FIFA have published the official squad list for the Paris 2024 Women’s Football Olympics tournament and there are seven Arsenal players involved.
![The Arsenal players selected for the Paris Olympics 2024 tournament 1 BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 19: Kyra Cooney-Cross of Australia warms up during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Third Place Match match between Sweden and Australia at Brisbane Stadium on August 19, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)](https://dailycannon.com/static/uploads/2023/09/sweden-v-australia-third-place-match-fifa-womens-world-cup-australia-and-new-zealand-2023-3-1024x683.jpg)
Summer tournaments have a negative impact on the club as they eat up the pre-season, as seen last year when 17 players were at the World Cup in Australia and missed out most of the pre-season program.
That ended up with the club coming short in the Champions League Qualifying Round 1 and going out early. Luckily this year, there are fewer players involved, so it shouldn’t impact the club as much this time around.
Arsenal Olympic call-ups
![The Arsenal players selected for the Paris Olympics 2024 tournament 2 Spain's forward #08 Mariona Caldentey celebrates after scoring her team's third goal during the UEFA Women's Nations League group A4 football match between Spain and Sweden, at La Rosaleda stadium in Malaga on December 5, 2023.(Photo by JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images)](https://dailycannon.com/static/uploads/2024/05/fbl-eur-nations-women-esp-swe-1024x681.jpg)
Australia
7- Stephanie Elise Catley
8- Kyra Lillee Cooney-Cross
9- Caitlin Jade Foord
Canada
6- Cloe Lacasse
Spain
8- Mariona Caldentey (Maria Francesca Caldentey Oliver)
16- Laia Codina (Laia Codina Panedas)
USA
Canada are placed in Group A with host France, Colombia and New-Zeland.
The United States and Australia are placed in Group B with Zambia and Germany.
Spain are placed in Group C with Japan, Nigeria and Brazil.
![The Arsenal players selected for the Paris Olympics 2024 tournament 3 FRISCO, TEXAS - DECEMBER 05: Emily Fox #23 of United States looks on during the singing of the U.S. national anthem before the match against China PR at Toyota Stadium on December 05, 2023 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)](https://dailycannon.com/static/uploads/2023/12/china-v-united-states-1024x683.jpg)
The tournament is taking place between Thursday 25 July and Saturday 10 August with games taking place all over France in Marseille, Lyon, Paris, Bordeaux, Saint-Etienne, Nice, and Nantes.
Those seven players are likely to miss the pre-season start and depending on how much rest the club gives them, they could be involved in the US pre-season tour with the games against Washington Spirit on 18 August and Chelsea on 25 August.
The WSL season will start on 21 September, while the Champions League qualifiers will take place on 4 and 7 September at Meadow Park.