The different football groups at the Olympic Games

The round ball thrills the world with its various competitions, and once again, the Olympic Games are no exception!

Football is a very popular sport, it’s one of the most popular disciplines at the Olympic Games. This year, matches will take place all over France.

Paris, Nantes, Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice, Saint-Étienne and even Lyon are the cities hosting the various football groups for the Olympic Games of 2024.

The men's tournament consist of 16 teams in 4 groups, while the women's tournament consist of 12 teams in 3 groups.

While the rules of play are identical for both categories, there is a special rule for men's teams in the Olympic tournament. Indeed, they must feature players aged 23 or under. However, three older players may join the team.

Here is the composition of the football groups at the Olympic Games for the women's and men's tournaments:

Football group teams at the Olympic Games

Who makes up the football teams at the Olympic Games, and how?

While all the women's teams are now known, some matches have yet to be played on the men's side. 

Let's take a look at the men's and women's teams who have already qualified and entered the various football groups at the Olympic Games.

Football groups at the Olympic Games: women’s teams

Finding information about the players in the various women’s football groups at the Olympic Games can be difficult. Media coverage of this sport is not always equal to that of men's football, which can limit the availability of reliable data and statistics.

Moreover, the quality of the information available can vary considerably from one source to another.

Despite these efforts, some information may remain hard to find or unreliable, particularly for lesser-known teams, and information may still evolve over time.

The names of the various players in these Olympic football teams may therefore differ slightly, but are an indication of the future composition of the teams at the Olympic Games.

Knowing the composition of the teams is an asset when making your sports bets at Circus. This allows you to develop a strategy when betting on the various matches.

France - Group A

France is one of the world's best football teams, ranking 3rd in the FIFA women's ranking.

As the host nation, France is attracting a lot of attention, and many hopes are pinned on Les Bleues. The women's national team is made up of the following players:

• Goalkeepers: Solène Durand, Pauline Peyraud-Magnin and Constance Picaud;
• Defenders: Estelle Cascarino, Sakina Karchaoui, Maëlle Lakrar, Jade Le Guilly, Griedge Mbock Bathy Nka, Eve Périsset and Wendie Renard;
• Midfielders: Selma Bacha, Sandy Baltimore, Kenza Dali, Grace Geyoro, Amandine Henry, Léa Le Garrec and Sandie Toletti;
• Strikers: Vicki Becho, Delphine Cascarino, Kadidiatou Diani, Julie Dufour, Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Eugénie Le Sommer.

Colombia - Group A

Colombia have already played three final stages at other editions of the Olympic Games, but have never won the title.

The women's team, nicknamed Las Cafeteras or Las Chicas Superpoderosas, is ranked 23rd in the FIFA rankings and is made up as follows:

• Goalkeepers: M. Lugo, S. Sepulveda and N. Giraldo;
• Defenders: M. Vanegas, D. Arias, C. Reyes, A. Baron, J. Carabali and D. Caracas;
• Midfielders: I. Izquierdo, D. Montoya, M. Pavi, G. Huertas, M. Restrepo, C. Usme, C. Arias, K. Caicedo, F. Yanten and L. Salazar;
• Strikers: W. Bonilla, M. Ramirez, L. Andrade et Y. Cuesta.
  

Canada - Group A

The Canucks won the last Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 and have already played in four final stages.

The team is 9th in the FIFA rankings and hopes to repeat its feat, despite a disastrous World Cup in 2023. You can find the following players:

• Goalkeepers: Sabrina D’Angelo, Melissa Dagenais, Lysianne Proulx, Kailen Sheridan, Rylee Foster, Anna Karpenko;
• Defenders: Kadeisha Buchanan, Gabrielle Carle, Allysha Chapman, Sydney Collins, Vanessa Gilles, Ashley Lawrence, Marie Levasseur, Emma Regan, Jayde Riviere, Deanne Rose, Jade Rose, Bianca St-Georges, Sura Yekka, Shelina Zadorsky et Zoe Burns;
• Midfielders: Marie-Yasmine Alidou, Jessie Fleming, Simi Awujo, Julia Grosso, Jordyn Huitema, Quinn, Desiree Scott, Victoria Pickett and Sarah Stratigakis;
• Strikers: Amanda Allen, Janine Beckie, Cloé Lacasse, Clarissa Larisey, Adriana Leon, Nichelle Prince, Olivia Smith, Evelyne Viens et Tanya Boychuk.

