Defeating Argentina, France enters the men's football semi-finals of the 2024 Olympics

In the early morning of August 3, in the quarter-finals of the men's football event of the 2024 Olympics, host France won 1-0 against Argentina to enter the semi-finals.

Mateta shines with a goal in the 5th minute for the French Olympic team - Photo: REUTERS

In the 5th minute, the French Olympic team had an advantage with the opening goal. From a corner kick on the right wing, Jean-Philippe Mateta jumped high and headed the ball into the Argentine net. After the early goal, the home team played more effectively than their opponents. They held the ball a lot, put pressure on the ball and had more scoring opportunities. In the 20th minute, Mateta had space in the penalty area again. But this time his shot could not beat goalkeeper Rulli. The Argentine defense had a lot of difficulty stopping the French Olympic attacks. Meanwhile, their attack was deadlocked and their shots did not cause much danger. It was not until the 36th minute that Argentina had a notable shot. However, Medina unfortunately headed the ball wide in front of an open goal. At the beginning of the second half, coach Mascherano asked Argentina to play more offensively. Star Julian Alvarez, despite playing energetically, lacked efficiency. Then the deadlock returned as the French Olympic team played with concentration. The home team often took advantage of the speed of Michael Olise and Maghnes Akliouche to launch quick counter-attacks.

Argentina (right) was completely deadlocked against the home team - Photo: REUTERS

In the 84th minute, Olise turned and shot the ball, which bounced off an Argentine defender and went into the net. However, the referee canceled this goal after consulting VAR and determining that Akliouche had fouled the opposing player earlier. However, this situation did not change the outcome of the match. France maintained a 1-0 victory over a deadlocked, disjointed Argentina. In the previous match, Egypt beat Paraguay on penalties after a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes. Thus, the 4 teams that won tickets to the semi-finals of the men's football event at the 2024 Olympics are France, Spain, Egypt and Morocco. In which, France will face Egypt, Spain will face Morocco.

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