By Reinaldo Oliveros
31 Jul 2024, 20:55 PM EDT
The group stage of the Olympic Games football has ended and kicks off with a spicy quarter-final. The French team The host country will host Argentina, another episode between these teams.
The eight teams qualified for the quarter-finals are: France, Argentina, the United States, Morocco, Japan, Spain, Egypt and Paraguay.
France vs. Argentina
Argentina qualified as second after adding the same points Morocco. First place was decided by the particular duel that the Moroccans had two hours after the supposed final whistle.
This match will be played in Bordeaux and will fuel the rivalry between the two finalists in Qatar 2023. Julián Álvarez and Nicolás Otamendi are two of those who were in that final.
Morocco vs. United States
Morocco beat Argentina, lost to Ukraine and thrashed Iraq (3-0) to take first place in Group B.
For its part, the United States was thrashed in its opening match against France (3-0), but recovered in the two remaining matches, winning 3-0 against Guinea and 4-1 against New Zealand.
The tie between Morocco and the United States will be played on Friday 2 August at 3pm at the Parc des Princes in Paris.
Egypt vs. Paraguay
The surprise, Egypt, qualified as first in Group C after beating Spain (2-1) In the last match, they will face a Paraguay team in the quarter-finals that demonstrated its quality, which led them to eliminate Brazil in the South American qualifier.
Spain vs. Japan
After two victories, the Spanish team suffered its first defeat of the tournament and lost first place in Group C.
They will therefore face Japan, the top team in Group C with seven goals scored and none conceded.
The match between Japan and Spain will be played on Friday 2 August at 17:00 at the Stade de Lyon.
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