The 2024 Olympic football tournament kicks off this year’s quadrennial celebration of sport when it begins on Wednesday, July 24, two days ahead of the actual Olympics Opening Ceremony!
Sports fans in Australia will be able to watch the Olympic football matches for free on 9Now, which is certainly a real treat. But never fear if you’re away from home during the tournament, because you can watch the Olympic games from anywhere with a VPN.
If you want to watch the 2024 Summer Olympics then you’ll know that football is one of the major fixtures, with 28 teams competing for the men’s and women’s titles across several weeks of play. In a year that’s also bringing us the 2024 Euros, it’s giving footie fans a blistering summer of action.
The 2024 Paris Olympics take place in Paris, as you guessed, but the football is one of the few exceptions as games take place over France.
Olympic football is slightly different from standard soccer tournaments with one major rule difference when it comes to the men’s league: all but three of the players must have been born in the year 2001 or later, making them 23 or younger. The women’s league has no such rule.
The men’s tournament is an open game with defending champs Brazil not actually qualifying this year. For the women that’s not the case though, as Canada are in play and are ready to defend their title from 2020. Only four teams are playing in both men’s and women’s tournaments: France, Spain, the US and New Zealand.
So are you ready for kick-off? Here’s how to watch the 2024 Olympic football matches online or on TV, with free options too
How to watch Olympic football matches in the US
Your best bet for watching the Olympic football matches in the US is by signing up for NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock. That’s because this is the official streaming home of all Olympic tournaments, not just football.
Peacock costs just $5.99 per month for its standard tier, or $11.99 for its ad-free one which will mainly benefit you when you’re watching TV and movies in the Peacock library.
You can find the full games schedule below, but they begin at 10 am ET/7 am PT which may be a little early for some viewers, however they continue through the day.
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How to watch the Olympic football matches in the UK
In the UK, the BBC has broadcast rights to the Olympic games. The BBC has historically only covered a smattering of Olympic sports in highlight reels, instead of offering specific live streams for certain games.
The BBC will be offering two streams: a primary one jumping between its BBC One and BBC Two TV channels that will show some coverage, and a second on iPlayer called Olympics Extra that will include other sports not shown on the main channels.
So we can’t guarantee that the BBC will air the Olympic football games, although with the tournament beginning ahead of the other sports, it’s possible that the first few matches will be shown on BBC channels and iPlayer.
If not, you might have to get creative and rely on other streaming services…
How to watch Olymic football in Australia
You don’t need to pay to watch the Olympic football tournament in Australia, and that’s because it’s totally free to watch using the online streaming service 9Now. You’ll also be able to use 9Now to watch all the other Olympic sports, with Channel 9 showing many of them on its TV channels too.
How to watch the Olympic football everywhere else
If you’re going to be away from your normal TV setup but still want to watch the Olympic football matches, you might run into some problems. Thankfully, you can solve this exact issue with a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
A VPN lets you change your IP address to that of the area of what you want to watch, meaning you can tune in to your favorite sports, shows or other content even if you’re not there. Our favorite is NordVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.
How to use a VPN to watch any stream
Download the app at NordVPNChoose the location of the streaming service you want to watch (UK, US, etc)Navigate to the streaming service and start watching!