New Zealand - Group A

The Football Ferns team is 28th in the FIFA ranking and has only reached the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games once, in 2012.

However, the players are among the best in Oceania. The team consists of:

• Goalkeepers: A. Leat, A. Feinberg-Danieli and V. Esson;
• Defenders: C. Bott, C. Bunge, M. Moore, M. Foster, A. Riley, R. Stott, K. Bowen, M. Barry et A. Green;
• Midfielders: E. Pijnenburg, M. Fraser, K. Kitching, M. Steinmetz and D. Cleverley;
• Strikers: R. Nathan, G. Rennie, P. Satchell, J. Hand, H. Wilkinson, G. Jale and I. Riley.

United States of America - Group B

The female football players of the United States, also called The Stars and Stripes are particularly feared. They are currently 4th in the FIFA rankings.

The team has won no less than 4 Olympic titles and played in 9 final stages. Here are the female players:

• Goalkeepers: K. Titmuss, S. Kasica, A. Naeher, J. Campbell, C. Murphy, A. Franch and A. Kingsbury;
• Defenders: M. Vignola, K. Collins, A. Alvarez, J. Bugg, E. Boamah, G. Thompson, N. Fraser, E. Sonnett, A. Sanchez, A. Dahlkemper, S. Huerta, B. Sauerbrunn, N. Girma, K. O’Hara, H. Mace, T. Davidson, A. Cook, C. Dunn, C. Krueger and  E. Fox;
• Midfielders: O. Moultrie, M. Fishel, C. Hutton, L. Martinho, E. Klinger, K. Albert, G. Restovich, L. Horan, K. Bodak, J. Hertz, J. Nighswonger, S. DeMelo, S. Coffey, R. Lavelle, A. Sullivan, K. Mewis and T. Kornieck;
• Strikers: S. Smith, C. Kohler, E. Adames, J. Shaw, A. McDonald, A. Villarreal, L. Williams, A. Hatch, A. Thompson, M. Swanson, S. Smith, M. Purce, A. Morgan, M. Rapinoe and T. Rodman.

Zambia - Group B

The Copper Queens women's team comes from Zambia and is ranked 65th in the FIFA ranking.

The team has qualified for the final stage just once, however they have never won a title. The team is made up of the following players:

• Goalkeepers: C. Musonda, L. Lungu and E. Sakala;
• Defenders: L. Mweemba, M. Mulenga, M. Belemu, M. Tembo, A. Musesa and V. Phiri;
• Midfielders: S. Banda, M. Wilombe, O. Lubandji, C. Selemani, E. Katongo, I. Lungu, S. Mapepa and H. Chanda;
• Strikers: J. Soko, H. Mubanga, B. Banda, R. Kundananji, A. Chitundu and E. Banda.

Germany - Group B

The DFB-Frauenteam is currently 5th in the FIFA ranking and won an Olympic title in 2016.

The German women's team has also taken part in 6 final stages and is made up of the following players:

• Goalkeepers: M. Frohms, A. Berger, E. Mahmutovic, M. Grohs and S. Johannes;
• Defenders: F. Rauch, C. Simon, C. Hagel, K. Hendrich, S. Kleinherne, M. Hegering, S. Huth, L. Freigang, S. Nüsken, J. Feldkamp and S. Doorsoun;
• Midfielders: L. Oberdorf, S. Lohmann, D. Marozsan, A. Popp, S. Däbritz, L. Lattwein, L. Dallmann, N. Anyomi, M. Leupolz, K. Bühl, L. Magull, J. Brand and J. Minge;
• Strikers: L. Schüller, T. Sellner, P. Krumbiegel, S. Linder and M. Kössler.

