How to watch football at Olympics 2024: free live streams, USA vs Brazil for women's gold

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Watch football at Olympics 2024 as the USA and Brazil go for gold. Below we have all the information on how to watch football at the 2024 Paris Olympics Game from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV channels, broadcasters and free streams.

Spain's men won gold yesterday in a thrilling match in Paris. France took the lead early on but soon found themselves 3-1 behind as Spain turned on the style. The hosts didn't give up, though, and they forced extra time by tying the match at 3-3. But Spain had more gas in the tank, scoring twice in the additional 30 minutes to win 5-3.

The women's final will be held today after Germany claimed bronze with a 1-0 win against Spain yesterday. The USA, who beat Japan and Germany in the knockout phase, are the favourites against Brazil, who eliminated France and Spain in the two previous rounds. It should be an entertaining game at the Parc des Princes in the capital.

Here's where to watch football and 2024 Olympics live streams online from anywhere – including FREE options.

Watch football at Olympics 2024 Quick Guide

Key Dates

  • Event dates: July 24 - August 10 
  • Daily start: 9am ET / 2pm BST
  • Finals dates: August 8 - August 10

Best free streams

FREE football Olympics 2024 live stream broadcasters

You can watch football at Olympics 2024 for free with English language commentary on the BBC and iPlayer in the UK, RTÉ in Ireland, CBC in Canada and Channel 9 in Australia.

Channel 9 and the 9Now streaming service in Australia have the most comprehensive Olympics 2024 free-to-air coverage of all.

You can watch almost every session from every single 2024 Olympic football live and on demand through dedicated channels on the 9Now streaming service, including Olympic football.

Other, non-English language Olympics free streams can be found on ORF (Austria), RTBF (Belgium), VRT (Belgium), RDS (Canada), Chilevision (Chile), Caracol (Colombia), DR (Denmark), France TV (France), RAI (Italy), Yle (Finland), ARD (Germany), ZDF (Germany), RUV (Iceland), JioCinema (India), TV3 (Lithuania), NOS (Netherlands), NRK (Norway), TVP (Poland), SABC (South Africa), RTVE (Spain), SNRT (Morocco), Canal 5 (Mexico) and the SRG SSR channels (Switzerland).

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How to watch football Olympic 2024 live streams in the US

The football live stream from Olympics 2024 is on Peacock. Today's women's final is also being shown on NBC.

Broadcast rights to the 2024 Paris Olympics belong to NBC. All Olympics 2024 sessions are available to watch on Peacock. Select events will also be on the NBC, USA Network, E!, CNBC and Golf Channel cable channels.

If you don't have cable, Peacock is the best option. You'll need a subscription to the ad-supported Peacock Premium which is $7.99 per month, or ad-less Peacock Plus which is $13.99 per month.

How to watch football Olympic 2024 live streams in the UK and Europe

While many public and national TV broadcasters have the TV and live stream rights to the Paris Olympic Games in the UK and Europe, it's the Discovery Plus subscription service that offers the most comprehensive coverage across the region, with 3,800 hours of live coverage across 55 streams.

Plans usually start at £6.99 per month in the UK for the Discovery Plus Standard plan (which gets you access to all the Olympic action), but from July 17-August 11 you can take advantage of a special Olympics offer which cuts the price to £3.99 per month. New customers will be able to take advantage of the discounted price for the rest of the year.

The BBC and RTÉ are the places for free Olympics 2024 live streams in the UK and Ireland. You can find a list of other public broadcasters with Olympics 2024 broadcast rights across Europe in the Rest of the World section below.

Official Olympic football broadcasters by region

Africa

Americas

Europe

Asia

Oceania

Middle East

Can I watch 2024 Olympic football for free?

Check your local broadcaster above but people in the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland and many other nations listed have free Olympics 2024 coverage as well as subscription broadcasters.

Those in Australia and Canada can watch almost every session of every Olympics 2024 event for free on 9Now and CBC. That will very likely include football free live streams.

Remember that, if you're traveling away from home, you can use a VPN to watch the 2024 Olympics free from abroad on your usual streaming service.

When is the football at the 2024 Olympics?

The 2024 Olympic football takes place between Wednesday, July 24 and Saturday, August 10. Start times are at approximately 9am ET / 2pm BST each day.

The following game in the women's event is on today:

USA vs Brazil (women), 11am ET / 4pm BST

The 2024 Olympic football medal days and finals are on August 8, August 9 and August 10.

Can I watch 2024 Olympic football on my mobile?

Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser.

You can also stay up-to-date with all 2024 Olympic Games events on the official social media channels on X/Twitter (@Olympics), Instagram (@Olympics), TikTok (@Olympics) and YouTube (@Olympics).

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Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist from London. He primarily covers the Premier League but also has experience covering other European competitions. He is the former editor of The Set Pieces and has had work published by the likes of the Guardian, FourFourTwo, Goal.com, ESPN and more. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).