In that year, Uruguay won its first gold medal, beating Yugoslavia 7–0, United States 3–0, France 5–1, Netherlands 2–1, and in the Final defeating Switzerland 3–0.

The 1924 and 1928 Olympics were special tournaments that were the status equivalent of the FIFA World Cup.

After the World Cup was established, in order not to compete with it, the Olympics became amateur players only (like prior to 1924) and then in 1992 became Under-23.

Since the 1992 Olympics, the football event was changed into a tournament for under 23 teams, with a maximum of three overaged players.

Win Draw Loss Fixture The following 22 players are called up for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.