2028 LA Olympics Soccer Set for Seven U.S. Cities

Organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics announced Monday that soccer matches for both men and women will take place across seven U.S. cities, with the tournament starting July 10, four days before the opening ceremony on July 14. The schedule, released by LA28, includes venues in Pasadena, San Diego, San Jose, Columbus, Ohio, Nashville, Tennessee, St. Louis, Missouri, and Queens, New York, highlighting a tradition of spreading pre-gold medal soccer games beyond the host city.

The competition will feature 16 women's teams and 12 men's teams, the largest fields in Olympic history for the sport. Matches begin with men's group stage games on July 10 in New York, Columbus, Nashville, and St. Louis. Women's group stage play starts the next day and extends through July 17 at those four sites plus San Jose and San Diego. Quarterfinals follow, with men's games on July 20 in New York, Columbus, St. Louis, and San Jose, and women's matches on July 21 in Nashville, San Jose, San Diego, and Pasadena's Rose Bowl.

Semifinals for both genders are set for July 24 and 25 at the Rose Bowl and Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, which will host 11 matches overall, the most of any venue. San...