Olympic women's soccer standings: Updated scores, results from 2024 Paris football tournament

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The 2024 Summer Olympics are underway and with that so is the Women's Soccer tournament. 

Emma Hayes' appointment as head coach of the United States women's national team is a major storyline heading into this summer's Olympic women's football tournament as she hopes to get off to a good start.

Canada won gold in Tokyo three years ago, but repeating that success at Paris 2024 will be a tough ask given the teams that have qualified for this tournament.

With only 12 nations at the Games and the tournament being a senior event rather than the men's Under-23 format, the competition will be tough. The field includes World Cup champions Spain, South American titleholders Brazil, and defending gold medalists Canada, making for an exceptionally competitive lineup.

One side that will not be competing at these games is England, who are currently ranked second in the world by FIFA and ran out World Cup runners-up in 2023. Despite their strong performance, the Lionesses failed to qualify for the Olympics. 

The Sporting News takes a look at the entire list of teams competing in the women's format as well as the schedule in its entirety.

GROUP SCHEDULE & STANDINGS: Group A | Group B | Group C |

KNOCKOUT STAGE SCHEDULE: Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 

Olympic women's soccer 2024 tournament format

The Olmypic women's football tournament at the Paris Olympics begins with a full round of group games on July 25, with the quarterfinals kicking off the knockout stage on August 3.

The final takes place in Paris on August 10, one day after the bronze-medal match.

Round Dates
Group Stage July 25-July 31, 2024
Quarterfinals August 3, 2024
Semifinals August 6, 2024
Bronze-medal match August 9, 2024
Gold-medal match August 10, 2024

MORE: Full schedule and draw for men's and women's soccer at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Full list of teams at Olympic women's soccer 2024

Twelve nations will compete in the women's football tournament at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Each confederation received two qualifying spots, except Oceania, which received one.

Africa was the last confederation to finalize its qualifiers in early April, with Zambia and Nigeria securing spots over Morocco and South Africa.

Nation Confederation FIFA rank Qualified via
France UEFA 3 Host nation
Spain UEFA 1 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League winner
Germany UEFA 5 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League third place
United States CONCACAF 4 2022 CONCACAF W Championship winners
Canada CONCACAF 9 CONCACAF Olympic playoff winner
Japan AFC 7 2024 AFC Olympic qualifiers
Australia AFC 12 2024 AFC Olympic qualifiers
New Zealand OFC 28 2024 OFC Olympic qualifying winners
Nigeria CAF 36 2024 CAF Olympic qualifiers
Zambia CAF 65 2024 CAF Olympic qualifiers

2024 Olympics women's football schedule, matches

The women's football tournament at the 2024 Olympics features 12 teams divided into three groups of four. The top two teams from each group will automatically advance to the eight-team knockout round, along with the two best third-place teams.

Defending gold medalists Canada are in Group A with hosts France. The United States are grouped with European powerhouses Germany and Australia's Matildas. Group C also promises excitement with World Cup winners Spain facing Japan and Brazil.

Olympic women's soccer 2024 Group Stage — Standings and fixtures

Group A standings

Pos. Nation Pts GP W-L-D GD
1. France - Q 6 3 2-1-0 +1
2. Canada - Q 3* 3 3-0 +3
3. Colombia - Q 3 3 1-2-0 0
4. New Zealand 0 3 0-3-0 -4

*Canada deducted six points

Group A match schedule

Date Time (CET) Match Location
Thu, Jul. 25 5 p.m. Canada 2-1 New Zealand Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
(Saint-Etienne, France)
Thu, Jul. 25 9 p.m. France 3-2 Colombia Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)
Sun, Jul. 28 5 p.m. New Zealand 0-2 Colombia Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)
Sun, Jul. 28 9 p.m. Canada 2-1 France Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
(Saint-Etienne, France)
Wed, Jul. 31 9 p.m. New Zealand 1-2 France Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)
Wed, Jul. 31 9 p.m. Colombia 0-1 Canada Allianz Riviera
(Nice, France)

Group B standings

Pos. Nation Pts GP W-L-D GD
1. USA - Q 9 3 3-0-0 +7
2. Germany- Q 6 3 2-1-0 +3
3. Australia 3 3 1-2-0 -3
4. Zambia 0 3 0-3-0 -7

Group B match schedule

Date Time (CET) Match Location
Thu, Jul. 25 7 p.m. Germany 3-0 Australia Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)
Thu, Jul. 25 9 p.m. USA 3-0 Zambia Allianz Riviera
(Nice, France)
Sun, Jul. 28 7 p.m. Australia 6-5 Zambia Allianz Riviera
(Nice, France)
Sun, Jul. 28 9 p.m. USA 4-1 Germany Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)
Wed, Jul. 31 7 p.m. Germany 4-1 Zambia Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
(Saint-Etienne, France)
Wed, Jul. 31 7 p.m. USA 2-1 Australia Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)

Group C standings

Pos. Nation Pts GP W-L-D GD
1. Spain - Q 9 3 3-0-0 +4
2. Japan - Q 6 3 2-1-0 +2
3. Brazil - Q 3 3 1-2 -2
4. Nigeria 0 3 0-3-0 -4

Group C match schedule

Date Time (CET) Match Location
Thu, Jul. 25 5 p.m. Spain 2-1 Japan Stade de la Beaujoire
(Nantes, France)
Thu, Jul. 25

7 p.m.

Nigeria 0-1 Brazil Matmut Atlantique
(Bordeaux, France)
Sun, Jul. 28 5 p.m. Brazil 1-2 Japan Parc des Princes
(Paris, France)
Sun, Jul. 28 7 p.m. Spain 1-0 Nigeria Stade de la Beaujoire
(Nantes, France)
Wed, Jul. 31 5 p.m. Japan 3-1 Nigeria Stade de la Beaujoire
(Nantes, France)
Wed, Jul. 31 5 p.m. Brazil 0-2 Spain Matmut Atlantique
(Bordeaux, France)

Olympic women's soccer 2024 quarterfinals

Date Time (CET) Match Location
Sat, Aug. 3 3 p.m. QF2: USA 1-0 Japan Parc des Princes
(Paris, France)
Sat, Aug. 3 5 p.m. QF3: Spain 2-2 Colombia
Spain adv. 4-2 on pens
Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)
Sat, Aug. 3 7 p.m. QF4: Germany 0 (4)-0 (2) Canada Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)
Sat, Aug. 3 9 p.m. QF1: Brazil 1-0 France Stade de la Beaujoire
(Nantes, France)

Olympic women's soccer 2024 semifinals

Date Time (CET) Match Location
Tue, Aug. 6 6 p.m. USA 1-0 Germany Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)
Tue, Aug. 6 9 p.m. Spain 2-4 Brazil Orange Velodrome
(Marseille, France)

Olympic women's soccer 2024 bronze medal match

Date Time (CET) Match Location
Fri, Aug. 9 3 p.m. Germany 1-0 Spain Groupama Stadium
(Lyon, France)

Olympic women's soccer 2024 gold medal match

Date Time (CET) Match Location
Sat, Aug. 10 5 p.m. USA 1, Brazil 0 Parc des Princes
(Paris, France)
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