The 2024 Summer Olympics are set to kickstart on July 26 in Paris. However, the football matches will be played from July 24 with the first match between Argentina and Morocco. In the previous edition in Tokyo, Brazil won their second consecutive gold medal by defeating Spain in the final.
Football was officially introduced to the Olympics for the first time in 1900. Since then, Brazil and Hungary have been the most successful football nations in the Olympics with both teams winning six golds. Regarding the last five editions, Argentina and Brazil won two gold medals each, while Mexico became champions once. In the following listicle, we will discuss the Olympic winners in football in the last five editions.
Last five Olympic winners in football
5. Argentina - 2004
Argentina won their first-ever Olympic gold medal in football in 2004. The three-time FIFA World Champions defeated Paraguay by 1-0 in the gold medal match in Marousi at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
