The women’s soccer tournament of the Paris 2024 Olympics will kick off on July 25. A tournament that will see 12 teams competing for gold in the final scheduled for August 10. The teams have been divided into three groups and the top two in each group will advance to the next round, plus the two best third-placed teams. The Games will open with defending champions Canada against New Zealand, followed by the debut of the hosts France against Colombia.
There will be six players from our championship – Peyraud Magnin and Estelle Cascarino from Juventus, Bowen from Inter, Viens, Minami and Kumagai from Roma – taking part in the five-ring tournament. These are the rosters of the twelve teams at the start:
GROUP A
France
Doorman: Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus), Picaud (Fleury)
Defenders: Bacha (Lyon), E. Cascarino (Juventus), De Almeida (PSG), Karchaoui (PSG), Lakrar (Real Madrid), Mbock Bathy (PSG), Renard (Lyon)
Midfielders: Baltimore (Chelsea), Dali (Aston Villa), Geyoro (PSG), Henry (Utah Royals), Toletti (Real Madrid)
Attackers: Diani (Lyon), Katoto (PSG), Le Sommer (Lyon), D. Cascarino (Lyon)
Reserves: Becho, Durand, Le Garrec, Perisset
Colombia
Doorman: Tapia (Palmeiras), Perez (Werder Bremen)
Defenders: Carabalì Brighton), C. Arias (America de Calì), D. Arias (Corinthians), Vanegas (Real Sociedad), Quejada Minota (Pachuca), Baron (Atletico Nacional), Caracas (Espanyol)
Midfielders: Salazar (Milionarios), Santos (Washington Spirits), Montoya (Atletico Nacional), Restrepo (Atletico Nacional), Izquierdo (Mississipi State Bulldogs)
Attackers: Caicedo (Real Madrid), Usme (Pachuca), Ramirez (Chelsea), Pavì (Deportivo Calì)
Reserves: Sepulveda, Andrade, Bonilla, Reyes
Canada
Doorman: Sheridan (San Diego Wave), D’Angelo (released)
Defenders: Collins (N. Carolina Courage), Buchanan (Chelsea), Riviere (Manchester United), Lawrance (Chelsea), Rose (Harvard Crimson), Gilles (Lyon)
Midfielders: Quinn (Seattle Reign), Grosso (Chicaco Red Star), Awujo (USC Trojans), Flemming (Portland Thorns)
Attackers: Viens (Roma), Lacasse (Arsenal), Huitema (Seattle Reign), Leon (Aston Villa), Prince (Kansas City Current), Beckie (Portland Thorns)
Reserves: Proulx, Zadorsky, Carle, Rose
New Zeland
Doorman: Leat (Aston Villa), Esson (Glasgow Rangers)
Defenders: Taylor (free), Barry (Wellington Phoenix), Bott (Leicester), Moore (free), A. Riley (Angel City), Stott (Melbourne City), Bowen (Inter), Green (AGF)
Midfielders: Steinmetz (Nordsjaelland), Fraser (Utah Royals), I. Riley (PSV), Kitching (Sunderland)
Attackers: Rennie (Aland United), Hand (unavailable), Clegg (Racing Louisville), Jale (unavailable)
Reserves: Sheaff, Bunge, Foster, Longo
GROUP B
United States
Doorman: Murphy (N. Carolina Courage), Naeher (Chicago Red Stars)
Defenders: Davidson (NJ/NY Gotham), Fox (Arsenal), Girma (San Diego Wave), Krueger (Washington Spirit), Nighswonger (NJ/NY Gotham), Sonnett (NJ/NY Gotham)
Midfielders: Albert (PSG), Coffey (Portland Thorns), Horan (Lyon), Lavelle (NJ/NY Gotham), Macario (Chelsea)
Attackers: Dunn (NJ/NY Gotham), Rodman (Washington Spirit), Shaw (San Diego Wave), Smith (Portland Thorns), Swanson (Chicago Red Stars)
Reserves: Bethune, Campbell, Hershfelt, Williams
Germany
Doorman: Frohms (Wolfsburg), Berger (NJ/NY Gotham)
Defenders: Linder (Wolfsburg), Hendrich (Wolfsburg), Schulze (Athletic Club), Hegering (Wolfsburg), Doorsoun (Eintracht Frankfurt), Gwinn (Bayern Munich)
