The Men’s Olympic Football Tournament is into the knockout phase, with eight teams dreaming of progressing to the gold medal match at Parc des Princes on 9 August. Learn the key information about the nations still in contention at Paris 2024 below, as well as the sides who have been eliminated.<\/p>\n
The quarter-final fixtures take place on Friday, 2 August and are as follows:<\/p>\n
Morocco v USA | 15:00 | Parc des Princes, Paris
\nJapan v Spain | 17:00 | Stade de Lyon
\nEgypt v Paraguay | 19:00 | Stade de Marseille
\nFrance v Argentina | 21:00 | Stade de Bordeaux<\/p>\n
View the full Men\u2019s Olympic Football Tournament match schedule.<\/p>\n
Quarter-finalists
\nMorocco
\nHead coach: Tarik Sektioui
\nHow they qualified: Won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
\nAppearances: 8 (Tokyo 1964, Munich 1972, Los Angeles 1984, Barcelona 1992, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, London 2012, Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Second round (Munich 1972)<\/p>\n
USA
\nHead coach: Marko Mitrovic
\nHow they qualified: Won the 2022 Concacaf U-20 Championship
\nAppearances: 15 (St. Louis 1904, Paris 1924, Amsterdam 1928, Berlin 1936, London 1948, Helsinki 1952, Melbourne 1956, Munich 1972, Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008, Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Silver medal (St. Louis 1904)<\/p>\n
Japan
\nHead coach: Go Oiwa
\nHow they qualified: Won the AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2024
\nAppearances: 12 (Berlin 1936, Melbourne 1956, Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Bronze medal (Mexico 1968)<\/p>\n
Spain
\nHead coach: Santi Denia
\nHow they qualified: Reached the final of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
\nAppearances: 12 (Antwerp 1920, Paris 1924, Amsterdam 1928, Mexico 1968, Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, London 2012, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Gold medal (Barcelona 1992)<\/p>\n
More on FIFA: Denia: You can achieve anything when you work as a family<\/p>\n
Egypt
\nHead coach: Rogerio Micale
\nHow they qualified: Reached the final of U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
\nAppearances: 13 (Antwerp 1920, Paris 1924, Amsterdam 1928, Berlin 1936, London 1948, Helsinki 1952, Rome 1960, Toyko 1964, Los Angeles 1984, Barcelona 1992, London 2012, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Quarter-final (Amsterdam 1928, Tokyo 1964)<\/p>\n
More on FIFA: Micale: Egypt’s aim is to surprise everyone<\/p>\n
Paraguay
\nHead coach: Carlos Jara Saguier
\nHow they qualified: Topped the final standings of the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
\nAppearances: 3 (Barcelona 1992, Athens 2004, Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Silver medal (Athens 2004)<\/p>\n
France
\nHead coach: Thierry Henry
\nHow they qualified: As hosts
\nAppearances: 14 (Paris 1900, London 1908, Antwerp 1920, Paris 1924, Amsterdam 1928, London 1948, Helsinki 1952, Rome 1960, Mexico 1968, Montreal 1976, Los Angeles 1984, Atlanta 1996, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Gold medal (Los Angeles 1984)<\/p>\n
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\nHead coach: Javier Mascherano
\nHow they qualified: Finished in second place at the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
\nAppearances: 10 (Amsterdam 1928, Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964, Seoul 1988, Atlanta 1996, Athen 2004, Beijing 2008, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Gold medal (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008)<\/p>\n
More on FIFA: Luciano Gondou \u2013 Argentina’s lethal super sub
\nEliminated teams
\nGuinea
\nHead coach: Kaba Diawara
\nHow they qualified: AFC-CAF play-off winners
\nAppearances: 2 (Mexico City 1968, Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Group stage (Mexico City 1968, Paris 2024)<\/p>\n
New Zealand
\nHead coach: Darren Bazeley
\nHow they qualified: Won the 2023 OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament
\nAppearances: 4 (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Quarter-final (Tokyo 2020)<\/p>\n
Ukraine
\nHead coach: Ruslan Rotan
\nHow they qualified: Reached the semi-final of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship
\nAppearances: 1 (Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Group stage (Paris 2024)<\/p>\n
More on FIFA: Ukraine’s pride despite early exit<\/p>\n
Iraq
\nHead coach: Radhi Shenaishil Swadi
\nHow they qualified: Third place at the AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2024
\nAppearances: 6 (Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988, Athens 2004, Rio 2016, Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Fourth (Athens 2004)<\/p>\n
Uzbekistan
\nHead coach: Timur Kapadze
\nHow they qualified: Won the AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2024\/Reached the final of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2024
\nAppearances: 1 (Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Group stage (Paris 2024)<\/p>\n
Dominican Republic
\nHead coach: Ibai Gomez
\nHow they qualified: Reached the final of the 2022 Concacaf U-20 Championship
\nAppearances: 1 (Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Group stage (Paris 2024)<\/p>\n
Mali
\nHead coach: Alou Badra Diallo
\nHow they qualified: Came third at the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
\nAppearances: 2 (Athens 2004, Paris 2024)
\nBest result: Quarter-final (Athens 2004)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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