On Wednesday, March 20, the draw was made and the opponents in the group football matches of the 2024 Olympic Games were determined. According to the results of the draw, the U-23 national team will play in Paris against Argentina, Morocco and the Asian team. This was reported by the National Olympic Committee with reference to FIFA, UNN reports.
On March 20, the draw for the group stage of the football tournament as part of the Olympic Games in 🇫🇷Парижі-2024 took place. The men's national team of Ukraine got into Quartet B, where our rivals will be the national teams of 🇦🇷Аргентини, 🇲🇦Марокко, as well as the third team of the Asian qualifying tournament, which will be determined in May. ... We wish our players successful training!
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The first match of the Ukrainian team led by Serhiy Rebrov will be played on July 24. The top two teams in each of the quartets will advance to the quarterfinals.
It is worth noting that this is the first time that the Ukrainian team will participate in this competition.
Ukraine managed to get an Olympic license thanks to the entry of our U21 national team into the semifinals of the youth Euro 2023.
The game will start on July 24 in Marseille 24, two days before the opening ceremony in Paris.
France, as the host of this year's Olympic Games, will open the soccer tournament with a game against a team from the United States.
New Zealand and the winner of the playoff between Guinea and the fourth-place team in the Asian qualifiers will complete Group A.
Argentina, which won the title in 2004 and 2008, was drawn with Morocco, Ukraine, and a yet-to-be-determined Asian qualifier in Group B.
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The NOC also published the schedule of matches of the national team of Ukraine in the group stage so that Ukrainians do not miss important games in Paris.
Round 1. Ukraine - Asia 3
When: July 24, 16:00
Where: Lyon
Round 2. Ukraine - Morocco
When: July 27, 16:00
Where: Saint-Etienne
Round 3. Ukraine - Argentina
When: July 30, 18:00
Where: Lyon