Australia - Group B

The Australian team is nicknamed “Matildas”. The team has reached 4 Olympic Games final stages, but has never won a medal until now.

The Australian players are currently 12th in the FIFA ranking. The team consists of:

• Goalkeepers: T. Micah, M. Arnold and J.Whyman;
• Defenders: K. Torpey, A. Kennedy, C. Nevin, A. Luik, C. Polkinghorne, S. Catley, C. Hunt, E. Carpenter, C. Grant and W. Heatley;
• Midfielders: K. Gorry, C. Wheeler, E. Van Egmond, T. Yallop, K. Cooney-Cross and A. Sayer;
• Strikers: S. Freier, H. Raso, M. Heyman, C. Vine, C. Foord, M. Fowler and E. Gielnik.

Spain - Group C

La Roja Spanish players are currently 1st in the FIFA ranking and among the favorites for this year's edition of the Olympic Games.

However, they have never won an Olympic title and have only participated in one of the final stages. The team is composed as follows:

• Goalkeepers: Misa, Enith Salon, Mariasun Quinones, Cata Coll and Elene Lete;
• Defenders: Bibi, Marta Carro, Ona Batlle, Irene Paredes, Ivana Andrés, Oihane Hernandez, Berta Pujadas, Laia Codina, Jana Fernandez, Maria Méndez, Ana Tejada, Olga Carmona, Paula Tomas, Alejandra Bernabé and Sheila Garcia;
• Midfielders: Teresa Abelleira, Aitana Bonmati, Irene Guerrero, Jenni Hermoso, Alexia Putellas, Asun Martinez, Eva Navarro, Anna Torrodà, Maria Pérez, Fiamma Benitez, Marta Cardona, Rocio Galvez, Claudia Zornoza, Athenea Del Castillo, Inma Gabarro and Maite Oroz;
• Strikers: Esther Gonzalez, Mariona Caldentey, Nahikari Garcia, Alba Redondo and Salma Paralluelo.

Japan - Group C

Nicknamed Nadeshiko Japan, the Japanese team is 7th in the FIFA ranking.

However, the Japanese women's team has never won an Olympic title, although the team has participated in 5 final stages. The players are the following:

• Goalkeepers: N. Asano, S. Fukuda, A. Yamashita, M. Tanaka, S. Ohba and C. Hirao;
• Defenders: R. Sasaki, H. Tabata, W. Goto, M. Minami, S. Kumagai, S. Miyake, H. Takahashi, R. Norimatsu, K. Seike, M. Moriya, S. Takarada, R. Ishikawa, T. Goka and S. Koyama;
• Midfielders: C. Ishida, R. Wakisaka, N. Miura, S. Amano, K. Sakakibara, R. Shimizu, H. Sugita, M. Iwabuchi, F. Nagano, Y. Shiokoshi, J. Endo, Y. Hasegawa, H. Hayashi, N. Kitamura and M. Tanikawa;
• Strikers: Y. Nakashima, Y. Yamamoto, H. Hijikata, H. Osawa, M. Tanaka, M. Shimada, M. Ueno, H. Miyazawa, H. Naomoto, R. Ueki, A. Fujino, R. Kobayashi, M. Hamano and R. Chiba.

Nigeria - Group C

The Super Falcons are currently ranked 36th in the FIFA world ranking and are one of the best African teams.

The team has reached the final stage on 3 occasions, the Nigerian players are the following:

• Goalkeepers: T. Oluehi, C. Nnadozie, A. Jonathan and Y. Balogun;
• Defenders: A. Plumptre, O. Ohale, G. Ogbonna, N. Ebere, O. Ebi, T. Payne and R. Ajibade;
• Midfielders: C. Ucheibe, G. Monday, C. Uchendu, U. Kanu, D. Abiodun, O. Demehin, H. Ayinde, J. Echegini, R. Imuran and M. Alozie;
• Strikers: A. Okoronkwo, I. Onumonu, A. Oshoala, D. Oparanozie, F. Ordega and E. Okoronkwo.

