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Football at the 2028 Summer Olympics

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at the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad
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Event details
Games2028 Summer Olympics
Host countryUnited States
Dates12 July – 29 August
VenuesTBA (in TBA host cities)
Competitors504
Men's tournament
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Women's tournament
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
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The football tournament at the 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles and other cities of the United States from 12 July to 29 August 2028.[1]

Two different tournaments will be held in this sport: men's and women's.

United States is the women's defending champions. Spain is the men's defending champions.

Venues

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The Rose Bowl, which will host the knockout stage matches, is the only stadium which has been confirmed. The other stadiums of the tournament are yet to be decided.

Pasadena
Rose Bowl
Capacity: 89,702

Qualification

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In April 2025, the IOC Executive Board approved a recommendation for 12 men's teams and 16 women's teams.[2] The FIFA Council has not yet approved the final allocation of places for the Olympic football tournaments; however, CONMEBOL had previously published its own qualification system for its conferderation's women's football qualification.[3]

Qualification summary

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Nation Men's Women's Athletes
 Brazil Yes 18
 Colombia Yes 18
 United States Yes Yes 36
Total: 3 NOCs 1/12 3/16 72/504

Men's qualification

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Means of qualification Dates[a] Venue(s)[a] Berth(s) Qualified
Host nation — — 1  United States
Total 12

Women's qualification

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Means of qualification Dates[a] Venue(s)[a] Berth(s) Qualified
Host nation — — 1  United States
2025 Copa América Femenina 11 July – 2 August 2025 Ecuador 2  Brazil
 Colombia
2026 CONCACAF W Championship November 2026 TBD 2
2028 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament TBD Mutiple TBD
Total 16

References

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  1. ^ "Football (Soccer)". LA28. La28. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ^ "FIFA celebrates historic step for women's football at LA28 Olympic Games". FIFA. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Reglamento CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina 2025" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 13 December 2024.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments); various qualification stages may precede these matches.