Olympic Football: New Zealand v France: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Hosts France will be looking to maintain their perfect record so far and see off New Zealand to confirm their place in the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic football tournament.

Wins over United States and Guinea mean Thierry Henry's side take on New Zealand with confidence soaring, while their opponents can also still qualify after one victory and one defeat in Group A.

How to watch New Zealand v France and TV channel

New Zealand v France will be available to watch live in the UK and will be broadcast on Eurosport 5 and Discovery+.

New Zealand v France kick-off time, date and venue

New Zealand v France takes place at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, France and kicks-off at 18:00 BST on Tuesday 29th July 2024.

New Zealand v France stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

New Zealand U23s and France U23s have never previously met in the Olympics.

France have won one gold medal in men's football at the Olympics, triumphing in the 1984 Games that were held in Los Angeles.

Les Bleus also won silver in 1900 on home soil in Paris - the first Olympics that included men’s football.

New Zealand, meanwhile, have never won a medal in the Olympic football tournament, and their best performance in the Olympics came at the Tokyo Games three years ago when they came sixth.

New Zealand v France head-to-head record (H2H)

New Zealand wins	0
Draws	0
France wins	0

*H2H stats refer to all competitions

New Zealand v France team news

New Zealand team news

Despite losing heavily to USA last time out, New Zealand are likely to keep changes to a minimum for Tuesday's clash in Marseille.

Jesse Randall is pushing for a start after coming off the bench to score a consolation goal in the 4-1 defeat to the States.

France team news

With France still not mathematically certain of a place in the last eight, Henry is expected to name a strong XI as France go in search of their third group win.

Familiar names Alexandre Lacazette, Michael Olise, Loic Bade, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Manu Kone are all set to keep their places in the line-up.