According to the match schedule, France U23 will have a duel with America U23 in Group A of the Paris 2024 Olympic men's football. This is considered a match that can affect the top of the group, when the two remaining teams are U23 New Zealand and U23 Guinea are rated lower.
U23 France does not have to go through complicated qualifying rounds thanks to its status as Olympic host . They had an impressive series of friendly matches with 3 wins and 3 draws in 2024. In which, they defeated U23 Paraguay 4-1 and overcame U23 Dominica 7-0.
With the presence of Michael Olise - Bayern Munich's rookie, Mateta or Lacazette, the home team is a strong candidate for the gold medal.
As for the US U23, they came to the Paris Olympics as the champions of the 2022 CONCACAF U20 Tournament. They defeated Dominica 6-0 in the final and won the right to compete in Olympic men's soccer after 16 years of absence.
This is the first time in the history of U23 France and U23 USA facing each other in the Olympic arena. However, last March, the two teams met in a friendly match in France. At that time, France U23 took an early 2-0 lead but was equalized 2-2 in the last 10 minutes of the match.
The match between U23 France and U23 USA will take place at 2:00 a.m. on July 25.
Link to watch live: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6427329
