The draw for the women’s and men’s football tournaments at the Olympic Games took place on Wednesday March 20. Find the Blues’ opponents and the complete schedule.
On Wednesday March 20, the draw for the groups for the football event of the Olympic Games took place, at the headquarters of Paris 2024. For the men’s team led by Thierry Henry, the fate was rather favorable. They in fact avoided the South American teams and the main favorites before the quarter-finals. The Blues will face the United States, New Zealand and the winner of the play-off match between Guinea and an Asian team in the group stage. The France team will play its opening match against the United States on Wednesday July 24 in Marseille.
For the women’s team, however, adversity will be encountered from the start of the competition. The team ofHervé Renard inherits particularly difficult opponents from the group stage, with an entry into contention against Colombia, before facing the Canadian reigning Olympic champions and New Zealand. For coach Hervé Renard, it will be necessary to “be careful and concentrated”, while the tight format of the competition, with only 12 teams, pits favorite teams against each other from the first matches.
Football groups at the Olympic Games
Men’s event
- Group A : France – United States – Guinea or Asia 4 – New Zealand
- Group B : Argentina – Morocco – Asia 3 – Ukraine
- Group C : Asia 2 – Spain – Egypt – Dominican Republic
- Group D Asia 1 – Paraguay – Mali – Israel
The U23 Asian Championship will determine which Asian teams qualify directly and which one will participate in the play-off against Guinea.
Women’s event
- Group A : France – Colombia – Canada – New Zealand
- Group B : United States – CAF 2 – Germany – Australia
- Group C : Spain – Japan – CAF 1 – Brazil
The Calendar of the French women’s and men’s teams
Women
- France – Colombia – Thursday July 25, at 9 p.m. in Lyon
- France – Canada – Sunday July 28, at 9 p.m. in Saint-Etienne
- France – New Zealand – Wednesday July 31, at 9 p.m. in Lyon
Men
- France – United States – Wednesday July 24, at 9 p.m. in Marseille
- France – winner of the play-off between Guinea and a nation from the Asian continent – Saturday July 27, at 9 p.m. in Nice
- France – New Zealand – Tuesday July 30, at 7 p.m. in Marseille
Complete football schedule at the Olympic Games
Download the full schedule of Olympic football tournaments
You can download just above the complete and detailed schedule of all the matches of the football competitions during the Olympics.