Football at the 2028 Summer Olympics

Football
at the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad
Pictograms of Olympic sports – Football
Event details
Games2028 Summer Olympics
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 10–29
Venues7 (in 7 host cities)
Competitors504
Men's tournament
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Women's tournament
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Editions
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The soccer (association football) tournaments at the 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles and six other cities in the United States from July 10 to 29, 2028.[1]

Two different tournaments will be held in this sport: men's and women's. Spain is the men's defending champion, and the United States is the women's defending champion.

Competition schedule

The preliminary match schedule was released on November 12, 2025. All semifinal, bronze medal, and gold medal matches will be contested at the historic Rose Bowl Stadium.[2] A detailed schedule was released on March 16, 2026 with the start of the men's tournament set for July 10, four days before the opening ceremony.[3][4]

Legend
GGroup stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match
Date
Event
Mon 10Tue 11Wed 12Thu 13Fri 14Sat 15Sun 16Mon 17Tue 18Wed 19Thu 20Fri 21Sat 22Sun 23Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29
MenGGG¼½BF
WomenGGG¼½BF

Venues

The match schedule was announced in March 2026 and will allow teams to advance from east to west as the tournament progresses, in order to minimize travel demands. Seven venues across seven cities will serve as hosts, with all but the Rose Bowl Stadium being soccer-specific stadiums.[5][4]

Pasadena
Rose Bowl Stadium
Capacity: 89,702
Location of the host cities of football tournaments at the 2028 Summer Olympics.
New York Columbus Nashville
Etihad Park
(New York Stadium)		 ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
(Columbus Stadium)		 Geodis Park
(Nashville Stadium)
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 20,371 Capacity: 30,109
St. Louis San Jose San Diego
Energizer Park
(St. Louis Stadium)		 PayPal Park
(San José Stadium)		 Snapdragon Stadium
(San Diego Stadium)
Capacity: 22,423 Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 35,000


Qualification

In April 2025, the IOC Executive Board approved a recommendation for 12 men's teams and 16 women's teams.[6] The FIFA Council approved the distribution of spots at their meeting on 17 December 2025;[7] however, CONMEBOL had previously published its own qualification system for its confederation's women's football qualification.[8]

Qualification summary

NationMen'sWomen'sAthletes
 BrazilYes18
 ColombiaYes18
 MexicoYes18
 United StatesYesYes36
Total: 4 NOCs2/123/1690/504

Men's qualification

Means of qualification Dates[a] Venue(s)[a] Berth(s) Qualified
Host nation N/a N/a 1  United States
2028 AFC U-23 Asian Cup 4 – 22 January or 29 March 2028 – 16 April[9] Japan[10] 2
2027 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations TBD Egypt 2
2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 25 July – 9 August 2026[11] Mexico 1  Mexico
CONMEBOL TBD TBD 2
OFC TBD TBD 1
2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 17 June – 4 July 2027 Albania
Serbia		 3

Total 12

Women's qualification

Means of qualification Dates[a] Venue(s)[a] Berth(s) Qualified
Host nation N/a N/a 1  United States
2028 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 19 April – 4 December 2027 Multiple 2
2028 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 4 June 2026 – December 2027 Multiple 2
2026 CONCACAF W Championship 27 November – 5 December 2026 United States 3

2025 Copa América Femenina 11 July – 2 August 2025 Ecuador 2  Brazil
 Colombia
2028 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament TBD TBD 1
2028 UEFA Olympic Qualifying Tournament TBD TBD 4


AFC–CONMEBOL play-off TBD TBD 1
Total 16

References

  1. ↑ "Football (Soccer)". LA28. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Olympic Competition Schedule by Event Version 2.0" (PDF). Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. November 12, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ "LA28 Olympic competition schedule will start with soccer matches". NBC Sports. March 16, 2026. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "LA28 Football (Soccer) Tournament Match Dates" (PDF). LA28.org. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  5. ↑ Zaccardi, Nick (March 16, 2026). "LA28 Olympic competition schedule will start with soccer matches". LA28.org. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  6. ↑ "FIFA celebrates historic step for women's football at LA28 Olympic Games". FIFA. April 9, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Regulations for the Preliminary Competition of the Olympic Football Tournaments – GAMES OF THE XXXIV OLYMPIAD LOS ANGELES 2028" (PDF). FIFA. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Reglamento CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina 2025" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. December 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2027 - Jun 2028)" (PDF). AFC. July 26, 2026. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Japan to host AFC U23 Asian Cup 2028(TM)". AFC. July 30, 2026. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Key Details Announced for 2026 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers". CONCACAF. October 28, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments); various qualification stages may precede these matches.
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