The draw for the football tournaments of the 2024 Olympics: What you need to know

The draw for the football tournaments of the 2024 Olympics will take place on Wednesday, March 20, in Paris, where the Olympics will be held in the summer.

The Men's Olympic football tournament in Paris 2024 will take place from July 24 to August 9, and the Women's football tournament will take place from July 25 to August 10.

12 out of 16 teams participating in the Men's Olympic football tournament are already known: Argentina, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Israel, Mali, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, Spain, Ukraine, and the USA. Three teams will qualify through the AFC U23 Asian Cup, and another team through an intercontinental playoff between Asia and Africa.

The 16 qualified teams will be divided into four pots of four teams each based on a ranking system created according to past sporting results. The ranking system is based on the total number of points earned in the last five Olympic football tournaments for men, namely in 2020, 2016, 2012, 2008, and 2004.

Men's tournament

Pot 1
France
AFC 1
AFC 2
Argentina

Pot 2
Spain
New Zealand
Paraguay
Morocco

Pot 3
USA
Egypt
AFC 3
Mali

Pot 4
Dominican Republic
Israel
Ukraine
Winner of the intercontinental playoff (AFC 4 vs. Guinea)

Currently, 10 out of 12 teams have qualified for the Women's Olympic football tournament: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, and the USA. The remaining two teams from the CAF region will be determined after the final round of the African qualifying tournament in early April.
During the draw, teams will be distributed into four pots of three teams each based on the latest FIFA Women's World Ranking.

Women's tournament

Pot 1
France
Spain
USA

Pot 2
Germany
Japan
Canada

Pot 3
Brazil
Australia
Colombia

Pot 4
New Zealand
CAF 1
CAF 2