With eight of the world’s top women’s football teams qualifying for the knockout stages at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the competition has served up some thrilling match-ups.
France, the host nation, secured top spot in Group A with a 2-1 victory over New Zealand and will play Brazil, who will be without star player Marta due to a red card in a 2-0 defeat against Spain.
The conclusion of Group B and C saw the remaining fixtures set for the quarterfinals. Four-time Olympic champions, the United States, will face Japan. The two teams last met in the Games in a memorable gold medal match at London 2012, where the U.S. claimed a 2-1 victory.
Defending champions Canada overcame a six-point deduction for using a drone to scout opponents to finish second in their group. They are set to face Germany, who seek to replicate their gold medal at Rio 2016.
Meanwhile, Colombia are making history by advancing past the group stages for the first time despite a 1-0 loss to Canada and will face reigning world champions Spain in the quarterfinals.
Here’s a full rundown of the women’s Olympic soccer knockout bracket, mapping out the path to glory.
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Olympic women’s soccer 2024 knockout stage bracket: Fixtures, results and schedule
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