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.
Table In April 2025, the IOC Executive Board approved FIFA's suggestion that the men's tournament have 12 teams. In December 2025, the FIFA Council approved the final allocation of berths. Means of qualificationDatesVenue(s)Berth(s)QualifiedHost nation12028 AFC U-23 Asian Cup4 – 22 January or 29 March 2028 – 16 April22027 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations202722026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship25 July – 9 August 20261CONMEBOL Olympic qualifying tournamentTBDTBD2OFC Olympic qualifying tournamentTBDTBD12027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship17 June – 4 July 20273Total12
Confederation qualification As of September 2026, CONMEBOL and OFC had not announced their qualification processes.
AFC
AFC will use the results of the 2028 U-23 Asian Cup to determine the qualifying nations.
CAF
CAF will use the results of the 2027 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations to determine the qualifying nations.
Most recent stage (qualification first round)
Next stage (qualification second round)
CONCACAF
Final results (knockout stage)
UEFA
Most recent stage (qualification group stage)
Legend
Runner-up table legend
References