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France edged closer to the 2024 Summer Olympics final after beating Argentina 1-0 in a tense final-four bout.
They will face Egypt, who snuck past Paraguay on penalties following a 1-1 draw in regular time.
Les Bleus and the Pharaohs will meet on Monday night for the chance to compete for the gold medal.
Elsewhere, Spain will face Morocco in the other semi-final.
La Roja cruised past Japan, beating them 3-0 in Lyon, while Morocco smashed the USA, winning 4-0 and booking their place in the final four for the first time.
Morocco vs USA: Total dominance
Morocco took the initiative against the USA and had the beating of them from the first minute.
Soufiane Rahimi was the first on the scoresheet at Parc des Princes, scoring his fifth goal of the tournament in the first half.
Ilias Akhomach was also in on the action, finishing from close range before captain Achraf Hakimi made it three.
Mehdi Maouhoub came off the bench to round things off with Morocco’s second penalty of the game and it was a perfect evening from Hakimi’s side in the end.
Speaking after the match, he said: “I felt like I was playing at home in this stadium where I play for my club, but also because our fans were very loud and were here in big numbers.
“Fans have been following us all tournament, I hope they can follow us all the way to the final. We want to make them proud.”
Spain vs Japan: Vamos La Roja
🫂 𝐴 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑!
🎉 The semi-finals of an Olympic Games are something to celebrate in style!
Joy in the locker room for this step closer to the medals 🥉🥈🥇 #UnSueñoCompartido | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/yaSUcohjBR
— Spanish Football (@SpainIsFootball) August 2, 2024
Fermin Lopez scored twice in the 3-0 win having contributed to his country’s Euro 2024 victory last month.
The Barcelona midfielder scored early on before adding a second just after…
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Author : Mitch Fretton
Publish date : 2024-08-02 21:57:44
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