Which soccer groups will compete within the Olympics and when will they be held? Al Jazeera explains.
Apart from 1896 and 1932, males’s soccer has been a daily occasion in all Olympic Video games.
Because the 2024 Olympics kick off in Paris, Al Jazeera tells you every thing that you must know in regards to the males’s soccer competitors:
A complete of 16 nations have certified for the lads’s soccer crew on the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Group A: France, United States, Guinea, New Zealand
Group B: Argentina, Morocco, Ukraine, Iraq
Group C: Uzbekistan, Spain, Egypt, Dominican Republic
Group D: Japan, Paraguay, Mali, Israel
Not like the ladies’s soccer championship, which is a full senior occasion, the Olympic males’s soccer competitors is proscribed to gamers below 23 years outdated, with as much as three over-age gamers allowed to take part.
The 16 males’s groups are divided into 4 teams of 4 groups every. The highest two groups in every group advance to the quarterfinals after which the semifinals. The winner of the semifinals will play for the gold medal, and the loser will play for the bronze medal.
⚽Who has the perfect probability to win the gold medal?
With a mixture of rising expertise and a few skilled gamers, host France are prime contenders on the Paris Olympics. Led by Thierry Henry, France are searching for a second Olympic gold medal after successful their first on the 1984 Los Angeles Video games.
Two-time gold medalists Argentina even have a powerful squad, together with Manchester Metropolis ahead Julian Alvarez and Main League Soccer (MLS) midfield star Thiago Almada.
Spain is without doubt one of the favourites, with Euro 2024 gamers Fermín Lopez and Alex Baena additionally representing the nation on the Olympics.
⚽ Which different prime athletes will compete within the Olympics?
Different prime gamers on the Paris Olympics embody France’s Michael Olise and Alexandre Lacazette, Argentina’s Nicolas Otamendi and Guinea’s Naby Keita.
⚽ What’s the key date for the competitors?
- Group stage: July 24-30
- Quarterfinals: August 2
- Semifinals: August 5
- Bronze Medal Battle: August 8
- Gold Medal Recreation: August 9
⚽ The place will the competitors be held?
Males’s soccer matches will likely be held at seven stadiums in France.
- Bordeaux Stadium in Bordeaux
- Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne
- Nantes La Beaujoire Stadium
- Stade de Lyon in Decines-Charpieu (close to Lyon)
- Horse racing stadium
- Good stadium in Good
- paris parc des princes stadium
⚽What if the sport ends in a tie?
If the sport is tied on the finish of regular taking part in time, there will likely be two time beyond regulation intervals of quarter-hour every. If there may be nonetheless a tie, the winner will likely be determined by a penalty shootout.
⚽ What number of gamers are there in every crew?
Taking part nations can nominate a roster of 18 gamers, together with as much as 3 over-age gamers. They will additionally title 4 reserve gamers.
⚽Which groups have received probably the most gold medals?
Hungary and Nice Britain have received probably the most gold medals in Olympic males’s soccer (three every), whereas Brazil, Argentina, the previous Soviet Union and Uruguay have received two every.
Brazil has probably the most medals (seven), together with back-to-back gold medals in 2020 and 2016. Nonetheless, Brazil didn’t qualify for the primary time since 2004 and can due to this fact not be capable of defend their title on the Paris Olympics.
⚽ Keep knowledgeable:
You’ll be able to observe the motion on Al Jazeera’s devoted Paris 2024 occasion web page, which incorporates all information and options, in addition to occasion preparations and stay textual content commentary on chosen soccer, basketball, tennis and boxing matches.
