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Here's all you need to know about the sport at Paris 2024.
Olympics football schedule, fixtures, venues and finals at Paris 2024
The football events run from 24 July to 10 August. Seven stadia will be used throughout the tournament.
Nice, Bordeaux and Saint-Etienne will be among the group stage venues.
Semi-finals will be in Lyon and Marseille, with a bronze medal match in Nantes for the men's and a bronze medal match in Lyon for the women's tournament.
Both of the finals will be held at Paris’ legendary Parc des Princes, which can accommodate 48,000 fans. The men's final will take place on 9 August and the women's final on 10 August.
Host nation France will play their first men's game of the tournament against the United States on 24 July, two days before the opening ceremony. The women's tournament is due to begin the following day on 25 July.
Men's Olympic tournament groups:
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
Women's Olympic tournament groups:
Group A: France, Colombia, Canada, New Zealand
Group B: USA, Zambia, Germany, Australia
Group C: Spain, Japan, Nigeria, Brazil
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