Football is one of the sports included at the Olympics – but which teams will be involved?
Brazil players celebrate with the gold medals after winning the men's football tournament at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016.(Image credit: Getty Images)
The 2024 Olympics are almost here and the football tournaments begin in France later this week.
Football has been an Olympic sport on the men's side since 1900 and for the women since 1996.
This time around, 16 men's teams will battle it out for the medals, with 12 in the women's tournament. But which nations are involved? FourFourTwo takes a look at the participating countries below...
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Which teams are in the Olympic men's football tournament?
Javier Mascherano will be Argentina's coach at the men's football tournament at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. (Image credit: Getty Images)
Brazil won the men's tournament in both 2016 and 2020, but the South Americans did not qualify for the Paris Olympics, with Argentina and Paraguay coming out on top in the CONMEBOL qualification section.
Argentina, who are coached by two-time gold medallist Javier Mascherano, are among the favourites to win the tournament. The South Americans are in Group B along with Morocco, Iraq and Ukraine.
Hosts France are in Group A with the United States, Guinea and New Zealand. Meanwhile, Spain are in Group C with Uzbekistan, Egypt and Dominican Republic, while Group D is made up of Japan, Paraguay, Mali and Israel.
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The men's tournament takes place between July 24 and August 9.
Which teams are in the women's Olympic football tournament?
Canada players and staff celebrate after winning the gold medal match in the women's football at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. (Image credit: Getty Images)
In the women's tournament, hosts France are in Group A along with Colombia, New Zealand and the defending champions Canada, back in the tournament again after winning gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Four-time champions United States head Group B, which also features Zambia, Germany and Australia.
And in Group C, world champions Spain are joined by Japan, Nigeria and Brazil.
The women's tournament takes place between July 25 and August 10.
Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.
