Pre-match information
After 40 years, French football reached the semi-finals of men's football at the Olympics again. U23 France defeated U23 Argentina in the quarterfinals with the only goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta.
The images of clashes between members of the two teams at the end of the match could not stop the final joy of coach Thierry Henry and his team, who wanted to keep the football gold medal in France.
The former French striker said that he was not satisfied with the scene after the match - as a result, Enzo Millot received a straight red card and was suspended, but other than that, he was satisfied with the way his student performed in the match. fight.
France U23 not only won all 4 matches but also never conceded a goal. There is no reason for them not to declare their goal of winning against Egypt U23 to reach the final.
On the other side, confidence increased significantly in Egypt U23 after they finally ended the "Olympic curse" - never having passed the quarterfinals. At this time, they reached the semi-finals for the first time after 12 previous failures, with 3 of the last 4 times ending in the quarter-finals.
In the quarter-finals against U23 Paraguay, they saw a way back when their opponent scored first, but Ibrahim Adel's strike 2 minutes before the end of time kept them there, then won on penalties.
Of course, entering the semi-finals against a strong opponent like France U23, Rogério Micale's students will have to put in more effort if they want to reach the final. In 4 matches of Egypt U23 at the 2024 Olympics (won 2, drew 2), no match was resolved with a difference of more than 1 goal.
Notably, their defense always suffered at least 11 shots from the opponent in each of those matches. But it would be very risky to let France U23 do that.
