New Zealand U23 suffered a 1-4 defeat against the United States U23 in an Olympic Men's Soccer match held at the Orange Vélodrome in Marseille. The game took place on July 27, 2024, with a match attendance of not provided.

The United States U23 dominated the game from the start, taking an early lead in the 10th minute. Djordje Mihailovic converted a penalty with a right-footed shot to put his team ahead 1-0. Just two minutes later, Walker Zimmerman doubled the lead for the United States U23 with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, assisted by Mihailovic.

In the 30th minute, Gianluca Busio extended the lead to 3-0 for the United States U23 with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, assisted by Kevin Paredes. New Zealand U23 tried to make a comeback but struggled to break through the strong defense of the United States U23. They suffered a setback when Busio had to be substituted due to an injury in the 36th minute, with Jack McGlynn taking his place.

The first half ended with Tanner Tessmann of the United States U23 receiving a yellow card for a bad foul in stoppage time.

Both teams made substitutions at halftime, with Jesse Randall replacing Jay Herdman and Oskar van Hattum replacing Lachlan Bayliss for New Zealand U23. The United States U23 also made changes, with Maximilian Dietz coming on for Mihailovic and Griffin Yow replacing Duncan McGuire.

The United States U23 continued to dominate in the second half. In the 58th minute, Paxten Aaronson scored their fourth goal with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, assisted by Yow. New Zealand U23 managed to pull one back in the 78th minute when Jesse Randall scored with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, assisted by Matthew Garbett.

In the closing stages of the game, New Zealand U23 made two more substitutions, bringing on Matthew Sheridan and Lukas Kelly-Heald for Joe Bell and Ben Waine, respectively. Furthermore, William Gillion replaced Sarpreet Singh in the 84th minute. Sam Sutton of New Zealand U23 received a yellow card in the 65th minute for a bad foul.

Despite their efforts, New Zealand U23 could not mount a significant comeback, and the match ended with a 4-1 victory for the United States U23.

Looking ahead, New Zealand U23 will face France U23 in their next Olympic Men's Soccer match on July 30, 2024. Meanwhile, the United States U23 will take on Guinea U23 on the same day.