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]
Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | ||||
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A1 | style=white-space:nowrap | 1 | Hosts | 13 September 2017 | data-sort-value="14" | 14th | data-sort-value="1" | Gold medalists (1984) | ||||
A2 | style=white-space:nowrap | 3 | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship top two | 1 July 2022 | data-sort-value="15" | 15th | data-sort-value="2" | Silver medalists (1904) | ||||
A3 | style=white-space:nowrap | 4 | AFC–CAF play-off winner | 9 May 2024 | data-sort-value="2" | 2nd | data-sort-value="11" | Eleventh place (1968) | ||||
A4 | style=white-space:nowrap | 2 | 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament winner | 9 September 2023 | data-sort-value="4" | 4th | data-sort-value="6" | Sixth place (2020) |
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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:
Only one of the above deductions could be applied to a player in a single match.
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1 | 1 | 1 | –3 |