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Olympic football schedule
Men’s games
Wednesday, July 24
Uzbekistan vs Spain: 10 am ET/7 am PT/3 pm UKArgentina vs Morocco: 10 am ET/7 am PT/3 pm UKEgypt vs Dominican Republic: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UKGuinea vs New Zealand: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UKJapan vs Paraguay: 2 pm ET/11 am PT/7 pm UKIraq vs Ukraine: 2 pm ET/11 am PT/7 pm UKMali vs Israel: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UKFrance vs United States: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UK
Saturday, July 27
Dominican Republic vs Spain: 10 am ET/7 am PT/3 pm UKArgentina vs Iraq: 10 am ET/7 am PT/3 pm UKEgypt vs Uzbekistan: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UKUkraine vs Morocco: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UKNew Zealand vs United States: 2 pm ET/11 am PT/7 pm UKIsrael vs Paraguay: 2 pm ET/11 am PT/7 pm UKMali vs Japan: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UKFrance vs Guinea: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UK
Tuesday, July 30
Dominican Republic vs Uzbekistan: 10 am ET/7 am PT/3 pm UKSpain vs Egypt: 10 am ET/7 am PT/3 pm UKUkraine vs Argentina: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UKIraq vs Morocco: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UKGuinea vs United States: 2 pm ET/11 am PT/7 pm UKNew Zealand vs France: 2 pm ET/11 am PT/7 pm UKMali vs Paraguay: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UKIsrael vs Japan: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UK
Friday, August 2
Men’s quarter-final: 10 am ET/7 am PT/3 pm UKMen’s quarter-final: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UKMen’s quarter-final: 2 pm ET/11 am PT/7 pm UKMen’s quarter-final: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UK
Monday, August 5
Men’s semi-final: 1 pm ET/10 am PT/6 pm UKMen’s semi-final: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UK
Thursday, August 8
Men’s Bronze Medal match: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK
Friday, August 9
Men’s final: 1 pm ET/10 am PT/6 pm UK
Women’s games
Thursday, July 25
France vs Japan: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UKCanada vs New Zealand: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UKNigeria vs Brazil: 2 pm ET/11 am PT/7 pm UKGermany vs Australia: 2 pm ET/11 am PT/7 pm UKFrance vs Colombia: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UKUnited States vs Zambia: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UK
Sunday, July 28
Brazil vs Japan: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UKColombia vs New Zealand: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UKNigeria vs Spain: 2 pm ET/11 am PT/7 pm UKZambia vs Australia: 2 pm ET/11 am PT/7 pm UKFrance vs Canada: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UKUnited States vs Germany: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UK
Wednesday, July 31
Nigeria vs Japan: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UKBrazil vs Spain: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UKZambia vs Germany: 2 pm ET/11 am PT/7 pm UKUnited States vs Australia: 2 pm ET/11 am PT/7 pm UKFrance vs New Zealand: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UKColombia vs Canada: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UK
Saturday, August 3
Women’s quarter-final: 10 am ET/7 am PT/3 pm UKWomen’s quarter-final: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UKWomen’s quarter-final: 2 pm ET/11 am PT/7 pm UKWomen’s quarter-final: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UK
Tuesday, August 6
Men’s semi-final: 1 pm ET/10 am PT/6 pm UKMen’s semi-final: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UK
Friday, August 9
Women’s Bronze Medal match: 10 am ET/7 am PT/3 pm UK
Saturday, August 10
Women’s final: midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK
All you need to know about the Olympic football matches
When do the Olympic football matches begin?
Football is one of the few Olympic sports that begins its competition ahead of the official Olympics Opening Ceremony. The first day of play will be Wednesday, July 24, two days before the ‘proper’ start of the Games.
We’ll see 6-8 games per day until the quarter-finals begin on Friday, August 2, which results in fewer matches each day until the finals on Friday, August 9 for the men and Saturday, August 10 for the women.
Which teams are playing in the Olympic football matches?
In the 2024 Olympic Footbal tournament, there are 16 teams in the men’s league and 12 in the women’s, in 4 and 3 groups respectively. Here’s who we’re looking at:
Men’s
Group A
FranceNew ZealandUSAGuinea
Group B
MoroccoUkraineArgentinaIraq
Group C
SpainDominican RepublicEgptUzbekistan
Group D
Women’s
Group A
CanadaNew ZealandColombiaFrance
Group B
AustraliaGermanyZambiaUSA
Group C
Where do the Olympic football matches take place?
Unlike for many other Olympic tournaments, the football isn’t solely taknig place in Paris. Seven different towns and cities will be lending their stadiums to host various matches, and you can find the full list below.
The first entry is where both the finals will take place: Paris.
Paris: Parc des PrincesNantes: Stade de la BeaujoireBordeaux Stade de BordeauxLyon: Stade de LyonSaint-Etienne: Stade Geoffroy-GuichardMarseille: Stade de MarseilleNice: Stade de Nice
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