Men's soccer Olympics schedule: Paris Olympics group play, knockout stage matches
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially begin at the opening ceremony on July 26, but the men's soccer gold medal race begins earlier.
Men's soccer will be the very first Olympic event in 2024 when its first match kicks off the morning of July 24. In total, the tournament will run for just over two weeks before the gold medal game on August 9, which is two days before the closing ceremony of this year's Games.
The men's soccer bracket features 16 national teams split into four groups of four. The top two teams in each group will advance to the knockout stage, which features a quarterfinal and semifinal round before the bronze and gold medal games.
Here's everything to know about the men's side of the Olympics soccer tournament during the 2024 Paris Games.
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Olympics 2024: Men's soccer Olympic groups for Paris
Group A
France (Hosts)
United States
Guinea
New Zealand
Group B
Argentina
Morocco
Iraq
Ukraine
Group C
Uzbekistan
Spain
Egypt
Dominican Republic
Group D
Japan
Paraguay
Mali
Israel
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Olympics 2024: Men's soccer group match schedule
All times Eastern.
Wednesday, July 24
Group A
Guinea vs. New Zealand, 11 a.m.
France vs. United States, 3 p.m.
Group B
Argentina vs. Morocco, 9 a.m.
Iraq vs. Ukraine, 1 p.m.
Group C
Uzbekistan vs. Spain, 9 a.m.
Egypt vs. Dominican Republic, 11 a.m.
Group D
Japan vs. Paraguay, 1 p.m.
Mali vs. Israel, 3 p.m.
Saturday, July 27
Group A
New Zealand vs. United States, 1 p.m.
France vs. Guinea, 3 p.m.
Group B
Argentina vs. Iraq, 9 a.m.
Ukraine vs. Morocco, 11 a.m.
Group C
Dominican Republic vs. Spain, 9 a.m.
Uzbekistan vs. Egypt, 11 a.m.
Group D
Israel vs. Paraguay, 1 p.m.
Japan vs. Mali, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, July 30
Group A
United States vs. Guinea, 1 p.m.
New Zealand vs. France, 1 p.m.
Group B
Ukraine vs. Argentina, 11 a.m.
Morocco vs. Iraq, 11 a.m.
Group C
Dominican Republic vs. Uzbekistan, 9 a.m.
Spain vs. Egypt, 9 a.m.
Group D
Paraguay vs. Mali, 3 p.m.
Israel vs. Japan, 3 p.m.
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Olympics 2024: Men's soccer knockout rounds schedule
Friday, August 2
Men's Quarterfinal #1: 9 a.m.
Men's Quarterfinal #2: 11 a.m.
Men's Quarterfinal #3: 1 p.m.
Men's Quarterfinal #4: 3 p.m.
Monday, August 5
Men's Semifinal #1: Noon
Men's Semifinal #2: 3 p.m.
Thursday, August 8
Men's bronze medal match: 11 a.m.
Friday, August 9
Men's gold medal match: Noon
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Paris Olympics 2024: Men's soccer groups, schedule for Summer Games