Paris 2024 Olympics: Women’s quarter-finals schedule, timings, venues and all you need to know

New Delhi: The Paris 2024 Olympics knockout stage was finalised on Thursday evening and the fixture of the knockout stage will kick off on Saturday. The women’s football at the Olympics began a day before the opening ceremony, with several high-profile nations showcasing their young talent. 

This year’s edition has been a spectacle so far, with some tantalising knockout round clashes making it a must-see event going forward in the knockouts.

Let’s take a closer look at which teams got past the group stages of the Paris Olympics 2024 and which have made their mark and qualified for the knockout stage.

Teams that have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics knockouts?

From 12 teams down to eight, the women’s Olympic football quarter-finals are here. The teams that have qualified group-wise are-

Group A: France, Canada and Colombia

Group B: United States and Germany

Group C: Spain, Japan and Brazil

United States from Group B and Spain from Group C came into the final group games having already booked the berth in the quarter-finals, leaving six spots up for grabs for the remaining ten teams to contest. Colombia, Canada, Germany, France, Japan, and Brazil took the remaining six spots. 

The top two teams from the three groups have booked their spot in the knockout stages of the tournament alongside the two best-ranked third-placed nations, taking one step closer to the medal podium.

Hosts France made it through the group stages, losing a single match against Canada to confirm their spot in the knockout rounds. They won by a scoreline of 3-2 against Colombia and 2-1 against New Zealand to capture Group A and book their ticket to the next stage. 

Canada’s campaign has been marred by controversy with their head coach facing suspension amid a drone controversy. They have been the tale of the tournament so far. Despite keeping three clean sheets from three matches to capture Group A, they find themselves in second place due to an administrative decision to deduct six points. However, they still managed to book a berth in the quarters. 

The conclusion of the group stage gave us the ties of the next stage, with the headline match Brazil taking on the hosts France. The clash between the two favourites to take home the gold will blow the race open as one of them will come home early. 

Four-time Olympic champions the United States, will take on Japan. This will mark their 41st meeting since the 1980s. They last faced each other in the London Olympics in 2012, which Americans won by a narrow margin of 2-1. The United States topped Group B with a clean sheet and will be looking to repeat the London 2012, as that was the last time they topped the podium. 

Japan qualified as the second best from Group C and will try to match its London 2012 achievement of reaching the finals. 

The Rio 2016 champions Germany will take on Canada in the knockout stages. They finished as second best from Group B with six points. The upcoming match won’t be easy for the European giants as they will take on the reigning Olympic champions. 

Spain have already booked their place into the next round before their last group stages match with Brazil to confirm their spot in the knockout rounds. They won by a scoreline of 2-0, making it three clean sheets from three matches to capture Group C, and booked the ticket to the next stage. They will take on Colombia in the knockout stages.

Brazil has booked a spot in the knockouts after losing to Spain but will play the quarter-finals without their all-time leading scorer, Marta. They have made it to the last eight of the women’s football tournament as one of the two best third-placed teams in the competition. A tough test awaits them as they face France next. 

Colombia has also qualified as one of the two best third-placed teams. Despite a 1-0 loss to Canada in the group stage final, they made history in Paris by making it to the knockout stages for the very first time. They finished third in Group A and took on the world champions Spain in the quarter-finals. 

As we look forward to the quarter-finals, here’s a rundown of the matches, along with timing and venues.  

Paris 2024 Olympics quarter-final matches (schedule and timings)

Where to watch the Paris 2024 Olympics in India?

Viacom18 has the rights to the Paris 2024 Olympics in India, meaning that people in India can watch the Olympics 2024 for free on JioCinema on their mobile phones. The Olympics 2024 live stream will be comprehensively covered, with 18 simultaneous feeds available. 

Viacom also has TV rights across subcontinental India, with Olympic TV coverage and streams in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

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