Football at the 2028 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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Twelve teams are scheduled to compete in the men's football tournament at the 2028 Summer Olympics. Eleven men's teams from six confederations will qualify to join the United States, who qualified as the host nation.[1]

Table

In April 2025, the IOC Executive Board approved FIFA's suggestion that the men's tournament have 12 teams.[2] In December 2025, the FIFA Council approved the final allocation of berths.[3]

More information Means of qualification, Dates ...
Means of qualification Dates[a] Venue(s)[a] Berth(s) Qualified
Host nation N/a N/a 1  United States
2028 AFC U-23 Asian Cup TBD TBD 2
2027 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations TBD TBD 2
2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 25 July – 9 August 2026[4] Mexico 1
CONMEBOL TBD TBD 2
OFC TBD TBD 1
2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship June 2027 Albania
Serbia		 3

Total 12
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  1. [a]
    Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments); various qualification stages may precede these matches.

Confederation qualification

As of February 2026, only CONCACAF and UEFA had announced their qualification processes.


CONCACAF

Main article: 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Most recent stage (qualification)

Main article: 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying
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Legend
  Qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
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Group A
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  El Salvador 5 12
2  Suriname 5 12
3  Belize 5 9
4  Saint Martin 5 4
5  French Guiana 5 4
6  Grenada 5 3
Source: CONCACAF

Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Jamaica 5 15
2  Puerto Rico 5 12
3  Bonaire 5 7
4  Turks and Caicos Islands 5 6
5  Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 4
6  Cayman Islands 5 0
Source: CONCACAF

Group C
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Antigua and Barbuda 4 12
2  Dominican Republic 4 9
3  British Virgin Islands 4 4
4  Saint Lucia 4 3
5  Dominica 4 1
Source: CONCACAF

Group D
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Haiti 4 12
2  Curaçao (H) 4 9
3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 6
4  Guyana 4 3
5  Anguilla 4 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

Group E
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Costa Rica (H) 4 10
2  Bermuda 4 8
3  Trinidad and Tobago 4 7
4  Barbados 4 1
5  Sint Maarten 4 1
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

Group F
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Canada 4 9
2  Nicaragua (H) 4 9
3  Aruba 4 7
4  Martinique 4 4
5  U.S. Virgin Islands 4 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
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Next stage (group stage)

More information Legend ...
Legend
  Advance to the knockout stage
  Possibly advance to the knockout stage
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Group A
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  United States 0 0
2  Cuba 0 0
3  El Salvador 0 0
4  Haiti 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2026.
Source: CONCACAF

Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Mexico (H) 0 0
2  Guatemala 0 0
3  Costa Rica 0 0
4  Antigua and Barbuda 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 24 July 2026.
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

Group C
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Honduras 0 0
2  Panama 0 0
3  Canada 0 0
4  Jamaica 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 26 July 2026.
Source: CONCACAF
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Overall ranking table legend
  Advance to the knockout stage
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Overall ranking of teams
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  United States 0 0
2  Mexico 0 0
3  Honduras 0 0
4  Cuba 0 0
5  Guatemala 0 0
6  Panama 0 0
7  El Salvador 0 0
8  Costa Rica 0 0
9  Canada 0 0
10  Haiti 0 0
11  Antigua and Barbuda 0 0
12  Jamaica 0 0
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First match(es) will be played: 24 July 2026.
Source: CONCACAF


UEFA

Main article: 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Current stage (qualification)

Main article: 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
More information Legend ...
Legend
  Qualify for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
  Possibly qualify for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,
otherwise advance to the play-offs
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Group A
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Spain 7 21
2  Finland 7 16
3  Romania 7 13
4  Kosovo (Y) 7 8
5  Cyprus (E) 7 3
6  San Marino (E) 7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2025.
Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated;
(Y) Cannot qualify directly; may still reach the play-offs
Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Portugal 7 19
2  Czech Republic 7 14
3  Scotland 8 11
4  Bulgaria 7 11
5  Azerbaijan (Y) 7 6
6  Gibraltar (E) 8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated;
(Y) Cannot qualify directly; may still reach the play-offs
Group C
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  France 6 16
2   Switzerland 7 14
3  Iceland 7 11
4  Faroe Islands 7 9
5  Luxembourg (Y) 6 4
6  Estonia (E) 7 2
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2025.
Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated;
(Y) Cannot qualify directly; may still reach the play-offs
Group D
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  England 7 19
2  Slovakia 7 16
3  Republic of Ireland 7 11
4  Andorra (E) 8 7
5  Moldova (E) 8 5
6  Kazakhstan (E) 7 4
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2025.
Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated
Group E
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Poland 8 24
2  Italy 8 21
3  Montenegro (E) 8 10
4  Sweden (E) 8 10
5  North Macedonia (E) 8 6
6  Armenia (E) 8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated
Group F
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Germany 7 18
2  Greece 7 18
3  Northern Ireland 7 10
4  Georgia 7 9
5  Latvia (E) 7 5
6  Malta (E) 7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated
Group G
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Norway 5 12
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 7
3  Israel 6 7
4  Netherlands 5 5
5  Slovenia (Y) 6 5
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
(Y) Cannot qualify directly; may still reach the play-offs
Group H
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Croatia 5 13
2  Turkey 6 11
3  Ukraine 6 8
4  Hungary (Y) 5 3
5  Lithuania (E) 6 2
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated;
(Y) Cannot qualify directly; may still reach the play-offs
Group I
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Belgium 5 10
2  Austria 6 10
3  Denmark 5 10
4  Wales 6 6
5  Belarus (E) 6 4
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2025.
Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated
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Runner-up table legend
  Qualify for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
  Advance to the play-offs
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Ranking of second-placed teams
Pos Team[a]
 Pld Pts
1  Italy 7 18
2  Greece 5 12
3  Turkey 6 11
4  Finland 5 10
5  Slovakia 5 10
6  Austria 6 10
7  Czech Republic 5 8
8   Switzerland 5 8
9  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 7
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Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2026. Source: UEFA
  1. [a]
    Due to differing group sizes, results against sixth-place teams are not considered when ranking group runners-up.

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