Prediction of U23 Japan vs U23 Spain at the 2024 Olympics

Football commentary on the match between U23 Japan vs U23 Spain in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Olympic men's football, taking place at 22:00 on August 2.

Japan U23 is one of the best performing teams in the Olympic men's football group stage. Photo: JFA

Japan U23 has shown superiority over Paraguay, Mali and Israel in Group D. They are one of two teams to win all 3 matches in the group stage of the 2024 Olympics, along with host France U23. Coach Oiwa's squad is also on par with France in terms of goals scored (7) and has not conceded any goals. The Blue Samurai will be determined to find their first medal. Because in their previous Olympic appearances, their best achievement was 4th place at London 2012 and Tokyo 2020. With such a performance, the goal of winning a medal is very feasible. On the other side, Spain U23 won Uzbekistan and the Dominican Republic in the group stage, before losing to Egypt. Therefore, coach Santi Denia's team only finished second in the group, having to face a tough opponent in the quarter-finals. At the Tokyo Olympics held 3 years ago, the two teams faced each other. Marco Asensio's extra-time goal gave La Roja a 1-0 semi-final win, before going on to win silver. In the 2012 group stage, the Spanish Olympic team suffered a narrow defeat to Japan. Spain's defeat to Egypt was not too worrying, as they made a lot of changes to their squad. Denia's key players were well rested, which will be an advantage for the European representatives in this match. Expected lineup: Japan U23: Kokubo; Nishio, Suzuki, Kimura, Uchino; Yamamoto, Kawasaki; Yamada, Hosoya, Sato; Fujio Spain U23: Tenas; Sanchez, Cubarsi, Garcia, Miranda; Lopez, Barrios, Baena; Oroz, Ruiz, Gomez

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