Football at the 2028 Summer Olympics

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]

Football at the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad
Pictograms of Olympic sports - Football
Event details
Games	2028 Summer Olympics
Host country	United States
Dates	12 July – 29 August
Venues	TBA (in TBA host cities)
Competitors	504
Men's tournament
Teams	12 (from 6 confederations)
Women's tournament
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Editions
← 2024 2032 →

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

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
Pasadena

Qualification

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

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

Men's qualification

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

Women's qualification

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