Brazil - Group C

Brazil's women's team has almost reached the Olympic title and won 2 silver medals until now. The team is currently 10th in the FIFA ranking.

Brazilian players are also known as:  A Seleção, As Canarinhas, Auriverde, Verde-Amarela and Samba Queens. The team is composed as follows:

• Goalkeepers: Luciana, Barbara, Lorena, Lelê and Camila Gomes;
• Defenders: Rafaelle Souza, Antônia, Kathellen, Tamires, Bruninha, Tarciane, Lauren, Mônica, Yasmim and Tainara;
• Midfielders: Brena, Yaya, Julia Bianchi, Luana, Andressa Alves, Ana Vitoria, Duda Santos, Adriana, Duda Sampaio, Ary Borges, Nycole Raysla, Angelina, Fê Palermo, Kerolin and Aline Gomez;
• Strikers: Eudimilla, Priscila, Ivana Fuso, Ingryd, Duda Francelino, Debinha, Marta, Cristiane, Aline, Jaqueline, Bia Zaneratto, Geyse, Ludmila, Gabi Nunes and Gabi Portilho.

Football groups at the Olympic Games: men’s teams

It's generally easier to find information about the men's teams than about the women's teams of the various football groups at the Olympic Games, please note that the data and statistics available may sometimes be incomplete or inaccurate.

The most popular teams and the teams with the best performances often receive the most media coverage, which results in a greater data availability, and often more reliable data.

Despite these efforts, some information may remain hard to find or not very believable, particularly for lesser-known teams. The information may still evolve over time.

The names of the various players in these Olympic football teams may therefore differ slightly, but are an indication of the future composition of the teams at the Olympic Games.

Knowing the composition of the teams is a precious asset for sports bettors. This information allows you to develop a strategy for your future bets.

France - Group A

The Blues are one of the favorite teams and contenders for the Olympic title. As the host nation, France is hoping to win a second Olympic title.

The team is 2nd in the FIFA ranking, the players are the following:

• Goalkeepers: Stefan Bajic, Paul Bernadoni and Dimitry Bertaud;
• Defenders: Melvin Bard, Anthony Caci, Ismaël Doukouré, Pierre Kalulu, Clément Michelin, Niels Nkounkou, Timothée Pembélé and Modibo Sagnan;
• Midfielders: Enzo Le Fée, Teji Savanier, Florian Thauvin and Lucas Tousart;
• Strikers: André-Pierre Gignac, Randal Kolo Muani, Isaac Lihadji, Nathanaël Mbuku and Arnaud Nordin.

United States of America - Group A

The USA men's team hasn’t won an Olympic title yet, finishing 4th in 2000.

However, Team USA, also known as The Stars and Stripes or The Yanks, are 11th in the FIFA ranking. Here are the players:

• Goalkeepers: Patrick Schulte and Gabriel Slonina;
• Defenders: George Campbell, Maximilian Dietz, Nathan Harriel, Bryan Reynolds, John Tolkin, Jonathan Tomkinson, Caleb Wiley;
• Midfielders: Paxten Aaronson, Gianluca Busio, Daniel Edelman, Jack McGlynn, Aidan Morris, Tanner Tessmann;
• Strikers: Esmir Bajraktarevic, Cade Cowell, Johan Gomez, Diego Luna, Duncan McGuire, Kevin Paredes, Griffin Yow.

To be decided - Group A

New Zealand - Group A

Having reached the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics, New Zealand's players are only 104th in the FIFA ranking.

