The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris is all set to continue a superb summer of sport across Europe.
On the back of Euro 2024 across the border in Germany, France will now be the focus of the sporting world, with three weeks of action in the French capital.
As part of a wide range of sports on display, there will once again be both men’s and women’s soccer tournaments, with the latter kicking off on July 25.
Canada will be aiming to defend their Gold medal from 2020, after being placed in Group A with hosts France, the USWNT is in Group B up against Zambia, Germany and Australia.
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2024 Olympic soccer schedule, fixtures
Below is the full schedule of women’s soccer action at the 2024 Olympic Games from the group stages through to the gold medal final on August 10.
Group A
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location | TV – Streaming |
| Thu, Jul. 25 | 11 a.m. | Canada 2-1 New Zealand | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Etienne, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Thu, Jul. 25 | 3 p.m. | France 3-2 Colombia | Groupama Stadium (Lyon, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Sun, Jul. 28 | 11 a.m. | New Zealand 0-2 Colombia | Groupama Stadium (Lyon, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Sun, Jul. 28 | 3 p.m. | France vs. Canada | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Etienne, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Wed, Jul. 31 | 3 p.m. | New Zealand vs. France | Groupama Stadium (Lyon, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Wed, Jul. 31 | 3 p.m. | Colombia vs. Canada | Allianz Riviera (Nice, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
Group B
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location | TV – Streaming |
| Thu, Jul. 25 | 1 p.m. | Germany 3-0 Australia | Orange Velodrome (Marseille, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Thu, Jul. 25 | 3 p.m. | USA 3-0 Zambia | Allianz Riviera (Nice, France) |
USA Network – Fubo, Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Sun, Jul. 28 | 1 p.m. | Australia vs. Zambia | Allianz Riviera (Nice, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Sun, Jul. 28 | 3 p.m. | USA vs. Germany | Orange Velodrome (Marseille, France) |
USA Network – Fubo, Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Wed, Jul. 31 | 1 p.m. | Zambia vs. Germany | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Etienne, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Wed, Jul. 31 | 1 p.m. | Australia vs. USA | Orange Velodrome (Marseille, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
Group C
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location | TV – Streaming |
| Thu, Jul. 25 | 11 a.m. | Spain 2-1 Japan | Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes, France) |
USA Network – Fubo, Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Thu, Jul. 25 | 1 p.m. | Nigeria 0-1 Brazil | Matmut Atlantique (Bordeaux, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Sun, Jul. 28 | 11 a.m. | Brazil 1-2 Japan | Parc des Princes (Paris, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Sun, Jul. 28 | 1 p.m. | Spain vs. Nigeria | Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Wed, Jul. 31 | 11 a.m. | Japan vs. Nigeria | Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
| Wed, Jul. 31 | 11 a.m. | Brazil vs. Spain | Matmut Atlantique (Bordeaux, France) |
N/A – Peacock, NBC app/website |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location |
| Sat, Aug. 3 | 9 a.m. | QF2: 1st, Group B vs. 2nd, Group C | Parc des Princes (Paris, France) |
| Sat, Aug. 3 | 11 a.m. | QF3: 1st, Group C vs. 3rd place (A/B) | Groupama Stadium (Lyon, France) |
| Sat, Aug. 3 | 1 p.m. | QF4: 2nd, Group A vs. 2nd, Group B | Orange Velodrome (Marseille, France) |
| Sat, Aug. 3 | 3 p.m. | QF1: 1st, Group A vs. 3rd place (B/C) | Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes, France) |
Semifinals
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location |
| Tue, Aug. 6 | 12 p.m. | Winner, QF2 vs. Winner, QF4 | Groupama Stadium (Lyon, France) |
| Tue, Aug. 6 | 3 p.m. | Winner, QF1 vs. Winner, QF3 | Orange Velodrome (Marseille, France) |
Third Place/Bronze medal match
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location |
| Fri, Aug. 9 | 9 a.m. | Loser, SF1 vs. Loser, SF2 | Groupama Stadium (Lyon, France) |
Gold / Silver final Match
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location |
| Sat, Aug. 10 | 11 a.m. | Winner, SF1 vs. Winner, SF2 | Parc des Princes (Paris, France) |
How to watch 2024 Olympic women’s soccer: TV channels, live streams
Here’s how to watch 2024 Olympic women’s soccer matches across the USA:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | USA Network | Fubo, Peacock, NBC app/website |
USA: Olympic soccer fans in the USA can stream select games on Fubo who are offering a FREE seven-day trial. Additional broadcast options are on NBC and USA Network with Peacock offering streaming options.
2024 women’s Olympic soccer qualifiers
12 teams have qualified for the women’s soccer event at the 2024 Olympic Games with all six of FIFA’s continental confederations represented.
| Nation | Confederation | Qualified via |
| France | UEFA | Host nation |
| Spain | UEFA | 2024 UEFA Women’s Nations League winner |
| Germany | UEFA | 2024 UEFA Women’s Nations League third place |
| United States | CONCACAF | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship winners |
| Canada | CONCACAF | CONCACAF Olympic playoff winner |
| Japan | AFC | 2024 AFC Olympic qualifiers |
| Australia | AFC | 2024 AFC Olympic qualifiers |
| New Zealand | OFC | 2024 OFC Olympic qualifying winners |
| Nigeria | CAF | 2024 CAF Olympic qualifiers |
| Zambia | CAF | 2024 CAF Olympic qualifiers |
| Brazil | CONMEBOL | 2022 Copa América Femenina winners |
| Colombia | CONMEBOL | 2022 Copa America Femenina runners-up |
Olympic women’s soccer tournament rules
The women’s soccer tournament differs from the structure of the men’s competition with 12 teams involved instead of 16. The top two teams in each group automatically qualify for the quarterfinals.
The remaining two quarterfinal places are taken by the best two third-place teams from the three groups which is decided based on the following criteria from their group stage performances.
- Points
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Fair play points in all group matches
- Drawing of lots.
Group stage: The group stage rewards teams with three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. Teams are ranked on points with the first tiebreakers being (1) goal difference and (2) goals scored in that order. If teams are tied after the second tiebreaker, there are other predetermined criteria to separate them.
Knockout rounds: The top two teams in each group (six in total) plus two of the three third place sides move to a fixed bracket, single-elimination knockout round beginning with the quarterfinals, semifinals and the Gold medal final match.
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