The draw for the soccer tournaments for the
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
will take place on
March 20
starting at 4:00 p.m. (Argentine time) in the Pulse building in the French capital, as reported by FIFA this Friday in a statement.
The women's competition will be contested by
12 teams
, while the men's competition will have 16 participants, including the
Argentine Under 23 Team
, coached by
Javier Mascherano
.
The competition will take place between July 24 (two days before the Opening Ceremony) and August 10 in stadiums located in Paris, Nantes, Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice, Saint-Etienne and Lyon.
For the first time, football at the Olympic Games will conclude with the women's final, for which the teams of
Brazil
,
Canada
,
Colombia
,
the United States
,
New Zealand
and the host
France
have already qualified .
The names of six others remain to be known, two from Europe, which will emerge from the final phase of the League of Nations, with Spain, the Netherlands and Germany as candidates;
two from Africa (Camerou, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia and Zambia aspire);
and two from Asia (Australia, Japan, Korea and Uzbekistan aspire).
Canada will not be able to defend the gold obtained in Tokyo 2020, as is the case in the men's tournament, in which Brazil failed to qualify for the first time since Athens 2004 by falling behind Paraguay and Argentina, in the qualifying tournament held a few years ago. weeks in Venezuela.
Along with Albiceleste - two-time Olympic champion in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008) and Albirroja ,
France
,
the United States
,
the Dominican Republic
,
Egypt
,
Mali
,
Morocco
,
New Zealand
,
Spain
,
Ukraine
and
Israel
already have the Olympic ticket .
The three representatives from Asia remain to be known, plus the winner of a playoff between an African team and an Asian team.
Will Lionel Messi be at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?
It will be an intense 2024 for Lionel Messi.
In addition to the important objectives with Inter Miami in his first full season, the star will seek to continue the path of victory with the Argentine National Team.
It will also be in the United States, where the team managed by Lionel Scaloni will play a new Copa América and will try to defend the title it won in 2021 at the Maracaná against Brazil and which was, in retrospect, the Scaloneta's first hit.
But the question is whether
Leo will cross the doors that Javier Mascherano opened for him to be one of the three seniors who will seek Olympic gold in Paris 2024
.
The DT made it clear that Leo has his place assured if he so wishes.
However, that tournament that will be played between the end of July and the beginning of August
is still not on Messi's agenda
.
As
Clarín
was able to find out , the decision is far from being made.
Neither for yes nor for no.
But the concrete thing is that it looks very far away.
At the same time, totally conditioned by what may happen in the Copa América and also the needs of Inter Miami.
The fact is that the Olympic soccer tournament, the one that a young Messi won in Beijing 2008, overlaps with the Leagues Cup. And that overloaded schedule can conspire against Inter Miami's plans.
And also with the dosage of energy that the Rosario native must bring to avoid demanding the maximum demands from a body that has been working for two decades.