Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group A
Group A of the men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was played from 24 to 30 July 2024.[1][2] The group consisted of hosts France, Guinea, New Zealand and the United States.[3] The top two teams, France and the United States, advanced to the knockout stage.[4]
Teams
[edit]Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Olympic appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
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A1 | France | 1 | UEFA | Hosts | 13 September 2017 | 14th | 2020 | Gold medalists (1984) |
A2 | United States | 3 | CONCACAF | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship top two | 1 July 2022 | 15th | 2008 | Silver medalists (1904) |
A3 | Guinea[a] | 4 | CAF | AFC–CAF play-off winner | 9 May 2024 | 2nd | 1968 | Eleventh place (1968) |
A4 | New Zealand | 2 | OFC | 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament winner | 9 September 2023 | 4th | 2020 | Sixth place (2020) |
- ^ The play-off winner was not known at the time of the draw.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |
3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals:
- The winners of Group A, France, advance to play the runners-up of Group B, Argentina.
- The runners-up of Group A, the United States, advance to play the winners of Group B, Morocco.
Matches
[edit]Guinea vs New Zealand
[edit]Guinea | 1–2 | New Zealand |
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Report |
Guinea[6]
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New Zealand[6]
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Assistant referees:
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France vs United States
[edit]France[8]
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United States[8]
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Assistant referees:
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New Zealand vs United States
[edit]New Zealand | 1–4 | United States |
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Report |
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New Zealand[10]
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United States[10]
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Assistant referees:
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France vs Guinea
[edit]France[12]
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Guinea[12]
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Assistant referees:
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New Zealand vs France
[edit]New Zealand | 0–3 | France |
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Report |
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New Zealand[14]
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France[14]
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Assistant referees:
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United States vs Guinea
[edit]United States | 3–0 | Guinea |
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Report |
United States[16]
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Guinea[12]
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Assistant referees:
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Discipline
[edit]Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions could be applied to a player in a single match.
Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points | |||||||||
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France | 1 | –1 | |||||||||||
Guinea | 1 | 1 | –2 | ||||||||||
United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | –3 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 1 | –3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Match schedules confirmed for Olympic Football Tournaments at Paris 2024". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Football Tournament: Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 draws produce blockbuster match-ups". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Match report – Guinea v New Zealand" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Guinea v New Zealand" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Match report – France v United States" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – France v United States" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Match report – New Zealand v United States" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – New Zealand v United States" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Match report – France v Guinea" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-up – France v Guinea" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Match report – New Zealand v France" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – New Zealand v France" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Match report – United States v Guinea" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Tactical Line-up – United States v Guinea" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024, FIFA.com