Overview
The bronze medal match in men's football at the 2024 Olympic Games will be a showdown between two African representatives: U23 Morocco and U23 Egypt.
In the semifinals, Morocco had a good match against U23 Spain, taking an early lead. However, they were unable to maintain their advantage in the second half and lost 2-1 to La Roja.
Meanwhile, Egypt also created numerous difficulties for the host team, France. In fact, they even managed to hold Les Bleus to a 1-1 draw in the regular 90 minutes. However, in the extra time, two goals from Mateta and Olise ended Egypt's dream of reaching the final.
In the upcoming match, Morocco will have a slight advantage in terms of physical fitness. This is the second consecutive match that Egypt has had to play extra time at the 2024 Olympics.
Earlier, they had to struggle hard to overcome Paraguay on penalties in the quarterfinals. Egypt's physical fitness has clearly declined, as evidenced by their easy defeat to France in extra time due to exhaustion.
For Morocco, all their matches have ended within the regular 90 minutes, which is a significant advantage for Achraf Hakimi and his teammates.
The results of the two teams from the start of the tournament also show that Morocco is the better team. Egypt has not won any match with a margin of more than one goal, while Morocco has achieved this twice, against Iraq and the United States in the group stage.
With the advantage of physical fitness and form, Morocco is the team that is more likely to win the bronze medal in men's football at the 2024 Olympic Paris.
Team Status
Due to receiving a red card in the match against U23 France, U23 Egypt's defender Omar Fayed will be suspended. Mohamed Hamdy is likely to replace him in the upcoming match.
On the other side, U23 Morocco will basically have their strongest lineup.
Probable Lineup:
U23 Egypt: Alaa, Saber, Tarek, Abdelmeguid, El-Debes, Elneny, Shehata, Kouka, Zizo, Faisal, Adel.
U23 Morocco: Mohamedi, Hakimi, Boukamir, El Azzouzi, El Ouahdi, Targhalline, Richardson, Akhomach, El Khannouss, Ezzalzouli, Rahimi.
The match between U23 Morocco and U23 Egypt will take place at 22h00 on August 8 (Vietnam time).