Nicknamed OlyWhites, the team consists of: 

• Goalkeepers: Scott Morris, Alby Kelly-Heald, Joe Knowles and Alex Paulsen;
• Defenders: Nathan Lobo, Zac Zoricich, Aaryan Raj, Lukas Kelly-Heald and Finn Surman;
• Midfielders: Isaac Hughes, Matthew Sheridan, Campbell Strong, Willem Ebbinge, Matthew Ellis, Ryan Verney, Dan McKay, Oscar Browne, Luis Toomey, Aiden Carey and Theo Ettema;
• Strikers: Joe Lee, Liam Gillion, Keegan Kelly, Oskar Van Hattum, Adama Coulibaly, Jesse Randall, George Ott and Riley Bidois.

Argentina - Group B

After two Olympic titles, Argentina may be on the way to their 3rd win. Currently top of the FIFA ranking, the team is one of the big favourites.

Do things always come in threes for Albiceleste? Let's meet the South American team:

• Goalkeepers: Leandro Brey, Fabricio Iacovich and Rocco Rios Novo;
• Defenders: Marco Di Cesare, Valentin Barco, Joaquin Garcia, Nicolas Valentini, Aaron Quiros, Gonzalo Lujan and Lucas Esquivel;
• Midfielders: Frederico Redondo, Cristian Medina, Thiago Almada, Claudio Echeverri, Juan Sforza, Juan Nardoni and Ezequiel Fernandez;
• Strikers: Pablo Solari, Luciano Gondou, Abiel Osorio, Francisco Gonzalez and Santiago Castro.

Morocco - Group B

The Moroccan team, also known as the Atlas Lions, has never won an Olympic title, and its best performance was in 1972, when the team reached the quarterfinals.

The team is 13th in the FIFA ranking, the Moroccan team is made up of the following players:

• Goalkeepers: Alaa Bellaarouch, Rachid Ghanimi and Walid Hasbi;
• Defenders: Amine Et Taibi, Ayman El Wafi, Mehdi Boukamir, Mohamed Jaouab, Omar El Hilali, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Achraf Laaziri, Ayoub Amraoui and Adam Aznou;
• Midfielders: Benjamin Bouchouari, Aimen Moueffek, Oussama Targhalline, Mohamed Nassoh, Younes Taha, Yassine Kechta and Mehdi El Moubarik;
• Strikers: Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, Salim El Jebari, Ibrahim Salah, Couhaib Driouech, Yanis Begraoui, Amine El Ouazzani, Tawfik Bentayeb and Hamza Igamane.

To be decided - Group B

Ukraine - Group B

Simply nicknamed The Blue and Yellow (Синьо-жовті), the Ukrainian team is 22nd in the FIFA ranking.

The team has never won any medals at the Football Olympics, the players will play for the 8th time at this competition. The team is made up of the following players:

• Goalkeepers: Heorhiy Yermakov and Kiril Fesyun;
• Defenders: Oleksandr Martynyuk, Yehor Matsenko, Roman Didik, Anton Bol, Maksym Dyachuk and Maryan Faryna;
• Midfielders: Oleksandr Nazarenko, Oleksiy Kashchuk, Ivan Zhelizko, Oleksiy Sych, Artem Shulyanskyi, Artem Kulakovskyi, Eldar Kuliyev, Denys Shostak, Kyrylo Siheyev and Oleh Fedor;
• Striker: Mykola Kukharevych.

To be decided - Group C

Spain - Group C

Spain is currently 8th in the FIFA ranking. The team won a gold medal at the Olympic Game in 1992 and the team also have 3 silver medals.

Also named La Furia Roja or even La Rojita, the Spanish team consists of: 

• Goalkeepers: Álvaro Fernández, Unai Simón and Álex Domínguez;
• Defenders: Oscar Mingueza, Jesus Vallejo, Eric García, Pau Torres, Óscar Gil and Juan Miranda;
• Midfielders: Marc Cucurella, Jon Moncayola, Zubimendi, Dani Ceballos, Mikel Merino, Carlos Soler and Pedri;
• Strikers: Bryan Gil, Marco Asensio, Dani Olmo, Mikel Oyarzabal, Rafa Mir and Javi Puado.

Egypt - Group C

Egypt’s best performance in football at the Olympic Games was in 1928 and 1964, the team reached 4th place.  Egypt is currently 37th in the FIFA ranking.