Midfielders: Minge (Wolfsburg), Lohmann (Bayern Munich), Nusken (Chelsea), Senss (Eintracht Frankfurt), Brand (Wolfsburg)
Attackers: Schuller (Bayern Munich), Freigang (Eintracht Frankfurt), Popp (Wolfsburg), Buhl (Bayern Munich), Endemann (Wolfsburg)
Reserves: Johannes, Rauch, Wolter, Anyomi
Australia
Doorman: Arnold (West Ham), Micah (Liverpool)
Defenders: Torpey (San Diego Wave), Polkinghorne (Kristianstands), Catley (Arsenal), Carpenter (Lyon), Kennedy (Manchester City), Hunt (PSG)
Midfielders: Gorry (West Ham), Cooney-Cross (Arsenal), Van Egmond (San Diego Wave), Yallop (Brisbane Roar), Wheeler (Everton)
Attackers: Heyman (Canberra United), Vine (Sidney FC), Foord (Arsenal), Fowler (Manchester City), Raso (Real Madrid)
Reserves: Freier, Grant, Nevin, Williams
Zambia
Doorman: Musonda (Hapoel Raanana), Musole (Green Buffaloes)
Defenders: D. Banda (Green Bufaloes), Mweemba (BIIK Kazygurt), Siamfuko (Green Bufaloes), M. Tembo (BIIK Kazygurt), P. Zulu (Lusaka Dynamos), Muchinga (Zanaco)
Midfielders: Chileshe (Indeni Roses), M. Zulu (Hakkarigucu Spur), G. Chanda (Orlando Pride), Chitundu (ZESCO United), Chilufya (Juarez), H. Chanda (Hakkarigucu Spur)
Attackers: B, Banda (Orlando Pride), Kundananji (Bay FC), Lubandji (Red Arrows), Mupompo (Green Bufaloes)
Reserves: Phiri, Nachula, Wilombe, Sakala
GROUP C
Spain
Doorman: Misa Rodriguez (Real Madrid), Coll (Barcelona)
Defenders: Battle (Barcelona), Paredes (Barcelona), Oihane (Real Madrid), Aleixandri (Manchester United), Codina (Arsenal), Olga Carmona (Real Madrid)
Midfielders: Abelleira (Real Madrid), Bonmatì (Barcelona), Athenea (Real Madrid), Putellas (Barcelona), Gujarro (Barcelona)
Attackers: Paralluelo (Barcelona), Hermoso (Tigres), Navarro (Atletico Madrid), Garcia (Manchester United)
Reserves: Lete, Mendez, Vicky Lopez, Redondo
Japan
Doorman: Yamashita (INAC Kobe Leonessa), Hirao (Albirex Niigata)
Defenders: Shimizu (West Ham), Minami (Roma), Kumagai (Roma), Takahashi (Urawa Reds), Koga (Feyenoord), Kitagaea (INAC Kobe Leonessa)
Midfielders: Miyazawa (Manchester United), Seike (Urawa Reds), Nagano (Liverpool), Tanikawa (Rosengard), Hasegawa (Manchester City), Fujino (Tokyo Verdy), Hayashi (West Ham)
Attackers: Ueki (West Ham), Tanaka (INAC Kobe Leonessa), Hamano (Chelsea)
Reserves: Ohba, Ishikawa, Moriya, Chiba
Brazil
Doorman: Lorena (Gremio), Taina (America MG)
Defenders: Antonia (free), Tarciane (Houstan Dash), Rafaelle (Orlando Pride), Tamires (Corinthians), Yasmin (Corinthians), Thais Ferreira (Granadilla Tenerife)
Midfielders: Duda Sampaio (Corinthians), Vitoria Yaya (Corinthians), Ana Vitoria (Atletico Madrid)
Attackers: Kerolin (N. Carolina Courage), Marta (Orlando Pride), Jheniffer (Corinthians), Ludmila (free), Gabi Nunes (Levante), Gabi Portilho (Corinthians)
Reserves: Luciana, Lauren, Angelina, Priscilla
Nigeria
Doorman: Oluehi (Estern Flames), Nnadozie (Paris FC)
Defenders: Alozie (Houston Dash), Ohale (Pachuca), N. Payne (Portland Thorns), Okeke (Mynavi Sendai), Demehin (Stade Reims),
Midfielders: T. Payne (Seville), Ucheibe (Benfica), Echegini (PSG), Abiodun (Pittsburgh Panthers), Onumonu (Utah Royals)
Attackers: Okoronkwo (Changchun), Oshoala (Bay FC), Macleans (Lokomotiv Moscow), Kanu (Racing Louisville), Ajibade (Atletico Madrid), Ihezuo (Pachuca)
Reserves: Ademola, Alani, Monday, Otu