The 2024 Paris Olympic Games will include one of the biggest tournaments in women's soccer, with 12 teams aiming to bring home gold in an event that will be played at stadiums spread across France.
While the Summer Olympics have featured men's soccer dating all the way back to 1900, there wasn't a women's soccer tournament until the 1996 Atlanta Games. Since then, it only trails the World Cup in terms of prestige in the women's game.
The U.S. women's national team will be aiming to use this Olympiad to prove it's back on top after disappointing in the 2020 Tokyo Games and at last year's World Cup. Canada will hope to repeat a surprise gold-medal run from the previous Olympics, while World Cup champions Spain loom as the tournament favorite.
Here's everything you need to know about the women's soccer tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Olympics 2024: Women's soccer Olympic groups for Paris
Group A
- France
- Colombia
- Canada
- New Zealand
Group B
- United States
- Zambia
- Germany
- Australia
Group C
- Spain
- Japan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
Olympics 2024: Women's soccer group match schedule
All times Eastern.
Thursday, July 25
Group A
- Canada vs. New Zealand: 11 a.m.
- France vs. Colombia: 3 p.m.
Group B
- Germany vs. Australia: 1 p.m.
- United States vs. Zambia: 3 p.m.
Group C
- Spain vs. Japan: 11 a.m. ET
- Nigeria vs. Brazil: 1 p.m.
Sunday, July 28
Group A
- New Zealand vs. Colombia: 11 a.m.
- France vs. Canada: 3 p.m.
Group B
- Australia vs. Zambia: 1 p.m.
- United States vs. Germany: 3 p.m.
Group C
- Brazil vs. Japan: 11 a.m.
- Spain vs. Nigeria: 1 p.m.
Wednesday, July 31
Group A
- New Zealand vs. France: 3 p.m.
- Colombia vs. Canada: 3 p.m.
Group B
- Zambia vs. Germany: 1 p.m.
- Australia vs. United States: 1 p.m.
Group C
- Japan vs. Nigeria: 11 a.m.
- Brazil vs. Spain: 11 a.m.
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Olympics 2024: Women's soccer knockout rounds schedule
Saturday, August 3
- Women's Quarterfinal #1 : 9 a.m.
- Women's Quarterfinal #2: 11 a.m.
- Women's Quarterfinal #3: 1 p.m.
- Women's Quarterfinal #4: 3 p.m.
Tuesday, August 6
- Women's Semifinal #1: Noon
- Women's Semifinal #2: 3 p.m.
Olympics 2024: Women's soccer medal rounds schedule
Friday, August 9
Women's bronze medal match: 9 a.m.
Saturday, August 10
Women's gold medal match: 11 a.m.
Paris Olympics 2024: How to watch the Summer Games across TV and streaming
Date: July 24-Aug. 11
TV: Games broadcast across NBC, USA Network, E!, Telemundo, CNBC and Golf Channel
Streaming: Peacock , nbcolympics.com
Stream the Olympics: Catch all the Paris 2024 action with a Peacock subscription
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