The Pharaohs team consist of: 

• Goalkeepers: Ahmed El-Shenawy and Mohamed Bassem;
• Defenders: Mahmoud Alaa Eldin, Ali Fathy, Omar Gaber, Ahmed Hegazy, Islam Ramadan and Saad Samir;
• Midfielders: Shehab El-Din Ahmed, Saleh Gomaa, Hossam Hassan, Mohamed El-Nenny, Emad Moteab, Mohamed Aboutreika and Ahmed Fathy;
• Strikers: Marwan Mohsen, Mohamed Salah and Ahmed Magdy.

Dominican Republic - Group C

Dominican Republic is low in the FIFA ranking and more precisely in 150th place!

Very little information is available about the team. The players are:

• Goalkeepers: O. Bello and E. Bösl;
• Defenders: I. Boatwright, A. Ciriaco, J. de la Cruz, A. Jimenez, T. Jungbauer, K. Martes, M. Sambataro and J. Urbaez;
• Midfielders: Y. Alvarez, E. Azcona and I. Baez;
• Strikers: A. Baldé, J. Baez, A. Gomez, N. Lorenzo and A. Martin.

To be decided - Group D

Paraguay - Group D

Nicknamed La Albirroja or Les Guarani, the Paraguayan players only won a silver medal in 2004.

56th in the FIFA ranking, here are the players selected for the pre-Olympic tournament:

• Goalkeepers: Angel Gonzalez, Rodrigo Frutos and Javier Talavera;
• Defenders: Alan Nunez, Ronaldo de Jesus, Gaston Benitez, Gilberto Flores, Alexis Cantero, Fernando Roman and Leonardo Rivas;
• Midfielders: Marcos Gomez, Fernando Cardozo, Diago Gomez, Wilder Viera, Fabrizio Peralta, Juan Cardozo and Ruben Lezcano;
• Strikers: Kevin Parzajuk, Enso Gonzalez, Ivan Leguizamon, Marcelo Perez, Marcelo Fernandez and Tiago Caballero.

Mali - Group D

Mali's players are nicknamed The Eagles and are currently 44th in the FIFA ranking.

The team only reached the quarterfinals in the 2004 Olympics and the team consists of: 

• Goalkeepers: M. Samassa and D. Diara;
• Defenders: H. Traoré, A. Diaby, K. Kouyaté, S. Niakaté, Mamadou Fofana, F. Sacko, D. Guindo and M. Sagnan;
• Midfielders: M. Doumbia, I. Tandia, A. Haidara, N. Dorgeles, D. Samassékou, K. Doumbia, L. Coulibaly, M. Maiga, M. Djenepo, A. Traoré, A. Dieng and M. Diambou;
• Strikers: E. Touré, K. Coulibaly, A. Traoré, I. Sissoko, Y. Niakaté, F. DIabaté, A. Niane, Mamadou Doumbia, L. Sinayoko and M. Sylla.

Israel - Group D  

Little information are available about the Israel team. The team has never won any medals, it has only qualified twice for the quarterfinals.

Currently 78th in the FIFA ranking, the team’s participations is highly criticized.  The Israel team consists of:

• Goalkeepers: Tomer Tzarfati, Niv Eliasi and Ran Haspia;
• Defenders: Noam Malmoud, Li On Mizrahi, Tal Archel, Hadar Fuchs, Jonathan Mulder, Ilay Feingold, Roey Elimelech and Rotem Keller;
• Midfielders: Ayano Preda, Amir Ganah, Ran Binyamin, Roy Nawi, Bassam Zarura and Adi Yona;
• Strikers: Suf Podgoreanu, Stav Nahmani, Idan Gorno, Mohammed Abu Rumi, Omer Senior, Elad Madmon and Ohad Almagor.

Timetable for football groups at the Olympic Games

All matches are listed so you can follow the competition more closely. Here's the schedule for the different football groups at the Olympic Games.