Paris 2024: football in Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Saint-Étienne, not Toulouse

Bordeaux (Matmut Altantique), Lyon (Groupama Stadium), Marseille (Orange Vélodrome), Nantes (Stade de la Beaujoire), Nice (Allianz Riviera), Paris (Parc des Princes) and Saint-Étienne (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard) are the seven stadiums selected to host the men's and women's Olympic football tournaments in 2024, according to COJO Paris 2024 at the end of a meeting of its board of directors on 17/12/2020.

The only stadium that was eventually ruled out was the Stadium de Toulouse (see below). Meanwhile, the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve d'Ascq (near Lille) will host the handball tournament.

"After the IOC and the IPC approved the sports programme for the Paris 2024 Games, the Paris 2024 board of directors obtained final approval from all stakeholders for the concept of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, having started revision work in spring of this year," said Paris 2024.

"The final stage of approval involved choosing the venues that will host the matches for the football tournament. Following a rigorous selection process that assessed technical excellence, sustainability…