The Olympics 2024 officially starts from July 26, but the football tournament has started from 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.
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, USA and 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 list of qualified nations for the Paris Olympics Men's Football extravaganza.
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.
| Match | Date | Time (in IST) |
| Argentina vs Morocco | July 24 | 6:30 pm |
| Uzbekistan vs Spain | July 24 | 6:30 pm |
| Egypt vs Dominican Republic | July 24 | 8:30 pm |
| Guinea vs New Zealand | July 24 | 8:30 pm |
| Iraq vs Ukraine | July 24 | 10:30 pm |
| Japan vs Paraguay | July 24 | 10:30 pm |
| France vs USA | July 25 | 12:30 am |
| Mali vs Israel | July 25 | 12:30 am |
| Argentina vs Iraq | July 27 | 6:30 pm |
| Dominican Republic vs Spain | July 27 | 6:30 pm |
| Ukraine vs Morocco | July 27 | 8:30 pm |
| Uzbekistan vs Egypt | July 27 | 8:30 pm |
| Israel vs Paraguay | July 27 | 10:30 pm |
| New Zealand vs USA | July 27 | 10:30 pm |
| France vs Guinea | July 28 | 12:30 am |
| Japan vs Mali | July 28 | 12:30 am |
| Dominican Republic vs Uzbekistan | July 30 | 6:30 pm |
| Spain vs Egypt | July 30 | 6:30 pm |
| Morocco vs Iraq | July 30 | 8:30 pm |
| Ukraine vs Argentina | July 30 | 8:30 pm |
| New Zealand vs France | July 30 | 10:30 pm |
| USA vs Guinea | July 30 | 10:30 pm |
| Israel vs Japan | July 31 | 12:30 am |
| Paraguay vs Mali | July 31 | 12:30 am |
| 1B vs 2A (QF) | August 2 | 6:30 pm |
| 1D vs 2C (QF) | August 2 | 8:30 pm |
| 1C vs 2D (QF) | August 2 | 10:30 pm |
| 1A vs 2B (QF) | August 3 | 12:30 am |
| 1B/2A vs 1D/2C (SF) | August 5 | 9:30 pm |
| 1A/2B vs 1C/2D (SF) | August 6 | 12:30 am |
| Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2 | August 8 | 8:30 pm |
| Winners SF1 vs Winner SF2 | August 9 | 9:30 pm |
| Team | PL | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| USA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| Guinea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Morocco registered a top-place finish in the group after winning their match. Argentina also qualified for the knockouts after the victory over Ukraine. Despite having same goal difference, Morocco was adjudged first for their superior H2H record.
| Team | PL | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Morocco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
Egypt and Spain have qualified for the quarter-finals. Egypt claimed the top spot after defeating Spain in the final group stage match.
| Team | PL | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Team | PL | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 6 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| Mali | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Israel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |