From 16 teams, Olympic 2024 men's soccer has found 8 teams to continue to the quarterfinals. The top 4 teams are France U23, Morocco U23, Egypt U23 and Japan U23.
Argentina's unexpected defeat against Morocco in the opening match gave the African representative an advantage to lead the group.
Argentina only ranked second and had to meet host France in the quarterfinals. Although France U23 has never passed the group stage, with the support of home field, they have won all 3 recent matches.
Morocco will face the United States - the team that reached the knockout round for the first time since Sydney 2000.
Spain U23 rotated the squad too much in the final group match against Egypt, losing 1-2 and losing top position in the group. As a result, Spain will face Japan, the top team in Group D.
Blue Samurai is one of two teams with all 9 points after the group stage, considered a bright candidate for the gold medal.
In the same group, a tense 1-0 victory over Mali helped Paraguay U23 reach the men's football quarter-finals for the first time since 2004, where they won the silver medal overall. The next opponent waiting for them in Paris is Egypt.
2024 Olympic men's soccer quarterfinal match schedule
20:00 August 2: U23 Morocco vs U23 USA
22:00 August 2: U23 Japan vs U23 Spain
00:00 August 3: U23 Egypt vs U23 Paraguay
02:00 August 3: U23 France vs U23 Argentina