We’ve reached July, which means that the Paris Olympics are just a couple of weeks away. The opening ceremony will be held on Friday, July 26, and the games will run until August 11. Below, we give you everything you need to know about women’s soccer at the Paris Olympics.
Past Olympic Women’s Soccer Tournaments
Canada won the Gold Medal at the 2020 Olympics, with Sweden getting silver and the USWNT taking home bronze. Only three countries in the 2024 Olympics have ever won a Gold Medal in women’s soccer: the United States, Canada, and Germany.
The USWNT has won four Olympic tournaments since women’s soccer started at the Games in 1996, which they earned in 1996, 2004, 2008, and 2012.
Olympic Women’s Soccer Tournament Schedule
The women’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics begins before the opening ceremony, and the first day of matches takes place on Thursday, July 25. There are three groups for the women’s soccer tournament at the Olympics. They are:
- Group A
- France
- Colombia
- Canada
- New Zealand
- Group B
- United States
- Zambia
- Germany
- Australia
- Group C
- Spain
- Japan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
The group stage will run until July 31, with each team playing three matches. Every team will begin on July 25. Then, they will…
