for the prized event either. Last edition's beaten finalists and Silver medalists Spain will have an opportunity to better their record as they will be part of the tournament in Paris.
France is the automatic team as they are the hosts. Apart from them, three UEFA nations - Spain, Israel and Ukraine have qualified for the tournament. Africa does have three automatic berths and Morocco, Egypt and Mali are the teams who qualified for it, while Guinea has earned their spot after winning the AFC-CAF playoff.
Through the Concacaf U-20 Championship, the USA and the Dominican Republic will represent North & Central America. From South America, it will be Argentina and Paraguay who will be taking part in it.
New Zealand is the solitary Oceanian team, whereas Japan, Uzbekistan and Iraq complete the list of qualified nations for the Paris Olympics Men's Football extravaganza.
The matches will be played across 7 venues in France:
Stade de Marseille, Marseille (Capacity: 67,394)
Stade de Lyon, Lyon (Capacity: 59,186)
Parc des Princes, Paris (Capacity: 47,929)
Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux (Capacity: 42,115)
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne (Capacity: 41,965)
Stade de Nice, Nice (Capacity: 36,178)
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes (Capacity: 35,322)
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
The matches will be played from July 24 and the Final is scheduled on August 9 at the Parc des Princes in Paris.
| Date | Group | Teams | Stadium | Kick-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, July 24 | Group A | France vs USA | Stade de Marseille | 8:00 PM |
| Wednesday, July 24 | Group A | Guinea vs New Zealand | Stade de Nice | 4:00 PM |
| Wednesday, July 24 | Group B | Argentina vs Morocco | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | 2:00 PM |
| Wednesday, July 24 | Group B | Iraq vs Ukraine | Stade de Lyon | 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday, July 24 | Group C | Uzbekistan vs Spain | Parc des Princes | 2:00 PM |
| Wednesday, July 24 | Group C | Egypt vs Dominican Republic | Stade de la Beaujoire | 4:00 PM |
| Wednesday, July 24 | Group D | Mali vs Israel | Parc des Princes | 8:00 PM |
| Wednesday, July 24 | Group D | Japan vs Paraguay | Stade de Bordeaux | 6:00 PM |
| Saturday, July 27 | Group A | France vs Guinea | Stade de Nice | 8:00 PM |
| Saturday, July 27 | Group A | New Zealand vs USA | Stade de Marseille | 6:00 PM |
| Saturday, July 27 | Group B | Argentina vs Iraq | Stade de Lyon | 2:00 PM |
| Saturday, July 27 | Group B | Ukraine vs Morocco | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | 5:00 PM |
| Saturday, July 27 | Group C | Uzbekistan vs Egypt | Stade de la Beaujoire | 4:00 PM |
| Saturday, July 27 | Group C | Dominican Republic vs Spain | Stade de Bordeaux | 3:00 PM |
| Saturday, July 27 | Group D | Israel vs Paraguay | Parc des Princes | 6:00 PM |
| Saturday, July 27 | Group D | Japan vs Mali | Stade de Bordeaux | 8:00 PM |
| Tuesday, July 30 | Group A | New Zealand vs France | Stade de Marseille | 6:00 PM |
| Tuesday, July 30 | Group A | USA vs Guinea | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | 6:00 PM |
| Tuesday, July 30 | Group B | Ukraine vs Argentina | Stade de Lyon | 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday, July 30 | Group B | Morocco vs Iraq | Stade de Nice | 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday, July 30 | Group C | Dominican Republic vs Uzbekistan | Parc des Princes | 2:00 PM |
| Tuesday, July 30 | Group C | Spain vs Egypt | Stade de Bordeaux | 2:00 PM |
| Tuesday, July 30 | Group D | Israel vs Japan | Stade de la Beaujoire | 8:00 PM |
| Tuesday, July 30 | Group D | Paraguay vs Mali | Parc des Princes | 8:00 PM |
| Friday, August 2 | Quarter-finals: Match 25 | 1A vs 2B | Stade de Bordeaux | 8:00 PM |
| Friday, August 2 | Quarter-finals: Match 26 | 1B vs 2A | Parc des Princes | 2:00 PM |
| Friday, August 2 | Quarter-finals: Match 27 | 1C vs 2D | Stade de Marseille | 6:00 PM |
| Friday, August 2 | Quarter-finals: Match 28 | 1D vs 2C | Stade de Lyon | 4:00 PM |
| Monday, August 5 | Semi-finals: Match 29 | Winner Match 25 vs Winner Match 27 | Stade de Lyon | 8:00 PM |
| Monday, August 5 | Semi-finals: Match 30 | Winner Match 26 vs Winner Match 28 | Stade de Marseille | 5:00 PM |
| Thursday, August 8 | Bronze medal match | Loser Match 29 vs Loser Match 30 | Stade de la Beaujoire | 4:00 PM |
| Friday, August 9 | Gold medal match | Winner Match 29 vs Winner Match 30 | Parc des Princes | 5:00 PM |