Soccer at Pan American Games 2023 preview: Full schedule and how to watch live
Can the USWNT bring home gold? Find out everything you need to know about the football action at Santiago 2023.
Football
You can expect to see plenty of great football on the pitch at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games starting on 22 October in the capital of Chile, with eight men’s teams and eight women’s teams from across the Americas vying for victory in their respective tournaments.
Men’s football has been a part of every Pan Am Games since 1951, and Argentina has won the most championships with seven. The women’s football tournament started in 1999, and Brazil’s three wins make them the most decorated nation in the Americas.
What to expect from the men’s soccer tournament at Santiago 2023
The men’s tournament at the Pan Am Games is an under-22 competition and shows off the best young players in the participating nations. Argentina, the 2019 Pan Am Games champions, won’t be back to defend their title, so that opens the door for another team to win the championship.
Brazil heads into the tournament as one of the favourites having won gold on four previous occasions. They have been pooled with a young U.S. team in Group B that features up-and-coming players from the MLS, including defender Reed Baker-Whiting from the Seattle Sounders and midfielder Sergio Oregel from the Chicago Fire. Brazil and the U.S. will face off on the first day of group play.
Three-time winners Mexico and two-time champions Uruguay both compete in Group A where they will be joined by tournament hosts Chile as well as the Dominican Republic.
Santiago 2023 men’s pool groups:
Group A: Chile, Mexico, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic
Group B: Brazil, United States, Colombia and Honduras
What to expect from the women’s soccer tournament at Santiago 2023
The United States hasn’t brought a women’s football team to the Pan Am Games since 2007. This time, a young team will take on Venezuela, Costa Rica and Argentina in Chile in Group B. The U.S. team will be made of players from the U-19 and U-20 teams who aren’t yet in college, because the NCAA season is underway for those players. The hope is that the young players will get worthwhile experience in facing the national teams of the other countries in the tournament. In Group B, the U.S. will face what is on paper its toughest test when they play Costa Rica on Wednesday, October 25.
Outside of the U.S., the two highest-ranked teams in the tournament are Mexico and Jamaica. Colombia, the defending champions, won't be at the tournament. The Mexican-Jamaican matchup kicks off group play on Sunday 22 October. Mexico is 36th and Jamaica is 37th in FIFA rankings, so we’re likely to see a tight game at the very beginning of the tournament.
Women's pool groups
Group A: Chile, Paraguay, Jamaica and Mexico
Group B: United States, Venezuela, Costa Rica and Argentina
How to watch the Pan American Games soccer tournament live
To catch all the football action at the 2023 Pan American Games, check out Fubo TV (subscription required) and the PanAm Sports Channel.
Men’s schedule (all times ET)
Monday 23 October
1:00 p.m. Group B: Colombia vs. Honduras
3:00 p.m. Group A: Uruguay vs. Dominican Republic
6:00 p.m. Group B: Brazil vs. United States
8:00 p.m. Group A: Chile vs. Mexico
Thursday 26 October
1:00 p.m. Group A: Mexico vs. Dominican Republic
3:00 p.m. Group B: United States vs. Honduras
6:00 p.m. Group A: Chile vs. Uruguay
8:00 p.m. Group B: Brazil vs. Colombia
Sunday 29 October
1:00 p.m. Group A: Uruguay vs. Mexico
1:00 p.m. Group B: Brazil vs. Honduras
6:00 p.m. Group B: Colombia vs. United States
6:00 p.m. Group A: Chile vs. Dominican Republic, in Viña del Mar
Playoffs
Wednesday 1 November
12:00 pm. 5th place match: Third place group A vs. Third place group B
2:00 p.m. 7th place match: Fourth place group A vs. Fourth place group B
5:00 p.m. Semifinals: First place group A vs. Second place group B
8:00 p.m. Semifinals: First place group B vs. Second place group A
Saturday 4 November
3:00 p.m. Bronze medal game
8:00 p.m. Gold medal game
Colombia celebrates in the women's football tournament at Lima 2019
Women’s schedule
Group play
Sunday 22 October
1:00 p.m. Group A: Mexico vs. Jamaica
3:00 p.m. Group B: United States vs. Venezuela
6:00 p.m. Group A: Chile vs. Paraguay
8:00 p.m. Group B: Costa Rica vs. Argentina
Wednesday 25 October
1:00 p.m. Group B: United States vs. Costa Rica
3:00 p.m. Group A: Paraguay vs. Jamaica
6:00 p.m. Group B: Venezuela vs. Argentina
8:00 p.m. Group A: Chile vs. Mexico
Saturday 28 October
1:00 p.m. Group B: United States vs. Argentina
1:00 p.m. Group A: Mexico vs. Paraguay
6:00 p.m. Group A: Chile vs. Jamaica
6:00 p.m. Group B: Costa Rica vs. Venezuela
Playoffs
Tuesday 31 October
12:00 p.m. 7th place match
2:00 p.m. 5th place match
5:00 p.m. Semifinals
8:00 p.m. Semifinals
Friday 3 November
3:00 p.m. Bronze medal game
8:00 p.m. Gold medal game